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THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA SM A RT TRA NSPO RTA TIO N SYSTEM S T ra nspo rta tio n De pa rtme nt 2015

SMART TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS Wha t c o me s to mind whe n we me ntio n the te rm “Sma rt T ranspo rtatio n? o r its mo re g e ne ric te rm “I T S.” ( I nte llig e nt ra nspo rta tio n S yste ms) T I s it a sma rt, inte g ra te d ro a dwa y ne two rk? I s it pro viding the use r with safe and e ffic ie nt transpo rtatio n o ptio ns? T ruth is, that it is bo th. T he City o f Chattano o g a is wo rking o n so me ve ry hig h-te c h so lutio ns to transpo rtatio n pro ble ms, as we ll as so me simple fixe s to pro vide a safe r path fo r bic yc list and pe de strians. T ra nspo rta tio n De pa rtme nt 2015

ITS HISTORY IN CHATTANOOGA T he Cha tta noog a Ce ntra l Busine ss Distric t Proje c t CBD: $2.5 Millio n ARRA 2009 Pro je c t – Upg ra de d 85 I nte rse c tio ns T ra nspo rta tio n De pa rtme nt 2015

ITS HISTORY IN CHATTANOOGA T he Cha tta noog a Re g iona l IT S Proje c t: Pha se 1: $9.9 Millio n CMAQ Pro je c t – 115 I nte rse c tio ns • Bo th Pro je c ts ha ve pro vide d hig h-spe e d c o mmunic a tio ns a nd ne w infra struc ture to a ppro xima te ly 200 o f o ur 350 sig na lize d inte rse c tio ns. • T his inc lude s c o nne c tio n with o ve r 20 a dditio na l tra ffic sig na ls in the Citie s o f Re d Ba nk a nd E a st Ridg e . • We ha ve a lso built mo nito ring sta tio ns to ve rify tra ffic ve hic le c o unts, a nd tra ve l time s within a c o rrido r. T ra nspo rta tio n De pa rtme nt 2015

CHATTANOOGA REGIONAL ITS PROJECT, CONTINUED Pha se 1A & 3 - 7: • T he CDOT I T S pro g ra m will c o ntinue thro ug h 2020, with a dditio na l te c hno lo g ie s to pro vide o ur T ra nspo rta tio n Ma na g e me nt Ce nte r (T MC) re a l- time info rma tio n o n the he a lth o f the tra nspo rta tio n ne two rk. • Ne w pha se s inc lude c a me ra s tha t de te c t ve hic le s (bo th c a rs a nd bic yc le s) fo r be tte r o pe ra tio n o f a tra ffic sig na l. T he se a re no t re d-lig ht o r spe e d c a me ra s, but a te c hno lo g y tha t pro vide s da ta to be tte r time a nd ma na g e a tra ffic sig na l. T ra nspo rta tio n De pa rtme nt 2015

PROPOSED CCTV TECHNOLOGY T ra nspo rta tio n De pa rtme nt 2015

INTERSECTION VIEW T ra nspo rta tio n De pa rtme nt 2015

DATA COLLECTION T ra nspo rta tio n De pa rtme nt 2015

ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ATMS) Cha tta noog a Re g iona l IT S Pha se 2: • Adva nc e d T ra nspo rta tio n Ma na g e me nt Syste m (AT MS) will tie da ta ba se s to g e the r fro m ac ro ss the City a nd Co unty. • I t will c o mpile info rma tio n a bo ut de la ys, c o ng e stio n, c o nstruc tio n, whe re pa rking o r tra nsit o ptio ns a re mo st a va ila ble a nd pro viding tha t info rma tio n to the public in a n o pe n arc hite c ture fo rmat. T ra nspo rta tio n De pa rtme nt 2015

CONNECTED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES • CDOT is wo rking with a c a de mia o n a USDOT Co nne c te d Ve hic le Pro g ra m te st be d pro je c t whic h will pro vide the City o f Cha tta no o g a with o ne o f the first Co nne c te d Ve hic le pro je c ts in the c o untry. T he pro je c t is a “Ve hic le to I nfra struc ture ” (V2I ) pro je c t a nd indic a te s a ne w dire c tio n in the te c hno lo g y fo c us fro m ve hic le s. T ra nspo rta tio n De pa rtme nt 2015

CONNECTED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES • T he pro je c t is inte nde d to pro vide c o nne c tio n be twe e n F re ig ht, T ra nsit a nd E me rg e nc y Ve hic le s in the SR 153 & E nte rprise So uth Busine ss Pa rk a re a • T he pro je c t will be mo nito ring po llutio n a nd se lf a djusting sig na ls to c o mpe nsa te fo r inc re a se s in the po llutio n a nd o the r fa c to rs. T ra nspo rta tio n De pa rtme nt 2015

CHOICE • F ina lly, the City ha s a lso a pplie d fo r a nd be e n a wa rde d g ra nts to impro ve the Bike a nd Pe de stria n ne two rk in the City. • T he City’ s ne w F o rm Ba se d Co de ide ntifie s 4 ma jo r “c ha ra c te r a re a s” o f the City a nd re quire s tha t the infra struc ture ma tc h the “c ha ra c te r” o f tho se a re a s. • Side wa lk “Ga p” study lo o ks a t lo c a tio ns we re side wa lks c a n be e xte nde d, c o mple te d with the mo st be ne fit. • K e y ro ute s we re ide ntifie d fo r the “Bike I mple me nta tio n Pla n” a nd a re be ing insta lle d thro ug ho ut the City. • I n a dditio n to this, we ha ve also re c e ntly applie d fo r a g ra nt to impro ve T ra nsit, Bike a nd Pe de stria n infrastruc ture alo ng the City o f Chattano o g a’ s busie st tra nsit ro ute (CART A # 4 Bra ine rd Ro a d) T ra nspo rta tio n De pa rtme nt 2015

CDOT’S GOALS Ro a dwa y wide ning pro je c ts a re e xpe nsive . Co nside r a n urba n o r suburba n e nviro nme nt with limite d rig ht- o f-wa y, o r na tura l o bsta c le s no t to me ntio n the c o sts o f c o nstruc tio n. T he Ma yo r a nd CDOT re c o g nize this dile mma a nd a re wo rking to wa rds be tte r so lutio ns. T his pre se nta tio n indic a te s so me o f tho se so lutio ns. 1. Use T e c hno lo g y to impro ve o ur e xisting syste ms. 2. Pro vide sa fe , e ffic ie nt a nd a c c e ssible c ho ic e s in mo de . 3. Pro vide sa fe , e ffic ie nt a nd a c c e ssible c ho ic e s in ro ute . T ra nspo rta tio n De pa rtme nt 2015

QUESTIONS ? 1962 2015 We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them…Albert Einstein T ra nspo rta tio n De pa rtme nt 2015

CONTACT INFO: K e vin E . Co msto c k T ra ffic Sig na l Syste ms E ng ine e r City o f Cha tta no o g a 423.643.5950 kc o msto c k@ c ha tta no o g a .g o v T ra nspo rta tio n De pa rtme nt 2015