Beyond traffic : the smart city challenge.

2016PDFTech ReportFHWA-JPO-16-327Urban areasTravel demandTrend (Statistics)Intelligent transportation systemsUnited StatesUnited States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficeUnited States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficeIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office;Federal Highway AdministrationThe U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Beyond Traffic 2045: Trends and Choicesstudy indicates that many communities will experience rapid population increases andrapidly growing demands on their transportation infrastructure in the next few decades.The Smart City Challenge is designed to help cities begin to address the difficulties thesetrends present. To show what is possible when communities use technology to connecttransportation assets into an interactive network, the Smart City Challenge will concentratefederal resources into one medium-sized city, selected through a nationwide competition.Funding of up to $40 million will go to the mid-sized city to demonstrate how advanceddata and ITS technologies and applications can be used to reduce congestion, keeptravelers safe, protect the environment, respond to climate change, connect underservedcommunities, and support economic vitality