Phase 1 Institutional, Partnership, and Financial Plan [TRDP title]

693JJ321C000004This report presents the University of Washington (UW) ITS4US Deployment Program project\u2019s Institutional, Partnership, and Financial Plan for the project\u2019s Transportation Data Equity Initiative (TDEI.) The TDEI is developing tools to collect, validate, and disseminate transportation network infrastructure and transit service data so that they can be used in a wide variety of applications that will help people of all abilities plan and execute trips more easily. That same data can also be used to allow cities to more effectively plan and prioritization transportation infrastructure and service improvements that serve the needs of all travelers. This report describes the stakeholder and partnership agreements and the institutional and financial arrangements necessary for the successful deployment and operation of the TDEI. The report includes descriptions of the current and planned agreements and institutional arrangements for the project. It also describes the vision for both how the system will be initially constructed and how the longer-term operation and expansion of the system will be supported. The TDEI project is currently in Phase 1 (planning and systems engineering development). The plans discussed in this report may need to be altered in the future as Phase 2 (project engineering, concept development, testing and deployment) and Phase 3 (operation and evaluation) are performed. Alterations may also be required as the project partners gain experience with their business models for performing their designated tasks, as well as the outcomes and benefits they obtain from their participation in the use of the data