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Urban SDK's Planning Team leveraged Speed Data to compare June 2023 automobile travel times with scheduled Brightline departures

We recently spoke with a public works official who has over 100 speed studies on the docket, with little hope of getting through them in the near future.

We spoke with a Public Works Director who spent an entire year chasing speeding complaints that turned out to be unsubstantiated.

Exploring the transformative impact of Vision Zero in reshaping road safety and paving the way towards zero traffic fatalities.

There is a transformative power of traffic calming measures when creating safer streets. Explore innovative strategies, successful examples, and their impact on enhancing community livability and promoting sustainable transportation.

One way to increase road safety is an exploration of expanding the use of automated traffic enforcement.

Few issues are more vexing to local transportation planners and public officials than the curb management problems brought on by the proliferation of delivery services and rideshare apps.

SMART grants may help further accelerate the EV revolution in America.

Driverless transit systems could see significant growth thanks to the SMART Act.

As a grant program run by the United States Department of Transportation, accessing the money set aside for the Strengthening Mobility And Revolutionizing Transportation program must be applied for. Here's how.

The SMART program is pulling some priciples that are very familiar to the private sector. They provide a roadmap for true, transformative change in the public sector.

The Strengthening Mobility And Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grants program is another effort by the United State Department of Transportation to fund transportation safety and efficiency, like the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program, but SMART focuses on encouraging transportation agencies to use smart city technology.

Big data and the Safe Streets initiative will help improve safety and operations for first responders around the country.

As part of the Safe Streets and Roads For All program, USDOT is making grants to municipalities implementing “advanced transportation technologies” as part of their safety systems.

Adolescents comprise a startling 10% of all pedestrian fatalities in the United States, necessitating the Safe Routes to School program.