DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie, P.E.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) Initiative Grant
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing the submission of an application to the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) for the Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) Initiative Grant for the San Antonio Traveler Resource Information Portal (SATRIP) Project.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City recently developed a growth focused Strategic Multi-Modal Transportation Plan designed to direct infrastructure investments toward transportation projects which will have the most beneficial impact on the community's transportation network. This strategic plan aligns perfectly with the Federal Highway Administration's Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) funding opportunity and would allow San Antonio to leverage federal funds to improve safety, efficiency, and system performance through the use of advanced technologies.
As the fastest growing city of the nation's 10 largest cities, San Antonio's population is projected to increase by over 1 million residents by the year 2040. This explosive growth will significantly increase the pressure on the City's transportation network. The City's transportation plan has identified the importance of modern technologies to maintain and improve the efficiency of existing infrastructure in the face of the growing population. The submitted proposal will help enhance the city's existing Advanced Transportation Management System (ATMS) through the use of real-time data, integrate the city's flood detection system to the ATMS, develop enhanced pedestrian safety technology, and develop ways to provide better traveler information to the citizens and transportation partners.
TCI applied for these grant funds to beg...
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