The Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham (RPCGB) was awarded a $1.1 million project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) to study transportation and land use options to connect residents in persistently impoverished areas of the Birmingham, Alabama metropolitan area to jobs, healthcare, and services. $360,000 of the...
The City of Birmingham was awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation's Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 20.940). The grant will fund the development of a Birmingham Transportation Capital Investment Plan to advance data-driven transportation recommendations from the Imagine Birmingham plans and other assessments. The goal is to mitigate the negative impacts of interstates, railroads, and major arterial roadways by...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the City of Detroit under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941). The purpose of this 18-month grant is to address roadway safety challenges and traffic fatalities that disproportionately impact minority populations in Detroit. The grant will fund the installation of a real-time data solution to identify root causes of traffic...
The City of Talladega was awarded a $1,123,432 Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation on July 1, 2024. The purpose of the SMART Grants program is to fund demonstration projects focused on advanced smart city or community transportation technologies and systems to improve efficiency and safety. The City of Talladega will use the SMART Grant funding to implement cutting-edge transportation solutions to address real-world...
The $302,961.25 Formula Grant award under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) supports metropolitan transportation planning activities in Birmingham, Alabama for fiscal year 2025. The award will fund the development of long-range transportation plans, transportation improvement programs, and technical studies that enhance mobility, safety, and connectivity across the...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941), funds a $1,610,000 demonstration project focused on advanced smart city and community transportation technologies and systems. The Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration Division will use the funding to implement innovative solutions to improve transportation efficiency and...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to Ecia Business Growth Inc. under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941). The purpose of the SMART Grants Program is to fund demonstration projects focused on advanced smart city or community transportation technologies and systems to improve efficiency and safety. The grant awarded to Ecia Business Growth Inc. will support a...
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941) to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). The purpose of this grant is to conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart city or community transportation technologies and systems to improve efficiency and safety. Metro, a U.S. local government entity, will use the funding to...
This $1,310,447 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941) will support the Michigan Department of Transportation's efforts to improve access to static and real-time public transit information in rural communities. The funded activities include leveraging existing and emerging open data standards to deliver transit information that can be integrated into common trip-planning tools...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded a $1,776,200 Project Grant to the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941). The purpose of this 18-month award is to plan, prototype, and test a multi-dimensional perception-based adaptive traffic management and data sharing system in the Pikes Peak region, partnering with academia, industry, and the National...