This action approves an award in the amount of $1,965,000 to support city of phoenix street transportation smart grant program

The Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded a $1,965,000 Project Grant under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941) to the City of Phoenix Streets and Transportation Department. The purpose of this grant is to implement passive detection technology for cyclists, pedestrians, and vehicles along the city's Grand Canal. Specifically, the grant will fund the installation of passive detection systems at existing HAWK pedestrian signals to enhance safety and connectivity for active transportation users. The project is expected to serve as a replicable model for the city's remaining 73 HAWK signals. This Project Grant award will enable the City of Phoenix to advance its smart infrastructure and transportation safety initiatives through the use of innovative technology solutions.

The purpose of this award is to implement passive detection for cyclists and pedestrians at existing hawk signals as well as for vehicles, all along phoenix's grand canal. The activities to be performed are passive detection for bikes and pedestrians, grand canal the city of phoenix and passive detection for vehicles using connected vehicle technology, grand canal. The expected outcome is that this project is to provide a new standard that will be replicable for the city's remaining 73 of hawk signals. The intended beneficiaries will be the city of phoenix. There are no subaward activities in this project.