SmartPGH (Smart Pittsburgh)

The City of Pittsburgh and PennDOT District 11-0 have embarked on a journey to use technology to improve the lives of everyone throughout the Pittsburgh community. The plan will build infrastructure that will assist in reducing traffic and congestion, create reliable transit, and lower emissions. As a key team member, Drive has been involved with multiple phases that include the development of a Concept of Operations (ConOps) for the overall project, the expansion of the City’s fiber optic network, the design of various Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) deployment phases, and the design of the new Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) Traffic Management Center (TMC).

The devices included in the project phases comprise traffic signals and corresponding video detection cameras, traffic signal control systems, video sharing components, ITS cameras, Roadway Weather Information System (RWIS), and Connected Vehicle capabilities. The communications network (with  a new 10GB backbone) will connect each corridor and device to the TMC to promote and improve multimodal transportation, pedestrian accessibility, emergency vehicle access, and mode prioritization. The fiber network will enable next generation ITS and Connected/Autonomous Vehicle applications on key city corridors which will leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI), video analytics, and edge computing applications while ensuring that cybersecurity considerations are implemented during the various design phases.