Evaluation of Emerging Transportation Technologies: MAG Public Universities Task Force Support

PM: Shuyao Hong

The Public Universities Task Force designated by Maricopa Association of Government (MAG) is conducting a pilot evaluation of smart region technologies implemented in the MAG region. The University of Arizona (UA) is the leading agency to conduct the pilot evaluation of a new vendor's traffic management platform. The UA research team is conducting different aspects of a pilot evaluation of the smart sensors and control units installed by this vendor. Two study corridors have been selected for the smart traffic sensor implementation: Glendale Avenue in the City of Phoenix and Chandler Blvd in the City of Chandler. This vendor will install smart sensors at five intersections on Glendale Avenue, Phoenix, and 11 intersections on Chandler Blvd in the City of Chandler. This pilot study will focus on the evaluation of the operational and safety effectiveness of the smart sensors in the area of traffic coordination and progression through the corridor as well as traffic optimization.