{"623358":{"#nid":"623358","#data":{"type":"news","title":"City of Atlanta, Georgia Institute of Technology Launch North Avenue Smart Corridor Project","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Thursday, September 14, the City of Atlanta launched the North Avenue Smart Corridor. The approximately $3 million project is being funded by the RENEW Atlanta bond and is receiving technical support from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.togetherforsaferroads.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETogether for Safer Roads\u003C\/a\u003E, a coalition of global private sector companies, across industries, collaborating to improve road safety.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;The North Avenue Smart Corridor really is a game changer for the City of Atlanta,\u0026rdquo; said Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. \u0026ldquo;When it\u0026rsquo;s complete it will connect many vital institutions, companies, and facilities with new smart city technology on the major east-west corridor. Through projects of this scope, Atlanta will become a national leader in the smart cities movement.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech President G.P. \u0026ldquo;Bud\u0026rdquo; Peterson joined Mayor Reed on stage and spoke about the importance of this city-university partnership.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ve got a lot of really smart people at Georgia Tech and because of the Mayor\u0026rsquo;s initiative and RENEW Atlanta we\u0026rsquo;re able to get those people and the expertise they have and then connect that with real-world problems here in Atlanta,\u0026rdquo; said Peterson.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the City\u0026rsquo;s official research partner on this project, Georgia Tech is helping develop, deploy and evaluate smart technologies aimed at improving public safety, environmental health and traffic congestion along the corridor.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech has been an invaluable partner,\u0026rdquo; said Faye DiMassimo, general manager of RENEW Atlanta. \u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech has helped us assess the technologies that we were considering for deployment along the corridor and they\u0026rsquo;re also going to be here for the longer term to help evaluate the success of those.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMike Hunter, assistant professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is leading Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s work along North Avenue.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;The direct impact of the Georgia Tech project is going to be on quality of life,\u0026rdquo; said Hunter. \u0026ldquo;If we can reduce emissions, we can reduce pollution in the city [while reducing peoples\u0026rsquo;] gas mileage.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe event included informational booths showcasing companies currently involved in the North Avenue Smart Corridor and others who are hoping to get involved in the future.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/appinfoinc.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EApplied Information\u003C\/a\u003E, a metro Atlanta-based company, is the partner providing all of the connected vehicle infrastructure for the corridor. The event also showcased an autonomous shuttle bus from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.transdev.com\/en\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETransdev\u003C\/a\u003E, which circled the event on a closed loop.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Thursday, September 14, the City of Atlanta launched the North Avenue Smart Corridor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On Thursday, September 14, the City of Atlanta launched the North Avenue Smart Corridor."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 18:01:33","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:48:36","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-09-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-09-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"623357":{"id":"623357","type":"image","title":"North Avenue Smart Corridor Launch","body":null,"created":"1563213586","gmt_created":"2019-07-15 17:59:46","changed":"1563213586","gmt_changed":"2019-07-15 17:59:46","alt":"North Avenue Smart Corridor ribbon cutting","file":{"fid":"237405","name":"close-up-46.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/close-up-46.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/close-up-46.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3756808,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/close-up-46.jpg?itok=-CSPeDA0"}}},"media_ids":["623357"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}