HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 27 - Traffic Signal Data MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANA R
MEETING DATE: JULY 18, 2017
SUBJECT: TRAFFIC TECHNOLOGIES SERVICES, INC. AGREEMENT FOR
ACCESS TO AGENCY TRAFFIC SIGNAL DATA
RECOMMENDATION:
City Council approve authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Traffic
Technology Services (TTS), Inc. for access to agency traffic signal data.
BACKGROUND:
The automotive and intelligent transportation system industries have been developing
various technologies that allow vehicles to communicate with infrastructure (V21) as well
as allowing vehicles to communicate with other vehicles (V2V). Both of these technologies
will aid in the development of automated vehicles and subsequent improvements in safety,
traffic flow, and energy efficiency of vehicles.
The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) recently started an
automated vehicle program. Staff has been working with NCTCOG to examine
technologies that can help lead to automated vehicles. One of the first opportunities for
public agencies to participate in the V21 (Vehicle to Infrastructure) arena is through traffic
signal data sharing. This type of data sharing is just beginning.
By approving this agreement, Grapevine will be part of helping this technology grow by
being one of the first agencies in the DFW area to share traffic signal data. The City of
Frisco and the Town of Flower Mound have already approved this agreement and the
Cities of Dallas, Richardson, and Plano are considering approval of the agreement. The
traffic signal data will be shared with TTS using our ATMS.now traffic signal software
platform and transmitted to vehicles equipped with in vehicle information systems. Use of
this technology is just one approach Grapevine will take to sustain a reliable transportation
system in the future.
There is no cost to Grapevine to provide this data since the vendor, TTS, is responsible
for the software acquisition and installation. The system requires the installation of a
software module that enhances the current ATMS.now traffic signal software system
already used by Grapevine.
4 Staff recommends approval.
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