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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any documents necessary including any necessary amendments, with CTY, Inc., of New York City, NY, for mobility data collection sensors and data reports, at no cost to the City, for a maximum six-month pilot period. (Citywide)
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City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with CTY, Inc. (CTY), for the provision of mobility data collection sensors and data reports.
The data provided by CTY will be used to better understand mobility choices at the locations where the sensors are placed, including bicycle and pedestrian counts, mode split, and paths of travel. The pilot project will help the City achieve its Vision Zero goals by providing real-time insights and valuable information on how the roadway and public spaces are used during the pilot period, while ensuring data privacy and security, and anonymity of road users. This data will be used to evaluate existing safety concerns and determine future infrastructure projects or programs. The data will supplement existing annual bicycle and pedestrian counts, and other vehicle count and speed information, collected at several locations across the city.
This project aligns with the Smart City Initiative by allowing the City and a technology company to collaborate to address a civic challenge through the use of emerging technology, with a focus on improving safety for the most vulnerable road users. The six-month pilot period will be at no cost to the City.
This pilot opportunity is part of the City’s 2021 Smart City Challenge, which follows the principles of a challenge-based procurement, where City staff articulate their challenge without prescribing how they want it solved. It was powered by the Startup in Residence (STIR) program (
), which enables City departments to collaborate with technology companies to address some of our civic problem...
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