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ITS4US Deployment Program Overview

In 2019, the Trump Administration launched the ITS4US Deployment program, investing $38 million to enhance transportation availability across American communities. Led by the ITS JPO, this multimodal initiative leverages innovative technology to improve transportation efficiency while creating strong public-private partnerships, implementing cutting-edge solutions, and delivering cost-saving, scalable results that other communities can replicate.

The ITS4US Deployment Program aims to address mobility challenges for all travelers. The Program builds upon the USDOT’s previous and ongoing foundational research, along with emerging technologies, practices, and other critical inputs gathered from various sources. The ITS4US Program is designed to bring publicly and privately sponsored research together to create large-scale, replicable deployments to address the challenges of planning and executing all segments of a trip.

The program aims to solve mobility challenges for Americans who find transportation options unavailable or difficult to access.

The ITS4US program aims to solve these challenges through technology solutions; providing options and connecting different modes of transportation so individuals can travel from origin to destination without gaps in their travel plan.

G-MAP Overview

The ST-CTN project seeks to enhance the travel experience for all communities. It will leverage new and innovative technologies and existing systems such as connected vehicle (CV) deployments, an advanced trip routing engine, and a regional trip planner—all to be developed within an open-sourced application called the Georgia Mobility and Access Planner (G-MAP). The application will allow travelers to create a personalized trip plan to navigate physical infrastructure, resolve unexpected obstacles, and ensure visibility and access throughout their travel. Trips are also able to be shared with appointed individuals if desired. The application will be available on this website and a mobile app (under development).

White, yellow, and orange painted local bus parked in front of a transit shelter.

Ride Gwinnett, a transit service operated by Gwinnett County.
Credit: Ride Gwinnett

Development of G-MAP is led by Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) with support from Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), Gwinnett County, Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia (SILCGA), and consultant partners. G-MAP will be available for use in Gwinnett County in 2024 with the potential to scale regionally. In addition, the open-source application will be available for anyone around the country or internationally to leverage.

How will G-MAP Work?

Pre-Trip Planning

The traveler's complete trip initiates with the pre-trip planning step which allows the traveler to customize their trip preferences based on their needs and preferences.

Begins Trip

In step 2, the traveler begins their trip and receives turn-by-turn directions that meet their defined preferences, provides support services if the traveler needs assistance, and can trigger Transit Signal Priority for buses if the traveler requires accommodation with boarding or alighting a transit vehicle or while waiting for a transit vehicle.

Transition to Transit

Step 3 involves the traveler's transition to transit in which the transit vehicle receives priority and is notified of the traveler's needs.

Intersection Crossing

Step 4 allows the traveler to interact with the signal controller when crossing a signalized intersection if they are unable to press the crosswalk button and provides the traveler with additional time to cross the intersection if needed.

CV Broadcast Message

Step 5 provides communication to enabled connected vehicles to make them aware of the traveler's presence.

Outdoor/Indoor Navigation

Step 6 provides the traveler with hands-free indoor (at two county facilities) and outdoor navigation via G-MAP and/or wearables and accessible channels (haptic, voice, text). This includes alerts and dynamic rerouting in response to changes in path conditions and updates on the operating status of indoor infrastructure such as elevators and escalators.