We’ve got your BACC: Baltimore Avenue Connected Communities
In Fall 2017, the Provost awarded the National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG) and the iSchool a grant to launch a two-year initiative to develop an institutional framework for research, education, and engagement in smart cities and urban analytics at the University of Maryland. This initiative will use the Baltimore Avenue Corridor as a smart cities lab and will focus on applying smart cities technologies to the critical needs and opportunities facing the Baltimore Avenue Corridor, including Public Safety and Health, Smart Mobility, Environmental Sustainability, and Economic Innovation.In addition, we will identify research opportunities around the planning, installation, and use of the smart cities technology. The smart cities technology and associated research will be interdisciplinary and trans-sectoral, engaging multiple campus units and governmental, civic, and private sector organizations. The deliverables of the project will focus on Research Capacity Building, Curriculum Development, and Public Engagement.
Upcoming Events:
* If you are interested in participating in a Roundtable, please contact Tara Burke (tburke13@umd.edu).
Thursday, October 3, 2019 Agenda | Speaker Bios Presentations on Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs): Connected Autonomous Vehicles – Tom Jacobs, Director, Center for Advanced Transportation Technology (CATT) at UMD Maryland Initiatives on Automated and Connected Vehicles– Carole Delion, Division Chief, Connected & Automated Transportation Systems (CATS), Maryland Department of Transportation Prince George’s Vision Zero – Terry Bellamy, Director; and Andrea Lasker, Special Assistant for Policy and Program Development, Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation Olli and Local Motors – Rasheed Walford, East Region Business Development/Account Manager, Local Motors.
