Advancing Inclusive Access to Transportation Through Technology
Kimley-Horn Helps Atlanta Regional Commission Pilot New “Complete Trip–ITS4US” Program
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), Kimley-Horn, and other teaming partners received the first phase of a $9.3 million contract from the U.S. Department of Transportation for a “Complete Trip–ITS4US” project aimed to enhance transportation for older adults and people with disabilities.
Natalie Smusz-Mengelkoch Kimley-Horn Project Manager
Metro Atlanta’s pilot project will be rolled out over the next two years with a focus on assisting and improving transportation access to residents in Gwinnett County.
Program features include:
- A mobile app, available in multiple languages, that helps all travelers safely cross intersections, request transit connections, and identify safe boarding/alighting locations
- Wayfinding and navigation that incorporates all walking paths, providing more reliable connections
- Tools that provide safe and efficient walking itineraries with building entry locations and landmarks, enhancing the travel experience for vulnerable road users
- Routes that utilize sidewalk condition information and are tailored to the user’s specific needs
- A prioritization system that gives buses running behind schedule higher priority when a vulnerable road user is on the bus or waiting at a stop
Other project partners include the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority, Georgia Department of Transportation, Georgia Institute of Technology, GO Systems and Solutions, Gwinnett County, IBI Group, and Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia.