Cleaner, Smarter Transport
Mobility and transport are essential for a city to function properly and are a critical part of the smart city agenda. Smart mobility means promoting multi-modal, sustainable and active travel. Initiatives to reduce pressure on the city’s infrastructure by reducing congestion, air pollution and improving safety and efficient use of shared public space are a core part of this agenda. Our IT service will support the development of traffic management systems, smart parking apps, e-mobility initiatives and promote of active travel such as cycling and walking through the use of data and the resulting applications for smart cities.
Commitments
We will:
- Develop the existing Urban Traffic Control system to integrate data from sensors
- Develop real-time, multi-modal travel information and link this to new digital signage and apps for smart phones
- Create intelligent parking solutions, covering a range of parking and payment options
- Develop smart ticketing, building on the ABC (All Bus Companies) pass in Dundee
- Encourage sustainable travel through the extension of Electric Vehicle charging and active travel hubs
- Promote the use of cycle hire schemes, cycle lanes and green routes
- Look at the feasibility of instituting a shared car hire scheme in Perth
- Use data on freight movements in Perth to reduce the number of delivery vehicles travelling into city centre
- Promote cycling and walking, using apps which allow users to input and share their own data
Key Open Datasets
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Points and usage in Perth and Kinross
- Real-time and recorded car parking space capacity (off-street and on-street) in Perth
- Segregated/safe cycle routes in Perth and Kinross
- Cycle parking facilities in Perth and Kinross
- Car parks and car parking spaces (on and off street) and availability
- Bus stops and routes
- Taxi licenses and taxi ranks