News and Newsletters

Topics include the signed MOU, biographies on new staff members, an update on the C2C interfaces and information on the rules engine, estimation, and modeling.

PATH’s Connected Corridors Program Manager Joe Butler was recently awarded the UC Achievement Award for his sustained leadership and commitment to Connected Corridors, which he has been Program Manager for since its inception in 2011 and has ensured continued funding totaling over $25M dollars for UC research and development and an additional $25M in test facility improvements. His latest proposal should ensure completion of the effort with a requested funding level of $6M through 2019.

Topics include information on the vendor interfaces, bios on new Caltrans partners, a Q&A with PATH's software development team, and info on the recently reviewed Response Plan Generator Tool.

Caltrans and the Connected Corridors I-210 Project were recently honored by Amazon Web Services (AWS) as an Honorable Mention in their 2017 City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge. Connected Corridors was among 13 finalists in the "Best Practices (Large)" category, which recognizes a local or regional government leader, or public or private school or district who has deployed an innovative solution to solve a government challenge. The I-210 Project is using the Amazon cloud to host its Data Hub, real-time Decision Support System (DSS), and Corridor Management Subsystem.

Congratulations to Caltrans and the entire Connected Corridors team for earning an Honorable Mention from Amazon Web Services (AWS) 2017 City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge.

Connected Corridors was among 13 finalists in the "Best Practices (Large)" category and will receive a $5,000 credit to Connected Corridors' AWS account, where the CC cloud services are being developed.

Read More at ITS Berkeley.

Topics include model progress, proof of concept update, Metro Call for Projects funding and information on the new CA state transportation bill.

Topics include a Q & A with Brian Simi, an update on the response plans, the recent AMS review, the proposed ICM Architecture, and an overview of the system requirements.

On Oct. 25, 2016 the Connected Corridors program staff held an Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation (AMS) workshop at Caltrans District 7 headquarters in Los Angeles. The workshop presented over 30 stakeholders with detailed information on the traffic simulation model developed by PATH and how it will be used in the Connected Corridors Pilot, taking place on the I-210 corridor.

Read More at ITS Berkeley.

Topics include a Q & A with Allen Z. Chen, an update on the requirements process, new improvements around Metro's Gold Line and info on the ATCMTD grant application.