Phase 2 Outreach Plan: Georgia DOT ITS4US Deployment Project- Safe Trips in a Connected Transportation Network

693JJ32250011The Georgia Department of Transportation ITS4US Deployment project, Safe Trips in a Connected Transportation Network (ST-CTN), is leveraging innovative solutions, existing deployments, and collaboration to make a positive impact using transportation technology to support safety, mobility, sustainability, and accessibility. The ST-CTN concept is comprised of an integrated set of advanced transportation technology solutions (connected vehicle, transit signal priority, machine learning, predictive analytics) to support safe and complete trips, with a focus on accessibility for those with disabilities, older adults, and those with limited English proficiency. This document serves as the Outreach Plan for the deployment project. The Outreach Plan consists of the public relations and media strategy for communicating information about the project. It also defines the Outreach Site Lead for coordinating requests and the Site Outreach Spokesperson who will speak for the project. The Outreach activities described in this plan will be consistent with the Complete Trip Integration Plan being prepared for this project

Effects of improved street lighting on crime

Improved street lighting serves many functions and is used in both public and private settings. The prevention of personal and property crime is one of its objectives in public space, which is the main focus of this review. There are two main theories of why improved street lighting may cause a reduction in crime. The first suggests that improved lighting leads to increased surveillance of potential offenders (both by improving visibility and by increasing the number of people on the street) and hence to increased deterrence of potential offenders. The second suggests that improved lighting signals community investment in the area and that the area is improving, leading to increased community pride, community cohesiveness, and informal social control. The first theory predicts decreases in crime especially during the hours of darkness, while the second theory predicts decreases in crime during both daytime and nighttime. Results of this review indicate that improved street lighting significantly reduces crime. This lends support for the continued use of improved street lighting to prevent crime in public space. The review also found that nighttime crimes did not decrease more than daytime crimes. This suggests that a theory of street lighting focusing on its role in increasing community pride and informal social control may be more plausible than a theory focusing on increased surveillance and increased deterrence. Future research should be designed to test the main theories of the effects of improved street lighting more explicitly, and future lighting schemes should employ high quality evaluation designs with long-term followups

Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), 2009 Livable Centers Initiative Implementation Report

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Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), 2009 Livable Centers Initiative Indicators & Benefits Study

The purpose of the LCI Indicators and Benefits Study is to examine a sample representation of LCI plans, policies, and projects on the community and the region as a whole

Atlanta Regional Transportation Plan, Volume 1

The Envision6 Regional Transportation Plan examines the region's transportation needs through the year 2030 and provides a framework to address anticipated growth through systems and policies. Envision6 provides a comprehensive statement of the region's future transportation needs as identified by local jurisdictions, the state and other stakeholder agencies, and contains strategies aimed at improving mobility and access

Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), 2009 Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) Indicators and Benefits Study

This report is a summary of several different development projects and their anticipated effects on population and employment numbers in their respected regions