The City of Coral Gables has announced a data-sharing partnership with Waze (http://www.waze.com), the everyday driving platform bringing together drivers to outsmart traffic.
Designed as a free, two-way data share of publicly available traffic information, the Connected Citizens Program promotes greater efficiency, deeper insights and safer roads for residents of Coral Gables, along with more than 850 other partners around the world. With this program, drivers will know what is happening on Coral Gables’ roads in real time, allowing them to avoid traffic jams.
The Waze Connected Citizens Program provides an unprecedented look at real-time road activity, empowering partners to harness real-time driver insights to improve congestion and make better informed planning decisions. Established as a two-way data share, Waze provides partners with real-time, anonymous, Waze-generated incident and slow-down information directly from the source — drivers themselves. In exchange, the City of Coral Gables provides real-time government-reported construction, crash and road closure data to Waze to return one of the most succinct, thorough overviews of current road conditions today.
“As a Smart City leader, Coral Gables is thrilled to partner with Waze to gain a deeper understanding of real-time traffic conditions that will be used by drivers commuting within our boundaries, thus making their travels a smoother experience,” said Raimundo Rodulfo, the city’s information technology director.
The Waze map evolves with every driver and data point it receives, promoting safer roads and sharing more knowledge with Wazers about potential delays to their commutes. The Connected Citizens program yields even more data, giving local citizens a greater ability to circumvent road closures and traffic jams within the app. The City of Coral Gables also can provide Wazers with advanced notice of major traffic events (such as parades) that will affect their daily routes.
It is critical that prospective partners show their dedication to citizen engagement and commit to use Waze data to improve city efficiency. Waze Partners also are expected to measure and share their findings with other municipal organizations, developing case studies that serve as keys to a global set of improvements which can be made for collective mobility.
To find out more about Connected Citizens visit http://waze.com/ccp. To download the free Waze app for iOS or Android, visit www.waze.com/get.
