smarttraffic

= Smart Traffic =

**Brief Description**
Instead of focusing on pieces of of the problem such as building more bridges and roads, or encouraging people to take public transportation or carpooling, we should be looking at the relationships in the entire system - smarter ways to improve traffic congestion.

These smarter ways include building intelligence into the roads and the car - roadside sensors, radio frequency tags, and GPS. Some cities have already implemented these new methods; For example, in Stockholm, 20% reduced traffic in Stockholm, decreased wait time by 25%, and cut emissions by 12%.

**Project Goals**

 * Improve driver's commuting experience and efficiency
 * Give better information to city planners
 * Increase productivity of business
 * Raise citizen's quality of life

**Solutions**

 * Smaller buses for lower demand routes
 * Real time tracking device that tells the driver where the traffic congestion is and how to avoid it

**How it works (Still in sketches)**




****My Thoughts****

 * I support this project wholeheartedly. It is about time to implement design thinking into our everyday lives. However, is the government ready?
 * Very well developed sketches, very easy for the audience to understand

**Reference**
[|IBM - Smarter Planet] [|GOOD - Using Technology to Ease Traffic]