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SMART Safety Challenge

The Challenge!

Urban Connection Ltd (UCL) has teamed up with Advanced Mobility Analytics Group (AMAG)!

To introduce the innovative AI SMART Safety application to our Local RCA’s, we are launching a SMART Safety Challenge!

We are seeking innovation councils looking to explore new methods to understand safety challenges at high-risk sites in their communities to predict road trauma through critical conflict and near-miss analysis.

AMAG Website
SMART Safety Brochure

Take Part in the SMART Safety Challenge!

We are inviting all local councils, any size and region, to enter our Urban Connection SMART Safety Challenge! Taking part is easy, participants can submit a project or site of interest that falls under one or more of the categories below. 

 

  • Safety treatments are being explored to optimise a site exhibiting safety challenges, where the council would like to understand critical conflicts and near-misses to build a robust evidence base to support limited safety funding.
  • Your project or site lacks community buy-in, or users’ interactions are causing safety concerns. The goal is to gather data to enhance community engagement and improve user safety.
  • Sites near schools or pedestrian crossings where safety is a priority, and the council wants to monitor and improve the safety of students and pedestrians.
  • Paths and shared spaces for cyclists and pedestrians where conflicts or safety concerns have been reported, and data is needed to implement effective safety measures.
  • Busy urban intersections with a history of accidents or near-misses, where the council seeks to understand traffic flow and implement safety improvements.
  • Areas around bus stops, train stations, or other public transport hubs where pedestrian and vehicular interactions need to be monitored for safety enhancements.
  • A project has been completed and you would like to validate the effectiveness of the changes made for all users.

 

The Prize!

A 7-day SMART safety survey conducted by UCL, including comprehensive analysis and reporting. The UCL team will travel to your winning site to install our temporary AI camera-based technology for the survey. This technology will collect data on near-misses, critical conflicts, traffic flows, speeds, and counts across over 15+ classifications. The footage will then be processed and analysed. Upon completion, we will walk you through the findings, as well as provide a detailed report and access and training for the dashboard. 

Submission Form
Guidelines & FAQs

Judging Criteria

  • Relevance to urban safety improvements & social outcomes
  • Innovation/creativity & quality of submission
  • Risk profile & diversity of road users
  • Community impact / Challenge statements

Key Dates

  • Submission Form Opens: 10th September 2024
  • Challenge Closes: 11th November 2024
  • Winner Announced: 18th November 2024
  • Survey Period: To be arranged with the winner!

Learn more about SMART Safety!

During the challenge, we will be hosting an informative webinar to share more insights into the SMART Safety tool, speaking to recent use cases in collaboration with Christchurch City Council, NZ Transport Agency and WTOC.

Date / Time: TBC

Contact us

For more information, please contact:

Shannyn Hiroti |  shannyn@urbanconnection.co.nz