Dr. Mina Sartipi describes smart cities as proactive, data-driven systems that identify challenges before they occur on a recent episode of the What’s the Future for Cities podcast. As founding director of UTC’s Center for Urban Informatics and Progress and recently appointed head of its Research Institute, she focuses on mobility, energy, health, cyber‑physical systems and big…
Chattanooga tests traffic tech to improve safety, speed up emergency response
Chattanooga and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga are partnering on a $1.9 million SMART Grant project to improve traffic and pedestrian safety. Using sensors and AI-powered cameras, the initiative monitors speeding, red-light running, and pedestrian movement in high-traffic areas. The real-time data gathered will help reduce accidents, inform infrastructure planning, and support research at…