SMART Curb Collaborative City Showcase: Seattle

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August 21, 2024

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OMF Staff

Project Summary

The City of Seattle Department of Transportation is using its USDOT SMART grant to advance work to provide reliable, modernized curb access for commercial vehicles using a collaborative, data-driven approach. With Stage One, Seattle is collecting baseline data at commercial vehicle load zones and testing out two kinds of sensor technology with the goal of adopting new commercial load zone policies in North Downtown Seattle. Seattle is also translating curb data to the Curb Data Specification to create a digital twin for their existing legacy system for curb inventory, load zone events, and related metrics. Seattle’s work informs a new commercial load zone policy with new permit eligibility and pricing rules.

Stay up-to-date with Seattle’s project on their website.

Project Lead: Brian Hamlin

Quotes

“Seattle’s Stage One SMART grant project aims to transform SDOT’s approach to managing our commercial vehicle load zone permit program. We are using a community focused, data-driven approach to improving commercial vehicle access to the curb. We are excited for the direction our project is taking us and we are hopeful to expand our project approach to more Seattle communities soon.”

MaryCatherine Snyder, Parking Strategist, Seattle Department of Transportation

“Seattle is grateful to be a member of the OMF SMART Curb Collaborative. This collaborative approach has helped Seattle implement its Stage One project by providing space to engage with our peer cities and develop best practices on using modern technology paired with the Curb Data Specification to more effectively manage our highest priority needs like urban goods delivery.”

Brian Hamlin, Curbside Management Strategic Advisor, Seattle Department of Transportation