Sidewalk Labs has teamed up with Transportation for America in the hopes of better connecting transportation technology with desired transportation outcomes.
"The national advocacy group Transportation for America (T4A) and Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, announced today a partnership to drive the development of 'connected streets,'" reports Kelsey E. Thomas. "The organizations will partner with local governments in more than 70 U.S. cities to use data and technology to reduce congestion and develop more high-tech and multimodal streets."
The partnership will combine Sidewalk Labs' digital technology expertise with the policy know-how of T4A. The two organizations put out a press release announcing the partnership, including soundbites from James Corless, director of Transportation for America, and Anand Babu, COO of Sidewalk Labs.
Read the full story: Sidewalk Labs and Transportation for America Team Up on “Smart Streets”
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