Marta Civic Tech Summit - June 8, 2017
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As part of the yearlong MARTA Hackathon Series - a partnership between MARTA, Sandbox ATL, Code for Atlanta, and HackGT, we gathered business leaders, government officials, civic technologists, and transit enthusiast for a half-day summit. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Original Event Promotion] Calling all business leaders, government officials, civic technologists, and interested citizens! Now that the I-85 bridge is open again, we're ready to get your juices flowing when it comes to transit and technology. We invite you to join us for a special 1/2 day summit featuring: > Behind-the-scenes look at the I-85 response > Demonstrations of new prototypes and solutions created by citizens > Reveal of the Sept 8-9 MARTA Hackathon game plan This is a great event for anyone who's interested in transit and the future of Atlanta. Whether you are a MARTA Hackathon veteran or just learning about it for the first time, you'll learn a lot over the course of this morning program. Event Schedule 8:30-9:00am Registration + Continental Breakfast 9:00-9:15am Welcome Remarks 9:15-10:00am Inside the Crisis roundtable 10:00-10:30am MARTA Solutions 10:30-11:30am Community Solutions Showcase - short, successive demonstrations of new transit tech solutions 11:30-11:45am Preview of Sept 8-9 MARTA Hackathon 11:45-12noon Final Thoughts
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Marta Civic Tech Summit - June 8, 2017
- 1. Civic Tech Summit June 8, 2017 #MARTAhack
- 3. Lashanda Dawkins Acting Chief Administrative Officer #MARTAhack
- 5. What agile and innovative responses did your organization use in the wake of the I-85 bridge collapse? #MARTAhack
- 6. Gail Franklin Chief Transit Officer #MARTAhack
- 7. Andrew J. Heath, P.E. State Traffic Engineer #MARTAhack
- 9. Jennifer Jinadu-Wright Senior Director of Marketing & Communications #MARTAhack
- 10. Discuss: How do you plan to take the lessons learned in dealing with this crisis and apply them to your future work?
- 12. The Future of Smart Transit Torrey Kirby Director Technology Applications MARTA
- 13. Enterprise Applications 50 Virtual and Physical Servers 830 Petabyte Storage 1.6 Network Routers & Switches 500 Technology Infrastructure
- 14. More Cyber Security ➢ PCI Certification – Completed ➢ Threshold Auto Load - Completed ➢ Money Room Upgrade – In-Progress ➢ Garage Computer Upgrades – In-Progress ➢ Fare Promotions (new weekend pass) –Released ➢ Retire Blue cards – July 2017 ➢ AFC Disaster Recovery – Dec 2017 ➢ Bus DCU Upgrades – July 2018
- 15. More Development
- 16. More Amenities Food Trucks, Bike Shares, Jazz Monday, Pianos for Peace, Fresh Markets, and Soccer in the Streets
- 17. More Cellular Technology ➢ Formed a public private partnership for distributed antenna system and Wi-Fi system at all rail stations ➢ Construction completed at three pilot stations: Five Points, Peachtree Center and Dome ➢ Two of four carriers signed up for the pilot ➢ System-wide implementation: Fall 2018
- 18. More WiFi Technology ➢ Piloted free Wi-Fi on 70 buses ➢ Leveraged Wi-Fi infrastructures on the vehicles ➢ Wi-Fi on all buses: Spring 2017 ➢ Wi-Fi on all trains: Fall 2017
- 19. More Mobile Technology ➢ Purchase and ride the system with smart phones ➢ Pilot for mobile ticketing system finished in fall 2016 ➢ 500 pilot users signed up ➢ 88% were satisfied and 83% would likely use Breeze Mobile ➢ Implementation scheduled for fall 2017
- 20. ➢ Empower customers with: ➢ Indoor mapping ➢ Turn-by-turn directions ➢ Station-specific content ➢ Proximity-based notifications ➢ In-Pocket Directory, Discovery Tool ➢ Send Emergency Alerts, Update Routing In Real-Time ➢ Help Nearby Businesses Advertise ➢ Asset Tracking ➢ Beacon and App Analytics ➢ Dwell times ➢ User behavior ➢ Device types ➢ Advertising campaign success More “I.O.T.” Technology
- 21. More AVIS Technology ➢ More relevant and consistent communication with our riders ➢ Replacement of aging equipment ➢ Better integration with regional transit data ➢ Emergency alert capabilities ➢ ADA compliance ➢ $30M funding from the State of Georgia Go! Transit grant
- 22. More Innovation October Hackathon Total Participants: 197 Team: 24 February Hackathon Total Participants: 316 Team: 36
- 23. More Resources ➢ Smart City and IoT ➢ Partner with City of Atlanta ➢ Launch a regional open data source portal: ➢ http://opendata.itsmarta.com ➢ http://www.itsmarta.com/app-developer-resource s.aspx ➢ MARTA Bus GTFS-Real-Time Data ➢ MARTA Bus Real-Time RESTful API ➢ MARTA Rail Real-Time RESTful API ➢ http://opendata.atlantaregional.com ➢ http://opendata.atlantapd.org
- 24. More than MARTA…
- 27. #MARTAhack
- 29. #MARTAhack
- 31. Civic hacking is people working together quickly and creatively to make where they live better. #MARTAhack
- 32. Open Data Open Government Open Source #MARTAhack
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- 38. A partial list of contributors … Danny Alexander Joshua Thornton Nerajno Johnson Paris Walters Mark Noonan Roberto Cervantes Brittani Smalls Erick Garcia Darshan Gulur Srinivasa Zachary Williams Ann Vu Itzcoatl Salazar #MARTAhack
- 39. The Big Problem We are all at risk of having a disability and currently 1 of 5 adults in the US has a disability, the most common being a mobility limitation. -The CDC https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2015/p0730-us-disability.html #MARTAhack
- 40. The Big Problem We are all at risk of having a disability and currently 1 of 5 adults in the US has a disability, the most common being a mobility limitation. -The CDC https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2015/p0730-us-disability.html We can't change this. #MARTAhack
- 43. The Medium-Sized Problem ATLANTA. TRAFFIC. We can't change this either. #MARTAhack
- 44. The Little Problem To get an ETA for your Mobility pickup, you have to call a person. After a 30-minute window. And maybe wait on hold. #MARTAhack
- 45. The Little Problem To get an ETA for your Mobility pickup, you have to call a person. After a 30-minute window. And maybe wait on hold. We can change this! #MARTAhack
- 46. Our Solutions ● Mobile and Web Apps to easily get access to this information. ● Notifications via text or email to Mobility Clients about their trip. ● Simple JSON API for use on other platforms (Google Assistant, Amazon Echo, etc.) #MARTAhack
- 47. Our Goal With the push for Atlanta to become a Smart City there are opportunities for diversity and inclusiveness, but those with mobility issues can often feel left out. By assisting with reliable transportation we empower them to be more engaged in the community, both socially and professionally, and give back as they choose. #MARTAhack
- 48. The Evolution of Mobility ETA ● September 2015: "Can you work on our pickups?" Learning about the problem at People Making Progress. ● October 2016: First Hackathon - prototype iOS app and text-and-response demo. No Mobility data in dataset. ● February 2017: Second Hackathon. Mobility data available! Built web app, improved iOS app. Used beacons. Lots of bonus features.
- 49. The Evolution of Mobility ETA ● April 2017: MARTA approves pilot with People Making Progress, 5 Mobility clients enrolled. Web App is working with live data. ● May 2017: Building relationships beyond PMP, and squashing bugs. Surveys conducted. One guy using it daily! ● Today: Another 10 Mobility clients ready to start testing when we are ready for them.
- 50. #MARTAhack
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- 55. Impact A Large Picture View of the Numbers County Population Estimated Population in Need of Service Rate Growth by 2040 Estimated Population in Need of Services Clayton 267,542 53,508 20% 64,210 DeKalb 716,331 143,266 17% 167,621 Fulton 983,309 196,781 28% 251,879 Total 1,967,776 393,555 2,418,554 483,711 #MARTAhack
- 57. Impact - cont’d. Taking an Individualized Look at the Numbers ● A few of our team members have a close tie with this community and created a survey of existing MARTA Mobility Users. ● We surveyed 10 individuals and asked them a total of 15 questions to gather their input. ● The Survey rendered the following results. #MARTAhack
- 59. Next Steps ● Continue Surveying Individuals ● Work on a Landing Page for Updates ● Fine Tune App ● Continue Working with MARTA on API - Many options for access! ● Increase Beta Testing Group ● LAUNCH! #MARTAhack
- 60. QUESTIONS ? Join our Code For Atlanta Slack Channel #martamobility Email Us markthomasnoonan@gmail.com #MARTAhack
- 63. Cristiana CAMBRICE • UI/UX Designer Lisa COPELAND • Front-End Developer • Digital Designer Bilal HATIM • UX Analyst Candace BAZEMORE • Digital Consultant Team Members
- 64. About StationHop •StationHop was created during the Feb 2017 MARTA Hackathon. •Our idea was to make MARTA ridership a more fun and engaging experience.
- 65. Problem Statement Overarching Goals •Increase ridership on the MARTA. •Increase the experience of MARTA riders and improve utility. Smart Wayfinding •Use IoT to help MARTA riders to find points of interest around stations and help them navigate through our stations and get to their final destinations after they disembark the trains.
- 66. Our Solutions Functional Goals •Prompt users to engage MARTA for Points of Interest near the stations. •Use IOT data to show the activity at Points of Interest around each station that can be accessed. •Show “HOT” stations with lots of event activity based on MARTA rider activity. •Then guide users to Points of Interest location using MARTA. •Provide details for Parking and Park-n-Ride Options at MARTA stations.
- 67. Our Solution: Screenshots Launch & Onboarding Screens •Introduces user to the app while app loads Onboarding Screens •Use a simple 3 screen app tutorial which shares the main benefits and features of the StationHop app
- 68. Our Solution: Screenshots Map Screen •Shows a clickable map of all MARTA Stations •Highlights “Hot” stations where activity is peaking Station Listing Screen •Provides a text list of all MARTA rail stations so that the user can go directly to a specific station by name
- 69. Our Solution: Screenshots View Station Screen •Gives and overview of the Station and includes: • Link Points of Interest Overview Screen • Link to Station Details Screens • Shares a Fun Fact about the station
- 70. Our Solution: Screenshots Station Details Screen •Provides more insight into the station, including: • Station Peak Times • Station Address • Train/Bus information • Parking Details • Accessibility Information
- 71. Our Solution: Screenshots Points of Interest Screen •Provides more insight into a specific Point of Interest, including: • Facts about the locations • Image of the location • Link to Directions screen
- 72. Impact Easy Wayfinding •The user is looking for something to do near a MARTA station. Improve Ridership Experience •StationHop encourages users to explore new activities in Atlanta by avoiding the hassle of Atlanta traffic and using MARTA instead.
- 73. Next Steps How can MARTA help? •Assist in determining the best way to integrate StationHop into existing/future MARTA rider apps. How can the audience help? •Give feedback on other features they would like to see in the app/or have seen in similar apps in other mass-transit systems.
- 74. Lisa Copeland • www.stopdaydreaming.com • hello@stopdaydreaming.com Bilal Hatim • https://haiteam.org • b.hatim19@gmail.com Cristiana Cambrice • https://cristicamb.myportfolio.com • cristicamb@gmail.com Candace Bazemore • http://www.thecandaceb.com • cbazemore@gmail.com Questions?
- 75. The Last Mile Problem #MARTAhack
- 77. Amit Garg Prasenjeet Biswal Vishal BhatnagarSamyukta Sherugar Jai McPherson Ro McPherson Nathaniel Horadam
- 79. Our Solution MARTAnow provides a seamless door-to-door transit experience by augmenting public transport with low-cost travel modes. + = #MARTAhack
- 81. Potential Impact Reduce traffic Increase transit ridership Increase awareness of transit options #MARTAhack
- 82. Next Steps User testing Sponsored journeys #MARTAhack
- 83. Questions? Amit Garg - agarg@gatech.edu Prasenjeet Biswal - pbiswal93@gatech.edu Samyukta Sherugar - ssherugar3@gatech.edu Vishal Bhatnagar - vishal.bhatnagar.14@gmail.com Jai McPherson - jmcpherson1621@gmail.com Ro McPherson - rokjai@gmail.com Nathaniel Horadam - nathaniel.horadam@gmail.com
- 86. #MARTAhack
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- 116. #MARTAhack MARTA Scavenger Hunt Saturday // Five Points Civic Hack Night Monday // The Garage