Cary's Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) program will allow drivers to wirelessly connect to our ITS components and receive information that will help make their commutes safer and more efficient. The system can provide audible information to drivers through a variety of applications and vehicle computer systems (where equipped).

This information will include things such as how much time until the light turns green or red, when you're speeding and/or present in a school zone, if a pedestrian is crossing the road at a designated pedestrian crossing, and much more.

Implementation of the ITS system will take place through the second half of 2019 and wrap up in early 2020.

Cary routinely collects data on the volume of pedestrians and cyclists that use our greenway trail system. Using a variety of devices that can be relocated easily, volumes on all greenway trails in Cary are available for staff to use to determine which paths should be extended or connected, which will need maintenance soonest, and how many people are using our trails over time. This data is available remotely using cellular connectivity can be analyzed for anomalies or seasonal impacts in real time. Cary continues to expand this technology as greenways are added.

Cary regularly uses drones in an effort to leverage advancing technologies to improve the safety and efficiency of municipal operations. The major use cases employed by Cary to improve the quality of life of citizens are:

• State permitting
• Search and rescue
• Crash reconstruction
• Surveying and mapping
• Utility inspection
• Signal improvements
• Document the progression of town projects
• Capturing public events

As always, Cary is consistently looking for new ways to use this and other technologies to create new efficiencies in how we provide services to our citizens.

Stormwater impacts each and every citizen in many ways. As part of our Smart and Connected Communities effort, a grid of rain gauges will be strategically placed across our 60 square mile area and the data they gather shared in an open source portal.

Additionally, a pilot on Walnut Creek will add water level sensors to monitor stream activity during storms and potentially act as an early warning during flooding.

The Town of Cary uses a Tridium-Niagra-based building automation system (BAS) to manage and monitor the heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), temperature, and other parameters at eight of our buildings, including our largest building, Town Hall. This helps us to closely monitor our energy use to diagnose issues remotely from a single portal, and to reduce the number of trips to different locations. Cary continues to expand this technology as new facilities are constructed.