The High-Tech Honky Tonk Highway: Using Lidar for Traffic Management and Crowd Safety
Broadway in Nashville draws 17 million tourists a year, making it one of the city's toughest traffic and pedestrian safety challenges. This webinar shows how Nashville deployed lidar across Broadway's intersections and corridors to automate real-time data collection in the cloud. Hear from the Nashville Department of Transportation and Vanderbilt University on their approach, lessons learned, and results, plus a live look at new 3D corridor management demos.
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
Broadway in Nashville, TN, affectionately known as the "Honky Tonk Highway," is projected to draw an astounding 17.3 million tourists this year. While celebrated for its vibrant live music and electric atmosphere, this bustling five-block stretch also presents one of the City’s biggest transportation management challenges: persistent congestion, complex pedestrian safety concerns, and the need for frequent, precisely managed road closures.
This webinar reveals how Nashville has harnessed the power of lidar technology to modernize its intersections and corridors in and around Broadway, and automate real-time data collection directly in the cloud, redefining traffic and pedestrian safety management in ITS. Hear directly from experts at the Nashville Department of Transportation and Vanderbilt University, on insights into their transformative approach, key lessons learned, and the tangible results achieved to date. Viewers will also get an exclusive look at new 3D corridor management demonstrations, showcasing the future of urban mobility.
Watch the replay to gain:
- Introduction to Nashville’s challenges and decision to use lidar technology
- A focused look at Nashville's Broadway deployment use cases, including road safety and traffic and pedestrian/crowd management
- Live 3D intersection and corridor demos
- Questions answered by the experts