ATCMTD Grant Request: SMORES (Smart Mobility Optimizing Resources, Equality, and Sustainability)

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Table of Contents

COVER PAGE PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. Introduction 2. Who We Are a) Consortium Members and Community Partners b) Program Management 3. Geographic Area of Deployment 4. Issues and Challenges Addressed by the Deployment   Economic Challenges   Cultural challenges   Growth challenges 5. Transportation Systems 6. Deployment Plan   Ride-sharing/Car-pooling   Car-Sharing   Van-pooling   Bike-sharing   Enhanced Transit/Transportation Demand Management (TDM)   In-vehicle safety warnings and traveler advice 7. Deployment Challenges 8. Quantifiable System Performance Improvements   Performance Improvements to the SMORES Deployment Area   Performance Improvements to the SMORES Consortium 9. Safety, Mobility and Environmental Benefit Projections 10. Vision, Goals, and Objectives 11. Plan for Partnering 12. Leveraging and Optimizing Existing Investments 13. Project Schedule 14. ITS Program/Innovative Technology Initiatives STAFFING DESCRIPTION 1. Key Staff 2. Primary Point of Contact APPENDIX A - RESUMES APPENDIX B - LETTERS OF COMMITMENT

List of Figures

1.	SMORES Deployment Area and Local Statistics
2.	SMORES Vision for Rural Technology Deployment
3.	SMORES Program Management and Execution Structure
4.	SMORES Deployment Area
5.	Ratio of Median Home Price to Median Household Income in the SMORES area, a major urban area at the same latitude (Minneapolis), and the U.S.
6.	Growth in the U.S. from 2010 through 2015 and distribution of public transportation systems throughout the U.S.
7.	Comparison of private vehicle ownership to alternative modes of transportation.
8.	U.S. growth rates, 1952 - 2015.
9.	Direct measurements of mobility. Travel and dwell times are measured using the Phantom ALERT logging feature.
10.	SMORES project schedule. Consumer culture is a continuous feedback process used to gauge what makes alternative transport modes desirable by the traveling public.

List of Tables

1.	Overview of SMORES Consortium Members and Community Partners
2.	Bozeman and State of Montana Rankings and Rates
3.	Transportation systems and technologies to be deployed by the SMORES Consortium.
4.	Deployment Plan Elements
5.	Distribution of Phantom ALERT licenses for the SMORES Consortium.
6.	Car Sharing model.
7.	Car-sharing usage model: values and potential savings.
8.	Ride-sharing modeling parameters.
9.	Ride-sharing revenue model using Lyft parameters.
10.	New Transit Service: Travel distances and projected ridership.
11.	New Transit Service: Financial benefits of taking transit between Bozeman and Belgrade/Manhattan/Three Forks Montana.
12.	Van-pooling: Travel distances and projected ridership
13.	Van-pooling: Operational and financial parameters for the Bozeman – Three Forks Van Pool.
14.	Van-pooling: Socio-economic benefits of van pooling from Bozeman for the Bozeman – Three Forks route.
15.	ITS Programs leveraged or contributing to ITS Joint Program Office programs.