Participants were given access to data sets about traffic count; city fleet telematics; street infrastructure; traffic safety; community amenities; bike share and demographics. And the winners were awarded $5,000, $2,000 and $500, respectively.
“It was an opportunity for our tech industry, our students, people who are transportation professionals or just really interested in the topic to try and take a stab at solving the challenge statement we presented them with,” said Senior Street Use and Traffic Coordination Engi​neer ​Sherwood Plant.
The hackathon was designed in part to help Vancouver understand baseline traffic congestion pain points and encourage walking, cycling, transit and shared vehicles over private cars. The effort could also help the city achieve their goal to have zero transit-related deaths.Â
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