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      &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Traffic21 initiative develops app to solve parking delays&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Intelligent Transportation Society of America gave its national Smart Solution Spotlight award on Oct. 3 to Carnegie Mellon&rsquo;s Traffic21 initiative. The initiative created a new smart parking application, called ParkPGH.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;ParkPGH is the first predictive parking app in the country to direct drivers to available parking spots, in the hopes of relieving traffic congestion and delays. It predicts available parking space using an algorithm designed by Robert Hampshire, assistant professor of operations research and public policy in the Heinz College. The algorithm is based on historical parking trends and current events. Every 30 seconds, the program estimates the number of parking spaces available in the Pittsburgh Cultural District&rsquo;s nine garages and delivers available locations to drivers through an iPhone app, websites, text messages, and a call-in telephone service. It can provide real-time information for the 2,5...&lt;/p&gt;

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