“We want to harness the power of technology to innovate transit vehicles to improve safety and equity,” Tao said.

Tao said the city will start by installing five intersections — with plans for an estimated 26 — along the busy transit corridor from University Avenue to the Beltline with dedicated short range communications technology.

Additionally, the city’s engineering division and UW-Madison’s Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory will coordinate with Metro Transit to install units on buses that run the route several times a day.

The entire project, expected to be completed over the next five years, is estimated to cost between $1 million and $4 million, depending on how many applications are developed.
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