City of Philadelphia SMART Grant Digital Right-of-Way and Mobility Improvement Project Dataset

Through the Digital Right-of-Way (ROW) and Mobility Improvement Project, the City of Philadelphia developed and implemented a set of new technologies to test digital management of the right-of-way (ROW). Traditionally, as in other cities, Philadelphia issues regulations on how roadways and sidewalks may be used or blocked, and posts physical signs that users must read, interpret, and follow to use the street safely and legally. The Smart Cities team, in partnership with the Streets Department, Open Mobility Foundation, and several vendors, tested communicating these right-of-way regulations and closures digitally, such that a user’s phone or vehicle could receive them, parse out relevant information for specific location/day/time and turn it into guidance for the user - for instance, should the user park or not, and if a user is blocking a bike lane or not. One of the most important deliverables for the project was the development of the Right-of-Way Data Specification (ROWDS), a formal way to standardize and structure City ROW rules for computers to use, and its implementation through Road Rules, a software product by the company INRIX. These technologies have helped increase the spatial resolution (the level of detail for mapping small areas) of the underlying basemap to match what the Streets Department needs to operate. The project also demonstrated that higher spatial resolution can help the city better manage street-closure permitting. As this project is operationalized through a citywide deployment, it will pave the way for an improved user experience for everyone who uses the roads and a more efficient permitting system for the City of Philadelphia.通过数字通行权（Digital Right-of-Way, ROW）与出行改善项目，费城市政府开发并实施了一套新技术，用于测试通行权的数字化管理。与其他城市的传统模式一致，费城此前会针对道路与人行道的使用或占用规则发布条例，并张贴实体标识，要求使用者阅读、理解并遵守，以安全合法地使用街道。智能城市团队联合街道管理部门、开放出行基金会（Open Mobility Foundation）以及多家供应商，对上述通行权规则与管控措施开展了数字化传播测试，使得使用者的手机或车载设备能够接收相关信息，解析出针对特定位置、日期与时段的适配内容，并转化为使用者的行动指引——例如，用户是否可以停车，以及是否占用了自行车道。 本项目最重要的交付成果之一，是通行权数据规范（Right-of-Way Data Specification, ROWDS）的开发，这是一套用于标准化、结构化整理费城市级通行权规则、以供计算机读取使用的正式框架，同时通过INRIX公司的软件产品道路规则（Road Rules）完成落地部署。这些技术帮助提升了基础底图的空间分辨率（即小区域制图的精细程度），以匹配街道管理部门的运营需求。本项目还验证了更高的空间分辨率可助力该市更好地开展道路封闭许可管理工作。随着本项目通过全市部署实现落地运营，它将为所有道路使用者带来更优质的使用体验，同时为费城市政府打造更高效的许可办理系统铺平道路。