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Figure 5.1 Word cloud for Chapter 5.

Figure 5.2 Global interest in smart cities compared to intelligent transportation systems,
2006–2016.

interest in intelligent transportation systems (light gray), as measured by the
number of Google inquiries [1].
Urban population growth, coupled with a developing awareness of the
value of technology in addressing urban problems, has driven interest in the
subject. Smart cities has emerged as an umbrella label for the application of
advanced technologies to the needs, issues, problems, and objectives of people
living within the urban environment. This chapter provides an overview of the
entire smart city spectrum of technology applications and then details transpor-
tation, mobility, and accessibility approaches to smart cities.
Smart city initiatives are occurring within the context of significant prior
deployment of intelligent transportation systems and services over the past 20
years. In more recent times, this has also included research and pilot deploy-
ment of connected and autonomous vehicles. Along with the opportunities as-
sociated with the smart city comes the challenge of integrating this prior work
with new initiatives. A smart city provides a wider context for the application
of advanced technologies to transportation and brings a range of new partners
with different perspectives. Successful planning, design, and implementation of