Smart Cities & Innovation Committee
The Smart Cities & Innovation Committee (SCIC) shares, manages and evaluates smart city and innovation policies and projects, potential partnerships and funding opportunities.
The SCIC Committee meets quarterly at 12 noon on the second Thursday of the month, typically following the Operations & Oversight (O&O) Committee meeting. The meetings are hybrid to include virtual (webinars) and in-person accommodations. Proper notice will be given when dates or location are modified.
Any questions or comments can be directed to the SCIC HRT Representative or Administrative Liaison.
SCIC Member Feedback
SCIC Library
- Smart City News
- Norfolk Traffic Signal Upgrades & Centralized Transit Signal Priority
- 4 Questions to Ask Before Investing in Microtransit
- Microtransit: Right-sizing Transportation
- Microtransit by RideCo
- Why U.S. Cities Aren’t Using More Electric Buses
- Beyond Speculation 2.0: Automated Vehicles and Public Policy – Eno Center for Transportation
- How Smart Columbus is Advancing City Transportation Tech
- Columbus Launches Yearlong Microtransit Pilot
- HRT 2019 Transportation Innovation Forum (presentations)
- Virginia Transit Association (VTA) 2019 Annual Transit Conference (presentations)
- American City & County
- HRT Paratransit Application Updates
News Releases
Mission Statement
To identify and support opportunities to deploy technologies and innovations within HRT with a goal of providing more efficient, safe and reliable transit to all of our riders and increase ridership.
Membership
- Hon. Andria McClellan (Chair), Norfolk
- Hon. Patricia P. Woodbury, Newport News
- Hon. Aaron Rouse, Virginia Beach
- Commissioner James Gray, Hampton
- Commissioner Kirk T. Houston, Norfolk
- Commissioner Charles B. Hunter, Portsmouth
- Alt. Commissioner Carl Jackson, Portsmouth
- Alt. Commissioner Mark. E. Shea, Virginia Beach
- Susan Vitale, City of Chesapeake
- Kisha Brown, TRAC, Portsmouth
- Denise Johnson, TRAC
- Janice Taylor, PAC, Virginia Beach
- Kevin Curry, Code for Hampton Roads
- Ben Schoenfeld, Code for Hampton Roads
- Jan Lesser, INIT Innovations in Transportation, Inc.
- Dr. Mecit Cetin, Transportation Research Institute, ODU
- Kristy Lockhart, League of Women Voters South Hampton
- Paul Atkinson, Jr., Eggleston/PAC
- William Harrell, HRT President & CEO
- Michael A. Price, Sr., HRT CIO/CTO, SCIC HRT Representative
- Dr. Brian Smith, HRT
- Raymond Amoruso, HRT
- Gene Cavasos, HRT
- Sheri Dixon, HRT
- Kamlesh Chowdhary, HRT
- Steven Florian, HRT
- Shelia Gulledge, HRT SCIC Administrative Liaison
* The schedule for the quarterly Smart Cities & Innovation Committee (SCIC) meetings will be at noon on the second Thursday following Operations & Oversight Committee meetings.
Upcoming Meetings
Past Meetings
- May 12, 2022 12:00pm
TBD - January 13, 2022 12:00pm
Zoom Meeting
Agenda (PDF)
Agenda (DOCX) - September 9, 2021 12:00pm
3400 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton