Hello Fellow Wazers,
Many of you may not know Waze has begun partnering with Government Agencies & Cities around the world in a new program called Waze Connected Citizens.
The Waze Connected Citizens program brings cities and citizens together to answer the questions “What’s happening, and where?” We exchange publicly available incident and road closure reports, enabling our government partners to respond more immediately to accidents and congestion on their roads. In turn, we aggregate our partners’ data on the Waze platform, resulting in one of the most succinct, thorough overviews of current road conditions today.
With the addition of city data, Wazers will be even safer on the roads and more knowledgeable about construction, marathons, floods or anything else that can cause delays. And for our government partners, publicly-available Waze data is a powerful tool to build more efficient cities. Real-time information from drivers is essential; no one knows more about what’s happening in a city than the people who live there. In an era with smart phones, smart cars and smart homes, isn’t it about time we start building smarter cities?
The first 10 partners (otherwise known as W10) who have committed to work with Waze are:
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Barcelona, Spain and the Government of Catalonia
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- San Jose, Costa Rica
- Boston, MA. USA
- State of Florida, USA
- State of Utah, USA
- Los Angeles County
- The New York Police Department (NYPD)
I encourage you to contact your Local Municipality or City Government, Government Officials, Departments of Transportation, Departments of Public Works, Utility Companies, 911 Emergency Dispatch Centers &/or Police Departments and see if they are willing to get involved. Simply have them submit an inquiry using this form: Connected Citizens Program Inquiries
More details available at: http://www.waze.com/connectedcitizens
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INTRODUCING THE W10 AND THE NEW CONNECTED CITIZENS PLATFORM
Word Doc: Connected Citizens Program Summary
Video: Waze Connected Citizens Launch Highlights | Waze (1:25)
Video: Waze W10 10/1/14 Launch Event Panel, hosted by Baratunde Thurston (46:44)
Video: NYPD Partners with Waze for Road Safety (1:13)
Article: Waze Launches Connected Citizens Program, Debuts Inaugural “W10”
Press Release: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet among first partners with Waze
Press Release: FDOT, The Waze Connection
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