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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.  
The Waze for Cities(W4C) program, formerly known as Connected Citizens Program(CCP) 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?  
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?  
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==Details==
==Details==
The mission of Waze for Cities is to help Wazers, cities, and citizens collaborate to improve their community and answer the question "What's happening on our roads right now, and where?" The program promotes more efficient traffic monitoring by sharing crowdsourced incident reports from Waze drivers. Established as a two-way data share, Waze receives partner input such as feeds from road sensors, adds publicly available incident and road closure reports from the Waze traffic platform and returns one of the most succinct, thorough overviews of current road conditions today.


The first ten partners in the program, called the “W10” by Waze, are Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Barcelona, Spain; Jakarta, Indonesia; Tel Aviv, Israel; San Jose, Costa Rica; Boston, Massachusetts; Los Angeles County, California; as well as the New York Police Department and the states of Utah and Florida.
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 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.


== Partners ==
The Waze for Cities program is an ongoing partnership between Waze and various international government agencies to share publicly-available data in order to accomplish two goals:
Here is list of Partners as of March 2015


* Bulleted list item
*Improve the quality of the Waze App
*Utilize Waze data to improve city planning, inform infrastructure decisions, and increase the efficiency of day-to-day operations


== How to Join ==
Waze exchanges publicly available incident and road closure reports, enabling our government partners to respond more immediately to accidents and congestion on their roads. In turn, Waze aggregates the partners' data on the Waze App platform, resulting in succinct and thorough overviews of current road conditions.
[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-suA0OZZOMJq7d_CsCdDp_rVYbxz4yQdCiN4iDUhf-w/viewform?embedded=true Connected Citizens Program Inquiries]


== Canned Template ==
==Existing Partners==
The first ten partners in the program, called the “W10” by Waze, were:


Dear '''''Mayor / Government Agency Name''''',
{{columns-list|3|
* Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* Barcelona, Spain
* Jakarta, Indonesia
* Tel Aviv, Israel
* San Jose, Costa Rica
* Boston, Massachusetts
* Los Angeles County, California
* New York Police Department
* Utah
* Florida
}}


I am reaching out to you to see if '''''[Agency Name]''''' would be interested in considering a partnership with Waze. [http://www.waze.com Waze] (http://www.waze.com) is the world's largest community-based traffic and GPS navigation app. A Waze partnership with the '''''[Agency Name]''''', along with Waze users in '''''[Area/City/State]''''' who share real-time traffic and road info can save everyone time and gas money on their daily commute, best of all, for FREE. Waze's goal is to help alleviate some of the headaches for drivers by routing them around traffic, closures and alerting them of constructions zones and road hazards. Several major cities & government agencies have already began partnering with Waze including [url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2015/02/13/boston-partners-with-traffic-app-waze-will-test-giving-mbta-signal-priority/KqtY7wNUPU70KbeqLxPQlO/story.html]Boston[/url], Miami, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, New York City & the [url=http://launch.newsinc.com/share.html?trackingGroup=69017&siteSection=ndn&videoId=27379259]NYPD[/url]. Additionally, the [url=http://transportation.ky.gov/Pages/PressReleasePage.aspx?&FilterField1=ID&FilterValue1=113]Kentucky Transportation Cabinet[/url] along with the [url=http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2014/2014-Aug.pdf]Florida Department of Transportation[/url] have partnered with Waze as well with no costs to the taxpayers. I hope you will consider making '''''[Agency Name]''''' the next partner.
The list of partners is world wide. Here are the current partners for the USA {{as of|October 2016}}


To get started:
{| style="border-spacing: 2px; border: 1px solid darkgray;"
!North America Partners<br />&nbsp;
|-
|{{columns-list|2|
* Alabama – Department of Transportation
* California – Caltrans
* California – City of Cupertino City Hall
* California – City of Los Angeles
* California – City of Sacramento
* California – City of San Francisco
* California – Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority
* California – Paramedics Plus (Genesis Pulse)
* California – Town of Los Gatos
* Canada – Ville de Montreal
* Colorado – City of Colorado Springs
* Colorado – Douglas County
* Connecticut - City of Stamford
* District of Columbia – D.C. Department of Transportation
* Florida – City of Miami Beach
* Florida – City of Tampa
* Florida – Florida Department of Transportation
* Florida – Paramedics Plus (Genesis Pulse)
* Florida – Miami-Dade County
* Florida – Sunstar EMS (Genesis Pulse)
* Georgia – Bartow County
* Georgia – City of Atlanta
* Georgia – City of Johns Creek
* Georgia – City of West Jackson
* Georgia – Georgia Department of Transportation
* Georgia – Georgia Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency
* Illinois – City of Evanston
* Illinois – City of Naperville
* Indiana – City of Bloomington
* Indiana – Paramedics Plus (Genesis Pulse)
* Indiana – Three Rivers Ambulance Authority (Genesis Pulse)
* Iowa – Iowa Department of Transportation
* Kentucky – City of Louisville
* Kentucky – Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
* Louisiana – City-Parish of Baton Rouge
* Louisiana – Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
* Maine – Maine Department of Transportation
* Maryland – University of Maryland
* Maryland – St. Mary’s Emergency Services and Technology
* Massachusetts – City of Boston
* Massachusetts – City of Cambridge (Kleinfelder East)
* Massachusetts – Capital Strategic Solutions
* Massachusetts – Massachusetts Department of Transportation
* Missouri – CoxHealth (Genesis Pulse)
* Missouri – Mercy EMS (Genesis Pulse)
* Missouri – Taney County Ambulance Directory (Genesis Pulse)
* National – SeeClickFix (nonprofit partner)
* National – United States Department of Transportation
* Nebraska – Nebraska Department of Roads
* Nevada - Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTCSVN)
* New Hampshire – New Hampshire Department of Transportation
* New Jersey – City of Jersey City
* New Jersey – Jersey City EMS (Genesis Pulse)
* New Jersey – Leonia
* New Jersey - Township of Stafford
* North Carolina – City of Charlotte
* North Carolina – City of Greensboro
* North Carolina – City of Raleigh
* Ohio – Town of Dublin
* Oregon – Oregon Department of Transportation
* Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
* Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania Turnpike Authority
* Pennsylvania – Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department
* Rhode Island – City of Providence
* Rhode Island – Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority
* South Dakota – Paramedics Plus (Genesis Pulse)
* Tennessee – Tennessee Department of Transportation
* Texas – CareFlite (Genesis Pulse)
* Texas – Champion EMS (Genesis Pulse)
* Texas – ETMC EMS (Genesis Pulse)
* Texas - City of Fort Worth
* Texas – LifeNet EMS (Genesis Pulse)
* Utah – Utah Department of Transportation
* Vermont – Vermont Department of Transportation
* Virginia – City of Arlington
* Virginia – Portsmouth Police Department
}}
|}


Here is a brief video explaining the Waze Partnership:
==How to Join==
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmRW47XJfhQ]Waze Connected Citizens Launch Highlights[/url] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmRW47XJfhQ)


Here is an overview explaining the Connected Citizens Program:
Currently Waze offers data exchange programs with government entities and private road owners and operators. Please fill out the [https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?service=partnerfe&passive=1209600&continue=https://partnerdash.google.com/waze/start%23p=start%26program=CCP&followup=https://partnerdash.google.com/waze/start%23p=start%26program=CCP Waze for Cities Application Form] to share data with Waze and to apply for participation in Waze's for Cities program.
[url=http://goo.gl/Ih78xq]Connected Citizens Program Summary[/url] (http://goo.gl/Ih78xq)


Here is the form to inquire about a Partnership:
==Who can Join==
[url=http://goo.gl/pTmcGr]Connected Citizens Program Inquiries Form[/url] (http://goo.gl/pTmcGr)
[size=85]***When you reach the "How did you hear about us" portion of the form please add "Waze Champ: MGODLEW" [b][i] <-Insert your own Rank & Username[/i][/b]
[/size]
P.S. - To see Waze in action, check out the ABC New's findings on Waze. (https://gma.yahoo.com/video/apps-waze-help-avoid-traffic-121417710.html)


Respectfully Submitted,
Local Government Agencies, Municipalities, Cities, States, Departments of Transportation, Departments of Public Works, Utility Companies, 911 Emergency Dispatch Centers and Police Departments


Matthew (MGODLEW) [b][i]<-Insert your Name & (Waze Username)[/i][/b]
Several qualifications:
Waze Pennsylvania State Manager & US Champ [b][i]<-Insert your own Signature[/i][/b][/quote]


== Resources ==
*Waze aims to work with partners who have additional sources of data, such as road closures, street cameras or road sensors, not found within the Waze app
*Geographical diversity
*Technical capability
*Eagerness and readiness to innovate
*Waze needs in the market (need more data or want to grow focus markets)


Word Doc: [url=http://goo.gl/Ih78xq]Connected Citizens Program Summary[/url]
==References==


Video: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmRW47XJfhQ]Waze Connected Citizens Launch Highlights | Waze[/url] (1:25)
*Word Doc: [http://docs.google.com/document/d/1msH86f0Uh9DoRT0srC1a-MMYjhwF8hTqHiR4-AeS72U/edit Connected Citizens Program Summary]


Video: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMqbh3rqZRs]Waze W10 10/1/14 Launch Event Panel, hosted by Baratunde Thurston[/url] (46:44)
*Waze for Cities Homepage: [http://www.waze.com/ccp Waze for Cities Program]


Video: [url=http://launch.newsinc.com/share.html?trackingGroup=69017&siteSection=ndn&videoId=27379259]NYPD Partners with Waze for Road Safety[/url] (1:13)
*Waze CCP Blog post: [http://www.waze.com/connectedcitizens Waze Connected Citizens Program Blog Post]


Article: [url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/waze-launches-connected-citizens-program-debuts-inaugural-w10-277867931.html]Waze Launches Connected Citizens Program, Debuts Inaugural "W10"[/url]
*Waze Data CCP: [http://data-waze.com/2014/10/01/introducing-the-w10-and-the-new-connected-citizens-platformprogram/ Introducing the W10 And The New Connected Citizens Platform]


Press Release: [url=http://transportation.ky.gov/Pages/PressReleasePage.aspx?&FilterField1=ID&FilterValue1=113]Kentucky Transportation Cabinet among first partners with Waze[/url]
*Video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmRW47XJfhQ Waze Connected Citizens Launch Highlights | Waze] (1:25)


Press Release: [url=http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2014/2014-Aug.pdf]FDOT, The Waze Connection[/url]
*Video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMqbh3rqZRs Waze W10 10/1/14 Launch Event Panel, hosted by Baratunde Thurston] (46:44)
 
*Video: [http://launch.newsinc.com/share.html?trackingGroup=69017&siteSection=ndn&videoId=27379259 NYPD Partners with Waze for Road Safety] (1:13)
 
*Video: [http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/waze-navigation-app-teams-up-with-cities-states-to-share-traffic-data/ Waze navigation app teams up with cities, states to share traffic data] (4:11)
 
*Article: [http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/waze-launches-connected-citizens-program-debuts-inaugural-w10-277867931.html Waze Launches Connected Citizens Program, Debuts Inaugural "W10"]
 
*Press Release: [http://transportation.ky.gov/Pages/PressReleasePage.aspx?&FilterField1=ID&FilterValue1=113 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet among first partners with Waze]
 
*Press Release: [http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2014/2014-Aug.pdf FDOT, The Waze Connection]
 
*Press Release: [http://pulsesite.genesisworld.com/2015/10/06/the-genesis-group-joins-waze-connected-citizens-program/, The Genesis Group Joins Waze CCP]
 
*Forum: [http://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=129&t=120169 CCP Forum Post]
 
*Forum: [http://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=129&t=120169#p1038875 Canned CCP Template]
 
*Message format: [http://wazeblogs-en.blogspot.ie/p/connected-citizens-partner-feeds-specs.html CIFS: Connected Citizens Partner Feeds Specs v1.0]
 
*Message format: [https://blog.waze.com/p/blog-page_19.html CIFS: Connected Citizens Partner Feeds Specs v2.0]
*Waze partner portal: [https://partnerdash.google.com/waze/ Waze Partner Portal]
 
[[Category:Waze operations]]

Latest revision as of 00:32, 9 September 2021

The Waze for Cities(W4C) program, formerly known as Connected Citizens Program(CCP) 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?


Details

The mission of Waze for Cities is to help Wazers, cities, and citizens collaborate to improve their community and answer the question "What's happening on our roads right now, and where?" The program promotes more efficient traffic monitoring by sharing crowdsourced incident reports from Waze drivers. Established as a two-way data share, Waze receives partner input such as feeds from road sensors, adds publicly available incident and road closure reports from the Waze traffic platform and returns 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 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.

The Waze for Cities program is an ongoing partnership between Waze and various international government agencies to share publicly-available data in order to accomplish two goals:

  • Improve the quality of the Waze App
  • Utilize Waze data to improve city planning, inform infrastructure decisions, and increase the efficiency of day-to-day operations

Waze exchanges publicly available incident and road closure reports, enabling our government partners to respond more immediately to accidents and congestion on their roads. In turn, Waze aggregates the partners' data on the Waze App platform, resulting in succinct and thorough overviews of current road conditions.

Existing Partners

The first ten partners in the program, called the “W10” by Waze, were:

  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Tel Aviv, Israel
  • San Jose, Costa Rica
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • Los Angeles County, California
  • New York Police Department
  • Utah
  • Florida

The list of partners is world wide. Here are the current partners for the USA As of October 2016

North America Partners
 
  • Alabama – Department of Transportation
  • California – Caltrans
  • California – City of Cupertino City Hall
  • California – City of Los Angeles
  • California – City of Sacramento
  • California – City of San Francisco
  • California – Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority
  • California – Paramedics Plus (Genesis Pulse)
  • California – Town of Los Gatos
  • Canada – Ville de Montreal
  • Colorado – City of Colorado Springs
  • Colorado – Douglas County
  • Connecticut - City of Stamford
  • District of Columbia – D.C. Department of Transportation
  • Florida – City of Miami Beach
  • Florida – City of Tampa
  • Florida – Florida Department of Transportation
  • Florida – Paramedics Plus (Genesis Pulse)
  • Florida – Miami-Dade County
  • Florida – Sunstar EMS (Genesis Pulse)
  • Georgia – Bartow County
  • Georgia – City of Atlanta
  • Georgia – City of Johns Creek
  • Georgia – City of West Jackson
  • Georgia – Georgia Department of Transportation
  • Georgia – Georgia Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency
  • Illinois – City of Evanston
  • Illinois – City of Naperville
  • Indiana – City of Bloomington
  • Indiana – Paramedics Plus (Genesis Pulse)
  • Indiana – Three Rivers Ambulance Authority (Genesis Pulse)
  • Iowa – Iowa Department of Transportation
  • Kentucky – City of Louisville
  • Kentucky – Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
  • Louisiana – City-Parish of Baton Rouge
  • Louisiana – Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
  • Maine – Maine Department of Transportation
  • Maryland – University of Maryland
  • Maryland – St. Mary’s Emergency Services and Technology
  • Massachusetts – City of Boston
  • Massachusetts – City of Cambridge (Kleinfelder East)
  • Massachusetts – Capital Strategic Solutions
  • Massachusetts – Massachusetts Department of Transportation
  • Missouri – CoxHealth (Genesis Pulse)
  • Missouri – Mercy EMS (Genesis Pulse)
  • Missouri – Taney County Ambulance Directory (Genesis Pulse)
  • National – SeeClickFix (nonprofit partner)
  • National – United States Department of Transportation
  • Nebraska – Nebraska Department of Roads
  • Nevada - Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTCSVN)
  • New Hampshire – New Hampshire Department of Transportation
  • New Jersey – City of Jersey City
  • New Jersey – Jersey City EMS (Genesis Pulse)
  • New Jersey – Leonia
  • New Jersey - Township of Stafford
  • North Carolina – City of Charlotte
  • North Carolina – City of Greensboro
  • North Carolina – City of Raleigh
  • Ohio – Town of Dublin
  • Oregon – Oregon Department of Transportation
  • Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
  • Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania Turnpike Authority
  • Pennsylvania – Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department
  • Rhode Island – City of Providence
  • Rhode Island – Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority
  • South Dakota – Paramedics Plus (Genesis Pulse)
  • Tennessee – Tennessee Department of Transportation
  • Texas – CareFlite (Genesis Pulse)
  • Texas – Champion EMS (Genesis Pulse)
  • Texas – ETMC EMS (Genesis Pulse)
  • Texas - City of Fort Worth
  • Texas – LifeNet EMS (Genesis Pulse)
  • Utah – Utah Department of Transportation
  • Vermont – Vermont Department of Transportation
  • Virginia – City of Arlington
  • Virginia – Portsmouth Police Department

How to Join

Currently Waze offers data exchange programs with government entities and private road owners and operators. Please fill out the Waze for Cities Application Form to share data with Waze and to apply for participation in Waze's for Cities program.

Who can Join

Local Government Agencies, Municipalities, Cities, States, Departments of Transportation, Departments of Public Works, Utility Companies, 911 Emergency Dispatch Centers and Police Departments

Several qualifications:

  • Waze aims to work with partners who have additional sources of data, such as road closures, street cameras or road sensors, not found within the Waze app
  • Geographical diversity
  • Technical capability
  • Eagerness and readiness to innovate
  • Waze needs in the market (need more data or want to grow focus markets)

References

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