Urban Transportation Modernization Strategy - Community Outcomes
From Strategy to Measurable Community Outcomes
Putting the strategy into action can deliver measurable community outcomes that transportation agencies, cities, and residents experience directly—from safer streets and faster emergency response to reduced congestion, lower emissions, and more efficient operations. The nine use cases outlined in this strategy address 25 business (see Figure X.X) outcome KPIs across the urban transportation network.
A few examples show the potential outcomes:
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Emergency Vehicle Preemption uses AI-driven signal control to prioritize EMS vehicles, reducing response times by 20–35%, and injuries and fatalities by 8–10%.
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Pedestrian Safety uses predictive edge AI to identify risk before incidents occur, reducing near-miss events by 30–40% and improving safety for residents using urban roadways.
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Optimize Traffic Flow uses AI-driven orchestration to improve signal control, reducing commute times by 10–20%, and vehicle emissions across the network by 10–15%.
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Next-Generation Fault-Managed Power lowers total cost of ownership compared with legacy AC infrastructure, reducing cabling and installation costs by approximately 40%, and energy consumption by 12–18%.
Figure 2. Urban Transportation Modernization Strategy – Community Outcomes
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Trends Reshaping Urban Transportation
With 20 million visitors expected to pour into Los Angeles for the Olympics and Paralympics in 2028—and hundreds of thousands more arriving for the Super Bowl LXI in 2027 and several World Cup events in 2026—the surge of people and vehicles spread across the event’s sprawling venues will place an enormous strain on the region’s roadways and transportation networks.
Although it’s one of the world’s most congested metropolises, Los Angeles is not alone in its predicament. Hundreds of cities in the U.S. and worldwide struggle with growing and increasingly costly traffic congestion and the lack of public transit and mobility alternatives.
To tackle these challenges, government authorities and transportation companies will need to strengthen and modernize the region’s transportation infrastructure. This will require smart investments in new technologies and innovations aimed at reducing congestion, improving connectivity and mobility, and addressing safety and security concerns.
Such investments will not only prepare the region to handle large-scale, peak-demand events, but will help ultimately shape the future of transportation worldwide.
Breaking new records with guest experiences
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International travel hit an all-time high in 2024, with over 1 billion leisure and business travelers spending as much as $1.3 trillion on the road
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Live-event experiences make up about 20% of the total addressable market (TAM) of $80-$100 billion
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A recent McKinsey survey found that experience-related factors such as safety and security and ease of getting around outweigh costs in the traveler’s decision-making
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Use experiences as incentives for travelers to book stays…When experiences are integrated into a hotel’s core offering, [they] allow opportunities for upselling and boost ancillary revenue… delivering high margins for hotels.”
“The Evolving Role of Experiences in Travel”, McKinsey, 2024