C2SMART has announced nine projects for its Year 2 research agenda. A request for proposals was put out in November 2017 and proposals were solicited from the member institutions. Each proposal underwent independent reviews from 2-3 external reviewers, and comments were used to modify and improve proposals.

The following projects were awarded in March 2018:

Research Area 1: Urban Mobility and Connected Citizens	Integrative Vehicle Infrastructure Traffic System (iVITS) Control in Connected Cities CCNY, NYU	This project is a Year 2 continuation. Ongoing work will include the development of a third site model and calibration of the network.
	Dual Rebalancing Strategies for Electric Vehicle Car-sharing Operations NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU	This project will investigate the effectiveness of new rebalancing strategies being developed based on queueing networks for test cases from BMW ReachNow and construct a model of a car-sharing scenario in NYC with the proposed strategies.
	Integrative Vehicle-Traffic Control in Connected/Automated Cities UW	This project aims to investigate key issues for integrative vehicle traffic control (iVTC), which will lay the foundation for real world implementation of iVTC in the future.
	An artificial intelligence platform for network-wide congestion detection and prediction using multi-source data UW	This research aims to extend the functions of DRIVE Net (Digital Roadway Interactive Visualization and Evaluation Network) to develop an artificial intelligence platform for network-wide congestion detection and prediction using multi-source data. The AI platform architecture is redesigned with new models that can support network-wide analysis to identify solutions for traffic congestion.
	Automated Truck Lanes in Urban Areas for Through and Cross Border Traffic UTEP	This project proposes to develop and demonstrate, through microscopic traffic simulations, the concept of operations of autonomous truck lanes along interstate freeways. This is the first year of a multi-year project, for which the ultimate goal is to recommend vehicle management, infrastructure design and policy guidelines for state and local agencies.
	Development of a Mobile Navigation Smartphone Application for Seniors in Urban Areas UTEP, NYU	This project is a Year 2 continuation. The goal for the second year is to engage seniors, who are the targeted users of the Urban Connector app developed in Year 1, to beta test the app and to continue to improve the app based on survey results from Year 1.
Research Area 2: Urban Analytics for Smart Cities	Development of an Open-Source Multi-Agent Virtual Simulation Testbed for Evaluating Emerging Transportation Technologies and Policies NYU	This project will develop and calibrate a virtual testbed that can be used to evaluate new technologies and policies on transportation systems. It will provide resources and a virtual framework that can help fill the gap between basic research and field deployment for public sector decision-makers.
	Emerging Leaders in Transportation / The Future of Mobility Workshop Series NYU	The Emerging Leaders in Transportation program develops early-career transportation professionals to develop and promote innovations within their organizations. The Future of Mobility is a series of three workshops about timely issues in transportation: 1) Autonomous, Shared and Electric Revolutions in New York City; 2) Women’s Challenges in Transportation; and 3) Startup Showcase.
Research Area 3: Resilient, Secure, and Smart Transportation Infrastructure	A Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Developing Effective Policies to Reduce the Impact Costs of Overweight Vehicles on Roads and Bridges NYU, Rutgers	This multi-disciplinary project will combine the results of engineering modeling in transportation infrastructure deterioration related to overweight trucks with economic approaches to estimate the contribution of these vehicles to maintenance costs. It will engage multiple stakeholders to provide viable strategies that can inform policy formation.
	Development of Advanced Weigh-In-Motion (A-WIM) System for Effective Enforcement of Overweight Trucks to Reduce their Socioeconomic Impact on Major Highways Rutgers	This project will implement an advanced weigh-in-motion (A-WIM) system with high accuracy for enforcement and will investigate the feasibility of using such technology in the U.S. to assist enforcement officials on highways without interrupting the traffic flow.