Smarty City Initiatives
Frisco is on its way to becoming a global Smart City. Explore the cutting-edge landscape of our city as we embrace the future through our Smart City initiatives. Frisco is at the forefront of technological advancements, seamlessly piloting and integrating smart technologies to enhance the quality of life for residents, visitors and businesses alike. Discover a city that prioritizes sustainability, public safety, connectivity, and mobility through efficient and intelligent infrastructure and data-driven solutions that create a dynamic urban experience.
Google Wing delivering groceries to local Frisco residents
Frisco is a Major Test Hub for Transportation Innovation
As the fastest growing city in the U.S., Frisco is at the forefront of innovative approaches to solve mobility challenges that meet the future needs of our residents and business community. Frisco fosters a collaborative business climate, forging strong public-private partnerships that enable and unlock future business and economic value. The Frisco business community and local leaders are early adopters of technologies that spearhead the future of urban ground and air mobility.
Connected Vehicles
Frisco is a leader in connected-vehicle technologies. In fact, Frisco was the first city in the U.S. to enable its traffic signal network that shares traffic signal data with consumer vehicles using 4G LTE and 5G networks through platforms such as Audi Connect™, Traffic Technology Services (TTS), and CUBIC's Trafficware®.
Data Sharing & Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
Frisco has also been at the forefront of data sharing with major technology platforms including Waze™ and Google™ to share travel information data so users can optimize their travel routes. Frisco's Transportation, Police, and Fire departments share data such as traffic crashes, traffic hazards, and road closures due to construction, special events, or emergencies. These same departments also use crowd sourced data to optimize the operation of the traffic system and minimize emergency response times.
Situational Awareness for Emergency Response (SAFER) is a unique program that the City of Frisco created in 2008 which gives Frisco firefighters, EMTs and police officers immediate access to building information, including 'real time' video in schools and city facilities, while responding to emergencies. It allows first responders to begin planning how to handle the emergency even before they arrive at the school. Saving time can mean saving lives and property.
North Texas Innovation Alliance
The North Texas Innovation Alliance | NTXIA is a 501(c)3 consortium that includes government ( and civic organizations, public agencies, private companies and academic institutions who are committed to working collaboratively to pursue innovation in the North Texas region. Learn more about the NTXIA here.
Smart City Technology
Frisco and partners such as members of the Frisco Transportation Management Association, the University of North Texas, and Bell are developing partnerships around future smart city technologies for mobility. Frisco is also a member of the Texas Innovation Alliance.
Transportation Management Association
Autonomous Vehicles
Frisco was the first city in Texas to pilot drive.ai's autonomous shuttles connecting offices and residences with retail, restaurants and other locations. Apple later purchased drive.ai.
If you want to get involved with Frisco's efforts in becoming a Smart City, please fill out the form below for any Pilot Projects that would fit within Frisco's strategic initiatives (mobility solutions, public safety, connectivity (5G))
