Collecting travel data to help Benton Harbor improve travel options for residents, with the goal of increased employment participation and retention.

Improving Benton Harbor’s aging water system using risk assessment and risk analysis techniques, as well as mobile sensors.

The first in a series of health clinic prototypes that bring technology-enabled chronic health care monitoring to remote, underserved global populations.

Rethinking how transit infrastructure can expand access to food, health, learning, and mobility services by creating multimodal hubs.

Using remote sensing and security camera data to better understand how people are using the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy public spaces.

Structural monitoring of highway retaining walls using remote sensing techniques to assess performance and prioritize infrastructure investments.

Application of real-time sensing and dynamic control on existing wastewater infrastructure to reduce the frequency and volume of Combined Sewer Overflows.

A grassroots train-the-trainer program on how to install, operate and maintain faucet-mounted point-of-use filters to protect for lead in drinking water.

The Sensors in a Shoebox project focuses on empowering Detroit youth as agents of change for their city.

The project aims to reduce energy use of vehicular travels by incentivizing individual travelers to adjust travel choices and driving behaviors.

A major source of bridge deterioration requiring constant maintenance is mechanical expansion joints installed between adjacent simple span bridge decks.

Mapping detailed geographies of digital access and exclusion across Detroit’s neighborhoods.

The Great Lakes Water Authority is looking for ways to rehabilitate large diameter water mains without actually having to dig up city streets.

A PFAS treatment approach for groundwater using low-temperature plasma with a concentration phase

The University of Michigan is developing a structural reliability framework to quantify the probability of failure of pipe segments throughout the GLWA system.

The goal of this project is to develop a data-driven asset management framework that quantifies risk in the water distribution network for southeast Michigan.

The city of Benton Harbor wishes to transform Ox Creek into a residential, recreational and commercial centerpiece linking important segments of the community.

While parks are designed and managed to generate community benefits, there remains a need for tools that can more rigorously measure how communities use parks.

Robots are anticipated to make the global construction industry safer and more attractive to workers, easing a worker shortage in the United States.

Recommendations were developed to promote regional planning to ensure infrastructure investments are equitable and result in high-quality drinking water.

The Urban Collaboratory is working with the USEPA and the Great Lakes Water Authority to remediate and restore the Rouge River.

The goal of this project is to explore seamless and independent mobility for people with physical disabilities.