FlowPermit

FlowPermit helps cities and fleets reduce traffic disruption by turning construction permits into actionable traffic forecasts. It ingests public right-of-way permits, lane-closure schedules, utility work notices, and planned events, then overlays them with historical speed data to predict where congestion will spike days ahead. Users get a map of “risk corridors,” suggested detour timing, and simple what-if scenarios (e.g., shift a closure by 2 hours, change to off-peak, or coordinate two nearby permits). The MVP focuses on one metro area with reliable open data and outputs a daily disruption bulletin plus an API feed for dispatch tools. This is not magic: predictions will be coarse without good data, and many cities have messy permit records. But where data exists, it can meaningfully reduce avoidable gridlock caused by poor coordination.