Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peranan sektor transportasi di kota tarakan menuju smart city. dengan menggunakan konsep its (intelligent transportation system) yang berbasis sistem informasi dan alat (aplikasi di android dan ios). penelitian ini merupakan penelitan deksriptif kualitatif data yang digunakan adalah data sekunder dan konsep its melalui wawancara di dinas perhubungan kota dilakukan dengan teknik wawancara dan dokumentasi. hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa peranan sektor transportasi di kota tarakan dapat di simpulkan berperan cukup baik berdasarkan hasil dari 6 indikator smart transportation (its) adalah sebagai berikut : (1) advance navigation system sebuah aplikasi gps telah ada dan di gunakan oleh masyarakat kota tarakan. (2) advanced traffic management system telah di implementasikan melalui tmc (traffic management center) dalam bentuk cctv yang terpusat di polres. (3) incident management system adanya aplikasi one klik di kota tarakan (4) electronic toll collection adanya e-parking sebagai pembayaran non-tunai (5) advance for save driving adanya sensor pada beberapa kendaraan roda empat di kota tarakan (6) advance bus belum di terapkan di kota tarakan.

The aimed of this research to find out the role of transportation sector goes to smart city at tarakan city. the its (intelligent transportation system) concept was used which based information system and tool (application on android and ios). the design of this research was qualitative descriptive, the data was used secondary data and its concept through structured interview, interview and documentation at dinas perhubungan kota tarakan. the result of this research showed that the role of sector transportation at tarakan city indicate good enough based on the result of 6 indicators of smart transportation (its) such as 1) advanc navigation system, a gps application that already existed and used by society o tarakan city. 2) advance traffic management system, also have been implemented by tmc (traffic management system) in cctv at police station. 3) incident management system, there is one klik and qlue application at tarakan city. 4) electronic toll collection, there is e-parking as payment. 5) advance for save driving, there is cencor in some vehicle especially for four wheels at tarakan city. 6) advance bus, have not implemented at tarakan city.