Journal of Intelligent Systems and Internet of Things JISIoT 2690-6791 2769-786X 10.54216/JISIoT https://www.americaspg.com/journals/show/1631 2019 2019 Faculty of computers and Informatics, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt Mahmoud Mahmoud Faculty of computers and Informatics, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt Shereen Zaki rapid urbanization and the growing population in smart cities pose significant challenges to the management of urban traffic. In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in developing intelligent traffic management systems that leverage advanced machineries, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), and machine learning (ML), to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of traffic management in smart cities. This paper proposes an intelligent traffic management (ITM) system for smart cities that integrates various computing paradigms to provide real-time traffic information, optimize traffic flow, and improve road safety.  The suggested system utilizes an innovative system for the predicting the traffic flows with the goal of enhancing the current level of traffic management in smart cities. An enhanced convolutional autoencoder network is incorporated into the proposed system as a means of extracting the spatial representations contained in traffic flows. Additionally, by the utilization of a refined gated learning module, it possesses the capability of accurately recording temporal dynamics. Our system is evaluated using real-world traffic data, and the results demonstrate its effectiveness in improving traffic flow and reducing congestion in smart cities. Our system has the potential to significantly enhance the performance of traffic management systems in smart cities, decrease traffic crowding, and progress the safety of roads in smart cities. 2021 2021 43 50 10.54216/JISIoT.030104 https://www.americaspg.com/articleinfo/18/show/1631