Transit Signal Priority Technology

This project provides technical assistance to the transit industry on the deployment of transit signal priority systems and to assess additional research needs. Transit signal priority improves transit travel times and the reliability of transit service. The purpose of this project is to obtain transit signal priority future research needs, and to conduct several outreach and technical assist workshops related to the implementation of transit signal priority systems for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and general transit/traffic operations community. The project aims to bring information to the field where it is needed; provide the impetus to local governments, departments of transportation, and transit agencies to work together for transit signal priority implementation; discover from local professionals what is needed from US DOT to support and encourage transit signal priority implementation; report findings and update the ITS America document entitled Overview of Transit Signal Priority; and provide professional advice on the subject to the US DOT. The workshops will be highly interactive, offering participants the opportunity to network and engage in problem solving with team members Project is funded under the DOT National ITS Program.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $200000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  FTA-DC-26-7211

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Cronin, Brian

• Performing Organizations:

  Intelligent Transportation Society of America

  400 Virginia Avenue, SW, Suite 800
  Washington, DC  United States  20024
• Principal Investigators:

  Smith, Hallie

• Start Date: 20020901
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20031231
• Source Data: RiP Project 9348

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus rapid transit; Bus transit; Implementation; Local government agencies; Research projects; Technical assistance; Technological innovations; Traffic signals
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Public Transportation; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01458859
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
• Contract Numbers: FTA-DC-26-7211
• Files: RiP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 12:51PM