its and planning for transit priority in broward county, florida
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ITS and Planning for Transit Priority in Broward County, Florida. TRB Workshop on Signal Control Priority for Transit Vehicles January 11, 2004. Lawrence T. Hagen, P.E., PTOE. Agenda. Background History of project Objective of project Preemption vs. Priority Lessons Learned - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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ITS and Planning forTransit Priority in
Broward County, FloridaTRB Workshop on Signal Control
Priority for Transit VehiclesJanuary 11, 2004
Lawrence T. Hagen, P.E., PTOE
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Agenda
BackgroundHistory of project Objective of project
Preemption vs. PriorityLessons LearnedFuture DirectionsConclusions
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Background
Project was funded with public safety funds.Goal was to provide preemption for
emergency vehicles.Transit priority was added as an ancillary
benefit.Objective was to accommodate both high
priority calls (preemption) and low priority calls (priority).
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GPS System Basic Operation Vehicle GPS receiver obtains vehicle position, speed
and heading information from GPS satellites Vehicle equipment transmits this information to
intersection via radio Intersection radio receives this information. If vehicle is approaching intersection in a predefined
approach corridor and requesting priority, the phase selector provides an output to the traffic controller's preemption input
The traffic controllers preemption input is programmed to hold the green light or cycle to the green light for the approaching vehicle
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Signal Preemption vs. Signal Priority
Preemption – a need for a special mode of operation that causes you to leave normal operation suddenly.
Priority – a need to enhance or prefer a particular movement while maintaining normal operation.
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45%
35%
20%
Main StreetCross StreetLeft Turns
Normal Cycle - Preemption Call
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45%
35%
20%
Main StreetCross StreetLeft Turns
Normal Cycle - Priority Call
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55%30%
15%
Main StreetCross StreetLeft Turns
Green Extension Cycle
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45%
35%
20%
Main StreetCross StreetLeft Turns
Normal Cycle - Priority Call
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55%
30%
15%Main StreetCross StreetLeft Turns
Early Green Cycle
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Lessons Learned
BE CAREFULL OF PEDESTRIAN TREATMENT
NOT ALL CONTROLLERS CAN HANDLE TRANSIT PRIORITY AND PREEMPTION
SYSTEM WORKED TOO GOODNOT ALL CONTROLLERS CAN HANDLE
DESTINATION-SPECIFIC PREEMPTIONCONTROL SYSTEM LIMITATIONS
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Turn Signal MonitoringVehicle unit senses state of the turn signals Information is transmitted to intersectionThe intersection the vehicle is approaching, can
then relay the priority request to the next intersection in the direction that the vehicle will be turning
The outputs of the phase selector may also be varied depending on the state of the turn signalThis allows different greens to be displayed depending on
the intended direction of the vehicle
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Turn Signal Dependant Mode
Limiting factor will most likely be the number of preemption inputs on the controller.
Typical use would be to only display protected left turn arrow if vehicle is turning left
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Turn Signal Dependant Mode Example
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Broward County Traffic Control System
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Broward County Traffic Control System
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45%
35%
20%
Main StreetCross StreetLeft Turns
Normal Cycle - Priority Call
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55%
30%
15%Main StreetCross StreetLeft Turns
Early Green Cycle
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Future Directions
Destination-specific transit priorityExample: Left-turning bus
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45%
35%
20%
Main StreetCross StreetLeft Turns
Normal Cycle - Priority Call
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55%
30%
15%Main StreetCross StreetLeft Turns
Early Green Cycle
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45%
35%
20%
Main StreetCross StreetLeft Turns
Normal Cycle - Priority Call
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45%
30%
25%
Main StreetCross StreetLeft Turns
Early Left Cycle
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Future Directions
Destination-specific transit priorityExample: Left-turning bus
Communication to downstream signalsEspecially short block lengths without transit
stops
Improved tracking systems – continuous detection
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Conclusions
Implementing transit priority is doable, it is just not always as easy as it sounds – many issues need to be addressed.
Many existing legacy traffic systems (pre-NTCIP) may have limitations.
Standards are still in the developmental stage.
Opportunities are endless!
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Questions?
Larry [email protected]