ADVANCED INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR DENVER'S DOWNTOWN EXPRESS

An advanced traffic management system and advanced traveler information system (ATMS/ATIS) have been designed and deployed in Denver, Colorado as part of its newly constructed bus and high occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV). These lanes are known as the "Downtown Express", and are located in the median of Interstate 25 from downtown to 70th Avenue. The system is designed to safely operate the two Downtown Express reversible lanes that are separated from general traffic by concrete barriers. The system also includes an incident detection and management scheme and a video surveillance system. This paper describes the design and deployment of the advanced traffic management and traveler information system architecture, topology, and engineering considerations used to safely and effectively operate the Downtown Express lanes.

• Corporate Authors:

  ITS America

  1100 17th Street, NW, 12th Floor
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Tamimi, S
  • Marsden, B
  • Abernathy, B
• Conference:
  • Intelligent Transportation: Realizing the Benefits. Proceedings of the 1996 Annual Meeting of ITS America.
  • Location: Houston, TX
  • Date: 1996-4-15 to 1996-4-18
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 533-540

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deployment; Design; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Highway operations; Highway traffic control; Incident detection; Intelligent transportation systems; Measures of effectiveness; Passenger information systems; Reversible traffic lanes; Safety; Surveillance; Traffic; Traveler information and communication systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00724772
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 21 1996 12:00AM