COMPUTERIZED TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM MAXIMIZES ROADWAY NETWORK CAPACITY AND IMPROVES PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AT JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
IN SEPTEMBER OF 1967, THE PORT OF NEW YORK AUTHORITY INSTALLED A UNIQUE TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL TERMINAL AREA AT JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS TRAFFIC RESPONSIVE COMPUTERIZED SIGNAL SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY MAXIMIZES TRAFFIC CAPACITY ON THE ROADWAYS BY MATCHING CYCLE LENGTHS TO THE SPEED, VOLUME AND DENSITY OF TRAFFIC USING THE ROADWAY SYSTEM. A UNIQUE FEATURE INCLUDED IN THE SIGNAL SYSTEM IS A TRAFFIC DIVERSION SIGN SYSTEM WHICH AUTOMATICALLY REROUTES TRAFFIC FROM CONGESTED ROAD- WAYS TO NON-CONGESTED ROADWAYS AND OPTIMIZES THE CAPACITY OF THE ENTIRE ROADWAY NETWORK IN THE CENTRAL TERMINAL AREA. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 38, No 12, PP 26-28, 30 +
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Authors:
- Wardell, E J
- MURRAY, R J
- Publication Date: 1968-9
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Highway capacity; Information processing; Traffic congestion; Traffic density; Traffic diversion; Traffic signal control systems; Traffic signal controllers; Traffic signals; Traffic speed; Traffic volume
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00225425
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 14 1994 12:00AM