AN INTEGRATED FUTURE FOR BIRMINGHAM'S TRAVELLERS

Birmingham's Blueprint Objectives form part of the DRIVE II programme concerned with the Integrated Road Transport Environment (IRTE) concept. This article describes two aspects of the Blueprint programme - urban traffic control and public transport. The latest SCOOT technology which is being installed will ultimately control over 1000 traffic installations and cut delays by 20%. Data from radial routes in the city is fed to a control room where the information is displayed as video data projected on to a map and by banks of CCTV monitors. The Public Transport Passenger Information System being installed by Centro will use a Global Positioning System for bus location. Information will be available on a telephone enquiry line, at on-street screens and bus stops. Vehicle mounted tags will ensure bus priority at traffic lights.

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  INSTITUTION OF HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION

  6 ENDSLEIGH STREET
  LONDON,   United Kingdom  WC1H 0DZ
• Authors:
  • Pearce, R
• Publication Date: 1994-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 9-11
• Serial:
  • HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: INSTITUTION OF HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION
  • ISSN: 0265-6868

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Automation; Bus priority; Buses; Control; Information processing; Public transit; Real time control; Real time data processing; Telecommunications; Timetables; Traffic control; Traffic signal cycle; Traffic signal preemption; Traffic signals; Urban areas
• ITRD Terms: 3882: Automatic; 1272: Bus; 3874: Control; 576: Cycle (traffic signals); 8655: Data processing; 648: Priority (traffic); 744: Public transport; 8679: Real time; 9117: Telecommunication; 1186: Timetable; 654: Traffic control; 565: Traffic signal; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00662222
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 28 1994 12:00AM