Techniques to Evaluate Alternative Traffic Signal Systems

In recent years, DKS Associates has assisted a number of Cities to evaluate alternative traffic signal systems, and select and install one. Although this has covered a variety of situations, with differing objectives, we have used a structured process, similar to those used in Value Engineering, to clearly define goals and objectives, and provide a quantitative analysis that is the basis for making a selection. This paper describes the overall process and the manner in which it has been customized to suit the needs of each client. Three case studies are examined: replacement of a failing system, making a step from time-of-day (TOD) pattern selection to traffic responsive (TRPS) or real-time adaptive operation, and committing to adaptive operation.

• Corporate Authors:

  ITS America

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  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Fehon, Kevin
  • Peters, Jim
• Conference:
  • 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
  • Location: San Francisco California, United States
  • Date: 2005-11-6 to 2005-11-10
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: CD-ROM; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 8p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adaptive control; Evaluation and assessment; Quantitative analysis; Real time information; Systems; Systems engineering; Time; Traffic; Traffic signals; Value engineering
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01016103
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 2006 9:56AM