MONITORING THE MONSTER: ENHANCING THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN A GROWING METROPOLIS

Sao Paulo in Brazil is now one of the world's fastest growing cities. It needs an innovative Intelligent Transport System (ITS) to monitor its monstrous traffic problems, and it is now beginning to develop one. This article describes the ITS that PB Farradyne and Hagler Bailly Services are currently designing, which uses information collected through communications between in-vehicle transponders, or toll tags, and roadside readers as vehicles move through the road network, to monitor traffic. A map shows the layout of Sao Paulo's principal highways, which include concession toll roads. A regional approach is being used in the design of the ITS architecture. A proposed solution was developed that includes: (1) a surveillance system based on the use of toll tags; (2) a traffic control system that will use these elements and introduce standards to enable data sharing; and (3) an expanded telephone system to encourage more cellular telephone users to report incidents. An independent evaluation of the TRANSMIT system in the USA has found that toll tags can effectively detect incidents and collect travel-time data. The article describes a proposed system for Sao Paulo, using TRANSMIT, that will provide the public with real-time data and advisory information through a range of distribution mechanisms.

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• Authors:
  • Sumner, R
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 39,41-3
• Serial:
  • TOLLTRANS. TRAFFIC TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL SUPPLEMENT
  • Publisher: UK and International Press
  • ISSN: 1356-9252

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Area traffic signal control; Continuous structures; Data collection; Data communications; Design; Electronics; Incident detection; Intelligent transportation systems; Maps; Surveillance; Telecommunications; Telephone; Toll collection; Toll roads; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Brazil
• ITRD Terms: 669: Area traffic control; 8012: Brazil; 9006: Continuous; 8623: Data acquisition; 8652: Data transmission (telecom); 9011: Design (overall design); 6965: Electronics; 1632: Incident detection; 8735: Intelligent transport system; 4074: Map; 9101: Surveillance; 9117: Telecommunication; 390: Telephone; 291: Toll collection; 2702: Toll road; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00782727
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Feb 7 2000 12:00AM