Growing cities demand smarter transit
Businesses like Amazon seek cities with excellent transit when looking to expand. Essential technologies like signal priority can make systems more efficient.
Move toward becoming a “Smart City” with award-winning Opticom™ Analytics for public transit agencies
Transit agencies now have access to a powerful new tool that can help to speed up travel times and improve ridership with the release of Opticom Analytics for Public Transit from Global Traffic Technologies (GTT). The web-based platform can help agencies assess performance, reveal problem areas and make corrections to provide faster, more efficient transit…
At Petaluma stoplights, public buses go first
Eric Gneckow of the Argus-Courier reports on Petaluma Transit’s Opticom Transit Signal Priority deployment: PETALUMA, CALIF. — New technology giving Petaluma Transit buses a little boost at some of the city’s signal lights is proving to have a big impact on the service’s performance, notably without drawing the ire of car-bound commuters, according to the…
Washington DC improves riding experience
WASHINGTON, DC – On October 2, 2016 Washington’s Top News reported on how transit upgrades in the region, made possible through a federal grant, are giving buses priority and upgrading the rider experience. The Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery or TIGER grant was given to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, some of this grant…
Opticom helps late buses in Portland area
The Oregonian’s Elliot Njus answers a reader’s question about blinking lights on some TriMet buses: What are the blinking red lights on TriMet buses’ front route signs? (Commuting Q&A) Some TriMet buses have red, blinking lights on the front readerboard. What are they? Those lights are a secret handshake between buses and traffic signals. They…
Getting to the Scene Safely
Anthony Hildebrand outlines the benefits of Emergency Vehicle Preemption systems that allow authorised vehicles to pass through traffic intersections swiftly and safely by giving them green lights as required. Speed is crucial for first responders: getting to the scene of an accident or incident can mean the difference between life and death. But safety is…
BaltimoreLink TSP Plans
Maryland Public Policy Institute In late October, Gov. Larry Hogan announced BaltimoreLink, the most dramatic reworking of Baltimore’s mass transit in years. The $135 million plan seeks to improve mass transit in Baltimore in the wake of the canceled Red Line project. This announcement is surprising to many, as the funding source for the new…
MTA Launches TSP Pilot
“Traffic Signal Prioritization is a vital piece in making bus travel more attractive,” said NYC Transit President Thomas F. Prendergast. MTA launches TSP System pilot along the M15 SBS route. To see the official MTA press release, click here.
Traffic Tech (Doha, Qatar) Wins Award For Most Innovative ITS Implementation
The Traffic Tech Group’s most recent ITS projects in Qatar, the Duhail Over-height Vehicle Detection System (OVDS) and the Doha Emergency Vehicle Preemption System (EVPS), collectively won the Most Innovative ITS Implementation Award at the ITS and Road Safety Awards 2014. “We are truly delighted to have won the Most Innovative ITS award as this…
Bangalore Traffic Police Plan To Use Technology To Ease Traffic Blues
BANGALORE: The Karnataka government and Bangalore Traffic Police plan to put technology to work to try and reduce delays with the Emergency Vehicle Traffic Preemption System. As part of this programme, sensors in rescue vehicles will be able to communicate with traffic signals to make sure they stay open for them. “We are planning to…