System provides priority to emergency vehicles at intersection for improvements in operational safety and response times. Published first on International Fire Fighter CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – GTT has contracted with the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida for the implementation of its latest-generation GPS-enabled Opticom pre-emption solution. The Opticom Emergency Vehicle Pre-emption (EVP) system works alongside…
DetailsSaanich, British Columbia uses Opticom GPS to help navigate through intersections quickly and safely. Published first on www.ITSinternational.com BRITISH COLUMBIA, CAD – The Saanich’s district Police Department in British Columbia, Canada, awarded Global Traffic Technologies (GTT) a contract for the implementation of its latest-generation GPS-enabled Opticom pre-emption solution. This solution will work alongside the intersection controllers to help ensure emergency…
DetailsRyan Simms of CBS-affliate KREM in Washington State reports about how Opticom Emergency Vehicle Preemption helps emergency departments in the Spokane area respond quickly and safely to emergencies: SPOKANE, Wash. — Fire departments in Spokane now have access to a device that could help them get to emergencies faster. The traffic signal device could improve…
DetailsEric 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…
DetailsWASHINGTON, 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…
DetailsEvery second counts when you or a loved needs to be rushed to a hospital. It’s up to first responders to get you there fast. On Friday, NBC29 got an inside look at the advancing technology that has nothing to with medicine, but may still save your life. The technology is called an Opticom and each fire…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsMany high-risk intersections in rural Minnesota areas will hopefully be site to less crashes, thanks to intelligent transportation systems that will soon be installed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. MnDOT is installing Rural Intersection Conflict Warning Systems at 54 intersections across the state. According to MnDOT, the sites were chosen based on various criteria,…
DetailsWashington, DC (December 10, 2013) — New analysis of four iconic cities shows that commuters can save millions of hours of travel time by shifting to bus rapid transit (BRT) systems. The report from EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute program for sustainable urban transport and planning, draws primarily from case studies conducted in Bogotá, Mexico…
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