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MANAGEMENT
PURPOSE
Target Audience:
Adding capacity
Expensive
Potentially controversial
Less Congestion
Improved Fuel Consumption
Vehicle Emissions Reduced
Improved Air Quality
Arterial management
Saves time for commercial vehicles,
emergency vehicles, buses and the
public
Reduces aggressive driving behavior, red
light running
STRATEGIES
Standardization of equipment
Remove unwarranted signals
Install and maintain equipment
properly
Traffic signal retiming
Implement additional signal plans based
on time of day/day of week
Turn lanes and minor intersection
improvements
STRATEGIES
Applicable to corridors
Most flexible
GOALS
Municipal Training
Dedicated funding stream
Administrative hierarchy
Reduced liability
Maintenance streamlined with standardization
Interconnect signals
Wireless technology
Hardwire interconnectivity
Preventive Maintenance
Remedial Maintenance
Staffing Rules-of Thumb
SAVINGS
Avg. intersection:
10 vehicular signals/
8 pedestrian
8-10 watts
70 watts
8 watts
2060 watts
$175/month
164 watts/less
$23/month
$2,100
$276
TESTIMONIALS
A statewide traffic signal retiming
program in California found the
following benefits:
7% reduction in travel time
14% reduction in delay
9% saving in fuel
Benefit/cost ratio 58:1
TESTIMONIALS
A new signal system and improved
signal timing conducted in Abilene,
Texas (a mid-sized urban area)
achieved:
13% reduction in travel time
37% reduction in delay
6% fuel saving
TESTIMONIALS
An advanced traffic control system in
Oakland County, Michigan (a large
suburban area) achieved:
30% reduction in delay
19% increase in peak hour speeds
6% reduction in accidents
33% reduction in stops
Route 51 Corridor
SYNCHRO/SIMTRAFFIC MODEL
MOEs
Total Network Performance
PM Calibrated
PM Optimized
49.1
44.4
Delay/Vehicle (seconds)
117
109
Total Stops
3498
3214
2691.1
2514.6
123.3
113.2
22
22
198.3
179.8
13.6
14
HC Emission (grams)
514
481
CO Emission (grams)
19643
18991
1603
1491
Vehicles Entered
1744
1686
Vehicles Exited
1276
1246
7656
7476
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
PennDOT: http://www.paits.org/tsop/index.htm
SPC: http://www.spcregion.org/trans.shtml