A procedure for real-time signal control that considers transit interference and priority

A procedure for real-time signal control that considers transit interference and priority

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Article ID: iaor19951771
Country: United States
Volume: 28B
Issue: 4
Start Page Number: 315
End Page Number: 331
Publication Date: Aug 1994
Journal: Transportation Research. Part B: Methodological
Authors: ,
Abstract:

A rule-based procedure for determining real-time signal timings at a signalized intersection is described. It incorporates the effects of the traffic interference caused by on-line loading/unloading of transit vehicles at the intersection. This procedure generates a number of short-term alternative real-time phase sequences for various levels of transit priority, based on a number of decison rules. It then evaluates these signal sequences and selects the one with the least overall cost to all traffic. The procedure is illustrated in terms of a simulated application to a critical intersection in Toronto’s Queen Street corridor using real data. The preliminary simulation tests indicate the potential reduction in total delay compared to fixed-time operation, which results largely from selectively ushering transit vehicles to their loading positions at strategic times and serving cross-street traffic while the transit vehicles are loading.

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