Committee presses for early procurement coordination to avoid incompatible transit tech
Committee members warned that uncoordinated procurements and mismatched vendor choices (particularly for BRT and transit signal priority) can create incompatible systems and wasted investments, and recommended exploring cooperative purchasing and earlier vendor alignment.
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Several committee members told the Transportation Technology Committee that interoperability must be considered early in procurement planning, particularly for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems and transit signal priority. One member warned of past examples where investments were not interoperable: "That's a lot of money being wasted," a member said, describing instances where localized technology choices limited regional usability.
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