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Committee identifies signal systems and transit signal priority as a distinct regional focus
Summary
Members urged a clearer focus on signal systems and transit signal priority (TSP), citing VDOT control of intersections and the need for cross-jurisdictional coordination to improve transit reliability.
During discussion of the committee—s eight focus areas, several members urged the Transportation Technology Committee to treat roadway signal systems and transit signal priority as a distinct focus because signal policy and control were raised repeatedly as barriers to improved bus performance.
"The number one obstacle to that has nothing to do with any of the transit agencies. It has everything to do with traffic planners," an operator representative, Bob Schneider of OmniRide, said, describing a situation in which traffic signal timing can delay buses through multiple cycles.…
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