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MTA rolls out headway-management pilot on Murfreesboro Pike using tablets, smart signals and analytics
Summary
As part of an FTA-funded pilot, MTA deployed tablets on articulated buses and new headway-management tools — including transit signal priority and an Intelligent Decision Support System with Vanderbilt — to even bus spacing and reduce bunching on the busy Murfreesboro Pike corridor.
The Nashville MTA board received an update on a Murfreesboro Pike headway-management pilot designed to reduce bus bunching and improve service reliability on the corridor.
Project staff said the initiative is supported in part by a discretionary FTA grant and targets a corridor that carries about 5,000 riders on a typical weekday. Rather than prioritizing strict on-time performance, the pilot aims to maintain even vehicle spacing (headways) so customers see buses…
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