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City frames traffic‑signal prioritization plan and authorizes design contract
Summary
Staff described the Transit Signal Prioritization (TSP) program that pairs on‑vehicle hardware with intersection equipment to speed public transit and improve reliability; the board authorized $2,525,200 for engineering services to develop the TSP design and vendor selection process.
City staff and transit partners briefed the MAPS Citizens Advisory Board on traffic‑signal prioritization (TSP), a technology package to improve transit predictability by coordinating vehicle equipment, GPS/GIS, and traffic controller interfaces at intersections.
Jason Cotton prefaced the item, explaining TSP’s objectives: improve service frequency and on‑time performance for high‑occupancy transit vehicles, reduce round‑trip time, and maintain acceptable impacts for other roadway users. He described the planning work required — system readiness assessment,…
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