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APPENDIX B
Traffic/Roadway Agency Survey and Responses
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TRAFFIC/ROADWAY AGENCY SURVEY
TCRP J-7/SA-22 - Bus and Rail Preferential Treatments in Mixed Traffic Environments
This page shows all the questions on a single page to help your agency determine who should answer the survey. When you
are ready to begin the survey, use the link here or at the bottom to go back to the start page
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Tran sit Preferential Treatment Application s
You will be asked to review a table of all transit preferential treatments that the transit agency has implemented. You are
only asked to update information on treatments within your jurisdiction. A sample treatment is provided below.
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Review treatment:
Information in this entry was provided by the transit agency using whatever data they had available. If this treatment is in
your jurisdiction, please review the information below and correct, update, or fill in the missing information for each entry, if
possible. Boxes with grey backgrounds cannot be edited.
Transit Type: Bus Check the map below to see if this treatment is in
your jurisdiction.
Treatment Type: Exclusive Lanes (EL)
If other, Identify:
Street: SR 522
Year Built:
Direction of Treatment: Two-way
Please answer the remaining questions with
respect to the number of directions indicated
above.
Peak Hour Transit Volume: 25 Transit vph
Off-Peak Transit Volume: 15 Transit vph
Daily Traffic Volume:
Peak Hour LOS:
Captial Cost: $
Annual O & M Cost: $
Travel Time Savings: 10.00 %
Map data ©2009 Tele Atlas - Terms of Use
Reduction in Travel Time Variability: 30.00 %
Average Daily Ridership: 3000
Impact on General Traffic Operations:
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2. What is the role of your agency related to tran sit preferential treatment development in your service
area? (Check all that apply)
Identifying and locating treatments
Designing treatments
Constructing treatments
Operating and maintaining treatments
Monitoring performance of treatments
No role
3. What is your perception of the impact of different tran sit preferential treatments applied in your
urban area on general traffic operation s?
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Negligible Impact Mild Impact Major Impact
Median Transitway (MT)
Exclusive Lanes (EL)
Transit Signal Priority (TSP)
Special Turn Signals (STS)
Queue Jump/Bypass Lane (QJ/BL)
Curb Extension (CE)
Limited Stops (LS)
Other (O)
4. What is the minimum acceptable lane width and len gth for exclu sive tran sit facilities on your street
system?
Width of median transitway (one-directional): feet
Width of median transitway (two-directional): feet
Length of queue jump/bypass lane: feet
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5. Identify the type of si gnal hardware and software applied in tran sit signal priority (T SP)
implementation s in your urban area, and the extent of application.
Bus
Controller Type:
Software:
Control of Priority: Centralized Distributed Both
Priority Type (check all that apply):
Early Green
Green Extension
Activated Transit Phases
Phase Insertion
Phase Rotation
What amount of time is given for early green TSP? seconds
Is green extension time fixed or variable? Fixed Variable
What amount of time is given for green extension? seconds
The amount of time given for green extension ranges between and seconds
Detection Type (check all that apply):
Optical/Infrared
GPS
Inductive Loop
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Wi-Fi
Wayside Reader
Other
LRT/Streetcar
Controller T ype:
Software:
Control of Priority: Central ized Di stri buted Both
Priority Type (check all that apply):
Early Green
Green Extension
Activated T ransit Phases
Phase Insertion
Phase Rotation
What amount of time is given for early green TSP? seconds
Is green extension time fixed or variable? Fixed Variable
What amount of time is given for green extension? seconds
The amount of time given for green extension ranges between and seconds
Detection Type (check all that apply):
Optical/Infrared
GPS
Inductive Loop
Wi-Fi
Wayside Reader
Other
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6. Does your agency have a tran sit sign al priority monitori n g or reportin g program?
Yes
No
Which events are monitored? (Check all that apply )
Proper detection of transit vehicle s
Equipment functioning properly
Use of queue jump/bypass lane s
Which of the following events are recorded? (Check all that apply )
Number of possible T SP events
Number of Actual T SP events
Duration of T SP events
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7. Are there any special si gnin g/stripin g design treatments that are implemented for particular
preferential treatments?
Yes
No
If yes, please describe:
8. Is there an agreement with the local tran sit agency with respect to developin g tran sit preferential
treatments?
Yes
No
What enhancements to this agreement would be desirable from your agency's perspective?
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9. What is your agency's level of support with respect to potential future implementation of different
tran sit preferential treatments on your street system?
No Support Mild Support Major Support
Median Transitway (MT)
Exclusive Lanes (EL)
Transit Signal Priority (TSP)
Special Turn Signals (STS)
Queue Jump/Bypass Lane (QJ/BL)
Curb Extension (CE)
Limited Stops (LS)
Other (O)
Notes:
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Traffic Agency Responses
Q3 - Perceived Treatment Impacts Q4 Geometry
one- two- QJ min
ID Agency Name Title Q2 - Agency Role MT EL TSP STS QJ / BL CE LS O way way length
Jim Signal Operations
1 WSDOT o/m, major major mild major mild major major major
Johnstone Engineer
Assistant
City of Tacoma Chris
2 Engineering Division construct, o/m, major major mild major mild mild negligible negligible
Public Works Larson
Manager
planning,o/m,
3 City of Eugene Tom Larsen City Traffic Engineer negligible negligible negligible negligible negligible negligible major major 120
performance,
Mike design, construct,
4 City of Bellevue ITS Manager negligible negligible mild mild mild mild mild negligible
Whiteaker o/m,
Los Angeles planning, design,
Chun Transportation
5 Department of construct, o/m, mild mild negligible mild mild mild mild mild 10 14
Wong Engineer
Transportation performance,
Utah
Assistant Signal design, o/m,
6 Department of Matt Luker major major major mild negligible negligible mild negligible 30
Systems Engineer performance,
Transportation
planning, design,
Dongho
7 City of Everett City Traffic Engineer construct, o/m, major major mild mild mild mild mild negligible 11 22 100
Chang
performance,
Jennifer Team Transit Project planning, design,
8 Mn/DOT negligible mild major negligible negligible negligible negligible negligible 10 300
Conover Manager construct, o/m,
Sacramento Senior Transportation
9 Doug Maas o/m, performance, major mild mild mild mild mild negligible negligible 1 1 1
County DOT Engineer
City of
10 Paul Coffelt ITS Engineer o/m, performance, major mild negligible mild major mild negligible negligible 9 20 80
Lynnwood
Philadelphia Charles Chief Traffic
11 design, o/m, mild major mild mild mild mild negligible negligible 12 24
Streets Dept. Denny Engineer
Tom Manager, Traffic design, o/m,
12 City of Ottawa major major mild mild major mild mild negligible 14 32 70
Fitzgerald Engineering performance,
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Traffic Agency Responses
Q5 - Bus TSP Attributes
Early Green Ext.
TSP Green Green Ext. Green Ext. Min Max Detection
ID Agency Controller Type TSP Software Priority Type Control Time Type Length Length Type
1 WSDOT Traconex TMP 390 J8 centralized optical,
City of Tacoma
2 LMD9200 early green, green ext. centralized optical,
Public Works
3 City of Eugene 170 McCain green ext., active transit phase distributed variable 1 2 loop,
4 City of Bellevue Econolite ASC/2 35906v1.04 early green, green ext. distributed 60 variable 0 0 loop,
Los Angeles
Los Angeles TPS early green, green ext., active
5 Department of 2070 centralized 10 variable 0 10 loop,wifi,
Module software transit phase
Transportation
Utah
6 Department of Econolite ASC/3 ASC/3 early green, green ext. distributed 10 variable 0 10 optical,
Transportation
currently Multisonic, will be Opticom ID tag
7 City of Everett upgraded this year to a new will be used for early green, green ext. centralized 10 variable 10 20 optical,
controller and central system bus priority
8 Mn/DOT doesn't exist
3m pre-emption w
Sacramento
9 optical emitter ACTRA signal early green, green ext. distributed 10 variable 0 10 optical,
County DOT
system
City of
10 Naztec 2070 Apogee early green, green ext. distributed 10 variable 5 10 wayside,
Lynnwood
Philadelphia
11 170 Bitrans early green, green ext., distributed 10 variable 0 10 optical,
Streets Dept.
early green, green ext., active
loop,
12 City of Ottawa Multilek DirX transit phase, phase insertion, centralized 20 variable 2 20
wayside,
phase rotation
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Traffic Agency Responses
Q5 - LRT/Streetcar TSP Attributes Q6 - Monitor and Record Events?
Early Green Green Green
Controller TSP TSP Green Ext. Ext. Min Ext. Max Detection
ID Agency Type Software Priority Type Control Time Type Length Length Type Y/N Monitored Events Recorded Events
1 WSDOT no_lrt No
City of Tacoma
2 no_lrt No
Public Works
3 City of Eugene no_lrt No
4 City of Bellevue no LRT yet No
Los Angeles possible, actual,
detect_vehicles,
5 Department of 2070 Yes and duration of tsp
equip_function,
Transportation events
Utah early green, green ext.,
Eagle M50 Siemens
6 Department of active transit phase, phase distributed 15 variable 0 30 loop, other No
family NextPhase
Transportation insertion, phase rotation
possible, actual,
detect_vehicles,
7 City of Everett no_lrt Yes and duration of tsp
equip_function,
events
8 Mn/DOT don't know don't know No
Sacramento
9 None No
County DOT
possible, actual,
City of detect_vehicles,
10 no_lrt Yes and duration of tsp
Lynnwood equip_function,
events
Philadelphia
11 170 bitrans early green, green ext., 10 variable 0 10 optical, No
Streets Dept.
detect_vehicles, possible, actual,
12 City of Ottawa multilek Yes equip_function, and duration of tsp
queue_jump_use events
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Traffic Agency Responses
Q7 - Special Signing/Striping/Design for Treatments?
ID Agency Y/N If Yes, Describe
1 WSDOT No
City of Tacoma
2 No
Public Works
Queue jumps have separate signal heads and lanes. Exclusive bus lanes are signed appropriately. Rail type signals are used in block protected bi-
3 City of Eugene Yes
directional exclusive lanes.
4 City of Bellevue Yes We mark the loop as "Bus Detector" and/or provide a blue light to let operator know we have detected them.
Los Angeles
5 Department of Yes Signing and striping modifications to accommodate for far-side bus stops
Transportation
At all sites where left-turns are allowed from a parallel movement across LRT tracks, we have blankout warning signs which are lit with an image
Utah
of a train when a train is approaching the intersection. Additionally, at sites where one of two dual left-turn lanes is shared with the LRT trackway,
6 Department of Yes
we have blankout signs warning motorists to stay off the track when a train is approaching from the rear. The signs are not lit if vehicles are
Transportation
already in the lane.
7 City of Everett No
Signs for the Bus Shoulders and for HOV bypasses. Special diamond striping and overhead changeable message signs for the HOT (high
8 Mn/DOT Yes
occupancy toll) lanes.
Sacramento
9 No
County DOT
City of
10 Yes Signs indicate: Right Lane Must turn Right except for Bus.
Lynnwood
Philadelphia
11 Yes Only where we have a separate marked area in the center of Girard Avenue for the route 15.
Streets Dept.
12 City of Ottawa Yes bus signal signing, experiment with painting lanes red
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Traffic Agency Responses
Q8 - Agency Agreement? Q9 - Agency Support
QJ /
ID Agency Y/N If Yes, Desired Enhancements MT EL TSP STS BL CE LS O
1 WSDOT No major major mild major mild major major major
City of Tacoma
2 Yes Not sure. none none major mild mild major mild mild
Public Works
3 City of Eugene Yes The agreement is informal and based on mutual benefit. major major major major major major mild mild
Each agreement is more project specific and longer ranging and lacking consistancy. They seem to be
4 City of Bellevue Yes major mild major none mild none mild none
highly variable depending on capital funding available and project manager.
Los Angeles
5 Department of No major major major major major major major major
Transportation
The agreement at present is informal but is undergoing review with the transit agency and other traffic
Utah
agencies. It will then be formalized. One enhancement desired by all the participating agencies (traffic
6 Department of Yes mild mild mild none mild none mild none
and transit) is that no more sites will be constructed with shared trackway/left-turn lanes, since they
Transportation
have been problematic
7 City of Everett No none mild major major major major major major
The real answer is "no", not a written agreement. However, we have an interagency working group
called Team Transit that develops ideas and is chaired by Mn/DOT. Our working group has developed
8 Mn/DOT Yes nearly 300 miles of bus shoulders and many other transit advantages and seems to work well. We have major major mild mild major none mild major
a written policy to provide transit advantages applied to freeways and expressways as appropiate (is
also in statute).
Sacramento
9 No mild mild major major major mild major mild
County DOT
I can only comment on my personal viewpoint as we have not had any discussions to determine agency-
City of
10 Yes wide desires. My personal desire would be to add training for central software operation to include none major major none mild mild major none
Lynnwood
analysis and reporting.
Philadelphia
11 Yes For each project there is an agreement. These three were pilots. mild mild major major none major major none
Streets Dept.
12 City of Ottawa Yes define the # of buses required for treatment levels. mild mild major major major major major major
