Transit Signal Priority

View of cars in traffic jam from behind

Transportation Rx: Treating Traffic Glut Like Doctors Treat Sinus Congestion

To cure chronic traffic congestion, U.S. cities should consider a prescribed treatment approach, using technology and road pricing strategies to target the root cause instead of just managing the symptoms.

September 1, 2024 - Timothy Menard

Manhattan Bus Transit

NYC Leads the Way (Sort of)

Evaluating New York City's new law designed to facilitate bus, pedestrian, and bike travel.

November 14, 2019 - Michael Lewyn

Expo Line LA Skyline

Traffic Signals Will Finally Prioritize Expo Line Trains in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles City Council has approved a motion to improve signal prioritization for the sake of light rail transit on the Expo Line where it operates in city streets.

November 7, 2019 - Streetsblog LA

Los Angeles Light Rail

Light Rail Could Finally Get Priority Over Cars at Intersections in Los Angeles

The city of Los Angeles controls the streets and the intersections crossed by the Expo Line as its connects Downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monic and the beach. The city has made its first progress toward prioritizing trains. at those intersections

October 16, 2019 - Urbanize Los Angeles

King Streetcar, Toronto

With Transit Signal Priority Back On, Streetcars Moving Faster in Toronto

A pilot project in downtown Toronto shows improvements in travel times after the signal priority system is reactivated.

September 12, 2018 - The Globe and Mail

Transit Signal Priority Lacking for New Fleet of NYC Buses

Seventy-five new buses hit the streets of Queens in May, but none of them have transit signal priority technology, proven to improve travel times, on board.

August 6, 2016 - AM New York

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After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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