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Impacts of Queue Jumpers and Transit Signal Priority on Bus
IMPACTS OF QUEUE JUMPERS AND TRANSIT SIGNAL PRIORITY ON BUS RAPID TRANSIT by R. M. Zahid Reza A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of College of Engineering and Computer Science in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida August 2012 Copyright by R. M. Zahid Reza 2012 ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am heartily thankful to my supervisor Dr. Aleksandar Stevanovic for his expertise and circumspective guidance and support all through my graduate studies at the Florida Atlantic University. I also want to thank Dr. Khaled Sobhan for giving me an opportunity to pursuing higher study and Dr. Evangelos Kaisar for his helpful suggestions and comments during my research work. I would like to expand my thanks to Dr. Milan Zlatkovic, from the University of Utah whose sincere judgment and recommendations helped me to carry out the study. Finally, I would like to express my special thanks to my family whose continuous supports and encouragement was constant source of stimulus for this work. iv ABSTRACT Author: R. M. Zahid Reza Title: Impacts of Queue Jumpers and Transit Signal Priority on Bus Rapid Transit Institution: Florida Atlantic University Thesis Advisor: Dr. Aleksandar Stevanovic Degree: Master of Science Year: 2012 Exclusive bus lanes and the Transit Signal Priority are often not effective in saturated peak-traffic conditions. An alternative way of providing priority for transit can be queue jumpers, which allows buses to bypass and then cut out in front of waiting queue by getting an early green signal. Utah Transit Authority deployed Bus Rapid Transit system at Salt Lake County, Utah along W 3500 S. -
__History of Kew Depot and It's Routes
HISTORY OF KEW DEPOT AND ITS ROUTES Page 1 HISTORY of KEW DEPOT and the ROUTES OPERATED by KEW Compiled and written by Hugh Waldron MCILT CA 1500 The word tram and tramway are derived from Scottish words indicating the type of truck and the tracks used in coal mines. 1807 The first Horse tram service in the world commences operation between Swansea and Mumbles in Wales. 12th September 1854 At 12.20 pm first train departs Flinders Street Station for Sandridge (Port Melbourne) First Steam operated railway line in Australia. The line is eventually converted to tram operation during December 1987 between the current Southbank Depot and Port Melbourne. The first rail lines in Australia operated in Newcastle Collieries operated by horses in 1829. Then a five-mile line on the Tasman Peninsula opened in 1836 and powered by convicts pushing the rail vehicle. The next line to open was on 18/5/1854 in South Australia (Goolwa) and operated by horses. 1864 Leonard John Flannagan was born in Richmond. After graduating he became an Architect and was responsible for being the Architect building Malvern Depot 1910, Kew Depot 1915 and Hawthorn Depot 1916. He died 2nd November 1945. September 1873 First cable tramway in the world opens in Clay Street, San Francisco, USA. 1877 Steam tramways commence. Victoria only had two steam tramways both opened 1890 between Sorrento Pier to Sorrento Back Beach closed on 20th March 1921 (This line also operated horse trams when passenger demand was not high.) and Bendigo to Eaglehawk converted to electric trams in 1903. -
Surface Transportation Optimization and Bus Priority Measures Future of MBTA Bus Operations
Surface Transportation Optimization and Bus Priority Measures Future of MBTA Bus Operations Project Sponsored by Thursday, May 29, 2014 Executive Summary • Bus transit is a critical component of the MBTA services and will be for the foreseeable future • Corridor study demonstrated ability to increase reliability for multiple routes • Some fleet replacement and maintenance facility issues coming to a head • Opportunities exist to cost‐effectively reduce MBTA’s carbon footprint through fleet and infrastructure investments 2 Agenda • Why Bus Transportation Important • Operational Reliability through Bus Priority Measures • Alternative Propulsion for a Sustainable Future • Bringing it all together: Pilot Opportunities 3 Why is Bus Transportation Important • Large percentage of MBTA ridership (~30%) o Still Growing…11% growth in unlinked passenger trips from Jan 2007 to Mar 2012 • Environmental justice Minority Low Income English Proficiency* Bus 37% 21% 0.63% Rapid Transit 27% 13% 0.14% Commuter Rail 11% 2% 0.02% 4 Why is Bus Transportation Important • Mobility o 34% of bus users have no household vehicle • Service availability (Coverage) o % of street miles covered by transit market Bus Subway Commuter Rail Total 73% 7% 3% • Lower capital cost to implement bus improvements vs. rail • Public transportation’s role in global warming 5 Project Methodology • Researched bus priority best practices • Researched alternative propulsion systems • Fact finding mission – London, UK • Developed corridor selection criteria/methodology • Developed conceptual -
Inquiry Into Expanding Melbourne's Free Tram Zone
Submission to the Inquiry into Expanding Melbourne’s Free Tram Zone January 2020 Contents 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1 2 Expansion of the Free Tram Zone ....................................................................................... 1 2.1 Making the tram system more useful ......................................................................... 8 2.2 Expansion of useful public transport ........................................................................ 10 3 Full-time students ............................................................................................................. 12 3.1 Free public transport ................................................................................................. 12 3.2 Meeting student travel needs and reducing costly car dependence ....................... 13 4 Seniors .............................................................................................................................. 14 4.1 Free public transport ................................................................................................. 14 4.2 Mobility for older Victorians ..................................................................................... 14 5 New technologies ............................................................................................................. 15 5.1 Real-time info ........................................................................................................... -
Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual (Part B)
7UDQVLW&DSDFLW\DQG4XDOLW\RI6HUYLFH0DQXDO PART 2 BUS TRANSIT CAPACITY CONTENTS 1. BUS CAPACITY BASICS ....................................................................................... 2-1 Overview..................................................................................................................... 2-1 Definitions............................................................................................................... 2-1 Types of Bus Facilities and Service ............................................................................ 2-3 Factors Influencing Bus Capacity ............................................................................... 2-5 Vehicle Capacity..................................................................................................... 2-5 Person Capacity..................................................................................................... 2-13 Fundamental Capacity Calculations .......................................................................... 2-15 Vehicle Capacity................................................................................................... 2-15 Person Capacity..................................................................................................... 2-22 Planning Applications ............................................................................................... 2-23 2. OPERATING ISSUES............................................................................................ 2-25 Introduction.............................................................................................................. -
The Bellcord No 28
Number 28 July 2015 The Bellcord Journal of the Friends of Hawthorn Tram Depot Karachi W11 in all its ornate glory in Docklands on 16 March 2006. Photograph by Ian Green. Z1 81 / Karachi W11 Joins Museum Collection In This Issue We are pleased to announce that another historically In This Issue 1 significant Melbourne tram has joined the collection Z1 81 / Karachi W11 Joins Museum Collection 1 of our museum. Z1 class tram number 81 arrived at Hawthorn Depot early on the morning of 19 June A Final Fling 2 2016, towed from Preston Workshops by an A class Politics and the Origins of the Z Class 2 tram. Z1 81 was selected for preservation in our Teething Problems 3 museum for a number of different reasons. Z1 81 In Service 4 As a Z1 class tram, it represents the renewal of Open House Melbourne 2015 5 investment in Melbourne's tramway system from Spike the Rhino Takes Up Residence 6 1975 onwards, ending two decades of neglect by the State Government. Memberships and Annual General Meeting 6 Z1 81 represents the beginning of ongoing Centenary Projects 7 Federal intervention into the peacetime Project Research Group 7 development of Australia's urban infrastructure, which had previously been an entirely State Website News 8 government responsibility. Proudly sponsored by The Bellcord Page 2 July 2015 It is the first Z1 class tram to be built, as the first hand-cut sticker collage, stainless steel panelling, 80 Z class trams were completed to a different tassels and flashing lights. The message 'Love is Life' standard, and upgraded later to the Z1 design. -
Framework for Transit Equity: Metrobus Service Guidelines
Executive Committee Action Item IV-A December 10, 2020 Framework for Transit Equity: Metrobus Service Guidelines Page 36 of 105 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board Action/Information Summary MEAD Number: Resolution: Action Information 202236 Yes No TITLE: Framework for Transit Equity: Metrobus Guidelines PRESENTATION SUMMARY: Action item to request adoption of Metrobus Service Guidelines PURPOSE: Staff will recommend Board adoption of new Metrobus Service Guidelines. DESCRIPTION: This presentation will update the Board on changes to the draft Service Guidelines based on comments from Metro’s jurisdictional partners and local bus service providers. Summary results from the application of the guidelines to Metrobus Lines/Routes will be provided based on data from July 2019-February 2020. A discussion of how the results can be used to improve bus service and equity will be provided. Staff will recommend Board adoption of Metrobus Service Guidelines to inform future service plans. Contractors and Interested Parties Involved in the Service Guidelines and Annual Line Performance Work: AECOM, Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning, and IBI Group Key Highlights: • Metrobus Service guidelines are fundamental to ensuring equitable service across the region and are one of the main building blocks for service planning, budget decisions, and conducting a network redesign. Metrobus Service guidelines have not been updated since 2000. • Improving Metrobus directly helps address longstanding inequities in the region. • Updating Metrobus service guidelines was a Bus Transformation Project recommendation and was widely supported by our jurisdictional partners. The guidelines will create a clear and formalized approach to routing, service, and budget decisions. • Feedback from jurisdictions and local bus providers is incorporated into the service guidelines. -
Public Transport Priority for Brussels: Lessons from Zurich, Eindhoven, and Dublin
Public Transport Priority for Brussels: Lessons from Zurich, Eindhoven, and Dublin Peter G. Furth Visiting Researcher, Université Libre de Bruxelles* Report Completed Under Sponsorship of the Brussels Capital Region Program “Research in Brussels” July 19, 2005 *Permanent position: Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA. Telephone +1.617.373.2447, email [email protected]. Acknowledgements Thank you to the many people who gave me time to share information about their traffic control and public transport systems: STIB: Alain Carle (Stratégie Clients), Christian Dochy (Dévelopment du Reseau), Jean-Claude Liekendael (Délegué Général à la Qualité), Louis-Hugo Sermeus and Freddy Vanneste (Définition et Gestion de l’Offre), Thierry Villers (Etudes d’Exploitation), Jean-Philippe Gerkens (Exploitation Métro). Brussels Capital Region: Michel Roorijck (A.E.D., program VICOM). Université Libre de Bruxelles: Martine Labbé (Service d’Informatique), my promoter during this research program. Zurich: Jürg Christen and Roger Gygli (City of Zurich, Dienstabteiling Verkehr DAV), A. Mathis (VBZ) Dublin: Margaret O’Mahony (Trinity University Dublin), Colin Hunt and Pat Mangan (Rep. of Ireland Department of Transport), Frank Allen and Jim Kilfeather (Railway Procurement Agency), Owen Keegan and David Traynor (Dublin City Council, Roads and Traffic Department). Peek Traffic, Amersfoort (NL): Siebe Turksma, Martin Schlief. 1 Introduction Priority for public transport is an objective of Brussels and other large cities. It is the key to breaking the vicious cycle of congestion that threatens to bring cities to gridlock. In that cycle, increasing private traffic makes public transport become slower and less reliable, especially because while motorists are free to seek less congested routes, public transport lines cannot simply change their path, and therefore suffer the worst congestion. -
Transit Speed and Reliability Guidelines and Strategies
TRANSIT SPEED & RELIABILITY GUIDELINES & STRATEGIES AUGUST 2021 II KING COUNTY METRO SPEED AND RELIABILITY GUIDELINES AND STRATEGIES AUGUST 2021 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................1 5. CASE STUDIES ............................................................................ 99 2. OVERVIEW OF SPEED AND RELIABILITY ���������������������������������������3 5.1 RENTON, KENT, AUBURN AREA MOBILITY PROJECT ............... 100 2.1 WHAT ARE SPEED AND RELIABILITY? ........................................4 5.1.1 FORMING PARTNERSHIP .........................................................100 2.2 TYPES OF PROJECTS ..................................................................8 5.1.2 TOOLS IMPLEMENTED ............................................................101 2.3 BENEFITS OF SPEED AND RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENTS ...........12 5.1.3 LESSONS LEARNED ................................................................103 2.3.1 MEASURED BENEFITS .............................................................. 12 5.2 98TH AVENUE NE AND FORBES CREEK DRIVE QUEUE JUMP . 104 2.3.2 ACHIEVE REGIONAL AND LOCAL GOALS .................................. 14 5.2.1 FORMING PARTNERSHIP ........................................................104 2.3.3 SCALABLE SOLUTIONS ............................................................. 17 5.2.2 TOOLS IMPLEMENTED ............................................................106 2.3.4 BENEFITS TO OTHER MODES .................................................... 17 -
16Th Street Draft Alternatives
DRAFT ALTERNATIVES COMPARISON ALTERNATIVE 3 ALTERNATIVE 1 ALTERNATIVE 2 IMPROVEMENT Mixed Service and Service Focus Infrastructure Focus Infrastructure PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS Bus Stop Removal/Consolidation: - 4 southbound locations (Newton, Lamont, V Streets and Riggs Place) - 5 northbound locations (L , Q , V, Lamont and Newton Streets) Far-Side Bus Stop Expansion: 2 southbound locations (Harvard and M Streets) BASELINE Relocate southbound Spring Place bus stop north to Spring Road to IMPROVEMENTS improve pedestrian safety Upgrade bus stops to WMATA zone lengths Full length, extended peak period Full length, both peak direction: Bus Lanes directions - 7:00 am - 10:00 am southbound 7:00 am - 10:00 pm - 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm northbound Lane shift: - 2 lanes southbound and 1 lane Lane configuration changes between U and O Streets due to bus lanes Addition of center reversible lane northbound 7:00 - 10:00 am - 2 lanes northbound and 1 lane ADDITIONAL southbound 4:00 - 7:30 pm IMPROVEMENTS Queue Jump Lanes Intersection Reconfiguration at Harvard/Columbia/Mount Pleasant TRANSIT SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS (Any proposed service changes would require a future public involvement process led by WMATA) Headway-based service S2 Route patterns reduced to two in each direction S1 and S2 service eliminated along 14th Street between Northern Bus Garage and 16th Street BASELINE Running and recovery time added to schedule IMPROVEMENTS Fleet mix upgraded with low-floor and articulated buses Off-Board Fare Payment All buses, all stops SmarTrip Card top off only S9 buses -
Traffic Methodologies for Bus Rapid Transit Corridors: Recommended Guidance September 2019
Traffic Methodologies for Bus Rapid Transit Corridors: Recommended Guidance September 2019 Report prepared for FDOT Contract Number: C9N85 Task Work Order 34: Traffic Methodologies for Bus Rapid Transit Corridors Recommended Guidance September 2019 Prepared By: CDM Smith 101 Southhall Lane, Suite 200 Maitland, FL 32751 Prepared for: Gabrielle Mathews Chris A. Wiglesworth Florida Department of Transportation, Transit Office 605 Suwannee Street, MS 26 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Phone: (850) 414-4532 Email: [email protected].Ň.us TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 1 Topic Overview ................................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose of This Guidance .................................................................................................................... 2 Report Organization ........................................................................................................................... 3 Understanding the Process and Key Concepts ........................................................................................ 5 The Transit Project Planning Process and Stages of Traffic Analysis ................................................... 5 Traffic Analysis During Programming and Alternatives Screening (TCAR Process).......................... 5 Traffic Analysis During Project Development and -
Growing Patronage - Think Tram?
GROWING PATRONAGE - THINK TRAM? Dennis Cliche Sam Reid ABSTRACT The emerging congestion crisis in Melbourne is underlined by Melbourne City Council’s recent prediction that visitation to the CBD will increase from current levels of around 690,000 people to one million people per day by 2017. Public transport has been identified as one of the keys to solving the demands of travel to and from the city, and to reducing the impact of traffic congestion. This has created a number of challenges for shaping patronage growth on Melbourne’s public transport network, and for making trams a competitive travel option for commuters - especially when a large proportion of the tram network shares road space with other vehicles and is caught in the congestion. The challenge of growing patronage on public transport not only requires incentives for behavioural change amongst commuters, but also for improvements to the level of service offered through tram speeds and frequency, and better access for mobility impaired passengers. This can be achieved through a program of service and infrastructure investments and by appealing to a concern for wider social responsibility (minimising the impact of car pollution, reducing congestion etc). Indeed, if public transport is to successfully address the broader issues of traffic congestion and city pollution, then it must provide the impetus for commuters to rethink their travel behaviours and create a modal shift. This paper will examine Yarra Trams’ approach to growing patronage on a tram system that shares its road space with other vehicles, and also discuss how the Think Tram program provides the foundation and the infrastructure to grow patronage by offering a service that delivers opportunities for a more consistent, accessible and efficient alternative to car travel.