TRANSPORTATION ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES IMPLEMENTED BY THE MUNICIPALITY OF METROPOLITAN TORONTO IN 1983
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
1984
Subject Area
operations - coordination, operations - traffic, infrastructure - traffic signals, planning - signage/information, land use - planning, ridership - commuting, policy - congestion, organisation - management, mode - subway/metro
Keywords
Vehicular traffic control, Transportation industry, Transportation, Transport, Traffic signal timing, Traffic signal settings, Traffic signal networks, Traffic signal coordination, Traffic signal control systems, Traffic management (Traffic control), Traffic congestion, Toronto (Canada), Synchronization (Traffic signals), Street traffic control, Simulation, Settings (Traffic signals), Regional planning, Optimization, Optimisation, Linked signals, Interconnection (Traffic signals), Information processing, Highway traffic control, Gridlock (Traffic), Estimates, Energy utilization, Energy consumption, Energy conservation, Data processing, Conservation, Computer simulation, Computer controlled signals, Computer aided analysis, Automatic traffic signal control, Analysis
Abstract
The energy consumption profile for Metropolitan Toronto developed through the computer-based analysis mentioned above indicated that approximately 62.5% of the total transportation energy in Metropolitan Toronto is expended on the arterial and collector road system. Freeways account for 26.7% of the total, local roads for 7.3%, and public transit 3.5%. Stops and delays at traffic signals on the arterial/collector road system account for 31.9% of all direct transportation energy consumed annually in Metropolitan Toronto. Based on the criteria used in reviewing the many possible measures which could be implemented in Metropolitan Toronto, the measures which offered the most significant energy conservation potential were: 1. optimization of traffic signal timing; 2. conversion to and enhancement of semi-actuated traffic signals; and 3. variable traffic signal timing throughout the day.
Recommended Citation
Institute of Transportation Engineers, , (1984) TRANSPORTATION ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES IMPLEMENTED BY THE MUNICIPALITY OF METROPOLITAN TORONTO IN 1983, ITE Journal, Volume 54, Issue 10, 3 p.
