CITY SIGNALS THE WAY TO SAVINGS
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
1984
Subject Area
operations - traffic, infrastructure - traffic signals, planning - service rationalisation
Keywords
Trials (Testing), Traffic signs, signals and markings, Traffic signs and signals, Traffic signals, Traffic lights, Traffic control signals, Traffic control devices, Testing, Selected intersections, Savings, Junctions (Traffic), Intersections, Highway traffic signals, Highway signs, signals and markings, Energy utilization, Energy consumption, Energy conservation, Electricity, Electrical equipment, Electric lamps, Electric equipment, Electric devices, Electric consumption, Dimming, Cross roads, Brightness
Abstract
The Baltimore project started with a simple premise: there should be a safe and effective way to save energy and dollars by decreasing the brightness of traffic signal lights at night. The supervisor of Electronic Maintenance for the Department of Transit and Traffic conducted some preliminary tests of a dimming device developed by a local firm. These tests confirmed that energy savings of about 22 percent might be possible.
Recommended Citation
Institute of Transportation Engineers, , (1984) CITY SIGNALS THE WAY TO SAVINGS, ITE Journal, Volume 54, Issue 8, p. 30-32
