Developing Guidelines for Implementing Transit Signal Priority and Freight Signal Priority Using Simulation Modeling and a Decision Tree Algorithm
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2022
Subject Area
place - urban, mode - bus, mode - other, infrastructure - bus/tram priority, infrastructure - traffic signals, literature review - literature review, planning - travel demand management, planning - methods
Keywords
Transit signal priority (TSP), freight signal priority (FSP), signal control
Abstract
Transit signal priority (TSP) and freight signal priority (FSP) allow transportation agencies to prioritize signal service allocations considering the priority of vehicles and, potentially, decrease the impact signal control has on them. However, there have been no studies to develop guidelines for implementing signal control considering both TSP and FSP. This paper reports on a study conducted to provide such guidelines that employed a literature review, a simulation study, and a decision tree algorithm based on the simulation results. The guideline developed provides recommendations in accordance with the signal timing slack time, the proportion of major to minor street hourly volume, hourly truck volume per lane for the major street, hourly truck volume per lane for the minor street, the proportion of major to minor street hourly truck volume, the proportion of major to minor street hourly bus volume, the volume-to-capacity ratio for the major street, and the volume-to-capacity ratio for the minor street. The guideline developed was validated by implementing it for a case study facility. The validation result showed that the guideline works correctly for both high and low traffic demand.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by SAGE, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Iqbal, S., Ardalan, T., Hadi, M., & Kaisar, E. (2022). Developing Guidelines for Implementing Transit Signal Priority and Freight Signal Priority Using Simulation Modeling and a Decision Tree Algorithm. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2676(4), pp. 133-144.
