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Service Package Description

This service package determines the need for transit priority on routes and at certain intersections and requests transit vehicle priority at these locations. The signal priority may result from limited local coordination between the transit vehicle and the individual intersection for signal priority or may result from coordination between transit management and traffic management centers. Coordination between traffic and transit management is intended to improve on-time performance of the transit system to the extent that this can be accommodated without degrading overall performance of the traffic network.

List of Elements on this Diagram
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Element Name Stakeholder
City of Phoenix TMC City of Phoenix
City of Phoenix Traffic Signals City of Phoenix
Valley Metro OCC Valley Metro
Valley Metro Transit Vehicles Valley Metro


List of Stakeholder Elements and Roles on this Diagram
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Stakeholder Element Name Functional Area/Role Functional Area Description
City of Phoenix City of Phoenix TMC TMC Multimodal Coordination This equipment package supports center-to-center coordination between the Traffic Management and Transit Management Subsystems. It monitors transit operations and provides traffic signal priority for transit vehicles on request from the Transit Management Subsystem.
City of Phoenix City of Phoenix TMC TMC Signal Control This equipment package provides the capability for traffic managers to monitor and manage the traffic flow at signalized intersections. This capability includes analyzing and reducing the collected data from traffic surveillance equipment and developing and implementing control plans for signalized intersections. Control plans may be developed and implemented that coordinate signals at many intersections under the domain of a single traffic management subsystem and are responsive to traffic conditions and adapt to support incidents, preemption and priority requests, pedestrian crossing calls, etc.
City of Phoenix City of Phoenix Traffic Signals Roadway Signal Priority This equipment package includes the field elements that receive signal priority requests from transit vehicles approaching a signalized intersection. The request for priority may or may not be granted, based on the overall traffic situation at the intersection, adherence to the schedule of the transit vehicle, etc. If priority is granted, the operation of the traffic signal is adjusted to give an early green indication or hold a green indication that is already displaying
Valley Metro Valley Metro OCC Transit Center Signal Priority The equipment package monitors transit schedule performance and generates requests for transit priority on routes and at certain intersections. This equipment package may coordinate with the Traffic Management Subsystem to provide transit priority along the selected route. It also coordinates with the Transit Vehicle Subsystem to monitor and manage local transit signal priority requests at individual intersections.
Valley Metro Valley Metro Transit Vehicles On-board Transit Signal Priority This on-board equipment package provides the capability for transit vehicles to request signal priority at signalized intersections, ramps, and interchanges through short range communication directly with traffic control equipment at the roadside.


List of Flows on this Diagram
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Source Element Architecture Flow Destination Element
Valley Metro OCC transit system data City of Phoenix TMC
Valley Metro OCC traffic control priority request City of Phoenix TMC
City of Phoenix Traffic Signals signal control status City of Phoenix TMC
City of Phoenix Traffic Signals right-of-way request notification City of Phoenix TMC
Valley Metro Transit Vehicles local signal priority request City of Phoenix Traffic Signals
City of Phoenix TMC traffic control priority status Valley Metro OCC
City of Phoenix TMC request transit information Valley Metro OCC
Valley Metro Transit Vehicles transit vehicle schedule performance Valley Metro OCC

Last updated: 06-24-13