Abstract
With the consideration of the uneven traffic volume distribution at intersections on urban arterials, this paper aims to minimize the overall passenger delay (buses and private vehicles) at intersections and identify the applicable conditions of the proposed method with field data. The overlapping phase-based signal control logic and the bus priority control algorithm under two-way signal coordination on arterial roads are proposed. The vehicular capacities and occupancies for buses and passenger cars are considered in the evaluation of the method performance. A field test was carried out at two major intersections on an arterial road in Hefei, China. With the test data, the proposed method is examined and the possible influencing factors are analyzed for identifying the corresponding applicable conditions. The analysis result shows that the application of the overlapping phase helps to provide a relatively flexible signal control for the varying traffic demands at intersections. Compared to the conventional phase, it isof more practical significance to consider overlapping phase and apply bussignal priority control under two-way signal coordination according to the condition of uneven traffic volumedistribution at intersections on urban arterials. The proposed method can effectively decrease the total passenger delay at the intersections on urban arterials under certain applicable conditions. The possible factors influencing the method applicability are identified as well. It is verified that bus signal priority control under the two-way signal coordination, based on overlapping phases, is more conducive to improving traffic efficiency on urban arterials. Regarding the influencing factors and the applicability of the proposed method, the results show that not all situations are conducive to decreasing passenger delay at intersections. The proposed method should be applied under certain applicable conditions and principles in order to efficiently and effectively improve the traffic efficiency on arterial roads.
Highlights
Regarding the influencing factors and the applicability of the proposed method, the results show that not all situations are conducive to decreasing passenger delay at intersections. e proposed method should be applied under certain applicable conditions and principles in order to efficiently and effectively improve the traffic efficiency on arterial roads
Traffic congestion is becoming more common in many cities [1, 2] of China, and vigorous development of the rapid public transportation is an effective way to enhance the attraction of public transportation, which is of great significance to ease traffic burden in urban areas and implement the bus priority strategy at the national level. e adaptive urban traffic signal control system for bus priority was studied for many years
According to the optimization requirements of two-way signal coordination and bus signal priority control on arterial roads, a signal optimization method is proposed with the consideration of the uneven traffic flow distribution at intersections, which occurs often in China
Summary
Traffic congestion is becoming more common in many cities [1, 2] of China, and vigorous development of the rapid public transportation is an effective way to enhance the attraction of public transportation, which is of great significance to ease traffic burden in urban areas and implement the bus priority strategy at the national level. e adaptive urban traffic signal control system for bus priority was studied for many years. Guo and Zhang [4] developed a new transit signal priority control model, based on passenger delay. With this model, the adequate cycle length can be derived with the objective to minimize the total passenger delay at intersections. E corresponding vehicular delay average and passenger delay per intersection can be reduced to a certain degree . These studies focused on isolated intersections, they are valuable when investigating the influence of bus signal priority control on traffic efficiency and delay in each phase at a given intersection
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