ITS in Urban Transport Projects assisted by JASPERS
Budapest – 17 June 2010
Poland - ITS in Urban Transport Projects
Krakow tramway extension to Jagellonian U:
Traffic management system – CCTV monitoring system –
Passenger information system (PIS)
Warsaw tramway modernisation :
PIS at stops – traffic control refurbishment with PT priority
Lublin Integrated PT system:
Traffic management system with PT priority – PIS
Rzesow Integrated PT system:
Traffic management system with PT priority –
GPS vehicle location – Information system for drivers – e-ticketing
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Prague Traffic Control renovation & extension
Control centre w/central switchboard and wall map – computerized area traffic control – CCTV management – CCTV based traffic data collection - tunnel monitoring – optical fibre communications – meteorological sensors at road surface
(temperature, moisture, salt)
Prague metro line A extension :
Automatic dispatching system
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Burgas Integrated Urban Transport
E-ticketing – PIS at stops and in buses
– GPS based PT control system –
Traffic control equipment w/priority to buses on BRT - CCTV
Sofia Integrated Urban Transport
(under development)
:
PIS at stops – Traffic control w/priority to
PT – E-ticketing, extension to trolleybuses
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Debrecen tramway development :
Passenger information system (PIS)
Signalling at head station
Miskolc tramway development :
PIS at stops – traffic control refurbishment with priority to PT
Szeged trams/trolleys development :
Traffic control system with priority to PT
– PIS for trams and trolleys – ticket vending machines
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City-wide computerized traffic control systems
(on the picture above: Prague Traffic Control Centre)
Traffic data collection in real time
Priority to public transport at traffic lights
Variable signing: access control, traffic lane assignment
Congestion charging in urban centres
GPS based automatic dispatching of PT vehicles, headway management
Passenger information at stops and in vehicles
Electronic ticketing
Internet site for information of PT users
Detection of incidents and accidents
Visual monitoring of traffic and parking through video systems (CCTV)
Control of speed and headways
Real time traffic information to road users equipped with navigation/positioning device
Travel time prediction displayed on road side information boards or on internet site
Information to PT and road users on internet site(s)
Monitoring of air quality and emissions
Meteorological measures, particularly to detect icy and wet conditions on road surface
Parking availability and occupancy
Integrated electronic parking payment and control
Implementing punctual (opportunist) ITS measures : resulting in a multiplication of tenders in the long run – multiple technologies = compatibility problems – difficulty to contract different supplier – excessive investment / maintenance costs
Lack of a comprehensive approach :
This is particularly damaging when dealing with centralized traffic control, public transport control.
A city wide computerized traffic control system can hardly be built up out of earlier initiatives taken at intersection or road axis level –
E-ticketing requires a fare collection strategy for all PT modes in city.
Not considering environment friendly modes :
A traffic control system should be designed to offer a priority to
PT, not just best speed to traffic on main thoroughfares.
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The right approach to implementing ITS
Setting up guidelines at national level :
Applying guidelines referring to EU and HU best practice will favour implementation of proven technologies and methods – will ensure ITS compatibility between municipalities of same conurbation.
Setting up up Transport Organizing Authority /
Mobility Agencies :
TOAs and Mobility Agencies will tender out ITS to be used citywide by different operators (PT operators particularly) using similar equipment, strategies.
Design ITS development plans at national, regional, city levels : for instance: city wide traffic control / PT control systems, with centralization of data collection in real time, application of coherent strategies, monitoring.
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Thanks for your attention
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