Signalization Challenges of Urban circulators. PAUL ZEBELL CITY OF PORTLAND
RV 2014: Urban Circulator Roundtable: Shaping Cities one Challenge at a Time by Paul Zebell
Jun 27, 2015
Urban Circulator Roundtable: Shaping Cities One Challenge at a Time AICP CM 1.5
An urban circulator roundtable? How appropriate! Hear speakers from around the country -- Austin; Atlanta; Minneapolis-St. Paul; Portland-- experienced in different disciplines of urban circulator implementation. Start with short presentations from each unique perspective, then focus on the challenges and issues associated with implementation -- outreach, financing, traffic, etc. -- and how each organization overcame these challenges.
Moderator: Neil McFarlane, General Manager, TriMet, Portland, Oregon
Paul Zebell, Project Manager, Bureau of Transportation, City of Portland, Oregon
April Manlapaz, Transit Project Manager, AECOM, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Derek Benedict, PE, Transportation Engineer, URS Corporation, Austin, Texas
D.J. Baxter, Executive Director, Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, Utah
Jim Erkel, Attorney & Program Director, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, St. Paul, Minnesota
Lisa Gordon, Chief Operating Officer, Atlanta Beltline, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
An urban circulator roundtable? How appropriate! Hear speakers from around the country -- Austin; Atlanta; Minneapolis-St. Paul; Portland-- experienced in different disciplines of urban circulator implementation. Start with short presentations from each unique perspective, then focus on the challenges and issues associated with implementation -- outreach, financing, traffic, etc. -- and how each organization overcame these challenges.
Moderator: Neil McFarlane, General Manager, TriMet, Portland, Oregon
Paul Zebell, Project Manager, Bureau of Transportation, City of Portland, Oregon
April Manlapaz, Transit Project Manager, AECOM, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Derek Benedict, PE, Transportation Engineer, URS Corporation, Austin, Texas
D.J. Baxter, Executive Director, Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, Utah
Jim Erkel, Attorney & Program Director, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, St. Paul, Minnesota
Lisa Gordon, Chief Operating Officer, Atlanta Beltline, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
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Signalization Challenges of Urban circulators. PAUL ZEBELL
CITY OF PORTLAND
Goals
Safety for all modes of travel
Preemption for emergency vehicles
Priority for transit vehicles
Accessibility for disabled users
Reasonable maximum delays for all modes
Maintaining some capacity for private vehicles
Tools IMPROVED CONTROL SOFTWARE
MOVING TRANSIT BOARDING LOCATIONS
CHANGING OPERATING RULES
NON-STANDARD DETECTION SCHEMES
Train’s here
Serve the Bus
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Time
Offset
• Cars travel through without stopping
Progression Speed: Faster for cars
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• Signal timing set for 19 mph • bicycle traffic travels through without stopping
Progression Speed: Slower for Bikes
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