AN OVERVIEW OF TRANSIT SIGNAL PRIORITY

This paper presents a guide to the implementation of transit signal priority (TSP). The table of contents lists the following chapter and topic headings: 1.0. Introduction; 2.0. Overview of Transit Signal Priority - 2.1 Background - What is TSP? 2.2 TSP Fundamentals - 2.2.1 Priority vs. Preemption, 2.2.2 Priority Treatments, 2.2.3 Signal Recovery/Transition, 2.2.4 Local Intersection TSP vs. Street Network-Based TSP, 2.2.5 System Components; 3.0. TSP Benefits and Costs; 4.0. Planning for Deployment of Transit Signal Priority System - 4.1 Retrospective, 4.2 Planning the Transit Signal Priority System - 4.2.1 Stakeholders: Roles and Responsibilities, 4.2.2 Regional Management and Coordination of TSP Issues, 4.2.3 Implementation Planning, 4.2.4 Procurement; 5.0. TSP Design/Implementation Issues - 5.1 TSP Implementation Parameters, 5.2 TSP Main Sub-Systems, 5.3 Types of TSP Implementations; 6.0. TSP Operations and Maintenance Issues - 6.1 Overview, 6.2 Hardware and Software, 6.3 System Design, 6.4 Jurisdiction; 7.0 Future Direction/Recommendations; 8.0 References.