traffic

Caltrans and Metrolink to display train travel times on highway signs

December 21, 2011

Metrolink (CA) has teamed up with Caltans to show train and driving times to downtown Los Angeles on electronic highway message signs.

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Why is Pittsburgh’s rail so slow?

April 26, 2011

A report for the Port Authority of Allegheny County (PA) identified structural and operational issues that contribute to slow rides on the light-rail system.

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Google adds real-time traffic info to directions

March 7, 2011

Google Maps Navigation now incorporates real-time traffic information to its driving directions.

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Mixed reviews for New York’s select bus service

February 9, 2011

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (NY) Select Bus Service, a bus rapid-transit route on Manhattan’s East Side, garnered mixed reviews from a local politician.

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Costa Rica to use traffic cams to monitor buses

February 1, 2011

The Costa Rica Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes plans to use traffic cameras to see if buses are adhering to their schedules.

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Town considers ways to speed up Green Line

January 12, 2011

The Town of Brookline (MA) is considering changes to signal timing to give priority to the MBTA’s Green Line, which runs on heavily traveled Beacon Street.

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New York’s bus lane cameras see all

November 23, 2010

As reported last week, New York City installed five cameras to monitor the travel lanes for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s new bus rapid transit service.

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NYC installs cameras in bus lanes

November 19, 2010

ive traffic cameras have been installed in the bus lanes on First and Second Avenues in Manhattan to support New York City Transit’s new Select Bus Service BRT route.

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Can technology get Calgary moving?

November 14, 2010

The Calgary Herald writes about strategies — everything from adaptive signal timing to congestion pricing to traffic calming — to address the city’s traffic woes.

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China’s straddling bus: Coming to a city near you

October 26, 2010

Autopia reports that China’s giant traffic-straddling buses — described as “one part monorail, one part monster truck” — may be coming to the U.S.

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