Line 22 BRT: Summary Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority May 2003

Generally Accepted Features for BRT (Minimum of Four Required) –Exclusive Rights-of-Way –Signal Priority –Queue Jumpers –Improved Station Areas –TOD and Transit Sensitive LU Planning –Limited Stops –Low Floor Boarding –Real Time Passenger Information –Uniquely Designed Vehicles

Line 22 BRT: Key ITS Elements l Advanced communications system (ACS) l Selective transit signal priority (TSP) l Dynamic passenger information l CCTV and emergency communications l Traffic management center coordination

Overview of Original Objectives l Increase operating speed and time point adherence using bus signal priority and queue jump lanes l Provide dynamic bus arrival and system bulletins on-board and at stops l Improve overall passenger comfort with enhanced stations and low floor, low emission vehicles

Operating Targets Station spacing ± every mile Schedule time at ± 85% general traffic speed Tight time point adherence Minimized dwell time at stops Headway no less than every 10 minutes peak, 20 minutes off-peak Conventional service retained at reduced level

BRT Project Estimate Total = $32,422,250

Computer enhanced station at Julian St. and El Camino Real

Status Queue jump lanes at Page Mill and Arastradero completed AVL/AVI and articulated coaches in service Beta test completed on bus priority software Signal hardware upgrade procurement Phases I & II in process Preliminary station sites identified

Bus Signal Priority l Caltrans has developed signal controller software modifications to provide bus priority functionality l Articulated coaches are equipped with priority request transponders l Funding provided for bus signal priority along El Camino Real from Race Street to the Palo Alto TC by BAAQMD (70% of the corridor)

Bus Priority Operating Principles l Pedestrian calls as well as railroad and public safety preemption protected l Maximum frequency of priority grant every second signal cycle l No priority during transition to coordination l Phase skipping not permitted

Priority Requests l No manual intervention by driver l Only late buses place requests l Priority requests granted on a first- come first-served basis l Priority granted as early green and/or extended green l Truncation on check out or time out

Schedule l Procurement of hardware in process l Phase I implementation in Spring ’04 l Phase II implementation in Summer ‘04 l Before/after study conducted longitudinally by Cal-Berkeley PATH on both phases

James T. Jarzab BRT Program Manager VTA 3331 N. First Street San Jose CA (p) (f) (m)