Collier Area Transit Signal Priority

Project Description: This project would install Transit Signal Priority in Collier County.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• Collier County Public Transit and Neighborhood Enhancement (PTNE) Department
• Collier County Transportation Management Services Department

Project Service Packages:

• PT09: Transit Signal Priority (Collier County Fixed Route Service)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
local signal priority request	Collier Area Transit Fixed Route Vehicles	Collier County Field Equipment	Planned
transit vehicle schedule performance	Collier Area Transit Fixed Route Vehicles	Collier Area Transit Dispatch	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• Collier Area Transit Dispatch - Transit Center Priority Management
• 1: The center shall analyze transit vehicle schedule performance to determine the need for priority along certain routes or at certain intersections.


• Collier Area Transit Fixed Route Vehicles - Transit Vehicle Signal Priority
• 2: The transit vehicle shall send priority requests to traffic signal controllers at intersections, pedestrian crossings, and multimodal crossings on the roads (surface streets) and freeway (ramp controls) network that enable a transit vehicle schedule deviation to be corrected.


• Collier County Field Equipment - Roadway Signal Control
• 1: The field element shall control traffic signals under center control.
• 10: The field element shall receive request for transit vehicle signal priority.
• 8: The field element shall report current transit priority status to the center.

Standards:

• US: GTFS real-time - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)
• US: SAE Signal Preemption - WAVE TCP

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Collier County Transportation Management Services Department
• Provide signal priority to Collier Area transit vehicles.


• Collier County Public Transit and Neighborhood Enhancement (PTNE) Department
• Obtain traffic signal priority for deviated fixed-route transit vehicles from Collier County's ATMS using county roadside field equipment.

Last Updated 4/18/2024