Kansas City Regional ITS Architecture

TM03-Traffic Signal Control (OGL)

Status

Existing

Description

Operation Green Light is a cooperative effort to improve the coordination of traffic signals and incident response on major routes throughout the Kansas City area on both sides of the state line. Operation Green Light helps synchronize traffic signals on major routes throughout the region, especially those that cross city limits. This helps reduce unnecessary delay, improve traffic flow and reduce emissions that contribute to ozone pollution. OGL works with partner agencies to coordinate signal optimization using the agencies' equipment. In the architecture OGL's field equipment is representative of the OGL partner's field equipment.  

--Instance of -- This service package provides the central control and monitoring equipment, communication links, and the signal control equipment that support traffic control at signalized intersections. A range of traffic signal control systems are represented by this service package ranging from fixed-schedule control systems to fully traffic responsive systems that dynamically adjust control plans and strategies based on current traffic conditions and priority requests. This service package is generally an intra-jurisdictional package. Systems that achieve coordination across jurisdictions by using a common time base or other strategies that do not require real time coordination would also be represented by this package. Coordination of traffic signal systems using real-time communications is covered in the TM07-Regional Traffic Management service package. This service package is consistent with typical traffic signal control systems.

Includes Elements

Operation Green Light

Operation Green Light Field Equipment

Driver

Pedestrians/Cyclists

Traffic Operations Personnel