TRANSIT SIGNAL PRIORITY
QUEUE JUMP
BYPASS LANE
Transit Priority Treatments Toolkit The Transit Priority Treatments Toolkit includes geometric, signal, and operational strategies that can be applied along Transit Priority Areas to improve transit travel time and reliability. These treatments, as shown in Figure 1.39 , may be used individually or combined at key intersections, congested segments, or locations identified through corridor analysis. Transit Signal Priority (TSP): Allows buses to communicate with traffic signals, receiving extended greens or shortened reds to reduce intersection delay. Queue Jump Lanes: Provide a short, dedicated or semi-dedicated lane enabling buses to bypass queued traffic and start ahead of general traffic when the signal turns green. Bypass Lanes: Offer a short priority segment, often shared with right-turning vehicles, that enables buses to move through congested intersections more efficiently. Design Guidance for Transit Priority Areas The Transit Priority Areas designation identifies corridors where transit priority treatments are encouraged for City-led capital projects, based on coordination with Trinity Metro. It does not mandate a specific treatment or require implementation — rather, it serves as guidance for project teams during capital project scoping and corridor planning. The City’s commitment to transit priority helps keep the roadway network ready to accommodate efficient transit movement amid growing demand, tighter ROW constraints, and expanding ridership.
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Bus approaches intersection and communicates with upcoming signal. Green light extends, bus proceeds through intersection. Signal resumes normal timing once bus clears intersections. Bus dwells at station. Bus merges back into travel lane when appropriate.
Bus enters queue jump lane. Bus dwells in right turn lane at station. Bus communicates with priority signal. A few seconds before green bus travels through intersection ahead of vehicles alleviating the right turn lane. Bus merges back into travel lane.
Bus enters bypass lane (shared right turn lane). Bus travels through intersection. Bus dwells safely at station. Bus merges back into travel lane.
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Figure 1.39: Technology-Based Transit Priority Treatments (Transit Signal Priority, Queue Jump, and Bypass Lane)
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