Sacramento-Watt Avenue Transit Priority and Mobility Enhancement Demonstration Project: Phase II Evaluation Report

Federal Highway Administration2003PDFTech ReportScience Applications International CorporationUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationRephlo, JenniferUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationSacramento (California)United StatesTraffic signal preemptionTraffic signal control systemsPublic transitBus priorityTraffic congestionTravel timeDemonstration projectsBefore and after studiesEvaluationTravel managementProgram assessmentTraffic signal controlSignal priorityFHWA-OP-04-063DTFH61-96-C-00098, Task Order 9843In 2001, the U.S. Congress earmarked funds for selected projects that were assessed as supporting improvements in transportation efficiency, promoting safety, increasing traffic flow, reducing emissions, improving traveler information, enhancing alternative transportation modes, building on existing intelligent transportation systems (ITS), enhancing integration, and promoting tourism. Sacramento County, in partnership with Sacramento\u2019s Regional Transit (RT) District, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), have initiated a project to provide additional mobility in a heavily congested corridor (Watt Avenue) through the use of a TSP system intended to increase the reliability of existing bus services in the corridor. This Phase II Report presents the results of baseline data collection activities designed to capture the state of system performance and customer satisfaction before the TSP improvements are implemented. Following implementation of the TSP system, a similar data collection effort will be used to describe system performance and customer satisfaction after the system is in use.122