Operation Green Light

1. Operation Green Light Reggie Chandra, Ph.D., P.E., PTOE Manager of Traffic Operations, MARC

2. What is Operation Green Light? Operation Green Light is a project to improve the coordination of traffic signals on major routes throughout the Kansas City area.

3. Kansas City • 1.7 million people • 3800 Sq. Miles • 8 Counties • 115 cities • 2 states

5. Reduce: Air Pollution Operation Green Light: Mission

6. Reduce: Air Pollution Vehicle Stops Operation Green Light: Mission

7. Reduce: Air Pollution Vehicle Stops Delays Operation Green Light: Mission

8. Operation Green Light: Mission Reduce: • Air Pollution • Vehicle Stops • Delays • Driver Frustration

9. Operation Green Light: Mission Reduce: • Air Pollution • Vehicle Stops • Delays • Driver Frustration & • Fuel Consumption

10. Context of Peer-to-Peer Visit • Explore and research best practices in traffic signal timing optimization • Lessons learned by other cities • Deploy best traffic signal optimization techniques in Kansas City area

11. Operation Green Light: Vision Seamless Transportation System without Jurisdictional Boundaries

12. Operation Green Light Strategy Communication Networks Cooperative Relationships Upgrade Hardware Regionally Optimized Signal Timing

13. Policy Technical Project Structure MARC Board Traffic Engineers Public Works Directors Technical Committee Steering Committee Procurement Workgroup User’s Group Traffic Engineers/ Signal Technicians

14. BRW & Lee Engineering : Technical Feasibility Study • Technical Challenges • Challenges Related to Multi-jurisdictional Cooperation Sheila Shockey: Internal Consensus Process

15. OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Project Challenges Technical Challenges, Project Management Inter-Agency Cooperation

16. Variety of Field Controllers Out-dated Technology Lack of Interconnect between Controllers Not Enough Resources Project Challenges: Technical

17. Variety of Field Controllers Out-dated Technology Lack of Interconnect between Controllers Not Enough Resources Central System Software Upgrade Upgrade Provide: Personnel Funds (14 Million in Phase 1 47 Million in latter Phases) Project Challenges: Technical

18. 20 Cities, 2 States Technology Philosophy Mistrust Fear Turfism Project Challenges: Inter-Agency Cooperation

19. 20 Cities, 2 States Technology Philosophy Mistrust Fear Turfism Project Challenges: Inter-Agency Cooperation Training, Equipment Upgrades Training, Pilot Projects, Flexibility Systems Engineering, Management Principles

21. Communication Infrastructure Water Tanks Towers

22. Partnership for a Regional Communication Infrastructure Member Cities Member DOTS Public Safety Fire Stations

24. Licensed Backbone

25. Unlicensed Communication to Signals

26. City of Olathe, KS 8 Signals 2 Miles ADT 50,000 VPD Pilot Signal Optimization Project

27. Speed profile: Before

28. Speed Profile: After

29. Benefits: Travel Time • Morning Peak – 26% reduction (74 sec) • Noon Peak – 37% reduction (137 sec) • $.44 savings per trip

30. Benefits: Travel Speed • Morning Peak – increased by 33% • Noon Peak – Increased by 58%

31. Benefits: Fuel Consumption • Morning Peak – 18% reduction • Noon Peak – 26% reduction • $0.05 savings per trip

32. Benefits: Vehicle Emissions • Morning Peak – 19% reduction • Noon Peak – 26% reduction

33. Benefits: Vehicle Stops • Morning Peak – 64% reduction • Noon Peak – 73% reduction • $0.14 savings per trip

34. Daily/Annual Savings *Assuming that 25,000 vehicles are impacted daily.

35. Operation Green Light • Project Update • The Future

36. Partnerships • KC SCOUT • Emergency Management System

37. Maintenance Issues • Cooperative Relationships • Traffic Signal Timing • Communication Network

38. Reggie Chandra816-853-5353reggie@proengg.com