A $1.2 million federal grant has been awarded to the Maryland Department of Transportation to improve traffic signal technology on four bus lines in Baltimore City. The project aims to install cloud-based signals at 90 different intersections along York Road, Greenmount Avenue, Loch Raven Boulevard, Belair Road, and Liberty Heights Avenue.
The Traffic Signal Priority (TSP) technology will reduce on-time performance and reliability by shortening red lights or holding green lights longer for buses. Maryland Transit Administrator Holly Arnold stated that the implementation of transit signal priority technology has been a great benefit to riders by reducing commute times and increasing the reliability of the bus system. The Maryland Transit Administration’s local bus fleet currently uses GPS-based transit signal priority technology, but the addition of cloud-based technology is expected to bring added time savings for customers.
The agency will coordinate with the Baltimore City Department of Transportation to deploy and test the new cloud-based TSP technology along targeted bus route corridors within Baltimore City. These corridors provide high-frequency bus service to connect passengers across northern and central neighborhoods in Baltimore. The cloud-based TSP technology communicates with buses in shorter time intervals and is expected to significantly reduce maintenance and operational costs over the long term, leading to a more efficient and reliable bus service for customers.
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