Intelligent Transportation Systems - City of Oakland

It is recommended that the City of Oakland continue to use pre-timed and actuated
signal control and explore opportunities for traffic responsive signal control. Adaptive
traffic signal control is not recommended in the near term for the City of Oakland until
traffic adaptive systems have become more mature in the Bay Area. Thus, pre-timed,
actuated, and traffic responsive signal control shall all be covered in the signal system
functional requirements.
3.2 SIGNAL SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
The following high-level requirements for the users of a new signal system were
identified by the City:
• Transportation Services and Electrical Services shall have the ability to monitor and
control the City’s traffic signals from a central location on a real-time basis.
• Transportation Services, in coordination with the Fire Department, shall have the
ability to adjust signal timing in response to incidents and emergencies on a real-time
basis.
These high-level requirements address the City of Oakland ITS Program Goals and
Objectives described in Section 1, as shown in Table 3.1 below.
Table 3.1: City of Oakland ITS Goals and Objectives Mapped to
High-Level Signal System Requirements
Goals Objectives High-Level
Requirements
• Improve vehicle travel times in Transportation Services
congested corridors by and Electrical Services
coordinating traffic signals shall have the ability to
and responding to changing monitor and control the
traffic conditions.
City’s traffic signals from
• Provide travelers with good a central location on a
information to enable tripmaking
real-time basis.
decisions.
• Coordinate transportation
operations with other major
transportation agencies in the
Oakland area, including Port
of Oakland, SMART Corridors
and Caltrans.
Reduce congestion and
improve traffic flow by
developing an integrated
roadway and traffic demand
management system that
provides an appropriate mix of
mobility and accessibility
throughout the City.
Improve the environment by
reducing fuel consumption and
air pollutants caused by
vehicles.
Provide safe streets. • Improve safety and security of
motorists, transit users,
bicyclists and pedestrians.
• Coordinate transportation
operations with emergency
service providers in response
to incidents and emergencies.
Transportation Services,
in coordination with the
Fire Department, shall
have the ability to adjust
signal timing in response
to incidents and
emergencies on a realtime
basis.
City of Oakland ITS Strategic Plan
22 September, 2003