Intelligent Transportation Systems - City of Oakland
Intelligent Transportation Systems - City of Oakland
Intelligent Transportation Systems - City of Oakland
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In addition to selecting a signal system, the <strong>City</strong> can also consider options for<br />
replacement <strong>of</strong> signal controllers. In the Needs Assessment workshop, it was<br />
determined that the <strong>City</strong> is moving towards implementation <strong>of</strong> Type 170 controllers.<br />
Type 170 controllers are based on the State <strong>of</strong> California’s traffic controller specification,<br />
and are already in use with existing BI Tran firmware along San Pablo Avenue and<br />
Hegenberger and planned for Broadway. Firmware is simply the vendor-specific<br />
s<strong>of</strong>tware that is installed on a signal controller.<br />
To provide additional alternatives for controller selection, the following traffic controllers<br />
and s<strong>of</strong>tware were evaluated:<br />
• Type 170 Controller<br />
• Type 2070 Controller<br />
• Eagle EPAC 300 (NEMA TS2)<br />
• McCain Vector (NEMA TS2)<br />
• Econolite ASC2 (NEMA TS2)<br />
• Naztec 981 and 970 (NEMA TS2)<br />
These controllers meet nearly all <strong>of</strong> the functional requirements developed in Section<br />
3.1. The Type 170 controller is a mature, standardized controller that was initially<br />
developed for Caltrans. Type 170 controllers will operate with firmware from many<br />
vendors as long as that firmware is compatible with the central signal system. The main<br />
disadvantage <strong>of</strong> the Type 170 controller is that it is not NTCIP compliant. The Type<br />
2070 controller is the newer advanced transportation management controller developed<br />
by the State <strong>of</strong> California, which is currently being adopted at the national level as<br />
Advanced Traffic Controller (ATC). A number <strong>of</strong> different vendors can provide 2070<br />
controllers and these controllers will work with most signal systems. The 2070 controller<br />
is NTCIP compliant. The Eagle, McCain, Econolite and Naztec controllers listed above<br />
are NEMA type controllers. NEMA controllers come as either TS1 or TS2 standards.<br />
These options are discussed in more detail below. Any <strong>of</strong> these controllers would be<br />
viable for citywide implementation in <strong>Oakland</strong>, provided that the signal controllers can<br />
communicate with the central signal system.<br />
The different systems are compared in terms <strong>of</strong> controller types, ITS functions, main<br />
strengths and weaknesses, NTCIP compliance and costs below in Table 3.4. This<br />
comparison is based on subjective analysis <strong>of</strong> the controller history, performance and<br />
references and other information that identified the performance and capabilities <strong>of</strong> the<br />
controller type.<br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oakland</strong> ITS Strategic Plan<br />
29 September, 2003