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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

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