This Web seminar will explain basic operations of bus signal priority and queue jump operations, and will identify elements to consider in the planning phase and present a range of benefits and impacts expected from implementation. Attendees of this course should have basic understanding of traffic signal timing.

At the conclusion of the course, participants should be able to:

1) Identify aspects to consider in the planning phase (which are also related to field operations)

2) Recognize benefits and impacts from implementing signal priority and queue jumps.

Kevin S. Lee, PTOE, P.E., Associate Engineer, Kittelson & Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD, USA, Christopher A. Pangilinan, Associate Transportation Engineer, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, San Francisco, CA, USA and Peter Koonce, Division Manager, City of Portland, Portland, OR, USA (Q & A Facilitator)

Kevin Lee is an Associate Engineer at Kittelson & Associates from the Baltimore, Maryland office. He has led a variety of advanced traffic management systems projects across the nation including traffic signal system designs, multimodal signal operations, and transit signal priority. Kevin is currently the project manager for the WMATA TIGER Transit Signal Priority Design project where he is leading a team to design and implement a priority system at over 100 signalized intersections within the metropolitan Washington DC area. In addition, Kevin was a major contributor to the FHWA Traffic Signal Timing Manual and is a lead researcher in the update to the Timing Manual under NCHRP 3-103. Kevin is a member of the TRB Traffic Signal Systems and Regional Transportation Systems Management and Operations committees.

Chris Pangilinan is a transportation engineer with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). His work at the SFMTA focuses primarily on developing and implementing roadway improvements that reduce transit delays and increase service reliability. Outside of the office, Chris sits on the board of directors for the local chapter of the Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT). Chris earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Portland State University and his Masters of Science degree in Transportation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Peter Koonce, P.E., is manager for the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation's Signals, Street lighting, & ITS Division. He has served as an adjunct professor at Portland State University teaching graduate level courses in transportation engineering. He is currently past president of the Oregon Chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers and was recently appointed Chair of the Transportation Research Board’s Committee on Traffic Signal Systems