AlbuquerqueRapid Transit (ART)

ProposedConcept of Operations

Tom ShookLaycee Kolkman, PE, PTOE

ITE Western AnnualConference

July 11, 2016

What is a Concept ofOperations?

What is Bus Rapid Transit?

Why Bus Rapid Transit inAlbuquerque?

Concept of Operations forAlbuquerque Rapid Transit

What is a Concept of Operations (ConOps)?

What is Bus Rapid Transit?

Enhanced Stations

Larger Vehicles

Transit Way

Safe Access

Better ServicePriority Treatments

Benefits of Bus Rapid Transit

Faster Service

Improved Reliability

Higher Capacity

Legibility

Leverage Investment

ART Project Goals

Improved Service

Revitalized Corridor

Better Quality of Life

Mixed Flow

Exclusive Center RunningBi-Directional Lanes

ART Operating Environment

Reversible Lane

Transit Signal Priority (TSP) System

General Intersection Operations

• GPS Technology• Block Signals• Detection Logic• Queue Jumps• Peer-to-Peer Communication

Transit Signal Priority

ART Station Door Deactivation

Bi-Directional Detection Logic

Part Time Warning Signs

Part TimeWarning Signs

ART Lane

Proposed Stakeholder Coordination

Proposed TSPImplementation

Category 1 – Bench TestingCategory 2 – Field Test (No Service)Category 3 – Simulated ServiceCategory 4 – Fine Tuning

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