Rail down busy streets hurts mobility? Who knew?!

In today's Move It column, the Chronicle's Rad Sallee addresses reader complaints about the progressive synchronization of downtown traffic signals.

One problem with synchronizing the east-west signals is, of course, METRO's transit backbone:

MetroRail on Main, which can override traffic signals, giving motorists a red light when the trains pass, makes it harder to time the crosstown lights.

After the train preempts a signal and passes by, "it typically takes about three cycles for the signal to get back in sync with the rest of the system," Weatherford said.

Public Works wants to reduce this to one cycle, but it isn't working as planned. "We will need to work with Metro to work out the bugs," he said.

Laying rail down/across busy streets hurts vehicular mobility.

I know what -- METRO should build even more rail down busy streets!

Genius.

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Posted by Kevin Whited @ 12/03/07 08:13 AM | Houston Transit | Technorati | Sphere | Comments (8)

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