TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Global Traffic Technologies/Miovision Transit Signal Priority Bus System
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager to execute a contract amendment with Global Traffic Technologies (GTT)/Miovision to service, upgrade and repair the GPS-based Transit Signal Priority (TSP) system on AC Transit buses.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Infrastructure Modernization
The GTT/Miovision TSP system is one of the tools used to reduce transit travel time and increase transit reliability for District service. Like any technology and infrastructure project, the GTT/Miovision TSP system needs maintenance and upgrades to allow compatibility with other on-board equipment.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract amendment would account for approximately $80,288 from District funds, which is included in the FY 2024-25 budget. This funding would allow for maintenance of the grant-funded on-board TSP equipment.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
TSP is a tool to improve both reliability and travel time for buses. Today AC Transit uses the GTT/Miovision GPS-based TSP system on many high-frequency, high-ridership corridors, including Tempo Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), San Pablo Avenue, Grand Avenue, the Line 51 Corridor, Hesperian Bouvard Line 97, and the Dumbarton Bridge Corridor. In addition, AC Transit is working to add Telegraph Avenue and Mission Boulevard to the District's TSP-equipped corridors. Currently, over 400 buses (including Tempo BRT) are outfitted with the equipment and over 500 intersections within the District are using or soon to be using GTT/Miovision's GPS-based TSP equipment.
This contract amendment will enable the District to continue to use the grant-funde...
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