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Transit Signal Priority (TSP) installations and their impact on bus speeds
2:32:01
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Council Member Brooks-Powers inquires about DOT's efforts to implement Transit Signal Priority (TSP) installations to improve bus speeds. DOT officials provide details on past and future installations.
- DOT has completed about 2,200 TSP intersections over the last three years
- DOT is funded to complete 1,000 TSP intersections in the current fiscal year and going forward
- TSP is described as critical for improving bus operations and speeds
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
2:32:01
the last report had only two outreach done in Queens and both of those were for bike lanes.
2:32:07
So none with buses.
2:32:09
We're one of the most impacted boroughs in terms of congestion pricing.
2:32:13
So I just want to highlight and this is from DOT's report.
2:32:18
Moving on to transit signal priority is a system that uses technology to give transit vehicles like buses priority at traffic signals.
2:32:29
This is something that could help dramatically improve city bus speeds which are currently the slowest in the nation.
2:32:35
Can you detail for the committee how DOT is prioritizing TSP installations at the required 1,000 intersections and how many TSP installations are budgeted for in your current budget and how many are planned for in fiscal twenty twenty six and I also want to quickly acknowledge that we are joined by a majority leader Amanda Farias.
Margaret Forgione
2:33:06
Okay.
2:33:07
Thank you for the question, chair.
2:33:08
So over the last three years, DOT has done about 2,200 transit signal priority intersections.
2:33:16
These are very critical for bus operations, as you say, because it allows them to move more quickly through an intersection and, speeding up the bus times.
2:33:25
We are funded to do this work.
2:33:27
We plan to complete 1,000, in this fiscal year and going forward.