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1 A scene which is repeated daily during the morning rush hour in which UTOPIA ensures the measured passage of the traffic flow through the centre of Rhenen so that the traffic does not come to a standstill.

 

 

UTOPIA Network management and control

The increasing traffic volume requires an integrated and balanced approach to traffic management. The aim is to improve traffic over the whole area by minimizing travel time for private traffic, while giving priority to public transport. In creating a better flow of vehicles, it leads to energy savings, a reduction of emissions and a welcome increase in safety.

Urban Traffic Optimisation by Integrated Automation (UTOPIA) is widely regarded as one of the most advanced adaptive traffic signal control systems available worldwide that has been successfully deployed in many places in Europe. UTOPIA operates on distributed intelligence. The processing capabilities at intersection level enable a swift response to the traffic volumes at the intersections. This makes UTOPIA ideal for flexible traffic control and priority to specific identified traffic, like public service vehicles.

Peek's extensive traffic know-how, the increasing flexibility in the UTOPIA system and Peek's state of the art EuroController as well as much international experience are combined for optimal results. Hence Peek implements and realizes customers strategic traffic policy objectives.

The environment

Urban traffic has an increasing impact on urban well-being. The importance of traffic control on emission and noise levels are often underestimated. Preventing accelerating and stop-and-go traffic is a direct environmental gain. Peek keeps the flow going by balancing minimization of delay time and number of stops using UTOPIA. This ensures improved throughput of the main traffic flows, which leads to energy savings and a reduction of emissions (e.g. HC, NOx and CO).

Public transport priority

Modern traffic management is all about balance. Peek's expertise allows for fully flexible public transport priority as smoothly as possible on all intersections in the network. With UTOPIA the arrival of public transport vehicles at any intersection on it's route is predicted long in advance taking into account any planned delay in between (e.g. bus stop, red light). This means priority can be arranged with minimal interruption of the private traffic.

A public service vehicle can be detected using several of techniques like loops, Wireless LAN and VECOM. Peek has a long history of developing and implementing public transport detection and identification systems allowing for optimal tracking of vehicles through the network. By giving the right priority Peek enables the public transport to perform according to time table.

Benefits

• UTOPIA offers the network manager the following benefits:
• Keeps the flow going;
• Manages timely public transport;
• Fully adaptive, adjusts to the traffic situation;
• Realizes strategic traffic policy objectives;
• Dynamic priority levels for public transport vehicles;
• Tuned and tested in lab situation before installation on-site;
• Open communication infrastructure.