Signals/ITS

Review of AB1581 — CVC 21450.5

• AB1581 Subcommittee
• Subcommittee Members
• Subcommittee Meetings
• Subcommittee's Recommendation to CTCDC
• CAMUTCD Language for Bicycle/Motorcycle Detection

Designing accessible pedestrian signals, including key features, location, placement, policies

AB 1581 (Fuller) was signed by the Governor on October 8, 2007, and became law on January 1, 2008.

The Los Angeles County MTA Board of Directors initiated the Metro Rapid Demonstration Program in March 1999 in response to observing Curitaba's system in Brazil. Curitaba's public transportation model has been a driving force behind the FTA's national Bus Rapid Transit initiative. Following the demonstration program, passenger ratings of satisfaction with the Metro Rapid system increased for all elements of service measured.

This Guidebook provides an overview of key ITS concepts. This version is aimed at senior managers and public policy makers responsible setting overall transportation policy, allocating resources, and making the major decisions on the direction our transportation system will take.

The purpose of the Guidebook is to provide up to date information on: the need to integrate ITS and transportation planning; Federal and other regulations, processes, and reporting requirements, to do so, and recommendations on how to move from today's practice to an integrated approach. This version is targeted towards the "practitioners" that are responsible for supporting the decision process and "working out the details" to make sure that both decisions are made and the transportation system continues to move forward on a day-to-day basis.