John Nightingale

Winner : Most Innovative Presentation: The key routes on Blackpool’s network see considerable shifts in traffic patterns in the summer months due to tourism. The traffic signal control strategy along these routes is semi adaptive Fixed Time Urban Traffic Control (UTC), which means the routes don’t operate as effectively as…

Traffic congestion and queues on urban road networks cause high delays for car drivers, buses, and also somepedestrians. Traffic congestion and queues also generate air pollution which affects all road travellers and alsosome non-travelling residents. Traffic control strategies seek to reduce at least some of these large negativeimpacts. However, selecting…

As towns and cities become more densely populated, the way we approach mobility must evolve to ensure a balanced efficient and sustainable transport network. With increasing demand on road space there is a need to rethink vehicle, cycle and pedestrian corridors and multimodal integration. At the same time, advancements in…

Designers of traffic signal junctions spend plenty of time examining the theoretical capacity, but as the importance of active modes of travel increase do we fully understand how many people a new facility might serve?  This paper examines the theoretical capacity of a crossing phase to see how many pedestrians…

In 2021, York became the first UK city to deploy real-time traffic modelling within its traffic management operations. The main benefit of this deployment was to fuse together live data from the city’s assets such as: timings from signals connected to UTC; and traffic flow detection from loops and cameras,…

How can we use all of the data collected every second, to help with the age old statement “That area is always busy!” Case study looking at some of the data collected and how that can be used to change the travelling publics behaviour.

In every practical application using technical equipment, significant developments in technology create opportunities for major changes in the types of equipment that become available and their use. This paper takes a historical look at the two such changes during the 20th century relating to traffic signal control: the introduction of…

For many of us  the experience of crossing at busy junctions makes us feel second class to those passing in front of us in motor vehicles. Although the Highway Code now places pedestrians at the top of the road user hierarchy, many junctions are yet to be upgraded to provide…

This paper outlines a groundbreaking project led by Kirklees Council to control the flow of pedestrians and vehicles through a busy, multi-lane crossing in Huddersfield. Working with Starling Technologies, the Council are using predictive AI techniques to overcome pedestrian crowding and jaywalking at a central, high footfall location. This paper…

Winner : Best Overall Paper This paper covers the development of Swansea Council’s Bus Priority Project (Swansea Metro) It covers the design & implementation process and the monitoring of the system.