Lublin is implementing PTV Group software for traffic management. These tools are used to support infrastructure optimization and provide traffic coordinators with reliable data, enabling them to make decisions regarding upcoming events. This package of measures is intended to help Lublin noticeably relieve the traffic situation in the city.
To improve the traffic structure, Lublin has decided to select PTV Group software as part of the project currently being implemented. The city administration’s goal is to implement an intelligent traffic organization system according to the most modern standards. This is expected to result in faster traffic flow and encourage people to use public transport more frequently. Miller Crockart, Vice President of Traffic Sales at PTV, believes that his company is the ideal partner for realizing these plans.
– Various PTV products for planning and optimization can be easily combined and applied. In this way, the challenges associated with this project can be met by using our tools. As a result, investments in infrastructure planning can be easily combined with decision-support tools for real-time operations – said Miller Crockart.
Plans include, among other things, better integration of public transport services with individual transport, optimal adjustment of timetables to passenger needs, reduction of travel times, testing of new route variants, and the creation of a solid, general basis for making decisions regarding new investments. PTV software is used by the operating company to verify the effects of specific decisions in a virtual model, compare different alternatives, and generate reliable forecasts regarding potential scenarios.
For concept and planning purposes, the consulting firm will introduce the complete PTV Traffic Software Suite: PTV Visum is used for modeling transport networks and demand for transport services, for planning public transport offerings, and for creating transport solutions that include all carriers. PTV Vissim allows planners to accurately simulate traffic situations and driver behavior at specific transport nodes. In this way, traffic coordinators obtain an accurate reflection of the traffic situation at a specific location and have the ability to modify the behavior of road users. Planners are supported in detailed traffic analysis by the PTV Vistro application.
Lublin also uses PTV software to control the traffic light system in order to adapt it to needs and thus regulate and correct traffic. With PTV Balance, green waves can be configured that adapt to the current traffic situation after a short time. For drivers, this means they will reach their destination faster and spend less time in traffic jams, which will consequently reduce exhaust emissions. The PTV Optima traffic management tool provides forecasts for the immediate traffic situation at specific locations. This application offers accurate traffic information for the entire network and, based on existing data, provides reliable forecasts for the next 60 minutes, which can be displayed on information boards for drivers. This tool also gives drivers the ability to plan their route in such a way that they reach their destination as quickly as possible.
The project in Lublin is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2015. Lublin authorities hope that these actions will significantly improve traffic flow in the city, which will result in a noticeable reduction in exhaust emissions.