04-28-2018, 10:23 AM
I saw this in The Record, including an artist's impression of the crossing at Shantz Hill.
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/857...le-street/
That doesn't seem to be how I've heard it described in the past. I thought trains were going to get a higher priority.
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/857...le-street/
Quote:Schmidt said the impact on the intersection will be relatively small. Light rail trains are not like emergency vehicles, which automatically trigger a traffic light change to proceed through an intersection.
Trains may modify a light if running a bit behind schedule, either extending a green light or shortening a red light.
"It's more of a slight modification rather than a hard stop each time the train comes," Schmidt said. "It's designed to work with the network."
That doesn't seem to be how I've heard it described in the past. I thought trains were going to get a higher priority.