“Challenge:
How can we minimize the impact of the LRT on the major signalized intersections of the downtown core?”
Lights
Student Names:
Kerianne Hagan, Jessica Middleton, Jedursha Thurappah, Peter Ivankovic, Alyson King
Staff Member:
Kris Jacobson, Acting Director, LRT Project Coordination
Instructor:
Moataz Mahmoud
Course and Department:
Civil Engineering 4T04: Transportation Engineering II - Modelling Transit and ITS
Traffic simulation of projected data using Synchro 5
Kerianne, Jessica, Jedursha, Peter and Alyson - Civil Engineering students at McMaster University, counted vehicles at the five major intersections of Catherine, John, James, MacNab and Bay. They then modelled construction drawings of the proposed layout and input their collected data using the Synchro 5 software. This optimized the traffic signals of the 5 intersections to give the LRT priority.
Next they will generate suggestions to highlight the impacts of LRT and share these findings with community stakeholders.
Rendering of LRT
LRT B-line Map
Corner of King and Wellington Street, Hamilton
