By Ryan Broomfield, Systems Architect As a resident of downtown Kansas City, Missouri and a Systems Architect at Rhythm Engineering, I am filled with an enormous sense of pride and satisfaction to be making a difference nationally and also locally in my own community. One of …
Autonomous Vehicle Technology – The Future of Traffic Engineering is Happening Now
By Dr. Reggie Chandra, PE Traffic engineering in the future will be intimately connected to how the cars of the future operate. We are less than a decade away from seeing this microchip technology, which will equip vehicles to monitor what is happening all around …
In|Sync’s Dynamic Period Explained
By Lisa Honeyman, Technical Writer In|Sync 1.6 introduced many improvements that expanded features that were already established in In|Sync 1.4. Dynamic period is one of those features that has been an integral part of In|Sync’s method for proactively serving demand during changing traffic patterns. With In|Sync 1.6, we’ve …
Adaptive Detection Cameras: Is it a Smart Traffic Management Choice for Your City?
By Thomas Officer, Technical Coordinator The Operations Department at Rhythm Engineering has often been asked why we use cameras instead of induction loops in order to recognize vehicle presence for our adaptive traffic control systems, In|Sync. Today I’ll answer that questions. Induction Loops Many cities …
In|Sync Transit Signal Priority Functionality
Transit Signal Priority (TSP) is one of the most cost-effective approaches to enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of transit operations. However, while many TSP implementations have minimal impact on non-transit vehicle travel times, there are cases where TSP deployments have created additional delay for non-transit …
What SB 743 Meant for the Traffic Industry?
By Justin P. Schlaefli, PE TE PTOE On September 27, 2013, the way we look at transportation in California changed. On that date, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 743 into law, sending shockwaves through the transportation industry — which will be felt for years to come. SB …
A Quick Look at Traffic Sensors
By Wayne Simmons As traffic signals needed to become more efficient and allow more traffic though an intersection, the industry realized that pre-set timed lights alone would never be good enough, even with different timings per day. The only way to streamline the process was …
In|Sync’s Distributed Architecture
By Grant Niehus, Director of Operations From the very start of In|Sync’s history, it was designed to be a robust and scalable, adaptive traffic control platform. We envisioned that the system would positively impact millions of drivers a day, bringing loved ones to their destination faster …
Are You Ready for a Revolution? The History and Future of Traffic Lights
By Jesse Manning, Vice President of Business Development The modern traffic signal is an ever-present fact of life for motorists, but controlling traffic flow through green and red indicators was an idea pioneered long before motor vehicles were the standard mode of ground transportation. In …
Virginia Solved Their Traffic Congestion with Adaptive Traffic Control
The state of Virginia had a problem. Across multiple jurisdictions, traffic flow issues were rampant. Each corridor and signal was different, with unique structure, volume, speed limit and control need; but they needed a solution that would solve traffic congestion across the state. What could …