Traffic in Los Angeles and Southern California
Government
Television Stations
Radio Statioins
- KNX 1070 Radio.
"West L.A. County - Extended Traffic on the 5s Exclusively on KNX 1070."
Web Sites
- Beatthetraffic.com. "The right traffic at the right time."
- Google Maps. "Take the power of Google Maps with you on your
mobile phone."
- Los Angeles Department of
Transportation (LADOT). According to many opinion polls, traffic
congestion and associated delay is a major public concern. As population
increases, intensification of land use occurs which results in even
greater congestion. With increased congestion comes air quality problems
and added fuel consumption. Improving the efficiency of the existing
highway system through the implementation of advanced technologies, with
the coordinated efforts of various public agencies and the private sector,
is one of the best ways to alleviate traffic congestion.
One such method of optimizing the existing highway system is through
implementation of the Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control (ATSAC)
System. Based on the successful performance of the Coliseum Area ATSAC
System during the 1984 Olympic Games, the ATSAC System is being
implemented citywide. To date, ATSAC has been implemented at 3,100 of
4,300 City of Los Angeles signalized intersections, with another 157 being
designed and 133 under construction this year. We have received funding
commitments for an additional 650 intersections, which will leave 243
locations or six percent of the system yet to be funded and constructed.
Non-City grant funding has provided approximately two thirds of all
implementation costs.
ATSAC is a computer-based traffic signal control system that monitors
traffic conditions and system performance, selects appropriate signal
timing (control) strategies, and performs equipment diagnostics and alert
functions. Sensors in the street detect the passage of vehicles, vehicle
speed, and the level of congestion. This information is received on a
second-by-second (real-time) basis and is analyzed on a minute-by-minute
basis at the ATSAC Operations Center, located four floors below the street
in the City Hall, to determine if better traffic flow can be achieved by
changing the signal timing. If required, the signal timing is either
automatically changed by the ATSAC computers or manually changed by the
operator using communication lines that connect the ATSAC Center with each
traffic signal. To supplement the information from electronic detectors,
closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance equipment has been and
continues to be installed at critical locations throughout the City. The
Department has installed CCTV cameras at 270 locations and new sites are
being added. The major benefit of the ATSAC System is the ability to
effectively manage dynamic traffic flow. Evaluation studies of the ATSAC
System show that travel times, traffic signal delay, vehicular stops, air
emissions and fuel use are significantly reduced..."
- Microsoft Traffic Reports for Los Angeles.
- Siglalert.com. Map, routes, cameras, speeds, and accidents.
- Traffic.com. Los Angeles area hotspots.
- Traffic411.com.
- Travel Advisory News Network
(TANN).
