Zurich Transit Signal Priority (ÖV-Beschleunigung)
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Voters rejected a metro in 1973; a 1977 initiative funded tram and bus priority at the lights instead. Of some 70 junctions re-examined in 2016, about 20 were reprogrammed to match arrivals.
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Zurich voters rejected a metro in 1973; a 1977 initiative instead funded giving trams and buses priority at traffic lights. The city traffic department now runs about 400 signalised intersections where transit priority is the governing principle. Limits remain: of some 70 junctions re-examined in 2016, about 20 were reprogrammed to match tram and bus arrivals.
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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Zurich Transit Signal Priority (ÖV-Beschleunigung)” — Zürich, Switzerland. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/zurich-transit-signal-priority/ (last verified 2026-07-29). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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