US 12,272,237 B2
Pedestrian and vehicle congestion relief system
James Lee Kann, Mica, WA (US); and Mark K. Cornwall, Spokane, WA (US)
Assigned to Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US)
Filed by Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US)
Filed on Dec. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/089,347.
Prior Publication US 2024/0212492 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. G08G 1/08 (2006.01); G08G 1/005 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 1/08 (2013.01) [G08G 1/005 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method to manage pedestrian and vehicle congestion, comprising:
identifying a congestion event at a location, wherein start and end times of the congestion event are obtained from one or more databases;
identifying one or more secondary congestion event(s), wherein the one or more secondary events are expected to be patronized during times based at least in part on the start time or end time of the congestion event and the location;
identifying a primary route, wherein the primary route serves the location;
identifying, based at least in part on the congestion event and the one or more secondary congestion event(s), a secondary route usable to lessen traffic of the primary route; and
adjusting durations of vehicle traffic lights and pedestrian walk/don't walk signs to increase usage of the secondary route.