Transportation System Management (TSM)

That part of the urban transportation planning process undertaken to make better use of the existing transportation system by implementing short-term, non-capital-intensive improvements in system and traffic management such as busA rubber-tired transit vehicle designed for roadway operation to transport a large number of persons for public transportation service. In most cases, it operates with a self- contained source of motive power. More priority or reserved lane systems and restrictions on downtown traffic or parking.