Urban traffic management and traffic signal control systems, denoted as Urban Traffic Control (UTC) systems, are used extensively worldwide by Local Government Authorities (LGAs) when implementing strategic transport policies. However, it is not clear how well the requirements imposed by LGA policy implementation will be met by UTC systems being developed for the future. Therefore, research was undertaken to analyse how delivery of urban transport policies over the next 5–10 years would shape LGAs' requirements for the next generation of UTC systems, and thereby to identify Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to provide user-led guidance for future system development. A two-stage survey of LGA policy makers and implementers from around the world was conducted. The results produced consensus among the group of participants (n = 16) on 17 KPIs, representing a synthesis of expert opinions on the desired features of future UTC systems from a policy implementation perspective. The research makes an important contribution in eliciting the wide-ranging breadth of issues associated with delivering strategic transport policies and understanding how these issues affect the requirements LGAs have for future UTC systems. Aligning future UTC system capabilities with LGAs’ requirements will enable more effective implementation of strategic urban transport policies worldwide and allow the benefits to society associated with those policies to be realised.

城市交通管理和交通信号控制系统，称为城市交通控制 (UTC) 系统，在全球范围内被地方政府当局 (LGA) 在实施战略交通政策时广泛使用。然而，目前尚不清楚为未来开发的 UTC 系统将如何满足 LGA 政策实施所强加的要求。因此，进行了研究以分析未来 5-10 年城市交通政策的实施将如何影响 LGA 对下一代 UTC 系统的要求，从而确定关键绩效指标 (KPI)，以提供用户主导的指导未来的系统开发。对来自世界各地的 LGA 政策制定者和实施者进行了两阶段调查。结果在参与者组 (n = 16) 之间就 17 个 KPI 达成了共识，从政策实施的角度代表对未来 UTC 系统所需功能的专家意见的综合。该研究在引出与交付战略运输政策相关的广泛问题以及了解这些问题如何影响 LGA 对未来 UTC 系统的要求方面做出了重要贡献。将未来的 UTC 系统功能与 LGA 的要求保持一致，将有助于在全球范围内更有效地实施战略性城市交通政策，并实现与这些政策相关的社会效益。该研究在引出与交付战略运输政策相关的广泛问题以及了解这些问题如何影响 LGA 对未来 UTC 系统的要求方面做出了重要贡献。将未来的 UTC 系统功能与 LGA 的要求保持一致，将有助于在全球范围内更有效地实施战略性城市交通政策，并实现与这些政策相关的社会效益。该研究在引出与交付战略运输政策相关的广泛问题以及了解这些问题如何影响 LGA 对未来 UTC 系统的要求方面做出了重要贡献。将未来的 UTC 系统功能与 LGA 的要求保持一致，将有助于在全球范围内更有效地实施战略性城市交通政策，并实现与这些政策相关的社会效益。