A new generation of intelligent Traffic Light Controllers uses Model Predictive Control to minimise delay at signalised intersections. The conventional cycle of set sequences of green phases is dropped for optimisation purposes. This research uses the ethical theories utilitarianism, egalitarianism, sufficientarianism & deontology to define equity. An explicit connection of these ethical theories and technical principles of conventional traffic light controller CCOL & new generation traffic light controller Flowtack, has been provided to identify the change in ethical landscape, from predominantly egalitarian towards relatively utilitarian. Performance indicators for equity in traffic control are defined based on earlier research. Multiple setting changes in Flowtack are proposed and tested in simulation experiments with Aimsun. These experiments show that adjusting Flowtack's objective function can improve the equity scores according to egalitarianism & sufficientarianism, at the cost of the equity score of utilitarianism. The best results are validated using various flow compositions on an alternative intersection. As a result, the gain in equity by the proposed settings becomes greater, as the flow composition becomes more uneven. 

The discussion involving BRT and LRT is well alive among policymakers, who often rely on personal preferences or, as it is called in literature, on “blind commitment” towards one system or the other for their decision-making. The reason for choosing a system according to personal taste is also caused by the unknown preferences that public transport users have for the two systems. It is known from literature that there exists a “rail bonus”, but it is not clear to what extent this applies to LRT compared to BRT. Moreover, it is not known what are the causes behind the rail bonus black-box. This study wants to put some light on the dilemma by testing the existence of an “LRT bonus” and trying to explain it by analysing perceptions and how these relate to each other. Moreover, the study tries to understand how policymakers perceive BRT and LRT and how the decision-making should be done.