Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Tutorial and some tips on how to get started with the timed traffic lights feature of the Traffic Manager (TM:PE) mod in Cities: Skylines. Some basic and a couple of different phases to try, also tips on when to change the default settings.

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0:00 Start
0:36 Quick setup
2:10 Basics
6:57 Min max times
9:15 Sensitivity slider
10:48 Permissive left turn
13:06 Lane connector
19:25 Optimised phases
21:36 Buffer phases
22:54 Protected left turn
25:33 Continuous lane connector
26:12 More general tips
28:26 Pedestrian phases
31:18 Look for more sources

Some reading about the topic of light phases
ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop08024/chapter4.htm