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Communication System Upgrade for Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Increased Data Transmission Frequency by 75 Percent, Leading to More Reliable Real-time Data.

METHODOLOGY The communications system upgrades outlined in this study included radio replacement within the transit vehicles, on-board computer equipment installation, and the utilization of Multi-…
Content type
Benefit
Date Posted
04/25/2024
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01), Transit Fixed-Route Operations (PT02), ITS Communications (SU07)
Geolocation links
Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Utilize In-house Personnel over Outside Consultants to Manage and Oversee the Implementation of New Transit Communication Systems.

Dedicate internal team members to technological deployments. RTA’s recommendation from this project was to manage projects internally when implementing new systems, which allowed the team…
Content type
Lesson
Date Posted
04/25/2024
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01), Transit Fixed-Route Operations (PT02), ITS Communications (SU07)
Geolocation links
Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Leverage Internet of Things (IoT) Technologies to Optimize Rural Transit Systems.

Leverage IoT technologies to expand customer base. Specifically, they may provide data regarding transit usage and usage patterns, which in turn may be used to dynamically adjust and balance…
Content type
Lesson
Date Posted
11/25/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Fixed-Route Operations (PT02), Transit Fleet Management (PT06), Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09), Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01)
Geolocation links
Nationwide, Italy   |   Nationwide, Germany

The cost to replace a computer aided dispatch and automatic vehicle locator (CAD/AVL) system to support a fleet of 200 vehicles was estimated at $9.8 million.

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The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) of Florida included several ITS deployments as part of its FY2020 Capital Improvements Plan. The first item was a replacement of the Computer…
Content type
System Cost
Made Public Date
04/17/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01)
Geolocation links
Hillsborough, Florida, United States

More transit use, more walking, higher satisfaction: Early results from the Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox pilot projects.

FINDINGS The following results were reported for FY2019: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), San Francisco, California BART received funding to pilot an integrated carpool-to-public-…
Content type
Benefit
Date Posted
03/30/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01), Regional Traffic Management (TM07)
Geolocation links
Dallas, Texas, United States   |   Phoenix, Arizona, United States   |   San Francisco, California, United States   |   Portland, Oregon, United States

Up to 10 self-driving electric shuttles will start circling Columbus Ohio’s Scioto Mile with an estimated total cost of $4 million for all three phases of the program.

Up to 10 self-driving electric shuttles, provided by May Mobility Inc., will start circling downtown Columbus tourist spots. Three of these vehicles will be operating at any one time between 6 a.m.…
Content type
System Cost
Made Public Date
07/26/2019
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01), Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01)
Geolocation links
Columbus, Ohio, United States

Deploying advanced wayfinding technologies in transit agencies present communications, legal, institutional, and technical challenges

This study conducted by the Volpe Center surveyed and analyzed wayfinding technologies in nine metropolitan areas: (1) San Francisco, California, (2) Portland, Oregon, (3) Seattle, Washington, (4)…
Content type
Lesson
Date Posted
02/27/2017
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Traveler Information (PT08), Transit Pedestrian Indication (PT11), Transit Vehicle at Station/Stop Warnings (PT12), Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01), Multi-modal Coordination (PT14), Transit Connection Protection (PT17)
Geolocation links
Nationwide, United States

Deployment of a new CAD/AVL and voice communication system to cost the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit $21 million.

This project replaces the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District’s Computer Aided Dispatch/Automated Vehicle Location (CAD/AVL) and bus radio communication systems. The existing system was installed…
Content type
System Cost
Made Public Date
02/14/2017
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Traveler Information (PT08), Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01)
Geolocation links
Oakland, California, United States

Real-time automated passenger counter data enables responsiveness to periods of high and low demand for light rail.

Benefits Deployment of automated passenger counters transmitting real-time information enables Dallas Area Rapid Transit to make immediate adjustments to service in response to demand on their Red…
Content type
Benefit
Date Posted
10/28/2016
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01), Dynamic Transit Operations (PT03), Multi-modal Coordination (PT14), Transit Connection Protection (PT17)
Geolocation links
Dallas, Texas, United States
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