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Benefits: Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01)

51 unique benefits found.

In Denver, transit AVL decreased early and late arrivals by 12 and 21 percent, respectively.
Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a CAD scheduling system and other improvements increased vehicle miles per passenger-trip by 5 percent, reduced operating expenses, and contributed to an expanding client list which grew from 1,000 to 2,000 in 6 mont
Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a CAD scheduling system and other improvements used to manage 17 transit vehicles decreased passenger wait time by more than 50 percent.
Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
In Kansas City, Missouri an automatic vehicle location (AVL) system increase productivity by eliminating seven buses out of a 200 bus system that allowed Kansas City to recover their investment in AVL in two years.
Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
In San Jose, California, a paratransit driver commented that she was satisfied with a new AVL/CAD scheduling and routing system, and said it was useful for settling disputes concerning on-time performance .
Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
In San Jose, California, a paratransit program equipped with AVL/CAD and an automated scheduling and routing system, realized increased ridership, better on-time performance, and a $500,000 reduction in annual operating costs.
Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
In Kansas City, a transit AVL system reduced the time required to respond to bus drivers' calls for assistance.
Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
In Kansas City, transit AVL systems improved on-time bus performance from 80 to 90 percent.
Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
Transit AVL can improve O&M and reduce operating expenses.
Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
In Sweetwater, Wyoming a computer assisted dispatching system that allowed same-day ride requests contributed to an 80 percent increased in ridership (5,000 to 9,000 passengers per month), without requiring an increase in dispatch staff.
Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
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