ITS Transit Case Studies: Making a Case for Coordination of Community Transportation Services Using ITS

Advances in computers, telecommunications, and information system technologies have led to the development of a wide range of applications that can improve the efficiency and quality of service for all forms of transportation, including public transit. These developments provide additional tools to help manage the complexity that often arises when local transportation providers coordinate their services. This study presents the experiences of three organizations as they planned, implemented, and operated intelligent system (ITS) to meet the mobility needs of the communities they serve through improved coordination. These agencies are the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) in Michigan; Reach Your Destination Easily (R.Y.D.E.) in Nebraska; and NDinfo.org in North Dakota. The objective is to provide parties considering or currently involved with the planning and operation of intelligent transportation systems with additional insight gained from knowledge of the unique experience of each of the three organizations. For each of these organizations, technical and institutional issues, requirements, benefits and costs, lessons learned and agreements among transportation providers and funding agencies are described fully in the report.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=521
• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  Small Urban and Rural Transit Center, North Dakota State University, P.O. Box 6050
  Fargo, ND  United States  58108-6050

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Department of Transportation

  Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Ripplinger, David
  • Peterson, Del
  • 0000-0002-2010-5542
• Publication Date: 2005-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 53p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Case studies; Communities; Coordination; Costs; Databases; Financing; Intelligent transportation systems; Mobility; Paratransit services; Social service agencies
• Geographic Terms: Michigan; Nebraska; North Dakota
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01681532
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FTA-ND-26-7010-05-1, DP-171
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 21 2018 3:59PM