THE APPLICATION OF COMPUTERS TO SPECIAL TRANSIT SERVICES: A REVIEW

A review of the application of computers to special transit services for the disabled is provided in this report. The various functions undertaken in the offices of an operator of special transit services are reviewed. These include: client registration, trip reservation, service scheduling, vehicle dispatching and operations monitoring. The setting and background of the various computer applications are described in the cities of Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, Sherbrooke, Ottawa, Edmonton, Hamilton and Victoria. An analysis of each unique application is provided in terms of its functions, files, data elements, reports, features and performance. From this analysis, general trends in the application of computers to special transit services are derived and presented.

• Corporate Authors:

  TransVision Consultants Limited

  3230 Chaucer Avenue
  North Vancouver, BC  Canada 

  Transportation Development Centre

  Complexe Guy Favreau, 200 Dorchester Blvd West, Suite 601
  Montreal, Quebec H2Z 1X4,   Canada 

  BC Transit

  520 Gorge Road East
  Victoria, British Columbia  Canada  V8W 2P3
• Authors:
  • Geehan, T
• Publication Date: 1985-8

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: 70 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Information processing; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Scheduling
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transit services
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00468404
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: TP 6856E, 2025B
• Contract Numbers: OSB84-00749
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1988 12:00AM