Improving Bus Service Cost and Efficiency Using Indoor Location Systems

The transit community is beginning to use automatic vehicle location systems (AVL) and the advantages such systems provide. When buses are on the road, vehicle location systems allow transit operators to make quick changes to maintain service quality for riders. When buses are inside their parking garages, AVL allows for a number of efficiencies including maintenance, cleaning, and markup data. AVL systems can also improve on-time departures by helping to get the right buses on the right routes at the right time, even when buses are parked in long rows.

• Record URL:
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• Authors:
  • Jennings, Adrian
• Publication Date: 2011-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 40-43
• Serial:
  • Metro Magazine
  • Volume: 107
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Metro Magazine

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic vehicle location; Costs; On time performance; Real time information; Transit buses; Vehicle maintenance
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01342563
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 23 2011 9:07AM