Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) OpenTripPlanner, Evaluation Report

This report documents the results of an independent evaluation of the Vermont Agency of Transportation’s (VTrans) OpenTripPlanner (OTP), called Go! Vermont, part of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration program. The project intended to serve as an alternative to other trip planners by including flexible transit options such as route deviation, dial-a-ride, and other demand-responsive alternatives and to analyze web traffic data to determine the level of user activity attracted by Go! Vermont since its launch. The evaluation compared the trip itineraries of Google Maps and the OTP and explored the inclusion of flexible transit options. Eight hypotheses were evaluated, and expert (stakeholder/project partner) interviews highlighted VTrans partnerships with employment services and vocational rehabilitation to leverage the trip planner for improving access to jobs, training, and healthcare for carless and carlite house-holds. Interviewees noted how the trip planner improved how telephone dispatchers and case workers provided transportation information.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1520671
• Record URL:
  https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/2021-02/FTA-Report-No-0185_0.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57992
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Transportation Sustainability Research Center
  Berkeley, CA  United States 

  ICF Consulting

  9300 Lee Highway
  Fairfax, VA  United States  22031-1207

  Federal Transit Administration

  Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation
  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:
  • Martin, Elliot
  • Nichols, Aqshems
  • Cohen, Adam
  • Shaheen, Susan
  • Brown, Les
• Publication Date: 2021-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 59p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Advanced traveler information systems; Alternatives analysis; Demand responsive transportation; Evaluation and assessment; Itinerary; Public transit; Stakeholders; Transportation disadvantaged persons; Web applications
• Identifier Terms: Google Maps; Vermont Agency of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01767600
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FTA Report No. 0185
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-16-D-00052L
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 23 2021 11:11AM