PERSONALIZING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION THROUGH INFORMATION

Historically, the flexibility, demand responsiveness, and privacy provided by single occupant vehicles have been difficult at best for public transportation modes (air, rail, transit, paratransit, and rideshare) to replicate. To be more competitive in today's transportation marketplace, these modal options must beccome "personalized". A personalized public transportation system will integrate transportation modes into a seamless intermodal system that maximizes the user throughpuut with the accessibility, connectivity, and flexibility of today's private automobile. Traveler information will be the foundation for this transformation. The paper presents a scenario for the future of personalized public transit service.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Ratcliff, R
  • Heti, G
• Publication Date: 1997-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 66-70
• Serial:
  • TRANSIT ITS COMPENDIUM
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand responsive transportation; Flexibility; Multimodal transportation; Passenger information systems; Personal rapid transit
• Uncontrolled Terms: Customization; Personal transportation systems
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00744598
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: IR-091, 500/BD/AGS/597
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 3 1998 12:00AM