APPLICATIONS OF THE LATEST PUBLIC TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES

Over the last few years in the metropolitan public transit sector, the personal automobile, a person's own redoubt of comfort, standard of living and social status has acquired an increasing share of the market, with better infrastructure, better vehicles and an increasingly positive image. This article examines ways public transit industry could and should make an effort to ensure that the customers perceive a quality public transit service with high added values. The recommended strategy involves applying new technologies for the benefit of the service offered to the customers. The article uses the application of the latest communication technologies to provide passenger information and acquire knowledge of the demand for service as an example.

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  International Association of Public Transport (UITP)

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  Brussels,   Belgium  BE-1080
• Authors:
  • Sanchez Mendez, W
• Publication Date: 2000-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 26-27
• Serial:
  • Public Transport International
  • Volume: 49
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
  • ISSN: 1016-796X
  • Serial URL: http://www.uitp.org/publications/public-transport-magazine.cfm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication systems; Customer service; Intelligent transportation systems; Level of service; Passenger information systems; Public address systems; Public transit
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00796328
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 2000 12:00AM