AUTOMATION OF PARATRANSIT RESERVATION, ROUTING, AND SCHEDULING

This paper describes an automated paratransit system for ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) type paratransit operation implemented in Santa Clara County. It automated paratransit reservation, scheduling, and routing functions. The key components in this system are a digital geographic database and an automated trip scheduling system. Empirical evidence after one year of operation indicates numerous benefits of this automation.

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• Authors:
  • Chira-Chavala, T
  • Gosling, G
  • Venter, C
• Publication Date: 2000-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 191-211
• Serial:
  • Journal of Advanced Transportation
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0197-6729
  • EISSN: 2042-3195
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2042-3195
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Demand responsive transportation; Geographic information systems; Paratransit services; Reservation systems; Ridership; Routing; Scheduling
• Identifier Terms: Americans with Disabilities Act
• Geographic Terms: California; Santa Clara County (California)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00799091
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 2 2000 12:00AM