BRISBANE'S REAL-TIME ADVANCED PRIORITY AND INFORMATION DELIVERY (RAPID) - WHERE TO NEXT?

REAL-time advanced priority and information delivery (RAPID) is used in Brisbane using intelligent bus tags and loop receivers at traffic signals to track buses, provide bus priority and to update electronic passenger information signs at key bus stops on major routes. This paper describes RAPID, and provides some suggestions for improving it in the future.

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• Authors:
  • Mirtschin, P
• Conference:
  • 8th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
  • Location: Sydney, Australia
  • Date: 2001-9-30 to 2001-10-4
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 5p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus priority; Bus stops; Loop detectors; Passenger information systems; Routes; Traffic signal preemption; Traffic signals; Variable message signs
• Geographic Terms: Brisbane (Australia)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00980451
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 8 2004 12:00AM