Installation of On-Bus Mobile Ticket Validators and Development of an Origin-Destination-Transfer (ODX) Model

The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority in western Massachusetts will receive funding to install on-bus technology to modernize fare payment and data collection. In addition to improving the rider experience, the new fare system will include interactive dashboards to track rider travel patterns to support service planning and other modeling efforts.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • USDOT Research Hub DisplayID 157448

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

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• Managing Organizations:

  Federal Transit Adminstration

  Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  John, Justin

• Start Date: 20210323
• Expected Completion Date: 20220930
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Fare collection; Mobile applications; Modernization; Origin and destination; Ticketing; Tracking systems; Transfers; Transit buses; Transit riders; Travel patterns
• Geographic Terms: Massachusetts
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01863648
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 15 2022 4:17PM