Transit: Utility of Real-Time Transit Vehicle Data
This project will explore and assess the utility of real-time transit vehicle data and will examine the issues, challenges, and feasibility of its use. Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) is the integrated, dynamic management of freeway, arterial, transit, and parking systems within a corridor using intelligent transportation system (ITS) technologies and innovative practices or strategies. This cooperative agreement will support the ability of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) to collect and transmit transit vehicle location and passenger loading data of its Red Line light rail transit trains (which operate in the US-75 corridor) to a transit management center and/or ICM system in real time. It will enable DART to monitor transit vehicle locations, speeds, and passenger loads in real time and make informed operational decisions regarding dynamic transit service adjustments in response to changing conditions in the US-75 corridor.The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is partnering with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) and multimodal teams from Dallas and San Diego to implement, test, and evaluate ICM. The results will be nationally-applicable in many large urban areas. The results from the demonstration will be documented in a final project report and used in an independent evaluation conducted by the Volpe Center.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $900000.00
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Contract Numbers:
TX-26-7107
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Transit Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Mortensen, Steven
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Performing Organizations:
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
601 Pacific Avenue
Dallas, TX United States 75202- -
Principal Investigators:
Olyai, Koorosh
- Start Date: 20110700
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20140900
- Source Data: RiP Project 30016
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automatic vehicle location; Integrated corridor management; Intelligent transportation systems; Real time information
- Identifier Terms: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Uncontrolled Terms: Transit management systems; Transit vehicles
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01465730
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
- Contract Numbers: TX-26-7107
- Files: RIP, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 3:04PM