Development of Transactional Data Specifications for Demand-Responsive Transportation

Demand-responsive transportation includes current and emerging mobility options including, but not limited to, services that may be (1) traditional general public, human service, taxi, and private providers; (2) emerging single- and shared-use options such as bike- and vehicle-sharing, and Transportation Network Companies (TNCs); and (3) scheduled in advance and on demand. These mobility options have been growing and, for decades, communities have been pursuing their improvement. Demand-responsive services are often characterized by complex, multiparty engagement and interactions for each trip. Other industries have experienced the benefits of sharing data to improve everyday business practices. In the transit industry, the General Transit Feed Specifications (GTFS) has already shown the benefits of sharing fixed-route transit data. Transactional data specifications will enable the transportation industry to adapt to current technology and continue to innovate. The objective of this research was to develop technical specifications for transactional data for entities involved in the provision of demand-responsive transportation.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4120

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $250000
• Contract Numbers:

  G-16

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Transit Cooperative Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20001

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Performing Organizations:

  DemandTrans Solutions

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• Principal Investigators:

  Teal, Roger

• Start Date: 20161116
• Expected Completion Date: 20190515
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data quality; Demand responsive transportation; Shared mobility; Specifications
• Identifier Terms: General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01784997
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: G-16
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Oct 18 2021 3:30PM