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Transit ITS Planning– Workshops
Report on Statewide Transit
Intelligent Transportation
Systems (ITS) Planning
Workshops
ITS Virginia Transit Technology Information
Exchange Meeting
November 10, 2010
Contents
� Introduction
– Objectives
– ITS Strategic Plan
� ITS Planning Workshops
– Description of Workshops
– Workshop Participants
� Technology Assessment
� Analysis of Needs
– Survey Results
– Grant Opportunities
– Mapping Needs to Grant Opportunities
� Conclusions/Next Steps
Introduction
Objectives
Project Objectives:
� Identify near and medium term transit ITS needs around
the state
� Provide targeted assistance to support grant application
to fulfill these needs
� Develop ITS program update
ITS Strategic Plan
Objectives:
� Identify transit ITS technologies and their applicability
to Virginia transit agencies
� Provide an evolving map of the deployment of transit
ITS in Virginia
� Identify increased efficiencies, cost savings and greater
benefits through increased coordination of transit ITS
deployment in VA
ITS Strategic Plan
� Statewide Transit System Assessment
– Survey of current ITS technologies
� Technology Assessment
– High level description of ITS applications for public transit
� Evaluation and Deployment Strategy
– Including identifying opportunities for resource sharing
� Recommend VA Transit ITS Strategic Plan
– 2-year and 6-year timeframes
ITS Planning Workshops
Description of Workshops
� DRPT ITS Program Planning Workshop Purpose:
– Input to statewide ITS program
– Identify agency needs with respect to ITS technology
– Identify opportunities for coordination
– Increase awareness of DRPT funding opportunities
� 5 workshops so far:
– Charlottesville October 13, 2010
– Blacksburg October 14, 2010
– Arlington October 15, 2010
– Fairfax October 15, 2010
– Richmond October 25, 2010
Workshop Participants
Technology Assessment
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Alexandria Transit CompanyApollo, Strategic Mapping, Schedule
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Blacksburg Transit Mentor, Dilax, RouteMatch
Charlottesville Transit Service Connexionz, Safety Vision, GFI
Fairfax CUE NextBus
Fredericksburg Regional Transit Apollo
Greater Lynchburg Transit CompanyMentor, Apollo, RouteMatch, Schedule
Masters, GFI
Harrisonburg Avail, Safety Vision
Lake County Area Transit N/A
Mountain Empire Older Citizens Inc. EnGraph (ParaPlan)
Pulaski Area Transit N/A
RADAR Mentor, RouteMatch, REI
Arlington Transit Connexionz, GFI
Fairfax County DOT (Fairfax Connector) Trapeze, FLEETWATCH
Greater Richmond Transit CompanyClever Devices, Apollo, GFI, GIRO
(Hastus), RouteMatch
Loudoun Avego
Virginia Railway Express Scheidt & Bachman
Existing Technology Deployments in VA
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Analysis of Needs
Needs Analysis
� Functional needs based survey filled out at workshop
� Round table discussion of current technology plans
� Discussion of current technology related issues
Communications
Maintenance Efficiency
Attractiveness / Security of
Service
Service Planning
Awareness / Accessibility
On-Time Performance
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Survey Results - Summary
Grant Opportunities
Demonstration Program Assistance available for ITS
deployment/support (95%)
� Timing
– Part of standard grant application process
– Develop applications between December and February 1st
– DRPT Evaluation March to April
– Notification in June
� Project should be identified in the ITS Program
� Project justification
– Needs (from this workshop
and subsequent validation)
– Benefits
� Planning documentation
– Project scope
� Project budget
� Project schedule
� Monitoring and evaluation
plan
� Certifications and
resolutions
� DRPT’s “Public Transportation and Commuter Assistance Grant Program Application Guidance “ available online
� Results of this workshop can provide a starting point
� Support available through this programming process
� DRPT grant application
Grant Opportunities
� Planning support
� Deployment support
� Deployment funding
� Cross cutting programs
Mapping Needs to Grant Opportunities
� Electronic fare media platform
� Real-time data sharing – API
� Coordinated information at multi-agency stops
Cross Cutting Programs
Next Steps/Discussion
Survey Results Improve On-Time Performance
� Highest Priority Objectives from survey:
– Knowing if there has been an unplanned service disruption
– Ability to know if a vehicle is running late or early
� Highest Priority Objectives from workshop discussion:
– Strong interest in AVL
technology
– Focus on CAD to aid on-time
performance during incidents,
events, construction, etc.
– Some TSP deployment interest
Survey Results Improve Awareness & Accessibility
� Highest Priority Objectives from survey:
– Automatic announcements of next stops
– Automated trip planning phone system or web page
– Real-time arrival information via web page
� Highest Priority Objectives from workshop discussion:
– Real-Time Customer Information:
• Data feed available to third-party vendors
• Web page
• Phone/IVR
• Wayside (especially N.Virginia)
• Coordinated info at multi-agency stops
– Automatic Stop Announcement (ASA)
Survey Results Improve Service Planning
� Highest Priority Objectives from survey:
– Ability to know which driver is driving which vehicle
– Historical performance statistics of system operation
– Electronically generate schedule, run, and vehicle block info
� Highest Priority Objectives
from workshop discussion:
– Improve fare collection,
smart cards
– Better and automated data
handling from APC, AVL
– Scheduling software upgrades
Survey Results Improve Attractiveness / Security of Service
� Highest Priority Objectives from survey:
– Ability to quickly locate vehicles in emergencies
– Recording interior and exterior video of a bus or rail car
(for security, liability, or safety concerns)
� Highest Priority Objectives
from workshop discussion:
– Automatic Stop Announcement
– Camera deployments
– Advanced fare collection
Survey Results Improve Efficiency of Fleet Maintenance
� Highest Priority Objectives from survey:
– Black-box recordings of crashes
� Highest Priority Objectives from workshop discussion:
– Performance monitoring to increase reliability
– Some interest in maintenance management software
Survey Results Improve Communications
� Highest Priority Objectives from survey:
– Send a silent alarm and alert dispatchers to bus emergencies
� Highest Priority Objectives from workshop discussion:
– Repeated interest in using MDT as communications device
– Various communication needs identified, including: narrowband
upgrades, fiber optics, increasing network capacity, etc.