ltc, annual forum, the direction of technology in transportation, 05/13/2011, rohan kuruppu
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Technologies in TransitRohan A. Kuruppu
What is sbX ?
Achieves Quality of Light Rail Service at Lower Cost
More Flexible & Faster than Rail in Urban Areas
Offers Easy Boarding with Low-Floor Buses or Raised Platforms
Increases Speed with Signal Pre-emption and other Priorities
Encourages Development & Redevelopment
Reliable Service as Congestion Increases
Omnitrans System Wide Plan
4th StreetTransit Mall
sbX Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
• Reliability• Convenience• Permanency• Effective
sbX Station
How it works
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GPS Satellites
Wireless Communication
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Data Center
Management and Customer Service
GPS AVL from buses
Route Configurations
Schedules
Block Assignments
Data Bank
AccessibleInfo
HistoricalTravel Info
Why Technology
• Management tools– Reports, maps, accidents, emergency…
• Customer service – Bus information for every bus stop…
• Image– Modern, efficient, convenient…
Schedule Adherence Report
Running Time Report
Transit managers and the passengers
• Attention to detail• Elicit feedback from users• Obsession with improving transit• Provide wide range of choices on
how to get information
Ticket Vending Machines (TVM)
Bus Stop ID
Passenger tools
1. Immediate Alerts
2. Scheduled Alerts
3. Watch Route Alerts
Telephone system
New Fangled
Old Fashioned
Transit Signal Priority (TSP)