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Transit Planning and Route Optimization through GIS
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About Valley Metro
• Public transit agency for the Phoenix, Arizona area
• Light rail• Bus • Vanpool• Paratransit services
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Transit for Super Bowl XLIX
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Overview
• Before- Planning the routeRoute Analysis Tool• During-Implemnting the route Web MapsBus Stop Database • After-Analyzing the routeOn Time Performance app
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Planning the Route
GIS is the best tool to answer these questions
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Route Analysis Tool
Service Type
Fiscal year of service
Peak and off-peak frequency
Span of service
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Route Analysis Tool Data
Route Specific DataNumber of trips - Miles traveled - Net cost- Fleet Required - Existing Ridership -
Projected Ridership
Demographic DataTotal Population - Households - Zero & One Car Households - Low Income - Elderly
Youth - Disability - Minority
EmploymentNumber of Employees - Current Transit Riders – People Interested in Transit
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Route Analysis Tool Model
Add Fields BuffersSpatial JoinsField CalculationsCost EstimatesFleet EstimatesFile Outputs
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Route Analysis Tool Example• Cost: $1.1 M• Fleet: 7 Buses
Lower:• Pop Density• Minority• Low Income• Zero Car HH• Disability• Projected
Boardings
Higher: • Youth• Employment
Density
Processing Time:• 3 Minutes
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Route Analysis Tool Benefits
• Ability to quickly analyze potential route.• Demographics comparison to the entire
county and the service area.• Cost and fleet estimates.• Speed!!!!
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Implementing the Route
Planning the route
Route in Operation
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Previous Bus Stop Setup
Finance Scheduling
Operations GIS
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Optimal Bus Stop Data Setup
GIS
Finance Scheduling Operations
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Bus Stop Data Collection
• Visit• Validate• View
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Using Collector for ArcGIS
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Bus Stop Data Collected• Bus Stop ID• NextRide ID• Generalized Location• Jurisdiction• # Shelters• # Benches• Bus Bay• # Bike Racks• Water Fountain• Lighting• Public Art• ADA Compliant• Emergency Call Box
• Information Display• Stop Type• Date Updated• Sidewalk• Photo• Scheduling ID• Detailed Location• Travel Direction• Latitude• Longitude• Routes
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ArcGIS Online
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Benefits of using a GIS database for bus stops
• Accurate GIS locations and information used to feed information to all the subsequent processes and analysis.
• ONE LOCATION for the data!!!• Gives the public more accurate and useful
information
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Analyzing the Route
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On-Time Performance
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On-Time Performance Verification
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On-Time Performance App
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OTP App Example
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OTP App Attributes Collected
• Date• Bus Number• Data Collector• Route Name• Route Direction• Run• Block• Trip• Published Time• Wheelchair Boarding• Bicycle Boarding
• Location• Arrival Time• Timepoint• Departure Time• # of Boardings at Stop• # of Alightings at Stop• Comment• Total Boardings• Total Alightings• Max Passenger Load
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OTP App Benefits
• Capture accurate arrival and departure times at every bus stop
• Verify ridership totals from existing systems
• Possible extenuating circumstances for poor on-time performance
• Gain a better understanding of a route outside of planning
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Summary
• Quickly provide and analyze essential demographic, economic, and cost estimates for planning new routes
• Collect data and inform the transit riders of changes to the routes
• Analyze how the route is performing