NTL Record

Title Advanced Traveler Aid Systems for Public Transportation: The Intelligent Transit Mobility System (ITMS)
Record ID 56320
Personal Name
Creator
Kikuchi, Shinya; Aneja, S.; Chakrobotry, Partha; Hofmann, A.J.; Machida, M.; Perincherry, V.
Corporate Creator United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration; University of Delaware. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
Publication Date 19940901
Language English
Abstract This study examines the problems of the present practices of transit information delivery. It points out how difficult it is for a person to make a decision to travel by transit under lack of information, citing typical scenarios of transit trips. It also defines the functions and elements of an Intelligent Transit Mobility System (ITMS). ITMS requires four main elements. They are: information collection, central processor, software for decision aid algorithms, and communications and information dissemination medium. The study further discusses the issues which are non-technical but important for planning and implementation. The issues include coordination of participating agencies, roles of different parties, financial responsibility, and implications to the life style and general travel habits in urban areas.
Rosap ID dot:384
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/384
TRT Terms Urban transit; Public transit; Intelligent control systems; Mobility
General Subjects Data and Information Technology; Public Transportation
Geographical
Coverage
Washington (District of Columbia); United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
00676790
Report Number DOT-T-95-07
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/56000/56300/56320/advancedtravele9507drsh_0.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository