NTL Record

Title Evaluation Of The Advanced Operating System Of The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority: Transfer And On-Time Performance Study: Before And After AOS Implementation, October 1996 - May 1999
Record ID 9750
Personal Name
Creator
Levine, Jonathan
Source EDL #13147
Corporate Creator University of Michigan. Urban and Regional Research Collaborative
Corporate
Contributor
Ann Arbor Transportation Authority
Publisher University of Michigan. Urban and Regional Research Collaborative
Publication Date 19991000
Language English
Abstract In 1997, the Ann Arbor (Michigan) Transportation Authority began deploying advanced public transportation systems (APTS) technologies in its fixed route and paratransit operations. The project's concept is the integration of a range of such technologies into a comprehensive system, termed the "Advanced Operating System" (AOS) to "smart buses", "smart travelers," and a "smart operation center" to benefit from timely and coordinated information on critical aspects of transit operation and maintenance. This study develops, using data before AOS in 1996 and 1997 and after AOS in 1998 and 1999, implementation data on AATA's on-time performance and vehicle-to-vehicle timing of transfers at four major transfer location. Systematic evaluation of on-time performance indicated that AATA improved on-time departures. The opposite was observed regarding on-time arrivals. Bus-to-bus transfer times within AATA system tended to have no significant change from 1997 to 1999. Some improvement was noted when on time performance and transfer times were analyzed jointly. Figures, tables, 20p.
Rosap ID dot:14205
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/14205
TRT Terms Advanced public transportation systems; Bus transit operations; On time performance; Before and after studies
General Subjects Advance operating systems (AOS); Ann Arbor (Michigan) Transportation Authority
Classification NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Advanced Public Transit Systems;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Bus Transportation;
NTL - GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS - GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;
NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Geographical
Coverage
Michigan
TRIS Online
Accession No
00801421
Resource type Research Paper
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/9000/9700/9750/5701.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository