Transit transparency.

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Transit transparency : effective disclosure through open data.
• Creators:
  Fung, Archon ; Luberoff, David
• Corporate Creators:
  Harvard University. Kennedy School of Government
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Public transit
  • Transit operating agencies
  • Real time information
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Passenger information systems
  • Schedules and scheduling
  • Transit riders
  • Mobile telephones
  • Smartphones
• Publication/ Report Number:
  HVDR22-11
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  New England University Transportation Center
• Abstract:
  Public transit agencies have employed intelligent systems for determining ; schedules and routes and for monitoring the real-time location and status of their ; vehicle fleets for nearly two decades. But until recently, the data generated by ; daily operations in the transit system were only available to managers and ; engineers inside agencies. Transit riders could only consult static information ; when planning trips, primarily through printed or online timetables or maps. ; Where dynamic train or bus arrival predictions were accessible, riders could only ; see this information on fixed signs at transit stations or stops. With the popular ; adoption of smartphones and other mobile technologies transit riders gained the ; capacity to access information anywhere and at anytime. Some transit agencies ; have responded by publicly releasing disaggregated data files for schedules and ; real-time feeds of vehicle locations. These agencies have thus empowered civic ; entrepreneurs to innovate in delivering transit information to riders through ; mobile applications and other technologically-assisted means.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26958/dot_26958_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.63 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:73f756fde702858bfc4775c4683b2f3ed92f9eab5ccb2b3f115d5a175ac280c7