Assessment of the Seattle Smart Traveler

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• Creators:
  Turnbull, Katherine F.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Corporate Contributors:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Advanced Public Transportation Systems Or APTS Advanced Traveler Information Systems Carpooling Electronic Mail Evaluation/Program Assessment Mobility Regional Multimodal Travel Information Ridematching Ridesharing
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FTA-TRI-11-99-30 ; DOT-VNTSC-FTA-99-4
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Seattle (Washington)
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
• Abstract:
  The system was designed using a World Wide Web or Internet interface. Two of the unique features of the design were accommodating the desired travel times and identifying origins and destinations. A search structure was developed using a series of pull-down menus allowing users to easily identify their origins and destinations from a search tree containing four levels of detail. Making the actual connection with potential rideshare partners was left up the participants. An automatic e-mail notification feature enhanced the ease of communicating with possible rideshare partners. Implementation and operation of the Seattle Smart Traveler occurred over a 15-month period ending in June 1997. Use of the dynamic ridematching system was tracked by University researchers over the period of the demonstration.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  ITSJPO Digital Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4a3b5c15d80b1c5c5dccc9b8267e7f3de5baf2bd65ee7d94297f353f617626fd
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/2909/dot_2909_DS1.pdf
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