Advanced Traveler Aid Systems for Public Transportation: The Intelligent Transit Mobility System (ITMS)

Details

• Creators:
  Kikuchi, Shinya ; Aneja, S. ; Chakrobotry, Partha ; Hofmann, A.J. ; Machida, M. ; Perincherry, V.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration ; University of Delaware. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Urban transit
  • Public transit
  • Intelligent control systems
  • Mobility
  • Data and Information Technology
  • Public Transportation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-T-95-07
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Washington (District of Columbia) ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
• 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.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/384/dot_384_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.44 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FTA 50th Anniversary Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7855965f0c1e6c8d9f288355969e9cf9696d80c2e9a0486eaa21f43684cb02a5