A Ride through SaFIRES: Lessons Learned from SaFIRES, an APTS Operational Test in Prince William County, Virginia

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• Alternative Title:
  A Ride Through SaFIRES: Lessons Learned from SaFIRES - An APTS Operational Test in Prince William County, Virginia
• Creators:
  Harris, Michael ; Hardy, Matthew ; Casey, Robert F. ; Schwenk, Judith C.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Advanced public transportation systems
  • Automatic vehicle location
  • Demonstration projects
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Smart Flex-route Integrated Real-time Enhancement System
  • Automated scheduling and dispatching
  • Mobile data terminals
  • Operational tests
  • Route deviation transit service
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-FTA-02-09 ; FTA-MA-26-7007-02.2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Virginia
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Abstract:
  This interim report documents the lessons learned to date from the Smart Flex-route Integrated Real-time Enhancement System (SaFIRES) operational test in Prince William County, Virginia. This route deviation service has proven to be popular with County residents as ridership on this small system exceeds 1,000 passengers per weekday. However, the integration of automatic vehicle location, mobile data terminals, and automated scheduling and dispatching software has proven difficult and has not yet been successfully achieved.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  TT50/U2196
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4295/dot_4295_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 627.93 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; ITSJPO Digital Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4f66b8af766899053cf936964d1a3b3d6f7744d176900ec8b8e39f2a11418535