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Regional Coordination: A Multi-Agency Computer Assisted Scheduling and Automatic Vehicle Location Deployment

Regional Coordination: A Multi-Agency Computer Assisted Scheduling and Automatic Vehicle Location Deployment. 18 th National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation Omaha, Nebraska. Project Location. Minnesota Public Transit Structure 7-County Metro Area Everywhere else

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Regional Coordination: A Multi-Agency Computer Assisted Scheduling and Automatic Vehicle Location Deployment

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  1. Regional Coordination: A Multi-Agency Computer Assisted Scheduling and Automatic Vehicle Location Deployment 18th National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation Omaha, Nebraska

  2. Project Location • Minnesota Public Transit Structure • 7-County Metro Area • Everywhere else • Growing “metroplex” • Collar counties

  3. Canada North Dakota Wisconsin South Dakota Iowa

  4. Mn/DOT ITS History • More than 15+ years’ experience with transit ITS deployments • Partnerships with other agencies • Communications evolution • Technology evolution

  5. Project History • Metropolitan Council approached by Dept. of Human Services • Mn/DOT-funded projects invited as participants

  6. Our Transit ITS History • (1991) Smart DARTS • (1994) ARTIC • (1998) 3-system Trapeze-Lite Deployment • (1999-present) Various individual projects • (2003) Paul Bunyan AVL-MDT

  7. What We Learned • Communications infrastructure is different for each project • Need a “local champion” at each project site • Scheduling algorithms and report writing are entirely separate products!

  8. What We’ll Do Differently • Communications • Web-based interface (Explorer or Firefox) • Real-time mobile data transmission and automatic vehicle location using existing cellular technology (e.g. Blackberry, I Phone)

  9. What We’ll Do Differently • Expectations have changed over the last 10 years • “Test” organizations are fully engaged in the project

  10. What We’ll Do Differently • Scheduling and reporting are treated as two separate products

  11. Multiple Agency Scheduling • Customized data entry screens • “Trust relationship” from read only to full access • View and change trips scheduled by another agency

  12. Constituent Access • End users may check on status of existing rides • End users may cancel rides

  13. Rider Information • Standard info, plus • Unique identification number • Eligibility by service • Multiple funding sources, etc. • Access based on the trust relationship

  14. Scheduling • Batch and single insert scheduling • Multi-Modal scheduling • User defined parameters • Unique for each partner • Reoptimization • Suggest solutions that may include mixing with fixed route

  15. Reporting • Built on a relational database • Common reports available • User must be able to access database using commercially available report writer • Customize for specific DHS needs

  16. Contact Us: Sarah Brodt Lenz, Program Administrator Mn/DOT Office of Transit sb.lenz@dot.state.mn.us (651-366-4177) Andrew Krueger, Customer Services Manager Metro Mobility Service Center andrew.krueger@metc.state.mn.us (651)602-1679

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