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ITS Virginia Presentation May 17, 2013 – Richmond, VA Tim Witten twitten@blacksburg

ITS Virginia Presentation May 17, 2013 – Richmond, VA Tim Witten twitten@blacksburg.gov ITS Manager – Blacksburg Transit. Blacksburg Transit. Provides the following regional transit services: Town of Blacksburg Town of Christiansburg Montgomery County / Warm Hearth / Hospital

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ITS Virginia Presentation May 17, 2013 – Richmond, VA Tim Witten twitten@blacksburg

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  1. ITS Virginia Presentation • May 17, 2013 – Richmond, VA • Tim Witten • twitten@blacksburg.gov • ITS Manager – Blacksburg Transit

  2. Blacksburg Transit • Provides the following regional transit services: • Town of Blacksburg • Town of Christiansburg • Montgomery County / Warm Hearth / Hospital • Commuter Routes from the Town of Christiansburg to the Town of Blacksburg • Shuttles for Sports and Local Events

  3. Blacksburg Transit • Operates fixed, deviated, and demand response • 46 buses in the fleet • Now serves 3.5 million (in 2012) • 90% VT student ridership 5% VT faculty and staff and 5% non-VT riders

  4. A typical day for BT

  5. ITS at BT http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-122898-222857/unrestricted/7CHAP5.pdf

  6. BT4U BT4U allows customers to use their cell phone to get real-time bus departure information for an individual stop. www.bt4u.org\default.aspx

  7. TIGGER Grant TIGGER – Transit Investment in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction BT and VTTI are partnering to complete this study on the effects of Dynamic Bus Routing and Scheduling to conserve fuel and provide better customer service.

  8. TIGGER Grant Collect data at stop-level to build a better picture of demand in near real-time. Proactive vs. Reactive - Will be able to predict when additional buses will be needed before the need arises

  9. Big Data N = All Big Data, Viktor Mayer-Schonberger and Kenneth Cukier

  10. Open Data Ownership and control of data should be retained by the agency for use by a variety of stakeholders.

  11. Crowdsourcing Waze Tiramisu

  12. Issues • Managing Customer Expectations • Generational Differences • ITS Architecture • Performance Measures

  13. Questions?

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