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Overview of the U.S. DOT Priority ITS Initiative Mobility Services for All Americans

Explore the U.S. DOT's priority ITS initiative focusing on improving mobility services for all Americans. Discover the background of the program, its scope, approach, problems addressed, and solutions proposed. Learn about the integrated ITS transit technologies and the coordination efforts aimed at enhancing transportation accessibility. Gain insights into the roles of stakeholders and the products involved in this initiative. Contact William Wiggins or Yehuda Gross for more information.

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Overview of the U.S. DOT Priority ITS Initiative Mobility Services for All Americans

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  1. Overview of the U.S. DOT Priority ITS InitiativeMobility Services for All Americans James A. Bunch Mitretek Systems APTA Bus and Paratransit Conference Denver, Colorado May, 2004

  2. Mobility Services for All AmericansBackground Health • 62 Federal programs fund human services transportation Transportation • $ billions are spent on human services transportation • FTA budget for public transportation is $7 billion Education Employment

  3. Mobility Services for All AmericansBackground • U.S. DOT Tier I Priority ITS Initiative • New ITS R&D Program Framework and Structure • Major multi-modal and agency effort • Problem and data driven • Means of focusing on a few high payoff efforts • Builds Upon & Coordinates With Other U.S. DOT activities: • Joint Regional Coordination Workshops • Rural ITS Transit Operational Tests • United We Ride • ITS International Workshop on Technology & Mobility • Linking Technology with Accessibility and Mobility of Seniors and Persons With Disabilities • Supports Presidential Executive Order on Human Service Transportation Coordination

  4. Mobility Services for All AmericansScope: • Investigate and evaluate integrated ITS transit technologies that: • Improve transportation coordination among transportation providers, including public transit agencies, for human service trips and the general public • Increase mobility and transportation accessibility for the transportation disadvantaged through integrated implementation of technologies

  5. Mobility Services for All AmericansApproach • Demonstrate a community based system of human services transportation coordination using a combination of ITS transit technologies. • Use integrated implementation of technologies to overcome barriers to mobility and accessibility. • Determine the impacts and return on investment • End Product: Replicable Model Traveler Management Coordination Center • Budget: $8 million over 4 years

  6. Mobility Services for All AmericansProblems • Overlapping, fragmented, and unavailable transportation services • Inadequate customer service • Transit agencies experience: • High costs • Limited revenues • Underutilized vehicle capacity • Islands of technology, knowledge, and innovation within different professions/areas • Barriers and gaps in door-to-door accessibility and mobility remain

  7. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Mobility Services for All AmericansA Solution: Coordination & Integration • Improved customer service • Reduced waste • Improved efficiencies resulting in lower unit costs • Increased sources of revenue for transportation providers Coordination

  8. Mobility Services for All AmericansCoordinated and Integrated ITS Traveler Assistive Tech. Geographic Information Systems Vehicle Tracking Scheduling & Dispatching Software Intelligent Transportation Systems • Computers • Communications • Networked Systems • Information Management Electronic Payment Traveler Information Billing & Reporting Software

  9. Mobility Services for All AmericansRoles and Products • Stakeholder Roles: • Federal: • Provide coordination among stakeholders • Support a large-scale demonstration • Conduct an evaluation and return-on-investment study • Transfer knowledge to industry • Public and Private Sectors: Assume long-term responsibility • End Product: Replicable Model Traveler Management Coordination Center

  10. Today ” r e Develop Systematic Approach t n e for Selecting Demonstration C n Sites o i t a n i d r Assess Technologies that o o C Improve Accessibility t n e m e Conduct field tests to determine the return on g a n investment of various ITS applications that improve a M accessibility and human services transportation r e l coordination e v a r T Development of “Traveler “ e Management Coordination l b a Center” c i l p e R 2005 2006 2007 2004 2008 Mobility Services for All Americans Timeline

  11. Contacts William Wiggins ITS Program Manager Office of Mobility Innovation Federal Transit Administration (TRI-10) 400 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20590 (202) 366-0255 William.Wiggins@fta.dot.gov Yehuda Gross ITS Transit Program Manager ITS Joint Program Office Room 3416, HOIT-1 400 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20590 (202) 366-1988 Yehuda.Gross@fhwa.dot.gov

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