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Using Standards to Make “Smart” Choices for Talking Technology and Transportation (T3)

. APTA UTFS Standards Development A Transit Industry Consensus Driven Project Delivering the Goods for Transit. Using Standards to Make “Smart” Choices for Talking Technology and Transportation (T3) May 17, 2006 Martin P. Schroeder, M.S.M.E., P.E.,

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Using Standards to Make “Smart” Choices for Talking Technology and Transportation (T3)

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  1. . APTA UTFS Standards DevelopmentA Transit Industry Consensus Driven ProjectDelivering the Goods for Transit Using Standards to Make “Smart” Choices for Talking Technology and Transportation (T3) May 17, 2006 Martin P. Schroeder, M.S.M.E., P.E., Sr. Program Manager – Rail Programs & Staff Advisor American Public Transportation Association Washington , DC

  2. APTA’S STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ORGANIZATION APTA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT & OVERSIGHT COUNCIL (SDOC) FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION OTHER SDO’S (AREMA, IEEE, ASHTO, SAE) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES (FRA, JPO, DOT) APTA TECHNICAL & MANAGEMENT STAFF PROGRAM POLICY & PLANNING COMMITTEES Security, Bus, Rail, Accessibility, Procurement, Commuter Rail, TCIP TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS Funding Technical Input

  3. Products from Standards Efforts • Standards and Specifications • A Standard satisfies one of the conditions for mandatory use within the transit industry • Recommended Practice • Embodies the best practices of the industry • Guideline Specification • Intended to provide sample, specimen, or template for use by a procuring entity • Report / White Paper • Least formal type of document

  4. UTFS Vision – Guiding Principles • Economies of Scale - More Competition • Independence and Vendor Neutrality • Reduce Integration Costs for Agencies with Legacy Systems Procurements • Open Architecture Environment for Hardware and Software • Multi-modal and Multi-application Environment • Development of Partnership Strategies

  5. UTFS Task Force Leadership Tom Parker, BART Members: Committee Chairs APTA Program Mgrs, APTA FSP Financial Management Committee Chair: Rick Barrett Quattran Assoc Fare Media Committee Chair: Henry Rosen, PATH Vice Chair: Joe Simonetti Operations Committee Chair: Carol Wise, COTA Vice Chair: Marybeth Cobleigh-Beal, CTA Special Industry Liaisons Chair: Greg Garback, WMAMA Getting to a Published Standard

  6. Financial Management Committee Chair: Rick Barrett Quattran Assoc Part 1 – Introduc-tion & Overview Leader – Tomas Oliva, TriMet Part 2 - Contactless Fare Media Data Format and Interface Standard (APTA S-UTFS-WP1-001-06) Leader – Tomas Oliva, TriMet Part 3 - Regional Central System Interface Standard Leader – David Mcilwraith, Booz Allen Hamilton Part 4 – System Security Planning & Implementation Guidelines Leader – Gary Yamamura, Three-Point Consulting Work Groups Out for Public Comment

  7. Financial Management Committee Work Package Group SME Team Rail Policy & Planning Committee Approval Task Force Ballot Public Comment Becomes a Standard The Approval ProcessConsensus Driven

  8. Types of APTA Standards Available • Contactless Fare Media System Standards • Rail Transit Standards • Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance • Operating Practices • Fixed Structures • Signals & Communication • PRESS (Passenger Rail Equipment Safety Standard) • ASME Rail Transit (Heavy and Light Rail – Structure and Crashworthiness) • Bus Standards • Bus Equipment Maintenance • HVAC • Maintenance Training • Bus Brake Systems • Cooling System

  9. More Information Martin Schroeder, P.E. APTA Sr. Program Manager – Rail Programs mschroeder@apta.com 202-496-4885

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