ITS Element: NMDOT Regional Park and Ride Real Time Information System

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Description: System to provide real time info on Park and Ride shuttles to travelers. Includes web, text message, and smart phone interfaces.
Status: Existing
Stakeholder: NMDOT - New Mexico Department of Transportation
Mapping: Information Service Provider
Transit Management

Interfaces:

City of Las Cruces Public Information System
Dona Ana County Public Information System
NMDOT District 1 Public Information Office
NMDOT NMRoads Admin
NMDOT Park and Ride Dispatch
NMDOT Park and Ride Website
Other Transit Dispatch
Private Sector Traveler Information Services
Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices
RoadRUNNER Fixed Route Dispatch System
Service Packages: APTS02 - Transit Fixed-Route Operations - NMDOT Park and Ride
APTS08 - Transit Traveler Information - NMDOT Park and Ride
ATIS01 - Broadcast Traveler Information - NMDOT District 1 (2 of 3) – Inputs
ATIS01 - Broadcast Traveler Information - Dona Ana County (1 of 3) – Inputs
ATIS01 - Broadcast Traveler Information - City of Las Cruces (1 of 3) – Inputs
ATIS02 - Interactive Traveler Information - NMDOT (1 of 2)
Functional Requirements:

Infrastructure Provided Trip Planning

  • The center shall provide the capability to provide specific pre-trip and enroute directions to travelers (and drivers), including costs, arrival times, and transfer points.
  • The center shall support on-line route guidance for travelers using personal devices (such as PDAs).
  • The center shall generate route plans based on current and/or predicted conditions of the road network, scheduled maintenance and construction work activities, and work zone activities.
  • The center shall generate route plans based on transit services, including fares, schedules, and requirements for travelers with special needs.
  • The center shall generate trips based on the use of more than one mode of transport.
  • The center shall use the preferences and constraints specified by the traveler in the trip request to select the most appropriate mode of transport.

Transit Center Information Services

  • The center shall provide travelers using public transportation with traffic and advisory information upon request. Such information may include transit routes, schedules, transfer options, fares, real-time schedule adherence, current incidents, weather conditions, and special events.
  • The center shall provide transit information to the media including details of deviations from schedule of regular transit services.
  • The center shall exchange transit schedules, real-time arrival information, fare schedules, and general transit service information with other transit organizations to support transit traveler information systems.
  • The center shall provide transit service information to traveler information service providers including routes, schedules, schedule adherence, and fare information as well as transit service information during evacuation.

Last updated: 08-08-14