Las Cruces Regional ITS Architecture Update

RoadRUNNER Regional Web Based Information

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Description

Development of website to provide regional transit information

Status

Planned

Timeframe

Geographic Scope

Las Cruces Area

Service Scope

Traveler Information

Stakeholders

RoadRUNNER Transit

Travelers

Inventory

Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices

RoadRUNNER Fixed Route Dispatch System

RoadRUNNER Paratransit Dispatch Center

RoadRUNNER Transit Website

Services

APTS08-1 - Transit Traveler Information - RoadRUNNER Fixed Route Transit

APTS08-2 - Transit Traveler Information - RoadRUNNER Paratransit Operations

Functional Areas

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 transit services, including fares, schedules, and requirements for travelers with special needs.
• The center shall generate route plans based on ferry, rail, air, or other multimodal transportation data.
• 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.
• The center shall support an interface with a map update provider, or other appropriate data sources, through which updates of digitized map data can be obtained and used to determine vehicle and non-vehicle routes, trip planning, and on-line vehicle guidance.

Personal Interactive Information Reception

• The personal traveler interface shall receive transit information from a center and present it to the traveler upon request.

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.

Interfaces

Source	Architecture Flows	Destination
Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	traveler profile	RoadRUNNER Transit Website
Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	traveler request	RoadRUNNER Transit Website
Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	trip request	RoadRUNNER Transit Website
RoadRUNNER Fixed Route Dispatch System	transit and fare schedules	RoadRUNNER Transit Website
RoadRUNNER Fixed Route Dispatch System	transit schedule adherence information	RoadRUNNER Transit Website
RoadRUNNER Paratransit Dispatch Center	demand responsive transit plan	RoadRUNNER Transit Website
RoadRUNNER Paratransit Dispatch Center	transit and fare schedules	RoadRUNNER Transit Website
RoadRUNNER Transit Information Center	transit service information	RoadRUNNER Transit Website
RoadRUNNER Transit Website	broadcast traveler information	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices
RoadRUNNER Transit Website	interactive traveler information	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices
RoadRUNNER Transit Website	trip plan	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices
RoadRUNNER Transit Website	demand responsive transit request	RoadRUNNER Paratransit Dispatch Center
RoadRUNNER Transit Website	selected routes	RoadRUNNER Paratransit Dispatch Center
RoadRUNNER Transit Website	transit information request	RoadRUNNER Paratransit Dispatch Center

Standards

SDO	Document ID	Title	Type
AASHTO/ITE/NEMA	View List	NTCIP Center-to-Center Standards Group	Group
ASTM/IEEE/SAE	View List	Dedicated Short Range Communication at 5.9 GHz Standards Group	Group
SAE	View List	Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) General Use Standards Group	Group
SAE	View List	Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) Bandwidth Limited Standards Group	Group
APTA	APTA TCIP-S-001 3.0.4	Standard for Transit Communications Interface Profiles	Message/Data

Operational Concepts

Stakeholder	Roles and Responsibilities
RoadRUNNER Transit
	Provide demand response (paratransit) bus service for the agency defined service area, with the ability to coordinate demand response transit services from the agency's transit information center.
	Provide fixed route bus service for the City of Las Cruces and outlying areas (on agreement).
	Provide transit schedule and fare information to the agency's transit information center, New Mexico Park and Ride Real Time Information System, NMRoads, and private sector traveler information service providers.
	Provide transit traveler information to the agency website, private sector traveler information services, New Mexico Park and Ride Real Time Information System, and NMRoads, as well as making it available on all transit information kiosks and monitors at the Intermodal Center.
	Track vehicle location and evaluate schedule performance on all agency transit vehicles.