ITS Element: GCRTA Transit Traveler Information System

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Description: Web site, and phone interface to provide traveler information relating to transit operations.
Status: Existing
Stakeholder: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA)
Mapping: Information Service Provider
Other ISP

Interfaces:

City of Cleveland Parking Management
GCRTA Communications Center
Hopkins International Airport Parking Management System
Traveler Information Devices
Market Packages: APTS03 - Demand Response Transit Operations - GCRTA
APTS04 - Transit Fare Collection Management - GCRTA
APTS08 - Transit Traveler Information - GCRTA
ATMS16 - Parking Facility Management - Hopkins International Airport
ATMS16 - Parking Facility Management - City of Cleveland
Functional Requirements:

Infrastructure Provided Trip Planning

  • The center shall exchange route segment information with other centers outside the area served by the local center.
  • 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 current asset restrictions, such as height and weight restrictions on tunnels or bridges.
  • The center shall generate route plans based on current or forecasted weather.
  • The center shall generate route plans based on ferry, rail, air, or other multimodal transportation data.
  • 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 include bicycle routes, walkways, skyways, and multi-use trails in the pre-trip and enroute directions it provides to travelers.
  • The center shall provide the capability for center personnel to control route calculation parameters.
  • The center shall provide the capability for the traveler to confirm the proposed trip plan.
  • 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 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 guida
  • The center shall support on-line route guidance for drivers in vehicles.
  • The center shall support on-line route guidance for travelers using personal devices (such as PDAs).
  • The center shall use the preferences and constraints specified by the traveler in the trip request to select the most appropriate mode of transport.

ISP Traveler Data Collection

  • The center shall collect, process, and store event information.
  • The center shall collect, process, and store transit routes and schedules, transit transfer options, transit fares, and real-time schedule adherence information.

Last updated: 03-17-10