Santa Fe Trails Next Bus System
Description
Allow for the dissemination of bus locations via Kiosks at Transit hubs, website and or real time telephone calls.
Status
Planned
Timeframe
Short
Geographic Scope
Service Scope
Stakeholders
NMDOT - New Mexico Department of Transportation
Inventory
Santa Fe Trails Fixed Route Dispatch
Santa Fe Trails Fixed Route Transit Vehicles
Services
APTS02-1 - Transit Fixed-Route Operations - Santa Fe Trails
APTS08-2 - Transit Traveler Information - Santa Fe Trails
Functional Areas
Infrastructure Provided Trip Planning
- The center shall generate route plans based on transit services, including fares, schedules, and requirements for travelers with special needs.
- 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 transit vehicle shall use the route information and its current location to determine the deviation from the predetermined schedule.
- The transit vehicle shall calculate the estimated times of arrival (ETA) at transit stops.
- The transit vehicle shall determine scenarios to correct the schedule deviation.
- The transit vehicle shall provide the schedule deviations and instructions for schedule corrections to the transit vehicle operator if the deviation is small, or the transit vehicle is operating in an urban area.
- The transit vehicle shall send the schedule deviation and estimated arrival time information to the center.
Transit Center Fixed-Route Operations
- The center shall manage large deviations of individual transit vehicles, deviations in rural areas, and deviations of large numbers of vehicles.
- The center shall generate the necessary corrective actions which may involve more than the vehicles concerned and more far reaching action, such as, the introduction of extra vehicles, wide area signal priority by traffic management, the premature termination of some services, etc.
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 service information to traveler information service providers including routes, schedules, schedule adherence, and fare information as well as transit service information during evacuation.
- The center shall broadcast transit advisory data, including alerts and advisories pertaining to major emergencies, or man made disasters.
Interfaces
Standards
SDO | Document ID | Title | Type |
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AASHTO/ITE/NEMA | View List | NTCIP Center-to-Center Standards Group | Group |
APTA | APTA TCIP-S-001 3.0.3 | Standard for Transit Communications Interface Profiles | Message/Data |
Operational Concepts
Stakeholder | Roles and Responsibilities |
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