AVL Systems for Bus Transit

AVL Systems for Bus Transit
Author: Doug J. Parker
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2008
Genre: Bus lines
ISBN: 0309097967

"TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 73: AVL Systems for Bus Transit: Update explores the uses of computer-aided dispatch/automatic vehicle location (CAD/AVL) systems in fixed-route and demand-responsive services (bus AVL), as well as changes in agency practices related to the use of AVL systems."--Publisher's website.

AVL Systems for Bus Transit

AVL Systems for Bus Transit
Author: Paula E. Okunieff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 62
Release: 1997
Genre: Transportation
ISBN:

Examines various aspects of developing and deploying automated vehicle location (AVL) systems over the last 20 years. Current practice; AVL architecture and technologies; and the institutional context of AVL defined in terms of funding, justification, staffing, and procurement are explored.

Assessing the Benefits and Costs of ITS

Assessing the Benefits and Costs of ITS
Author: David Gillen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2006-04-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1402078749

The 17 chapters in this book, which evolved from a conference on measuring the contributions of ITS sponsored by the California Department of Transportation in February 2002, examine the costs and benefits of ITS in an economic and business policy context. Section 1 examines the broad theme of how and what ITS contributes to the economy and how one makes a business case for ITS. Section 2 includes three chapters on ITS applications in mass transit. Section 3 explores ITS applications in the automobile/highway system. Section 4 considers integrative issues including how ITS is perceived and how it can be positioned to improve surface transportation. This volume will be especially useful to researchers and policy makers working in transportation, transportation engineering, and the economic analysis of transportation systems.

Information Technology Update for Transit

Information Technology Update for Transit
Author: Roger Boldt
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2000
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780309068642

Documents the transit industry's state of the practice in information and communication technologies against a contemporary background of business practice. It is organized into the basic architectural pieces that constitute an IT plan in order to provide the essential framework for the planning process. Additionally, organizational issues and policies and market trends affecting investment in and deployment of Management Information System (MIS) technology are documented.

Urban Transit Systems and Technology

Urban Transit Systems and Technology
Author: Vukan R. Vuchic
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 622
Release: 2007-02-16
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 047175823X

This is the only current and in print book covering the full field of transit systems and technology. Beginning with a history of transit and its role in urban development, the book proceeds to define relevant terms and concepts, and then present detailed coverage of all urban transit modes and the most efficient system designs for each. Including coverage of such integral subjects as travel time, vehicle propulsion, system integration, fully supported with equations and analytical methods, this book is the primary resource for students of transit as well as those professionals who design and operate these key pieces of urban infrastructure.

Better Public Transit Systems

Better Public Transit Systems
Author: Eric Christian Bruun
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2013-11-07
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1134687427

Better Public Transit Systems is a complete primer for performance and investment analysis of public transportation. Whether you’re planning a major new public transit project, an extension or expansion of an existing system, or evaluating the needs of your current system, this book provides the tools you need to define your goals and objectives and conceive and analyse design alternatives. This completely revised Second Edition includes new material for students and online discussion questions, whilst remaining an essential reference book.

Real-time Bus Arrival Information Systems

Real-time Bus Arrival Information Systems
Author: Carol L. Schweiger
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 71
Release: 2003
Genre: Bus lines
ISBN: 0309069653

The synthesis describes the state of the practice in real-time bus arrival informations systems, including both U.S. and international experience. The panel for this project chose to focus on bus systems, rather than all transit modes, and on the following six elements of these systems: bus system characteristics; real-time bus arrival information system characteristics, including information about the underlying technology and dissemination media; system prediction, accuracy, and reliability; system costs; customer and media reactions; and institutional and organizational issues associated with the system.