Jeffrey Spencer (ITS Team Leader at FTA) presentation at the Intelligent Transportation Society of Va - Technical Session (Mobility Lab 12/4/2012)

1. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
ITS for Transit
Jeffrey L. Spencer
ITS Team Leader
USDOT
Federal Transit Administration

2. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Traveler Information
• Fare Payment
• Mobility Services for All Americans/
Veterans Transportation Community
Life Initiative
• Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Systems
• Vehicle Assist and Automation (VAA)
• Connected Vehicle Program
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3. VAA Demonstration
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4. DEPLOYMENTS
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COMMUNICATIONS
AVL
PROBES
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APC
MDT
COMPONENT
MONITORING
OPERATIONS
SOFTWARE
INCIDENT MGMT
ATIS
MULTIMODAL ATIS
EFP
FARE
INTEGRATION
Categories
MOBILITY
MANAGER
TMC
SIGNAL PRIORITY
Technology Deployments for Transit
VAA Demonstration
CAMERAS
Planned
Operational
ALARMS
MICROPHONES
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5. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
En-Route Traveler Information System
Dynamic Displays TriMet, Portland, OR
Real Time Bus Arrival Systems
On-board Systems - In-vehicle next stop and
location information is common now (bus and
train)
BART, SF Bay Area, CA
Lynx, Orlando, FL
LA Metro Rapid, Los Angeles, CA
WMATA, Washington, DC 5

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En-Route Traveler Information System
Mobile Device
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En-Route Traveler Information System
Mobile Devices and Apps
DART
WMATA
CTA
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LA Metro NY MTA

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Other Transit ITS Applications
• Universal Electronic
Payment
• Park-and-Ride
Improvements

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Contactless Fare Collection

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Multi-Modal Integrated Payment Systems
• A project to examine the issues and impediments to
deploying regional, open-architecture, integrated,
multimodal payment systems that accept multiple
payment media
• Apply the lessons learned from
the Orlando Regional Alliance for Next
Generation Electronic payment
Systems (ORANGES) field
operational test, and the results
of the I-95 Corridor Coalition Innovative
Multi-Modal Electronic Payment System

11. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Open Loop Payments

12. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
 Smart Parking options
• Park and Ride
 Technology
• Smart phone apps
• Web reservation
• Payment options

13. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Intelligent Transportation Systems –
Mobility Services For All Americans (MSAA)
USDOT ITS initiative
Collaboration with United We Ride
Joint demonstration of scalable and replicable Travel
Management Coordination Centers (TMCC)
 Simplified point of access
 Comprehensive set of services
 Utilizing ITS
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14. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Challenges
Medicaid Children
Program Development
Disabilities Family & Families
Temporary Assistance Special Ed Faith Based
Assistance for Transportation Transit
Needy Families
Substance Abuse
Mental Health
Medicare & Health
HHS Medicaid Svcs Rural Transit
Health Operators Care
Resources
& Services Office of the Family
Secretary
Area Agency
Head Assistant on Aging
Secretary Child Soc. Services
Start Planning Care Block Grant
Evaluation Bureau Private
Aging Paratransit Education
Community
Services
Centers for
Independent Living State Governors
Disability
Rehab and
&
Rehabilitation
Services
Research Cabinet Secretaries
Administration
? Employment
Federal
Education
Agencies ? ?
Office of Special
Education Programs &
Grant Shopping
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Local
Office of Disability Government
Employment Policy
Labor
Recreation
Employment Medical
Training
Agency Transit Provider
Transportation
Office of the Urbanized Elderly
Secretary Grant Program & Private Taxi
Disability
Program Independence
Disability
National Highway Federal Transit Service
Traffic Safety Provider
Administration Administration Rural Grant Head Start
Program
ADA
Paratransit Local
Departmental Job Access Transportation
Office of Assistant Secretary Reverse Commute Authority
Civil Rights for Transportation
Policy
Program Transit
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15. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Consumer with U.S. State & Local
Employment
Mobility Needs Government Funds,
Health Care
Independence Policies, and
Regulations
Family
Education
Recreation
One Call
Funding Agencies
Transportation
Service Providers

16. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Common ITS Used by Project Sites
 Database interface/integration
 Reservation/eligibility systems
 Routing/scheduling/dispatching systems
 Automatic vehicle location/geographic information systems
 Mobile data computer
 Interactive pre-trip and en-route traveler
information
 Interactive voice response (for customer
service and reservation)
 Electronic fare payment media and collection

17. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Veterans Transportation and
Community Living Initiative
A CCAM-supported initiative of
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18. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
About VTCLI
 Build on existing coordination efforts & success of Mobility Services
for All Americans model
 Connect veteran & military community members to existing
community transportation resources
 Build out One-Call/One-Click capability in local communities
 Focus on ITS related technology investment
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19. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
VTCLI Project Sites Selection
 Received ~75 discrete projects
 $52 million requested
 Interagency review team
 Major selection criteria:
□ Partnerships
□ One-call & vets experience
□ Coordination experience
□ Vets/military transportation needs
http://www.fta.dot.gov/veterans
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20. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Intelligent Transportation Systems -
Integrated Corridor Management (ICM)
• Goals
– Demonstrate and evaluate
strategies and ITS technologies
that help transportation
operators efficiently and
proactively manage corridors
– Provide the necessary tools,
knowledge, and guidance, for
ICM
• $28.5 million in USDOT funds
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21. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Transit in ICM
• Transit offers additional corridor capacity
• Transit can assist in managing corridor
demand
• ITS increases transit flexibility, efficiency, and
coordination
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22. Broad ICM Strategies
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• Increase multi-agency collaboration and
coordination for overall corridor management
– Coordinate incident management
– Coordinate operations for planned and special
events
– Optimize corridor mobility by promoting mode
and route shifts
– Manage demand
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23. ICM Demonstration Pioneer Sites
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Dallas (US-75) San Diego (I-15)
Proposed Strategies Proposed Strategies
 Decision support system  Decision support system
 Actionable traveler information  Actionable traveler Information
• IVR (e.g., 511) • 511 (phone and website) upgrade
• Website • Comparable travel times
• E-mail alerts  Managed lanes
• Comparable travel times  Rerouting of traffic
 Rerouting of traffic • Coordinated timing and responsive signal
• Coordinated timing and adaptive signal operations
control • Coordinated ramp metering and traffic
 Mode shift signals
• Parking management  Mode Shift
• Real-time service adjustments • Bus Rapid Transit
• Transit signal priority
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• Real-time transit info

24. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Intelligent Transportation Systems –
Vehicle Assist and Automation (VAA)
Assists or automates movement of buses
to allow precise operations in extremely
narrow lanes, at stations, and potentially
bus maintenance facilities
Major functions:
Precision docking
Vehicle guidance
Vehicle platooning
Automated operations
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25. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
VAA Demonstration
Goals
 Demonstrate the technical merits and feasibility of
VAA technology applications
 Assess benefits and costs
Awarded to Caltrans Team
 Caltrans
 Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
 Lane Transit District
 Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways
Anticipated Results
 Shorter travel times
 Greater reliability
 More precise docking
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26. VAA Demonstration
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• Revenue Service Applications
– Lateral guidance on an HOV lane and through a toll
plaza
– Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lateral guidance and precision
docking
• Technologies Proposed
– Magnetic marker sensing
– Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) with
inertial navigation sensors
– Combination of the two
• November 2012 Start Field Tests
• Independent Evaluation by CUTR
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27. For More Information
ITS Research = Multimodal and Connected
Drivers/Operators
Vehicles and Fleets
Infrastructure
Connectivity
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Wireless Devices

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Connected Vehicle Program
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29. For More Information
Transit Connected Vehicle Program
Transit Connected Vehicle Concept of Operations
Safety Mobility Environment
Data Capture &
Management
Safety Applications Dynamic Mobility Applications AERIS
• Pedestrian Indication • Connection Protection (T-Connect) • Interactive TSP (Green Wave)
• Vehicle Collision Warnings • Dynamic Transit Operations (T-Disp) • Transit Urban Probes
• Transit Vehicle at Stop Warnings • Dynamic Ridesharing (D-Ride) • Dynamic Vehicle Assignment
• Intersection Collision Warnings • Transit Signal Priority (TSP) • Greener Operators
• Smart Park and Ride System • Greener Travelers
• Universal Map Application
• Smart Emergency Communications
and Evacuation
• Intermittent Bus Lane
• Route ID for the Visually Impaired
• Integrated Multi-modal Electronic Payment
• Transit Vehicle Real-Time Data Collection

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Connected Vehicle Benefits Analysis
• V2V systems potentially address about 79% of all vehicle target
crashes annually.
• V2I systems potentially address about 26% of all-vehicle target
crashes annually.
• Combined V2V and V2I systems potentially address about 81% of all-
vehicle target crashes annually.
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Transit Safety (V2I)
Approximately 35% of all Pedestrian Warning Application for
Transit Vehicles
pedestrian crashes occur
Option 2
Pedestrian
Detection
System
during turning maneuvers.
85% are left turns Pedestrian
Detection
System
15% are right turns
Option 2
Traffic
Signal
Controller
Local Safety
System / Processor
NOTE:
Option 1 – This option includes RSE
sending an alert when the
crosswalk signal has been SPaT Message and
activated. MapData Message
Option 2 – This option includes
the use of a pedestrian detection
system to detect the presence of
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a pedestrian in the crosswalk.
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Transit Safety (V2V)
Vehicle Turning Right in Front of a
Cars passing a stopped bus
Transit Vehicle
do not realize the bus is
pulling away from the stop.
Bus Stop
Bus Stop location –
located on the Transit
Vehicle’s application
processor
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33. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
• Data Capture is the active acquisition and systematic provision
of integrated, multi-source data to enhance current
operational
practices and transform
future surface
transportation systems
management.
Data
Environment
• This data is used
to assist operations, Truck Data
traveler information,
and maintenance.
Transit
Data
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34. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Mobility applications expedite development, testing,
commercialization, and deployment of innovative mobility
applications to maximize Reduce Speed
35 MPH Transit Signal
system productivity and Weather
Priority
enhance mobility of Application
individuals within
the system.
Data
Fleet
Environment Management/
Dynamic Route
Guidance
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35. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
High Priority Dynamic
Mobility Applications
• Advanced Transit Signal Priority
• Integrated Multimodal Electronic Payment
• Dynamic Transit Dispatching
• Smart Park and Ride System
• Dynamic Connection Protection
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36. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Environmental
• Applications for the Environment: Real-Time
Information Synthesis (AERIS) program
• Focuses on the capture, synthesis, and delivery of
real-time, vehicle- and infrastructure-based,
environmentally relevant information to support
system management that
advances environmental
improvements within the
transportation system.
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37. VAA Demonstration
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
• ITS Standards
– Adherence to established US/ISO standards
• NTCIP standard is a family of communications standards for
transmitting primarily data and messages between
microcomputer control devices used in Intelligent Transportation
Systems (ITS).
• APTA TCIP standard for transit is an interface standard whose
primary purpose is to define standardized mechanisms for the
exchange of information in the form of data among transit
business systems, subsystems, components, and devices.
• ISO Technical Committee 204 on Transit standards is responsible
for the overall system aspects and infrastructure aspects of
intelligent transport systems (ITS), as well as the coordination of
the overall ISO work program in this field including the schedule
for standards development, taking into account the work of
existing international standardization bodies.
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38. VAA Demonstration
Transit ITS Benefits
• Fleet requirements 2% to 5%
• Schedule adherence 9% to 23%
• Boarding time with AFC 38%
• Transit travel times after TSP 1.5% to 15%
• Customer satisfaction with 511 68% to 92%
• Operating cost per transit VMT 8.5%
• Large transit agencies:
– 43% employ in-vehicle video surveillance
– 64% employ magnetic stripe payment systems
– 31% employ smart card technology
– 60% employ AVL on fixed-route buses
Source: Intelligent Transportation Systems Benefits, Costs, Deployment, and Lessons Learned: 2008 Update

39. For More Information
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Jeffrey Spencer
ITS Team Leader
202-366-0550
Jeffrey.Spencer@dot.gov
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