The following Functional Areas are associated with the "Southern California Transit Systems" element.   Each functional area includes a brief description and a bulleted list of detailed functions.   The common icon provides a link to other systems in the region that include the same functional area.

 

Transit Center Fare and Load Management

Management of fare collection at the center - includes setting and distributing fare information, central processing of fares for transit as well as other ITS services, links to financial institutions and enforcement agencies.

• The center shall process the financial requests from the transit vehicles or roadside and manage an interface to a Financial Institution.
• The center shall support the payment of transit fare transactions using data provided by the traveler cards / payment instruments.
• The center shall exchange fare and load information with other transit management centers, including potential Centralized Payments facilities.
• The center shall provide transit fare information to other centers, including traveler information providers upon request.
• The element shall support fare reconciliation with other agencies using a common fare media.

Transit Center Information Services

Provide interactive traveler information to travelers (on-board transit vehicles, at stops/stations, using personal devices), traveler information service providers, media, and other transit organizations. Includes routes, schedules, transfer options, far

• 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.
• The center shall broadcast transit advisory data, including alerts and advisories pertaining to major emergencies, or man made disasters.

Transit Center Multi-Modal Coordination (User Defined)

Coordinate schedules with other agencies and modes, including transit transfer cluster and transfer point information.

• The center shall coordinate schedules and services between transit agencies, traffic management, maintenance and construction operations, parking management, and other surface or air transportation modes.
• The center shall share transfer cluster and transfer point information with multimodal transportation service providers, other transit agencies, and traveler information service providers. A transfer cluster is a collection of stops, stations, or terminals where transfers can be made conveniently.
• The element shall coordinate with transit agencies within its service region to provide connection protection for travelers.
• The element shall receive static or real-time service information from transit agencies throughout the service area of the element.
• The element shall send static or real-time service information to transit agencies throughout the service area of the element.

Transit Center Security

Monitor transit vehicle operator or traveler activated alarms; authenticate transit vehicle operators; remotely disable a transit vehicle; alert operators, travelers, and police to potential incidents identified by these security features.

• The center shall exchange transit incident information along with other service data with other transit agencies.
• The center shall receive information pertaining to a wide-area alert such as weather alerts, disaster situations, or child abductions. This information may come from Emergency Management or from other Alerting and Advisory Systems.
• The center shall receive threat information and status on the integrity of the transit infrastructure.
• The center shall receive information pertaining to a wide-area alert such as weather alerts, disaster situations, or child abductions.

Transit Data Collection

Collection and storage of transit management data. For use by operations personnel or data archives in the region.

• The center shall collect transit management data such as transit fares and passenger use, transit services, paratransit operations, transit vehicle maintenance data, etc.
• The center shall receive and respond to requests from ITS Archives for either a catalog of the transit data or for the data itself.
• The center shall be able to produce sample products of the data available.
• The center shall assign quality control metrics and meta-data to be stored along with the data.

Transit Evacuation Support

Support evacuation and subsequent reentry of a population in the vicinity of a disaster or other emergency. Coordinate regional evacuation plans and resources including transit and school bus fleets.

• The center shall manage the use of transit resources to support evacuation and subsequent reentry of a population in the vicinity of a disaster or other emergency.
• The center shall coordinate regional evacuation plans with Emergency Management - identifying the transit role in an evacuation and the transit resources that would be used.
• The center shall coordinate the use of transit and school bus fleets during an evacuation, supporting evacuation of those with special needs and the general population.
• The center shall adjust and update transit service and fare schedules and provide that information to other agencies as they coordinate evacuations.