Transit Center Passenger Counting Functional Area

Description

Receives and processes transit vehicle loading data using two-way communications from equipped transit vehicles.

Included In

CTS Fixed-Route Dispatch Center
CTS Demand Response Dispatch Center

Functional Requirements

IDRequirement
1The center shall collect passenger count information from each transit vehicle.
2The center shall calculate transit ridership data by route, route segment, transit stop, time of day, and day of week based on the collected passenger count information.
3The center shall make the compiled ridership data available to the system operator and other applications.