PT17: Transit Connection Protection: CTS
Need Area Description
This service package supports the coordination of multimodal services to optimize the travel time of travelers as they move from mode to mode (or to different routes within a single mode). A near term function supported by this service package would be for a single transit agency to coordinate crossing routes so that passengers on one route would have the opportunity to transfer with minimum wait time to another route within the same transit system. The next level of complexity of this service package would be for this coordination to occur across transit agencies, or between transit agencies and other modes of transportation. The most advanced functions of this service package would be to track the route of an individual traveler and ensure that connections are properly scheduled on an individual basis. This final capability represents a long–term functionality, which could be managed either through an Information Serviced Provider or through a Transit Management subsystem.
Need Area Type: Unspecified
Service Package
PT17: Transit Connection Protection: CTSIncludes Needs
| Number | Need |
|---|---|
| 01 | Transit Operations needs to be able to determine when connections between transit routes are in jeopardy due to late arrival of one transfer vehicle in order to develop corrective actions to prevent missed connections. |
| 02 | Transit Operations needs to be able to adjust the real time schedule of a transit vehicle in order to protect the connections made from other transit vehicles to the subject vehicle at a station or stop. |
| 03 | Transit Travelers need to be able to provide a trip plan to Transit Operations and request they be provided with connection protection for the trip. |
| 04 | Transit Operations needs to be able to track a specific traveler's trip through the system and provide connection protection actions to give the traveler the best chance of making their trip connections. |
| 05 | Transit Operations needs to be able to adjust the real time schedule of a transit vehicle in order to provide connection protection for a traveler's trip. |
| 06 | Transit Operations needs to be able to provide a traveler with updates regarding their transit trip, including connection protection actions taken by Transit Operations. |