This document describes a project in Dubuque, Iowa to optimize public transit routes using smart travel data. Mobile device and travel survey data will be collected and analyzed to understand travel patterns. This includes origin-destination matrices, corridor speeds, trip purposes, and meaningful locations. The data will then be used to optimize bus stop placement, operations, and generate new route proposals. A mobile app and analytics process are proposed to segment trips, classify trip purposes, and validate smart travel data against traditional surveys. The goal is to improve public transit service through route optimization.
The purpose of the Aging & Mobility Roundtable is to stay abreast of evolving policy issues, research, and innovative partnerships.
About this Event
Participants in the Aging & Mobility Roundtable typically represent state/federal governmental agencies, mobility service providers, advocacy organizations and academia.
Valerie Lefler, Executive Director, Feonix Mobility Rising &
Abray Stillson, Program Advisor, AARP Driver Safety
During the National Regional Transportation Conference (June 2019, Columbus, OH), Randall Embry shared the Kentuckiana Planning and Development Agency's regional freight planning process and freight design guide.
During the 2019 NADO Annual Training Conference (October 19 - 22 in Reno, NV), Stephanie Sudano shared the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Project CASSI, Connected Autonomous Shuttles Supporting Information.
The Transit Passenger Environment Plan is now complete. The plan took a fresh look at how VTA thinks about bus stops.
The Plan was developed over the first half of 2014 with input and review from VTA's advisory and standing committees. For more information, please visit http://www.vta.org/Projects-and-Programs/Planning/Transit-Passenger-Environment-Plan or contact community.outreach@vta.
The purpose of the Aging & Mobility Roundtable is to stay abreast of evolving policy issues, research, and innovative partnerships.
About this Event
Participants in the Aging & Mobility Roundtable typically represent state/federal governmental agencies, mobility service providers, advocacy organizations and academia.
Valerie Lefler, Executive Director, Feonix Mobility Rising &
Abray Stillson, Program Advisor, AARP Driver Safety
During the National Regional Transportation Conference (June 2019, Columbus, OH), Randall Embry shared the Kentuckiana Planning and Development Agency's regional freight planning process and freight design guide.
During the 2019 NADO Annual Training Conference (October 19 - 22 in Reno, NV), Stephanie Sudano shared the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Project CASSI, Connected Autonomous Shuttles Supporting Information.
The Transit Passenger Environment Plan is now complete. The plan took a fresh look at how VTA thinks about bus stops.
The Plan was developed over the first half of 2014 with input and review from VTA's advisory and standing committees. For more information, please visit http://www.vta.org/Projects-and-Programs/Planning/Transit-Passenger-Environment-Plan or contact community.outreach@vta.
Ridesharing services are already changing the transportation paradigm. If autonomous vehicles are introduced what other impacts could they have? Is traffic going to get better…or worse? We will cover potential impacts that begin on the roadway and lead to areas that could impact society tremendously. Presented at the 2017 D-STOP Symposium.
O Centro de Excelência em BRT Across Latitudes and Cultures (ALC-BRT CoE) promoveu o Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Workshop: Experiences and Challenges (Workshop BRT: Experiências e Desafios) dia 12/07/2013, no Rio de Janeiro. O curso foi organizado pela EMBARQ Brasil, com patrocínio da Fetranspor e da VREF (Volvo Research and Education Foundations).
Presentation of the SR50 Bus Rapid Transit Health Impact Assessment. The presentation includes elements of the SR50 Alternative Analysis conducted by LYNX
Boosting Active Transportation at the Regional Level: Setting and Meeting Performance Measures
How can Metropolitan Planning Organizations increase and best utilize support for active transportation? Learn about approaches from MPOs in Chattanooga and Atlanta in effectively engaging the public and other agencies, setting performance measures, and prioritizing active transportation projects.
Presenters:
Presenter: Jenny Park Chattanooga Regional Planning Agency
Co-Presenter: Byron Rushing Atlanta Regional Commission
Keynote speech on "Shared Mobility: Reshaping America's Travel Patterns" at the National Conference of State Legislatures Summit in Seattle, Washington, on August 3, 2015
Transit and Economic Development_Istanbul IETT Workshop 5_16 June 2015VTPI
Istanbul IETT Professional Development Workshop, #5 of 6
- Presenter: Todd Litman, Victoria Transport Policy Institute
- Assistant: Aysha Cohen, UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies Scholar
- Presentation Date: June 16, 2015
Pecha Kucha Slam
Your day isn't over until you Pecha Kucha! Fast-paced is an understatement. 20 slides x 20 seconds each per topic. It's a favorite, so get there early. Grab a drink and hold on - the ideas and fun will be flying!
Emcee: Art Pearce, Division Manager, Policy, Planning and Projects, Bureau of Transportation, City of Portland, Oregon
Cara Lee, Communications Manager, Richardson, Richter & Associates, Inc., Saint Paul, Minnesota
Christina Morrison, Senior Planner, BRT/Small Starts Project Office, Metro Transit, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Ashley Ver Burg, Senior Strategic Communications Specialist, HDR, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Kirk Hovenkotter, Program Analyst, TransitCenter, New York, New York
Kari Turner, Principal, PIVOT Architecture PC, Eugene, Oregon
Alex Dupey, AICP, Director of Planning Services, MIG, Inc., Portland, Oregon
Max Richter, Associate, Perkins + Will, Vancouver, British Columbia
Derek Benedict, Project Manager - Transit Rail, AECOM, Austin, Texas
Joseph Kopser, Chief Executive Officer, RideScout, Austin, Texas
Dan Reed, Planner, Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Washington, DC
Jacob Splan, Construction and Engineering Planner, Utah Transit Authority, Salt Lake City, Utah
Claudia Preciado, Transportation Planner, Remix, San Francisco, California
Heidi Guenin, MURP, MPH, Executive Director, Sustainable Transportation Council, Portland, Oregon
GB Arrington, Principal, GB place making, Portland, Oregon
Sharing enquiry – a week in the life of a car CREDSUK
Prof Jillian Anable (ITS, Leeds), Dr Giulio Mattioli (TU Dortmund) and Dr Muhammad Adeel (ITS, Leeds)
Commission on Travel Demand Shared Mobility Inquiry: Evidence Session 3
Leeds, 18 June 2019
The Commission on Travel Demand (CTD) is an expert group initially established as part of the UK Research and Innovation funded ‘DEMAND’ Centre initiative to explore the how to reduce the energy and associated carbon emissions associated with transport. The Commission’s first report “All Change? The Future of Travel Demand and its implications for policy and planning” reviewed declining trends in per capita travel across the UK and the reasons for this.
The first topic will be shared mobility. This will be explored through a call for evidence and expert evidence sessions from April 2019 involving regular engagement from national, local and regional government, NGOs, business and academics from both the UK and overseas.
Creating a Safer System Through State Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Campaigns
Hear about approaches used by North Carolina and Florida to develop, launch, and evaluate combined education and enforcement campaigns aimed at reducing pedestrian and bicyclists injuries and deaths.
Presenters:
Presenter: Laura Sandt Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
Co-Presenter: Lauren Blackburn North Carolina DOT
Co-Presenter: Lucas Cruse University of South Florida, Center for Urban Transportation Research
Co-Presenter: Billy Hattaway Florida DOT
Slide deck used in the Eastside Transportation Association's Legislator briefing held 7/18/2018 at the Master Builder's Association in Bellevue, WA. To watch the recording of the meeting, visit http://stop405tolls.org/2018/07/20/etameeting
Ridesharing services are already changing the transportation paradigm. If autonomous vehicles are introduced what other impacts could they have? Is traffic going to get better…or worse? We will cover potential impacts that begin on the roadway and lead to areas that could impact society tremendously. Presented at the 2017 D-STOP Symposium.
O Centro de Excelência em BRT Across Latitudes and Cultures (ALC-BRT CoE) promoveu o Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Workshop: Experiences and Challenges (Workshop BRT: Experiências e Desafios) dia 12/07/2013, no Rio de Janeiro. O curso foi organizado pela EMBARQ Brasil, com patrocínio da Fetranspor e da VREF (Volvo Research and Education Foundations).
Presentation of the SR50 Bus Rapid Transit Health Impact Assessment. The presentation includes elements of the SR50 Alternative Analysis conducted by LYNX
Boosting Active Transportation at the Regional Level: Setting and Meeting Performance Measures
How can Metropolitan Planning Organizations increase and best utilize support for active transportation? Learn about approaches from MPOs in Chattanooga and Atlanta in effectively engaging the public and other agencies, setting performance measures, and prioritizing active transportation projects.
Presenters:
Presenter: Jenny Park Chattanooga Regional Planning Agency
Co-Presenter: Byron Rushing Atlanta Regional Commission
Keynote speech on "Shared Mobility: Reshaping America's Travel Patterns" at the National Conference of State Legislatures Summit in Seattle, Washington, on August 3, 2015
Transit and Economic Development_Istanbul IETT Workshop 5_16 June 2015VTPI
Istanbul IETT Professional Development Workshop, #5 of 6
- Presenter: Todd Litman, Victoria Transport Policy Institute
- Assistant: Aysha Cohen, UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies Scholar
- Presentation Date: June 16, 2015
Pecha Kucha Slam
Your day isn't over until you Pecha Kucha! Fast-paced is an understatement. 20 slides x 20 seconds each per topic. It's a favorite, so get there early. Grab a drink and hold on - the ideas and fun will be flying!
Emcee: Art Pearce, Division Manager, Policy, Planning and Projects, Bureau of Transportation, City of Portland, Oregon
Cara Lee, Communications Manager, Richardson, Richter & Associates, Inc., Saint Paul, Minnesota
Christina Morrison, Senior Planner, BRT/Small Starts Project Office, Metro Transit, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Ashley Ver Burg, Senior Strategic Communications Specialist, HDR, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Kirk Hovenkotter, Program Analyst, TransitCenter, New York, New York
Kari Turner, Principal, PIVOT Architecture PC, Eugene, Oregon
Alex Dupey, AICP, Director of Planning Services, MIG, Inc., Portland, Oregon
Max Richter, Associate, Perkins + Will, Vancouver, British Columbia
Derek Benedict, Project Manager - Transit Rail, AECOM, Austin, Texas
Joseph Kopser, Chief Executive Officer, RideScout, Austin, Texas
Dan Reed, Planner, Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Washington, DC
Jacob Splan, Construction and Engineering Planner, Utah Transit Authority, Salt Lake City, Utah
Claudia Preciado, Transportation Planner, Remix, San Francisco, California
Heidi Guenin, MURP, MPH, Executive Director, Sustainable Transportation Council, Portland, Oregon
GB Arrington, Principal, GB place making, Portland, Oregon
Sharing enquiry – a week in the life of a car CREDSUK
Prof Jillian Anable (ITS, Leeds), Dr Giulio Mattioli (TU Dortmund) and Dr Muhammad Adeel (ITS, Leeds)
Commission on Travel Demand Shared Mobility Inquiry: Evidence Session 3
Leeds, 18 June 2019
The Commission on Travel Demand (CTD) is an expert group initially established as part of the UK Research and Innovation funded ‘DEMAND’ Centre initiative to explore the how to reduce the energy and associated carbon emissions associated with transport. The Commission’s first report “All Change? The Future of Travel Demand and its implications for policy and planning” reviewed declining trends in per capita travel across the UK and the reasons for this.
The first topic will be shared mobility. This will be explored through a call for evidence and expert evidence sessions from April 2019 involving regular engagement from national, local and regional government, NGOs, business and academics from both the UK and overseas.
Creating a Safer System Through State Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Campaigns
Hear about approaches used by North Carolina and Florida to develop, launch, and evaluate combined education and enforcement campaigns aimed at reducing pedestrian and bicyclists injuries and deaths.
Presenters:
Presenter: Laura Sandt Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
Co-Presenter: Lauren Blackburn North Carolina DOT
Co-Presenter: Lucas Cruse University of South Florida, Center for Urban Transportation Research
Co-Presenter: Billy Hattaway Florida DOT
Slide deck used in the Eastside Transportation Association's Legislator briefing held 7/18/2018 at the Master Builder's Association in Bellevue, WA. To watch the recording of the meeting, visit http://stop405tolls.org/2018/07/20/etameeting
O Centro de Excelência em BRT Across Latitudes and Cultures (ALC-BRT CoE) promoveu o Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Workshop: Experiences and Challenges (Workshop BRT: Experiências e Desafios) dia 12/07/2013, no Rio de Janeiro. O curso foi organizado pela EMBARQ Brasil, com patrocínio da Fetranspor e da VREF (Volvo Research and Education Foundations).
With collaborations with various City divisions and private service providers (in this case Streetlight data providers), our North York mobility innovation team uncovered several surprising suburban travel behaviour, patterns and distributions of trips that lead to meaningful and quantitative multimodal mobility planning. This presentation is a summary of project experiences and describes the key findings.
Barbeau enabling better mobility through innovations for mobile devices - o...Sean Barbeau
Presented at the USDOT O
View the recording at http://youtu.be/aXFwVh-gDBc
Mobile phones are quickly reshaping our world. As of November 2014, 97 percent of US households have mobile phones, with the average household owning 5.2 connected mobile devices. Mobile app use on these devices is skyrocketing, with app usage up 76 percent in 2014. These apps can help us make better transportation choices by delivering the right information at the right time & location - from decreasing your wait time for public transportation, to letting you know about traffic incidents before you even leave for your destination, to helping transit riders with special needs get to and from jobs. However, developing new mobile technology that is smart, both in terms of delivering the information at the right moment and conserving limited resources such as battery life and data plans, is not always simple. Research conducted at universities has the potential to break through some of these challenges, which can result in improvements in mobility to everyone.
This presentation discusses the multi-disciplinary innovation process at the University of South Florida, including research funded by the National Center for Transit Research UTC and the Florida Department of Transportation, that has resulted in 14 U.S. patents on location-aware mobile technology and resulted in the deployment of real-world systems. Lessons learned, both during the research itself as well as the technology transfer process to real-world deployments, will be presented.
Facts and figures from CTIA.org
Time is scarce and any time spent in traffic is a waste of time.Our choices and their sequences decides what can and cannot be achieved within the time window available to us. The time at which you start your journey influences the time you would take to complete(?) the journey. We currently have all the tools and technologies available for making real time decisions. The Plan, Do , Check and Act (PDCA) cycle was used to make a logical approach to decision making considering traffic conditions in the city of Berlin. Some directions for future are proposed .
CIR’s Events upcoming are always listed at http://www.hvm-uk.com Go there to plan your excellent networking and tech learning schedule!
CIR is proud to present the takeaways from the Smart Systems Summit 2014 at the prestigious Institute of Directors in Pall Mall, West London 1-2 October. This year's programme was truly excellent, with over 30 speakers.
smart, energy, grids, power, homes. transport, living, sensors, IOT, M2M, Industrial internet, technology, industry, markets, value, innovation, marketing, products, services, monetisation, growth, better
Open data in the General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) format has led to many innovations in the transit industry. One of these innovations has been the emergence of open-source software projects that utilize open transit data and offer various multi-modal traveler information services. OneBusAway (http://onebusaway.org/) started as a student project at the University of Washington, and now offers real-time transit arrival information riders at more than 10 cities around the world. OpenTripPlanner (http://www.opentripplanner.org/) started as a project in TriMet, OR and has been used for the basis of many other trip planning applications world-wide, including the university campus-centric USF Maps App (http://maps.usf.edu/). This presentation will discuss the evolution and benefits of the OneBusAway and USF Maps App, including the ability for anyone to deploy these projects in new locations.
Improving the quality and cost effectiveness of multimodal travel behavior da...Sean Barbeau
Multimodal transportation such as transit, bike, walk, transportation network companies (TNCs) (e.g., Uber, Lyft), car share, and bike share are vital to supporting livable communities. However, current data collection techniques for multimodal travel behavior, including apps built specifically for travel behavior surveys, have limitations (e.g., significant negative impact on battery life, user acquisition) which prevent a better understanding of significant real-world challenges (e.g., multimodal traveler choices, relationships between travel behavior and health).
This webinar discusses the results of a recently completed research project funded by the National Center for Transit Research, “Improving the Quality and Cost Effectiveness of Multimodal Travel Behavior Data Collection”. In this project, the research team developed and deployed a proof-of-concept system to collect multimodal travel behavior data on an ongoing basis directly from users of a popular open-source mobile app for multi-modal information, OneBusAway (OBA). To overcome battery life challenges, the research team used the Android Activity Transition API, which leverages hardware advancements in modern mobile phones.
This webinar presents the technology used to implement this data collection tool, as well as the results of a pilot deployment to 676 beta testing users. Over 10 weeks, 74 users opted into the study without any incentive and contributed 65,582 trips. Key concerns discussed for data collection when conserving battery life include the timeliness and accuracy of data.
A webinar recording of this presentation can be found here:
https://www.cutr.usf.edu/2020/04/cutr-webinar-improving-the-quality-and-cost-effectiveness-of-multimodal/
The final report for this project can be downloaded at:
https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cutr_nctr/13/
As smart data gradually become mainline data for transportation planning, some obvious flaws in infrastructure decision making become apparent when comparing traditional static data and the dynamic nature of human travel. The static survey, a common source of transportation, encouraged to assign a greater portion of longer trips and predicting more road widening and highways. In reality, shorter trips are dominant in cities. Shared mobility options could provide options for shorter trips. These short trips should be properly corrected and assign in our infrastructure projections when travel demand modeling is developed. Smart data is paving the way to open the door of a new possibility towards shared multimodal cities.
This was a "just for fun" project as part of the US DOT + Uber Hackathon. Feb, 2016.
The goal was to use Open Data from the government, as well as Uber's API, to help solve potential policy issues.
http://celebratingcities.github.io/
Note that we had 24 hrs to form a team, create a product, and present.
Smart bus system pilot project (BUSKET)Minh S. Dao
BUSKET is a wireless system aimed at supporting the quality of bus transportation service in Brunei Darussalam. BUSKET exploits low-cost wireless technologies for the real-time estimation of the buses position throughout the road network and to communicate to the users when one bus approaches the bus stop. The goal of BUSKET is to make smarter the bus transportation system and to improve the user awareness about the status of the bus service. From the user perspective, BUSKET will reduce the waiting time of citizens at the bus stops, while from the bus management viewpoint will enable a more centralized and pervasive control of the whole transportation network. BUSKET will use commercial smartphones (already diffused among citizens) as well as low-cost wireless GPS sensors to enable the acquisition of position information and to communicate with the users.
BUSKET is the joint-research between UTB, ELEDIA, and AITI
RPO America Peer Exchange: Rural Transportation Planning ProgramsRPO America
On May 16, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) and its program affiliate RPO America held a virtual peer exchange focused on rural transportation planning programs. Speakers included Krishna Kunapareddy (NADO), Chris Whitaker (Region XII Council of Governments), and Jennifer O'Connor (Northern Arizona Council of Governments). Learning objectives included:
* Understanding how RPOs work across the country, including common planning and program responsibilities and unique tasks customized for local conditions
* Identify common regional planning organization roles to support local transportation planning and implementation needs.
* Identify common regional organization roles conducted in support of statewide transportation planning, such as long-range plans, short-range capital programs, and modal plans.
CARTS Microtransit—Innovation in Rural MobilityRPO America
Dana Platt and Dave Marsh, Capitol Area Regional Transit System, shared their agency's experience deploying microtransit (on-demand transportation) across multiple rural counties outside of the Austin, TX, region during a virtual roundtable on June 29, 2023.
BCGo: Microtransit System Operating throughout Calhoun County, MIRPO America
Mallory Avis and Kristy Grestini, Battle Creek Transit, shared their agency's experience with a microtransit pilot program serving a large rural area and small urban area in Michigan during a virtual roundtable on June 29, 2023.
Microtransit Planning & Implementation Lessons from the North Carolina Experi...RPO America
Eleni Bardaka shared research conducted on North Carolina agencies deploying different models of microtransit throughout the state during a virtual roundtable on June 29, 2023.
Microtransit Overview: A Research PerspectiveRPO America
Andrea Hamre, Western Transportation Institute, recapped current trends and research in rural approaches to microtransit, or on-demand public transit, during a virtual roundtable on June 29, 2023.
On April 20, Southern Georgia Regional Commission stakeholders met for a virtual roundtable discussion on employment and transportation issues. During the event, Courtney Cherry, Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (SC), shared information about administering a regional vanpool program to provide regional residents with an affordable commute option.
Employment & Transportation in the Southern Georgia RegionRPO America
On April 20, Southern Georgia Regional Commission stakeholders met for a virtual roundtable discussion on employment and transportation issues. Bret Allphin, NADO, provided an introduction on commuting patterns and options.
EDDs and States: Collaborating for SuccessRPO America
With historic amounts of federal funds being allocated to support pandemic recovery, state government and regional
Economic Development Districts need to work well together now more than ever. This session will share examples of
strong EDD-state alignment, provide space for participants to share their experiences, and include information about an
opportunity to participate in a Policy Academy to further elevate alignment and collaboration.
Strengthening Partnerships Between States and Economic Development DistrictsRPO America
This technical assistance hands-on session will focus on state-EDD alignment best practices and how to build a collaborative
relationship with state economic development departments – from planning to program implementation.
Brownfields Tour: A Visit to Hazelwood Green & RIDC Mill 19RPO America
Hazelwood Green is located on 178 acres along the Monongahela River, part of Pittsburgh’s Greater Hazelwood
neighborhood and the historic site of Jones & Laughlin Steel Company’s first industrial plant. RIDC Mill 19 is the first
development on the Hazelwood Green site and is now home to advanced manufacturing and autonomous innovation
partners including Carnegie Mellon University's Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing and Manufacturing Futures
Initiative, Catalyst Connection, and Motional. Pre-registration required. Visit the Conference Registration Desk to learn
if there are available seats on the tour.
An increasing rate of change makes the already challenging work of doing good even more difficult. We are all trying to make the world a better place but are often using yesterday’s information to do so. What if we could predict the future and prepare for the coming realities that will impact our clients and our communities? Join philanthropic futurist Trista Harris as she takes us on an interactive journey where she’ll uncover tools to create the future.
Brownfields for Redeveloping ResilienceRPO America
This session, led by the Technical Assistance for Brownfields (TAB) team, will highlight how communities are viewing their brownfields redevelopment through the lens of resilience. It will discuss case studies on brownfields redevelopment in response to negative climate change impacts, how to leverage resources for a successful project, as
well as tips from a successful US EPA brownfields grant recipient.
ZGB - The Role of Generative AI in Government transformation.pdfSaeed Al Dhaheri
This keynote was presented during the the 7th edition of the UAE Hackathon 2024. It highlights the role of AI and Generative AI in addressing government transformation to achieve zero government bureaucracy
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Understanding the Challenges of Street ChildrenSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
Russian anarchist and anti-war movement in the third year of full-scale warAntti Rautiainen
Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war activities are presented, as well as strategies of support for political prisoners, and modest successes in supporting their struggles.
Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
Links:
Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
https://t.me/solidarity_zone
Memorial
https://memopzk.org/, https://t.me/pzk_memorial
OVD-Info
https://en.ovdinfo.org/antiwar-ovd-info-guide
RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
Many ways to support street children.pptxSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
4. Impact of Route changes on Jule Transit
Smart Travel
Increase in Length of the trip &
not designing to action areas
Decrease in
Ridership
Bigger
head ways Less
Reliability
Increase in
operating
costs
Less Fare Box
Less Frequency Negative
Perception
Few funds to
improve system
Reduction in
Federal Funds
4
5. Process to Improve Jule Transit
Smart Travel
Plan
Optimize
Transit Routes
Optimize Stop
Placement
Contrast Supply
vs Demand
Optimize
Operations
Measure unmet
demand
Suggest new
bus routes
What to do
Time of Day
Activity Based
New Service
area & Demand
How to do
Census Data
Traditional
Surveys
Online surveys
Data gathering
using
technology
X
X
Implement
Design new
routes
Redesign
services by
time of day and
activity
Create new
marketing plan
5
6. Smarter Travel
Project Description
6
• Project Goal
• Develop, test, and validate an integrated platform to leverage data captured
from mobile devices complemented with travel diary surveys to generate
information about travel patterns of citizens in the City of Dubuque, Iowa.
• Data Generated
• O/D Matrices
• Corridor Speed
• Meaningful Locations
• Travel Modalities
• Trip Purpose, etc.
• Project Outcome
• Primary - Public Transit Route Optimization
• Secondary – Adjust Signal Timing, Reduce Accidents, Resource Planning,
etc.
Metropolitan
Agency Emergency
Management
Small
Cities
Department of
Transportation
Regional
Planning
Law
Enforcement
City Engineering
City
Planning
7. Smarter Travel
Proposed Analytics/Optimization Process
7
Trip mode
estimation
Duration of Stay
Estimation
Trip
Segmentation
Trip Purpose
Estimation
Meaningful
Location
Classification
O/D from
Smart phone
Points of
Interest
O/D
Airsage Data
Smartphone
Data
Cell phone
data
O/D
Travel Survey
Compare
With Travel
Diary info
Household
Travel
Survey
DMATS
Four step
model
Screen line test
Clean Sheet
route
Optimization
Optimal
Routes
Recruitment
• Household
Income
• Household
size
• Number of
Workers
• Location
Travel Diary
Data
Travel Diary
Smart Phone
Apps
Sampling
Size
Phase 1 Phase 2
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
Phase 5
8. Smarter Travel
Mobile Application
8
Infrastructure
• Private IBM cloud
• Secure and anonymized
transmission of samples
• Integration with other datasets
Supported Platforms
• iOS 7.1.1+
• Android 4.3+
User Experience
• Periodic uploads
• Battery-optimized sampling
• Accuracy enhance sampling
• Client notifications
9. Smarter Travel
Trip Segmentation Analysis
9
• Display daily trajectories.
• Display stops and trips. Clicking on each
stop or trip will display its properties, such
as starting/stopping time, duration, land
use, trip purpose and trip mode.
• Ability to pin custom locations on the map.
10. Smarter Travel
Trip Purpose Classification and O/D Matrix
10
• 3 categories of POIs (schools, shopping/restaurants, other)
• Classify work and home locations based on duration of stay and time of day
• Trip purpose: home-based work, non-home-based work, home-based school, non-home-
based school, home-based shopping, non-home-based shopping, home-based other,
and non-home-based other. These categories will be used to partition the O/D matrix
• The O/D matrix is aggregated between all the users and for different time intervals
12. Smarter Travel
Validation of Smartphone and Travel diary data
12
The Smarter phone data and Travel Diary data are compared at different levels.
Level 1: Data collection
The Smartphone data and Travel Diary data are compared to check accuracy of
• Location
• Missing trips
• Mode choice
Level 2: Trip purpose
The Smart phone data is compared to Travel Diary data to check purpose of the trip
Level 3: Origin/Destination matrix
The origin/Destination matrix from
both sources are compared to each
other once the survey sample is
extrapolated to MPO
Smartphone peak O/D Travel Diary peak O/D
13. Smarter Travel
Meaningful Location
13
• Time options: days of week, all weekends, all weekdays and all days of
week.
• View data in time periods.
• Overlay location clusters.
14. Smarter Travel
Corridor Speed and Travel Time
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• Corridor speed or travel time
• Time options: Time of Day
• Direction of Travel.
15. Smarter Travel
Bus Route Optimization approach
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• Input data:
• Street intersections and street links
• Travel time of various travel modes
on each link
• Maximum number of buses and bus
capacities.
• O/D matrix
• Additional constraints/requirements
• Generate a set of candidate routes
• Can include constraints such as hubs, limited change from current routes,
etc.
• Choose an optimal set of routes minimizing average travel time by formulating
objective function and optimization problem as an mixed integer program
(MIP).
• Solve MIP using 2 types of algorithms: CPLEX and Volume algorithm
• Routes are adjusted based on feedback and expert guidance from Jule
Generate
candidate
routes
Select
optimal set
of routes
17. Smarter Travel
Contact info
Contacts
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Chandra Ravada
Director of Transportation Department
East Central Intergovernmental Association
ph.: 563-556-4166
e-mail: cravada@ecia.org
Web Sources
http://www.cityofdubuque.org/1496/Smarter-Travel
http://www.eciatrans.org/DMATS/SmarterTravel.cfm
Editor's Notes
City of Dubuque in 1980.
Better connectivity
Smaller headways
How is this possible
Less automobile ownership hence more dependent on transit
The system is designed to connect major residential areas with attraction zones in the region
Total number of annual ridership in 1980’s is 1.4 million
City of Dubuque in 2010.
The Connectivity is not good as the routes are not designed basing on the needs
Headways increased
How did this happen
More automobile ownership hence less dependent on transit
The system is not able to meet the needs in the region as costs increased and revenue decreased
Total ridership in 2010 is 400,000
Service got cut as revenue decreased and cost increased.
The headways increased and frequency decreased as service got cut.
The negative perception about the system increase as the system became less reliable.
With negative perception the ridership went down and revenues decreased.
With less ridership there is less federal aid and the system became more dependent on local governments.
The Plan is to develop demand by time of day in the area and see how we can accommodate the demand.
Redesign the routes and stop locations and optimize operation by tome of day activity.
The plan is also designed to measure unmet needs and suggest new routes to accommodate unmet needs.
How are we planning to do this.
Traditional survey might work but we are not sure as trip patterns are dependent on seasons in our region
We chose to use technology to gather data as it can accommodate data gather for longer periods.
We created a marketing plan to advertise the new routes and attract new transit users.
The project is designed to identify options for commuters to save money, conserve resources, and improve the environment through better travel choices, whether it’s utilizing public transit, bicycles or walking.
The project is designed to generate origin/destination matrix by mode choice and corridor speed using smart phone, traditional survey and Airsage data.
The O/D matrices are used to generate optimization route for public transit. The project is expected to increase transit ridership to capture 8% of overall transportation trips within the metro area over the course of the next three years.
The data will be used in other projects like eliminating delays by adjusting signal timing by time if day travels, reduce accident prone areas etc.
The phase II of the project will involve Multidisiplinary safety teams.
Phase 1
o data analysis for sample size, online survey for recruitment, travel diary to collect origin/destination information, determining recruitment sample size, and developing the public engagement and recruitment plan.
o developing and testing iPhone and android applications to collect origin/destination information and development of transit route optimization process.
Phase 2
o volunteer recruitment based on demographic data.
Phase 3
o create O/D from traditional survey methods, smart phone data and Airsage data.
Phase 4
o Screenline testing of O/D using DMATS travel demand forecast model.
Phase 5
o Transit route optimization using Origin / Destination (O/D) from traditional methods, smart phone and Airsage data.
Two applications for collecting GPS location data from the volunteer’s smartphones were developed, one for the iOS platform and one for the Android platform. The gathered data is sent to the IBM cloud, where it is processed, analyzed, and aggregated for the various insights, models, and for the optimization of various services.
The system cleans the data taking into account data transfer and sampling errors and converts it into a series of locations of the volunteers. It runs as a background service for all practical purposes with a minimal user interface. The application senses the subject’s location, accuracy of location data, speed and timestamp data and transmits the data to the backend data gateway. Since location tracking is critical to the successful execution of the app, notifications are provided to the user if location tracking is turned off on the phone.
A major challenge of using the GPS receiver on smart phones is its high energy consumption; it is one of the most energy consuming components on smart phones. Usually a GPS receiver consumes one order of magnitude more energy than low power sensors such as accelerometer, and two to three orders of magnitude more energy than processor and memory. An adaptive sensing algorithm is used to minimize the duration of having the GPS hardware turned on.
To support the recruitment process, a dashboard was developed that provides self-service access to the recruitment team (as well as other authorized users) to daily reports and analytics data of new users, active users, and inactive users. The dashboard is delivered on the IBM Cloud and secured via IBM Identification (IBM ID).
The dashboard currently supports multiple types of reports.
For instance, Trip Analysis by User provides a listing of all the volunteers that have downloaded and installed the app. Additional information such as the volunteer’s status, phone number, enrollment date, enrolled days, active days, first upload, last upload, device, phone type and version are also made available. A user trajectory map overlays trip analysis results, and allows pinning of user submitted address to the map. This function will be used to validate the accuracy of the trips capture via the trip diary with the trips from the Smartphone. Clicking on the individual stop will show the starting and stopping time of each stop, the stop duration and land use of selected stop. Click on the individual trip will show the starting and stopping time of each trip, trip duration, trip purpose and trip mode.
This report provides an overview of activity of all TAZs along various dimensions, such as time, day of week, time of day, trip purpose and trip mode. The system uses a rule-based trip purpose classification algorithm to estimate the initial trip purposes without volunteer input or domain knowledge. The algorithm uses arrival time, arrival day, stop time, the nearest point of interest (POI) or land use of the origin and destination, and the distances between origin/destination and home/work/school etc.
The trip purpose classification algorithm is run after all the trip analysis is run on all volunteer GPS over the recruitment period and has identified the stops of each user over the entire period.
Trip purpose can be: home-based work, non-home-based work, home-based school, non-home-based school, home-based shopping, non-home-based shopping, home-based other, and non-home-based other. Clicking on a TAZ shows a network of connections to/from this TAZ to other TAZs. Clicking on a connection shows the traffic information between 2 TAZs. Additional statistics about the TAZ are available in the side panel.
The purpose classification and O/D from Travel Diary is based on the activity and mode choice of the trip.
The Smarter phone data and Travel Diary data are compared at different levels.
Level 1: Data collection
The Smartphone data and Travel Diary data are compared to check accuracy of
Location
Missing trips
Mode choice
Level 2: Trip purpose
The Smart phone data is compare to Travel Diary data to check purpose of the trip
Level 3: Origin/Destination matrix
The origin/Destination matrix from both sources are compared to each other once the survey sample is extrapolated to MPO
Meaningful location detection is a procedure to extract important places from volunteer GPS trajectories. The important places can be home, work, shopping, or school. The system’s measurement of the “importance” of a place is based on how long the volunteer stays there and how many people have visited the same location. The system uses spatial clustering techniques to detect meaningful locations. In spatial clustering, all the geo-location points of daily events are clustered into groups. These meaningful locations are used by the home and work detection algorithm combined with the duration of stay, time of day and landuse data.
Corridor speed is the average speed on roads during a specific time interval. The speed on roads with classification fedfunc < 5 is collected from smartphone data. All the trips from all users and across all days are extracted. The direction of the movement is also detected.
The speed data points for each trip of each user on the same street are interpolated via piecewise-linear interpolation and the average speed computed from the integral of the interpolated function.
The dashboard allows the average speed to be computed and displayed based on time bucket and direction.
A 2 phase approach will be utilized to generate the optimal transit route network based on the O/D data. The bus route optimization algorithm is formulated as a Mixed Integer Program (MIP).
In phase 1, a set of candidate routes are generated incorporating constraints and requirements such as preference for hubs or city centers, avoidance of certain streets, limit on the route size, maximizing coverage, using existing bus stops, etc. Starting with a set of candidate links, a set of candidate routes is generated based on shortest paths and/or the addition of links to a set of partial or predefined routes.
In phase 2, an optimization algorithm is applied to select optimal routes from the set of candidate routes based on the objective function incorporating the tradeoffs described above. The objective function minimizes the total travel time for all the people traveling. The model includes a constraint on the number of buses that can be used in order to limit the operator cost. Other constraints include flow conservation constraints for each O-D pair, which says that the number of people arriving at each node is equal to the number of people leaving the node, and bounds on the number of people traveling by bus on each link based on the bus capacity. The model assumes that on each link people can either walk or take public transit.
Two approaches were investigated to solve the MIP problem: CPLEX and the Volume algorithm. We decided to use the Volume algorithm because it is more efficient at a minor tradeoff in optimality.
A key observation from the analysis is that there are several constraints and requirements about practical bus routes that are not available or not quantifiable and require the expertise from Jule to guide the optimization. In addition, the output from the optimization is expected to be tweaked and validated by Jule before physical implementation.
Here is an example of the generated bus routes based on O/D data during peak period. There are more routes downtown as the O/D matrix is more connected with more links in these areas.
