This document discusses how Valley Metro, a public transit agency in Phoenix, Arizona, uses GIS tools at different stages of transit planning and route optimization. It describes the Route Analysis Tool that Valley Metro uses to plan new routes by analyzing demographic and cost estimates. It also discusses how Valley Metro collects bus stop data and maintains a bus stop database to implement new routes. Finally, it mentions the On-Time Performance app that Valley Metro uses to analyze route performance by collecting arrival and departure times at stops.
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.
The MARTA Hackathon series is a yearlong strategic technology initiative led by MARTA, Sandbox ATL, Code for Atlanta, HackGT, and other community groups to help create the next great thing in ATL transit. This presentation showcases the open ridership data being made available to the developer community at the hackathon.
Crowdsourcing geodata for public transport informationArun Ganesh
How crowdsourcing was used to overcome the lack of public transport in Chennai, india.
Presented at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore for Mobilicity
http://mobilicity.praja.in/
2018 GIS in Recreation: Virtually Touring the National TrailsGIS in the Rockies
Terrain360 has been commissioned to create a 360° “streetview” map of the Captain John Smith National Scenic Trail, Huron River Water Trail, Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair, Detroit River and other important waterways in 2018.We will be discussing the technical and mechanical challenges of capturing/managing massive amounts of GIS data and imagery from these projects. We will also discuss dissemination of the data on a forward facing exploration tool.
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.
The MARTA Hackathon series is a yearlong strategic technology initiative led by MARTA, Sandbox ATL, Code for Atlanta, HackGT, and other community groups to help create the next great thing in ATL transit. This presentation showcases the open ridership data being made available to the developer community at the hackathon.
Crowdsourcing geodata for public transport informationArun Ganesh
How crowdsourcing was used to overcome the lack of public transport in Chennai, india.
Presented at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore for Mobilicity
http://mobilicity.praja.in/
2018 GIS in Recreation: Virtually Touring the National TrailsGIS in the Rockies
Terrain360 has been commissioned to create a 360° “streetview” map of the Captain John Smith National Scenic Trail, Huron River Water Trail, Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair, Detroit River and other important waterways in 2018.We will be discussing the technical and mechanical challenges of capturing/managing massive amounts of GIS data and imagery from these projects. We will also discuss dissemination of the data on a forward facing exploration tool.
During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Chandra Ravada shared East Central Intergovernmental Association's work to use smartphone technology to better understand volunteers' movements within Dubuque, Iowa and the surrounding region. This information will improve regional planning and offer opportunities for transit planning.
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.
Remix Conference 2015—Robert del Rosario, "Shaking Up Service and Standardizi...Remix Software
Robert del Rosario (director of service development, AC Transit) discusses his agency's Title VI protocol at the first-ever Remix Conference in San Francisco on October 7, 2015. Find out more at http://getremix.com/
Title: Transportation Studies in the 21st Century: Incorporating all Modes
Track: Sustain
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: In the 21st century, the basic purpose of transportation studies needs to change from making it easier to drive to giving people options other than driving. This session will present case studies of alternatives to the auto-dominated Level of Service traffic impact studies in order to better address bicycling, transit and walking.
Presenters:
Presenter: Michelle DeRobertis Transportation Choices for Sustainable Communities
Co-Presenter: Peter Albert San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Co-Presenter: Patrick Lynch Transpo Group
Co-Presenter: David Thompson City of Boulder, Colorado
During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Chandra Ravada shared East Central Intergovernmental Association's work to use smartphone technology to better understand volunteers' movements within Dubuque, Iowa and the surrounding region. This information will improve regional planning and offer opportunities for transit planning.
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.
Remix Conference 2015—Robert del Rosario, "Shaking Up Service and Standardizi...Remix Software
Robert del Rosario (director of service development, AC Transit) discusses his agency's Title VI protocol at the first-ever Remix Conference in San Francisco on October 7, 2015. Find out more at http://getremix.com/
Title: Transportation Studies in the 21st Century: Incorporating all Modes
Track: Sustain
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: In the 21st century, the basic purpose of transportation studies needs to change from making it easier to drive to giving people options other than driving. This session will present case studies of alternatives to the auto-dominated Level of Service traffic impact studies in order to better address bicycling, transit and walking.
Presenters:
Presenter: Michelle DeRobertis Transportation Choices for Sustainable Communities
Co-Presenter: Peter Albert San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Co-Presenter: Patrick Lynch Transpo Group
Co-Presenter: David Thompson City of Boulder, Colorado
4. Overview
• Before- Planning the route
Route Analysis Tool
• During-Implemnting the route
Web Maps
Bus Stop Database
• After-Analyzing the route
On Time Performance app
7. Route Analysis Tool Data
Route Specific Data
Number of trips - Miles traveled - Net cost- Fleet Required - Existing Ridership -
Projected Ridership
Demographic Data
Total Population - Households - Zero & One Car Households - Low Income - Elderly
Youth - Disability - Minority
Employment
Number of Employees - Current Transit Riders – People Interested in Transit
9. Route Analysis Tool Example
• Cost: $1.1 M
• Fleet: 7 Buses
Lower:
• Pop Density
• Minority
• Low Income
• Zero Car HH
• Disability
• Projected
Boardings
Higher:
• Youth
• Employment
Density
Processing Time:
• 6 Minutes
10. Route Analysis Tool Benefits
• Ability to quickly analyze potential route.
• Demographics comparison to the entire
county and the service area.
• Cost and fleet estimates.
• Speed!!!!
17. Bus Stop Data Collected
• Bus Stop ID
• NextRide ID
• Generalized Location
• Jurisdiction
• # Shelters
• # Benches
• Bus Bay
• # Bike Racks
• Water Fountain
• Public Art
• ADA Compliant
• Emergency Call Box
• Information Display
• Stop Type
• Date Updated
• Sidewalk
• Photo
• Scheduling ID
• Detailed Location
• Travel Direction
• Latitude
• Longitude
• Routes
19. Benefits of using a GIS database
for bus stops
• Location based
• GIS database used to feed information to
all the subsequent processes
• ONE LOCATION!!!
23. OTP App Attributes Collected
• Date
• Bus Number
• Data Collector
• Route Name
• Route Direction
• Run
• Block
• Trip
• Published Time
• Wheelchair Boarding
• Bicycle Boarding
• Location
• Arrival Time
• Timepoint
• Departure Time
• # of Boardings at Stop
• # of Alightings at Stop
• Comment
• Total Boardings
• Total Alightings
• Max Passenger Load
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24. OTP App Benefits
• Capture accurate arrival and departure
times at every bus stop
• Verify ridership totals from existing
systems
• Possible extenuating circumstances for
poor on-time performance
• Gain a better understanding of a route
outside of planning
25. Summary
• Quickly provide and analyze essential
demographic, economic, and cost
estimates for planning new routes
• Collect data and inform the transit riders of
changes to the routes
• Analyze how the route is performing