One-Stop Transit Information: Guidelines for Development of Regional Transit Information Systems in Texas
Author(s):
L.L. Higgins, C.A. Weatherby
Publication Date:
October 2002
Abstract:
The lack of readily available, easily understood information about public and private transportation services has been a deterrent to use of the systems. Navigating within a single system can be a challenge, but information has not existed for planning multiple-system trips. With the advent of automated information systems, individual transit systems (both public and private) are beginning to offer trip-planning information to the public via the Internet and telephone customer service lines.
Some regions of the country have recently implemented or are developing shared database systems to allow transit trip planning for trips requiring multiple transit providers and, in some cases, trip itinerary planning from point to point.
This research effort investigated the state of the practice in regional transit information systems and the possible implementation in three case study areas-the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, the Laredo area, and the Austin-San Antonio corridor. Researchers produced guidelines, which are contained within this research report, to provide for the consideration of the implementation of systems in the three case study
areas.
Report Number:
0-4233-1
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