Iowa Department of Transportation

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Iowa Department of Transportation
ITS Project Update
June 19, 2002
Presented by
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Project Status Report

• Recent Activities
• Project Schedule
• Task 6 Behind not on critical path
• Task 7 Will continue through August
• Issues/Questions
• Large Urban System Participation
• Communications

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Phase IA Products

• Delivered in Mid-May
• Seven working papers delivered in May, one in
  April
• Provide a basis for Phase IB work tasks
• Feedback from the Steering Committee?

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Phase IB Tasks and Objectives

• Tasks
• Technology Assessment
• Architecture Development
• Evaluation Process
• ITS Deployment Plan Development
• Objective
• Create a Statewide Transit ITS Plan for use as a
  guide for transit agencies

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Where the Project is Headed

• The Transit ITS Plan is now under development
• The Draft Plan is expected to be submitted at the
  end of August
• The Final Plan is expected to be complete at the
  end of September

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Project Goals and Objectives

• Improve operational and administrative
  efficiencies
• Improve system performance
• Improve transit and paratransit services/enhance
  mobility
• Reduce operational and administrative costs

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Project Goals and Objectives

• Improve safety and security of passengers and
  drivers
• Improve information for operations
• Improve customer service
• Improve integration with other technologies

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Steering Committee Expectations

• Feedback on Direction, Goals or other aspects of
  the project.

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Funding Considerations

• FHWA ITS Deployment Grant
• Eligible Percentage
• IDOT ITS Funds
• How to Access/Criteria
• Local Funding
• Systems Planning, Specifications and Procurement

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Statewide Transit ITS Architecture Development
An Overview
Carol L. Schweiger
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Review of Task

• Review existing draft Iowa DOT Integrated ITS
  Statewide System Architecture
• Identify transit-specific User Services and
  Market Packages, and define/expand interfaces
• Develop implementation plan for transit ITS
• Ensure consistency with Statewide and National
  ITS Architectures

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Background National ITS Architecture

• National ITS Architecture a common framework
  for ITS interoperability
• Based on set of User Services, which document
  what ITS should do from the user's perspective.
• Defines functions and information exchanges
• Maintained by USDOT
• Resource for Regional ITS Architectures and
  Project Architectures
• http//www.iteris.com/itsarch/

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What is an ITS User Service?

• Documents what ITS should do from the user's
  perspective. A broad range of users are
  considered, including the traveling public as
  well as many different types of system operators
• User Services form the basis for the National ITS
  Architecture development effort
• Over time, new or updated User Services will
  continue to be developed and the National ITS
  Architecture will be updated to support these
  User Service changes

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ITS User Services (Version 4.0 of
National ITS Architecture)

• 32 User Services
• 8 User Service Bundles
• See listing of all User Services on the National
  ITS Architecture website

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ITS User Services Related to Transit
Travel Traffic Management

• 1.1 Pre-Trip Travel Information
• 1.3 Route Guidance
• 1.4 Ride Matching and Reservation
• 1.6 Traffic Control
• 1.10 Highway-Rail Intersection

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ITS User Services Related to Transit
Public Transportation Management

• 2.1 Public Transportation Management
• 2.2 En-route Transit Information
• 2.3 Personalized Public Transit
• 2.4 Public Travel Security

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ITS User Services Related to Transit
Other Bundles

• Electronic Payment
• 3.1 Electronic Payment Services
• Emergency Management
• 5.1 Emergency Notification and Personal Security
• Information Management
• 7.1 Archived Data User Service

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Customized Market Package DiagramExample Demand
Response Transit Operations
Traffic
Management
traffic
information
for transit
Transit
demand responsive
transit vehicle
Transit Vehicle
Management
transit plan
Information
passenger and use data
Service
transit and fare
Transit Center
On-Board Paratransit
driver instructions
schedules
Provider
Paratransit Operations
Operations
demand responsive
transit request
Transit Garage
Operations
transit information
request
transit
route
driver
assignment
availability
LEGEND
Transit Driver
IVOMS Specific
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Customized Market Package Diagram Example
Transit Vehicle Tracking
transit information
Transit
Transit Vehicle
request
Management
Information
Service Provider
Transit Center Tracking
On-board Trip
transit and fare
transit vehicle
and Dispatch
Monitoring
schedules
schedule performance
vehicle
location
Vehicle Location
Determination
LEGEND
IVOMS Specific
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ITS Application Evaluation Process Work Session

• Review goals and objectives
• Prioritize goals
• Prioritize objectives within each goal
• Apply evaluation criteria to deployments to
  determine priorities

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Review Goals

• Improve operational and administrative
  efficiencies
• Improve system performance
• Improve transit and paratransit services/ enhance
  mobility
• Reduce operational and administrative costs
• Improve safety and security of passengers and
  drivers
• Improve information for operations
• Improve customer service
• Improve integration with other technologies

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Review Evaluation Criteria

• Are these the right objectives?
• Evaluation Criteria Objectives
• Why?
• Objectives are measurable
• Evaluation criteria should consider the effect of
  ITS in some measurable way
• Thus, evaluation criteria objectives

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Evaluation Process

• Final list of evaluation criteria used when
  prioritizing deployment opportunities
• Goals and objectives met by each deployment
• For each objective, rate the objective as to the
  effect of the ITS on the objective
• Utility-cost analysis approach

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Deployment and Procurement Options

• Multiple agencies purchasing same software and
  hardware?
• Economies of scale
• Standardization
• Interoperability
• Procurement approaches
• Invitation for bid (IFB)
• Two-step IFB
• Request for Proposals (RFP)
• Public/private partnerships

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Deployment and Procurement Options (continued)

• Operational approaches
• Turnkey
• Build-operate-transfer
• Build-transfer-operate
• Leasing
• Outsourcing

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Communications Component

• Review of Findings
• Communications are Adequate
• Current Infrastructure
• IDOT Maintenance System
• IDOT Motor Vehicle Enforcement System
• Iowa Communications Network (ICN)
• Public Safety System
• Private Networks
• Potential for Transit Use
• Connectivity
• Data Communications

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Communications Component

• Issues
• Cost
• Data Communications
• Interoperability

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Communications Component

• Conclusions
• Current Infrastructure is good and should be
  utilized
• Communications needs will change with ITS
  deployment
• Private system appears to be best suited to
  transit needs
• Transit should be part of any future statewide
  imitative

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Communications Component

• Next Steps
• Cost analysis upgrading state radio system for
  transit (vs. private option)
• Possible approach - use a demonstration project
  as a proof of concept of using IDOT radio
  system
• Attempt to clarify states plans for statewide
  upgrade

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Preliminary Transit ITS Plan Outline

• Based on information presented during the April
  Steering Committee meeting.
• Provides greater detail on the direction of the
  plan.