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20	Uses of archived AVL-APC data to improve transit performance and management: Review and potential (TCRP Web Document No. H-28). Washington DC: Transportation Research Board. - Furth, Hemily, et al. - 2003
8	Bus passenger origin-destination matrix estimation using automated data collection systems,” Master’s thesis, - Cui - 2006 (Show Context) Citation Context ... patterns change throughout the day and over longer periods. OD matrices have a wide range of applications in service planning, operations analysis, service change evaluation, and service management (=-=Cui, 2006-=-). Many transit agencies, including those with established AFC systems, collect passenger OD data manually using passenger surveys, which are costly to conduct and yield data on only a small portion o...
7	2006b) Service Reliability and Hidden Waiting Time - Furth, Muller - 1955
5	Data Analysis for Bus Planning and Monitoring - Furth - 2000 (Show Context) Citation Context ...e bus performance. There is extensive research on the use of AVL, APC, and AFC systems to improve and enhance transit operations, performance monitoring, planning, and scheduling (Wilson et al. 1992, =-=Furth 2000-=-, Wile 2003, Furth et al. 2006, Gordilla 2006, Chan 2007, Mistretta et al. 2009). The authors all point to the detailed system performance analyses that transit agencies perform using automatic data s...
5	Service-Quality Monitoring for High-Frequency Transit Lines. Transportation Research Record 1349. Transportation Research Board. Washington D.C - Wilson, Nelson, et al. - 1992 (Show Context) Citation Context ...ollection to evaluate bus performance. There is extensive research on the use of AVL, APC, and AFC systems to improve and enhance transit operations, performance monitoring, planning, and scheduling (=-=Wilson et al. 1992-=-, Furth 2000, Wile 2003, Furth et al. 2006, Gordilla 2006, Chan 2007, Mistretta et al. 2009). The authors all point to the detailed system performance analyses that transit agencies perform using auto...
4	Application of Automatic Vehicle Location Systems Towards Improving Service Reliability and Operations Planning - Ehrlich - 2010
4	Simulating Service Reliability of a High Frequency Bus Route Using Automatically Collected Data - Milkovits - 2008 (Show Context) Citation Context ...C systems to estimate ridership, running times, dwell times, customer wait times, headways, schedule adherence, passenger load, and other aspects of performance throughout the day for each bus route (=-=Milkovits, 2008-=-). AVL and AFC technology is installed on every bus in the fleet, and APCs are installed on 74 percent of buses (CTA, 2009c). Together with operating information, these data provide CTA planners with ...
3	Transition to Smart Card Technology: How Transit Operators Can Ensure the Take-Up - Hong - 2006
3	Best Practices in Transit Service Planning - Mistretta, Goodwill, et al. - 2009 (Show Context) Citation Context ...C, and AFC systems to improve and enhance transit operations, performance monitoring, planning, and scheduling (Wilson et al. 1992, Furth 2000, Wile 2003, Furth et al. 2006, Gordilla 2006, Chan 2007, =-=Mistretta et al. 2009-=-). The authors all point to the detailed system performance analyses that transit agencies perform using automatic data systems. The three systems are briefly described below and are summarized in Tab...
3	Bus Passenger Origin-Destination Estimation and Travel Behavior Using Automated Data Collection Systems - Wang - 2010
2	Rail OD Estimation and Journey Time Reliability Metrics Using Automated Fare Data - Chan - 2007 (Show Context) Citation Context ...ith AVL and APC technologies, can measure performance for customers' entire journeys (consisting of linked trips on multiple routes) throughout the transit system (Zhao 2004, Cui 2006, Gordillo 2006, =-=Chan 2007-=-, Uniman 2009). However, since many transit agencies continue to use performance metrics that were developed based on the limitations of manually collected data, which are at best a partial accounting...
2	The Value of Automated Fare Collection Data for Transit Planning: An Example - Gordillo - 2006 (Show Context) Citation Context ...n conjunction with AVL and APC technologies, can measure performance for customers' entire journeys (consisting of linked trips on multiple routes) throughout the transit system (Zhao 2004, Cui 2006, =-=Gordillo 2006-=-, Chan 2007, Uniman 2009). However, since many transit agencies continue to use performance metrics that were developed based on the limitations of manually collected data, which are at best a partial...
2	Fare Policies, Structures and Technologies: Update - Multisystems - 2003
1	Information Use and Decision - Bauer - 1981 (Show Context) Citation Context ...e context during service evaluation. Observational and anecdotal performance information is descriptive and is critical in situations where quantitative data is difficult or too expensive to collect (=-=Bauer, 1981-=-). Examples of anecdotal information include the identification of major transfer points and locations of major origins and destinations. Information about route characteristics or performance can als...
1	Passenger Counting Systems - Boyle - 2008
1	Chicago Transit Authority Service Standards. http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/l/ miscellaneous_ documents/servicestandardsl29737.pdf. Chicago Transit Authority - CTA - 2001 (Show Context) Citation Context ...ly spaced one mile apart and include the most productive routes as well as others which provide geographic coverage. Key routes operate a minimum of 16 hours per day and provide 47% of all CTA rides (=-=CTA, 2001-=-). Data Availability and Analysis Tools The CTA uses automatically collected data generated by AVL, APC, and AFC systems to estimate ridership, running times, dwell times, customer wait times, headway...
1	Unpublished interviews and electronic communications with Alex Cui, Planner, Planning Analytics Group, Chicago Transit Authority - Cui - 2010 (Show Context) Citation Context ...n to the tools in Table 5-6, the Planning Analytics Group is currently using AFC data, in concert with AVL and AFC data, to develop single-route origin-destination matrices for the entire bus system (=-=Cui, 2010-=-). These matrices will enable planners to observe the origins and destinations of customers on a particular bus route during a given time of day and time period (e.g. AM Peak on weekdays in January 20...
1	Unpublished interviews and electronic communications with Jonathan Czerwinski, Manager, Service Planning Group, Chicago Transit Authority - Czerwinski - 2010 (Show Context) Citation Context ...ces, such as the February 2010 service reductions required by a budget deficit, service planners are unable to perform periodic analyses like corridor analyses or evaluations of past service changes (=-=Czerwinski, 2010-=-). Therefore, the CTA might consider increasing the staffing levels of the Service Planning Group to be able to conduct more detailed performance analyses at the route, corridor, and system levels (th...
1	Unpublished interviews and electronic communications with Melissa Dullea, Manager of Service Planning, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - Dullea - 2010 (Show Context) Citation Context ...s of performance throughout the day for each bus route. The MBTA uses its AFC system to provide data on the financial aspects of the bus service, but this data is not used to measure service quality (=-=Dullea, 2010-=-). AVL and AFC technologies are installed on every bus in the fleet, but APCs are installed on only 7.2 percent of buses (MBTA, 2010a). Additionally, the APC equipment is not linked to the AVL systems...
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1	Corridors Ridership and Reliability Analysis. Memo to John Paquet, VP for Planning and Development, Chicago Transit Authority - Hickey, Garfield, et al.
1	Associates (2003a) A Guidebookfor Developing a Transit Performance-Measurement System - Kittelson
1	Associates (2003b) Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual - Kittelson
1	Developing a Recommended Standardfor Automated Fare Collection for Transit: Scoping Study - Lobron - 2003
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1	AVL Systemsfor Bus Transit: Update - Parker - 2008
1	Service Reliability Measurement Framework using Smart Card Data: Application to the London Underground - Uniman - 2009 (Show Context) Citation Context ... APC technologies, can measure performance for customers' entire journeys (consisting of linked trips on multiple routes) throughout the transit system (Zhao 2004, Cui 2006, Gordillo 2006, Chan 2007, =-=Uniman 2009-=-). However, since many transit agencies continue to use performance metrics that were developed based on the limitations of manually collected data, which are at best a partial accounting for a potent...
1	Unpublished interviews and electronic communications with - Wainwright - 2010 (Show Context) Citation Context ...the other Planning Department groups to assess performance on an ongoing basis. The Planning Analytics Group is constantly working to meet a high level of demand for new tools to analyze performance (=-=Wainwright, 2010-=-). Though the CTA is an industry leader in the processing and application of automatically collected data, the agency might consider increasing the staffing level of this group to create more tools to...
1	Use of Automatically Collected Data to Improve Transit Line Performance - Wile - 2003 (Show Context) Citation Context ...mance. There is extensive research on the use of AVL, APC, and AFC systems to improve and enhance transit operations, performance monitoring, planning, and scheduling (Wilson et al. 1992, Furth 2000, =-=Wile 2003-=-, Furth et al. 2006, Gordilla 2006, Chan 2007, Mistretta et al. 2009). The authors all point to the detailed system performance analyses that transit agencies perform using automatic data systems. The...