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GRTC Transit

Definition:

This stakeholder represents the owner of Greater Richmond Transit Center. GRTC is jointly owned by the City of Richmond and Chesterfield County.

Inventory Elements:


Roles and Responsibilities:

    Archived Data Systems for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
    • Collect and store transit management data for use by operations personnel or data archives in the region.

    Electronic Toll Collection for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
    • None defined

    Emergency Management for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
    • Take emergency calls and collect information about the caller and the reported emergency.
    • Analyze security sensor data and correlate with surveillance data and alerts from other agencies to detect potential threats.
    • Alert operators, travelers, and police to potential incidents identified by these security features.
    • Forward, when appropriate, emergency call information to the appropriate response agency.
    • Authenticate transit vehicle operators.
    • Monitor transit vehicle operator or traveler activated alarms.
    • Operate and maintain security surveillance devices and analysis of that data to detect potential threats such as at transit stops, transit stations, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities, on-board a transit vehicle, etc.
    • Share information with other public safety agencies via the Emergency Operations Centers to support large-scale incidents and disasters.
    • Operate and maintain security sensors in areas such as transit stops, transit stations, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities, on-board a transit vehicle, etc.

    Freeway Management for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
    • None defined

    Incident Management for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
    • Plan strategically for emergency response.
    • Share information with other public safety agencies via the Emergency Operations Centers to support large-scale incidents and disasters.
    • Provide tactical decision support, resource coordination, and communications integration among public safety agencies for Incident Commands that are established by first responders to support local management of an incident.

    Maintenance and Construction for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
    • Share information with other public safety agencies via the Emergency Operations Centers to support large-scale incidents and disasters.
    • Plan strategically for emergency response.
    • Collect current and forecast road and weather information that is used to more effectively manage incidents.
    • Coordinate schedules with other agencies and modes, including transit transfer cluster and transfer point information.

    Surface Street Management for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
    • None defined

    Transit Services for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
    • Share information with other public safety agencies via the Emergency Operations Centers to support large-scale incidents and disasters.
    • Plan strategically for emergency response.
    • Coordinate schedules with other agencies and modes, including transit transfer cluster and transfer point information.
    • Monitor transit vehicle operator or traveler activated alarms.
    • Authenticate transit vehicle operators.
    • Disable a transit vehicle remotely when required.
    • Collect fares on-board from a travelers card.
    • Operate and maintain security surveillance devices and analysis of that data to detect potential threats such as at transit stops, transit stations, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities, on-board a transit vehicle, etc.
    • Maintain interface with digital map providers.
    • Operate and maintain security sensors in areas such as transit stops, transit stations, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities, on-board a transit vehicle, etc.
    • Disseminate threat information to other agencies.
    • Allow remote vehicle disabling of a transit vehicle.
    • Operate and maintain transit fleet with automatic vehicle location (AVL).
    • Send collected fare data from the transit vehicle to the transit center.
    • Furnish users with real-time transit schedule information.
    • Request signal priority through short range communication from a transit vehicle directly to traffic control equipment on the roadway (intersections, ramps, interchanges, etc.)
    • Analyze security sensor data and correlate with surveillance data and alerts from other agencies to detect potential threats.
    • Operate and maintain transit fleet with automated mileage and fuel reporting and auditing.
    • Manage fixed route transit operations including planning, scheduling, and dispatching associated with fixed and flexible route transit services, updating customer service operator systems, and providing current vehicle schedule adherence and optimum scenarios for schedule adjustment.
    • Manage demand response transit services, including paratransit including planning and scheduling of these services, providing automated vehicle dispatch and automatic updates to customer service operator systems.
    • Alert operators, travelers, and police to potential incidents identified by these security features.
    • Assign transit operators to runs in a fair manner while minimizing labor and overtime services, considering operator preferences, qualifications, accumulated work hours, and other information about each operator.
    • Collect data for schedule generation and adjustment on-board a transit vehicle.
    • Monitor silent alarms activated by transit user or vehicle operator on a transit vehicle.
    • Collect passenger data using on-board systems and send it to the transit center.
    • Monitor on-board video/audio surveillance systems, threat sensors, and object detection sensors to enhance security and safety on-board a transit vehicle.
    • Allow a traveler to pay for transit fares, tolls, and/or parking lot charges using a travel card, to calculate the amount due and identify payment problems from a public traveler device, such as a kiosk.
    • Provide paratransit and flexible-route dispatch information, including multi-stop runs, to the transit vehicle operator using on-board systems.
    • Collect and process transit vehicle maintenance data from on-board systems including mileage and vehicle operating conditions for use in scheduling future vehicle maintenance.
    • Provide real-time travel-related information at transit stops and multi-modal transfer points, including general annunciation, display of imminent arrival information, the latest available information on transit routes, schedules, transfer options, available services, fares, and real-time schedule adherence.
    • Allow communication between the vehicle, operator, and center.
    • Monitor transit vehicle locations via interactions with on-board systems.

    Traveler Information for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
    • None defined