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SWR Local Transit Center

Status:

Existing

Definition:

This element represents the managed transit operations in the Southwestern Region Operations area.

Stakeholder:

SWR Local Transit Agencies

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include SWR Local Transit Center:

• SWR Local Transit Center SWR Local Public Safety Mobile Centers
• SWR Local Transit Center SWR Local Transit Vehicles
• SWR Local Transit Center VDOT Salem TOC

Architecture Flows
to/from the SWR Local Transit Center:

SWR Local Transit Center SWR Local Public Safety Mobile Centers

• alert status


• emergency plan coordination


• transit emergency data


• transit system status assessment

SWR Local Transit Center SWR Local Transit Vehicles

• fare management information


• transit schedule information


• transit traveler information


• transit vehicle operator information

SWR Local Transit Center VDOT Salem TOC

• transit incident information

SWR Local Public Safety Mobile CentersSWR Local Transit Center

• alert notification


• emergency plan coordination


• evacuation information


• incident information


• incident response status

SWR Local Transit VehiclesSWR Local Transit Center

• alarm notification


• fare collection data


• transit traveler request


• transit vehicle conditions


• transit vehicle location data


• transit vehicle schedule performance

VDOT Salem TOCSWR Local Transit Center

• road network conditions

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the SWR Local Transit Center:

• Information Service Provider Subsystem
• Transit Management Subsystem

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with SWR Local Transit Center:

• APTS01 - Transit Vehicle Tracking -- (Graphic)
• APTS02 - Transit Fixed-Route Operations -- (Graphic)
• APTS03 - Demand Response Transit Operations -- (Graphic)
• APTS04 - Transit Fare Collection Management -- (Graphic)
• APTS05 - Transit Security -- (Graphic)
• APTS06 - Transit Fleet Management -- (Graphic)
• APTS07 - Multi-modal Coordination -- (Graphic)
• APTS08 - Transit Traveler Information -- (Graphic)
• ATMS08 - Traffic Incident Management System -- Graphic 1 2
• EM05 - Transportation Infrastructure Protection -- (Graphic)
• EM07 - Early Warning System -- Graphic 1 2
• EM08 - Disaster Response and Recovery -- Graphic 1 2
• EM09 - Evacuation and Reentry Management -- Graphic 1 2
• EM10 - Disaster Traveler Information -- (Graphic)
• MC10 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination -- (Graphic)

National ITS Architecture Functional Requirements
associated with SWR Local Transit Center:

Interactive Infrastructure Information

1. The center shall manage payment for services, such as tolls, transit fares, parking lot charges, map updates, and advanced payment for tolls, and provide transaction success or failure details.

Transit Center Fixed-Route Operations

1. The center shall generate transit routes and schedules based on such factors as parameters input by the system operator, road network conditions, incident information, operational data on current routes and schedules, and digitized map data.
2. The center shall be able to generate special routes and schedules to support an incident, disaster, evacuation, or other emergency.
3. The center shall dispatch fixed route or flexible route transit vehicles
4. The center shall collect transit operational data for use in the generation of routes and schedules.
5. The center shall exchange information with Maintenance and Construction Operations concerning work zones, roadway conditions, asset restrictions, work plans, etc.
6. The center shall disseminate up-to-date schedules and route information to other centers for fixed and flexible route services.

Transit Center Paratransit Operations

1. The center shall process trip requests for demand responsive transit services, i.e. paratransit. Sources of the requests may include traveler information service providers.
2. The center shall dispatch demand response (paratransit) transit vehicles.
3. The center shall exchange information with Maintenance and Construction Operations concerning work zones, roadway conditions, asset restrictions, work plans, etc.
4. The center shall collect the log of passenger boardings and alightings from the paratransit vehicles.

Transit Vehicle Operator Assignment

1. The center shall maintain records of a transit vehicle operator's performance. This may be done utilizing standardized performance evaluation criteria set forth by governmental regulations and transit operating company policies, assessing the transit vehicle operator's driving history, and assessing comments from the transit vehicle operator's supervisor(s) as well as noting any moving violations or accidents, supervisor comments, government regulations, and company policies.
2. The center shall assign transit vehicle operators to transit schedules based on their eligibility, route preferences, seniority, and transit vehicle availability.
3. The center shall provide an interface through which the transit vehicle operator information can be maintained - either from the transit vehicle operator, center personnel, or other functions.

Transit Center Information Services

1. The center shall provide travelers using public transportation with traffic and advisory information upon request. Such information may include transit routes, schedules, transfer options, fares, real-time schedule adherence, current incidents, weather conditions, and special events.
2. The center shall provide transit information to the media including details of deviations from schedule of regular transit services.
3. The center shall provide transit service information to traveler information service providers including routes, schedules, schedule adherence, and fare information as well as transit service information during evacuation.