Park-n-Ride Facilities

Status: Existing

Description

This element consists of parking systems, offices, booths, and personnel that are located at existing/planned intermodal (highway to bus/rail) transfer stations and associated facilities throughout the region. This element is operated, owned, and maintained by various agencies. Agencies contributing to park–n–ride facilities include PennDOT, Port Authority and other regional transit agencies, local municipalities, airports, and other private entities. Existing/future capabilities include real–time measuring of parking availability, payment collection, security, and transit/road information dissemination.

Stakeholders

StakeholderRoleRole Status
Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT)OwnsExisting

Physical Objects

Traffic Management Center
Parking Area Equipment
Archived Data User System
Parking Management Center

Functional Objects

Functional ObjectDescriptionUser Defined
Parking Area Electronic Payment'Parking Area Electronic Payment' supports electronic payment of parking fees using in–vehicle equipment (e.g., tags) or contact or proximity cards. It includes the field elements that provide the interface to the in–vehicle or card payment device and the back–office functionality that performs the transaction.False
Parking Area Management'Parking Area Management' detects and classifies vehicles at parking facility entrances, exits, and other designated locations within the facility. Current parking availability is monitored and used to inform drivers through dynamic message signs/displays so that vehicles are efficiently routed to available spaces. Parking facility information, including current parking rates and directions to entrances and available exits, is also provided to drivers.False
TMC Multi–Modal Coordination'TMC Multi–Modal Coordination' supports center–to–center coordination between the Traffic Management and Transit Management Centers. It monitors transit operations and provides traffic signal priority for transit vehicles on request from the Transit Management Center.False
TMC Traffic Information Dissemination'TMC Traffic Information Dissemination' disseminates traffic and road conditions, closure and detour information, incident information, driver advisories, and other traffic–related data to other centers, the media, and driver information systems. It monitors and controls driver information system field equipment including dynamic message signs and highway advisory radio, managing dissemination of driver information through these systems.False

Physical Standards

Document NumberTitleDescription
NEMA TS 8Cyber and Physical Security for Intelligent Transportation SystemsThis specification describes how agencies and other transportation infrastructure owner/operators should implement cyber– and physical–security for ITS.

Interfaces To

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BCTA Transit Management Center
Passenger Vehicles
PennDOT Field Devices – District
PRT Offices
Regional Personal Traveler Card
Regional Transit Agency Offices
Regional Travel Information System
Western Region Traffic Management Center (PennDOT)