MMVTA Transit Management Center
Status: Existing
Description
The Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority transit management facilities include systems and personnel that provide centralized management services for fixed route buses and demand response transit services for the MMVTA. The transit center tracks vehicle locations and schedule adherence in real time and provides app–based and web–based traveler information. The demand response system assigns vehicles and trip requests in real–time, providing optimized routing and scheduling assistance for drivers based on network conditions. Demand response customers receive a five–minute advance notice of the vehicle's arrival.
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| Functional Object | Description | User Defined |
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| Transit Center Fixed–Route Operations | 'Transit Center Fixed–Route Operations' manages fixed route transit operations. It supports creation of schedules, blocks and runs for fixed and flexible route transit services. It allows fixed–route and flexible–route transit services to disseminate schedules and automatically updates customer service operator systems with the most current schedule information. It also supports automated dispatch of transit vehicles. Current vehicle schedule adherence and optimum scenarios for schedule adjustment are also provided. It also receives and processes transit vehicle loading data. | False |
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| Transit Center Vehicle Tracking | 'Transit Center Vehicle Tracking' monitors transit vehicle location. The location information is collected via a data communication link between the transit vehicles and the transit center. The location information is presented to the transit operator on a digitized map of the transit service area. The location data may be used to determine real time schedule adherence and update the transit system's schedule in real–time. The real–time schedule information is disseminated to other information providers, which furnish the information to travelers. | False |
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