Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority d.b.a. LYNX & Polk County Transit Services (PCTS) Rural Intelligent Transportation System Demonstration Project. Final Report. (January 2005-December 2010).

摘要

This report documents the results of the implementation and evaluation of an intelligent transportation system, specifically mobile data terminals (MDTs) in a coordinated service approach between two neighboring transit systems, the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX) and Polk County Transit Services (PCTS). This project focused on a rural area where the two transit systems provide overlapping service, centered on the community of Poinciana. This area stretches between Osceola and Polk counties in central Florida. The project was evaluated based on its success in achieving four goals: (1) Increase efficiency of paratransit operation with regard to paratransit services; (2) Coordinate billing processes and funding sources to maximize the availability of transportation services in rural areas; (3) Demonstrate and evaluate how innovative intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies could be utilized to enhance options in rural communities; and (4) Reduce overall costs of providing paratransit service in rural areas while increasing service opportunities.