Feasibility Study for the Application of Advanced Public Transportation SystemsTechnology: Cellular Telephones on Paratransit Vehicles of Portland Tri-Met's LIFT Program

摘要

The feasibility study for the application of Advanced Public TransportationSystems (APTS) technology will study the use of advanced communications equipment in paratransit service. Specifically, the project will determine whether an investment in this technology is cost effective. The project will also involve a study of the state of the art in current communications and AVL technology that would be appropriate for paratransit operations, develop a test methodology and protocol, undertake pilot and field tests to measure the changes in service as a result of the use of communications technology, do post test analysis, and document the results for managers to make decisions on the implementation of this technology for regular operations. The results of this project will be implemented through technical papers and a workshop.