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INVENTORY & ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED PU BLI C TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN FLORIDA Final Report September 2001 TECHNICAL REPORT STANDARD TITLE PAGE 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No. NCTR-392-04 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date Inventory & Analysis of Advanced Public Transportation Systems in Florida September 2001 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Report No. Joel R. Rey, Shireen Chada, Chandra Foreman, Brenda Thompson 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) University of South Florida 11. Contract or Grant No. 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CUT 100, Tampa, FL 33620-5375 DTRS98-G-0032 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered Research & Special Programs Admin., U.S. Department of Transportation, RSPA/DIR-1, Room 8417, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20590 Florida Department of Transportation 14. Sponsoring Agency Code 605 Suwannee Street, MS 26, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450 15. Supplementary Notes Supported by a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation. 16. Abstract Through its National Center for Transit Research, and under contract with the Florida Department of Transportation, the Center for Urban Transportation Research has conducted an inventory of current and planned Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) in Florida to help the Florida Department of Transportation (FDO T) develop baseline information on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) transit activities around the state. Although the primary task of this effort was to develop an inventory of current and planned Florida APTS projects based on the results of a survey of Florida transit properties, the project also included tw o supplementary tasks related to the impl ementation of APTS technologies. One of these tasks involved examining, through a literature review, 10 of the major issues that transit properties around the country have encountered during the development and/or deployment phases of their projects, and then analyzing the Flor id a pro pert ies’ exper ien ces with th ese issues based on thei r surv ey respo nses. The other, and f in al, t ask involv ed conducting an assessment of APTS benefits for a few selected transit agencies utilizing a benefits analysis spreadsheet tool (i.e. , SCRITS) and d ocu men ting th e results of th e assessmen ts in ord er to pro vi de an ev alu atio n exam pl e for oth er agencies to follow as they continue to develop and deploy APTS technologies. It is anticipated that this research will help provide further guidance to Florida and other U.S. transit properties in the formative stages of APTS investigation. 17. Key Words 18. Distribution Statement Available to the public through the National Technical Information Service Transit, Technology, ITS, APTS, (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, 703-605-6000, SCRITS http://www.ntis.gov/ An electronic version of this document is also available to the public in .pdf format through the NCT R web site, http://www.nctr.usf.edu/. 19. Security Classif. (of this report) 20. Security Classif. (of this page) 21. No. of pages 22. Price Unclassified Unclassified 216 Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-69) State of Florida D epartment of Transportation Public Transit O ffice 605 Suwannee Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450 (850) 414-4500 Project Manager: Ike Ubaka Program Manager, Transit Systems Planning Center for U rban Transportation Research University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CUT 100 Tampa, FL 33620-5375 (813) 974-3120 Project Director: Dennis Hinebaugh, Transit Program Director Project Manager: Joel R. Rey, Senior Research Associate Project Staff: Shireen Chada, Research Associate Chandra Foreman, Research Associate Brenda Thompson, Research Associate The opinions, findings and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the U.S. Department of Transportation or the State of Florida Department of Transportation. TABLE O F CONTENTS List of Tabl es ..................................................................x List of Figures ................................................................xii Executive Summary .......................................................... xiii Inventory & Analysis of Advanced Public Transportation Systems in Florida ................. 1 Background ............................................................... 1 1. Inventory of Advanced Public Transportation Systems in Florida ....................... 3 Introduction .............................................................. 3 Initi al APTS Inv ento ry Survey ................................................. 3 Inventory Survey Questionnaire ............................................ 6 I. Fleet Management .................................................. 6 II. Traveler Information ................................................ 8 III. Electronic Fare Payment ............................................ 9 IV. Transportation Demand Management Technol ogi es ....................... 9 V. Paratransit Providers .............................................. 11 Results of the Initial Inventory Survey ....................................... 11 Follow -Up APTS Inventory Survey ............................................ 22 Follow-Up Survey Questionnaire .......................................... 22 General ........................................................... 22 Funding ........................................................... 23 Integration ......................................................... 23 Equipment Compatibility ............................................. 23 Staff Opinions ...................................................... 24 Public Awareness/Involvement ......................................... 24 Partnering ......................................................... 24 Rural Areas ........................................................ 24 Visions of the Future ................................................. 24 Results of the Follow -Up Survey ........................................... 25 General ........................................................... 25 Funding ........................................................... 26 Integration ......................................................... 27 Equipment Compatibility ............................................. 28 Staff Opinions ...................................................... 29 iv Public Awareness/Involvement ......................................... 30 Partnering ......................................................... 31 Rural Transit ....................................................... 31 Visions of the Future ................................................. 31 Stakeholder Interviews ..................................................... 32 Stakeholder Interview Questionnaire ....................................... 33 Introduction ....................................................... 33 Development and Deployment ......................................... 33 Funding ........................................................... 34 Remai ni ng Top ic Areas ............................................... 34 Results of the Stakeholder Interviews ....................................... 34 Summary of FDOT District 1 Stakeholder Interviews ........................ 34 Summary of FDOT District 2 Stakeholder Interviews ........................ 35 Summary of FDOT District 4 Stakeholder Interviews ........................ 37 Summary of FDOT District 6 Stakeholder Interviews ........................ 38 Summary of FDOT District 7 Stakeholder Interviews ........................ 39 Summary of Central Office Stakeholder Interviews .......................... 41 Summary of Rural Stakeholder Survey ......................................... 42 Summary of Rural Florida ITS Demonstration Project .............................. 44 Flagler County CTC ..................................................... 45 Putnam County CTC .................................................... 46 St. Johns County CTC ................................................... 47 Al achua-Levy Counti es CTC .............................................. 48 Marion Coun ty CTC .................................................... 49 Project Summary ....................................................... 50 Summary of Chapter One ................................................... 50 2. Issues & Characteristics of the Devel opment/D epl oyment of APTS: A Li terature Review .... 55 Introduction ............................................................. 55 APTS Development/Deployment Characteristics .................................. 56 ITS Architecture & Conformity ............................................ 56 Institutional Arrangements................................................ 60 Funding .............................................................. 67 Procurement .......................................................... 70 Operation & M aintenance ................................................ 73 Partnering ............................................................ 77 Public Involvement ..................................................... 84 Regional Integration .................................................... 88 Rural Applications ...................................................... 92 v Benefits Analysis & Performance Monitoring ................................
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