1. Multiple-operator Transit Traveler Information New York State Department of Transportation From TRIPS123 to 511 NY

2. TRIPS123 Transit Trip Itinerary Planner NY/NJ/CT Metro Area 50-plus Operators Launched April 2005

3. Transition to Statewide 511 NY

4. Walking Directions at Origin, Destination and Transfer Locations

5. Multiagency Transit Trip Planner Results

6. Biggest Challenge of Multiagency Transit Trip Planner Maintaining consistent supply of current, accurate schedule data from multiple independent agencies. Avoid introducing another single- purpose application that requires transit agencies to maintain another redundant set of schedule data.

7. Carrier A Carriers B, C, D FTA Regional ITS StateDOT AVL System Fare Collection On-Board Annunciator Automated Passenger Counter Bus Arrival Display Telephone Agent Systems (IVR) Timetable Ride-Guide Publishing MPO Schedule Data Predicament Is the bus on time? What serves my stop? Is my stop next? Which trip did this passenger take? How much should this transfer cost? When will the next 3 buses arrive? This stop will be served at the following times. How much service is available where? Let me know when your service changes. Demand Modeling National Transit Database Status/Exception 17a Reporting Corridor- Level Analysis - ITS

8. Scheduling Department Driver Instructions Paddle Stop Level Ride Guides Hard Copy Timetables Agency Web site ITS Applications Driver Picks and Bids Vehicle Block Assignments Schedule Data Predicament – Within The Agency GIS Sign/Shelter Inventory Database Budget Estimate Construction Impacts

9. Schedule Data Profile (SDP) & Web Data Maintenance System (WDMS) Tools to supply service/schedule data to TRIPS123 (and 511 NY) SDP – Provide a robustly defined XML exchange format to permit agencies with existing schedule systems to develop a standard export file serving multiple downstream ITS applications, including TRIPS123 and 511 NY WDMS for agencies that don’t have scheduling systems. User-friendly, browser-based schedule data management tool that combines Google Mapping and SDP-formatted data

10. Schedule Data Profile Standard (SDP)

11. Open SDP XML Schema and Tools to Support Development of Export SDP @Sched Version Agency Registration Schedule Revision Route Depot Version Agency Route Route Direction Timetable Header Route Grouping Depot Service Area Organization Unit Day Type Service Trip Time Notes Block Block Time Event Connection Transit Network Pattern Transit Point Events Transit Path Events Transit Path Transit Gazetteer (Places) Location Relative Location Timepoint Transfer Cluster ConnectionSeg Transit Facilities Transit Facility Plant Component Amenity Portal Transit Stop Track Association Passenger Access Component Track

12. Web Data Maintenance System Uses SDP as data structure Web-based forms and maps to support management of schedule data Provides SDP XML export feature that agencies can use to supply schedule data for other applications (GIS, Timetable publishing, AVL/APC, etc.)

13. Web Data Maintenance System (WDMS) Map Editing Interface

14. Browser-Based Forms for Managing Schedules

15. Bus Stop Inventory

16. Google Images – To Identify/Edit Precise Stop Locations

17. TRIPS123 Foundation for Statewide Trip Planner in 511 NY

18. 511 NY – Future Transit Content Focus on multiagency data – Itinerary Planner is easy. Consistent, current and accurate data is hard. New streams of information AVL, APC, AFC. What should we do to support exchange of operational information among operators and to the public? How can we efficiently make consistent and useful information available to a broader array of public information outlets?

19. Next Generation Transit Service Information Portal Trip Planner SDP Plus 511(s) Third-Party Information Outlets Multioperator Exchange (Operations/Coordination) Integrated Vendor Apps (AVL/APC/AFC) Planning MPO Performance Reporting Agency GIS Open Source Apps Timetable Publisher Web Data Maintenance System Multiagency Fare Information Ad-Hoc /Emergency Scheduling Tools Real-Time Information Location/ETA Information TRANSCOM RA Connecting Modes Detail Facility Navigation Detail (ADA, Park & Ride, etc.) OTHER Next Generation Transit Service Information Portal Conceptual Diagram

20. Transit Service Information Portal Where do we start? Define Multiagency Consensus Requirements –Operational –Planning –Customer Information Procure, Develop and Enhance