Project Title:   CALIFORNIA SMART TRAVELER
     
Project Status:   Completed
     
Project Type:   Operational Test
     
Project Description:   This project was comprised of two components: (a) Los Angeles Smart Card, and (b) Orange County Smart Intermodal System. The Los Angeles Smart Card tested the use of smart cards for express transit services as well as for parking and other services at employment sites. Two different card technologies were tested: a contact card and a radio frequency (RF) proximity card. The Orange County Smart Intermodal System operationally tested (1) an integrated transit and traffic management system and (2) a real-time information system that included special event information.
     
Project Location:   Los Angeles and Orange County, California
     
Project Partner(s):   Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LAMTA), Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Aegis Transportation Information Systems, Inc., Merced County Council of Government, University of California, and California DOT (Caltrans)
     
Project Start Date:   September 1992
     
Project End Date:   December 1994
     
Estimated Total ITS Funds:   $1,520,000
     
Estimated Total Project Cost:   $3,290,000

Project Contacts:    
     
Ron Boenau
FTA Headquarters, TRI-11
(202) 366-0185
Ext.
Cliff Loveland
CalTrans
(916) 654-9970
Ext.



U.S. Department of Transportation, Intelligent Transportation Systems