| Project Title: |
BLACKSBURG RURAL TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEM |
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| Project Status: | Completed | |
| Project Type: |
Operational Test |
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| Project Description: | This project operationally tested a rural transit traveler information system that makes the transit system easier to use and more reliable for the user. Based upon a system-wide AVL, a real-time traveler information system was provided through kiosks, wayside stops, and an existing "electronic village". Blacksburg Transit (town of Blacksburg, VA) operates twenty-seven buses on eight fixed-routes. Daily ridership is 8,500 during the academic year. The transit system covers 642,000 miles annually, which includes a five-vehicle demand-responsive system. | |
| Project Location: | Blacksburg, Virginia | |
| Project Partner(s): | Town of Blacksburg, Virginia | |
| Project Start Date: | July 1996 | |
| Project End Date: | June 1999 | |
| Estimated Total ITS Funds: | $240,000 | |
| Estimated Total Project Cost: | $477,024 |
| Project Contacts: | ||
Ron Boenau |
FTA Headquarters, TRI-11 |
(202) 366-0195 |
Ext. |
Mike Connelly |
Blacksburg Transit |
(540) 961-1185 |
Ext. |