| Project Title: |
DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT PERSONALIZED PUBLIC TRANSIT |
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| Project Status: | In Progress | |
| Project Type: |
Operational Test |
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| Project Description: | Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is testing flexible-route buses on a regional crosstown route in the Dallas metropolitan area to determine if flexible service can increase ridership. By integrating DART's existing Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system and an off-the-shelf Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) software, slack in a bus' schedule can be calculated. If there is sufficient slack, a fixed-route bus may deviate and pick up off-route passengers at a designated location. DART's Geographical Information System (GIS) is used to identify the exact location of the off-route passenger pick-up point. The maximum route deviation is one mile. | |
| Project Location: | Dallas, Texas | |
| Project Partner(s): | Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), University of Texas at Arlington, and Texas Southern University | |
| Project Start Date: | September 1994 | |
| Project End Date: | March 2003 | |
| Estimated Total ITS Funds: | $391,560 | |
| Estimated Total Project Cost: | $391,560 |
| Project Contacts: | ||
Brian Cronin |
FTA Headquarters, TRI-11 |
(202) 366-8841 |
Ext. |
Koorosh Olyai |
DART |
(214) 749-2866 |
Ext. |