ITS Projects Book January 2003


Project Title:   WESTCHESTER/PUTNAM COUNTIES, NEW YORK REGIONAL TRANSIT OPERATIONS INFORMATION INTEGRATION
     
Project Status:   In Progress
     
Project Type:   Deployment/Integration
     
Project Description:   This project will develop and improve the multi-agency integration of information and communications systems to support effective use of Advanced Public Transportation Systems for multi-agency transit service coordination. Implementation of the Transit Communications Interface Profiles (TCIP) will establish the foundation for providing a schedule database maintenance system (SDMS), provide for multi-agency interoperability using SDMS and other legacy regional transit schedule maintenance software, create an AVL integration/coordination test-bed, and incorporate the exchange of TCIP compliant transit operations information.
     
Project Location:   Westchester and Putnam Counties, New York
     
Project Partner(s):   New York State DOT, New York City DOT, Metropolitan Transit Authority, TRANSCOM
     
Project Start Date:   September 1999
     
Project End Date:   January 2004
     
Estimated Total ITS Funds:   $915,734
     
Estimated Total Project Cost:   $1,831,464

Project Contacts:    
     
Arthur O'Connor
FHWA New York Division NYC Metro Office
(212) 668-2206
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U.S. Department of Transportation, Intelligent Transportation Systems