| Project Title: |
STATE OF ILLINOIS; PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT |
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| Project Status: | In Progress | |
| Project Type: |
Deployment/Integration |
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| Project Description: | This is a discretionary project of the FY2000 ITS Deployment Program for the State of Illinois. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The goals of this project are to improve transit mobility. Ultimately, ridership is expected to increase with improved customer satisfaction as a direct result of enhanced transit parking information. This is to be accomplished through the detailed design, deployment, testing, and evaluation of a prototype Parking Management System (PMS) in the northeastern Illinois metropolitan area. The PMS project is part of a larger effort to develop Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) in the Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee (GCM) Corridor. SCOPE OF WORK The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is investigating the initial procurement of a PMS to solve the complex problem of collecting information on parking availability at park 'n' ride lots, providing parking information on freeway and arterial routes along transit corridors by way of Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) in close proximity to park 'n' ride lots, and providing directional signage to guide motorists to facilities with available parking spaces. The PMS shall feature central data warehouses at each RTA Service Board (CTA, Metra, and Pace). These central data warehouses, known as Service Board Hubs, will provide storage of archival data (for planning use) as well as provide the conduit for information provision to the GCM Gateway Regional Traveler Information System. The Service Board Hubs shall be directly connected to an Illinois Transit Hub, the key intermediary between the PMS and the GCM Corridor. The Illinois Transit Hub connects with the GCM Gateway Traveler Information System via a direct connection to the Illinois Gateway Hub. This work order will fund at least one site of the PMS deployment. The PMS will provide real-time parking availability information to the GCM Gateway via Service Board Hubs, the Illinois Transit Hub, and the Illinois Regional Hub. This technology-independent interface will provide information about full parking facilities to other ATIS in the GCM area. |
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| Project Location: | Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee Corridor | |
| Project Partner(s): | FHWA, FTA, Illinois DOT, Regional Transportation Authority of Illinois | |
| Project Start Date: | August 2001 | |
| Project End Date: | June 2004 | |
| Estimated Total ITS Funds: | $300,000 | |
| Estimated Total Project Cost: | $600,000 |
| Project Contacts: | ||
Wendall Meyer |
FHWA Illinois Division, HPP-IL |
(217) 492-4634 |
Ext. |
Doug Gerleman |
FTA Region 5 |
(312) 886-1621 |
Ext. |
David Zavattero |
Illinois DOT, ITS Program Office |
(847) 705-4800 |
Ext. |
Duana Love |
Regional Transportation Authority of Illinois |
(312) 917-1563 |
Ext. |