| Project Title: |
AUTONOMOUS DIAL-A-RIDE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (ADART) INTEGRATION-PHASE IV |
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| Project Status: | In Progress | |
| Project Type: |
Deployment/Integration |
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| Project Description: | This project is a FY 2003 ITS Integration Program earmark for Nueces County, Corpus Christi, Texas. The project builds on previous ITS-funded phases of an overall project designed to integrate transit vehicle dispatching, operations, transit management, and transit administration through the application of Autonomous Dial-A-Ride Transportation (ADART) to improve the overall efficiency of transit on a daily basis. This project comprises Phase IV of the Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) effort to place ADART on two revenue-generating vehicles initially, and then to expand installation on up to twelve vehicles. This phase will also add features to ADART such as an automatic fare collection system and an advanced passenger notification system. The project will engage revenue vehicles in ADART, and connect them with Automatic Vehicle Location and Mobile Data Terminal (AVL/MDT) system that is installed on police, emergency and transit vehicles. When Phase IV of ADART is deployed, all call taking, reservation setting, and vehicle dispatching functions will be autonomously accomplished by ADART. This enhancement is anticipated to enable transit systems to eliminate some low-producing fixed routes, and replace them with more efficient ADART service. |
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| Project Location: | Nueces County, Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| Project Partner(s): | FTA, Regional Transportation Authority, City of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization | |
| Project Start Date: | February 2004 | |
| Project End Date: | April 2006 | |
| Estimated Total ITS Funds: | $415,971 | |
| Estimated Total Project Cost: | $831,942 |
| Project Contacts: | ||
Gail Lyssy |
FTA Regional Office |
(817) 978-0564 |
Linda Watson |
Corpus Christi RTA |
(361) 289-2712 |