Project Title:   CLEVELAND, OHIO TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
     
Project Status:   Completed
     
Project Type:   Deployment/Integration
     
Project Description:   This project was the FY 1999 ITS Integration Program earmark for Cleveland, OH. Funding was obligated in January 2001. The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) planned to implement a passenger counter system. The system which integrates a communications system with a computer network would have enabled real-time monitoring of ridership trends from a central location as well as gathering information, on a regular basis, to support more efficient use of resources without incurring added labor costs. The system was intended to enable data gathering on stop-by-stop level of detail.

The following capabilities were anticipated from this system integration effort:

- The ability to provide real-time ridership monitoring on at least 20% of GCRTA service at all times.
- Passenger overloads in schedule service and for special events can be monitored, and managed with rapid response strategies.
- Special event management will be streamlined through "instant replay" of events as they occur.
- Improved scheduling of resources, and elimination of the maintenance of unnecessary service levels.

This project was not approved for State matching funds, and has been terminated with no further activity planned as of December 2005.
     
Project Location:   Cleveland, Ohio
     
Project Partner(s):   FTA, Ohio DOT, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA), Cuyahoga County
     
Project Start Date:   January 2001
     
Project End Date:   December 2005
     
Estimated Total ITS Funds:   $791,470
     
Estimated Total Project Cost:   $1,581,024

Project Contacts:    
     
Brian Cronin
FTA Headquarters, TRI-11
(202) 366-8841
Henning Eichler
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
(216) 566-5038



U.S. Department of Transportation, Intelligent Transportation Systems