Advanced Public Transportation Systems Deployment in the United States [1996]

007267501996Final reportPDFTech ReportFHWA-JPO-96-0032DOT-VNTSC-FTA-96-6HVH-1/9-96(20M)ETT650/U6083Advanced public transportation systemsPublic transitDeploymentSynthesesAdvanced public transportation systems or APTSTransit navigation systemsTransit information systemsTransit communications systemsTransit control systemsAdvanced systemsUnited StatesJohn A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)Casey, Robert F.Labell, Lawrence N.John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Mobility InnovationNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Transit ManagementNTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Advanced Public Transit SystemsNTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Planning and PolicyIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office;Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center;Federal Highway AdministrationThe report documents work performed under the FTA Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, information, and communication technologies that most benefit public transportation. The report is a compilation of existing and planned deployments of APTS technologies and services. The information was collected during the fall of 1995 and was obtained through contacts with one or more persons at each agency. The objective was to include information from all agencies that submitted information for the 1993 National Transit Database Report Year. A total of 464 agencies provided information for this study. Agencies with no existing or planned APTS systems are not included herein.93