摘要: |
If you are interested in improving transit service, increasing ridership, assisting transit operators, and reducing operating costs, read this booklet. By incorporating Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) into your transit system and applying the National ITS Architecture, these goals become realities. This executive summary booklet is intended for transit board members and senior management. It provides general information on ITS and the National ITS Architecture with respect to transit, and highlights the benefits of each. Section 2 briefly discusses ISTEA which led to the National ITS program and the National ITS Architecture. Section 3 provides an overview of ITS, examples of ITS applications for transit benefits of transit ITS, and examples of where these benefits have accrued. Section 4, final section, discusses the National ITS Architecture in terms of its benefits and importance. For additional information on ITS and the National ITS Architecture with respect to transit, refer to supplemental publication, ITS Deployment Guidance for Transit Systems - Technical Edition. |