Lakeland Intermodal Center

Project Description: Lakeland Intermodal Center will receive and share information related to different modes of transportation services such as buses, rail, bicycles, pedestrians, automobiles, and ride–sharing, as well as information related to vehicle parking and travel information that would be necessary for a traveler to complete a trip from origin to destination in an efficient and effective manner.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

Project Inventory:

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Project Service Packages:

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
alarm acknowledge	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Vehicles	Planned
alarm acknowledge	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Vehicles	Planned
alarm notification	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Vehicles	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch	Planned
alarm notification	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Vehicles	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Planned
alternate mode service coordination	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Planned
alternate mode service coordination	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch	Planned
alternate mode service data	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch	Planned
incident information	City of Lakeland Advanced Traffic Management System	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Planned
parking information	Offstreet Parking System	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Planned
personal transit information	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Planned
secure area surveillance data	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Vehicles	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch	Planned
shared use confirmation	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Planned
shared use confirmation	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Planned
shared use request	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Planned
shared use request	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Planned
shared use response	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Planned
shared use response	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Planned
shared use status	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Planned
signal control commands	City of Lakeland Advanced Traffic Management System	City of Lakeland Field Equipment	Planned
signal control device configuration	City of Lakeland Advanced Traffic Management System	City of Lakeland Field Equipment	Planned
signal control plans	City of Lakeland Advanced Traffic Management System	City of Lakeland Field Equipment	Planned
signal control status	City of Lakeland Field Equipment	City of Lakeland Advanced Traffic Management System	Planned
transit alternate mode information	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Planned
transit and fare schedules	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Planned
transit and fare schedules	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Planned
transit incident information	Lakeland Intermodal Center	City of Lakeland Advanced Traffic Management System	Planned
transit information user request	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Planned
transit schedule information	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Vehicles	Planned
transit schedule information	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Vehicles	Planned
transit service coordination	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch	Planned
transit service information	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Planned
transit traveler information	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Vehicles	Planned
transit traveler information coordination	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Planned
transit traveler information coordination	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch	Planned
transit vehicle location data	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Vehicles	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch	Planned
transit vehicle location data	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Vehicles	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Planned
transit vehicle schedule performance	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Vehicles	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch	Planned
transit vehicle schedule performance	Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Vehicles	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Planned
traveler request	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Planned
trip confirmation	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Planned
trip confirmation	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Planned
trip confirmation	Vehicles	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Planned
trip plan	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Planned
trip plan	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Planned
trip plan	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Vehicles	Planned
trip request	Lakeland Intermodal Center	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Planned
trip request	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Planned
trip request	Vehicles	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

City of Lakeland Advanced Traffic Management System - TMC Multi-Modal Coordination

2: The center shall exchange information with transit management centers including details current transit routes, the level of service on each route, and the progress of individual vehicles along their routes.
3: The center shall provide an integrated operations strategy for the parking facilities in the area. These strategies can include dynamic adjustments to parking fees and restrictions, and other active demand management strategies.

City of Lakeland Field Equipment - Roadway Signal Control

1: The field element shall control traffic signals under center control.
2: The field element shall respond to pedestrian crossing requests by accommodating the pedestrian crossing.
3: The field element shall provide the capability to notify the traffic management center of pedestrian calls and pedestrian accommodations.
6: The field element shall return traffic signal controller operational status to the center.

Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch - Emergency Secure Area Alarm Support

1: The center shall collect silent and audible alarms received from travelers in secure areas (such as transit stops, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities).
2: The center shall collect silent and audible alarms received from transit vehicles, originated by the traveler or the transit vehicle operator.

Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch - Emergency Secure Area Surveillance

4: The center shall exchange surveillance data with other emergency centers.

Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch - TIC Interactive Traveler Information

3: The center shall disseminate customized transit routes and schedules, transit transfer options, transit fares, and real-time schedule adherence information to travelers upon request.

Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch - TMC Multi-Modal Coordination

2: The center shall exchange information with transit management centers including details current transit routes, the level of service on each route, and the progress of individual vehicles along their routes.

Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch - Transit Center Multi-Modal Coordination

4: The center shall coordinate schedules and services with other transit centers.
5: The center shall coordinate schedules and services with other surface or air transportation modes.

Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Dispatch - Transit Center Security

10: The center shall provide transit incident information to traveler information providers and the media.
2: The center shall receive reports of emergencies on-board transit vehicles entered directly be the transit vehicle operator or from a traveler through interfaces such as panic buttons or alarm switches.

Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Vehicles - Transit Vehicle Schedule Management

2: The transit vehicle shall use the route information and its current location to determine the deviation from the predetermined schedule.
3: The transit vehicle shall calculate the estimated times of arrival (ETA) at transit stops.

Lakeland Citrus Connection Transit Vehicles - Transit Vehicle Security

1: The transit vehicle shall perform video and audio surveillance inside of transit vehicles and output raw video or audio data for either local monitoring (for processing or direct output to the transit vehicle operator), remote monitoring or for local storage (e.g., in an event recorder).
2: The transit vehicle shall perform local monitoring of video or audio surveillance data collected inside of transit vehicles, and identify potential incidents or threats based on received processing parameters.
3: The transit vehicle shall output an indication of potential incidents or threats and the processed video or audio information to the center along with the vehicle�s current location.

Lakeland Intermodal Center - TIC Data Collection

19: The center shall collect, store and process multimodal transportation service information (for example, from ferry, rail and airline operators), including current ferry and rail schedule and airport status information and transfer points.
2: The transportation information center shall select real-time information on the state of the regional transportation system including current traffic and road conditions, weather conditions, transit information, parking information, special event and incident information.
4: The center shall collect, process, and store transit routes and schedules, transit transfer options, transit fares, and real-time schedule adherence information.
5: The transportation information center shall collect, process, and store parking information, including location, availability, and fees.

Lakeland Intermodal Center - TIC Dynamic Ridesharing

1: The center shall accept requests from traveler interface systems for ridesharing as part of a trip plan request.
2: The center shall provide a rideshare match based on origin and destination of the traveler's proposed trip, any routing constraints, preferences specified by the traveler, compatibility of this rideshare with rideshares confirmed by other travelers, the requesting traveler's eligibility data, and traffic data.
4: The center shall arrange connections to transit or other multimodal services for portions of a multi-segment trip that includes ridesharing.

Lakeland Intermodal Center - TIC Shared Use

1: The center shall accept requests for shared use transportation.
2: The center shall provide the traveler with a shared use transportation option.

Lakeland Intermodal Center - TIC Trip Planning

11: The center shall generate trips based on the use of more than one mode of transport.
15: The center shall generate route plans to account for parking availability.
3: The center shall support on-line route guidance for travelers using personal devices (such as PDAs).
7: The center shall generate route plans based on transit services, including fares, schedules, and requirements for travelers with special needs.
9: The center shall generate route plans based on ferry, rail, air, or other multimodal transportation data.

Lakeland Intermodal Center - Transit Center Information Services

1: The center shall provide travelers using public transportation with traffic and advisory information upon request. Such information may include transit routes, schedules, transfer options, fares, real-time schedule adherence, current incidents, weather conditions, and special events.
3: The center shall exchange transit schedules, real-time arrival information, fare schedules, and general transit service information with other transit organizations to support transit traveler information systems.

Lakeland Intermodal Center - Transit Center Multi-Modal Coordination

1: The center shall coordinate schedules and services with traffic management, parking management, and event planning systems.
5: The center shall coordinate schedules and services with other surface or air transportation modes.

Lakeland Intermodal Center - Transit Center Security

10: The center shall provide transit incident information to traveler information providers and the media.
2: The center shall receive reports of emergencies on-board transit vehicles entered directly be the transit vehicle operator or from a traveler through interfaces such as panic buttons or alarm switches.
4: The center shall provide transit incident information along with other service data to emergency centers.

Lakeland Intermodal Center - Traveler Trip Planning

8: The traveler support equipment shall provide a mechanism for its user to create/modify a trip plan including selection of mode, route and parking.
9: The traveler support equipment shall receive information on available parking including available spaces with associated information about parking restrictions and location for each available space.

Offstreet Parking System - Parking Management

1: The center shall monitor parking area current operational status including current parking occupancy and rates.

Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems - TIC Dynamic Ridesharing

1: The center shall accept requests from traveler interface systems for ridesharing as part of a trip plan request.
2: The center shall provide a rideshare match based on origin and destination of the traveler's proposed trip, any routing constraints, preferences specified by the traveler, compatibility of this rideshare with rideshares confirmed by other travelers, the requesting traveler's eligibility data, and traffic data.
4: The center shall arrange connections to transit or other multimodal services for portions of a multi-segment trip that includes ridesharing.

Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems - TIC Interactive Traveler Information

10: The center shall provide all traveler information based on the traveler's current location or a specific location identified by the traveler, and filter or customize the provided information accordingly.
11: The center shall accept traveler profiles for determining the type of personalized data to send to the traveler.
7: The center shall disseminate customized multimodal transportation service information (for example, from ferry and airline operators), including transfer points and other information, to travelers upon request.

Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems - TIC Shared Use

1: The center shall accept requests for shared use transportation.

Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems - TIC Trip Planning

3: The center shall support on-line route guidance for travelers using personal devices (such as PDAs).

Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices - Personal Interactive Traveler Information

1: The personal traveler interface shall receive traffic information from a center and present it to the traveler upon request.
2: The personal traveler interface shall receive transit information from a center and present it to the traveler upon request.
7: The personal traveler interface shall accept reservations for confirmed trip plans.

Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices - Personal Shared Use Planning

1: The personal traveler device shall allow the traveler to make a request for a shared use transportation.
2: The personal traveler device shall allow the traveler to confirm a shared use transportation trip.

Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices - TIC Shared Use

2: The center shall provide the traveler with a shared use transportation option.

Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices - TIC Trip Planning

1: The center shall provide the capability to provide specific pre-trip and en route directions to travelers (and drivers), including costs, arrival times, and transfer points.
9: The center shall generate route plans based on ferry, rail, air, or other multimodal transportation data.

Vehicles - Vehicle Trip Planning and Route Guidance

1: The vehicle shall provide the capability for a driver to request and confirm multi-modal route guidance from a specified source to a destination.
3: The vehicle shall forward user preferences, background information, constraints, and payment information to the supplying traveler information center.

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Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

Travelers

Load transit application on mobile device.

Private Commercial Vehicle and Fleet Operators

Operate microtransit services.

Parking Facility Operators

Coordinate parking information with Lakeland Intermodeal Center.

City of Lakeland Traffic Operations

Operate traffic signal systems for the City of Lakeland.
Provide traffic information to the Lakeland Citrus Connection.
Receive Amber Alert and other wide area alert information from the county EOC/warning point.

Lakeland Area Mass Transit District dba the Citrus Connection

Obtain traffic signal priority from the City of Lakeland ATMS using City of Lakeland roadside field equipment for all Lakeland Citrus Connection transit vehicles.
Provide fixed-route bus service for the City of Lakeland and the surrounding area.
Provide paratransit/fixed-route transit services to the City of Lakeland.
Provide security cameras on transit vehicles and at transfer stations. Vehicles are also equipped with silent alarms.
Provide transit schedule and fare information to the Lakeland Citrus Connection traveler information system, and private sector traveler ISPs.
Track and evaluate schedule performance on all Lakeland Citrus Connection transit vehicles.

Last Updated 5/25/2023