Broward County TOPS Systems

Status: Existing

Description: Provides transportation services as mandated by the American's with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (TD) in Broward County. Operates a paratransit service for the purpose of delivering ADA transportation services to individuals who, due to a functional disability (physical, cognitive, other), are unable to access or use the public transportation system, or meets TD eligibility on the basis of age, disability or income. Broward County's paratransit system is called TOPS, for the many Transportation Options available.

Stakeholder: Broward County Transit

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include Broward County TOPS Systems:

• Broward County TOPS Systems All Aboard Florida Rail Operations
• Broward County TOPS Systems Amtrak Passenger Train Terminal
• Broward County TOPS Systems BCT Bus Maintenance Centers
• Broward County TOPS Systems BCT Transit Systems
• Broward County TOPS Systems Broward 211 Trip Planner
• Broward County TOPS Systems Broward County Downtown Multimodal Facility
• Broward County TOPS Systems Broward County Intermodal Center
• Broward County TOPS Systems Broward County TMC
• Broward County TOPS Systems Broward County TOPS Paratransit Vehicles
• Broward County TOPS Systems City of Boca Raton TMC
• Broward County TOPS Systems County and City Roadway Maintenance and Construction Systems
• Broward County TOPS Systems County EOCs/Warning Points
• Broward County TOPS Systems FDOT District 4 Arterial Management System
• Broward County TOPS Systems FDOT District 4 Public Information Office Systems
• Broward County TOPS Systems Financial Institutions
• Broward County TOPS Systems Florida Fare Management System
• Broward County TOPS Systems Florida Human Service Agencies
• Broward County TOPS Systems Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport
• Broward County TOPS Systems Local Agency Traveler Information System
• Broward County TOPS Systems Local TMA Transit Systems
• Broward County TOPS Systems Local Transit Operator Systems
• Broward County TOPS Systems Miami-Dade Transit Control Center
• Broward County TOPS Systems Palm Tran Transit Systems
• Broward County TOPS Systems Private Taxi Dispatch
• Broward County TOPS Systems Regional ITS Data Warehouse
• Broward County TOPS Systems SFRTA Commuter Rail System
• Broward County TOPS Systems Southeast Florida Fare Management System

Architecture Flows
to/from the Broward County TOPS Systems:

Broward County TOPS Systems All Aboard Florida Rail Operations

• transit service coordination

Broward County TOPS Systems Amtrak Passenger Train Terminal

• transit alternate mode information

Broward County TOPS Systems BCT Transit Systems

• transit service coordination

Broward County TOPS Systems Broward 211 Trip Planner

• transit and fare schedules


• transit incident information


• transit schedule adherence information

Broward County TOPS Systems Broward County Downtown Multimodal Facility

• transit alternate mode information

Broward County TOPS Systems Broward County Intermodal Center

• transit alternate mode information

Broward County TOPS Systems Broward County TOPS Paratransit Vehicles

• transit vehicle operator information

Broward County TOPS Systems County EOCs/Warning Points

• alert status


• emergency plan coordination


• emergency transit schedule information


• emergency transit service response


• transit emergency data


• transit system status assessment

Broward County TOPS Systems Financial Institutions

• payment request

Broward County TOPS Systems Florida Fare Management System

• transit fare coordination

Broward County TOPS Systems Florida Human Service Agencies

• passenger information_ud


• payment request_ud

Broward County TOPS Systems Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport

• transit alternate mode information

Broward County TOPS Systems Local Agency Traveler Information System

• demand responsive transit plan


• transit and fare schedules


• transit schedule adherence information

Broward County TOPS Systems Local TMA Transit Systems

• transit service coordination

Broward County TOPS Systems Local Transit Operator Systems

• transit service coordination

Broward County TOPS Systems Miami-Dade Transit Control Center

• transit service coordination

Broward County TOPS Systems Palm Tran Transit Systems

• transit service coordination

Broward County TOPS Systems Private Taxi Dispatch

• transit service coordination

Broward County TOPS Systems Regional ITS Data Warehouse

• transit archive data

Broward County TOPS Systems SFRTA Commuter Rail System

• transit service coordination

Broward County TOPS Systems Southeast Florida Fare Management System

• transit fare coordination

All Aboard Florida Rail OperationsBroward County TOPS Systems

• transit service coordination

Amtrak Passenger Train TerminalBroward County TOPS Systems

• alternate mode service data

BCT Bus Maintenance CentersBroward County TOPS Systems

• current infrastructure restrictions


• roadway maintenance status


• work zone information

BCT Transit SystemsBroward County TOPS Systems

• transit service coordination

Broward County Downtown Multimodal FacilityBroward County TOPS Systems

• alternate mode service data

Broward County Intermodal CenterBroward County TOPS Systems

• alternate mode service data

Broward County TMCBroward County TOPS Systems

• road network conditions

Broward County TOPS Paratransit VehiclesBroward County TOPS Systems

• demand response passenger and use data


• transit vehicle location data


• transit vehicle schedule performance

City of Boca Raton TMCBroward County TOPS Systems

• road network conditions

County and City Roadway Maintenance and Construction SystemsBroward County TOPS Systems

• current infrastructure restrictions


• maint and constr work plans


• roadway maintenance status


• work zone information

County EOCs/Warning PointsBroward County TOPS Systems

• alert notification


• emergency plan coordination


• emergency transit service request


• evacuation information


• incident information


• incident response status


• threat information


• transportation system status

FDOT District 4 Arterial Management SystemBroward County TOPS Systems

• road network conditions

FDOT District 4 Public Information Office SystemsBroward County TOPS Systems

• current asset restrictions_ud


• maint and constr work plans_ud

Financial InstitutionsBroward County TOPS Systems

• settlement

Florida Fare Management SystemBroward County TOPS Systems

• transit fare coordination

Florida Human Service AgenciesBroward County TOPS Systems

• payment_ud


• transaction status_ud

Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International AirportBroward County TOPS Systems

• alternate mode service data

Local Agency Traveler Information SystemBroward County TOPS Systems

• demand responsive transit request


• trip confirmation

Local TMA Transit SystemsBroward County TOPS Systems

• transit service coordination

Local Transit Operator SystemsBroward County TOPS Systems

• transit service coordination

Miami-Dade Transit Control CenterBroward County TOPS Systems

• transit service coordination

Palm Tran Transit SystemsBroward County TOPS Systems

• transit service coordination

Private Taxi DispatchBroward County TOPS Systems

• transit service coordination

Regional ITS Data WarehouseBroward County TOPS Systems

• archive status

SFRTA Commuter Rail SystemBroward County TOPS Systems

• transit service coordination

Southeast Florida Fare Management SystemBroward County TOPS Systems

• transit fare coordination

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the Broward County TOPS Systems:

• Transit Management Center Subsystem

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with Broward County TOPS Systems:

• DM01 - ITS Data Warehouse (Regional ITS Data Warehouse (3 of 5)) -- (Graphic)
• PT01 - Transit Vehicle Tracking (Broward County Transit System) -- (Graphic)
• PT03 - Dynamic Transit Operations (Broward County TOPS) -- (Graphic)
• PT04 - Transit Fare Collection Management (Broward County TOPS System) -- (Graphic)
• PT04 - Transit Fare Collection Management (Southeast Florida/Florida State Fare Management) -- (Graphic)
• PT14 - Multi-modal Coordination (Broward County Transit System (1 of 2)) -- (Graphic)
• PT14 - Multi-modal Coordination (Broward County Transit System (2 of 2)) -- (Graphic)
• TI01 - Broadcast Traveler Information (Broward 211 Trip Planner) -- (Graphic)
• TM06 - Traffic Information Dissemination (City of Boca Raton Traffic Engineering System) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (FDOT District 4 (2 of 3)) -- (Graphic)
• MC08 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination (County and Municipal Maintenance (3 of 4)) -- (Graphic)
• PS12 - Disaster Response and Recovery (County Emergency Operations Center (3 of 6)) -- (Graphic)
• PS13 - Evacuation and Reentry Management (County Emergency Operations Center (3 of 4)) -- (Graphic)
• PS11 - Early Warning System (County Emergency Operations Center (3 of 4)) -- (Graphic)
• PS10 - Wide-Area Alert (County EOC (General Alerts) (3 of 3)) -- (Graphic)
• PS12 - Disaster Response and Recovery (County Emergency Operations Center (5 of 6)) -- (Graphic)
• PT14 - Multi-modal Coordination (Broward County Transit Downtown Multimodal Facility) -- (Graphic)