Broward County Transit Real-Time Information System Upgrade

Project Description: This project will upgrade the real–time information system for Broward County Transit, including onboard buses, website, IVR, mobile app, SMS, social network and Passenger Advisory Signs.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• Broward County Transit
• Regional Transit Management Agencies
• Travelers

Project Service Packages:

• PT01: Transit Vehicle Tracking (Broward County Transit System)
• PT08: Transit Traveler Information (Broward County Transit)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
personal transit information	BCT Transit Systems	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Planned
transit incident information	BCT Transit Systems	Broward 211 Trip Planner	Planned
transit information user request	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	BCT Transit Systems	Planned
transit information user request	Transit Kiosks	BCT Transit Systems	Planned
transit information user request	Transit Stops/Stations Equipment	BCT Transit Systems	Planned
transit schedule adherence information	BCT Transit Systems	Broward 211 Trip Planner	Planned
transit traveler information	BCT Transit Systems	BCT Fixed Route Vehicles	Planned
transit traveler information	BCT Transit Systems	Transit Kiosks	Planned
transit traveler information	BCT Transit Systems	Transit Stops/Stations Equipment	Planned
transit vehicle location data	BCT Fixed Route Vehicles	BCT Transit Systems	Planned
transit vehicle schedule performance	BCT Fixed Route Vehicles	BCT Transit Systems	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• BCT Fixed Route Vehicles - Transit Vehicle On-Board Information Services
• 2: The transit vehicle shall broadcast advisories about the imminent arrival of the transit vehicle at the next stop via an on-board automated annunciation system.


• BCT Fixed Route Vehicles - Transit Vehicle On-Board Trip Monitoring
• 1: The transit vehicle shall track the current location of the transit vehicle.
• 2: The transit vehicle shall support the computation of the location of a transit vehicle using on-board sensors to augment the location determination function. This may include proximity to the transit stops or other known reference points as well as recording trip length.


• BCT Transit Systems - 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.
• 4: The center shall provide transit service information to traveler information service providers including routes, schedules, schedule adherence, and fare information as well as transit service information during evacuation.


• BCT Transit Systems - Transit Center Vehicle Tracking
• 1: The center shall monitor the locations of all transit vehicles within its network.
• 2: The center shall determine adherence of transit vehicles to their assigned schedule.
• 3: The center shall provide transit operational data to traveler information service providers.


• Broward 211 Trip Planner - TIC Data Collection
• 1: The center shall collect, process, and store traffic and highway condition information, including incident information, detours and road closures, event information, recommended routes, and current speeds on specific routes.
• 12: The center shall collect information on transit schedule and service changes that adapt the service to better meet needs of responders and the general public in an emergency situation, including special service schedules supporting evacuation.
• 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.


• Broward 211 Trip Planner - TIC Interactive Traveler Information
• 1: The center shall disseminate customized traffic and highway condition information to travelers, including incident information, detours and road closures, recommended routes, and current speeds on specific routes upon request.
• 2: The center shall disseminate customized maintenance and construction information to travelers, including scheduled maintenance and construction work activities and work zone activities upon request.
• 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.


• 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.


• Transit Kiosks - Transit Stop Information Services
• 1: The public interface for travelers shall collect and provide real-time travel-related information at transit stops, multi-modal transfer points, and other public transportation areas.
• 2: The public interface for travelers shall collect and present to the transit traveler information on transit routes, schedules, and real-time schedule adherence.


• Transit Stops/Stations Equipment - Transit Stop Information Services
• 1: The public interface for travelers shall collect and provide real-time travel-related information at transit stops, multi-modal transfer points, and other public transportation areas.

Standards:

• (None-Data) - Secure Internet (ITS)
• (None-Data) - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)
• US: GTFS - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: GTFS - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)
• US: GTFS real-time - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: GTFS real-time - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Broward County Transit
• Provide transit traveler information via the BCT Real-Time Information System.
• Track and evaluate schedule performance on all Broward County Transit (BCT) vehicles.