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Dec
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3rd Largest Transit System in North America Selects NextBus
Filed Under AVL Systems, Feature Stories, Municipal Transit, Real-time Passenger Information Systems, Transportation Trends
Toronto Transit Commission $5.2 Million Pilot Program Adds Leading Edge Real-time Passenger Information
The Toronto Transit Commission(TTC) announced the launch of its next vehicle arrival notification system on December 15, 2008.
The TTC moves 465 million people every year – about 1.6 million riders every weekday. The TTC is the third largest public transit system in North America servicing some 4.5 million people in the Greater Toronto Area, with a network of subways, streetcars, buses, and a specialized service, Wheel-Trans, for people who require accessible transportation. The TTC is committed to meeting the growing needs of the region with subway and light rail expansion, carrying an additional 175 million riders by 2021.
Pilot Project to Serve 510 Spadina Streetcar Route Beginning in 2009
TTC Chair, Adam Giambrone, launched the pilot project at the Spadina Station streetcar platform. Customers will be able to find out when their next bus or streetcar will arrive by information display on screens in subway stations or at select TTC stops.
The pilot project will begin with the 510 Spadina route. Display screens are installed at Spadina and Union Stations. Additional screens will be installed at additional subway stations and select on-street stops in concert with the City of Toronto’s Street Furniture Program.
The TTC will be implementing many other new features to improve and enhance customer communications and the TTC experience. One of the most anticipated features in the works is the web-based trip planning application. Scheduled to be online this summer, it will give TTC users a self-serve means of planning their transit trips using routing information, timing points and walking distances.
Work to allow customers to be able to use SMS Text for information about next vehicle arrival information on all TTC surface routes begins in 2009. The final project roll-out will include a unique identifier for each vehicle stop to allow patrons to obtain specific stop information via wireless technologies (i.e. Internet and/or SMS text messaging).
NextBus Technology Will Enable Numerous Rider Benefits
- The next vehicle arrival pilot project is designed to improve and enhance customer communications and the TTC experience.
- TTC customers will be able to find out when their next bus or streetcar will arrive, either by flat screen monitors in subway stations or through LED screens at select TTC stops.
- Customers will receive real-time, reliable and relevant information about when the next vehicle is due to arrive.
- The system uses Global Positioning System software. All streetcars will be retrofitted with this prior to the end of 2008. The retrofit for buses will commence in 2009.
- Work to allow customers to be able to use SMS Text for information about next vehicle arrival information on all TTC surface routes begins in 2009. The final project roll-out will include a unique identifier for each vehicle stop to allow customers to obtain specific stop information via wireless technologies (i.e. Internet, Smart Phones, and/or SMS text messaging).
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