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Mobility Services for All Americans: Unmet Mobility Needs and ITS Solutions Gwo-Wei Torng, Mitretek Systems Yehuda Gross, USDOT Brian Cronin, USDOT 12th ITS World Congress San Francisco, USA November 9, 2005

12th ITS World Congress San Francisco, USA November 9, 2005

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Mobility Services for All Americans:Unmet Mobility Needs and ITS

Solutions

Gwo-Wei Torng, Mitretek SystemsYehuda Gross, USDOTBrian Cronin, USDOT

12th ITS World CongressSan Francisco, USANovember 9, 2005

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Presentation Outline

Human service transportation challengesFederal initiativesITS SolutionsFindings

3

Challenges

State Governors&

Cabinet Secretaries

FederalAgencies

&Grant

$

Education

Labor

EmploymentTrainingAgency

Office of DisabilityEmployment Policy

Centers forIndependent Living

DisabilityRehab andResearchRehabilitation

ServicesAdministration

Office of SpecialEducation Programs

Substance AbuseMental Health

TemporaryAssistance for

Needy Families

FamilyAssistance

HHSMedicare &

Medicaid Svcs

Aging

HealthResources& Services

CommunityServices

Child Care

Bureau

DevelopmentDisabilities

MedicaidProgram

HeadStart

Soc. ServicesBlock Grant

Children& Families

Transportation

Office of theSecretary

National HighwayTraffic SafetyAdministration

Federal TransitAdministration

Assistant Secretaryfor Transportation

Policy

DepartmentalOffice of

Civil Rights

Faith BasedTransit

Area Agencyon Aging

MedicalTransit Provider

Head Start

Office of theSecretary

AssistantSecretaryPlanning

Evaluation

Special EdTransportation

Rural TransitOperators

PrivateParatransit

Private Taxi

ADAParatransit

TransitPass

Elderly&

DisabilityProgram

Job AccessReverse Commute

Program

Rural GrantProgram

UrbanizedGrant Program

LocalTransportation

Authority

DisabilityService

Provider

Family

Employment

Shopping

Independence

Recreation

Education

LocalGovernment

HealthCare

? ?

?

State Governors&

Cabinet Secretaries

FederalAgencies

&Grant

$

Education

Labor

EmploymentTrainingAgency

Office of DisabilityEmployment Policy

Labor

EmploymentTrainingAgency

Office of DisabilityEmployment Policy

Centers forIndependent Living

DisabilityRehab andResearchRehabilitation

ServicesAdministration

Office of SpecialEducation Programs

Substance AbuseMental Health

TemporaryAssistance for

Needy Families

FamilyAssistance

HHSMedicare &

Medicaid Svcs

Aging

HealthResources& Services

CommunityServices

Child Care

Bureau

DevelopmentDisabilities

MedicaidProgram

HeadStart

Soc. ServicesBlock Grant

Children& Families

Transportation

Office of theSecretary

National HighwayTraffic SafetyAdministration

Federal TransitAdministration

Assistant Secretaryfor Transportation

Policy

DepartmentalOffice of

Civil Rights

Faith BasedTransit

Area Agencyon Aging

MedicalTransit Provider

Head Start

Office of theSecretary

AssistantSecretaryPlanning

Evaluation

Special EdTransportation

Rural TransitOperators

PrivateParatransit

Private Taxi

ADAParatransit

TransitPass

Elderly&

DisabilityProgram

Job AccessReverse Commute

Program

Rural GrantProgram

UrbanizedGrant Program

LocalTransportation

Authority

DisabilityService

Provider

Family

Employment

Shopping

Independence

Recreation

Education

LocalGovernment

HealthCare

? ?

?

? ?

?

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The Results

Poor quality of transportation serviceConfusing customers and providersHigh cost and underutilized capacity

5

Two USDOT-led Initiatives

United We Ride (UWR)Mobility Services for All Americans (MSAA)

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United We Ride

11 federal departmental partnersFive interim areas of focus

7

Mobility Services for All Americans

Goal – better service with less $$$Vision – single point of access for allITS focused

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ITS Role

ITS is an enabler to facilitate coordination and enhance accessibility

Before After

9

From Technology PerspectiveL

evel

of

syst

em

inte

grat

ion

Just getting started

Moving forward

Almost there

Technology deployment sequencing

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What Have We Done

Finding the pieces

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Example

Unexpected real-time travel (mobility) needs

Affecting all TD population

Barriers facing customers24 – 48 hr advanced

reservations required

Unmet mobility needs

ITS enhanced customer service Real-time reservations (Internet/IVR) Automated call-back (confirmation)

ITS enhanced operationsAVL/MDT

Automated scheduling and dispatching Advanced communication systems

Barriers facing providers/brokersManual scheduling, dispatching & routingInability to track/manage fleet in real time

Inefficient operations

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Findings

Most applicable ITS technologies– Proven with wide deployment– More fixed-route applications– Largely fleet management focused

More stakeholder outreach and technical assistance needed

ITS Architecture and related standardsKey non-ITS factors

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Field Evidence

Logical phasing of ITS deployment for greater benefits

Characteristics of users and operations impact technology effectiveness

Training and technical assistanceInitiative has catalyzed private industry

activities

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Based on these Findings……

Adopt two-phase approach– Model system design– Model system deployment

System design includes:– Establish public-private

partnership– Make necessary institutional

arrangements– Complete local coordinated

transportation model designs

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Thank You

Questions and Discussions

www.its.dot.gov/msaawww.unitedweride.gov

Yehuda GrossITS Transit Program ManagerITS Joint Program [email protected]

Gwo-Wei TorngLead EngineerITS DivisionMitretek [email protected]