Managing Real Time Passenger Information
8.9.2010
In today’s fast paced transit environment people not only depend on their transit agency to be able to accurately report and feed passenger information but so do federal and state agencies/regulations. As a transit operator, it is important to not only understand ridership levels and travel patterns to effectively serve riders but also streamline the operations to be financially beneficial.
One such system available that helps do this is Avego’s FutureFleet System. Such systems allow transit operators to track ridership levels, communicate information in real-time to passengers and assist the drivers in keeping the system moving flawlessly.
Through agencies providing
real-time information to passengers the riders can accurately time their
arrival to the transit stop and decrease confusion amongst waiting riders. This
information increases their confidence and trust in the agency. Agencies
with a system like Avego’s can also track their fleet in real-time to avoid
delays at terminals/stops, review the ridership levels to either effectively
support the ridership’s needs or look at a reduction in service due to the lack
of demand.
We all know we cannot
control the unpredictable and transit schedules are definitely not exempt. What
we can do is ease these issues by providing information in real-time to
passengers and all the while collecting that data to further optimize the
services in an ever changing economic climate. Consider such solutions if not
already in place, they can aid in increasing ridership, and dramatically affect
the bottom line.