Personal Mobility

This paper summarises some of the achievements of information strategy work currently
conducted in the Directorate of Traffic Operations (DTO) of Transport for London (TfL),
United Kingdom. In particular the paper highlights a comprehensive system and data
audit, an intelligence requirement capture exercise, and a network analysis methodology.

London Traffic Analysis Unit (LTAU)

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

This thesis introduce a methodology for calculating OD flow of bus stops
based on the data of intelligent card of public transit. First, the date for deducing OD
flow of bus stops and the process of data preparing are expatiated, then analyzing
the characteristics of intelligent card of Beijing public transit, with the data and
characteristics all the possible interchange route-pairs, interchange stops and
interchange directions can be estimated. Identifying number of transfers for each
route-pairs, based on the data of intelligent card. Finally, the methodology of
calculating the OD flow of bus stops of the whole Beijing is introduced.

Beijing Transport Research Center

MVA Transportation Consultant Corporation, LTD

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

511 has been a successful traveler information system in the Bay Area since the telephone number was adopted and launched in 2002. Planned and unplanned events in 2007 further evolved 511 from a traveler information resource to a key tool for public outreach to be used for emergency management and response. These events were: 1) the MacArthur Maze freeway collapse, 2) planned Bay Bridge closure over the 2007 Labor Day weekend, and 3) formal 511 participation in a 2007 regional emergency preparedness exercise with Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol. This paper will review each of these events along with specific lessons learned in using 511 as a tool for public outreach during emergencies. The most significant lesson learned was that the public and policymakers who regularly rely on 511 in the Bay Area automatically expected 511 to be a resource in emergencies. Fulfilling such expectations requires considerable investment in specific tools and operational protocols.

Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has relied on customer feedback
to assess the effectiveness of its travel information program, including 511Virginia program.
VDOT launched a statewide 511 service in February of 2005, and in 2007, the system was
upgraded with several new services added, largely based on the input of the systems’ regular, as
well as, casual users. VDOT has a long history of collecting and measuring user satisfaction,
going back to the deployment in 2002 of its regional traveler information service covering only
the I-81 corridor.

Virginia Department of Transportation

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

511 has been a successful traveler information system in the San Francisco Bay Area since
the telephone number and Web site (511.org) were adopted and launched in 2002. The
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) operates both systems and works to
enhance their features. Users send MTC daily comments with ideas on system
enhancements. The most requested enhancement was a tool for users to save their most-used
trips so as to avoid restating their inputs for every call or Web visit. MTC listened and has
created MY 511, a personalized traveler information tool.

Metropolitan Transportation Commission

ICx Transportation Group

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York