| Evaluation of Utah Transit Authority's Connection Protection System - Final Project Report Contributor(s): Department of Transportation, U. S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1329831411 ISBN-13: 9781329831414 Publisher: Lulu.com OUR PRICE: $21.37 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2016 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Engineering (general) |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.87 lbs) 164 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) implemented a Connection Protection (CP) system to improve the reliability of transfers from the higher frequency light rail TRAX trains to the lower frequency bus services. The CP system examines the status of TRAX trains and issues a "hold at {station name} until {time}" message to buses waiting at the connecting rail stations via the bus' onboard Mobile Data Terminal (MDT), if the lateness of train is within a pre-determined threshold (e.g., three minutes). The system was completed and tested in January 2002 prior to the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. The successful implementation and operation of the CP system has received attention from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO) to warrant a national evaluation study. |