The Bus Stop Solution

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This paper discusses the application of advanced information technologies in urban transit in the United States. It discusses the establishment of the Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program to promote these applications. The paper then describes the purpose of these systems and how they will improve urban transportation services.

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"Public transportation planners and operators face increasing pressures to stimulate patronage by providing efficient and user-friendly service. Within the context of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) and Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) are designed to collect, process, and broadcast real-time information to transit users via emerging navigation and communication technologies (Mishalani et al., 2006)."
"One of the key elements and requirements of APTS/ATIS is the ability to estimate transit vehicle arrival and/or departure times. With quickly expanding APTS-related technologies (e.g., Global Position Systems [GPS], Automatic Vehicle Location Systems [AVLS] and Automatic Passenger Counting [APC] systems), ATIS could provide timely vehicle arrival and/or departure information to en-route and pre-trip passengers for managing their journeys (Brown et al., 2001)."

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