Strategic Deployment Plan - sacog

Transit Passenger and Fare Management (APTS04)
High Priority
This market package manages passenger loading and fare payments on­board transit vehicles using electronic
means. It allows transit users to use a traveler card or other electronic payment device. Sensors mounted on
the vehicle permit the operator and central operations to determine vehicle loads, and readers located either in
the infrastructure or on­board the transit vehicle allows electronic fare payment. Data is processed, stored, and
displayed on the transit vehicle and communicated as needed to the Transit Management Subsystem.
Existing Infrastructure
• LRT
Responsible Agency
• Sacramento RT
• Yolo County Transportation District
• Davis Community Transit
• Roseville Transit
Planned Projects
• Expansion of bus and van service regionwide, including a large increase in service for elderly and disabled
persons.
Objectives Being Met
• Enhance and integrate transit services
• Market ITS to encourage the use of multi­modal transportation system
• Reduce time residents spend in congestion
• Provide electronic payment and/or regional fare collection system for transit (possibly multi­modal)
• Integrate transit services where practical and desirable
• Improve access and mobility by introducing local paratransit services with door­to­door service
• Optimize operations (reduce congestion, improve the traveler experience)
• Reduce conflicts between motorized and non­motorized modes and vehicles
• Increase ridership on transit vehicles by improving reliability
• Integrate transit services across different modes where practical and desirable
• Improve convenience of transit by introducing door­to­door paratransit service
• Provide advantageous transit service over the use of automobiles
• Provide safer transit service
Performance Measures
• Data collection costs. Measured as costs per year for fare data collection. Reduction in the cost of
collecting fare data is expected.
• Data collection accuracy. Measured as uncertainty of data collection statistics. Improvement in the
accuracy of data collection is expected.
• Reduction in fare evasion. Estimated through data collection information.