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WMATA Real-Time Parking
Information Feasibility Study
Chapter 5: OPTIONS AND PREFERRED
SYSTEM FOR WMATA
Figure 5-4 WMATA Trip Planner
511 Virginia
VDOT currently operates a 511 system that includes both web and telephone interfaces.
The web interface includes extensive road travel information, along with links to transit
information. Registered site users can configure the site to emphasize their most
frequently accessed information, and can register for alerts to be sent to their email
address or to a wireless device or mobile phone. Figure 5-5 depicts sample pages from
the 511 Virginia system.
The system does not currently process WMATA alerts, and does not include specific
Metro or WMATA information beyond links to the WMATA website. However, in the
initial project interviews, VDOT and their consultant expressed an interest in adding this
information to the 511 system. It is assumed that any development costs related to this
effort would be the responsibility of VDOT unless a new agreement is brokered.
WMATA would share the information electronically with VDOT’s 511 system and VDOT
would determine how this information could best be implemented within 511. Any
subsequent upgrades would require further discussions between WMATA and VDOT.
The existing 511 Virginia page includes links to carpooling information and ride sharing
bulletin boards operated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
(MWCOG) and the George Washington Regional Commission (GWRC).
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