September 2007

Standout Fixed-Route Bus Transit Agencies Deploying ITS

Agency Name	Location	No. Vehicles	Contact Department	Key ITS Deployments*
LARGE FIXED-ROUTE BUS AGENCIES (100+ Vehicles)
LAC MTA	Los Angeles, CA	2400	Info Systems	AVL, AC, TI, AVM, FP, S
WMATA (Metro)	Washington, D.C.	1457	Operations	AVL, AC, TI, GIS, CADS
PACE Suburban Bus	Arlington Heights, IL	650	New Tech	AVL, MDT, TI, GIS, CADS
Niagara Frontier TA	Buffalo, NY	321	Operations	AVL, AC, TI, GIS, CADS
Sound Transit	Seattle, WA	209	Operations	AVL, AC, TI, GIS, CADS
SMALL FIXED-ROUTE BUS AGENCIES (<100 Vehicles)
GET	Bakersfield, CA	79	Operations	AVL, AC, MDT, TI, CADS
Duluth TA	Duluth, MN	72	Operations	AVL, AC, MDT, TI, AVM
Beaver County TA	Rochester, PA	34	Transportation	AVL, MDT, TI, GIS, CADS
St. Joseph Transit	St. Joseph, MO	21	Operations	AVL, AC, TI, GIS, AVM, S
Glendale Dial-A-Ride	Glendale, AZ	8	Operations	AVL, AC, TI, CADS, FP
Key: AVL = Automatic Vehicle Location, AC = Advanced Communications, MDT = Mobile Data Terminals, TI = Traveler Information, GIS = Data Management & Geographic Information System, CADS = Computer Aided Dispatch & Scheduling, AVM = Automatic Vehicle Monitoring, FP = Electronic Fare Payment, S = Security/Safety System, WIS = Weather Information, APC = Automatic Passenger Counters, TSP = Traffic Signal Priority