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Transit Center Fare and Load Management Equipment Package

Description:

This Equipment package provides the capability to accept collected data required to determine accurate ridership levels and implement variable and flexible fare structures. Support shall be provided for the traveler for use of a fare medium for all applicable surface transportation services, to pay without stopping, have payment media automatically identified as void and/or invalid and eligibility verified, and allow for third party payment. In addition, capability to provide expansion into other uses for payment medium such as retail and telephone and for off-line billing for fares paid by agencies shall be supported. This Equipment package also supports the capability for two-way voice communication between the transit vehicle driver and a facility, two-way data communication between the transit vehicles and a facility, sensor data to be transmitted from the transit vehicles to a facility, and data transmission from individual facilities to a central facility for processing/analysis if desired. These capabilities shall be provided through a workstation type processor with GUI, high capacity storage, ride share software housed in a building with dialup lines and wireline telephone and require integration with an existing Transit Center Tracking and Dispatch Equipment package.

Included in:

BUS Transit Electronic Fare Collection System
Lower RGV Development Council Transit Dispatch
Rainbow Lines Transit Dispatch
The Wave Transit Dispatch

Processes:

4.6.8	Manage Transit Vehicle Advanced Payments
5.4.4	Process Fare Payment Violations
5.4.5	Process Vehicle Fare Collection Violations
5.4.7	Process Roadside Fare Collection Violations
7.3.1.1	Register for Advanced Transit Fare Payment
7.3.1.2	Determine Advanced Transit Fares
7.3.1.3	Manage Transit Fare Financial Processing
7.3.1.4	Check for Advanced Transit Fare Payment
7.3.1.5	Bill Transit User for Transit Fare
7.3.1.6	Collect Bad Transit Fare Payment Data
7.3.1.7	Update Transit Fare Data
7.4.1.5	Process Transit User Other Services Payments

User Service Requirements (fully or partially addressed):

1.0	TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
1.3	ROUTE GUIDANCE
1.3.0	ITS shall include a Route Guidance (RG) function. Route Guidance will provide travelers with directions to selected destinations. Four functions are provided, which are, (1) Provide Directions, (2) Static Mode, (3) Real-Time Mode, and (4) User Interface.
1.3.3	RG shall include a Real-Time Mode for issuing information to travelers.
1.3.3.2	The Real-Time Mode shall include the capability to operate in either or both of the following two configurations:
1.3.3.2.1	Real-Time Mode Mobile Based systems shall include the capability to receive infrastructure information and use it in determining routing.
1.8.2	TDM shall include a processing function.
1.8.2.10	The processing function's dynamically generated management and control strategies shall include the parking management and controls to include, but not be limited to, the following:
1.8.2.10(a)	Price structure.
2.3.0	ITS shall include a Personalized Public Transit (PPT) function.
2.3.3	The PPT shall include a Data Collection function.
2.3.3.1	Data Collection shall include on-board sensors to monitor, but not be limited to, the following:
2.3.3.1(c)	Fare collection.
2.3.3.3	Data Collection shall support the off-line billing for fares paid by agencies.
3.0	ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
3.1	ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SERVICES
3.1.0	ITS shall include an Electronic Payment capability. Electronic Payment Services allows travelers to pay for transportation services by electronic means. Four functions are provided, which are, (1) Electronic Toll Collection, (2) Electronic Fare Collection, (3) Electronic Parking Payment, and (4) Electronic Payment Services Integration.
3.1.1	Electronic Payment shall provide an Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) capability.
3.1.1.4	ETC shall include the capability to identify those vehicles and/or operators that violate its toll collection process.
3.1.2	Electronic Payment shall include an Electronic Fare Collection (EFC) capability.
3.1.2.1	EFC shall be implemented in a manner that the traveler is able to use a compatible fare medium for all applicable surface transportation services.
3.1.2.2	EFC shall provide the capability to implement variable and flexible fare structures.
3.1.2.3	EFC shall be capable of identifying voided and/or invalid payment media.
3.1.2.4	EFC shall provide the capability for third party payment of transportation services.
3.1.2.5	For those systems requiring special eligibility, EFC shall provide the capability to verify the eligibility of riders.
3.1.2.6	EFC shall be implemented in a manner that permits expansion into other uses for the payment medium such as payment of retail, telephone, etc.
3.1.2.8	EFC shall provide the capability for passengers to pay fares without stopping.
3.1.4	ITS shall include an Electronic Payment Services Integration (EPSI) feature.

The detailed process and user service requirement traceability information on this page was extracted from the National ITS Architecture. Consult the National ITS Architecture web site for more information.

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