Open AccessThe potential for real‐time passenger information as part of an integrated bus‐control/information system
Author(s) -
Nelson John D.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of advanced transportation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 2042-3195
pISSN - 0197-6729
DOI - 10.1002/atr.5670290104
Subject(s) - passenger information , control (management) , section (typography) , public transport , local bus , real time data , control bus , bus priority , information system , real time control system , transport engineering , computer science , passenger transport , control system , system bus , operations research , engineering , world wide web , artificial intelligence , electrical engineering , operating system , computer hardware
This paper is concerned with the effect of linking innovative bus‐control systems with real‐time passenger information, with the overall aim of improving conditions for bus operation and passengers in central urban corridors. The first section presents a concise review of bus passenger information systems (particularly their application at bus stops). Then the concept of real‐time passenger information is explored. The case for and against real‐time information is argued and two British case‐studies follow. In the second section it is argued that the provision of real‐time information, as part of an integrated bus‐control/information system, offers new possibilities for meeting the identified needs of public transport users. Finally, in the third section, some comments are made on the evaluation of different combinations of bus‐control and passenger information tested using a simulation method and a series of subjective response surveys. General relationships governing the degree of bus‐control required and the extent of information needed are of special interest.