Improving Transit Integration Among Multiple Providers, Volume I: Transit Integration Manual (2014) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix 75 NAME OF INTEGRATION: ORCA Universal Fare Card TRANSIT AGENCIES: Community Transit, Everett Transit, King County Metro Transit, Kitsap Transit, Pierce Transit, Sound Transit, Washington State Ferries LOCATION: Puget Sound, Washington The ORCA card, which stands for "One Regional Card for All," is a contactless smart card that can be utilized for fare payment on seven public transportation providers in the four-county Central Puget Sound region. ORCA is the current iteration of a long history of fare integration eorts in the Central Puget Sound region.
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Transit Integration Manual76 NAME OF INTEGRATION: Northwest Transit Alliance TRANSIT AGENCIES: Columbia County Rider, Sunset Empire Transportation District, Tillamook County Transportation District, Benton County Transit, Lincoln County Transit LOCATION: Columbia, Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, and Benton Counties, Oregon The Northwest Transit Alliance comprises five transit providers operating and marketed under a single brand that crosses jurisdictional boundaries. The intent of the Alliance was to remove barriers to transit use through better connecting communities and improving coordination of routes, schedules, and fare structures among the five operators.
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Appendix 77 NAME OF INTEGRATION: Butte County B-Line TRANSIT AGENCIES: Butte Regional Transit (B-Line) , Chico Area Transit (CATS)
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Transit Integration Manual78 NAME OF INTEGRATION: Valley Metro TRANSIT AGENCY: Valley Metro LOCATION: Maricopa County, Arizona The Maricopa County Regional Transportation Planning Authority, branded as Valley Metro, is the regional transit authority for the majority of the Phoenix metro area. Nearly all of the region's most populated cities operate local transit services.
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Appendix 79 NAME OF INTEGRATION: McAllen Central Station TRANSIT AGENCY: McAllen Metro (McAllen Express) LOCATION: McAllen, Texas Central Station is a multimodal bus terminal located in downtown McAllen, a city located in southeastern Texas, approximately nine miles from the U.S.– Mexico border along the Rio Grande.
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Transit Integration Manual80 NAME OF INTEGRATION: Twin Cities TRANSIT AGENCIES: Metro Transit, Southwest Metro Transit, Plymouth MetroLink, Maple Grove Transit, Minnesota Valley Transit Authority, Shakopee Transit, Prior Lake Transit LOCATION: Minneapolis, St. Paul, Eden Prairie, Plymouth, and Maple Grove, Minnesota The Minneapolis–Saint Paul region, or Twin Cities, illustrates an array of initiatives and policy direction that encourages -- in some instances, mandates -- that the region's transit providers work together.
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Appendix 81 NAME OF INTEGRATION: PAAC Busways TRANSIT AGENCY: Port Authority of Allegheny County LOCATION: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The PAAC has allowed suburban public transit operators to use its separated fixed-guideway busways from outlying suburbs into downtown Pittsburgh. Vehicles that travel on the busways travel faster and are more reliable.
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Transit Integration Manual82 NAME OF INTEGRATION: LYNX FlexBus TRANSIT AGENCY: Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX) LOCATION: Orlando, Florida FlexBus will employ technology to serve suburban riders according to user requests in real time rather than a fixed route/schedule.
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Appendix 83 NAME OF INTEGRATION: Addison/Rutland County Connector TRANSIT AGENCIES: Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR) , Marble Valley Regional Transit District (MVRTD)
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Transit Integration Manual84 NAME OF INTEGRATION: Research Triangle TRANSIT AGENCIES: Durham Area Transit Authority (DATA) , Capital Area Transit (CAT)
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Appendix 85 NAME OF INTEGRATION: Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid (Madrid Regional Transportation Consortium, or CRTM) TRANSIT AGENCIES: Urban bus, suburban bus, private bus concessionaires, subway, suburban rail, light rail, trams LOCATION: Madrid, Spain In the late 1970s and 1980s, as the population of Madrid grew and spread from the central city to towns and centers on the periphery, the lack of coordination between Madrid's multiple transportation systems became increasingly apparent.
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Transit Integration Manual86 NAME OF INTEGRATION: Association du Transport Urbain du Québec (Urban Transit Association of Quebec, or ATUQ) TRANSIT AGENCIES: Nine public transportation organizations in Quebec LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada ATUQ is a membership association of nine bus operators, who pay dues and operate by consensus.
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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005)
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