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Oregon's Statewide Fixed-Route Transit Network - Matthew Barnes presentation at Oregon Active Transportation Summit (OATS) 2013
This document discusses Oregon's statewide fixed route transit network and recent efforts to improve its visibility. It notes that the network includes over 40 transit services operated by various public and private entities. Recent steps to improve network visibility include inclusion in services like Google Transit, development of real-time arrival information, and multimodal trip planning. The document advocates leveraging open transit data (GTFS) to further map and analyze the network using tools like transit stop mapping and modeling. This could help coordinate infrastructure investments and encourage consideration of transit in other planning areas.
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Oregon's Statewide Fixed-Route Transit Network - Matthew Barnes presentation at Oregon Active Transportation Summit (OATS) 2013
- 1. Oregon’s Statewide Fixed Route TransitNetwork Exploring the Network Matthew Barnes Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Rail & Public Transit Division
- 2. Network • Oregon’s fixedroute transit network • Recent steps in improving the network visibility • Leveraging investments in visibility to explore the network
- 3. Current Network • 40to 50 fixed route transit services – for profit (Greyhound, Porter Stage) – public transit agency (TriMet, RVTD) – ODOT contracted (POINT services) – passenger rail (Amtrak Cascades, Coast Starlight) – airport shuttles (Hut Airport Shuttle)
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- 5. Network Visibility • Greyhound •Amtrak • Google Transit
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- 11. Network Visibility • NextSteps – Real time information – Multimodal trip planning – Integration of ridesharing, and transit options
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- 13. Exploring the Network •GTFS data is required for Google Transit to work • GTFS = General Transit Feed Specification • GTFS = description of fixed route transit service (stops, routes, schedules)
- 14. Exploring the Network •Unleashing GTFS – Mapping – GTFS Reporting Tool – Modeling – Sharing
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- 19. Exploring the Network (CommunityExplorer)
- 20. Exploring the Network •Mapping of transit stops allow better coordination between road authorities/local governments and transit agencies • Opens the door to coordinated investments in stop infrastructure • Encourages consideration of transit in bike/ped investment decision making
- 21. Exploring the Network •Better tools -> better understanding of the network • Better network information -> better policies and funding priorities • Better network information -> more opportunities to collaborate on bike/ped infrastructure investments