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The Transit Cooperative Research Program announces the release of S-91, “Use and Deployment of Mobile Device Technology for Real-Time Transit Information.”

The synthesis examines the use and deployment of real-time transit information on mobile devices. It explores the underlying technology required to generate the information to be disseminated, mobile technology used for dissemination, characteristics of the information, resources required to successfully deploy information on mobile devices, and the contribution of mobile messaging to an overall agency communications strategy, including “information equity.”

Case studies examine the effect of this method of information sharing on public transportation agencies in Oregon, Florida, California, and London, as well as lessons learned.

APTA member public transit agencies have provided anecdotal accounts in their ridership reports suggesting that the provision of real-time information leads to increased ridership. Many larger agencies can provide this information through applications for Android and iPhone—for example, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority displays arrival time information for specific Metrorail and Metrobus stops. The data must be of a certain quality, however, to be used as part of a mobile phone app.

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