CMAP Regional ITS Architecture v5.0

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RTA/NITA Transit Hub:APTS

Description

The new Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) is tasked with developing a next generation fare collection system that shall include a unified mobile ticketing application as a unified regional fare payment system. This project involves design and development of that system for transit operations. This project heading is used to cover three separate efforts:
–Deployment of the Transit Hub:APTS itself
–Transfer Connection Protection–– This effort involves real–time monitoring of CTA, PACE, and Metra operations to protect against missed transfers.
–Regionwide Unified Fare Collection System —This effort supports deployment of a unified transit fare collection system.

The latter two efforts represent uses of the Transit Hub to share information between transit centers in the region.

Status: Planned

Timeframe: mid

Stakeholders

Chicago Transit Authority
Metra
Pace
RTA / NITA
Travelers

Inventory

Chicago Transit Authority Active Transit Station Signs
Chicago Transit Authority ATSS System
Chicago Transit Authority Bus Info System
Chicago Transit Authority BusInfo Signs
Chicago Transit Authority Control Center
Chicago Transit Authority Parking Management Guidance System
Gateway Traveler Information System GTIS
Metra Consolidated Control Facility
Metra GPS Center (TIMS)
Metra Parking Management Guidance System (PMGS)
Metra Passenger Information Display System
Pace BusInfo Signs
Pace BusInfo System
Pace Control Center (IBS)
Pace Regional Paratransit Dispatch
Pace Regional Ridesharing and Vanpooling
Private ISPs – Travel Information Services
Regional Transportation Authority Travel Information Center (TIC)
RTA InfoTrans Signs
RTA/NITA Multimodal Trip Planner
RTA/NITA Transit Hub
User Personal Computing Devices

Services

DM01–ITS Data Warehouse
PM01–Parking Space Management
PM03–Parking Electronic Payment
PT04–Transit Fare Collection Management
PT05–Transit Security
PT08–Transit Traveler Information
PT14–Multi–modal Coordination
PT17–Transit Connection Protection
TM07–Regional Traffic Management – Integration of Centers

Interfaces

Source	Flow	Destination	Status
Chicago Transit Authority ATSS System	transit and fare schedules	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Existing
Chicago Transit Authority ATSS System	transit schedule adherence information	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Existing
Chicago Transit Authority ATSS System	transit traveler information coordination	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Existing
Chicago Transit Authority Bus Info System	demand responsive transit plan	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Chicago Transit Authority Bus Info System	transit and fare schedules	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Chicago Transit Authority Bus Info System	transit archive data	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Chicago Transit Authority Bus Info System	transit fare coordination	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Chicago Transit Authority Bus Info System	transit fare information	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Chicago Transit Authority Bus Info System	transit incident information	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Chicago Transit Authority Bus Info System	transit service coordination	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Chicago Transit Authority Bus Info System	transit traveler information coordination	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Chicago Transit Authority Control Center	transit and fare schedules	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Chicago Transit Authority Control Center	transit incident information	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Chicago Transit Authority Control Center	transit service coordination	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Chicago Transit Authority Parking Management Guidance System	parking archive data	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Chicago Transit Authority Parking Management Guidance System	parking availability_ud	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Chicago Transit Authority Parking Management Guidance System	parking information	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Gateway Traveler Information System GTIS	road network conditions	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Existing
Metra Consolidated Control Facility	transit service coordination	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Metra GPS Center (TIMS)	transit and fare schedules	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Metra GPS Center (TIMS)	transit service coordination	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Metra Parking Management Guidance System (PMGS)	parking archive data	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Metra Parking Management Guidance System (PMGS)	parking availability_ud	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Existing
Metra Parking Management Guidance System (PMGS)	parking information	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Metra Passenger Information Display System	transit and fare schedules	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Existing
Metra Passenger Information Display System	transit schedule adherence information	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Existing
Metra Passenger Information Display System	transit traveler information coordination	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Existing
Pace BusInfo System	transit service coordination	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Pace BusInfo System	transit traveler information coordination	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Existing
Pace Control Center (IBS)	transit and fare schedules	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Pace Control Center (IBS)	transit incident information	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Pace Control Center (IBS)	transit service coordination	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Pace Regional Ridesharing and Vanpooling	demand responsive transit request	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Private Bus Dispatch	transit and fare schedules	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Private Bus Dispatch	transit service coordination	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
Private ISPs – Travel Information Services	demand responsive transit request	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	archive status	Chicago Transit Authority Bus Info System	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	archive status	Chicago Transit Authority Parking Management Guidance System	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	archive status	Metra Parking Management Guidance System (PMGS)	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	broadcast traveler information	Metra Public Address System	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	broadcast traveler information	Pace BusInfo Signs	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	broadcast traveler information	User Personal Computing Devices	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	demand responsive transit plan	Pace Regional Ridesharing and Vanpooling	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	demand responsive transit request	Chicago Transit Authority Bus Info System	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	fare and price information	Gateway Traveler Information System GTIS	Existing
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	interactive traveler information	Chicago Transit Authority Active Transit Station Signs	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	interactive traveler information	Chicago Transit Authority BusInfo Signs	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	interactive traveler information	Metra Visual Information Display System (VIDS)	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	personal transit information	User Personal Computing Devices	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit and fare schedules	Pace Regional Ridesharing and Vanpooling	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit and fare schedules	Private ISPs – Travel Information Services	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit and fare schedules	Regional Transportation Authority Travel Information Center (TIC)	Existing
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit fare coordination	Chicago Transit Authority Bus Info System	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit incident information	Private ISPs – Travel Information Services	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit information for media	Media	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit service coordination	Chicago Transit Authority Bus Info System	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit service coordination	Chicago Transit Authority Control Center	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit service coordination	Metra Consolidated Control Facility	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit service coordination	Metra GPS Center (TIMS)	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit service coordination	Pace BusInfo System	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit service coordination	Pace Control Center (IBS)	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit service coordination	Private Bus Dispatch	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit service coordination	Regional Transportation Authority Travel Information Center (TIC)	Existing
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit system data	Gateway Traveler Information System GTIS	Existing
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit traveler information	Chicago Transit Authority Active Transit Station Signs	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit traveler information	Chicago Transit Authority BusInfo Signs	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit traveler information	Metra Public Address System	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit traveler information	Metra Visual Information Display System (VIDS)	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit traveler information	Pace BusInfo Signs	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit traveler information	RTA InfoTrans Signs	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit traveler information coordination	Chicago Transit Authority ATSS System	Existing
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit traveler information coordination	Chicago Transit Authority Bus Info System	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit traveler information coordination	Metra Passenger Information Display System	Existing
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	transit traveler information coordination	Pace BusInfo System	Existing
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	traveler information for media	Media	Planned
RTA/NITA Transit Hub	trip confirmation	Chicago Transit Authority Bus Info System	Planned
User Personal Computing Devices	transit information user request	RTA/NITA Transit Hub	Planned