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“What do people consider to be
useful and what do they consider
to be noise? And what will help the
city manage their transit system
more eff ectively but also provide
value for the rider?,” he said.
Seeing data is believing, from
the perspective of Genfare. Th e
makers of the fi rst mechanical
farebox 130 years ago, Genfare will
introduce a new soft ware-as-a-service
visualization dashboard at the
American Public Transportation
Association’s Expo in fall. Darren
Dickson, president, said agencies
can fi nd major enhancements to
data on hand when there are refi
ned tools for modern reporting.
“As you look at visualization,
you can get to the answer you’re
looking for by seeing it in a diff erent
way,” Dickson said. “I’m not
as concerned with data collection
at this point as I am about using
the information that has been
collected.”
Further, Dickson said the mix
of upgraded reporting and mobility
will give transportation facilitators
a picture of where and
when riders end their trip, oft en a
question-mark in their journeys.
On another front, more than
one-quarter of transit agencies
have an open data system. Chris
Upgraded reporting and mobility
will give transportation facilitators a picture
of where and when riders end their trip.
-DARREN DICKSON, President, Genfare
Titze, senior associate and analyst
at Cambridge Systematics, said he
advocates for open data, as long
as transit agencies don’t “sadly”
view primarily as a cost-cutting
measure. With the correct personnel
on the IT and operations
side, transit agencies can supersize
data pools from an open approach.
“It’s really something you buy
into and a consortium approach:
a group of individuals who agree
on a methodology and soft ware
package and share the wealth,”
Titze said.
Open systems tie into the aft ermath
of disruptions in travel from
ride share providers like Uber and
Lyft , said Anurag Komanduri, senior
associate at Cambridge Systematics.
Komanduri said slashes
in prices from competition between
ride share options is “a race