Case Study
ITS4US Complete Trip Deployment Project - Buffalo All Access Trip Planner
Buffalo, New York
Challenge
The Complete Trip - ITS4US Deployment Program is an effort led by the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO) and supported by Office of the Secretary (OST), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to identify ways to provide more efficient and affordable transportation options for communities in accessing essential services. The project goals are:
Providing transit access to healthcare and jobs to residents and allowing them to share in the economic development in downtown Buffalo.
Leveraging technology to work in support for transportation, integrating transportation technology, transit, and connected automation to solve a transportation need.
Developing a scalable model for universal design in transportation technology projects.
Solution
Etch is the lead application developer for the Complete Trip Planner (CTP) Deployment Buffalo All Access Application. The Complete Trip - ITS4US Deployment Program is an effort led by the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO) and supported by Office of the Secretary (OST), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to identify ways to provide more efficient, affordable, and accessible transportation options for underserved communities that often face greater challenges in accessing essential services. The program aims to solve mobility challenges for all travelers with a specific focus on local communities, including people with disabilities, older adults, low-income individuals, rural residents, and veterans. This program enables communities to build local partnerships, develop and deploy integrated and replicable mobility solutions to achieve complete trips for all travelers.
Etch also assisted with the technical documentation required by USDOT for the first phase of the project and is currently updating based on actual deployment of the pilot application. Documents include: ConOps, Risk Assessment, Data Management Plan, System Architecture Design, User Testing Plan, and Performance Management Plan.
Outcome & Technology
Currently, the CTP is being deployed in Buffalo, NY. Click on the USDOT ITS4US site for more information.
Partners include:
City of Buffalo
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
VIA - Visually Impaired Advancement
Kaleida Health
University at Buffalo
Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council
Fruit of the City
Heart of the City Neighborhoods Inc.
Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition (NITTEC)
Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center (BHSC)
Etch is utilizing OpenTripPlanner and other open source, GIS technology to bring modes of transit together such as walk, bike, scooter, public transit, private transit, paratransit, AV shuttle (Adastec), and cars - All that can seamlessly navigate from outdoor to indoor. Targeted around the neighborhoods surrounding the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, the technology will work in support of accessible transportation and develop a scalable model for considering accessibility and universal design in transportation technology projects.
Learn more about Etch’s GIS Planning Services
Program planning and implementation
Strategic planning for government and private sectors, including facilitation of multi-departmental entities needing to manage, update and disseminate GIS data
Custom built applications
Open source and proprietary software solutions for integration of multiple systems
Asset management
Asset management that maintains and tracks infrastructure, from data collection to integration with work order management software