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Factors that influence technology adoption by agencies providing transit service to small urban and rural areas are identified by applying discrete choice modeling techniques. The analysis uses data collected by a national survey of transit agencies. The survey found that more than forty percent of agencies that don’t currently use Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL), Computer-Aided Scheduling and Dispatch software (CASD), Geographic Information Systems (GIS) expect to do in the next five years. More than thirty percent expect to implement Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) or security systems. Individual adoption of four technologies: AVL, CASD software, GIS, and MDTs are modeled using binary logit techniques. The joint adoption of technology, specifically CASD software in combination with AVL, GIS, or MDTs, is modeled using a multinomial logit framework. Agency size measured by number of vehicles, budget, and trips delivered are significant factors that impact the adoption of technology by rural transit agencies. Manager education and experience, attendance at national conferences, interaction with technology vendors, and participation in technology training are also found to be significant.

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11-3185

English

12p

2011

Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting

DVD

References (7) ; Tables (3)

Automatic vehicle location; Dispatching; Geographic information systems; Public transit; Rural areas; Rural transit; Technological innovations

Data and Information Technology; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2011 Paper #11-3185

TRIS, TRB

Feb 17 2011 6:25PM