00759153

Monograph

http://onlinepubs.trb.org...Transit14_Final_Report.pdf

This Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) project conducted operational tests of the Instant Rent-A-Car (IRAC) system. The IRAC system has been envisioned as the "missing link" in intermodal transportation use by providing conveniently reserved/rented compact automobiles at transit stations for the start and completion of transit trips. This report includes (1) a description of the research procedure and results used in this study, and (2) a preliminary market study that explores the commercial potential of this technology. This was a combined IDEA ITS and TRANSIT project. The ITS innovation is the successful integration of technologies (vehicle location, communication, reservation, and cost accounting) to produce an efficient fleet management process so that each vehicle can be used by several different drivers per day. As an innovative TRANSIT project, the economic and operational feasibility of an IRAC system was tested in association with a functioning mass transit system, the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART).

This TRANSIT-IDEA project was conducted by CF International, Reno, Nevada. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

TRANSIT-14

English

46 p.

1998-9

TRANSIT-IDEA Program Project Final Report

Appendices (1) ; Figures; References

Feasibility analysis; Intelligent transportation systems; Market assessment; Operations; Technological innovations

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

Operational test and evaluation

Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Society

NTL, TRIS, TRB

Dec 30 2003 12:00AM