By: Deborah Johnson Wood
The Rapid has begun installing in its buses Michigan’s only Intelligent Transportation System, a satellite system geared to improve the fleet's efficiency, save money, and improve communications for riders.
“The buses will be transmitting back to our base so we know where our buses are in real time,” says Peter Varga, CEO of The Rapid. “Eventually riders will be able to link into our web page and see where a particular bus is right now and when to go to the bus stop to catch it. They’ll eventually be able to upload trips on their cell phones and PDAs.”
In addition, the 19 stations of the future Bus Rapid Transit system along Division Avenue will have electronic signs linked into the system, giving riders the arrival time of the next bus.
Varga says the system will be installed in every bus in the fleet and should be up and running in the next 18 months.
Source: Peter Varga, The Rapid
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Deborah Johnson Wood is the development news editor for Rapid Growth Media. She can be contacted at [email protected].
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