1. TCIP: Moving Toward Implementation Eva Lerner-Lam, President Palisades Consulting Group, Inc. Presentation at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the American Public Transit Association Orlando, FL October 12, 1999

2. Why Are ITS Standards Important to Transit? Reduce capital and operating costs (increase benefit/cost of technology) Increase flexibility (plug-and-play compatibility) Assist in meeting future funding eligibility requirements

3. What’s Happening to Help Make Transit ITS Standards a Reality? National Architecture for ITS “Base” and “Critical” Standards National Transportation Communications for ITS Protocols –Center-To-Center Dedicated Short-Range Communications Location Referencing and Messaging Standard International ITS Standards Transit-specific standards: –Bus Vehicle Area Network –Transit Communications Interface Profiles –Rail Transit Vehicle Interface Standards –Smart Card Standards

4. TCIP is... A “FRAMEWORK” AND A “SUITE OF BUSINESS AREA DATA OBJECTS”. The framework defines how TCIP fits into the ITS and other standards arenas, and the data objects can be specified in procurements by transit agencies to enable data exchange between transit departments and among transit and other traffic and transportation management agencies. TRANSIT INDUSTRY-DRIVEN. Consensus-based standards developed by the transit industry, facilitated by technical support consultants with both transit and ITS expertise.

5. TCIP is... MOVING QUICKLY. Recently approved for balloting as Recommended Standards by Standards Development Organizations (ITE, NEMA and AASHTO). IMPETUS FOR A TRANSIT STANDARDS CONSORTIUM. User subgroups were a strong foundation for a permanent consortium.

6. Status of TCIP Standards

7. What does TCIP do? Refines Advanced Public Transportation System (APTS) data flows Defines a Transit Data (Interface) Dictionary (composed of relevant data objects) Defines a Transit Message Set (composed of transit business objects or entities) Allows flexibility by providing a mechanism for “marshaling” data flows

8. History Funded by US DOT FTA and Joint Program Office for ITS in October 1996 Developed as an ITS standard under auspices of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) The Transit component of the National Transportation Communications for ITS Protocol (NTCIP)

9. Unanticipated Odyssey Began as an “ITS standard”; now firmly rooted in the transit arena Because of the “information engineering” focus on transit as a business enterprise, and acknowledgement of the different user groups within that enterprise, the project team had solid buy-in on the effort from the transit user community, vendors and agencies alike.

10. APTS ITS System Architecture

11. Transit’s Interface Problem APP

12. TCIP Solution APP TCIP Object Bus

13. TCIP Architecture GIS Spatial Analysis Network Analysis Display/Mapping Scheduling System Runcutting/ Planning Blocking Work Rule Policies Procedure CORE Business Data Bus StopTime Pt. Route Architecture Rolling Stack VIP Map Database/ Network Roster Control Center Dispatch Incident Management RT Display Schedule Adherance On-Board Annunciator Fare Collection Unit Passenger Unit/ Radio APCVMS Comm. Center TCIP "Object" Bus

14. Business Area Subgroups Passenger Information (PI) Scheduling/Runcutting (SCH) Incident Management (IM) Vehicle On-Board (OB) Transit Control Center (CC) Fare Collection (FC) Traffic Management (TM) Spatial Representation (SP) Common Public Transportation Objects (CPT) Rail Transit Vehicle (RTV) Paratransit [as yet unfunded] Dynamic scheduling/transfer connection protection [as yet unfunded] Transit garage management [as yet unfunded]

15. Integrating TCIP with the ITS National Architecture Transit ITS Data Flows and Deliverables B.PTV to/from TrMS and other transit facilities C.TrMS to/from Other ITS Centers (TMC, EMSC, ISP, selected transit facilities, financial organizations) D.TrMS to/from Kiosks A.Public Transit Vehicles

16. Integrating TCIP with the ITS National Architecture On-Board Transit Control Center Passenger Information Traffic Management Incident Management Fare Collection Scheduling/Runcutting Common Public Transportation Objects TCIP Subgroups/Object Message Sets Spatial Representation

17. Transit ITS Data Flows and Deliverables On-Board B.PTV to/from TrMS and other transit facilities Transit Control Center Passenger Information C.TrMS to/from Other ITS Centers (TMC, EMSC, ISP, selected transit facilities, financial organizations) Traffic Management D.TrMS to/from Kiosks Incident Management A.Public Transit Vehicles Fare Collection Scheduling/Runcutting Common Public Transportation Objects TCIP Subgroups/Objects Integrating TCIP with the ITS National Architecture Spatial Representation

18. TCIP Approach

19. Transit Communications Interface Profile Project Organization Standard Development Organization James Cheeks Institute of Transportation Engineers US Department of Transportation FTA/ITS Joint Program Office for ITS Project Director Eva Lerner-Lam Palisades Consulting Group, Inc. Working Subgroups NTCIP’s TCIP Technical Working Group Isaac Takyi NYC Transit Authority TCIP Steering Group James Cheeks, Eva Lerner-Lam, Polly Okunieff, Isaac Takyi Technical Project Manager Polly Okunieff ARINC, Inc.

20. Transit Communications Interface Profiles Within the ITS Standards Development Structure NTCIP Joint Standards Committee Ed Seymour, Chair AASHTO, ITE, and NEMA Individual NTCIP Partner Balloting Groups NTCIP Standards Review AASHTO, ITE and NEMA Committees Other NTCIP Working Groups TCIP Working Subgroups TCIP Technical Working Group Isaac Takyi, Chair Transit Standards Review Group Existing APTA, IEEE and ITE Committees

21. TCIP Current Status Framework Standard and first 8 business area standards in final balloting stages (Traffic Management pending final TMDD ballot) Series of 15 White Papers describing in detail specific approaches and issues Participation by more than 800 volunteers on the TCIP TWG (transit staff, vendors, consultants, academics) 6,700 volunteer hours contributed at 53 face-to-face subgroup meetings Original work plan included 4 regional workshops; completed 11, hosted by transit agencies All documentation posted at the TCIP Website: www.tcip.org

22. Data Interface Standards, at last Awakening, not to the problem (which was always present and acknowledged), but to the solution Rapidly growing sense of empowerment and self- determination by the user community Strengthened by coordination and cooperation with IEEE Rail Transit Vehicle Interface Standards Committee

23. The Future How to fund testing of TCIP and development of more transit standards? Transit Standards (TS) Consortium –A nationwide, grass-roots, transit industry initiative

24. TSC Mission “To provide a transit industry forum for comprehensive and integrated research, development, testing, training and maintenance of transit standards in order to improve cost effectiveness, customer service and employee satisfaction.”

25. Organizational Structure Independent, non-profit organization IRS-certified under Sec. 501 ( c ) 3 Twelve-member Board of Trustees Technical Council and Education/Outreach Council Technical Working Groups for Functional Areas (e.g., data standards, hardware standards, reporting standards, etc.) Task Committees for specific standards-related activities

26. Member-Driven Equal representation at all levels of TSC –Operators –Vendors –Other University Transportation Research Centers State and local DOT’s System Integrators Etc.

27. Funding Three sources: –Member dues –Grants from governmental agencies –Stakeholder contributions to specific functional areas

28. Status of TSC Effort White Paper published, December 1997 First Board constituted and corporate entity legally established, March 1998 Interim Technical Council constituted and Interim Executive Director appointed, March 1998 First Annual Meeting, October 4, 1998 FTA grant for start up activities: June 1999 Charter Membership Drive until early October 1999 Second Annual Meeting, October 25, 1999

29. Current Activities Assisting FTA with planning and programming of all transit standards activities, including ITS standards Facilitating coordinated transit ITS standards activities involving JPO, ITE, AASHTO, NEMA, SAE, IEEE, TRB and ITSA TCIP, Other Recommended Practices (e.g., Bus Stop Inventory, Y2K Aftermath, Transit Signal Priority, etc.) Transit ITS Outreach coordination Newsletters, email subscriber updates, teleconferences, forums, etc.

30. Future Strategic Alliances APTA ITS America Object Management Group Open GIS Consortium

31. For more information... TCIP: www.tcip.org TSC: www.tsconsortium.org