Metra is the commuter rail arm of the Regional Transportation Authority, providing commuter rail service along 545 route miles in the greater Chicago area. As part of the United States Department of Transportation's Intelligent Transportation Systems initiative, Metra is implementing a Parking Management Guidance System (PMGS) pilot project. PMGS is intended to achieve greater efficiencies from the existing inventory of commuter parking by means of informing motorists of transit parking availability and facilities locations, thereby offering air quality and traffic congestion reduction benefits. The Project will be implemented in three phases. Phase I calls for site evaluations, completion of conceptual design plans, completion of Invitation for Bid specifications and preparation of a technical evaluation plan and user survey. Phase II includes PMGS procurement, construction and testing. Phase III calls for implementation of the technical evaluation and post-demonstration users survey. This paper summarizes the background of the project and outlines the activities of each phase.
Regional Transportation Authority and Metra Parking Management Guidance System Demonstration Project
Second International Conference on Urban Public Transportation Systems ; 2002 ; Alexandria, Virginia, United States
2004-09-28
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Regional Transportation Authority and Metra Parking Management Guidance System Demonstration Project
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