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Public Transit and Year 2000 (Y2K)
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Suggested Goals: All new technologies will be Year 2000
compliant. Each transit property will be responsible for the Year 2000 compliance of
their systems, projects and programs. All existing systems will be safe. All systems
and services provided to others will be "compliant" and/or supported by
contingency plans.
American Public Transit
Association (APTA.com) Year 2000 Site
TransitY2K.Org - An
"Electronic Notebook" for Managers of Bus and Rail Transit Systems.
- This "Electronic Y2K/EOW Notebook" has been created as a public service to
provide an open information exchange about the Y2K/Global Positioning System End-of-Week
(EOW) problem among and between managers of operations and maintenance at transit
properties around the world. We will expand the site with additional topics and services
as needs become clear.
Federal Transit Administration
Y2K Complications, Awareness and Avoidance Project
- Typical Issues and Problem Areas - Intelligent Transportation Systems, Integrated Transportation
Systems, Advanced Traveler Information Systems, Traffic Management Systems, Traffic
Signal Control Systems, Freeway Management Systems, Automatic Vehicle Location Systems,
Emergency Management and Dispatch Systems, In-Vehicle Systems, Records.
National Academies, Transportation Research Board
The varied activities of the Board are carried out by more than 4,000 volunteer experts
organized into approximately 400 committees, panels, and task forces.
Institute of Transportation Engineers "Founded
in 1930, the Institute serves as a gateway to knowledge and advancement through meetings, seminars, and publications, and through our network
of more than 15,000 members working in some 80 countries. The Institute also has more than
70 local and regional chapters and more than 90
student chapters that provide additional opportunities for information exchange,
participation and networking."
Y2K & Intelligent Transportation Systems America
(ITSA.org)
The ENTERPRISE Program - A Pooled ITS Fund
Study
- Inform Project The Inform project is sponsored by the
Federal Highway Administration, the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and the
ENTERPRISE consortium. ENTERPRISE is a group of U.S., Canadian, and European
transportation agencies that specializes in promoting the use of advanced technologies in
transportation.
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) - The Year
2000 Computer Problem
Transportation Administrative Service Center
(TASC)
- TASC Y2K Service Bureau in
conjunction with SAIC (Complete List of
Transportation & Logistics Solutions) Currently, a significant amount of the Year
2000 Service Bureau's work is in infrastructure assessment and IV&V. Infrastructure
work covers all systems, platforms, as well as telecommunications and laboratory
facilities. As we work through FY 1999, we expect to see an increase in contingency
planning for customers who realize they cannot complete renovating their mission critical
systems in time. We also expect to continue fixing unexpected problems and less critical
systems. The TASC Year 2000 Service Bureau, itself, grew phenomenally in only one year. At
the beginning of FY 1998, the Service Bureau and its systems integrator, SAIC, had only 6
full time employees. That number grew to over 90 full time employees by October 1, 1998.
Department of Transportation - Y2K
Transportation Sector
National Associations Working Group for
ITS (NAWGITS) Deployment Partnership Network
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
National Association of City Transportation
Officials (NACTO) Position Paper NACTO is a coalition of the chief
transportation agency representatives of five of our nation's largest cities, Boston,
Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City and Philadelphia.
Urban Consortium Transportation Task Force
Local government officials joined to form the Urban Consortium Transportation Task Force
(UCTrTF) in an effort to provide a voice for cities and counties on transportation issues
and to research and exchange ideas to improve the quality of life, reduce congestion and
improve the economic development in their communities. The task force is currently
focusing on educating local governments and others on the benefits of intelligent
transportation systems (ITS), sustainable mobility, and other transportation applications
of information technologies. Business Director of Transportation, Robert
Hicks, hicks@pti.nw.dc.us
- The ITS Cooperative Deployment Network (ICDN) PTI is a member of the ITS Cooperative
Deployment Network, or ICDN. The ICDN's members are comprised of a select group of
organizations and associations leading the ITS deployment effort in the U.S. The ICDN is a
shared Internet resource to include a continuously updated on-line newsletter of late-breaking ITS interviews, case
studies, reports, and commentary; as well as an invaluable set of ITS resources for novice
and expert alike. ICDN resources include calendars of upcoming ITS
events and training opportunities hosted by all members; on-line, cross-cutting discussion
forums where practitioners and technologists share real-world experiences and advice;
links to real-world ITS deployment web sites; and links to comprehensive ITS information
repositories
Community Transportation Association (CTAA.org)
Advanced Transit
Association
Web Directory (Volpe Center -
Tranportation related sites)
US Senate :
House Committee on Transportation &
Infrastructure
- Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century
- Hearings and related
materials concerning the Y2K Issue
- "It has been said that one-third of the problems associated with the Year 2000
conversion are within the transportation sector. Even a casual examination of the
nation’s infrastructure and transportation systems reveals a complex matrix of
computerized systems that this country relies upon."
- The United States has the most effective transportation and distribution system in the
world. It includes over 4 million miles of public roads, 360,000 interstate trucking
companies, 1.2 million freight cars pulled by 20,000 locomotives using over two hundred
thousand miles of track, 1,900 seaports, 1,700 inland river terminals, 1.4 million miles
of oil and natural gas pipelines, 100 U.S. airlines operating out of 670 airports, and
6,000 transit entities. All of it is potentially vulnerable to the year 2000 conversion
problem.
- Public Transit is one of the most intensely automated modes of transportation. For
example, a typical subway system depends on date specific computer chips for fare
collection, turnstile operation, escalator control, approach warning signals, air
conditioning, train control, track control and security. In addition to internal Y2K
issues, most transit authorities rely exclusively upon power generated by third party
suppliers. The Federal Transit Administration does not have regulatory authority in
this matter. It has been conducting outreach and information sessions with the transit
agency to ensure that all systems will be ready for the new millennium.
- Many of our nation’s roads depend on intelligent transportation systems (ITS) to
operate smoothly and efficiently. January 1, 2000 may disrupt normal traffic operations
and increase safety risks to the public: timed signals may no longer be timed; reversible
lanes may reverse by themselves; and electronic passes may not permit passage.
Metropolitan areas are at particular risk since they often depend on ITS to change traffic
patterns and road capacity during peak travel times. The risk for each community is
related to dependence on ITS and the age of its traffic control systems. The level of
awareness of the Y2K problem varies widely. Unfortunately, there are hundreds of
traffic signal vendors, and it is not clear how each device will respond at midnight
January 1, 2000. Some fear that traffic signal failure will result in gridlock. In
addition, other signaling failures could misdirect drivers and lead to unnecessary
fatalities. The Federal Highway Administration has been engaged in an outreach effort
to communicate and share ideas with states and local governments.
U.S.
National Transportation Safety Board
National
Transportation Library
United
States National Transportation Statistics
Center for Transportation Analysis (Oak Ridge Natl
Lab)
Center for Transportation
Research-UofTX-Austin
Institute of Transportation Studies-UC
Berkeley
LogLink Virtual Library -
Transportation Data
Transport World
Travel Model Improvement Program
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