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Ridership Data

Data about Customers

Data Generated by Customers

Rate Your Ride Overview

Text

Click

Call

Online survey

www.rateyourride.org

SMS (Text Messaging)

Text "ride" to 410-205-4559

IVR (Phone call

with prompts)

Call 410-205-4559

Real-time data submission

and

display

http://www.rateyourride.org

https://data.maryland.gov/Transportation/MTA-Average-Weekday-Ridership-by-Month/ub96-xxqw

updated Monthly for all of MTA's modes

Operational Data

Routes, stops, stations, schedules, real time locations, etc.

Google Transit Feed (GTFS)

Shape Files of MTA Service on MD iMAP

Real-Time Bus Locations: GTFS-RT

  • Complete MTA schedules
  • All stops
  • All lines
  • All patterns
  • All modes
  • Local (Core) Bus
  • Metro
  • Light Rail
  • MARC
  • Commuter Bus
  • Inter-city Bus
  • Supports Google Maps/Trip Planner (http://maps.google.com)
  • Enables other apps (http://transittimesapp.com/)
  • Available for download: http://www.gtfs-data-exchange.com/agency/maryland-transit-administration/
  • Updated at least 3x per year (w/ every schedule change)
  • Layer of all stops
  • Ridership activity available for bus stops as field (on/off/total)
  • Shelter (yes/no)
  • Layer of all lines
  • Color-coded by transit mode
  • http://www.mdimap.us/ArcGIS/rest/services/Transportation/MD.State.TransitRoutesAndStops/MapServer
  • Updated 2x a year (March / Sept.)
  • Potential Uses
  • embed in community maps
  • look at what transit lines and stops are nearby
  • quickly determine bus rider activity at relevant bus stops
  • CURRENT SCHEDULE: project completion by beginning of 2016
  • GTFS-RT Spec located at https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs-realtime/feed-types
  • Always MTA's intent to open the data (other priorities trumped)
  • Widely known / published format that can serve
  • Google Maps (PC/mobile)
  • App developers
  • Takes MTA out of the app-development business
  • ... another "transportation tech day?"

Your Data Are Here

Other data that are available but not yet published

MTA Open Data

  • ridership per bus route
  • ridership per train station (metro, light rail, MARC)
  • on-time performance per bus route and mode

Baltimore Transportation Tech

July 27, 2103

Michael J. Walk, MTA Director of Service Development

Michael J. Walk

Acting Director - Operations Planning and Scheduling

Other Data Sources & Presentation

  • StateStat
  • http://statestat.maryland.gov/
  • MTA
  • Parking lot information
  • eNotifications (& RSS feed) for
  • General announcements
  • Planned core bus diversions / stop closures
  • MARC, Light Rail, and Metro delays or incidents
  • All budget / hearing info available online(http://dbm.maryland.gov/budget/FY2016Testimony/J00H01.pdf)
  • MDOT/MTA Annual Attainment Report (Performance)
  • http://www.mdot.maryland.gov/Office_of_Planning_and_Capital_Programming/Dashboard/Documents/2013_AR_Updated_022013.pdf

Closing Comments, Ideas, Questions

Michael J. Walk

Director of Service Development

mwalk@mta.maryland.gov

410.454.7257

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