RIDE TRACKING

THE PROJECT WILL AUTOMATE THE ACCOUNTING OF DHHS-SUBSIDIZED PASSENGER TRIPS ON URBAN AND RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (E. G., PARATRANSIT, BUS AND RAIL) BY PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISABILITIES AND TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE BY OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN DHHS-PROGRAMS, USING LOW-COST TECHNOLOGY AND EXISTING TICKETING TECHNIQUES (E. G., CASH, TOKEN, PAPER TICKETS, ELECTRONIC FARECARDS AND CREDIT CARDS). PHASE I WILL RESEARCH AND DEVELOP THE CONCEPT, DESIGNS AND DESIGN STANDARDS. PHASE II WILL DEVELOP THE TECHNOLOGIES, TEST PROTOTYPES IN THE LABORATORY AND FIELD AND EVALUATE THE TECHNOLOGIES DURING DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING TO DETERMINE THE PROVEN PROTOTYPES. PHASE II THEN WILL ARRANGE THE MANUFACTURE OF, BEGIN MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTE THE READY TECHNOLOGIES TO THE FIRST TRANSPORTATIOIN OPERATORS. THE RESULT SHOULD BE A FINISHED PROTOTYPE SYSTEM READY FOR FURTHER MARKETING, DISTRIBUTION AND EVALUATION THEREAAFTER. ALTHOUGH THE CONFIGURATION OF COMPONENTS AND NECESSARY SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING ARE NEW, THE COMPONENTS THEMSELVES ARE TESTED, CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES IN ORDER TO HELP ASSURE RELIABILITY, COMPATIBILITY WITH EXISTING TICKETING TECHNIQUES, LOW COSTS AND LOW RISK.