Akron Regional ITS Architecture (2022)

PARTA Clean Diesel Bus Replacement

Description

This project will replace 3 of PARTA's existing diesel buses with 3 new low floor Clean Diesel buses. The new buses will be equipped with a number of ITS technologies including automatic vehicle location (AVL) devices and mobile bus fare ticket validation. (PID# 116416)

Status: Planned

Timeframe: Short (2026)

Stakeholders

EZfare
General Public
Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA)

Inventory

EZfare Mobile App
PARTA Fixed–Route Dispatch
PARTA Fixed–Route Vehicles

Services

PT01–Transit Vehicle Tracking (PARTA Clean Diesel Bus Replacement)
PT02–Transit Fixed–Route Operations (PARTA Clean Diesel Bus Replacement)
PT04–Transit Fare Collection Management (PARTA Clean Diesel Bus Replacement)

Interfaces

Source	Flow	Destination	Status
EZfare Mobile App	actuate secure payment	PARTA Fixed–Route Vehicles	Planned
EZfare Mobile App	payment device information	PARTA Fixed–Route Vehicles	Planned
PARTA Fixed–Route Dispatch	authorization response	PARTA Fixed–Route Vehicles	Planned
PARTA Fixed–Route Dispatch	fare management information	PARTA Fixed–Route Vehicles	Planned
PARTA Fixed–Route Dispatch	transit schedule information	PARTA Fixed–Route Vehicles	Planned
PARTA Fixed–Route Dispatch	transit vehicle operator information	PARTA Fixed–Route Vehicles	Planned
PARTA Fixed–Route Vehicles	authorization request	PARTA Fixed–Route Dispatch	Planned
PARTA Fixed–Route Vehicles	fare collection data	PARTA Fixed–Route Dispatch	Planned
PARTA Fixed–Route Vehicles	payment device update	EZfare Mobile App	Planned
PARTA Fixed–Route Vehicles	request for payment	EZfare Mobile App	Planned
PARTA Fixed–Route Vehicles	transit vehicle location data	PARTA Fixed–Route Dispatch	Planned
PARTA Fixed–Route Vehicles	transit vehicle schedule performance	PARTA Fixed–Route Dispatch	Planned