Metro’s Use of Data URBDP 422

An exploration of data integration to better plan and analyze transit service

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Sample Data Sets

• Census Demographics• General Transit Feed Specification

(GTFS)• On Board Systems• Bus Stop Level Ridership• Modeled Travel Demand & Trip

Densities

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Applications of GTFS

Seattle: Transit job access

Jobs Accessible within 1 hourYellow: 850,000Red: 700,000Blue: 500,000Grey: 300,000

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Demographics Data

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Aggregating/Disaggregating Data

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Weighing On Time Performance by Ridership

• Data Sets– Zone Level Ridership Activity– Zone Level On Time Performance

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Identify where improvements will benefit the largest number of users

• Data Sets– Zone Level Ridership Activity– Zone Level On Time Performance

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Comparing Transit Service to Travel Demand

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ContactStephen Hunt

King County Metro206.477.5828

Stephen.hunt@kingcounty.gov