Who  we  are?  

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Project  Benson  

Use  MTA  data  to  avoid  commuter  congesAon  

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Problem:  packed  subway  

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Why  conges:on  is  a  problem?  

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Why  conges:on  is  a  problem?  

Late  for  work,  appointments,  etc.  

Commuter  Anxiety  &  Stress  

Stressed  MTA  employees  

Commuter  dissa:sfac:on  &  using  alterna:ve  transport  

Safety  risks  

Stress  on  physical  infrastructures  

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Exis:ng  Ways  to  Look  at  Conges:on  

Ridership  rates  over  :me  

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Insights  from  MTA  turns:le  data  

Ridership  rates  over  :me  

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Insights  from  MTA  turns:le  data  

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Project  proposal  

Milestones  

Model  of  the  expected  conges:on  rate  1  

Pilot  

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Commuter  CongesAon  FuncAon  (CFF)  

Line  N  freq  =  0.1  train/min  

Entries  

Sta:on  B  

Exits   Entries  Exits  

Sta:on  A  

train  capacity  

CFF  =  f    (Entries,  Exits,                                freq,  train  capacity)  

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Project  proposal  

Milestones  

Model  of  the  expected  conges:on  rate  

Prototype  to  display  forecast  of  expected  conges:on  

1  

2  

Pilot  

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Prototype  

First  stage:  display  line  conges:on  over  :me  

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Project  proposal  

Milestones  

Model  of  the  expected  conges:on  rate  

Prototype  to  display  forecast  of  expected  conges:on  

Display  alterna2ve  route  op2ons  

1  

2  

3  

Pilot  

Extension  

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Prototype  

Second  stage:  display  conges:on  on  routes  

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Prototype  

Second  stage:  display  conges:on  on  routes  

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Project  proposal  

Milestones  

Model  of  the  expected  conges:on  rate  

Prototype  to  display  forecast  of  expected  conges:on  

Display  alterna2ve  route  op2ons  

Increase  forecasts  accuracy  

1  

2  

3  

4  

Pilot  

Extension  

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Project  proposal  

Increase  forecasts  accuracy  

Include  weather  and  special  circumstances  with  

alert  system  

Install  new  devices    

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Project  Benson  

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