Purpose: Explain the process used to develop the Blacksburg Transit bus stop inventory; share 8 lessons learned.
-For a 5/18/12 Virginia Transit Association roundable, led by BT's Erik CB Olsen.
12. Additional
Photos Requests
Ridership
Data
Sign Data
Comments
& Notes
Sign
Amenities
13. Additional
Photos Requests
Ridership
Data
Sign Data
Comments
& Notes
Sign
Amenities
14. Additional
Photos Requests
Ridership
Data
Sign Data
Comments
& Notes
Sign
Amenities
15. How Used
Customer Service
• Look at Stop
• Guide to stop (e.g., landmarks)
Operations
• Verify stop name/#
Maintenance
• Record updates
IT
• BT4U stop #s
• How-to-Guide & PPT guide
New Employees
• Stop overview
17. 8 Lessons
1. Just start – does not need to be perfect
2. Recruit student interns, a win-win
3. Include resources for maintenance, updates
4. Market internally, externally, repeatedly
• Apply for awards!
18. 8 Lessons
1. Just start – does not need to be perfect
2. Recruit student interns, a win-win
3. Include resources for maintenance, updates
4. Market internally, externally, repeatedly
• Apply for awards!
19. 8 Lessons
1. Just start – does not need to be perfect
2. Recruit student interns, a win-win
3. Include resources for maintenance, updates
4. Market internally, externally, repeatedly
• Apply for awards!
20. 8 Lessons
1. Just start – does not need to be perfect
2. Recruit student interns, a win-win
3. Include resources for maintenance, updates
4. Market internally, externally, repeatedly
• Apply for awards!
21. 8 Lessons
1. Just start – does not need to be perfect
2. Recruit student interns, a win-win
3. Include resources for maintenance, updates
4. Market internally, externally, repeatedly
• Apply for awards!
22.
23. “… BT also recently won a Virginia
Transit Association award for the BT
Bus Stop Inventory. Much of the labor
on this project was accomplished by
interns ...”
24. And another BT intern,
Aaron Maertins ’12
designed the electronic
checklist, organized the
inventory teams, and
populated the
database.
25. 8 Lessons
5. Link to other data
• WebGIS
• Google Transit
6. Minimize multiple copies (e.g., images)
7. Continually use feedback to improve
• Compress images
• Export to SQL
8. Obtain management buy-in throughout
26. 8 Lessons
5. Link to other data
• WebGIS
• Google Transit
6. Minimize multiple copies (e.g., images)
7. Continually use feedback to improve
• Compress images
• Export to SQL
8. Obtain management buy-in throughout
27. 8 Lessons
5. Link to other data
• WebGIS
• Google Transit
6. Minimize multiple copies (e.g., images)
7. Continually use feedback to improve
• Compress images
• Export to SQL
8. Obtain management buy-in throughout
28. 8 Lessons
5. Link to other data
• WebGIS
• Google Transit
6. Minimize multiple copies (e.g., images)
7. Continually use feedback to improve
• Compress images
• Export to SQL
8. Obtain management buy-in throughout