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Solution to provide travelers in the City of Nashville with real time transit information both on and off the vehicle
Toronto, ON - January 13, 2014
 
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Trapeze Group today announced that the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority in Nashville, Tennessee, is extending its current Trapeze transit enterprise system to include a comprehensive intelligent transportation system to help the Nashville MTA better manage their fixed-route bus service and provide travelers with real time transit information.

The Trapeze solution for Nashville MTA includes computer-aided dispatch and automatic vehicle location (CAD/AVL) technology for more than 250 fixed route, demand response and non-revenue vehicles. The CAD/AVL solution is integrated with automated passenger counters (APCs), onboard audio and visual announcements of upcoming stops, and Trapeze’s real-time traveler information solutions. In addition, Nashville MTA is enhancing its Trapeze enterprise system with solutions to assist with bus stop management and overall analysis and reporting.

“This project builds on a track record of successful technology deployments at Nashville and we are pleased to expand our relationship with Trapeze, a leader in transit technology,” stated Robert Baulsir, General Manager of Administration. “We look forward to implementing this new CAD/AVL system, which will provide MTA staff with up-to-the-minute vehicle location information and the wherewithal to keep our riders better informed about waiting and travel times.”

Computer-aided dispatch and automatic vehicle location (CAD/AVL) from Trapeze Group along with Trapeze’s real time traveler information solutions, enables Nashville MTA to provide riders with critical traveler pre-trip information such as real-time arrival and departure information at bus stops, on the Web and on their mobile devices as well on-trip information such as next stop announcements on the bus.

For dispatchers the Trapeze CAD/AVL system means they can monitor and manage the fleet in real time helping to ensure on-time performance and providing the ability to respond to service disruptions more quickly for greater efficiencies. Via an onboard monitoring solution, further vehicle and driver analysis is collected and reviewed for potential improvements on vehicle performance.

For bus operators the Trapeze onboard mobile data terminals (MDT) makes logging into the vehicle system easy with single sign-on capabilities connected to all the in-vehicle systems including third-party equipment.

Nashville MTA provides public transportation services, local and express routes, to citizens and visitors within the Metropolitan Nashville area and is a component unit of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County.

About Trapeze Group

Trapeze delivers solutions that consider the full 360 degrees of passenger transport. Whether addressing the needs of a single department, an entire organization, or the community, Trapeze provides some of the most advanced software, intelligent transportation systems and mobile technologies in the industry. Hundreds of government and commercial organizations across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific have turned to Trapeze to realize efficiencies, enhance the quality and scope of their services, and safely transport more people with less cost.

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