[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 100 (Monday, May 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29626-29627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11693]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Request for Grant Proposals for a Demonstration of a Web-based, 
Multimodal Trip Planning System

SUMMARY: FTA is issuing a request for grant proposals (RFP) for a 
demonstration and evaluation of a standards-based, prototype, trip 
itinerary planning system that is multimodal (transit, driving, 
parking, etc.). The multimodal trip planner will provide door-to-door 
instructions over the Internet for a trip along a corridor. It will 
incorporate accessibility

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information and features of the transportation network, and accommodate 
customer preferences and constraints. The prototype system will 
demonstrate the integration of existing single-mode trip planning 
systems through the use of draft eXtensible markup language (XML) 
schemas that are based on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) 
standards. The goals of the project are to demonstrate the technical 
and institutional feasibility of a standards-based, integrated, 
multimodal trip planning system, using XML, and to analyze the 
feasibility of the multimodal trip planning system vision.

DATES: Request for grant proposals may be viewed at: http://www.fta.dot.gov/legal/federal_register/2004/1260_ENG_HTML.htm. 
Proposals will be accepted immediately, as of the date of this notice. 
Proposals are due by 4:15 p.m. e.s.t. on August 30, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Proposals shall be addressed to Mr. Brian P. Cronin, 
Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Division, Room 9402, TRI-
11, Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590 and shall reference 
``Multimodial Trip Planner Demonstration.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical questions or concerns may be 
directed to Mr. Brian Cronin via phone at 202-366-4995 or via e-mail at 
[email protected]. Legal questions or concerns may be directed to Mr. 
James LaRusch via phone at 202-366-1936 or via e-mail at 
[email protected]. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. e.s.t., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FTA is seeking proposals from teams of 
public and private transportation providers that currently have 
operational trip planning systems (or will have operational systems by 
the time this grant is awarded). The integrated multimodial trip 
planner component, to be developed for this demonstration, will:
     Obtain trip parameter information from the traveler via 
the Internet,
     Process the input data and data provided by the existing 
trip planning systems,
     Generate comparative origin-to-destination trip planning 
itineraries, and
     Provide the itineraries to the requester in a comparative 
format via the Internet.
    The conductor of the demonstration will perform a self evaluation 
and deliver an evaluation report and demonstration final report that 
shall include, but not be limited to, lessons learned on the 
application to ITS standards.

    Dated: May 19, 2004.
Jennifer L. Dorn,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 04-11693 Filed 5-21-04; 8:45 am]
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