Bus Stop Management
Traditional bus stop management often involves schedulers driving a route with a GPS device to obtain coordinates of their stops. Streets Schedule replaces this time-consuming method by providing coordinates with a simple click of the map on the desired location. In addition to GPS coordinates, Streets will generate the correct address. Individual bus stops can also be automatically located on a map, removing the need to visually search for a particular stop out of a collection of hundreds.
Pattern Management
A pattern is a collection of physical locations on a map which indicate the path a bus takes; one or more patterns comprise a route, and patterns can be copied and pasted. Waypoints, which are used to more accurately outline a curve in a pattern, can be added, removed or instantly relocated with a single click, or dragged to a new location. Pattern points are given a hierarchical rank as they are entered to order them within the pattern itself, and Streets Schedule automatically catalogs a point's physical address. Schedulers can also define and view a pattern point's radius and Route Schedule/Adherence (RSA) corridor width.
Route Management
Streets supports route names, route numbers, descriptions and selection of either driving or revenue types. Patterns within a route can be assigned as either primary or alternate. Streets' automatic route validation ensures routes possess all data required to prevent users from accidentally creating incomplete routes. This route management software also features a point-and-click interface.
Service Level and Special Event Management
A key aspect of Streets Schedule is its flexibility to allow a scheduler to manage and modify multiple levels of service without disrupting any levels currently in place. For example, Streets' interactive Service Level Calendar allows users to modify weekday services without affecting weekend services, and any number of service levels can be specified. Service levels for special events such as holidays or sporting events can be managed just as easily. Every aspect of Streets' Service Level Management is controlled with a point-and-click interface, and all service levels can be given custom titles and colors for easy identification.
Block Management
Streets Schedule is flexible enough to accommodate any paper schedule, whether it's a traditional Excel spreadsheet or a system unique to a particular agency. Streets can support multiple block item types such as breaks, deadheads, paid wait time, layover, recovery or vehicle check time, and is also able to create custom assignment types. Creation of partial trips is supported, as well as splitting trips. Streets' powerful drag-and-drop functionality provides a straightforward visual representation of trip times and durations, and allows for easy implementation of interlining.
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Trip Management
Once a scheduler has departure times and headway for a particular route, Streets' trip functionality can automatically calculate the number of trips needed to fill these requirements. The route, pattern, start and end point can all be selected from a simple drop-down menu, and schedulers can choose to generate trips at specific intervals until a set time. The calculated trips can be previewed before being added to a schedule. Trip management also allows for managing run-time exceptions.
Run Cutting
Streets' intelligent drag-and-drop functionality automatically totals an employee's work, platform and spread hours, and prevents schedulers from accidentally overlapping work. Daily exceptions can also be incorporated into run cutting with Streets, such as lunch relief and breaks. The visual interface allows for schedulers to easily assign employees to cover specific periods by displaying time on a horizontal ruler of customizable scale.
Driver Management
Streets allows schedulers to manage their drivers with its sophisticated roster and bidding worksheets. Once an agency's roster is entered into Streets, schedulers can select an employee for a specific route simply by choosing his or her name or ID number from a drop-down list. Roster and employee grids can be filtered to show only unassigned employees. Streets continues to display an employee's work, platform and spread hours in this component for easy access.
Google™ Export
As more agencies make their scheduling data available to the public to allow passengers to plan their trips in Google Maps, Google's General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) has become the industry standard to publish data. Streets Schedule includes functionality that allows agencies to export their data with one click in the GTFS format. The data is automatically validated before export, ensuring that Google can incorporate the data without further modification.
Automatic Validation
One of Streets' many benefits over traditional scheduling methods is its powerful validation system which can be activated at any point in the scheduling process. Any errors in a schedule, from bus stops that are unused to a run not being properly assigned, are found and automatically flagged. Instead of merely notifying the user that a mistake exists, when an error is clicked, Streets automatically jumps the user to the error in question. Users can choose to validate components of a schedule or the entire schedule at once.
Automatic Reporting
Streets' sophisticated report generation allows users to create custom-tailored reports for almost any aspect of scheduling, such as paddle reports, daily operator sign-in sheets, scheduled headway, run time exceptions, platform and revenue hours.
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