A Mobility Information Management

System (MIMS) for Rural Transportation

Jointly Funded by

The Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center and

The Alabama Department of Transportation

By

Dr. Michael D. Anderson

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama 35899

July 1, 2002

Contents

Contents………………………………………………………………………………….....	2
Figures ……………………………………………………………………………………..	3
Executive Summary……….………………………………………………………………..	4
1.0 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………	5
2.0 Case Study Area ………………….. ……………………………………………….….	7
3.0 Design of the Mobility Information Management System……………………………..	9
3.1 Step 1. Data Collection …………………….………...……………………………..	9
3.2 Step 2. Version 1 of the MIMS System …………... ………………………………	12
3.3 Step 3. Version 2 of the MIMS System…………………………………………….	14
3.4 Step 4. Version 3 of the MIMS System ……………………………………………	20
4.0 Conclusions and Future Work ………………………………………………………..	31
Acknowledgements ………………………………………………………………………..	33
References …………………………………………………………………………………	34
Appendix A Survey Sent to the transit Agencies ………...………………………………..	35

List of Figures

Number		Page
Figure 2-1	Location of the case study in northwest Alabama ……………………….	8
Figure 3-1	Screen view of the MIMS Version 1 system …………………………….	13
Figure 3-2	Transportation information for Russellville ……………………………..	14
Figure 3-3	Refined transportation information for Russellville ……………………..	14
Figure 3-4	Screen view of the MIMS Version 2 system …………………………….	16
Figure 3-5	Version 2 example search results ………………………………………..	17
Figure 3-6	Screen view of the update options ……………………………………….	18
Figure 3-7	Screen to make changes in service times ………………………………..	19
Figure 3-8	Screen to make changes in service area …………………………………	20
Figure 3-9	Version 3 access screen ………………………………………………….	22
Figure 3-10	Results for Sheffield, AL ………………………………………………..	23
Figure 3-11	Detailed view of one home-to-work route in the system ………………..	24
Figure 3-12	Demand Response transportation services ………………………………	25
Figure 3-13	Detailed information for a demand response route ……………………...	26
Figure 3-14	User verification screen ………………………………………………….	27
Figure 3-15	Modification screen for Version 3 ………………………………………	28
Figure 3-16	Screen for entering data for a special needs route ……………………...	29
Figure 3-17	Data entry screen for demand response …………………………………	30