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U.S.
Department of Transportation
Connection Protection (T-CONNECT)
§Enable public transportation providers and travelers to communicate in order to improve the
probability of successful transit transfers
□Requires transit
inter-modal and inter-agency coordination
□Uses real-time and
historical data to examine the arrival status of a transit vehicle and transmit a
“hold” message
to another vehicle if the lateness falls
within a pre-determined threshold
□Transfer requests may
be
initiated by transit riders
□Monitors the situation
and
provides connection protection
status to travelers
