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Lessons from BT's Bus Stop Inventory Program
VTA Roundtable Session #6
Erik Olsen
Friday, May 18, 2012
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How UsedCustomer Service
• Look at Stop• Guide to stop (e.g., landmarks)
Operations• Verify stop name/#
Maintenance• Record updates
IT• BT4U stop #s• How-to-Guide & PPT guide
New Employees• Stop overview
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Alightings dataCompress imagesWebGIS layerLatitude & Longitude coordinatesExport to SQL database
8 Lessons
1. Just start – does not need to be perfect2. Recruit student interns, a win-win3. Include resources for maintenance, updates4. Market internally, externally, repeatedly• Apply for awards!
8 Lessons
1. Just start – does not need to be perfect2. Recruit student interns, a win-win3. Include resources for maintenance, updates4. Market internally, externally, repeatedly• Apply for awards!
8 Lessons
1. Just start – does not need to be perfect2. Recruit student interns, a win-win3. Include resources for maintenance, updates4. Market internally, externally, repeatedly• Apply for awards!
8 Lessons
1. Just start – does not need to be perfect2. Recruit student interns, a win-win3. Include resources for maintenance, updates4. Market internally, externally, repeatedly• Apply for awards!
8 Lessons
1. Just start – does not need to be perfect2. Recruit student interns, a win-win3. Include resources for maintenance, updates4. Market internally, externally, repeatedly• Apply for awards!
“… BT also recently won a Virginia Transit Association award for the BT Bus Stop Inventory. Much of the labor on this project was accomplished by interns ...”
And another BT intern, Aaron Maertins ’12 designed the electronic checklist, organized the inventory teams, and populated the database.
8 Lessons
5. Link to other data• WebGIS• Google Transit
6. Minimize multiple copies (e.g., images)7. Continually use feedback to improve• Compress images• Export to SQL
8. Obtain management buy-in throughout
8 Lessons
5. Link to other data• WebGIS• Google Transit
6. Minimize multiple copies (e.g., images)7. Continually use feedback to improve• Compress images• Export to SQL
8. Obtain management buy-in throughout
8 Lessons
5. Link to other data• WebGIS• Google Transit
6. Minimize multiple copies (e.g., images)7. Continually use feedback to improve• Compress images• Export to SQL
8. Obtain management buy-in throughout
8 Lessons
5. Link to other data• WebGIS• Google Transit
6. Minimize multiple copies (e.g., images)7. Continually use feedback to improve• Compress images• Export to SQL
8. Obtain management buy-in throughout