FW: GTFS-Flexible not... - Apologies if this is nitpicky, but I'...

[Kevin Chambers]

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From: Aaron Antrim (Google Docs) [mailto:d+MTA3ODYxOTc4MjY4NTMyNjQyNDI...@docs.google.com]
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 11:03 AM
To: Kevin Chambers
Subject: GTFS-Flexible not... - Apologies if this is nitpicky, but I'...

 

Aaron Antrim replied to a comment on GTFS-Flexible notes - Proposed group, welcome email, announcements

Denis Haskin DRT Apologies if this is nitpicky, but I'm not convinced about the name (and the frequent use of "demand responsive" throughout the text) but I'm willing to yield to those of you with more transport domain experience. The wikipedia article seems to imply DRT does not necessarily include some of the modes I hope we can also cover with this... I dunno... "gtfs-non-fixed-route"? that's sort of a mouthful and again may not be accurate. Suggestions?

Anonymous Demand response is a fairly standardized industry term for those of us in the paratransit realm. It does imply a call -- demand -- to make a trip happen. Non-fixed route could inlcude taxis. It could include commuter bus services or van pool maybe. Seems overly broad to me. -Heather

 

Aaron Antrim An alternative term would be "Flexible Transport" or "Dynamic Transport." I haven't heard these used as a term (much), but the advantage is that it invokes a direct comparison against "Fixed route/stop/schedule transit"

Kevin Chambers I'm in agreement with Heather on this one. DRT is the most comprehensive term I can think of, without being overly broad or defined by what we're not.

 

Kevin Chambers I would be open to Flexible or Dynamic, esp if we're trying to sound jargony. Flexible is a good contrast to fixed. Dynamic sounds slightly more like it came from a marketing dept (not necessarily a bad thing).

Aaron Antrim Based on email conversation, it looks like the group is settling on "flexible" -- unless I hear any objections…

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