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Connecting Community Transportation: The Transactional Data Specification

The Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) with support from AARP Public Policy Institute developed Connecting Community Transportation: Lessons Learned from Transactional Data Specification Demonstration Projects, a research report on the Transactional Data Specification (TDS) and its role in facilitating demand-responsive transportation in projects around the country.

The report discusses the history of the TDS, its benefits, and use cases, and summarizes TDS demonstration projects in Colorado, Minnesota, Ohio, California, Oregon, and Washington. Additionally, the paper discusses key takeaways from implementation projects and outlines additional project opportunities, including healthcare coordination, mobility management, and non-emergency medical transportation.

Click on the image below for a downloadable PDF of the research report.

First page of the TDS research report

In addition to the research report, SUMC with support from AARP Public Policy Institute, also developed an accompanying roadmap for TDS implementation. This roadmap offers key considerations and steps for planning, designing, and implementing the Transactional Data Specification. The roadmap is not exhaustive; rather, it is designed to guide interested agencies in adopting the Transactional Data Specification.

Click on the images below for downloadable PDFs of the Roadmap for Implementation spotlight and the infographic.

First page of the Roadmap for Implementation supporting documentConnecting community transportation roadmap. A birds-eye view of a roundabout with three sections. The first section, "Planning" includes the text "Map out data standardization and identify opportunities," "Identify technology trade-offs," "understand agency operations and technical capacity," and "Identify customer transportation needs." The orange section, "Implementation" includes the text "Bring to scale," "Evaluate, learn, and adjust," "Implement," "Test with customers," "Validate TDS messages," Build TDS-compliant platform," and "Design platform." The blue "Design" section includes the text "Define scope and budget," "Define project goals," "Define use case(s)," "Secure funding," "engage software vendors," and "set performance metrics." A purple ring around the roundabout has the text "Collaborate with industry peers," "Refine the TDS through governance," and "Engage the community."

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