An assessment tool for evaluation of operational and safety performance ofintermodal transit terminals

The proposed project seeks to develop a transit terminal assessment tool that can be used to provide safer and

more efficient service to passengers. The objective is to provide the industrial partner with a specifically

designed and calibrated analysis tool that can be used estimate the impact of passenger movements around the

terminal platforms on the frequency of subway/bus arrivals/departures at terminals. The partner organization is a

consultant with long-time expertise in public transportation analysis area. By participation in this project the

company will have access to the improved methodologies in assessing transportation transit terminals, which

can be used in various potential projects. Interested transportation agencies can benefits by exploring

alternative solutions to existing transit terminals that will provide more cost-effective operations of the transit

system. In addition, the intern will learn about the interaction between the private industry and the governmental

transportation agencies in developing common projects targeting improvements of the public transportation

system.

Faculty Supervisor:

Ciprian Alecsandru

Student:

Partner:

CIMA+ (Montreal, QC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

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