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Macro’s highly experienced planners, systems engineers, and project management professionals, have served on engagements with some of the largest, most complex transportation and mass transit and transportation agencies in the USA. The following list is a summary of our most recent transit/tranportation clients showing the corresponding type of system engineered or service rendered:
Client Project
Akron (OH) "METRO" Regional Transit Authority Fixed-route & paratransit CAD/AVL system                                            Voice & data radio communications                                             Passenger information                                                                           Legacy Technology/Systems Assessment & Recommendation plan                                                                                                                    ITS System Engineering process & plan
Alameda/Contra Costa Transit
(AC Transit), Oakland, CA
CAD/AVL system
Voice & data radio communication system
On-bus annunciators & APC
Fixed-route scheduling system
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) Control center siting and design;                                                            CETC system replacement for the Northeast Corridor line
California, State of (CALTRANS) Dispatch radio system interconnect design
Capital Metro, Austin, TX Trip planning system
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
Chicago, IL
Multi-modal control center design
Fiber optic-network
Citizens Area Transit (CAT)
Las Vegas, NV (Regional Transportation Commission of (Southern Nev.)
Fixed-route & paratransit CAD/AVL system
Voice & data radio communication system
FCC 800 MHz rebanding planning and implementation
Cobb Community Transit, Marietta, GA

Fixed-route & paratransit CAD/AVL system;                                        Wireless Communications;                                                                         Real-time bus arrival information system;  APC                                                                                                                   On-bus annunciators                                                                     

Colorado Springs Transit, CO AVL & Bus Stop Information Display Needs Assessment Report
Connecticut State Department
of Transportation (ConnDOT)
Newington, CT
AVL Study and “Proof-of Concept” Deployment Plan
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
(DART) Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
Rail control center modernization
Edmonton Transit System (ETS)
Alberta, CAN
System-wide CTC replacement;
Bus & Paratransit CAD/AVL strategic plan
Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority
(GBTA), Bridgeport, CT
Fixed-route & paratransit CAD/AVL system
Voice & data radio communication system
Fixed-route scheduling system
On-bus annunciators & APC
Greater Richmond Transit
Company (GRTC), VA
CAD/AVL system
On-bus annunciators & APC
Hampton Roads Transit (HRT)
Hampton Roads / Norfolk, VA

CAD/AVL system
Fixed-route scheduling system
Voice & data radio communication system Operator Dispatch
On-bus annunciators & APC
Trip planning system

Illinois State Toll Highway
Authority (ISTHA), Chicago, IL
800 MHz mobile radio system upgrade
Dispatch center workstation modernization
Intercity Transit, Olympia, WA

Fixed-route & paratransit CAD/AVL system
Voice & data radio communication system
On-bus annunciators & APC                                                                  Transit Center Signs

King County “Metro” Transit
Seattle, WA
Comprehensive radio communications plan
Voice & data radio communication system
Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transit Authority
(MTA), Los Angeles, CA
SCADA systems for Metro Red, Green, Blue and Gold Lines
Madison County Transit (MCT/ACT)
Granite City, IL
CAD/AVL system
Paratransit scheduling system
Voice & data radio communication system
On-bus annunciators & APC
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system
Maryland Transportation
Administration, Baltimore, MD
Rail control center, SCADA and CTC modernization
Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Boston, MA
Traction Power SCADA upgrade for “The T” subway system
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit
Authority (MARTA), Atlanta, GA
Train control system (TCS) replacement;
Operations control center (OCC) assessment;
CAD/AVL implementation assessment;
Business process review (BPR)
Metropolitan Council’s
“Metro Transit”
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Dispatch center siting, design, and construction oversight
CAD/AVL system
Fixed-route scheduling system
Voice & data radio communication system
On-bus annunciators & APC
Metropolitan Transit Authority New York, New York City, NY Control center design support;
Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) system
Metropolitan Transit Authority New York - Metro North Railroad
New York City, NY
Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) and Communications Systems
Metropolitan Transit Authority New York - Long Island Railroad (LIRR), Queens, NY AVL system for maintenance vehicle fleet
Metropolitan Transit Authority New York - Bus and Paratransit divisions
New York City, NY

Fixed-route & paratransit CAD/AVL systems
On-bus annunciators & APC
Paratransit scheduling system & IVR

Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS), Milwaukee, WI Fixed-route scheduling system w/operator dispatch module
Montgomery County Transit
Rockville, MD
CAD/AVL system evaluation & plan
New Jersey Transit
Newark, NJ
TMAC/SCADA system;
Rail control center siting and systems design                               Wireless Communications Technology Trade-off                  Assessment and Recommendation
Niagara Frontier Transportation
Authority (NFTA), Buffalo, NY
Light rail SCADA system upgrade
Oahu Transit Services (“TheBus”)
Honolulu, HI
Fixed-route & paratransit CAD/AVL system
Voice & data radio communication system
On-bus annunciators & APC
Pace Suburban Bus
Arlington Heights, IL
CAD/AVL system
Voice & data radio communication system
On-bus annunciators & APC
Traffic signal priority system
Pierce (County) Transit, Tacoma, WA Control center siting, design, and modernization
CAD/AVL system
Voice & data radio communication system
On-bus annunciators & APC
Port Authority of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA
Voice & data radio communication system;
Technology Strategic Plan;
Police CAD/RMS Plan
Port Authority of New York/New Jersey Air-Train radio system design;
Bus terminal voice/data communication system;
George Washington Bridge in-building radio system coverage and fiber optic network studies and designs;
JFK International Airport: “EZ-Pass Plus” parking lane design & plans;
JFK International Airport: General Aviation Terminal control center design;
Police CAD/RMS needs assessment
SCADA system designs for Lincoln Tunnel and PATH rail service
Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), Woodbridge, VA APTS Assessment and Development of                                          Strategic Implementation Plan                                                           Wireless Cellular Voice/Data Service
Rhode Island Public Transportation
Authority (RIPTA), Providence, RI

CAD/AVL system
Voice & data radio communication system
On-bus annunciators & APC                                                               800 MHz rebanding                    

Rochester-Genesee Regional
Transportation Authority (R-GRTA)
Rochester, NY
CAD/AVL system
Voice & data radio communication system
On-bus annunciators

San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), San Diego, CA
 

North County Transit District (NCTD)
(NCTD), Oceanside, CA

Centralized train control SCADA system;
Trolley Operations Control Center (OOC) siting and design;
CAD/AVL system
Fixed-route scheduling & operator dispatch
Voice & data radio communication system
On-bus annunciators & APC
San Francisco Municipal Railway
(SFMTA or “MUNI”), San Francisco, CA
Voice & data radio communication system
Control Center Operational Concept Document
Santa Clara County Valley Transit
Authority (VTA), San Jose, CA
Dispatch center siting & construction oversight
CAD/AVL system
Voice & data radio communication system
On-bus annunciators & APC
Traffic signal priority system
San Mateo County Transit District
(“SamTrans”), San Carlos, CA
Fixed-route & paratransit CAD/AVL system
Voice & data radio communication system
On-bus annunciators & APC
Seattle-Tacoma Port Authority
(SEATAC), Seattle, WA
800 MHz Trunked Radio System
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Transit Authority (SEPTA)
Philadelphia, PA

Regional Rail Control Center design & construction oversight;
CTC & Traction Power SCADA systems;
Underground radio communications interoperability improvements;
Microwave network relocation & upgrades;                        Communication support for new payment technologies

Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), Cincinnati, OH

Fixed-route & paratransit CAD/AVL System Replacement                  Real-time Bus Arrival Information System                                          Voice & data radio communication system

Stark Area Transit, Canton, OH Fixed-route & paratransit CAD/AVL system
Voice & data radio communication system
On-bus annunciators & APC
Suffolk County Transit, Yaphank, NY Fixed-route & paratransit CAD/AVL system
Data radio communication system
On-bus annunciators & APC
Sun Metro, El Paso, TX CAD/AVL system
On-bus annunciators & APC
Toronto Transit Corporation (TTC) Ontario, CAN New rail control center and related control, supervision and communications systems
Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK), Covington, KY CAD/AVL system
Voice & data radio communication system
On-bus annunciators & APC
Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (“Tri-Met”)
Portland, OR
CAD/AVL system
Voice & data radio communication system
On-bus annunciators & APC
Trip planning system
Valley Metro, Phoenix, AZ Fixed-route & paratransit CAD/AVL system
Fixed-route scheduling w/operator dispatch
Voice & data radio communication system
On-bus annunciators & APC
Trip planning system
Walt Disney World Transportation Department, Lake Buena Vista, FL Bus & Monorail wireless data, guest information displays, and CAD/AVL system needs assessment.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA’s “Metro”)
Washington, DC
CTC and communications system replacement;
control center modernization and business process review
Westchester County Dept. of Transportation (“Bee-Line”)
White Plains, NY

Fixed-route & paratransit CAD/AVL systems    
Data radio communication system                                                             On-bus annunciators & APC

Wisconsin State Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Statewide Traffic Operations and Public Safety Interoperable Data Communications Study and Plan