LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1.1 Talking Signs® Installation at Caltrain Station

Figure 1.2  Street Corner Detail

Figure 2.1  The RIAS Receiver

Figure 2.2  Transmitter Cover and Placement

Figure 2.3  Directional Beam from Transmitter to Receiver

Figure 2.4  Cone Shaped Infrared Light Beam from Transmitter

Figure 2.5  Transit Terminal Installation

Figure 2.6  Typical Street Information and Coverage with RIAS

Figure 2.7  Using RIAS to Identify an Approaching Bus

Figure 3.1  Transfer Task 1 Path of Travel

Figure 3.2  Excess Time using Regular Methods and RIAS - Task 1

Figure 3.3  Transfer Task 2 Path of Travel

Figure 3.4  Excess Time using Regular Methods and RIAS - Task 2

Figure 3.5  Transfer Task 3 Path of Travel

Figure 3.6  Excess Time using Regular Methods and RIAS - Task 3

Figure 3.7  Transfer Task 4 Path of Travel

Figure 3.8  Excess Time using Regular Methods and RIAS - Task 4

Figure 3.9  Transfer Task 5 Path of Travel

Figure 3.10  Excess Time using Regular Methods and RIAS - Task 5

Figure 3.11  Oblique View of RIAS Installation at King and 4th Streets

Figure 3.12  Difficulty of Transit Tasks

Figure 3.13  Travel Time Penalty for Four Specific Types of Tasks

Figure 3.14  Travel Time Penalty for Cue-based Location Tasks

Figure 4.1  Travel Times per Person

Figure 4.2  Total Trips per Person

Figure 4.3  Additional Trips Desired and Estimated

Figure 4.4  Additional Desired and Estimated Subject Participation

Figure 4.5:  Data Points for Six Transfer Scenarios

Figure 4.6  Transfer Decisions in a Familiar Area

Figure 4.7  Transfer Decisions in an Unfamiliar Area

Figure 4.8  Effect of Area Familiarity on Perceived Transfer Decisions

Figure 4.9  Distance Impedance per Block

Figure 4.10 Frequency Distribution of Spatial Awareness

 

BACK TO OVERVIEW