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			[[Image:Orca.jpg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|Puget Sound's ORCA integrated fare card is one example of the many ways transit agencies can coordinate. Source: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/viriyincy/5559258691 Oran Viriyinci]]]
	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
	A single region often has multiple transit providers. While there are probably good operational reasons for this, it can also be inefficient. Dealing with multiple agencies can also be confusing or frustrating to customers, who think of trips in terms of origins and destinations rather than operators and jurisdictional boundaries. For this reason, it is common for transit agencies to coordinate in ways that improve efficiency and service. This ranges from informal alignment of schedules to facilitate transfers all the way up to consolidation into a single agency. The [http://www.trb.org/TCRP/TCRP.aspx Transit Cooperative Research Program’s] [http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/171934.aspx Improving Transit Integration Among Multiple Providers, Volume I: Transit Integration Manual] provides a guide to the complicated process of public transportation coordination.		A single region often has multiple transit providers. While there are probably good operational reasons for this, it can also be inefficient. Dealing with multiple agencies can also be confusing or frustrating to customers, who think of trips in terms of origins and destinations rather than operators and jurisdictional boundaries. For this reason, it is common for transit agencies to coordinate in ways that improve efficiency and service. This ranges from informal alignment of schedules to facilitate transfers all the way up to consolidation into a single agency. The [http://www.trb.org/TCRP/TCRP.aspx Transit Cooperative Research Program’s] [http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/171934.aspx Improving Transit Integration Among Multiple Providers, Volume I: Transit Integration Manual] provides a guide to the complicated process of public transportation coordination.
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	* Formal goal-setting process - It’s likely that different parties will have different reasons for integrating. Formally agreeing on a set of specific goals keeps the project focused and helps everyone involved benchmark success. Goals can be prioritized short- and long-term, but customer benefit should be a constant concern.		* Formal goal-setting process - It’s likely that different parties will have different reasons for integrating. Formally agreeing on a set of specific goals keeps the project focused and helps everyone involved benchmark success. Goals can be prioritized short- and long-term, but customer benefit should be a constant concern.

			[[Image:connectoralliance.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|The five agencies in Oregon's CONNECTOR Alliance operate autonomously, but coordinate stops and schedules to make trip planning easier for riders. Source: [http://www.nworegontransit.org CONNECTOR Alliance]]]
	===Decision-Making Tools===		===Decision-Making Tools===
	Just showing up to meetings and talking about things is not a productive use of anyone’s time. Managing an integration project successfully requires concrete analytical tools. The manual lays out a variety of techniques that can help move the process along smoothly. A full list is available in the manual; some highlights are:		Just showing up to meetings and talking about things is not a productive use of anyone’s time. Managing an integration project successfully requires concrete analytical tools. The manual lays out a variety of techniques that can help move the process along smoothly. A full list is available in the manual; some highlights are:

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-Transit agencies, especially small agencies, can benefit in many ways from coordinating together. Some agencies have pooled resources to provide joint service while others have benefited from combining only a small set of resources. In yet other cases, agencies can achieve efficiencies for riders in the region by coordinating information and locations for transfers between systems. Though such coordination may not benefit each agency internally, riders benefit from an easier traveling experience and may travel both systems more as a result.
+==Integration Basics==
-===See also===
+===Benefits===
-* Human Transit blog by Jarrett Walker. [http://www.humantransit.org/2015/08/on-transit-integration-or-seamlessness.html On Transit "Integration" or "Seamlessness"]
+Successful transit integration comes with many benefits. This is especially true for consumers. Depending on the scale of the integration, customers could see significant improvements in transit availability (more service hours over a larger area) and in customer service (easier transfers, more intuitive fare payment, and seamless routes).

Jmatute at 22:46, 23 January 2017

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	Transit agencies, especially small agencies, can benefit in many ways from coordinating together. Some agencies have pooled resources to provide joint service while others have benefited from combining only a small set of resources. In yet other cases, agencies can achieve efficiencies for riders in the region by coordinating information and locations for transfers between systems. Though such coordination may not benefit each agency internally, riders benefit from an easier traveling experience and may travel both systems more as a result.		Transit agencies, especially small agencies, can benefit in many ways from coordinating together. Some agencies have pooled resources to provide joint service while others have benefited from combining only a small set of resources. In yet other cases, agencies can achieve efficiencies for riders in the region by coordinating information and locations for transfers between systems. Though such coordination may not benefit each agency internally, riders benefit from an easier traveling experience and may travel both systems more as a result.

	===See also===		===See also===
	* Human Transit blog by Jarrett Walker. [http://www.humantransit.org/2015/08/on-transit-integration-or-seamlessness.html On Transit "Integration" or "Seamlessness"]		* Human Transit blog by Jarrett Walker. [http://www.humantransit.org/2015/08/on-transit-integration-or-seamlessness.html On Transit "Integration" or "Seamlessness"]

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	Transit agencies, especially small agencies, can benefit in many ways from coordinating together. Some agencies have pooled resources to provide joint service while others have benefited from combining only a small set of resources. In yet other cases, agencies can achieve efficiencies for riders in the region by coordinating information and locations for transfers between systems. Though such coordination may not benefit each agency internally, riders benefit from an easier traveling experience and may travel both systems more as a result.		Transit agencies, especially small agencies, can benefit in many ways from coordinating together. Some agencies have pooled resources to provide joint service while others have benefited from combining only a small set of resources. In yet other cases, agencies can achieve efficiencies for riders in the region by coordinating information and locations for transfers between systems. Though such coordination may not benefit each agency internally, riders benefit from an easier traveling experience and may travel both systems more as a result.

			===See also===
			* Human Transit blog by Jarrett Walker. [http://www.humantransit.org/2015/08/on-transit-integration-or-seamlessness.html On Transit "Integration" or "Seamlessness"]

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Transit agencies, especially small agencies, can benefit in many ways from coordinating together. Some agencies have pooled resources to provide joint service while others have benefited from combining only a small set of resources. In yet other cases, agencies can achieve efficiencies for riders in the region by coordinating information and locations for transfers between systems. Though such coordination may not benefit each agency internally, riders benefit from an easier traveling experience and may travel both systems more as a result.