What is ISO 37169 about?
ISO 37169 discusses smart community infrastructures. This international standard promotes the development of public transportation like buses and trains to better accommodate for the advancements in technology and increase in population.
ISO 37169 specifies a procedure for run-through train operations, identified as smart transportation. This concept provides direct, one-seat ride services in high-quality corridors connecting cities and transportation hubs without forcing transfers. Improved operations planning, greater use of interchange or rental use arrangements are described so that these services can be implemented without constructing major infrastructure improvements in existing transportation corridors and right-of-way.
Note: Smart transportation by run-through operation applies to other transportation modes besides rail and bus services if applied in services operating in the same mode. Refer to ISO 37154 for applicable transportation modes.
Who is ISO 37169 for?
ISO 37169 on the infrastructure of smart community with smart transportation is useful for:
- Community leaders
- Local government authorities
- City planners
- Transportation departments
- Transportation service providers
Why should you use ISO 37169?
Many cities are improving their transportation systems to provide greater accessibility, mobility, and environmental benefits and to promote sustainable economic growth in their communities. Cities currently operating older transit systems, which require many transfers in multiple city centres and transportation hubs, are developing new rail and bus lines that offer more direct, frequent services with a one-seat ride. These services reduce the number of transfers within a city centre and outlying metropolitan areas. They offer through train or bus services in high-quality transit corridors, defined as smart transportation.
ISO 37169 describes how to organize run-through train or bus corridors using smart transportation in city centres, greater metropolitan areas, and regions. This concept includes reprioritizing operations, management, organizational plans, and agreements between multiple carriers so that new transit services can be provided while still maintaining the current rail and bus infrastructure and existing transit service within local communities and city centres.
ISO 37169 helps you to implement smart transportation by trains and buses that reduces the traffic strain on roads and increases the transit efficiency of the city.