RTS Transit Center
Communications and AV Systems

Project Description
Spanning a city block, this 87,000 sq. ft. Transit Center provides a consolidated indoor waiting space for an estimated 20,000 riders per day transferring to seven counties centered around Rochester, NY.

The new-build facility includes 26 indoor and two outdoor gates to accommodate up to 100 buses/hour. Designed to be environmentally friendly with energy-saving LED interior lighting, the RTS Transit Center features:

• Digital displays throughout the facility for bus schedules and updates
• An automated trip planner with an electronic ticket purchase option.
• Telephone systems and tactile floor plans to assist the visually impaired .
• Video surveillance and safety systems for all bus gates and waiting areas.

​Archi-Technology's Role​​
​Archi-Technology’s primary responsibilities for this important civic project included:

• Review of all technology related infrastructure and plans.
• Final coordination of all Telecommunications Rooms (TRs).
• Preparation of Digital Signage System RFP and management of related system hardware integration into the facility.
• Preparation of Voice Recorder RFP for both Phones and Radios.
• Overall coordination and equipment selection for text-2-speech phone system that allows visually impaired riders to look up routes.

Challenges
​One of the primary concerns within this facility is redundancy and resiliency. With a goal of 100% uptime, extra attention was paid to having multiple connections into the facility and the ability of the systems to operate independently of the primary systems.

With this being a first of its kind in the local area, a number of new technologies were implemented to help the riders navigate the facility. Starting with only a basic concept, there were multiple systems design iterations to find the solutions that best met the needs of users and budgets.

​Statistics

• Total Program Cost: $50,000,000
• Completion Date: 2014

​​Client

• Genesee Valley Regional Transit Authority, Rochester NY

Services Provided

• Budgeting
• Strategic planning
• ​Design/construction management services

Systems Design and Coordinated

• Voice and network devices and associated infrastructure
• Distributed AV including digital signage and user kiosks
• Communications including phone and radio
  
• Telecommunications Rooms (TRs)
• Video surveillance
• ​Safety systems

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