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Transit Terms
Here are some commonly used transit terms used in VIA's data and their definitions
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A collection of trips assigned to a vehicle for a day.
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| Direction:
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One of several possible directions of travel –inbound, outbound, westbound, eastbound,
northbound and southbound-- on a route. (Example: route 2 Blanco is “southbound”
to downtown, and "northbound" to Loop 1604)
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| Location ID:
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The unique number that identifies each VIA bus stop. Publicly this number is referred
to as a StopID.
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Pattern:
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A unique travel path through the street network to visit selected stops for one
trip.
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Route
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A collection of ordered stops presented publicly as a "route" with a name (such
as "2 Blanco") and represented internally as an integer.
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| Timepoint:
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One of several stops on each route that serves as a benchmark for whether a trip
is running on time.
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Trip:
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An iteration of a vehicle traveling along a given pattern. (Example: Route 2 Blanco
makes a trip from downtown to Loop 1604 & US 281. Loop 1604 & US 281 to downtown
would be its next trip.)
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