In view of this, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has initiated this technical consultation to investigate and analyse the underlying causes, gaps and failures in the current systems and to identify approaches to extract the maximum 10 value of the existing APTSs and influence the future procurements and deployment to improve bus operations. [...] The payment schedule usually involves a payment of approximately 50 per cent of the contract value upon delivery and installation of the hardware components, which more than compensates the vendor for the actual cost of the hardware. [...] Additionally, due to cumbersome nature of digitizing transit networks and schedules, the transit agency relies on the vendors to code the schedule information in the system and lacks the means to independently verify its correctness. [...] While there are many aspects to the success of a transit service, the key factors in acquiring passenger mode share are: a) Service availability: Characterised by the frequency of the transit service towards the desired destination where the bus is not already crowded at the place of boarding. [...] The density of the lines from the passenger origin to the destination indicates the passenger load in the bus.
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