topic Re: Customizing Travel Modes in Public Transit Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/public-transit-questions/customizing-travel-modes/m-p/667911#M38 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The only way to support schedule-based public transit in Network Analyst is to download the Add GTFS to a Network Dataset tool:&nbsp;<A class="link-titled" href="http://esri.github.io/public-transit-tools/AddGTFStoaNetworkDataset.html" title="http://esri.github.io/public-transit-tools/AddGTFStoaNetworkDataset.html">Add GTFS to a Network Dataset | GTFS in ArcGIS</A>&nbsp;</P><P>To accomplish what you're trying to do, you would have to use this tool to create a network dataset that includes the transit schedules, then publish your service based off this network dataset.&nbsp; You also have to be able to install the "transit evaluator" on the server machine.&nbsp; There are some instructions within the tool's <A href="https://github.com/Esri/public-transit-tools/blob/master/add-GTFS-to-a-network-dataset/UsersGuide.md#using-your-network-dataset-with-arcgis-server">user's guide</A> that talk about that.</P><P></P><P>Note that you can get the closest facility and the travel time, but you cannot get directions that are sensible for public transit.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 28 Mar 2018 20:35:06 GMT MelindaMorang 2018-03-28T20:35:06Z Customizing Travel Modes https://community.esri.com/t5/public-transit-questions/customizing-travel-modes/m-p/667910#M37 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm trying to create a find closest facility routing service to be used by bus riders.</P><P>I was wondering if there is a way to create a customized travel mode that would take into account walking and riding combined based upon a start point (user's home), walk to nearest bus stop, ride bus along bus route to stop nearest destination, and walking to destination.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 28 Mar 2018 20:18:12 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/public-transit-questions/customizing-travel-modes/m-p/667910#M37 Anonymous User 2018-03-28T20:18:12Z Re: Customizing Travel Modes https://community.esri.com/t5/public-transit-questions/customizing-travel-modes/m-p/667911#M38 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The only way to support schedule-based public transit in Network Analyst is to download the Add GTFS to a Network Dataset tool:&nbsp;<A class="link-titled" href="http://esri.github.io/public-transit-tools/AddGTFStoaNetworkDataset.html" title="http://esri.github.io/public-transit-tools/AddGTFStoaNetworkDataset.html">Add GTFS to a Network Dataset | GTFS in ArcGIS</A>&nbsp;</P><P>To accomplish what you're trying to do, you would have to use this tool to create a network dataset that includes the transit schedules, then publish your service based off this network dataset.&nbsp; You also have to be able to install the "transit evaluator" on the server machine.&nbsp; There are some instructions within the tool's <A href="https://github.com/Esri/public-transit-tools/blob/master/add-GTFS-to-a-network-dataset/UsersGuide.md#using-your-network-dataset-with-arcgis-server">user's guide</A> that talk about that.</P><P></P><P>Note that you can get the closest facility and the travel time, but you cannot get directions that are sensible for public transit.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 28 Mar 2018 20:35:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/public-transit-questions/customizing-travel-modes/m-p/667911#M38 MelindaMorang 2018-03-28T20:35:06Z