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Item Southern Minnesota Rural Transit Origin, Destination, and Reservation Data (The ODR Data)(2024-06-27) Khani, Alireza; Baek, Kwangho; baek0040@umn.edu; Baek, Kwangho; University of Minnesota Transit LabThe ODR data provides detailed observations of six Southern Minnesota Transit Agencies' trip reservations and actual trips over two one-week periods, spanning both pre- and post-MaaS deployment phases. The collected features for the reservation-based services — demand-responsive transits, some ADA paratransits, and route deviations — included the following: date and time of phone call (ride requests) received or reservation reception time (RRT or call-in time), the request’s intended trip date, preferred departure time (PDT), scheduled departure time (SDT), actual pick-up time (APT), actual drop-off time (ADT), origin & destination (OD), fare type (cash, token, etc.), service type (paratransit, student, etc.), and some information on trip cancellations. On the other hand, the collected features for the fixed route buses include the number of boarding and alighting activities for each bus stop and the inferred timestamps.Item Survey and Interviews on Contactless Payment for Western Minnesota Rural Transit(2024-06-27) Khani, Alireza; DeBruin, Hannah; akhani@umn.edu; Khani, Alireza; University of Minnesota Transit LabThe survey focuses on access and demographic disparities in the use of contactless fare payment and comfort/discomfort in using it in rural areas. Questions about passenger acceptance of technology, biases, and monetary capability were included to assess the magnitude of these challenges. Specifically, survey questions were developed to assess transit usage patterns throughout the pandemic, attitudes about COVID-19-related safety concerns, and fare payment. The first section of the survey includes questions about the frequency of transit use for different periods. This is then followed by questions about access to a smartphone, mobile data plan, and internet, along with the questions asking for sociodemographic information of respondents. The interviews focused on transit users' experience during and after the implementation of contactless fare payment. The passenger interview focused on the attitude towards the contactless fare payment.