Patent ID: 7936286

Claim:
A system for directing pedestrian and public transportation traffic, said system comprising: a) an input comprising a crisis, including its public transportation specific effects; b) one or more databases comprising: 1) a map of public transportation-accessible thoroughfares; 2) public transportation location databases; and 3) public transportation location update databases; 4) optionally, optimum path database as a function of transportation specific effect of crisis; 5) optionally, a secure alternate routing information database; c) two or more kiosks, each having a location, and each having the capacity to: 1) display an optimum route of egress, said route of egress corresponding to the location of the kiosk; 2) display an updated optimum path of egress upon receiving updates of the input in a) and/or b)2) and b)3); d) a function having the capacity to i) identify, for each portal and location in c), the corresponding member of 4) which best corresponds to the crisis and specific effects in a) or ii) calculate, from one or more of 1), 2) and 3), location dependent optimum paths of egress for each kiosk and location in c).