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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Stakeholder perspectives on BRTEMIP

Figure 2. Monitoring of the urban road environment. Source: Drawing by the authors

congested road sections and their causes, offering effective application development. Secondly, using traffic congestion
solutions to alleviate congestion and improve the efficiency monitoring and management as an example, the paper
and quality of urban transportation. Finally, the application presents application cases to demonstrate the platform’s
program enhances the decision-making capabilities and effectiveness and practicality. Finally, it envisages the future
management quality of both government bodies and development of this platform, including improvements in
enterprises, thereby making a positive contribution to the data collection and processing technology, strengthening
improvement and optimization of the urban transportation of data sharing and utilization mechanisms, and the
environment. development of more intelligent applications.
The success of the traffic road monitoring information In the future, as urbanization and population growth
platform depends on comprehensive engagement with accelerate, the demand for urban traffic transportation
various stakeholders, each playing a unique and vital role. environmental monitoring and management will continue
Government and supervisory authorities, who play a pivotal to increase (Liang et al., 2019). Therefore, this platform
role in regulatory compliance and urban policymaking, will play an increasingly important role, contributing
require accurate monitoring data for informed decision- significantly to improving and optimizing the urban traffic
making. Equally important is public engagement, addressing transportation environment.
public concerns, increasing awareness, and encouraging However, despite its importance, the operation of the
participation. Software developers are considered high- monitoring platform still faces numerous limitations
priority stakeholders because they shape the platform’s and challenges. Therefore, this study provides relevant
technological backbone, ensuring its efficiency and promoting suggestions for different stakeholders. In terms of
innovation. Collaboration with solution providers, which technology, there is a need for the platform’s data processing
is regarded as moderate to high importance, enhances and decision support capabilities to adapt to complex
the platform’s functionality and scalability. Finally, data data characteristics and diverse application scenarios.
analysts, playing a significant role, contribute their This need for adaptation requires service providers to
expertise in interpreting monitoring data, thus providing research and develop corresponding algorithms, models,
evidence-based decision-making support. Effective and tools. Moreover, to meet the needs of multi-scenario
engagement with all stakeholders is therefore essential for applications, advanced technology must be introduced to
the holistic development, continuous improvement, and the traffic road environmental information monitoring
long-term sustainability of the platform. platform to support sustainable monitoring and cope with
6. Conclusion the challenges posed by environmental uncertainty. In
terms of cost, deploying and maintaining a large number
This paper uses BRTEMIP as an example to explore the of sensors and equipment by government bodies and
construction and application of urban traffic transportation the Ministry of Transportation requires considerable
environmental monitoring information platforms. resources, including energy consumption and considering
Firstly, the paper introduces the architecture and design environmental impact, which can be costly. Therefore,
principles of this platform, covering aspects such as data formulating budget costs and transportation planning
collection and processing, data sharing and utilization, and should involve collaboration with service providers. In

Volume 6 Issue 2 (2024) 9 https://doi.org/10.36922/jcau.2283