Block Paddle

The Block Paddle provides a list of all the trips for each vehicle block for specified lines and services including the comments associated with them.

The following graphic shows the Block Paddle parameters:
BlockBuster Block Paddle parameters
Table 1. Block Paddle Report Parameters
Parameter Description
Agency Agency code
Signup Name Name of sign-up period.
Division Division code
Service Group Service Group abbreviation
Exception Combo Selected exception combination. This is set to <Off> by default.
Scenario Runcut solution comprised of the selected parameter settings and the resulting runcut.
Line Group Abbr. Abbreviation of line group name.
Block By default, it shows Vehicle Blocks unless you have activated Driver Blocks. This is used mainly for Rail transit.
Effective Date Information related to the period when the report is in effect.
Note: This is a text field. You can enter any piece of data you want to include in the report, for example, date or name of user.
Military Time If selected, the 24-hour clock (midnight to midnight) time format is used, for example, 13:00:00 is 1:00 PM. in the 12-hour clock format.

If selected, this format overrides the format selected in Properties.

Include Destination Code

If selected, the pattern destination code is added in the report. The code is defined on the Edit tab in the Patterns Edit dialog.

Export As Allows you to select the format type of the report:
  • CSV (Comma-separated values file that is read with spreadsheet program)
  • Excel (Microsoft spreadsheet)
  • PDF (Read with Adobe Reader)
  • RTF (Rich Text Format)
  • WORD (Microsoft Word)
The following graphic shows an example of a Block paddle report:
Sample Block Paddle

The symbols that indicate the direction of the trip are: ++ for start of the trip and << and >> for the end of trip.