This research introduces a methodology for utilizing advanced information technologies (AIT) to analyze transportation planning problems in an urban planning context. Public transit planning is the focus of this study. The study investigates bus stop consolidation as a tool for increasing transit service reliability through analysis of data collected by AIT. The Streamline project implemented by the TriCounty Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet), the local transit provider for the Portland metropolitan area, is used in this research.