In June 2023, and the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) was awarded $949,500 through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for Transit Buses Demonstration and Automated Transit Bus Maintenance and Yard Operations Demonstration Program, for the CapMetro ADS Yard Automation Researc
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Skolrud, S., & Keshmiri, A. (2025). CapMetro Ads Yard Automation Research and Deployment: Phase One. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Strategic Transit Automation Research (STAR) Program. https://doi.org/10.21949/9wvg-jd45
Skolrud, Severin and Armon Keshmiri. CapMetro Ads Yard Automation Research and Deployment: Phase One. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Strategic Transit Automation Research (STAR) Program, 2025. https://doi.org/10.21949/9wvg-jd45.
Skolrud, Severin, and Armon Keshmiri CapMetro Ads Yard Automation Research and Deployment: Phase One. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Strategic Transit Automation Research (STAR) Program, 2025, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/9wvg-jd45.
This data set contains automated test cases, results, and test engineer comments, event summaries which explain in detail the root cause of events which occurred during testing, capacity analysis simulations which show the navigation of buses in a newly organized automated yard, and a job impact calculator showing the impact of automation on existi
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Skolrud, S., Keshmiri, A., Gupta, T., Nair, R., & Namayanja, J. (2025). CapMetro Yard Automation Research & Deployment (YARD) Program Datasets. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Strategic Transit Automation Research (STAR) Program. https://doi.org/10.21949/wa3h-mr61
Skolrud, Severin, Armon Keshmiri, Tanay Gupta, Rahul Nair, and Jo Namayanja. CapMetro Yard Automation Research & Deployment (YARD) Program Datasets. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Strategic Transit Automation Research (STAR) Program, 2025. https://doi.org/10.21949/wa3h-mr61.
Skolrud, Severin, et al. CapMetro Yard Automation Research & Deployment (YARD) Program Datasets. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Strategic Transit Automation Research (STAR) Program, 2025, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/wa3h-mr61.
In June 2023, and the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) was awarded $949,500 through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for Transit Buses Demonstration and Automated Transit Bus Maintenance and Yard Operations Demonstration Program, for the CapMetro ADS Yard Automation Researc
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WSP, & Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CAPMetro) (2025). CapMetro Yard Automation Research and Deployment: Phase One [Data Management Plan]. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Strategic Transit Automation Research (STAR) Program. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87353
WSP and Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CAPMetro). CapMetro Yard Automation Research and Deployment: Phase One [Data Management Plan]. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Strategic Transit Automation Research (STAR) Program, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87353.
WSP, et al. CapMetro Yard Automation Research and Deployment: Phase One [Data Management Plan]. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Strategic Transit Automation Research (STAR) Program, 2025, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87353.
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This statutorily required annual report provides information on FTAʼs Technical Assistance and Workforce Development Program (49 U.S.C. § 5314). It includes information on technical assistance, standards development, training, human resources, and workforce development projects active in FY 2024. The report concludes with information on FTAʼs proce
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation (2025). FTA Annual Report on Technical Assistance and Workforce Development for FY 2024 (Report No. 0274). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/k0yt-bc20
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation. FTA Annual Report on Technical Assistance and Workforce Development for FY 2024. Report no. 0274. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2025. https://doi.org/10.21949/k0yt-bc20.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation FTA Annual Report on Technical Assistance and Workforce Development for FY 2024. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2025, Report no. 0274, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/k0yt-bc20.
The Transit Bus Electrification Tool is a Microsoft Excel-based spreadsheet tool that allows users to estimate the partial lifecycle greenhouse gas emission savings associated with replacing standard bus fleets with low-emission or zero-emission transit buses.
Filosa, G., Chupp, W., Poe, C., & Raymond, A. (2024). User Guide: Transit Bus Electrification Tool Version 1.1 (Report No. DOT-VNTSC-FTA-25-02). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79190
Filosa, Gina, William Chupp, Carson Poe, and Abigail Raymond. User Guide: Transit Bus Electrification Tool Version 1.1. Report no. DOT-VNTSC-FTA-25-02. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2024. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79190.
Filosa, Gina, et al. User Guide: Transit Bus Electrification Tool Version 1.1. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2024, Report no. DOT-VNTSC-FTA-25-02, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79190.
The Transit Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Estimator (Estimator) is a Microsoft Excel-based spreadsheet tool that allows users to estimate the partial lifecycle GHG emissions generated and energy used during the construction, operation, and maintenance phases of a project across select transit modes. Users input general information about a project,
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Filosa, G. (2024). User Guide: Transit Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimator Version 3.1 (Report No. DOT-VNTSC-FTA-25-01). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78985
Filosa, Gina. User Guide: Transit Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimator Version 3.1. Report no. DOT-VNTSC-FTA-25-01. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2024. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78985.
Filosa, Gina User Guide: Transit Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimator Version 3.1. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2024, Report no. DOT-VNTSC-FTA-25-01, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78985.
The purpose of this document is to identify and resolve human factors issues as part of the design and evaluation of flight deck displays and controls for all types of aircraft (Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) parts 23, 25, 27, and 29), in the interest of improving aviation safety. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) provides h
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Yeh, M., Swider, C., Donovan, C., Eon, D., Chase, S., & Jo, Y. J. (2024). Human Factors Considerations in the Design and Evaluation of Flight Deck Displays and Controls, Version 3.0 (Report No. DOT/FAA/AM-24/23, DOT-VNTSC-FAA-24-). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87936
Yeh, Michelle, Cathy Swider, Colleen Donovan, Danielle Eon, Stephanie Chase, and Young Jin Jo. Human Factors Considerations in the Design and Evaluation of Flight Deck Displays and Controls, Version 3.0. Report no. DOT/FAA/AM-24/23, DOT-VNTSC-FAA-24-. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration, 2024. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87936.
Yeh, Michelle, et al. Human Factors Considerations in the Design and Evaluation of Flight Deck Displays and Controls, Version 3.0. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration, 2024, Report no. DOT/FAA/AM-24/23, DOT-VNTSC-FAA-24-, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87936.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) developed the Transit Resilience Guidebook to support transit agencies, local government officials, metropolitan planning organizations, and other entities responsible for operating, funding, or coordinating on public transportation in their efforts to anticipate, adapt to, and recover from service disruptio
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Filosa, G., Gilman, S., Hossfeld, D., Kim, Y. J., Wingo, K., Bochicchio, J., & Brun, A. (2024). Transit Resilience Guidebook (Report No. FTA Report No. 0265, DOT-VNTSC-FTA-24-03). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78887
Filosa, Gina, Scott Gilman, Daniel Hossfeld, Yu Jin Kim, Kelsey Wingo, Juliet Bochicchio, and Alexandra Brun. Transit Resilience Guidebook. Report no. FTA Report No. 0265, DOT-VNTSC-FTA-24-03. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2024. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78887.
Filosa, Gina, et al. Transit Resilience Guidebook. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2024, Report no. FTA Report No. 0265, DOT-VNTSC-FTA-24-03, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78887.
On September 1, 2020, the City of Wilson, North Carolina, with support from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) through an Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) FY20 award, replaced its existing fixed route transit system with an on-demand microtransit service called RIDE. Wilson partnered with mobility solutions provider Via T
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Brumfield, R. (2023). Transforming Public Transit with a Rural On-Demand Microtransit Project [supporting dataset] (Report No. FTA Report No. 0243). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529834
Brumfield, Ryan. Transforming Public Transit with a Rural On-Demand Microtransit Project [supporting dataset]. Report no. FTA Report No. 0243. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529834.
Brumfield, Ryan Transforming Public Transit with a Rural On-Demand Microtransit Project [supporting dataset]. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023, Report no. FTA Report No. 0243, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529834.
I n 2021, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District (MetroLINK) a grant to develop a cybersecurity assessment tool to assess its cyber posture as part of FTA’s Public Transportation COVID-19 Research Demonstration Grant Program. The Cybersecurity Assessment Tool for Transit (CATT) and
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Echols, M., Thomas, B., Seckman, K., & Belcher, S. (2023). Cybersecurity Resilience Assessment Tool to Enhance Public Confidence in Transit (Report No. FTA Report No. 0250). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527663
Echols, Michael, Brandon Thomas, Kathryn Seckman, and Scott Belcher. Cybersecurity Resilience Assessment Tool to Enhance Public Confidence in Transit. Report no. FTA Report No. 0250. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527663.
Echols, Michael, et al. Cybersecurity Resilience Assessment Tool to Enhance Public Confidence in Transit. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023, Report no. FTA Report No. 0250, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527663.
Recently, bus transit agencies nationwide have slowly shifted from reducing their carbon footprints through alternative fuel vehicles to eliminating their carbon emissions by adopting battery electric fleets. This push is supported by FTA's commitment to reducing carbon emissions from transit vehicles, infrastructure, and construction through their
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Tucci, J., Dougherty, J., Cachecho, A., Kaufman, L., Leachman, D., Perez, W., & Staes, L. (2023). Safety and Security Certification of Electric Bus Fleets - Industry Best Practices (Report No. 0252). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527665
Tucci, Jim, Jim Dougherty, Alex Cachecho, Larry Kaufman, David Leachman, Wendy Perez, and Lisa Staes. Safety and Security Certification of Electric Bus Fleets - Industry Best Practices. Report no. 0252. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527665.
Tucci, Jim, et al. Safety and Security Certification of Electric Bus Fleets - Industry Best Practices. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023, Report no. 0252, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527665.
A s part of FTA’s effort to promote continuous safety and operational improvements in the public transit industry, Guidebook for Deploying Battery Electric Buses was developed to provide bus transit agencies with leading transit industry practices for performing these activities. The supporting research report, Procuring and Maintaining Battery Ele
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Godfrey, J., Sipiora, A., & Staes, L. (2023). Guidebook for Deploying Battery Electric Buses (Report No. FTA Report No. 0254). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527667
Godfrey, Jodi, Austin Sipiora, and Lisa Staes. Guidebook for Deploying Battery Electric Buses. Report no. FTA Report No. 0254. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527667.
Godfrey, Jodi, et al. Guidebook for Deploying Battery Electric Buses. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023, Report no. FTA Report No. 0254, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527667.
The primary objective of this project was to identify the best practices for procuring and maintaining battery electric buses (BEB) and charging systems to help in U.S. Department of Transportation efforts to support the transition of the nation's transportation systems to electric vehicles and other zero-carbon technologies. The research outcomes
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Godfrey, J., & Sipiora, A. (2023). Procuring and Maintaining Battery Electric Buses and Charging Systems – Best Practices (Report No. FTA Report No. 0253). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527666
Godfrey, Jodi and Austin Sipiora. Procuring and Maintaining Battery Electric Buses and Charging Systems – Best Practices. Report no. FTA Report No. 0253. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527666.
Godfrey, Jodi, and Austin Sipiora Procuring and Maintaining Battery Electric Buses and Charging Systems – Best Practices. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023, Report no. FTA Report No. 0253, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527666.
In partnership with the Federal Transit Administration, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, Arizona State University, and Dunbar Transportation Consulting, LLC, identified a set of replicable measures that public transportation providers and their partners can use to advance equity for those who have been historically underserved, mar
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Karner, A. A., Levine, K., Dunbar, J., & Pendyala, R. M. (2023). Practical Measures for Advancing Public Transit Equity and Access (Report No. FTA Report No. 0249). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527662
Karner, Alex A., Kaylyn Levine, Julie Dunbar, and Ram M. Pendyala. Practical Measures for Advancing Public Transit Equity and Access. Report no. FTA Report No. 0249. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527662.
Karner, Alex A., et al. Practical Measures for Advancing Public Transit Equity and Access. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023, Report no. FTA Report No. 0249, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527662.
This report summarizes findings from a project to design, build, and test a prototype LRV end enclosure, or bumper, as a retrofit to an existing LRV operated in the U.S. to reduce (1) potential for injury to automobile occupants, (2) damage to the LRV, and (3) costs to operators from crashes. The retrofit bumper design process consisted of geometri
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Bocchieri, R. T., Lowe, T., Huang, J., & Kirkpatrick, S. W. (2023). LRV Bumper Safety Technology Deployment (Report No. FTA Report No. 0247). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527660
Bocchieri, Robert T., Travis Lowe, John Huang, and Steven W Kirkpatrick. LRV Bumper Safety Technology Deployment. Report no. FTA Report No. 0247. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527660.
Bocchieri, Robert T., et al. LRV Bumper Safety Technology Deployment. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023, Report no. FTA Report No. 0247, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527660.
As new technologies, such as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving systems (ADS) are introduced into transit operations, the tasks required of the operator will change. This research effort sought to understand if a low-cost training tool could be developed to maintain/improve safety as transit agencies pilot test these te
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King, S., Cesic, L., Brodeur, A., Mallett, M., Young, J., Gabree, S. H., & Fisher, D. L. (2023). Interactive PowerPoint Training to Improve Safety Driver Awareness while Operating a Transit Vehicle Equipped with Driving Automation Features (Report No. FTA Report No. 0248). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527661
King, Savana, Leila Cesic, Alyssa Brodeur, Mirabel Mallett, Jared Young, Scott H. Gabree, and Donald L. Fisher. Interactive PowerPoint Training to Improve Safety Driver Awareness while Operating a Transit Vehicle Equipped with Driving Automation Features. Report no. FTA Report No. 0248. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527661.
King, Savana, et al. Interactive PowerPoint Training to Improve Safety Driver Awareness while Operating a Transit Vehicle Equipped with Driving Automation Features. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023, Report no. FTA Report No. 0248, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527661.
The University of Delaware’s Fuel Cell Transit Vehicle Program was initiated in September 2005 and ended in November 2022. The Program consortium was led by the University of Delaware and included the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Ballard Inc., Ebus, Air Liquide, and Delaware Transit Corporation. The primary goal of the Program was to r
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Prasad, A., & Advani, S. (2023). University of Delaware Fuel Cell Transit Vehicle Program, Phases 1-5 (Report No. FTA Report No. 0246). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527659
Prasad, Ajay and Suresh Advani. University of Delaware Fuel Cell Transit Vehicle Program, Phases 1-5. Report no. FTA Report No. 0246. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527659.
Prasad, Ajay, and Suresh Advani University of Delaware Fuel Cell Transit Vehicle Program, Phases 1-5. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023, Report no. FTA Report No. 0246, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527659.
This report provides a primer on location-based service (LBS) data and its uses in public transportation. It defines LBS data, describes the techniques for collecting and processing the data, and the key parties involved. The report highlights opportunities, limitations, and potential risks of using LBS data, based on the literature and interviews
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Shaw, J., Flint, L., & Englin, E. (2023). Location-Based Service Data for Transit Agency Planning and Operations: Market Scan and Feasibility Analysis (Report No. FTA Report No. 0245). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527658
Shaw, Jingsi, Lafcadio Flint, and Eric Englin. Location-Based Service Data for Transit Agency Planning and Operations: Market Scan and Feasibility Analysis. Report no. FTA Report No. 0245. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527658.
Shaw, Jingsi, et al. Location-Based Service Data for Transit Agency Planning and Operations: Market Scan and Feasibility Analysis. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023, Report no. FTA Report No. 0245, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527658.
This report presents the results of the Arlington Rideshare, Automation, and Payment Integration Demonstration (RAPID) project. This project integrates a shared, dynamically routed automated vehicle (AV) fleet into an existing public rideshare system in Arlington, Texas.
Foss, A. (2023). Arlington Rideshare, Automation, and Payment Integration Demonstration (RAPID) (Report No. FTA Report No. 0244). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527657
Foss, Ann. Arlington Rideshare, Automation, and Payment Integration Demonstration (RAPID). Report no. FTA Report No. 0244. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527657.
Foss, Ann Arlington Rideshare, Automation, and Payment Integration Demonstration (RAPID). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023, Report no. FTA Report No. 0244, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527657.
On September 1, 2020, the City of Wilson, North Carolina, with support from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) through an Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) FY20 award, replaced its existing fixed route transit system with an on-demand microtransit service called RIDE. Wilson partnered with mobility solutions provider Via T
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Brumfield, R. (2023). Transforming Public Transit with a Rural On-Demand Microtransit Project (Report No. FTA Report No. 0243). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527656
Brumfield, Ryan. Transforming Public Transit with a Rural On-Demand Microtransit Project. Report no. FTA Report No. 0243. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527656.
Brumfield, Ryan Transforming Public Transit with a Rural On-Demand Microtransit Project. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2023, Report no. FTA Report No. 0243, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527656.
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