The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) partnered with the University of Texas Center for Electromechanics and Hagerty Consulting to develop a Bus Exportable Power Supply (BEPS) System that will give hybrid buses the capability to act as on-demand, mobile electrical-power generators. This technology will be especially useful in emer
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Evacuation represents an important strategy for preserving safety and minimizing the risks from disaster. However, a portion of the population face obstacles that prevent them from being able to evacuate on their own. In New Orleans, the local government maintains a plan to help these vulnerable residents to safely evacuate in the event they are no
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This report presents the results of an analysis aimed at determining the cost-savings resulting from the installation of a “Hybrid-Beltless Alternator” (HBA) system. The HBA system was installed on 41 Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) buses to reduce alternator maintenance cost and activities, belt-related failures, alternator-related road call
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This report documents a multi-year, multi-member collaborative research effort to demonstrate machine-vision enabled wheel/rail characterization, monitoring and analytics. A unique suite of data acquisition equipment was employed. In-track laser wheel scanning, wayside Lateral over Vertical (L/V) force measurement, Truck Bogie Optical Inspection (T
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This state-of-the-industry scan presents findings collected through an extensive literature search and an Internet inventory of mobility payment integration (MPI) deployments through January 2018. In addition, it conveys key implementation issues and potential solutions obtained through May 2018 in more than 20 FTA-lead group and individual discuss
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This report summarizes the experience and results from a demonstration of a fleet of five fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs) operated by Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA). SARTA, based in Canton, Ohio, has been operating the FCEBs funded through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Low or No Emission Deployment program. The FCEBs we
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This document is the final report to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) covering the project performance and results for the development, build, and demonstration of a thermoelectric generator for use on a diesel bus. The thermoelectric generator was built by Hi-Z,Inc., and installed on a 2007 GILLIG diesel bus owned and operated by the Centr
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This report provides information to assist FTA with identifying lessons learned and successful workforce program models that can guide future decision-making regarding transit workforce development through an assessment of the 40+ $20 million workforce investments undertaken by FTA. The report addresses the impacts of individual project models on i
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To advance transit asset management, this update to the Transit Asset Management Guide Supplement provides detailed information about asset category organization and current lifecycle management practices. This Supplement provides a detailed framework for managing assets individually, organized by asset class, as well as a portfolio of assets that
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This report summarizes the project activities and results of the Generation 2 (Gen2) Driver Assist System (DAS) used by the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) for bus shoulder operations. It provides warnings for lane departure, side collision, and forward collision. The Gen2 DAS is a GPS-based technology suite that provides lane position fe
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This report summarizes the experience and results from a demonstration of a fuel cell electric bus (FCEB) operated by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). OCTA, based in Santa Ana, California has been operating an FCEB developed through FTA’s National Fuel Cell Bus Program and built by El Dorado National-California with a BAE Systems
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This document is the project report for the Connected Vehicle Infrastructure—Urban Bus Operational Safety Platform Project also known as the Enhanced Transit Safety Retrofit Package (E-TRP) project. The report describes the project’s background and purpose, summarizes its activities and results, includes results from an independent evaluation, and
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This report provides information on projects funded under Federal public transportation law (49 U.S.C. § 5312). FTA Research priorities are safety, mobility innovation, and infrastructure. Projects in these areas promoted public transportation innovation to improve operations, infrastructure, and traveler experiences. Projects active in FY 2018 pro
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The purpose of this report is to evaluate transit cost estimates vs. bid pricing across 1995–2015, which spans two significant periods of economic turmoil and a large range of project conditions. Federal funding for transit capital projects is based on cost estimates provided by project sponsors and is reviewed by FTA, usually before construction b
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These updated guidelines are intended to help transit employers develop their own drug and alcohol testing programs that comply with regulations of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). These regulations were first published in the Federal Register on February 15, 1994, as “Prevention of Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations” (49 CFR Part 6
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The US Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) believe that human capital is as important as physical capital. To help address transit workforce challenges, in 2012 FTA funded 16 innovative transit workforce development projects. In 2016, FTA engaged Axiom Corporation to conduct a summative evaluation of these proj
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This statutorily required annual report provides information on FY 2018 technical assistance, standards, human resources, and training projects as authorized by Federal public transportation law (49 U.S.C. Section 5314). The primary goal for projects in Technical Assistance and Workforce Development is to improve public transportation. The report a
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FTA has conducted research on guidelines for test facility requirements to support automated transit vehicle testing and demonstration projects. Stakeholders, including federal agencies, universities, transit agencies and operators, test facilities, and industry representatives, were consulted and, based on those conversations, a list of requiremen
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United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Program Management
2018-12-01
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This report provides an update on projects selected pursuant to FTA’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (81 FR 17549) for Section 3006(b) of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST), Public Law 114-94, Pilot Program for Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM Pilot Program). The primary purpose of these projects is to find
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