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This is the third annual report of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in response to the requirements of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114-94), Section 3019 - Innovative Procurement, subsection (c) entitled, “Leasing Arrangements.” In response to the requirements of Section 3019(c)(5), FTA prepares and makes
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration (2018). Annual Report on Leasing Arrangements: December 2018 (Report No. FTA Report No. 0115). United States. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1506061
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Annual Report on Leasing Arrangements: December 2018. Report no. FTA Report No. 0115. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2018. https://doi.org/10.21949/1506061.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration Annual Report on Leasing Arrangements: December 2018. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2018, Report no. FTA Report No. 0115, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1506061.
This report is the third edition of a guidance manual originally issued in 1995. It includes clarifications to existing policy and updates to outdated references where applicable. Topics presented in this manual include procedures for predicting and assessing noise and vibration impacts of proposed transit projects for different stages of project d
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Quagliata, A., Shumway, M. A., Boeker, E., Roof, C., Meister, L., & Singleton, H. L. (2018). Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment Manual [2018] (Report No. FTA Report No. 0123). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Planning and Environment. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503619
Quagliata, Antoinette, Meghan Ahearn Shumway, Eric Boeker, Christopher Roof, Lance Meister, and Herbert L. Singleton. Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment Manual [2018]. Report no. FTA Report No. 0123. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Planning and Environment, 2018. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503619.
Quagliata, Antoinette, et al. Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment Manual [2018]. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Planning and Environment, 2018, Report no. FTA Report No. 0123, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503619.
This report examines the feasibility of transferring 13 current automated systems technologies from light-duty vehicles and commercial trucks to 40-ft diesel transit buses. It explores the associated technical and safety challenges of implementing those systems in transit buses and ways to overcome some of the identified barriers to implementation.
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Nasser, A., Brewer, J., Najm, W., & Cregger, J. (2018). Transit Bus Automation Project: Transferability of Automation Technologies Final Report (Report No. FTA Report No. 0125;DOT-VNTSC-FTA-18-02). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503618
Nasser, Ahmad, John Brewer, Wassim Najm, and Joshua Cregger. Transit Bus Automation Project: Transferability of Automation Technologies Final Report. Report no. FTA Report No. 0125;DOT-VNTSC-FTA-18-02. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2018. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503618.
Nasser, Ahmad, et al. Transit Bus Automation Project: Transferability of Automation Technologies Final Report. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2018, Report no. FTA Report No. 0125;DOT-VNTSC-FTA-18-02, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503618.
Since the signing of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) invested substantial resources to fund streetcar projects in major urban areas. To assist USDOT in understanding the medium- to long-term impacts of streetcars, this research evaluated five sy
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Concas, S., Davis, J. L., & Gawade, M. (2018). TIGER II Urban Circulator Impact Assessment (Report No. FTA Report No. 0122). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503512
Concas, Sisinnio, Janet L. Davis, and Makarand Gawade. TIGER II Urban Circulator Impact Assessment. Report no. FTA Report No. 0122. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2018. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503512.
Concas, Sisinnio, et al. TIGER II Urban Circulator Impact Assessment. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2018, Report no. FTA Report No. 0122, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503512.
This “Road to Coordination” document was prepared to provide lessons learned from direct participant experience in designing the San Luis Obispo (SLO) County Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC) under the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA’s) Mobility Services for All Americans (MSAA) Program. T
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Shaffer, M. T., & Allen, T. (2018). Road to Coordination: Lessons Learned while Developing the San Luis Obispo County Travel Management and Coordination Center (TMCC) (Report No. FTA Report No. 0119). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503509
Shaffer, Mark T. and Todd Allen. Road to Coordination: Lessons Learned while Developing the San Luis Obispo County Travel Management and Coordination Center (TMCC). Report no. FTA Report No. 0119. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2018. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503509.
Shaffer, Mark T., and Todd Allen Road to Coordination: Lessons Learned while Developing the San Luis Obispo County Travel Management and Coordination Center (TMCC). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2018, Report no. FTA Report No. 0119, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503509.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
2018-03-08
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Ceremony program for FTA Awards (also called "Champions of FTA" and "Administrator's Awards").
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration (2018). Federal Transit Administration Administrator’s Awards Ceremony: 2018. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80979
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Federal Transit Administration Administrator’s Awards Ceremony: 2018. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2018. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80979.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration Federal Transit Administration Administrator’s Awards Ceremony: 2018. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2018, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80979.
This report summarizes the experience and results from a battery electric bus (BEB) demonstration funded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) program. In 2010, King County Metro transit agency in Seattle, Washington, received funding from a TIGGER award to add thr
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Eudy, L., & Jeffers, M. (2018). Zero-Emission Bus Evaluation Results: King County Metro Battery Electric Buses (Report No. FTA Report No. 0118). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503508
Eudy, Leslie and Matthew Jeffers. Zero-Emission Bus Evaluation Results: King County Metro Battery Electric Buses. Report no. FTA Report No. 0118. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2018. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503508.
Eudy, Leslie, and Matthew Jeffers Zero-Emission Bus Evaluation Results: King County Metro Battery Electric Buses. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2018, Report no. FTA Report No. 0118, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503508.
This statutorily required annual report provides information on FY 2017 technical assistance, standards, human resources and training projects authorized by Federal Public Transportation Law 49 U.S.C. § 5314 (Section 5314). The primary goal for projects in Section 5314 Technical Assistance and Workforce Development is to improve public transportati
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Rodriguez, E. A. (2018). FTA Annual Report on Technical Assistance and Workforce Development for FY 2017 (Report No. FTA Report No. 0121). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503511
Rodriguez, Edwin Adilson. FTA Annual Report on Technical Assistance and Workforce Development for FY 2017. Report no. FTA Report No. 0121. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2018. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503511.
Rodriguez, Edwin Adilson FTA Annual Report on Technical Assistance and Workforce Development for FY 2017. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2018, Report no. FTA Report No. 0121, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503511.
Public transportation plays a critical role in providing safe and reliable mobility, as well as creating increased land value and economic opportunities in surrounding communities. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) launched the Transit-Oriented Development Technical Assistance Initiative in 2015 to provide
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Smart Growth America (2018). Transit-Oriented Development Technical Assistance: Second Summary Report (Report No. FTA Report No. 0124). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Budget and Policy. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503513
Smart Growth America. Transit-Oriented Development Technical Assistance: Second Summary Report. Report no. FTA Report No. 0124. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Budget and Policy, 2018. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503513.
Smart Growth America Transit-Oriented Development Technical Assistance: Second Summary Report. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Budget and Policy, 2018, Report no. FTA Report No. 0124, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503513.
Transit bus automation could deliver many potential benefits, but transit agencies need additional research and policy guidance to make informed deployment decisions. Although funding and policy constraints may play a role, there is also a reasonable unwillingness to risk public funding or to undertake new operational models without a full understa
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Machek, E., Burkman, E., Crayton, T., Cregger, J., Diggs, D., Fischer, S., Mortensen, S., Peirce, S., Richardson, H., Thomas, A., Torng, G. W., & Valdes, V. (2018). Strategic Transit Automation Research Plan (Report No. FTA Report No. 0116). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503427
Machek, Elizabeth, Eric Burkman, Travis Crayton, Joshua Cregger, Danyell Diggs, Stephanie Fischer, and Steve Mortensen, et al.. Strategic Transit Automation Research Plan. Report no. FTA Report No. 0116. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2018. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503427.
Machek, Elizabeth, et al. Strategic Transit Automation Research Plan. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2018, Report no. FTA Report No. 0116, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503427.
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and other technologies can serve a valuable role in the coordination of mobility services for the transportation-disadvantaged as provided by transit, paratransit, and human service transportation providers. These technologies are integrated through the concept of a Travel Management Coordination Center (TMC
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Hemily, B. (2017). Reference Manual for Planning and Design of a Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC) (Report No. FTA Report No. 0117). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503507
Hemily, Brendon. Reference Manual for Planning and Design of a Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC). Report no. FTA Report No. 0117. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2017. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503507.
Hemily, Brendon Reference Manual for Planning and Design of a Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2017, Report no. FTA Report No. 0117, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503507.
United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Program Management
2017-12-01
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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 (FAST) Act, Public Law 114-94, Pilot Program, titled “Rides to Wellness Demonstration and Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Grants.” The primary purpose
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United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Program Management (2017). Annual Report on FAST Act Section 3006(b) Pilot Program for Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Fiscal Year 2017 (Report No. FTA Report No. 0100). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503491
United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Program Management. Annual Report on FAST Act Section 3006(b) Pilot Program for Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Fiscal Year 2017. Report no. FTA Report No. 0100. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2017. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503491.
United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Program Management Annual Report on FAST Act Section 3006(b) Pilot Program for Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Fiscal Year 2017. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2017, Report no. FTA Report No. 0100, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503491.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
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This is the second annual report of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in response to the requirements of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114-94), Section 3019 - Innovative Procurement, subsection (c) entitled, “Leasing Arrangements.”
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration (2017). Annual Report on Leasing Arrangements: December 2017 (Report No. FTA Report). United States. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503506
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Annual Report on Leasing Arrangements: December 2017. Report no. FTA Report. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2017. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503506.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration Annual Report on Leasing Arrangements: December 2017. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2017, Report no. FTA Report, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503506.
Vehicle Assist and Automation (VAA) systems enable lane-keeping and precision docking of transit vehicles. They offer the opportunities of providing high-quality transit service within reduced lane widths. Sponsored by the United States Department of Transportation, this VAA project aimed to demonstrate the technical merits and feasibility of VAA a
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Tan, H. S., Huang, J., Bu, F., Dicky, S., Nelson, D., Liang, T., Hu, H. P., & Zhang, W. B. (2017). Vehicle Assist and Automation Demonstration Report (Report No. FTA Report No. 0113). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503504
Tan, Han-Shue, Jihua Huang, Fanping Bu, Susan Dicky, David Nelson, Thang Liang, Hui Peng Hu, and Wei-Bin Zhang. Vehicle Assist and Automation Demonstration Report. Report no. FTA Report No. 0113. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2017. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503504.
Tan, Han-Shue, et al. Vehicle Assist and Automation Demonstration Report. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2017, Report no. FTA Report No. 0113, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503504.
The 2015 Statistical Summaries report provides information about the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) major financial aid programs for Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. The report covers the following programs: Urbanized Area Formula, Non-urbanized Area Formula, Rural Transit Assistance Program, Formula Funds for the Enhanced Mobility for Senior
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Clemons, J. A. (2017). 2015 Statistical Summaries - FTA Grant Assistance Programs (Report No. FTA Report No. 0114). United States. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503505
Clemons, Jasmine A.. 2015 Statistical Summaries - FTA Grant Assistance Programs. Report no. FTA Report No. 0114. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2017. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503505.
Clemons, Jasmine A. 2015 Statistical Summaries - FTA Grant Assistance Programs. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2017, Report no. FTA Report No. 0114, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503505.
This manual provides a compendium of best practices to help transportation professionals improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and access to transit, including information on evaluating, planning for, and implementing improvements to pedestrian and bicycle access to transit. In addition to covering key concepts such as access sheds, connected netwo
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McNeil, N., Dill, J., DeVitis, D., Doubleday, R., Duncan, A., & Weigand, L. (2017). Manual on Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections to Transit (Report No. FTA Report No. 0111). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503502
McNeil, Nathan, Jennifer Dill, Drew DeVitis, Russell Doubleday, Allison Duncan, and Lynn Weigand. Manual on Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections to Transit. Report no. FTA Report No. 0111. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2017. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503502.
McNeil, Nathan, et al. Manual on Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections to Transit. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2017, Report no. FTA Report No. 0111, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503502.
Positive Train Control (PTC), often referred to as Communication Based Train Control (CBTC), has been on the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) “Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements” for several decades as a safety-enabling system. The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 mandated its implementation after the September 1
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Placencia, G., Franklin, J., & Moore II, J. E. (2017). Technical and Safety Evaluation of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority Positive Train Control Deployment Project: Challenges and Lessons Learned (Report No. FTA Report No. 0112). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503503
Placencia, Greg, John Franklin, and James E. Moore II. Technical and Safety Evaluation of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority Positive Train Control Deployment Project: Challenges and Lessons Learned. Report no. FTA Report No. 0112. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2017. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503503.
Placencia, Greg, et al. Technical and Safety Evaluation of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority Positive Train Control Deployment Project: Challenges and Lessons Learned. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2017, Report no. FTA Report No. 0112, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503503.
United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research Management, Innovation and Outreach
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This report provides information on FY 2016 training, technical assistance, and standards development projects authorized by Federal public transportation law 49 U.S.C. § 5314 (Section 5314). These projects further key public transportation goals, as authorized by Section 5314. This report includes information on FTA’s human resources and training
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United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research Management, Innovation and Outreach (2017). FTA Annual Report to Congress on FY 2016 Technical Assistance and Workforce Development Projects (Report No. FTA Report No. 0109). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503500
United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research Management, Innovation and Outreach. FTA Annual Report to Congress on FY 2016 Technical Assistance and Workforce Development Projects. Report no. FTA Report No. 0109. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2017. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503500.
United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research Management, Innovation and Outreach FTA Annual Report to Congress on FY 2016 Technical Assistance and Workforce Development Projects. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2017, Report no. FTA Report No. 0109, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503500.
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This report provides information on projects funded by the Federal Transit Administration’s Section 5314 program for FY 2015, including detailed FY funding information on FTA’s technical assistance and standards projects that further key public transportation goals in accordance with Federal public transportation law. FTA issues grants, contracts,
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United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research Management, Innovation and Outreach, & United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation (2017). FTA Report to Congress on FY 2015 Section 5314 Projects (Report No. FTA Report No. 0104). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503495
United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research Management, Innovation and Outreach and United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. FTA Report to Congress on FY 2015 Section 5314 Projects. Report no. FTA Report No. 0104. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2017. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503495.
United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research Management, Innovation and Outreach, et al. FTA Report to Congress on FY 2015 Section 5314 Projects. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2017, Report no. FTA Report No. 0104, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503495.
This report provides information on projects funded under Chapter 53 of Title 49 Section 5312 as amended by Federal public transportation law, Section 3008, and notes proposed allocation of appropriated funds for FY 2017. Consistent with FY 2015, FTA focused eligible projects in three strategic priority areas of mobility, asset management and asset
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Rodriguez, E. A., & Barnea, A. (2017). FTA Annual Report on FY 2016 Public Transportation Innovation Research Projects (Report No. FTA Report No. 0102). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503493
Rodriguez, Edwin Adilson and Avital Barnea. FTA Annual Report on FY 2016 Public Transportation Innovation Research Projects. Report no. FTA Report No. 0102. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2017. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503493.
Rodriguez, Edwin Adilson, and Avital Barnea FTA Annual Report on FY 2016 Public Transportation Innovation Research Projects. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2017, Report no. FTA Report No. 0102, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503493.
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