Using a real-life setting, WalkBoston’s project focused on developing and testing techniques to broaden the scope and range of public participation in transportation planning in a large neighborhood in Boston. The team explored methods of seeking out and talking with people who are seldom involved in the formal planning processes. The goal was to e
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Sloane, R., Hass, D., Carson, R., Cutrufo, J., Zanetta, K., Lacombe, P., & Landman, W. (2011). Walking to Transit (Report No. FTA Report No. 0031). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Planning and Environment. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503569
Sloane, Robert, Dorothea Hass, Rosa Carson, Joseph Cutrufo, Kate Zanetta, Phil Lacombe, and Wendy Landman. Walking to Transit. Report no. FTA Report No. 0031. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Planning and Environment, 2011. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503569.
Sloane, Robert, et al. Walking to Transit. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Planning and Environment, 2011, Report no. FTA Report No. 0031, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503569.
This report summarizes the experience and early results from a fuel cell bus demonstration funded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the National Fuel Cell Bus Program. A team led by the Center for Transportation and the Environment and Proterra developed a new concept fuel cell hybrid bus for demonstration. The National Renewable En
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Eudy, L., & Chandler, K. (2011). National Fuel Cell Bus Program: Proterra Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus Report, Columbia Demonstration (Report No. FTA Report No. 0003). United States. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503584
Eudy, Leslie and Kevin Chandler. National Fuel Cell Bus Program: Proterra Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus Report, Columbia Demonstration. Report no. FTA Report No. 0003. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2011. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503584.
Eudy, Leslie, and Kevin Chandler National Fuel Cell Bus Program: Proterra Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus Report, Columbia Demonstration. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2011, Report no. FTA Report No. 0003, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503584.
In partnership with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute (NBRTI) conducted an evaluation of the Metro Orange Line BRT service, which debuted in October 2005 as one of the first full-service BRT lines in the U.S. and the first exclu
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Flynn, J., Thole, C., Perk, V. A., Samus, J., & Van Nostrand, C. (2011). Metro Orange Line BRT Project Evaluation (Report No. FTA Report No. 0004). United States. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503585
Flynn, Jennifer, Cheryl Thole, Victoria A. Perk, Joseph Samus, and Caleb Van Nostrand. Metro Orange Line BRT Project Evaluation. Report no. FTA Report No. 0004. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2011. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503585.
Flynn, Jennifer, et al. Metro Orange Line BRT Project Evaluation. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2011, Report no. FTA Report No. 0004, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503585.
The Miami Urban Partnership Agreement included the conversion of high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on I-95 to high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes and additional express bus service. It also included funding for the installation of transit signal prioritization (TSP) at 50 intersections on Pines/Hollywood and Broward Boulevards in Broward County. This
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Pessaro, B., & Van Nostrand, C. (2011). Miami Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) Pines Boulevard Transit Signal Priority Evaluation Report (Report No. FTA Report No. 0002). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503583
Pessaro, Brian and Caleb Van Nostrand. Miami Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) Pines Boulevard Transit Signal Priority Evaluation Report. Report no. FTA Report No. 0002. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2011. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503583.
Pessaro, Brian, and Caleb Van Nostrand Miami Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) Pines Boulevard Transit Signal Priority Evaluation Report. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2011, Report no. FTA Report No. 0002, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503583.
The objective of this project is to provide transit professionals with information and analysis relevant to adapting U.S. public transportation assets and services to climate change impacts. Climate impacts such as heat waves and flooding will hinder agencies' ability to achieve goals such as attaining a state of good repair and providing reliabili
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Hodges, T. (2011). Flooded Bus Barns and Buckled Rails: Public Transportation and Climate Change Adaptation (Report No. FTA Report No. 0001). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Budget and Policy. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503534
Hodges, Tina. Flooded Bus Barns and Buckled Rails: Public Transportation and Climate Change Adaptation. Report no. FTA Report No. 0001. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Budget and Policy, 2011. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503534.
Hodges, Tina Flooded Bus Barns and Buckled Rails: Public Transportation and Climate Change Adaptation. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Budget and Policy, 2011, Report no. FTA Report No. 0001, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503534.
During the last 30 years, due to the flexibility of light rail transit (LRT), new systems have been implemented, some of which include line segments that share tracks with freight operations regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). To operate on the general railroad system, these LRT systems have obtained waivers from FRA safety regu
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Fazio, A. E., Troup, A., Hodgeson, B., & Kanarek, J. (2011). Safe Transit in Shared Use (Report No. FTA Report No. 0008). United States. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503546
Fazio, Alfred E., A.R. Troup, Bridget Hodgeson, and Jack Kanarek. Safe Transit in Shared Use. Report no. FTA Report No. 0008. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2011. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503546.
Fazio, Alfred E., et al. Safe Transit in Shared Use. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2011, Report no. FTA Report No. 0008, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503546.
The Remote Infrared Audible Sign Model Accessibility Program (RIAS MAP) is a program funded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to evaluate the effectiveness of remote infrared audible sign systems in enabling persons with visual and cognitive disabilities to travel independently. The subject for this report is the continuation of this eval
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Miller, M. (2011). Remote Infrared Audible Signage Pilot Program (Report No. FTA Report No. 0012). United States. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503550
Miller, Mike. Remote Infrared Audible Signage Pilot Program. Report no. FTA Report No. 0012. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2011. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503550.
Miller, Mike Remote Infrared Audible Signage Pilot Program. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2011, Report no. FTA Report No. 0012, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503550.
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The Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) National Fuel Cell Bus Program (NFCBP) focuses on developing commercially viable fuel cell bus technologies. CALSTART is one of three non-profit consortia chosen to manage projects competitively selected under the program. BAE Systems is leading a project to develop a new concept combining a diesel hybrid
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (U.S.) (2011). Compound Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus Hits the Streets of San Francisco: San Francisco Hosts National Fuel Cell Bus Program Demonstration (Report No. DOT/FTA - NFCBP - FS2). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37178
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (U.S.). Compound Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus Hits the Streets of San Francisco: San Francisco Hosts National Fuel Cell Bus Program Demonstration. Report no. DOT/FTA - NFCBP - FS2. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2011. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37178.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (U.S.) Compound Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus Hits the Streets of San Francisco: San Francisco Hosts National Fuel Cell Bus Program Demonstration. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2011, Report no. DOT/FTA - NFCBP - FS2, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37178.
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The Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) National Fuel Cell Bus Program (NFCBP) focuses on developing commercially viable fuel cell bus technologies. The Northeast Advanced Vehicle Consortium (NAVC) is one of three non-profit consortia chosen to manage projects competitively selected under the NFCBP. UTC Power is leading one project to develop a
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (U.S.) (2011). Connecticut Nutmeg Fuel Cell Bus Project: Demonstrating Advanced-Design Hybrid Fuel Cell Buses in Connecticut (Report No. DOT/FTA - NFCBP - FS3). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36097
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (U.S.). Connecticut Nutmeg Fuel Cell Bus Project: Demonstrating Advanced-Design Hybrid Fuel Cell Buses in Connecticut. Report no. DOT/FTA - NFCBP - FS3. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2011. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36097.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (U.S.) Connecticut Nutmeg Fuel Cell Bus Project: Demonstrating Advanced-Design Hybrid Fuel Cell Buses in Connecticut. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2011, Report no. DOT/FTA - NFCBP - FS3, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36097.
In this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 project, an energy-efficient air-steam propulsion system has been developed and patented, and key performance attributes have been demonstrated to be superior to those of internal combustion engines. A mixed air-steam propellant system can provide immediate power without a boiler, and that p
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Knight, R., & Brookman, M. J. (2011). Air-Steam Hybrid Engine: An Alternative to Internal Combustion: Cleaner, More Efficient, Multi-Fuel Compatible, Retrofitable (Report No. FTA Report No. 0013). United States. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503551
Knight, Robert and Michael J. Brookman. Air-Steam Hybrid Engine: An Alternative to Internal Combustion: Cleaner, More Efficient, Multi-Fuel Compatible, Retrofitable. Report no. FTA Report No. 0013. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2011. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503551.
Knight, Robert, and Michael J. Brookman Air-Steam Hybrid Engine: An Alternative to Internal Combustion: Cleaner, More Efficient, Multi-Fuel Compatible, Retrofitable. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2011, Report no. FTA Report No. 0013, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503551.
The effects of accidents—termed Critical Incidents—on the health and productivity of rail transit workers have not been fully investigated. Anecdotal evidence suggests lasting effects of these incidents. Surveys were obtained from 363 commuter railroad operating employees from 3 different U.S. locations regarding their involvement in Critical Incid
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Sherry, P. (2011). Health and Productivity of Commuter Railroad Employees Involved in Critical Incidents (Report No. FTA Report No. 0019). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503557
Sherry, Patrick. Health and Productivity of Commuter Railroad Employees Involved in Critical Incidents. Report no. FTA Report No. 0019. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2011. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503557.
Sherry, Patrick Health and Productivity of Commuter Railroad Employees Involved in Critical Incidents. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2011, Report no. FTA Report No. 0019, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503557.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
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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 (2011). Federal Transit Administration 2011 Awards Ceremony. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80973
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Federal Transit Administration 2011 Awards Ceremony. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2011. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80973.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration Federal Transit Administration 2011 Awards Ceremony. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2011, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80973.
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SunLine is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Program to evaluate the bus in revenue service. DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is collecting and analyzing performance and operations data from the new bus and from five CNG buses in similar service. Comparing data side by side with similar
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (U.S.), & United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (2011). SunLine Leads the Way in Demonstrating Hydrogen-Fueled Bus Technologies (Report No. DOE/GO-102011-3181). National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37179
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (U.S.) and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. SunLine Leads the Way in Demonstrating Hydrogen-Fueled Bus Technologies. Report no. DOE/GO-102011-3181. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.), 2011. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37179.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (U.S.), et al. SunLine Leads the Way in Demonstrating Hydrogen-Fueled Bus Technologies. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.), 2011, Report no. DOE/GO-102011-3181, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37179.
The devastating effects of terrorism are distinctly clear and realistic to our generation with the haunting September 11 attacks, the 2005 subway bombings in London, the 2009 attempted Christmas attack, and constant turmoil overseas. Therefore, it is important to examine and assess the outcome of potential terrorist attacks in preparation for an em
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Kaisar, E. I., & Scarlatos, P. D. (2010). Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Management for the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area (Report No. FTA Report No. 0007). United States. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503545
Kaisar, Evangelos I. and P. D. Scarlatos. Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Management for the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. Report no. FTA Report No. 0007. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2010. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503545.
Kaisar, Evangelos I., and P. D. Scarlatos Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Management for the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2010, Report no. FTA Report No. 0007, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503545.
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration (2010). Federal Transit Administration 2010 Awards Ceremony. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80972
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Federal Transit Administration 2010 Awards Ceremony. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2010. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80972.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration Federal Transit Administration 2010 Awards Ceremony. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2010, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80972.
This report is a final assessment of the Community Advocacy & Service Engagement (CASE) project, a LYNX-FTA research project designed to study transit education and public engagement methods in Central Florida. In the Orlando area, as in other parts of the country, transit is viewed as a transportation mode of last resort. The research conducted th
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Houck, R. (2009). LYNX Community Advocacy & Service Engagement (CASE) Project: Final Report (Report No. FTA Report No. 0017). United States. Federal Highway Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503555
Houck, Ryan. LYNX Community Advocacy & Service Engagement (CASE) Project: Final Report. Report no. FTA Report No. 0017. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2009. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503555.
Houck, Ryan LYNX Community Advocacy & Service Engagement (CASE) Project: Final Report. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2009, Report no. FTA Report No. 0017, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503555.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
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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 (2009). Federal Transit Administration 2009 Awards Ceremony. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80971
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Federal Transit Administration 2009 Awards Ceremony. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2009. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80971.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration Federal Transit Administration 2009 Awards Ceremony. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2009, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80971.
Dots & Dashes is an interactive board game that is used at public planning meetings to engage stakeholders in long range transit planning. Groups of three to six people use game pieces with monetary values to choose the priorities of transit projects. The intent of this project was to bring a "bottom-up" style of public engagement to Delaware Valle
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Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (2008). Dots & Dashes: Piecing Together Transit’s Future (Report No. FTA Report No. 0044). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Planning and Environment. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503581
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Dots & Dashes: Piecing Together Transit’s Future. Report no. FTA Report No. 0044. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Planning and Environment, 2008. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503581.
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Dots & Dashes: Piecing Together Transit’s Future. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Planning and Environment, 2008, Report no. FTA Report No. 0044, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503581.
Mass transit bus systems are an integral part of the national transportation network, serving more than 20.6 billion passenger-miles per year with a relatively low fatality rate. Bus occupant injuries are evenly distributed among crashes on all sides of the bus, while fatalities primarily result from frontal crashes. The three primary objectives of
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Olivares, G. (2008). Crashworthiness Evaluation of Mass Transit Buses (Report No. FTA Report No. 0021). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503559
Olivares, Gerardo. Crashworthiness Evaluation of Mass Transit Buses. Report no. FTA Report No. 0021. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2008. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503559.
Olivares, Gerardo Crashworthiness Evaluation of Mass Transit Buses. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2008, Report no. FTA Report No. 0021, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503559.
Transit planning in the United States has tended toward viewing BRT as an analogue to light rail transit, with similar operating patterns. This model, referred to as "Light Rail Lite," is compared to international best practices, which have often favored the development of a grade-separated bus infrastructure ("Quickways") that in turn supports a v
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Hoffman, A. (2008). Advanced Network Planning for Bus Rapid Transit: the "Quickway" Model as a Modal Alternative to "Light Rail Lite" (Report No. FTA-FL-26-7104.2007.4). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16321
Hoffman, Alan. Advanced Network Planning for Bus Rapid Transit: the "Quickway" Model as a Modal Alternative to "Light Rail Lite". Report no. FTA-FL-26-7104.2007.4. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation, 2008. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16321.
Hoffman, Alan Advanced Network Planning for Bus Rapid Transit: the "Quickway" Model as a Modal Alternative to "Light Rail Lite". United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation, 2008, Report no. FTA-FL-26-7104.2007.4, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16321.
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