As part of FTA’s effort to promote continuous safety improvement in the public transit industry, these Effective Practices in Rail Transit Agency Accident Investigations were developed to provide rail transit agencies leading transit industry practices for performing investigations. The supporting Rail Transit Accident Investigations—Background Res
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This report documents the development, evolution, and evaluation of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration project, Mobility on Demand Partnership with Via. LA Metro partnered with mobility solutions provider Via to test whether an on-demand rideshare service improved f
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T his report presents the results of an independent evaluation of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) of Pima County Adaptive Mobility with Reliability and Efficiency (AMORE) Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration implemented in the Tucson metropolitan area. The project is one of 11 MOD Sandbox Demonstrations sponsored by the Federa
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As part of FTA’s effort to promote continuous safety improvement in the public transit industry, these Effective Practices in Bus Transit Accident Investigations were developed to provide bus transit agencies leading transit industry practices for performing investigations. The supporting Bus Transit Accident Investigations—Background Research prov
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has investigated numerous railroad and rail transit accidents for which inward- and outward-facing camera and audio recorders provided or could have provided an unequivocal record of a train operator’s actions. Recognizing the importance of this technology, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation
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This study collected information necessary to issue recommendations, voluntary standards, or guidance documents related to emergency lighting and signage for rail transit passenger vehicles. Industry needs identified include signage related to emergency egress near a third rail, signage for emergency personnel that would relay emergency information
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In 2016, the Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority (Valley Metro) of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area was awarded a grant as part of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox program. Through the grant, Valley Metro and Waymo partnered to pilot the use of Waymo autonomous vehicles (AVs) as certif
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This report documents the TriMet OpenTripPlanner (OTP) project, part of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Program, providing details of a project that makes major strides toward the plan-book-pay function and helps pave the way with open source software so other agencies also can implement these functions. Th
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The Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration Program provides a venue through which integrated MOD concepts and strategies, supported through local partnerships, are demonstrated in real-world settings. For the 11 MOD Sandbox Demonstration projects, an independent evaluation was conducted that includes an analysis of project impacts from perf
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The Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Program provides a venue through which integrated MOD concepts and strategies, supported through local partnerships, are demonstrated in real-world settings. This case study documents lessons learned from the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) MOD Sandbox Demonstration, called
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This report outlines research and demonstration of a roadway worker protection (RWP) warning technology developed by Bombardier Rail called TrackSafe. The system was installed at the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) and was designed to reduce the hazards of working within a transit rail right-of-way (ROW). The report details the
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As public and private entities increasingly test the use of automated shuttles for passenger transportation, project sponsors need evaluation methods that measure the willingness of potential passengers to use these vehicles and to identify factors that may increase or decrease acceptability. Toward this end, many automated shuttle pilot sponsors h
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Testing, demonstration, and adoption of new technologies in public transportation require transit agencies to address technological, operational, and institutional issues. Insurance and liability for automated transit buses is one such topic for which stakeholders may not always be aware of the options available or the process to secure a policy, g
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To address transportation barriers to healthcare access, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funded eight Rides to Wellness demonstration projects valued at $2,865,233 through the 49 U.S.C. § 5312 program to identify and test promising, replicable public transportation healthcare access solutions that support the “triple aim” of increased acce
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Valley Metro is actively communicating the value of transit in connecting communities and enhancing lives by exploring innovative solutions to bolster the customer experience and responding to changing values. Through the Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Program, FTA empowered Valley Metro to explore innovative business models and partnerships to d
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This project evaluates the capabilities of the Platform Track Intrusion Detection System (PTIDS) at/near passenger platforms to detect bodies/ obstacles intruding into the right-of-way and provide immediate warning to rail operations safety systems and personnel. This system monitors the track area in front of the platform through a row of transmit
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This study, commissioned by the National Transit Institute (NTI) as part of its work to address training needs, investigated skills gaps among the workforce of the U.S. public transportation industry, identified strategies to address those gaps, and explored approaches to more successfully recruit and retain the full spectrum of the transit workfor
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This final report covers the project performance and results on the use and validation of a secondary warning device for roadway workers. The system provides a visual and audible advance warning alert to train operators of workers ahead and a visual and audible advance warning to track workers of a train approaching the work zone. Sacramento Region
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This report documents the results of an independent evaluation of the Vermont Agency of Transportation’s (VTrans) OpenTripPlanner (OTP), called Go! Vermont, part of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration program. The project intended to serve as an alternative to other trip planners by including flex
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Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) [Georgia]
2021-01-01
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The Transit Vehicle Innovation Deployment Centers (TVIDC) program was funded by FTA to research the advancement, production, and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies and infrastructure within the public transportation sector. The TVIDC program, managed by the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) and CALSTART, assembled the Tra
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