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 promote public transportation innovation to improve operations, infrastructure, and traveler experiences. Projects active in FY 2020 prom
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Rodriguez, E. A. (2021). FTA Annual Report on Public Transportation Innovation Research Projects for FY 2020 (Report No. FTA Report No. 0181). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518353
Rodriguez, Edwin Adilson. FTA Annual Report on Public Transportation Innovation Research Projects for FY 2020. Report no. FTA Report No. 0181. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration, 2021. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518353.
Rodriguez, Edwin Adilson FTA Annual Report on Public Transportation Innovation Research Projects for FY 2020. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration, 2021, Report no. FTA Report No. 0181, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518353.
Monthly reports on Arlington RAPID project which integrates a shared, dynamically routed automated vehicle (AV) fleet into an existing public rideshare system in Arlington, Texas.
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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Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) [Georgia] (2021). Transit Vehicle Innovation Deployment Centers (TVIDC) Advisory Panel Overview and Conclusions (Report No. FTA Report No. 0182). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518355
Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) [Georgia]. Transit Vehicle Innovation Deployment Centers (TVIDC) Advisory Panel Overview and Conclusions. Report no. FTA Report No. 0182. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2021. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518355.
Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) [Georgia] Transit Vehicle Innovation Deployment Centers (TVIDC) Advisory Panel Overview and Conclusions. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2021, Report no. FTA Report No. 0182, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518355.
This research includes an examination of the standards, guidelines, and recommendations associated with crashworthiness and Crash Energy Management (CEM) for transit buses, including articulated buses, BRT buses, and paratransit body-on-chassis buses. Included in this review are standards that exist in the U.S., including Federal Motor Vehicle Safe
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Staes, L., & Godfrey, J. (2020). FTA Standards Development Program: Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management for Transit Bus (Report No. FTA Report No. 0179). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518351
Staes, Lisa and Jodi Godfrey. FTA Standards Development Program: Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management for Transit Bus. Report no. FTA Report No. 0179. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2020. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518351.
Staes, Lisa, and Jodi Godfrey FTA Standards Development Program: Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management for Transit Bus. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2020, Report no. FTA Report No. 0179, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518351.
This statutorily required annual report provides information on FTA’s Technical Assistance and Workforce Development Program (49 U.S.C. § 5314). It provides information on technical assistance, workforce development, standards, human resources, and training projects active in FY 2020. The report also includes information on FTA’s process for making
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Rodriguez, E. A. (2020). FTA Annual Report on Technical Assistance and Workforce Development for FY 2020 (Report No. FTA Report No. 0180). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518352
Rodriguez, Edwin Adilson. FTA Annual Report on Technical Assistance and Workforce Development for FY 2020. Report no. FTA Report No. 0180. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2020. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518352.
Rodriguez, Edwin Adilson FTA Annual Report on Technical Assistance and Workforce Development for FY 2020. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2020, Report no. FTA Report No. 0180, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518352.
This paper explores the integration of trip payments between public transit systems and shared mobility services. It begins with a look at fare payment systems, fare types and fare technology. Examples are provided of recent implementation of payment integration using (1) card-based systems (Montréal, Seattle, Los Angeles); and (2) account-based sy
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Gururaja, P., Karner, K., Feigon, S., & Gray, L. (2020). Seamless Payments for Complete Trips: A Guide for Transit Agencies. Shared-Use Mobility Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72643
Gururaja, Prashanth, Kevin Karner, Sharon Feigon, and Leslie Gray. Seamless Payments for Complete Trips: A Guide for Transit Agencies. Shared-Use Mobility Center, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72643.
Gururaja, Prashanth, et al. Seamless Payments for Complete Trips: A Guide for Transit Agencies. Shared-Use Mobility Center, 2020, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72643.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) directed this comprehensive study that includes background research and analysis on needs and gaps for voluntary standards or recommended practices for crashworthiness and crash energy management (CEM) for less than 30-ft paratransit body-on-chassis buses (cutaways). It includes case study evaluations for fo
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Staes, L., & Godfrey, J. (2020). FTA Standards Development Program: Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management Follow-up for Less than 30 Ft Bus (Report No. FTA Report No. 0141). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518354
Staes, Lisa and Jodi Godfrey. FTA Standards Development Program: Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management Follow-up for Less than 30 Ft Bus. Report no. FTA Report No. 0141. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2020. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518354.
Staes, Lisa, and Jodi Godfrey FTA Standards Development Program: Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management Follow-up for Less than 30 Ft Bus. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2020, Report no. FTA Report No. 0141, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518354.
This report evaluates the Valley Metro Mobility Platform project, part of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox program. Valley Metro currently provides a Valley Metro RidekickTM mobile application for its users that features tripplanning for light rail and buses. The Mobility Platform project aimed to develop ne
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Martin, E., Yassine, Z., Cohen, A., Shaheen, S., & Brown, L. (2020). Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Valley Metro Mobility Platform, Evaluation Report (Report No. FTA Report No. 0175). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518347
Martin, Elliot, Ziad Yassine, Adam Cohen, Susan Shaheen, and Les Brown. Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Valley Metro Mobility Platform, Evaluation Report. Report no. FTA Report No. 0175. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2020. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518347.
Martin, Elliot, et al. Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Valley Metro Mobility Platform, Evaluation Report. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2020, Report no. FTA Report No. 0175, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518347.
United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Program Management
2020-11-01
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T his report provides an update on projects selected pursuant to three FTA Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) (81 FR 17549, 83 FR 46534, and 84 FR 58819) 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
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United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Program Management (2020). Annual Report on FAST Action Section 3006(b) Pilot Program for Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Fiscal Year 2020 (Report No. FTA Report No. 0177). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Program Management. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518349
United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Program Management. Annual Report on FAST Action Section 3006(b) Pilot Program for Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Fiscal Year 2020. Report no. FTA Report No. 0177. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Program Management, 2020. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518349.
United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Program Management Annual Report on FAST Action Section 3006(b) Pilot Program for Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Fiscal Year 2020. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Program Management, 2020, Report no. FTA Report No. 0177, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518349.
The Mobility on Demand (MOD) Limited Access Connections (LAC) project provides recommendations and lessons learned to help agencies, organizations, and policymakers establish a first/last mile pilot project, identify a research and design framework for first/last mile service, and develop criteria for the identification of pilot zones to implement
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Grellier, P. (2020). Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Limited Access Connections (Report No. FTA Report No. 0178). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518350
Grellier, Penny. Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Limited Access Connections. Report no. FTA Report No. 0178. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2020. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518350.
Grellier, Penny Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Limited Access Connections. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2020, Report no. FTA Report No. 0178, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518350.
Nationwide, rural communities and their roadways are disproportionately affected by road safety issues. Multiple complex factors contribute to transportation-related fatalities and injuries on rural roadways, including their infrastructure (sharp curves, steep grades, limited sight distances, sharp pavement drop-offs) and unique environments (slow-
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Cable, S., Ahmad, O., Wagner, G., Carney, C., & McGehee, D. (2020). Automated Driving Systems (ADS) for Rural America Demonstration Data Management Plan (DMP) (Report No. 0174). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518346
Cable, Stephen, Omar Ahmad, Greg Wagner, Cher Carney, and Dan McGehee. Automated Driving Systems (ADS) for Rural America Demonstration Data Management Plan (DMP). Report no. 0174. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2020. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518346.
Cable, Stephen, et al. Automated Driving Systems (ADS) for Rural America Demonstration Data Management Plan (DMP). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2020, Report no. 0174, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518346.
This document is an addendum to the final report to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) covering the project performance and results on the development, build, and demonstration of a next generation Proterra fuel cell hybrid bus. The bus was built using two Hydrogenics HD30 fuel cells and was demonstrated by Capital Metro in Austin, Texas. A s
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Turro, D., Smyth, A., Bigelow, E., & Justice, L. (2020). National Fuel Cell Bus Program: Proterra HD 30 Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration (Report No. FTA Report No. 0172). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518344
Turro, Drew, Alison Smyth, Erik Bigelow, and Lauren Justice. National Fuel Cell Bus Program: Proterra HD 30 Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration. Report no. FTA Report No. 0172. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2020. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518344.
Turro, Drew, et al. National Fuel Cell Bus Program: Proterra HD 30 Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2020, Report no. FTA Report No. 0172, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518344.
United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transit Administration
2020-08-25
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Ceremony program for Administrator's Awards (also called "Champions of FTA" and "FTA Awards").
United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transit Administration (2020). Federal Transit Administrator's Awards Ceremony: 2020. Federal Transit Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/82011
United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transit Administration. Federal Transit Administrator's Awards Ceremony: 2020. Federal Transit Administration, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/82011.
United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transit Administration Federal Transit Administrator's Awards Ceremony: 2020. Federal Transit Administration, 2020, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/82011.
The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) partnered with the University of Texas Center for Electromechanics (UT-CEM), Utah Transit Authority (UTA), Mobile Climate Control, and Transworld Associates to develop a system that will electrify the auxiliary loadsof a paratransit vehicle to improve efficiency and passenger comfort by elimin
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Boothe, E. M., & Hedges, A. (2020). UTA Paratransit Vehicle Accessory Electrification Project: Eparc System Deployment and Validation Study (Report No. FTA Report No. 0171). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518343
Boothe, Edward M. and Alexis Hedges. UTA Paratransit Vehicle Accessory Electrification Project: Eparc System Deployment and Validation Study. Report no. FTA Report No. 0171. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2020. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518343.
Boothe, Edward M., and Alexis Hedges UTA Paratransit Vehicle Accessory Electrification Project: Eparc System Deployment and Validation Study. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2020, Report no. FTA Report No. 0171, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518343.
FTA has conducted research on conceptual ideas, prototypes, and commercially available products related to automated vehicle technologies for transit bus operations. The emerging automated transit bus market has received enthusiastic media coverage, but stakeholders may not clearly understand the difference between conceptual ideas, prototype syste
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Supporting Files
Cregger, J., Machek, E., & Cahill, P. (2020). Transit Bus Automation Market Assessment (Report No. DOT-VNTSC-FTA-19-03;FTA Report No. 0144). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1506045
Cregger, Joshua, Elizabeth Machek, and Patricia Cahill. Transit Bus Automation Market Assessment. Report no. DOT-VNTSC-FTA-19-03;FTA Report No. 0144. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2020. https://doi.org/10.21949/1506045.
Cregger, Joshua, et al. Transit Bus Automation Market Assessment. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2020, Report no. DOT-VNTSC-FTA-19-03;FTA Report No. 0144, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1506045.
This report evaluates the TriMet OpenTripPlanner (OTP) project, part of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) MOD Sandbox Program. The TriMet OTP project was designed to enhance the existing TriMet trip planner to include shared-use mobility (SUM) options, real-time information on transit vehicle arrivals, pedestrian routing in consideration of
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Martin, E. W., Magsig, E., Cohen, A. P., Shaheen, S. A., & Brown, L. (2020). Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) OpenTripPlanner (OTP) Shared-Use Mobility, Evaluation Report (Report No. FTA Report No. 0170). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518342
Martin, Elliot W., Evan Magsig, Adam P. Cohen, Susan A. Shaheen, and Les Brown. Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) OpenTripPlanner (OTP) Shared-Use Mobility, Evaluation Report. Report no. FTA Report No. 0170. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2020. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518342.
Martin, Elliot W., et al. Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) OpenTripPlanner (OTP) Shared-Use Mobility, Evaluation Report. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2020, Report no. FTA Report No. 0170, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518342.
The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) led a team from AC Transit in the extended monitoring of 13 Fuel Cell Electric Buses (FCEBs) as a part of the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) National Fuel Cell Bus Program (NFCBP), working with AC Transit, UTC Power, EnerDel, Van Hool, Siemens Industries, and Dynetek Industries in this
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El-Abd, N. R., & Levin, J. (2020). AC Transit Fuel Cell Bus Longevity Study (Report No. FTA Report No. 0169). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518341
El-Abd, Niki Rinaldi and Jaimie Levin. AC Transit Fuel Cell Bus Longevity Study. Report no. FTA Report No. 0169. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2020. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518341.
El-Abd, Niki Rinaldi, and Jaimie Levin AC Transit Fuel Cell Bus Longevity Study. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, 2020, Report no. FTA Report No. 0169, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518341.
This Report presents summary findings form the 2019 ITS JPO Connected Vehicle (CV) and Automated Vehicle (AV) Survey. The survey was administered online to freeway, arterial and transit agencies from 78 large metropolitan areas and 30 medium size cities (the same survey population as previous Deployment Tracking Surveys). Online data collection ran
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Chajka-Cadin, L., Petrella, M., & Plotnick, S. (2020). Intelligent Transportation Systems Deployment: Findings from the 2019 Connected Vehicle and Automated Vehicle Survey (Report No. FHWA-JPO-20-807). United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50729
Chajka-Cadin, Lora, Margaret Petrella, and Sarah Plotnick. Intelligent Transportation Systems Deployment: Findings from the 2019 Connected Vehicle and Automated Vehicle Survey. Report no. FHWA-JPO-20-807. United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO), 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50729.
Chajka-Cadin, Lora, et al. Intelligent Transportation Systems Deployment: Findings from the 2019 Connected Vehicle and Automated Vehicle Survey. United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO), 2020, Report no. FHWA-JPO-20-807, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50729.
The Mobility on Demand (MOD) Fair Value Commuting (FVC) project provides recommendations and lessons learned to help agencies, organizations, and policymakers reduce single-occupancy vehicle (SOV) commuting behavior and engage with stakeholders on systemic obstacles related to transportation choices. FVC can be used by any stakeholder wanting to un
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Rupert, H. M. (2020). Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Fair Value Commuting, Final Report (Report No. FTA Report No. 0167). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518339
Rupert, Hillary M.. Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Fair Value Commuting, Final Report. Report no. FTA Report No. 0167. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2020. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518339.
Rupert, Hillary M. Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Fair Value Commuting, Final Report. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2020, Report no. FTA Report No. 0167, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518339.
This Safety Research Demonstration (SRD) Interim Report provides the status of seven 2016 SRD projects selected to address the thematic areas of collision avoidance and mitigation and transit worker safety protections. It illustrates the process CUTR will use to perform the project and national-level program assessments. CUTR will present final ass
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Staes, L., Concas, S., & Godfrey, J. (2020). 2016 Safety Research Demonstration (SRD) Independent Evaluation, Interim Report (Report No. FTA Report No. 0166). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518338
Staes, Lisa, Sisinnio Concas, and Jodi Godfrey. 2016 Safety Research Demonstration (SRD) Independent Evaluation, Interim Report. Report no. FTA Report No. 0166. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2020. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518338.
Staes, Lisa, et al. 2016 Safety Research Demonstration (SRD) Independent Evaluation, Interim Report. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2020, Report no. FTA Report No. 0166, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518338.
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