“Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide” is a toolkit of practical and innovative measures to help Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO’s), regional planners, transit agencies, and local government elected officials, staff, land use planners, and transit planners integrate transit planning with local land use planni
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Santasieri, Colette L. et al. (2014). Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide—Section 5: Local Planning and Transit-Supportive Development. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503595
Santasieri, Colette L. et al. "Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide—Section 5: Local Planning and Transit-Supportive Development" (2014), https://doi.org/10.21949/1503595
Santasieri, Colette L. et al. "Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide—Section 5: Local Planning and Transit-Supportive Development" , 2014, https://doi.org/10.21949/1503595
“Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide” is a toolkit of practical and innovative measures to help Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO’s), regional planners, transit agencies, and local government elected officials, staff, land use planners, and transit planners integrate transit planning with local land use planni
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Santasieri, Colette L. et al. (2014). Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide—Executive Summary. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503590
Santasieri, Colette L. et al. "Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide—Executive Summary" (2014), https://doi.org/10.21949/1503590
Santasieri, Colette L. et al. "Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide—Executive Summary" , 2014, https://doi.org/10.21949/1503590
“Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide” is a toolkit of practical and innovative measures to help Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO’s), regional planners, transit agencies, and local government elected officials, staff, land use planners, and transit planners integrate transit planning with local land use planni
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Santasieri, Colette L. et al. (2014). Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide—Section 2: General Transit-Supportive Development Planning Topics. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503592
Santasieri, Colette L. et al. "Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide—Section 2: General Transit-Supportive Development Planning Topics" (2014), https://doi.org/10.21949/1503592
Santasieri, Colette L. et al. "Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide—Section 2: General Transit-Supportive Development Planning Topics" , 2014, https://doi.org/10.21949/1503592
“Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide” is a toolkit of practical and innovative measures to help Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO’s), regional planners, transit agencies, and local government elected officials, staff, land use planners, and transit planners integrate transit planning with local land use planni
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Santasieri, Colette L. et al. (2014). Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide—Section 3: Regional Vision Planning and Transit-Supportive Development. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503593
Santasieri, Colette L. et al. "Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide—Section 3: Regional Vision Planning and Transit-Supportive Development" (2014), https://doi.org/10.21949/1503593
Santasieri, Colette L. et al. "Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide—Section 3: Regional Vision Planning and Transit-Supportive Development" , 2014, https://doi.org/10.21949/1503593
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After decades of decline, public transportation ridership grew 36 percent from 1995 through 2008, almost three times the growth rate of the U.S. population (14%) and substantially more than the growth for vehicle miles of travel on our nation’s streets and highways (21%). This report analyzes the trends in transit regions and transit-oriented devel
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Center for Transit-Oriented Development (U.S.) (2014). Trends in Transit-Oriented Development 2000–2010. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503588
Center for Transit-Oriented Development (U.S.) "Trends in Transit-Oriented Development 2000–2010" (2014), https://doi.org/10.21949/1503588
Center for Transit-Oriented Development (U.S.) "Trends in Transit-Oriented Development 2000–2010" , 2014, https://doi.org/10.21949/1503588
A project team consisting of the Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA), Geauga County Transit, Trapeze Group, and Kotting Consulting assembled a proposal to design a model system of human service transportation coordination using Intelligent Transportation Systems Technology (ITS). This project was one of eight demonstration grant
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Smith, Bryan D. (2014). Kent, Ohio, Traveler Management Coordination Center (TMCC) Project, Final Report. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503476
Smith, Bryan D. "Kent, Ohio, Traveler Management Coordination Center (TMCC) Project, Final Report" (2014), https://doi.org/10.21949/1503476
Smith, Bryan D. "Kent, Ohio, Traveler Management Coordination Center (TMCC) Project, Final Report" , 2014, https://doi.org/10.21949/1503476
Since the 1990s, there has been growing interest in shared use of general railway system railroad rights-of-way and tracks by transit vehicles (such as light rail vehicles) that do not fully comply with Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulations that govern the existing freight and commuter rail services on the system. This has prompted seve
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Light, Lawrence E. and McEvoy, Stephen and Kanarek, Jack "Rail Transit Signal and Control Systems Study, Final Report" (2014), https://doi.org/10.21949/1503596
Light, Lawrence E. et al. "Rail Transit Signal and Control Systems Study, Final Report" , 2014, https://doi.org/10.21949/1503596
The objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the impacts of climate change on the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) infrastructure and to develop and implement adaptation strategies against those impacts. Climate change hazards considered are sea-level rise, downpours, and flooding. The study focuses on four specific types o
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Feng, Tian (2013). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilot. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503607
Feng, Tian "San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilot" (2013), https://doi.org/10.21949/1503607
Feng, Tian "San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilot" , 2013, https://doi.org/10.21949/1503607
The 2012 Statistical Summaries provides information about the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) major financial aid programs for Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2012. The report covers the following programs: Urbanized Area Formula, Non-urbanized Area Formula, Rural Transit Assistance Program, Special Needs for Elderly Individuals and Individuals wit
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Section 20021(b) of the Moving Ahead for Progress for the 21st Century (MAP-21) legislation requires the Secretary of Transportation to submit a report of the results of a “Bus Safety Study” to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. T
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This study examines the retrofit of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) on two North American transit properties, namely New York City Transit (NYCT) and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), with the objective of assessing the benefits realized and implementation challenges experienced. The study validates broader i
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Rumsey, Alan et al. (2013). An Assessment of the Business Case for Communications-Based Train Control. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503582
Rumsey, Alan et al. "An Assessment of the Business Case for Communications-Based Train Control" (2013), https://doi.org/10.21949/1503582
Rumsey, Alan et al. "An Assessment of the Business Case for Communications-Based Train Control" , 2013, https://doi.org/10.21949/1503582
This project had two main objectives. The first was to improve the safety of transit workers, specifically right-of-way safety for rail transit workers through demonstration of advanced track inspection techniques that limit the inspector’s exposure to rail right-of-way by visually inspecting the condition of the tracks from a safe location. The se
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This report surveys the state-of-practice of transit railcar maintenance management and fleet management practices. It emphasizes a lifecycle management approach to fleet management. It also emphasizes the role of performance improvement programs and introduces Reliability-Centered Maintenance and Total Productive Maintenance as key examples of per
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Blake, Tagan et al. (2013). Managing Railcar Maintenance: A Primer on Practices and Improvement Opportunities for the U.S. Transit Industry. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503580
Blake, Tagan and Isaac, Lauren and Rose, David "Managing Railcar Maintenance: A Primer on Practices and Improvement Opportunities for the U.S. Transit Industry" (2013), https://doi.org/10.21949/1503580
Blake, Tagan et al. "Managing Railcar Maintenance: A Primer on Practices and Improvement Opportunities for the U.S. Transit Industry" , 2013, https://doi.org/10.21949/1503580
The Climate Risk Reduction Project assessed how climate change may affect Sound Transit commuter rail, light rail, and express bus services. The project identified potential climate change impacts on agency operations, assets, and long-term planning; options for strengthening the agency's resilience to these impacts; and opportunities for integrati
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This final report for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilot describes the actions taken, information gathered, analyses performed, and lessons learned throughout the pilot project. This report describes the activities conducted for a vulnerability and risk assessment for the Southeastern Pennsyl
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Choate, Anne et al. (2013). A Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of SEPTA's Regional Rail: A Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilot. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503604
Choate, Anne et al. "A Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of SEPTA's Regional Rail: A Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilot" (2013), https://doi.org/10.21949/1503604
Choate, Anne et al. "A Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of SEPTA's Regional Rail: A Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilot" , 2013, https://doi.org/10.21949/1503604
CTA was selected as one of seven pilots funded by FTA to advance the state of practice for adapting transit systems to the impacts of climate change. This effort is in keeping with broader long-term goals to address state-of-good-repair needs and to enhance transit safety. The CTA pilot develops quantitative and qualitative tools that can be used b
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Chicago Transit Authority (2013). An Integrated Approach to Climate Adaptation at the Chicago Transit Authority. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503603
Chicago Transit Authority "An Integrated Approach to Climate Adaptation at the Chicago Transit Authority" (2013), https://doi.org/10.21949/1503603
Chicago Transit Authority "An Integrated Approach to Climate Adaptation at the Chicago Transit Authority" , 2013, https://doi.org/10.21949/1503603
Public transit agencies play an important role in the provision of safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation for the communities they serve. With the growing intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, such as hurricanes Irene and Sandy, several public transportation agencies have begun to adapt their systems to make them more resili
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Amekudzi, Adjo et al. (2013). Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment/Asset Management Pilot for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503609
Amekudzi, Adjo et al. "Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment/Asset Management Pilot for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority" (2013), https://doi.org/10.21949/1503609
Amekudzi, Adjo et al. "Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment/Asset Management Pilot for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority" , 2013, https://doi.org/10.21949/1503609
The evaluation, selection, and implementation of fuel and powertrain technology choices are critically important to accomplishing the mission of providing safe, efficient, reliable, environmentally-conscious, and cost-effective public transportation. Vehicle procurement decisions evolve to be a difficult compromise between economic, environmental,
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Climate change-related issues place substantial operating and financial burdens on public transit agencies, particularly in coastal settings. Gulf of Mexico coastal transit agencies and their constituents are especially vulnerable to natural hazards resulting from extreme heat, flooding, and high winds. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has
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This Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Project Report details the project background of the recently-completed Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Transit Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Project as well as the various work elements, the results and findings, and Metro's next steps in fulfilling its ongoing commitment to c
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Liban, Cris B. et al. (2013). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Project. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503606
Liban, Cris B. and Egge, Matthew and Markovitz, Carley "Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Project" (2013), https://doi.org/10.21949/1503606
Liban, Cris B. et al. "Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Project" , 2013, https://doi.org/10.21949/1503606
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