This report summarizes current computer simulation capabilities and the availability of near-real-time data sources allowing for a novel approach of analyzing and determining optimized responses during disruptions of complex multi-agency transit system. The authors integrated a number of technologies and data sources to detect disruptive transit sy
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This report provides an overview of the development and demonstration of the Advanced Generation Fuel Cell Bus, a 60-ft articulated fuel cell electric bus. The bus, funded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) National Fuel Cell Bus Program, was developed by New Flyer and demonstrated at Alameda-Contra Costa (AC) Transit District in Californi
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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 2021. The report also includes information on FTA’s process for making
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As part of FTA’s effort to promote continuous safety improvement in the public transit industry, Effective Practices in Performing Rail Transit Agency Accident Investigations were developed to provide public transit agencies that provide rail services practices for performing investigations. This supporting document provides a comprehensive examina
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As the first in a series of evaluations, the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Innovative Public Transportation Workforce Development Program report will evaluate award recipient in federal fiscal year 2011. As a component of the current Administration’s Ladders of Opportunities initiative, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and FTA
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The purpose of the Greater Louisville Region Demonstration of Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC): System Pre-Deployment Preparation grant was to further phased implementation of the region’s TMCC design by focusing on two major components. One component is “Travel Management Information Integration” to design and build integrations with p
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Public transportation play a critical role in providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective mobility to the communities it serves. The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) launched the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Technical Assistance Initiative in 2015 to provide technical assistance activities leading to im
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This report documents the background, implementation, and evaluation of Regional Transportation Authority of Pima County’s Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration project, Adaptive Mobility with Reliability and Efficiency (AMORE). AMORE sought to test a flexible service for commuting or first/last-mile connections to fixed-route service in t
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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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The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) Section 3024 calls for FTA to submit a report to Congress on the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) to improve transportation services in rural, suburban, and urban areas. This report was prepared to provide background information on IoT and how it relates to the provision of transpo
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This report presents traveler-centric mobility performance strategies and metrics and the approach for the development of those metrics for use as supplemental measures to assess how well an integrated public/private mobility system meets the needs of individual travelers, how well the system performs while meeting overall travel demand, and what t
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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
2021-12-01
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This report provides an update on projects selected pursuant to three Federal Transit Administration (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 (
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This report presents the results of a 16-month project for system development and design of a model for a Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC) using ITS capabilities. The system was designed as a tool to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and data, enabling seamless coordination of transportation across geographic regions, programs, fundi
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This report is a follow-up of the initial evaluation of LYMMO conducted in 2003. Average daily ridership on LYMMO has fallen three years in a row since 2010, and 2012 ridership was lower than the opening year ridership. The drop in ridership is partially attributable to a 15 percent loss in jobs located within ¼ mile of LYMMO between 2002 and 2010.
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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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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 promoted public transportation innovation to improve operations, infrastructure, and traveler experiences. Projects active in FY 2018 pro
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Statistical Summaries provide information about the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) financial investment programs funded through ARRA. This report covers the Urbanized Area Formula Program and the Non-Urbanized Area Formula and Capital Program. The Capital Program is further broken into two c
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This report summarizes the experience and early results from the American Fuel Cell Bus Project, a fuel cell electric bus demonstration funded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the National Fuel Cell Bus Program. A team led by CALSTART and SunLine Transit Agency developed a next-generation fuel cell electric bus for demonstration. T
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The National Study on Carless and Special Needs Evacuation Planning was a multi-year study funded by the Federal Transit Administration to research how state Departments of Transportation (DOTs), metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), transit agencies, and local governments are considering, in the context of their emergency preparedness planni
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