TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00763476
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TURNKEY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. DESIGN/BUILD/OPERATE: A NEW APPROACH. BROCHURE
PY  - 1999/04
SP  - 6 p.
AB  - This brochure is designed to increase transit industry awareness of a new and promising transit project delivery method - turnkey. Turnkey is an innovative procurement technique that allows a public entity to contract with a single private entity to deliver a complete and operational product, such as fixed guideway system or extension of an existing one.  In contrast to the conventional approach, the design and build stages in turnkey are integrated into a single procurement and completion contract.  This brochure provides a brief, but comprehensive overview of FTA Turnkey Demonstration Program, and it highlights the progress of the five demonstration projects. It includes background information covering concept development, industry outreach activities, technical assistance, and project monitoring and evaluation activities. Program products are also listed, including turnkey reports, industry seminars, workshop proceedings, evaluation reports and contact information.
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Design build
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Turnkey systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/497338
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070478
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Major investment study, university-downtown-airport transportation corridor, Salt Lake City : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1999/03//Volumes held: Draft, Draft Appendix, Final, Final Appendix
KW  - Environmental impact statements
KW  - Utah
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/829863
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00767950
AU  - Brown, D M
AU  - Flake, O L
AU  - Department of Transportation
AU  - Department of Agriculture
TI  - RURAL TRANSPORTATION: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
PY  - 1999/03
SP  - 65 p.
AB  - The bibliography covers the general area of rural transportation under the following narrower subject headings: availability, demand, and condition (roads and bridges, railroads/rail network, air and water transportation, and general transportation); transportation and rural develoment (roads and bridges, rail service, airports, passenger transportation, general studies on infrastructure); federal and local government issues (financing/funding, planning and management, regulatory issues); other issues (social services transportation, safety, environmental issues).  A listing of additional resources is also included.
KW  - Bibliographies
KW  - Environmental control
KW  - Financial responsibility
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Passenger service
KW  - Planning
KW  - Regulatory constraints
KW  - Rural transportation
KW  - Safety
KW  - Social service agencies
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/300/349/biblio.doc
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16000/16092/PB2000102488.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502990
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00766453
AU  - Thompson, A
AU  - Powers, G
AU  - EG&G Dynatrend
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - SAFETY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION STATISTICS (SAMIS) 1997 ANNUAL REPORT
PY  - 1999/03
SP  - 164 p.
AB  - The Safety Management Information Statistics 1997 Annual Report is a compilation and analysis of transit accident, casualty, and crime statistics reported under the Federal Transit Administration's National Transit Database Reporting System by transit systems in the United States during 1997.
KW  - Crash reports
KW  - Crimes involving transportation
KW  - Fatalities
KW  - Grade crossing protection systems
KW  - Injuries
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Safety and security
KW  - Statistics
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/22000/22000/22025/PB99155384.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502625
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00763361
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TEA-21 PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISIONS: OPTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
PY  - 1999/02/17
SP  - 22 p.
AB  - In order to focus and continue discussion by partners and stakeholders, the FHWA and FTA have summarized input from the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) outreach program in this document.  The document presents issues and implementation options relative to the planning and environmental provisions of TEA-21.  The issues and implementation options are presented in three parts: planning issues; planning and environmental provisions: cross cutting issues; and, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) issues.  The document is intended to elicit input from stakeholders on the implementation of the TEA-21 planning and environmental provisions.
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
KW  - Policy analysis
KW  - Policy, legislation and regulation
KW  - Regulations
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/tea21opt.htm
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/497312
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00800474
AU  - Stone, J R
AU  - AHMED, T
AU  - Nalevanko, A
AU  - North Carolina State University, Raleigh
AU  - North Carolina State University, Raleigh
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - SMALL URBAN AND RURAL ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
PY  - 1999/02
SP  - 144 p.
AB  - This report reviews the state of advanced public transportation systems (APTS) technology.  It contains information on software and hardware, including product characteristics, costs and vendors.  The report also references an internet site which summarizes the report and contains information on APTS technologies.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Automatic vehicle identification
KW  - Automatic vehicle monitoring
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/15000/15700/15744/PB2000100589.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/666514
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01394825
AU  - Casey, R F
AU  - United States. Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
TI  - Advanced public transportation systems deployment in the United States: update, January 1999
PY  - 1999/01
IS  - FTA-MA-26-7007-99-1
SP  - 1 vol ( various pagings)
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems (APTS)
KW  - Advanced traveler information systems
KW  - Advanced traveler information systems
KW  - Advanced traveler information systems (ATIS)
KW  - Intelligent transport systems (ITS)
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Navigation
KW  - Navigation
KW  - Usa
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/1162587
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00778616
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - CELEBRATING LIVABLE COMMUNITIES
PY  - 1999/01
SP  - 39 p.
AB  - The FTA launched its "Livable Communities" initiative in 1994 as a demonstration program to encourage transit and planning organizations, as well as government agencies throughout the country, to take more of a leadership and partnership role in the success of the communities they serve.  Twenty two projects throughout the country received FTA funding.  This document provides five year history of livable communities.  It is a history of inclusion, community participation, community planning, and the creation of transit projects that not only contribute to one's livability, but also to a community sustainability.
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Economic growth
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Local area networks
KW  - Neighborhoods
KW  - Partnerships
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation policy
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/508622
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00767952
AU  - Office of the Secretary of Transportation
TI  - RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY INTERNAL ASSESSMENT BENCHMARKING STUDY
PY  - 1999/01
SP  - 45 p.
AB  - This study was sponosored by the DOT Research and Special Programs Administration with the goal to discover, through benchmarking, the best framework or management tool to document organizational performance.  This report documents the benchmarking findings for the public sector to use as assessment programs are implemented within organizations.
KW  - Benchmarks
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Management and organization
KW  - Organizations
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Strategic planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502992
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765303
AU  - DeMarco, V R
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - CLEAN AIR PROGRAM: CYLINDER ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH ALTERNATIVE FUELS
PY  - 1999/01
SP  - 124 p.
AB  - A number of incidents of compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinder leaks have occurred while transit buses were either in service or at a bus maintenance facility.  This study was initiated to determine the degree to which cylinder problems still exist in the field and the status of their resolution.  A letter requesting information was sent to 41 transit agencies, and 28 responded.  The study identifies the types of compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) cylinders that are being used on transit buses, and the problems being experienced with them.  The study assesses the magnitude of these problems, and remedial actions being taken by the transit industry.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Compressed natural gas
KW  - Engine cylinders
KW  - Liquefied natural gas
KW  - Pressure gages
KW  - Transit buses
KW  - Vehicle design
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21900/21914/PB99147613.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502034
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00760812
AU  - CASEY, R F
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS DEPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
PY  - 1999/01
SP  - 46 p.
AB  - This report documents work performed under FTA's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advances navigation, information, and communication technologies that most benefit public transportation.  This report is a compilation of existing and planned deployments of APTS technologies and services.  The information was collected during the Fall of 1998 and was obtained through contacts with one or more persons at each agency.  The objective was to include information from all agencies who submitted information for the 1996 National Transit Database (NTD) Report Year, the last year for which NTD data was available at the time.  A total of 551 agencies provided information for this study.  Only those agencies with existing or planned APTS systems are included in this report.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Automated toll collection
KW  - Automatic vehicle location
KW  - Communication systems
KW  - Control systems
KW  - Information systems
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - National Transit Database
KW  - Navigation systems
KW  - U.S. Federal Transit Administration
UR  - http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/operations/its/ma267007991/aptsdeploy.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/11000/11500/11537/aptsdeploy.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21400/21434/PB99118366.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496424
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01128919
AU  - Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
TI  - Department of Transportation's Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Projects Book
PY  - 1999
SP  - 510p
AB  - This report documents the latest edition of the Department of Transportation's Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Projects Book. It references and briefly describes the ITS research projects, tests and studies initiated through September 1998 and sponsored by the modal administrations of the U.S. Department of Transportation: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The projects referenced describe ITS activities which support the development of user services, national compatibility planning, deployment, and program assessment. In-progress and completed research activities of the modal administrations are descriptively profiled and indexed under the following program areas: Metropolitan ITS Infrastructure; Intelligent Rural Infrastructure; Commercial Vehicle ITS Infrastructure; Intelligent Vehicle Initiative; Evaluation/Program Assessment; Architecture, Standards and National Compatibility Planning; and Mainstreaming.
KW  - Commercial vehicle operations
KW  - Evaluation and assessment
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Intelligent Vehicle Initiative
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Research projects
KW  - Rural highways
KW  - System architecture
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/6943.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/888716
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01073578
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Everett-Seattle Communter Rail Project: environmental impact statement
PY  - 1999///Volumes held: Draft, Final(3v), Final Appendix(A1,N,O); Endangered species analysis (B)
KW  - Environmental impact statements
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/832970
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070842
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Buffalo Inner Harbor Development Project : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1999///Volumes held: Draft(2v), Final(2v), Draft supplement to the final(2000), FDsup2(2004), Fsup2(2004)
KW  - Environmental impact statements
KW  - New York (State)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830227
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070807
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Metrorail extension - Addison Road Station to the Largo Town Center, Prince Georges County : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1999///Volumes held: Draft, F (2v)
KW  - Environmental impact statements
KW  - Maryland
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830192
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00973161
AU  - Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT CENTER CONCEPTS OF OPERATION : A CROSS-CUTTING STUDY : IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK EFFICIENCY
PY  - 1999
SP  - 38 p.
AB  - This document presents information on operations at the different transportation management centers (TMCs) located in the U.S. and Canada.  Focus of the document is on the centers' freeway management activities.  Eight centers are briefly profiled, and using the experiences of these centers, successful practices and lessons learned are reported .
KW  - Traffic control centers
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/10923.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/697497
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00784326
AU  - Center for Livable Communities
TI  - STREET DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS
PY  - 1999
SP  - v.p.
AB  - Improve your neighborhood by improving your streets is the theme of this guidebook.  It presents the latest ideas in street design guidelines for healthy neighborhoods and livable communities.  It is designed to help communities implement designs for streets that are safe, efficient and aesthetically pleasing for both people and cars.  The guidebook features helpful guidelines that specify street widths and implementation strategies, developed by a team of experts under the leadership of an expert on traffic calming and the creation of pedestrian- and bike friendly communities.  The team included a traffic engineer, a transportation planner, an architect, an attorney and a community activist.
KW  - Bicycle travel
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Pedestrian safety
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Traffic calming
KW  - Traffic flow
KW  - Urban development
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/638032
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00961181
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT INTELLIGENT VEHICLE INITIATIVE
PY  - 1999
SP  - 5 sheets in folder
AB  - This publication gives an overview of the Transit Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI) project.  The program is designed to conduct research and operational tests  for developing IVI technologies that apply to transit vehicles and demand response vehicles.  It covers vehicle sensing, control intervention, driver warning, driver assistance, and nearby driver/pedestrian warnings.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Bus rapid transit
KW  - Intelligent Vehicle Initiative
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/661712
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765265
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - TELEPHONE CONTACTS FOR USERS OF FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS 1999
PY  - 1999
VL  - 22
AB  - This publication has been released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics for the purpose of providing lists of names, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses of transportation specialists in the federal government by mode, and cross referenced by their area of expertise.  The purpose of the publication is to provide users of federal transportation statistics with diverse points of contact that may provide detailed knowledge of transportation data.  The publication is also a key tool for individuals requiring specific transportation information but lacking the proper connection.
KW  - Information services
KW  - Passenger information systems
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Traveler information and communication systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/503701
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00762080
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - 1998 STATISTICAL SUMMARIES. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION GRANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
PY  - 1999
SP  - 184 p.
AB  - This annual report provides detailed financial data about FTA's financial aid programs, including the distribution and use of funds.  The report includes summary descriptions of the following federal programs: Urbanized Area Formula, Non-urbanized Area Formula, Rural Transit Assistance Program, Elderly and Persons with Disabilities, Capital, Interstate Substitution, Metropolitan Planning, State Planning and Research, Consolidated Planning Grants, and State Infrastructure Banks.  Data in this report were compiled from the capital, operating, and planning assistance grants awarded to transit agencies, states, planning agencies, and other units of local government.  Overall, the report is organized into three sections: information of appropriations and budget authorities, obligation data for current fiscal year, and historical information on all programs.
KW  - Appropriations
KW  - Budgeting
KW  - Capital expenditures
KW  - Federal aid
KW  - Grant aid
KW  - Local government
KW  - Rural transportation
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - State aid
KW  - Statistical analysis
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21700/21771/PB99140501.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56300/56314/1998statistical1099nanc_2.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496847
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00784327
AU  - Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
TI  - TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT: ITE STREET DESIGN GUIDELINES
PY  - 1999
SP  - 43 p.
AB  - The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) has prepared street guidelines to aid the profession with design and evaluation of streets in traditional neighborhood development. The 43-page guide explores the premises behind various forms of neighborhood and street design, including sections on street space, connectivity, emergency access, parking, safety, and geometric design.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Geometric design
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Neighborhoods
KW  - Parking
KW  - Safety
KW  - Streets
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/636886
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00803262
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - INTELLIGENT VEHICLE INITIATIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
PY  - 1999
SP  - vi, 79 p. (490 Kb)
AB  - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), through the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO), has embarked upon an Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI) to accelerate the development and availability of advanced safety and information systems for a variety of vehicle types. Public transit, through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), is an active participant in the IVI Program. While substantial transit benefits are anticipated through the application of IVI technologies, additional information was necessary to establish baseline transit needs, expected Transit IVI benefits, and Transit IVI research priorities. As recommended by the Transit IVI Steering Committee, this Needs Assessment was conducted to identify and prioritize transit industry requirements and problems with solutions involving IVI technologies
KW  - Buses
KW  - Crash avoidance systems
KW  - Intelligent Vehicle Initiative
KW  - Safety
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/11883.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/667657
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00798153
AU  - Stearns, Mary
AU  - Sussman, E Donald
AU  - Belcher, Jonathan
AU  - Metropolitan Planning Organization (Mass.). Central Transportation Planning Staff
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DENVER RTD'S COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH/AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION SYSTEM : THE HUMAN FACTORS CONSEQUENCE
PY  - 1999
SP  - xiii, 70 p.
AB  - This report documents the impacts of Computer Aided Dispatch/Automatic Vehicle Locator (CAD/AVL) technology in providing real-time surveillance of vehicles and upgrading radio communication.  The study examines the usability of the CAD/AVL features and how the CAD/AVL affected employees' work tasks.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Automatic vehicle location
KW  - Buses
KW  - Scheduling
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/655162
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00791861
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Avalon Integrated Services, Inc.
TI  - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AWARENESS CD-ROM
PY  - 1999
SP  - 1 computer optical disc
AB  - This CD-ROM is designed to give an overview of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to meet state and local transportation planning efforts.  It first defines ITS, then relates stories of successful deployment.  Strategic considerations and plans for implementation are examined.  The CD-ROM also contains a section which provides Internet links and resources for additional information on ITS.
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/649224
ER  - 

TY  - SER
AN  - 00783233
JO  - Federal register [online]. Vol. 64, no. 181
PB  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY : GUIDELINES FOR THE EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL TESTS AND DEPLOYMENT PROJECTS FOR INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS)
PY  - 1999
AB  - This document provides implementation guidance for section 5204 (j) (1) of the Transportation equity act for the 21st century (TEA-21), 23 U.S.C. 502 Note. Guidelines and requirements for the evaluation of operational tests and deployment projects for ITS ensure the objectivity and independence of project evaluators to avoid any real or apparent conflict of interest or potential influence on the outcome by parties to such tests and projects. They also establish evaluation funding levels based on the size and scope of each test of project to ensure adequate evaluation
KW  - Deployment
KW  - Finance
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Policy
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/637971
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00782301
AU  - Sarah J. Siwek and Associates
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING UNDER ISTEA: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR DECISIONMAKING
PY  - 1999
SP  - 38 p.
AB  - ISTEA recognizes the critical role that elected officials and policy makers play in transportation decisionmaking and the importance of good information to assisting them in making sound decisions.  ISTEA's planning process is designed to improve the quality and scope of information these officials receive on transportation options and on the impacts of transportation investments on their State's economy, environment, and quality of life.  Each State has a different process for making transportation decisions.  In some, the legislature annually approves the transportation capital investment program.  Others have independent or quasi-independent commissions, boards, or authorities that are responsible for transportation decisions. In all cases, elected officials at the local, regional, or State level need good information to guide their decisions, and the ISTEA planning process is designed to provide this.  This guide discusses how good transportation planning can be conducted by States and presents a new framework for transportation decision making as envisioned in ISTEA.
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investments
KW  - Options
KW  - States
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://books.google.com/books/about/Statewide_transportation_planning_under.html?id=fr8kAQAAMAAJ
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/636185
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780109
AU  - Roper, B A
AU  - Hiniker, C J
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - PLANS, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES: BIG RIVER CROSSING ISSUES IN A SMALL COMMUNITY
PY  - 1999
SP  - 9p
AB  - As transportation elements of this country continue to evolve, issues that may have seemed foregone to a prior generation have crystallized into topics requiring substantive review.  Witness, for example, the resurgence of both freight railroad and non-motorized traffic concerns.  This trend is particularly noticeable in smaller metropolitan areas.  The challenge for today's transportation professionals is to systematically identify and incorporate these broad issues into a meaningful project-specific context.  This paper addresses cross-cutting topics associated with the replacement of a regional Mississippi River crossing along the Great River Road.  The breadth and depth of issues define the ease with which transportation problems can be solved.  In the St. Cloud, Minnesota, metropolitan area, the Sauk Rapids bridge replacement has generated a myriad of these issues.  When applied to a river crossing replacement of metropolitan significance, broad-based representation from the community (defined as residents, business owners, elected officials, and transportation professionals) is essential.  Engaging and educating this cohort has ultimately fostered consent in the selection of the preferred replacement alternative.  Since the structural condition of the existing bridge warrants replacement, consideration of alternatives has commenced.  The presence of a railroad mainline on one of the existing bridge approaches broadened the scope of potential replacements to encompass grade-separation.  The practicality of applying computer tools such as MicroBENCOST, TRAF-NETSIM, and TransPlan to monetize the use benefits associated with eliminating the current at-grade crossing is evaluated.  This paper also discusses the paradigm shift among area planners regarding alternative transportation modes.  The existing structure is two lanes wide, with little accommodation for non-motorized transportation.  On the replacement, however, these other modes will be encouraged through the provision of enhanced bicycle and pedestrian capacity.  The paper summarizes the qualitative and quantitative attributes of the alternatives and reports on the outcome of the engineering feasibility study and environmental assessment.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Automobiles
KW  - Bicycles
KW  - Bridge approaches
KW  - Bridges
KW  - Computer programs
KW  - Engineering
KW  - Environmental impact analysis
KW  - Feasibility analysis
KW  - Freight trains
KW  - Grade separations
KW  - Nonmotorized transportation
KW  - Pedestrians
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Railroad grade crossings
KW  - Rivers
KW  - Small communities
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - User benefits
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/200/200/00780109.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512949
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780108
AU  - Karnowski, J
AU  - Anderson, M D
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - INNOVATIVE DATA COLLECTIONS TO ANALYZE NORTH CAROLINA'S AIRPORT ACTIVITIES
PY  - 1999
SP  - 10p
AB  - The North Carolina Department of Transportation, Airport Division, contracted with the University of North Carolina, Charlotte (UNCC) and Street Smarts to collect origin-destination (O-D) data at all 14 North Carolina airports.  UNCC was responsible for the project management and data analysis.  Street Smarts was charged with the task of collecting the data.  When it comes to data collection of any kind, public officials care most about one thing, "How can we get the most useable data for the money we have budgeted?"  It is a reasonable question that needs an innovative answer.  There are really three elements in that question that demand attention: quality of data, quantity of data, and cost of getting that information.  The North Carolina Airport O-D study was an exercise in achieving an optimal balance of all three.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Airport operations
KW  - Analysis
KW  - Budgeting
KW  - Costs
KW  - Data collection
KW  - North Carolina
KW  - Origin and destination
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/500/568/00780108.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512948
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780110
AU  - Kott, J
AU  - Beningo, S
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS EARLY DEPLOYMENT PLANNING FOR A SMALL REGION
PY  - 1999
SP  - 13p
AB  - Strategic planning for intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in smaller metropolitan areas presents a number of difficulties. Transportation problems such as high levels of traffic congestion and complex operational challenges in both traffic and transit management often create interest in high tech solutions in large metropolitan areas.  Such solutions are typically not viable in the nation's less populated regions, as solutions devised in Atlanta, Houston, Seattle and Phoenix usually do not apply to problems in places like Portland, Maine. Moreover, awareness of an experience with the use of electronics and communications systems among transportation system operators is often more limited in a small metropolitan region like Portland, Maine than in a major metropolitan center. This paper and presentation describes the successful ITS early deployment strategic planning process developed for the Portland region.  This process began with assembly of relevant stakeholders, attention to raising stakeholders' awareness of ITS capabilities, costs, and benefits; development of a framework based on regional goals for evaluating ITS applications; preparation and ranking by stakeholders of a program of ITS projects; and completion of a report of findings and recommendations to regional, state and federal decision-makers.  While not populous, the Portland, Maine region is a promising setting for ITS deployment.  Portland is a multimodal environment for both passenger and freight movement. Passengers are served by one local and one international ferry operator, four local and two intercity bus companies, and a busy regional airport.  Planning is also underway for the restoration of passenger rail service from Boston to Portland.  Freight operations included containerized and bulk shipping services at the port.  Rail and truck operations take place both portside and inland.  The region is served by the Maine Turnpike, which has recently deployed electronic tolling, the state's first major ITS deployment.  In addition, the region has a manageable number of agencies and decision-makers.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Airports
KW  - Automated toll collection
KW  - Benefit cost analysis
KW  - Bulk cargo
KW  - Buses
KW  - Container traffic
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Deployment
KW  - Ferries
KW  - Freight and passenger traffic
KW  - Highways
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Passenger trains
KW  - Portland (Maine)
KW  - Ports
KW  - Railroads
KW  - Small cities
KW  - Stakeholders
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Trucks
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/400/497/00780110.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512950
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780111
AU  - Rogers, G W
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - INCORPORATING IMPLEMENTATION OF INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS) TECHNOLOGIES INTO LOCAL PLANNING PROCESSES
PY  - 1999
SP  - 9p
AB  - What is the prevailing level of understanding of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) methods, technology and benefits within communities about to become the recipient of those technologies?  Given that the average citizen, as well as the average user, knows little of the beneficial aspects of ITS technology, what is the best way to approach informing private citizens, as well as potential system users?  Develop an organized process for promoting integration of ITS technologies and methodologies into existing, and future, border-related planning and project development activities.  The process should include both public and private entities with interests at the Western Washington border with British Columbia, Canada. Complete the necessary steps to update the region's Metropolitan and Regional Transportation Plans to include the ITS concept, potential applications, and implications for the region. Develop a set of tools to educate the public about value-added aspects of avoiding costs of facility construction through the use of technology.  And, finally, review Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) comprehensive plans of the region's jurisdictions and recommend, where appropriate, adding language to identify the advantages and rationale of incorporating ITS options and benefits into those plans.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Benefits
KW  - British Columbia
KW  - Construction
KW  - Costs
KW  - Facilities
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - International borders
KW  - Local government
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Technology
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Washington (State)
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/500/566/00780111.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512951
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780107
AU  - Works, B
AU  - Billiar, K
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - CITIZEN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING: A WORKING MODEL
T2  - C
PY  - 1999
SP  - 10p
AB  - All communities, regardless of their location or size, face the need to re-think and plan their transportation futures. Historically, many communities have left planning to outside sources; whether it was the district level of a state's transportation department or consultants.  Each source has typically designed plans with little early input from the citizens of the community.  This method, while accepted by tradition, has little opportunity for the informed community experience that allows for quality transportation decisions. One process, the Transportation Action Model, challenges the status quo of transportation planning.  The Transportation Action Model (TAM), initiated and designed by a national consortium led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was created with two guiding principles.  First, sound transportation systems and the decisions behind them are critical to the social and economic well being of communities. Second, informed community participation creates better transportation decisions.  By marrying technical information with a citizen-driven decision process, the TAM helps communities produce their own blueprint for local action.  In twenty-one weeks, with a minimum of twenty-five participants from a broad range of transportation stakeholders and citizens, a community can become an active voice in its transportation future.  Two rural communities in Minnesota, Two Harbors and Nisswa, challenged themselves and their planning histories by using the Transportation Action Model.  Both communities, each with unique transportation histories and development, sought this model as a way to deal with existing congestion impacts and future development pressures.  Through public dialogue, each community could frame local transportation issues and develop potential solutions to create a Transportation Action Plan that will assist the formal transportation plans and decisions of the future.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Communities
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Development
KW  - Impacts
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Rural areas
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Traffic congestion
KW  - Transportation action model
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/500/569/00780107.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512947
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780105
AU  - Slavin, H
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - ENHANCED FRAMEWORK FOR MODELING URBAN TRUCK TRIPS
PY  - 1999
SP  - 13p
AB  - Recently there has been renewed interest in modeling urban truck movements.  This is potentially important for improving traffic forecasts as well as for a host of other applications including intelligent transportation systems (ITS).  Despite attempts to fit truck trips models into a passenger modeling framework, there are unique aspects of urban freight movements, such as trip chaining, that must be considered for credible models. Most urban truck trips occur on tours comprised of many vehicle trips that are chained together for efficient routing.  This paper discusses models for intraurban trips and provides an enhanced framework for modeling urban truck trips that is workable for most MPOs.  This framework can be implemented in the form of either aggregate or disaggregate models at the zone or establishment levels, respectively.  Various approaches for overcoming data obstacles are considered including use of truck traffic counts to estimate trip tables.  Use of geographic information systems (GIS) and new data sources is examined, and practical guidance is provided for model implementation.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Aggregate analysis
KW  - Disaggregate analysis
KW  - Freight transportation
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Intraurban trips
KW  - Traffic counts
KW  - Traffic forecasting
KW  - Traffic models
KW  - Travel
KW  - Trip chaining
KW  - Truck traffic
KW  - Trucks
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/500/571/00780105.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512945
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780106
AU  - Khatib, Z
AU  - Ou, Y
AU  - Chang, K
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - GIS AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
PY  - 1999
SP  - 10p
AB  - Two main objectives of transportation planning are to simulate the current traffic volume and to forecast the future traffic volume on a transportation network.  Traffic demand modeling typically consists of the following tasks: (1) defining traffic analysis zones (TAZs) based on land-use characteristics; (2) building the transportation network; (3) collecting traffic data for calibration; and (4) performing the four-step traffic demand modeling process of trip generation, trip distribution, mode choice and trip assignment.  The first two tasks used to be time-consuming because paper maps and aerial photographs were the primary tools for constructing TAZs and the transportation network.  In recent years, transportation planners have used geographic information systems (GIS) to perform the tasks.  A GIS is a tool capturing, storing, and analyzing spatial or geo-referenced data.  It also has the additional capability in data integration, such as integration of socioeconomic and traffic data for traffic demand modeling.  This paper describes the authors' experience of using a GIS to prepare TAZs and the transportation network for an Idaho statewide traffic demand model.  ARC/INFO is the GIS software package for the pilot study, Latah County.  The authors have used ARC/INFO to construct TAZs from different data sources.  Using AML programs, they have run experiments to automatically assign TAZ centroids and centroid connectors, and to measure the effect of centroids and centroid connectors on traffic demand forecast.  Overall, GIS has proven to be an efficient and effective tool for the study.  It should be noted, however, that GIS cannot by itself improve the quality of input data, a critical factor in transportation planning.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Land use
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Networks
KW  - Software
KW  - Traffic analysis zones
KW  - Traffic assignment
KW  - Traffic data
KW  - Traffic models
KW  - Traffic volume
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Trip distribution
KW  - Trip generation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/500/570/00780106.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512946
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780102
AU  - Bates, C
AU  - Schwetz, T
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - COOPERATION AND PATIENCE: THE KEY TO A HIGH QUALITY, SUSTAINABLE GIS
PY  - 1999
SP  - 13p
AB  - Geographical Information Systems (GIS) provide a powerful tool to transportation planners and engineers for a variety of analytical tasks.  However, even with the advent of PC-based GIS systems and strong state and federal support, transportation planners and engineers in small and medium-sized communities face many constraints in finding the resources to pay for a GIS and in the development of a data base that can be used for practical applications.  The Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) has been a leader in the design, implementation and management of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for almost three decades. The root of this successful implementation of GIS lies in the formation of multi-jurisdictional (cities, county, utilities, MPO), multi-application (transportation, natural resources, public works, assessment and taxation, land use planning) approach (termed the Common Mapping Project) and development of a Cooperative Project Agreement which has provided for sustained development of a parcel-level data base.  This approach has allowed LCOG's transportation planners to have access to a very rich database.  For example, the GIS provides land use and demographic inputs to the system model and overlay analyses incorporating the transportation system (both supply and demand characteristics), natural resources (soils, topography, hydrology, etc.) and other public works features (sanitary, storm sewers, utility lines, etc.).  In addition, this approach has allowed LCOG to focus its transportation planning resources on the transportation system as other agencies have provided the resources for development and maintenance of other parts of the database.  The 30-year history provides evidence of success of the approach.  Without this cooperative, long-term approach, it is doubtful the GIS would be available to transportation planners in the Eugene-Springfield area.  Certainly, we would not have the rich database that has resulted from this integrated approach.  This paper/presentation will describe the approach taken by agencies in the Eugene-Springfield area in the development of its GIS, the benefits of this approach to transportation planning in a medium-sized area, and the key lessons learned over the years.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Assessments
KW  - Benefits
KW  - Cities
KW  - Cooperation
KW  - Counties
KW  - Databases
KW  - Demand
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Long range planning
KW  - Medium sized cities
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Natural resources
KW  - Public utilities
KW  - Public works departments
KW  - Supply
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Transportation engineers
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/500/578/00780102.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512942
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780104
AU  - Reeves, P
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - INTEGRATING TRANSPORTATION MODELING AND "DESKTOP GIS": A PRACTICAL AND AFFORDABLE ANALYSIS TOOL FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED COMMUNITIES
PY  - 1999
SP  - 11p
AB  - This paper and presentation discuss some of the benefits of integrating travel demand models and "desktop GIS" (ArcInfo for PCs and ArcView for PCs) including: enhanced graphic display capabilities, increased analysis capabilities, and more efficient use of staff time.  The paper and presentation describe an affordable way for small and medium sized communities to fully utilize this technology without purchasing expensive equipment.  The paper and presentation also identify specific improvements to transportation planning made possible by the integration of travel demand models and GIS, such as: graphic displays that engage the public, better comparison of alternatives in NEPA/SEPA processes and documents (e.g., Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments), and enhanced travel demand management (TDM) and/or alternative mode modeling.  Two examples of actual uses for this integration technique are discussed.  One example is the transportation system analysis conducted for Thurston Regional Planning Council's (TRPC) Long Range Transportation Plan.  The other example is the graphic enhancement of information presented to citizens, stakeholders, and policy makers during the TRPC planning process.  The paper and presentation briefly discuss other potential uses for the integration of a travel demand model and desktop GIS.  Examples of potential uses may include calculation of a multi-modal roadway level of service and enhanced detail for road capacity calculations.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Analysis
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Graphics
KW  - Highway capacity
KW  - Information display systems
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Medium sized cities
KW  - Small communities
KW  - Systems analysis
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/500/574/00780104.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512944
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780101
AU  - Dosse, L
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - MAJOR INVESTMENT STUDY FOR A SMALL URBANIZED AREA CORRIDOR: CABARRUS/SOUTH ROWAN, NORTH CAROLINA
PY  - 1999
SP  - 11p
AB  - The Cabarrus/South Rowan Urban Area, which has approximately 155,000 population, decided to combine their effort on a major investment study with their effort on a long-range transportation plan update.  A major investment study and a long-range transportation plan both require an urban area to fulfill similar requirements, but on different scales to meet the requirements of ISTEA, the CAAA, and NEPA.  The long-range transportation planning study must consider alternative modal solutions and financial resources for the area as a whole, while a major investment study focuses on these issues for a corridor or subarea.  This paper describes the purpose and need for a major investment study in the Cabarrus/South Rowan Urban Area in North Carolina; how the long-range transportation planning study was adapted to meet the major investment study requirements; six alternate strategies considered for the major investment study; environmental considerations; what conclusion was determined, and why it was chosen; and the coordination effort which took place.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Coordination
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Investments
KW  - Long range planning
KW  - North Carolina
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation corridors
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/600/693/00780101.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512941
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780103
AU  - Thieman, S
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - ACCIDENT DATA USE AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)
PY  - 1999
SP  - 7p
AB  - Project Description: The Cheyenne Area Transportation Planning Process (ChATPP) has developed a PowerPoint presentation demonstrating how to use an existing accident database with GIS software.  The slides are followed by a hands-on demonstration of the GIS system using the actual data.  ChATPP has been intensely involved and a leader in GIS development in the City of Cheyenne and Laramie County.  Recently they have taken the steps to try and interest users, that are not GIS technical people, in the use of ArcView in a desktop application.  One of the projects that has been developed, is making accident data obtained from Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) available to ArcView users. How this project was developed is explained briefly below.  What is important to stress is that the information is available to users.  It is also important to demonstrate to them how the software works.  Background: The Cheyenne urban area has a population of approximately 72,000 people.  They have a slow but steady growth of about 1% and they are the northern most city along the rapidly growing Front Range in Colorado.  The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is responsible for transportation planning in the urban area.  To assure the safety of the traveling public as the population grows, they are looking at access management standards for their main arterials.  Need: Their first step was to establish if there was a need for access management standards.  The number and cause of collisions are the main determinate of the safety of the roadway.  So, they needed to be able to examine, in depth, the collisions that occurred along their arterial roadways to determine if they could be prevented by having access control measures in place.  GIS: The Wyoming Department of Transportation is responsible for collecting all of the accident information in Wyoming.  Using an extract of the state's database, they obtained database files for accidents from 1984 to 1996.  The files were then put into ArcView GIS to create maps of specific locations or to use the database for queries.  The end result could then be displayed graphically as well as in tabular form.  The GIS also allows inquiries on the map that is linked to the database.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Access control (Transportation)
KW  - Arterial highways
KW  - Crash data
KW  - Databases
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Maps
KW  - Software
KW  - Traffic crashes
KW  - Urban areas
KW  - Wyoming
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/500/573/00780103.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512943
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780095
AU  - Shoemaker, L
AU  - Schwetz, T
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - SUSTAINING PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN LONG RANGE PLANNING USING A STAKEHOLDER BASED PROCESS: A CASE STUDY FROM EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD OREGON
PY  - 1999
SP  - 15p
AB  - The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act requires a proactive public involvement process that provides complete information, timely public notice, full public access to key decisions, and supports early and continuing involvement of the public in developing plans.  This level of public involvement is a challenge to sustain over the course of a typical update of a transportation system plan.  To ensure a proactive and continuing public involvement process, a stakeholder centered public involvement program was selected to guide the development of the Eugene-Springfield long-range transportation plan.  The stakeholder process constituted the core of the public involvement program used in the recently completed update of the Eugene-Springfield transportation system plan and was the primary method of achieving sustained public involvement.  A main objective of the stakeholder process was to involve groups representing a comprehensive cross section of the community, who have a vital interest in the outcome of the transportation planning process.  Stakeholders participated in a series of three symposiums where key decisions were made at various points in the update process.  A majority of stakeholders served on one of the three task forces that met for six months early in the process to identify potential strategies for use in the plan. In addition, many stakeholders served on focus committees overseeing development of an urban rail study, high speed rail terminal location analysis, development of plan goals and objectives, and land use design.  The stakeholder process was a successful tool in getting the regional transportation plan adopted.  Many valuable lessons were learned.  Stakeholders can be an effective public outreach tool by partnering with them to provide two-way communication with the groups they represent, with the general public and with elected officials.  Elected officials and planning commissioners were confident that all interests were represented with a comprehensive stakeholder process.  Discussions with elected officials focused on the contents of the plan, rather than debating the public process. This approach provides a practical means of providing public access to a lengthy planning process, to a broad cross section of interests, and developing citizen groups well informed on a complex set of issues.  This paper will detail the stakeholder process used by LCOG, the results of the process, and lessons learned in the use of this process.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Design
KW  - Focus groups
KW  - High speed rail
KW  - Land use
KW  - Location
KW  - Long range planning
KW  - Partnerships
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Rail transit
KW  - Railroad terminals
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Stakeholders
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/700/702/00780095.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512935
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780097
AU  - Shbaklo, S A
AU  - Krueger, L B
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - A PILOT APPLICATION STUDY OF CORRIDOR PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PY  - 1999
SP  - 14p
AB  - The need for effective multimodal performance indicators (or measures) is becoming increasingly important for adequate planning in all sizes of transportation environments, including small and medium-size communities.  These measures are essential for several reasons.  First, an initial determination of performance by measuring existing conditions indicates the degree of needed improvements.  Second, after improvements are implemented, measurement of their performance is often required. Third, such measures are beneficial for measuring roadway improvements examined within the context of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA21).  Finally, multimodal measures can be used to monitor the performance of the transportation system over time by examining changes in performance from an established base year.  The purpose of this paper is to report on the testing of selected multimodal corridor performance measures for a small and medium-size area, including an evaluation of the amount and cost of required data. These measures are either based on corridor volume to indicate quantity of travel, or on time to indicate quality.  Measures of corridor quantity include person throughput, vehicle miles of travel, and average vehicle occupancy.  Measures of quality include average travel time, average travel speed, density, and percent time heavily congested.  The measures are developed and tested within a 5-mile segment along I-95 in the City of Hollywood (population of 127,000 in 1997), located in Broward County in southeast Florida.  While this city is surrounded by a much larger developed area, the test area serves the purpose of illustrating the applicability of the selected performance measures as well as data collection and cost elements for a small and medium-size are.  The corridor also contains a commuter train service (Tri-Rail) that is operated by the Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority.  Several types of highway and transit data were collected along the corridor.  One key concern regarding the application of these measures in small and medium-size areas is the cost and method of data collection. This is because some measures may require new data that may be difficult or expensive to obtain, resulting in an extra financial burden on the smaller urban area where the competition for scarce tax or other revenue resources is high.  This concern is addressed and several inferences regarding data collection and system utilization are made from this study.  The results presented in this paper can be extended to apply to several classes of roadways/transportation corridors, and should benefit those responsible for the implementation of transportation corridor improvements in small and medium-size areas.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Costs
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Highways
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Measurement
KW  - Medium sized cities
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Performance
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Railroad commuter service
KW  - Small cities
KW  - Small towns
KW  - Time
KW  - Traffic volume
KW  - Transportation corridors
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/600/688/00780097.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512937
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780099
AU  - O'Loughlin, R M
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - ADDRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT THE MAJOR INVESTMENT STUDY REQUIREMENTS
PY  - 1999
SP  - 10p
AB  - One of the new requirements of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is the requirement that State Departments of Transportation, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and transit operators conduct a major investment study (MIS) in metropolitan areas where (1) a major investment is proposed, and (2) federal funds are potentially involved.  On October 28, 1993, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued the Statewide and Metropolitan Planning Rule which sets out the criteria for where and when an MIS is required, what agencies should be involved, factors to be considered, relationship to the environmental process, and funding options for developing studies.  Although the FHWA and FTA crafted the Metropolitan Planning Rule with the intent of providing the MIS requirements in a way that emphasized flexibility and local decision-making, the federal agencies were soon faced with concerns from local and state transportation agencies about the MIS requirements. On January 5, 1996, the FHWA and FTA authorized the FHWA and FTA Region Nine Offices (Region Nine encompasses the States of Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada, and the Pacific Islands) to conduct a pilot program to look at the concerns about the MIS requirements, and to make recommendations on addressing these concerns, including alternative simplified procedures for meeting the MIS requirements.  In January, 1998, the FHWA and FTA Region Nine Offices submitted to their respective Headquarters Offices, the FHWA/FTA Region Nine Major Investment Study Pilot Program Evaluation Report.  The two-year MIS Pilot Program included an evaluation of seventeen areas of concern with the MIS requirements, a review of the MIS efforts that successfully used innovative approaches, and the evaluation report presents findings and recommendations to address concerns about the MIS requirements.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Federal aid
KW  - Investments
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Public transit
KW  - State departments of transportation
KW  - Statewide and metropolitan planning rule
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - U.S. Federal Highway Administration
KW  - U.S. Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/600/696/00780099.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512939
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780093
AU  - Godfrey, D
AU  - Mazzella, T
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - SUCCESS IN REDESIGNING MAIN STREETS FOR PEDESTRIANS
PY  - 1999
SP  - 9p
AB  - In the Fall of 1997, the City of Kirkland installed small flashing LEDs in the pavement at two crosswalks.  The systems were purchased from LightGuard, Inc. of Santa Rosa, California, and installed by City crews.  The LEDs are mounted in snowplow-compatible aluminum housings that are similar in appearance and installation to raised pavement markers.  Devices are installed across all travel lanes for both directions of travel on each side of the crosswalk.  When activated, lights in the pavement flash at drivers across the entire roadway in both directions.  Pedestrians wishing to use the crosswalk activate the flashers using standard pedestrian pushbuttons and the LEDs flash in a proprietary manner via a small solid state controller, for a programmable amount of time.  The paper summarizes Kirkland's successful use of the LightGuard devices through: Background discussion of how Kirkland came to try the device; Explanation of the devices and their installation; Results of a comprehensive before-and-after study; Response of general public and elected officials; Summary of application guidelines. Additionally, the presentation will use videotape to thoroughly explain the devices and give the audience a feel for device performance.  Flashing crosswalk devices are particularly suited to small communities because: They work well in relatively isolated/high speed settings.  Cost of materials and installation is around $15,000.  They are more effective than normal "constant on" overhead flashers, yet a fraction of the cost of traffic signals.  They allow local officials to respond in an effective, reasonable way to the traditionally difficult issues of school and pedestrian safety concerns.  Before they were installed in Kirkland, LightGuard devices were installed in a number of small cities in northern California.  They have been approved by the California Committee on Traffic Control Devices, and Kirkland has received official FHWA authorization to experiment with the units.  Additionally, before-and-after studies are being funded by FHWA.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Costs
KW  - Crosswalks
KW  - Design
KW  - Flashers
KW  - Light emitting diodes
KW  - Main streets
KW  - Pavements
KW  - Pedestrian safety
KW  - Pedestrians
KW  - Pushbuttons
KW  - Redesign
KW  - School safety
KW  - Streets
KW  - Traffic control devices
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/700/795/00780093.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512933
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780100
AU  - Reed, G L
AU  - Desai, H
AU  - Krueger, L B
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - DETERMINATION OF VEHICLE OCCUPANCY FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED AREAS
PY  - 1999
SP  - 11p
AB  - Recent revisions to transportation system performance monitoring techniques have resulted in the need for data related to vehicle occupancy, or the number of persons carried in all types of highway vehicles.  Rather than a continued focus on the number of vehicles moved through a corridor, measurement of the number of persons moved and speed of movement is now required in the mobility management process and congestion management systems. In addition, many strategies to improve transportation system performance have the goal of increasing vehicle occupancy.  The result is the need for increasing amounts of vehicle occupancy information.  During 1996 and 1997, the Florida Department of Transportation undertook a statewide study of methodologies to efficiently collect and analyze vehicle occupancy.  The study processed over 2,000 hours of data collection at 21 different types of roads.  Data analysis studied variation by type of facility, travel lane, direction, hour throughout the day, day of the week, and month of the year.  Alternative methods of collecting data, observation locations, dealing with commercial vehicles, overhead observation points, and similar characteristics were included.  Automated methods and use of alternative databases were surveyed.  This paper presents a brief summary of study findings, oriented to the small to medium sized area.  Overall study findings useful in evaluating how to establish an overall vehicle occupancy program, alternative methods of data collection, as well as techniques to determine vehicle occupancy for single roadways are included.  The paper includes best practice recommendations for vehicle occupancy data collection, analysis, and use for small and medium sized areas.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Analysis
KW  - Commercial vehicles
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Databases
KW  - Days
KW  - Directional distribution
KW  - Hours
KW  - Lane occupancy
KW  - Medium sized cities
KW  - Monitoring
KW  - Months
KW  - Performance
KW  - Single roadways
KW  - Small areas
KW  - Small cities
KW  - Transportation system management
KW  - Vehicle occupancy
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/600/694/00780100.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512940
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780096
AU  - O'Dowd, C
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - A PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ROAD MAP
PY  - 1999
SP  - 9p
AB  - In order to have effective public involvement, governments need a road map for the decision-making process. Yet, citizens from small and medium sized cities frequently do not have the resources to use sophisticated technology for public involvement programs.  With limited budgets, small cities and towns frequently are not able to allocate substantial resources to public involvement.  Having the funds for constructing transportation infrastructure is the priority of the local government as well as its citizens.  At the same time, if the public is not involved in the decision-making, the government may run into major community resistance after investing time and money into pursuing its preferred alternative.  So, what is required to prepare a public involvement road map that can guide, involving a diverse public on a limited budget? Carol O'Dowd, CMC, as a former small town manager and a participatory process consultant has used a variety of techniques to meet this challenge.  She will review how to: identify and recruit participants for the public involvement journey; promote local leadership and ownership of the process; design decision-making processes that work; keep diverse groups focused on accomplishing results; solicit input and participation without creating unrealistic expectations.  A major challenge to mapping a strategy for reaching a diverse public is reaching an audience that frequently is not high-tech.  It is not unusual to be working with a public that is not connected to electronic media. For example, as of January 1998 only 33% of small businesses had internet addresses.  Although this number is growing dramatically, many associations representing low income citizens are fortunate to have large coffee pots for their meetings, much less a modem.  In some cases, citizens most impacted are in neighborhoods where the newspaper is not read with great frequency.  The presentation to be made at the Small and Medium Sized Cities and Communities Conference will review a variety of low cost techniques.  The presentation will be interactive to give participants the opportunity to share their local public involvement challenges and to identify techniques that work best in their communities.  A paper outlining how to build a road map for a diverse public will supplement the presentation.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Budgeting
KW  - Communities
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Human resources management
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Leadership
KW  - Low cost
KW  - Low income groups
KW  - Medium sized cities
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Resource allocation
KW  - Small cities
KW  - Small towns
KW  - Technology
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/700/701/00780096.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512936
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780098
AU  - DeCorla-Souza, P
AU  - Cohen, H
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - ACCOUNTING FOR INDUCED TRAVEL IN EVALUATION OF URBAN HIGHWAY EXPANSION
PY  - 1999
SP  - 12p
AB  - This paper demonstrates application of the principles of economic analysis to evaluate highway capacity expansion in an urban setting, using a sketch-planning model called "Spreadsheet Model for Induced Travel Estimation" (SMITE).  The application takes into account new travel that may be induced by highway expansion over and above that which is simply diverted from other regional highways.  The authors demonstrate how the effects of induced travel can be incorporated into the evaluation process at a sketch planning level of analysis, especially in cases where four-step urban travel models are either unavailable or are unable to forecast the full induced demand effects, such as in small and medium-sized urban areas.  The methodology and the SMITE spreadsheet can be used to provide useful information to assist policy makers in evaluating proposals for specific additions to highway capacity for corridor studies.  The spreadsheet will soon be made available at: www.ota.fhwa.dot.gov/steam.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Economic analysis
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Expansion
KW  - Highway capacity
KW  - Induced travel
KW  - Medium sized cities
KW  - Small cities
KW  - Spreadsheets
KW  - Traffic models
KW  - Travel
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/700/700/00780098.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512938
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780092
AU  - Chase, E T
AU  - Litster, T
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - REDESIGNING MAIN STREETS IN SMALL COMMUNITIES: THE VIAGRA OF TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT
PY  - 1999
SP  - 6p
AB  - The national Main Street movement is building momentum.  Over 1,200 small communities across America have rediscovered their Main Streets with impressive investment in time, energy and money.  The tangible measures of return include: economic growth in jobs and tax revenues; effective "recycling" of infrastructure, buildings and land; a pleasing landscape environment; and more efficient transportation networks.  This paper provides a brief background of the Main Street movement and describes design elements and other factors needed to make Main Street retrofit projects a success.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Design
KW  - Economic growth
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Investments
KW  - Jobs
KW  - Land use
KW  - Landscaping
KW  - Main streets
KW  - Redesign
KW  - Retrofitting
KW  - Revenues
KW  - Small communities
KW  - Streets
KW  - Structures
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/800/806/00780092.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512932
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780094
AU  - Bell, J
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT - LOW BUDGET CAN MEAN HIGH EFFECTIVENESS
PY  - 1999
SP  - 8p
AB  - Public involvement on a small budget can result in a more effective outreach process.  When an agency has more time than money, public involvement truly can start at "the earliest possible moment".  Your community has untapped resources that can increase the time and money you have available.  Once you start to identify stakeholders and existing organizations in the area, public involvement begins, with people designing, publicizing and implementing a process that they have developed. Where and how you find these unrecognized resources and gain their support will be the focus of this presentation.  In addition to examples of simple approaches to get your community active in transportation planning and problem solving, you will hear about the advantages of alliance building and volunteer contributions.  One example will be "The Cousins Technique".
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Alliances
KW  - Budgeting
KW  - Communities
KW  - Costs
KW  - Human resources management
KW  - Public opinion
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Public relations
KW  - Stakeholders
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Volunteers
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/700/703/00780094.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512934
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780085
AU  - Clarke, D B
AU  - Wegmann, F J
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - PRIORITY TECHNIQUE FOR GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT INVESTMENTS IN TENNESSEE
PY  - 1999
SP  - 12p
AB  - One issue state departments of transportation must address is the allocation of funds among competing general aviation airport projects.  For example, the Tennessee Aeronautics Division administers an annual program for funding projects at airports throughout the state.  Although the annual funding available from state and federal funds for the program is currently almost $12 million, the demand for projects far exceeds the available monies.  Further, continued reductions in the Federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for small airports has increased the competition for funding.  For many years, general aviation airport projects in Tennessee were awarded on a first requested, first funded bases.  With the increase in requests and the reductions in funding, a rational system for project selection was needed.  Accordingly, the Division developed a scoring system to rank and prioritize projects.  The system considers a variety of factors for each project, including safety, economic impact of the airport, and usage.  The State Transportation Equity Fund, created in 1986 by act of the General Assembly, is the principal source of state funding for airport improvement.  Taxes on the sale of aviation fuel are collected by the fund and allocated to the Department of Transportation for use in the airport program.  The program received about $11.1 million from the Equity Fund during 1997. Using these funds, the Department makes statewide grants to Tennessee air carrier and general aviation airports to support safety, airport improvements, and landside improvements.  The Department will cover up to 75% of the total cost, depending upon the type of project.  The Aeronautics Division also serves as the administrator in Tennessee for grant applications to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) AIP for all airports except primary commercial service.  Since over 90% of the state's 78 general aviation airports are located in small or medium sized communities, the prioritization technique has extensive implications on the economic development associated with airport investments for these communities.  The paper describes the prioritization technique developed for the Tennessee Aeronautics Division.  Point scores are awarded in relation to project objectives, type of improvement, airsides versus landside functions, airport usage, and sponsor responsibility.  Discussed are the advantages and disadvantages of using a formal prioritization technique and how the benefits and costs of projects were considered along with issues of providing equity among airports of different sizes and economic development potential.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Airport usage
KW  - Airside operations
KW  - Aviation fuels
KW  - Benefit cost analysis
KW  - Economic impacts
KW  - Federal airport Improvement Program
KW  - Financing
KW  - Fuel taxes
KW  - General aviation airports
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Investments
KW  - Landside operations (Airports)
KW  - Safety
KW  - State Transportation Equity Fund
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Tennessee
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1000/1066/00780085.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512925
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780091
AU  - Pates, G
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - IMPROVING SMALL CITY HIGHWAYS: NEW TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING SAFETY AND LIVABILITY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
PY  - 1999
SP  - 12p
AB  - Highways provide needed access to destinations in small cities in addition to allowing through travel to other places.  Many small city highways are very wide and traffic speeds excessively high.  Extensive paved areas, narrow sidewalks, and little greenery has resulted in a dangerous, unpleasant environment for residents and visitors.  Increasing traffic volumes and resulting highway reconstruction often make problems worse. City residents recognize these problems and would like to see design solutions that improve the safety and livability of their communities.  These problems are not unique to the U.S. Scandinavia has similar problems.  Traffic in small cities accounts for a relatively small amount of total traffic, but for a large share of accidents and fatalities.  This is especially true for pedestrian and bicycle traffic.  The Danish Road Directorate, Norwegian Public Road Administration, and Finnish National Road Administration have constructed "Environmentally Adapted Throughroad" pilot projects to address these problems. They have done research, published reports, and revised their highway design guidelines as a result.  Designs focus on: 1) moderating traffic speeds and fitting motor traffic into city land-use; 2) increasing the safety of pedestrian and bicycle traffic; 3) supporting the cityscape and livability with highway design; and 4) taking all community impacts into account when planning and reviewing proposed design alternatives.  The planning technique of "roadway segmentation" is key in addressing these areas.  Positive results have occurred. Traffic speeds and accidents are down, and small city environments have improved.  Residents are satisfied with the changes.  This paper presents the history, concepts, processes, and results of the Scandinavian activities.  The information comes from reports and from interviews from an FHWA Study Tour that included the author.  The reports include:  a)"Danish Road Standards, Part 0, Road Planning in Urban Areas" - 1991; b) "Danish Road Standards, Part 7, Speed Reducers" - 1991; c) the Danish "A Catalog of Ideas" - 1993; d) "Miljoprioriterede gennemfarter, Effecter i 21 byer, Rappaport nr. 70, Danish Road Directorate" - 1996; e) "Improvement of Small City Through Roads" - Finnish National Road Administration - 1993; f)"Summary from the Norwegian Street Enhancement Program" - 1996; and other reports.  The paper includes a bibliography and contacts list.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Bicycle travel
KW  - Communities
KW  - Denmark
KW  - Finland
KW  - Highway design
KW  - Highways
KW  - Impacts
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Land use
KW  - Norway
KW  - Pedestrian safety
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Roads
KW  - Safety
KW  - Scandinavia
KW  - Small cities
KW  - Streets
KW  - Technology transfer
KW  - Traffic crashes
KW  - Traffic safety
KW  - Traffic speed
KW  - Traffic volume
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/700/736/00780091.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512931
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780087
AU  - Everett, J
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - NEW AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS - ANALYTIC CHALLENGES AND PROCESS CHANGES: AN FHWA PERSPECTIVE OF THE IMPACTS ON SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED AREAS
PY  - 1999
SP  - 12p
AB  - Significant changes to standards and regulations that influence metropolitan transportation planning in many areas were made in 1997.  Specifically, the U.S. EPA issued both a new set of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and major revisions to the Conformity Rule.  The impacts of the new standards and the conformity rule are interrelated.  For example, the current conformity regulations are based on the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment nonattainment designations which in turn are based on the old NAAQS.  Thus with new NAAQS one would expect new designations and a new set of conformity regulations. However, the medium to long term impacts of these changes on the planning processes and the analysis techniques employed by small-medium size areas is not yet clear.  It does appear that the changes in the ozone and particulate matter standards will result in numerous new nonattainment areas, some of which will likely be considered small or medium-sized areas.  This paper will first provide background information on the new standards.  Second, it will provide a review of some of the applicable transportation and air quality terminology.  Third, the "current" air quality status of small and medium sized areas will be described and developing issues will be discussed. Finally, information will be provided which will assist small-medium sized areas in their preparations to meet the analysis requirements under the new standards and revised regulations.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Air quality
KW  - Ambient air quality
KW  - Clean Air Act Amendments
KW  - Conformity
KW  - Impacts
KW  - Medium sized cities
KW  - National Ambient Air Quality Standards
KW  - Nonattainment areas
KW  - Ozone
KW  - Particulates
KW  - Regulations
KW  - Small communities
KW  - Standards
KW  - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - U.S. Federal Highway Administration
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1000/1065/00780087.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512927
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780088
AU  - Hyder, D
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - RULES, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND AIR QUALITY: ONE STATE'S VIEW
PY  - 1999
SP  - 13p
AB  - The Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990 and the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 are pivotal moments in transportation planning in the United States. In 1997 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revised both the ozone standard and the small particulate matter standard to be more stringent.  In 1998 Congress is poised to reauthorize the ISTEA.  The paper is written from the point of view of North Carolina, which operates and maintains the largest state maintained highway system in the United States.  North Carolina also has seven counties classified as maintenance for one or more criteria pollutants.  The new ozone standard impacts North Carolina more heavily than any state, other than Ohio.  This paper examines the changes in transportation planning since 1990 and examines potential effects of recent changes to the ozone and fine particulate matter standard and what effect they might have on transportation planning.  After discussing these issues, the paper then presents a number of actions and strategies to allow States and MPOs to effectively deal with the new regulations.  These strategies are based on experience in North Carolina since 1990.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Air quality
KW  - Clean Air Act Amendments
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - North Carolina
KW  - Ozone
KW  - Particulates
KW  - Pollutants
KW  - Standards
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1000/1060/00780088.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512928
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780086
AU  - Partridge, M P
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - STATE/TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING RELATIONS AND STRATEGIES
PY  - 1999
SP  - 5p
AB  - Both ISTEA and the creation of Regional Transportation Organizations, growth management legislation, have resulted in a greatly increased need to coordinate transportation planning with Native American Tribes.  Some of the problems encountered are lack of coordination between tribal transportation plans and state and regional transportation plans.  This lack of coordination in many ways has hindered the ability to construct a seamless multimodal transportation network in some areas of the state.  Washington State has responded to this challenge by joining with the tribal nations to hold an annual Tribal/WSDOT Transportation meeting.  Since 1994, the two groups have met annually to discuss mutually agreed upon issues.  At the conclusion of each meeting, advisory groups have been formed, with membership from both the tribes and WSDOT, to work on identified issues.  Before the next annual meeting the advisory groups meet and formalize recommendations and solutions to the issues.  These recommendations are then brought forward to the entire group at the next annual meeting.  Some of the issues that have been addressed so far include: ISSUE - Tribal knowledge of ISTEA, SOLUTION - Transportation Guidebook for Tribal Governments; ISSUE - Tribal Representation on RTPOs, SOLUTION - Many Tribes are now represented on RTPO advisory and policy boards; and ISSUE - Tribal Representation on Transportation Commission, SOLUTION - Pending.  Some of the lessons learned in this process are: that tribal nations are sovereign nations and each tribe deals with transportation issues differently; you must develop relationships with tribal nations before you can solve the problem; you must go slow --- the Tribal timeline is not the same as WSDOT's timeline.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Coordination
KW  - Guides to information
KW  - Interagency relations
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Native Americans
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Relationships
KW  - State departments of transportation
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Washington (State)
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/800/867/00780086.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512926
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780089
AU  - Margiotta, R
AU  - Cohen, H
AU  - DeCorla-Souza, P
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - SPEED AND DELAY PREDICTION MODELS FOR PLANNING APPLICATIONS
PY  - 1999
SP  - 32p
AB  - Estimation of vehicle speed and delay is fundamental to many forms of transportation planning analyses including air quality, long-range travel forecasting, major investment studies, and congestion management systems.  However, existing planning-level techniques do a poor job of estimating the duration and extent of congestion.  To improve the state of the practice, a simplified queuing-based model, QSIM, was developed.  QSIM incorporates several features including: the use of temporal distributions as a basis for developing hourly traffic estimates; estimation of "peak spreading"; accounting for daily variation in traffic by allowing hourly traffic estimates to vary stochastically; for freeways, the inclusion of a capacity drop after flow has broken down (i.e., after the onset of queuing) to model the growth and dissipation of queues; for arterials, considering the effects of signal density and progression; separate functions to estimate speeds in queuing and free-flow conditions, based on relationships developed with microscopic traffic simulation models; use of the concept of highway capacity to determine when traffic operates under free-flow and queuing conditions, as well as a basis for estimating free-flow speeds and the extent of queuing in the test link; and estimating delay rather than speed as the predictive variable.  (Speed is then developed as a function of delay and free-flow speed).  The model was used to develop a dataset from which a series of predictive equations were developed.  The equations use only a few, readily available independent variables.  Application of the new procedure shows that under congested conditions, it predicts substantially more delay than do traditional methods.  Future work includes field validation of the models and extending them to cover a variety of bottleneck conditions.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Equations
KW  - Free flow speeds
KW  - Mathematical prediction
KW  - Queuing theory
KW  - Speed and delay studies
KW  - Stochastic processes
KW  - Traffic congestion
KW  - Traffic estimation
KW  - Traffic flow
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1100/1195/00780089.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512929
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780090
AU  - Lane, J S
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - AIR APPARENT: HOW THE MPO CAN WORK WITH AIR QUALITY
PY  - 1999
SP  - 13p
AB  - Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) were established with the intention of providing the oft-quoted "comprehensive, continuing, and coordinated" transportation planning in urban areas of over 50,000 people.  In reality, each MPO is defined by its members, and their interests, environment, and history. Many MPOs in high growth areas have continued conflicts with traditional highway-oriented planning that do not mesh well with the implied and direct regulatory requirements contained in the Clean Air Act Amendments and surface transportation legislation. To make matters worse, the standards for the most critical component of pollution in many areas - ground-level ozone - have been tightened, a move that will force many more MPOs into the arena of air quality planning.  This paper attempts to answer two questions: what is the ability of an MPO to address air quality issues now, and what steps should be taken to develop an air quality plank in the MPO's overall platform?  The key elements of a successful and cost-effective program to work with air quality are also presented, and will be the main benefit of this paper to most readers.  Each program contains action items, resource requirements, and suggested sources for customizing their own program.  The three tiers of programs are sensitive to the abilities of the MPO, recent changes and interpretations in air quality legislation, and should satisfy the needs of MPO constituents at a given stage of the MPOs' evolution relative to air quality.  The foundation for this paper is the recent experience of an MPO and its staff administrator (the author) thrust into air quality conformity issues.  The Capital Area MPO is centered on Raleigh, North Carolina, a city of 280,000 people.  The total population of CAMPO is currently estimated to be about 580,000 people.  In March of 1997, CAMPO encountered a conformity lapse with almost no warning.  The results of the subsequent experience are presented here to help other MPOs, both in North Carolina and around the country, deal with the issue of air quality.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Air pollution
KW  - Air quality
KW  - Clean Air Act Amendments
KW  - Conformity
KW  - Ground-level ozone
KW  - Legislation
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - North Carolina
KW  - Ozone
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/800/827/00780090.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512930
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780082
AU  - Faris, J M
AU  - Ismart, D
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - FREIGHT MODELING TECHNIQUES FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED AREAS
PY  - 1999
SP  - 8p
AB  - This paper presents a practical and low cost modeling technique to include freight demand and truck movements in the development of long range transportation plans.  The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) and the new Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21) requires that States and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) consider urban freight in their long-range plans, transportation improvement programs, and annual work elements.  However, in the last rounds of MPO long-range plan update certification reviews by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), one of the negative themes was the lack of freight and goods movement analysis within the current plans.  This lack of analysis has occurred because most States and MPOs have little experience in freight planning, current and historical data on truck movements are limited, and most of the old freight models are extremely complicated.  In September 1996 the U.S., Department of Transportation released the final report on the Quick Response Freight Manual through the Travel Mode Improvement Program. This manual provides the transportation modeler with simple techniques and transferable parameters which can be used to develop commercial truck movements within a conventional four-step planning model.  This paper combines the techniques presented in the Quick Response Freight Manual and a simple four-step TranPlan travel demand model to develop, assign and analyze commercial truck trips in a small to medium urban area. Using the simple techniques and transferable parameters, the model could be developed with a limited amount of actual truck data.  In this model, truck trips are broken into three types: four-tire; single unit; and, combination.  By keeping the truck trips and auto driver trips in separate purposes, the modeler can preassign or assign the truck trips (all, four-tire, single unit, and combination) to a regular network or special truck network under a full equilibrium process.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Analysis
KW  - Commercial vehicles
KW  - Demand
KW  - Freight modeling
KW  - Freight traffic
KW  - Freight transportation
KW  - Long range planning
KW  - Low cost
KW  - Medium sized cities
KW  - Small cities
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel
KW  - Travel Model Improvement Program
KW  - Trucks
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1000/1077/00780082.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512922
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780084
AU  - Klim, T R
AU  - Bilse, D
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - FORT ORD REDEVELOPMENT: COORDINATING TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE PLANNING
PY  - 1999
SP  - 14p
AB  - The closure of military bases and conversion to civilian land uses is a challenging task faced by many small communities throughout the nation.  Fort Ord is located in Monterey County, California and encompasses 28,000 acres of reprogrammed property.  The twenty-year plan for the former military base involves replacement of 20,400 jobs and 12,800 barracks with 18,000 civilian jobs, over 13,500 residential units and a new state university for 25,000 students.  The Fort Ord redevelopment plans were developed concurrently with a regional transportation study resulting in two important documents, the Fort Ord Reuse Plan/Environmental Impact Report and the Fort Ord Regional Transportation Study.  This paper highlights how these two documents examined the transportation needs of the former base in context with the proposed regional transportation system.  The planning process for Fort Ord redevelopment was generally considered a success in terms of forging a general consensus.  The Fort Ord Reuse Plan received the American Planning Associations 1997 Outstanding Planning Award for Comprehensive Planning in a Small Jurisdiction.  These plans incorporated several multimodal elements that balanced optimistic mode shifts with historical auto use.  Land use and development patterns were identified as important factors contributing to the use of alternative modes of transportation. By employing concurrent planning strategies, the base reuse plan was able to explore opportunities for coordinating land use and transportation planning.  The concepts of jobs-housing balance, mixed-use development, and higher density land uses were successfully employed as a means of reducing potential impacts and minimizing infrastructure costs.  To ensure coordination throughout the redevelopment process, the land use guidelines promoted transit and pedestrian oriented development while the roadway design standards incorporated pedestrian and bicycle facilities.  The early phases of development on the former military base are centrally located along a corridor that can best utilize transit and the existing infrastructure.  The multimodal corridor serves the area's most pedestrian- and transit-oriented projects, the California State University of Monterey Bay and the University of California's Monterey Bay Environmental, Science and Technology Center.  Potential funding strategies for the proposed transportation improvements were also addressed.  To support the possible implementation of a development-related financing mechanism, a nexus analysis of the proposed transportation improvements was conducted.  The purpose of this analysis was to identify the "fair share" of each improvement that could be allocated to future development, both within the base and off-site.  The resulting multimodal transportation plan and financing strategies were designed to give local planners and policy makers the information needed to build a new community where development will not outpace the infrastructure.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Bicycle facilities
KW  - Communities
KW  - Coordination
KW  - Costs
KW  - Development
KW  - Dwellings
KW  - Financing
KW  - Higher density land use
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Jobs
KW  - Jobs-housing balance
KW  - Land use
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Minimization
KW  - Mixed use development
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Pedestrians
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Redevelopment
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Resource allocation
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Universities and colleges
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1000/1067/00780084.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512924
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780083
AU  - Gray, C
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - FRINGE LAND USE GUIDE AND STREET PLAN
PY  - 1999
SP  - 10p
AB  - The Fringe Land Use Guide and Transportation Plan has been developed over the past two years by the F-M Metropolitan Council of Governments.  One of the primary purposes of the project was to extend arterial and collector street planning beyond city limits, and even beyond the two mile extraterritorial area, to allow Cass County to more effectively plan for the future urban characteristics of the area.  Another effort of the study was to identify and resolve issues of incompatible land uses in the areas where Fargo, North Dakota and West Fargo, North Dakota are growing together.  The study included portions of Cass County, to address fringe areas outside the city limits where a significant amount of rural development is occurring.  This study is also part of larger effort to help policy makers understand that there is a strong relationship between transportation and land use planning.  The combined population of Fargo and West Fargo, North Dakota is approximately 97,000.  There is no physical separation between the two communities, such as a river or highway, so in many areas the two cities are growing together and only a city limit line separates them.  This has caused problems between the two communities related to the approval of incompatible land uses across city limit lines and varying philosophies/policies regarding the function and location of arterial and collector streets.  Further complicating these issues is the fact that the extraterritorial area of the two cities overlap, and there is some competition for new growth areas.  Techniques which could be applied in other Metropolitan Areas include the following: 1) Formulation of recommendations for future ROW acquisition and access management along corridors identified as future arterial roadways - Adoption of the study provides a guideline for the County and townships with regard to ROW requirements and limited access policies that should be implemented, even if they are decades in advance of urban development in the area.  2) Formation of a review process for future land use and transportation changes in the area defined as the "fringe area" - Planners from all three jurisdictions and the MPO will convene to discuss the effects of proposed land use or roadway changes in the fringe areas, where they have the greatest potential to effect the other two jurisdictions.  Input from the group will be provided to the Planning Commissions considering the proposed changes.  A process for this was set up in the study.  3) Incorporated land use and transportation plans of all three jurisdictions onto a single map - The map then became a tool for review and discussion of incompatible land use combinations and transportation planning issues.  As a result of the review process described above, the map will be updated and refined on a regular basis.  4) Development of a map showing likely first and second tier of future urban development - Projected annual acreage of urbanization was calculated, resulting in "moderate" and "high" development scenarios for the metropolitan area.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Access control (Transportation)
KW  - Arteries
KW  - Cities
KW  - City limits
KW  - Communities
KW  - Fringe areas
KW  - Land use
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Maps
KW  - North Dakota
KW  - Streets
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban areas
KW  - Urban development
KW  - Urban fringe
KW  - Urbanization
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1000/1068/00780083.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512923
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00780081
AU  - Yan, S
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO TRAVEL DEMAND MODELING IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED AREAS
PY  - 1999
SP  - 13p
AB  - Travel demand forecasting is the foundation of many transportation planning activities such as: 1) long term system planning; 2) sub-area/corridor study; 3) air quality conformity analysis; 4) transportation concurrency analysis; and 5) assessment of development impact fees.  Many large urban area planning agencies invest a significant portion of their staff time and resources in developing and maintaining their traffic models.  However, small and medium-sized urban area planning agencies have fewer resources to dedicate to traffic model development.  These communities can develop and maintain adequate traffic models, but they will have to use some practical and cost-effective approaches.  Through developing, updating, calibrating and applying several large and small urban area travel demand forecasting models, the author has accumulated some practical approaches for travel demand modeling.  These practical approaches include roadway network and traffic analysis zone definition, network data collection and processing, socioeconomic variables and trip purpose categories selection for trip generations, gravity model coefficients fine tuning for trip distribution, and model calibration.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Air quality
KW  - Corridors
KW  - Development
KW  - Fees
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Impacts
KW  - Medium sized cities
KW  - Small cities
KW  - Systems
KW  - Traffic models
KW  - Transportation concurrency analysis
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1100/1180/Trb.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/512921
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00778501
AU  - Roper, B A
AU  - Keltner, D M
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - USER BENEFITS OF RAILROAD GRADE SEPARATION IN A SMALL COMMUNITY: PRACTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR APPLYING MICROBENCOST
PY  - 1999
SP  - 12p
AB  - As transportation system elements of this country continue to evolve, issues that may have seemed foregone to a prior generation have crystallized into topics requiring substantive review.  Witness, for example, the growth in both freight railroad and vehicular traffic throughout the United States over the past 15 years.  The product of their interaction at grade crossings is a mixture of congestion and safety concerns.  The challenge for today's transportation professionals is how to monetize these concerns when reviewing project-specific issues. One tool for assessing economic impacts during the project development process is benefit-cost analysis.  This paper presents a framework for estimating roadway user benefits and costs associated with railroad grade separation in a small community by applying the software and methodology of MicroBENCOST.  In addition, a specific application of this approach in the St. Cloud, Minnesota metropolitan area (population 100,000) has been included.  MicroBENCOST was released by the Texas Transportation Institute in 1993 to conduct benefit-cost analysis for highway improvements.  A brief discussion of the software's current release and status has been included.  Like most computer software, MicroBENCOST provides the user with a number of default values.  This paper identifies defaults and other data that require the use of project-specific inputs.  It also discusses practical techniques to focus productive, yet low cost, data collection prior to analysis.  Of greatest importance when considering railroad grade crossing issues are railroad operation values such as train distribution, length, and speed.  A methodology for collecting and summarizing this data is described in order to assist others with this task. Once the necessary data has been collected, MicroBENCOST can be used to develop an input file and test a variety of alternatives.  To demonstrate application of this framework, a case study involving a potential grade separation is described. Since there was some uncertainty associated with the forecasted data, a sensitivity analysis was conducted.  Tips and traps associated with the use of this software are also presented.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Benefit cost analysis
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Economic impacts
KW  - Highways
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Operations
KW  - Railroad grade crossings
KW  - Railroad grade separation
KW  - Railroads
KW  - Sensitivity analysis
KW  - Small cities
KW  - Software
KW  - Traffic congestion
KW  - Traffic safety
KW  - User benefits
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1000/1094/00778501.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/511732
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00778497
AU  - Crebbin, C
AU  - Hoppe, M
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - STREAMLINING TRAFFIC MITIGATION FEES
PY  - 1999
SP  - 7p
AB  - The City of Lacey rewrote the ordinance governing collection of fees to mitigate development impacts on the transportation system.  Previously, developers submitted traffic generation and distribution reports prepared by qualified traffic engineers. The impacts were reviewed and the mitigation required at each site in the City were iteratively negotiated.  This process required substantial investment by the developer and the City. Funds collected could only be used on the specific project for which they were collected.  In developing a new ordinance, the City requested public input.  Roundtable discussions included builders and developers.  The application of mitigation fee formulas to commercial and residential projects, as well as trip generation and distribution methodology, were discussed in these sessions.  The final ordinance included trip generation reductions for commercial property and a per trip mitigation fee cap for residential properties.  The ordinance also allows the City to pool money from various projects for a single project under certain circumstances, and mitigation fees can be collected for projects already built until the project costs are fully amortized.  An additional result of the roundtable discussions is that the City developed a trip distribution map for each Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ).  A proposed development can use this distribution, or in the alternative may hire a traffic engineer to develop an alternative distribution to be negotiated, as was done under the previous ordinance.  All of these tools are based on existing information.  Trip distributions were plotted using the City's transportation model assembled as part of the Transportation Comprehensive Plan.  All projects to be mitigated are listed in the City's Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Commercial buildings
KW  - Construction
KW  - Developers
KW  - Engineers
KW  - Fees
KW  - Impacts
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Ordinances
KW  - Residential areas
KW  - Traffic
KW  - Traffic engineers
KW  - Traffic mitigation
KW  - Trip distribution
KW  - Trip generation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1100/1126/00778497.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/511728
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00778499
AU  - Rushley, E B
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - FUNDING LARGE PROJECTS IN OHIO'S SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
PY  - 1999
SP  - 6p
AB  - This abstract addresses how the state of Ohio assists the smaller MPO areas in funding larger transportation projects. The amount of funds and corresponding obligation ceiling available to an individual smaller MPO in a particular year make the funding of a large transportation project (>$1,000,000) virtually impossible.  The intent of this paper is to describe the options the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio MPOs employ in assisting the smaller areas in funding a larger project.  These options would be useable by any other Department of Transportation or MPO.  The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) suballocates STP funds to all sixteen MPO areas.  The allocation formula for an area with less than 200,000 population is based on a per capita amount derived from the distribution formula in TEA-21 for the over 200,000 MPOs.  ODOT also distributes obligation limits based upon the same percentage as the state's ceiling.  In large MPO areas, the amount of funds available allow the agencies to fund a number of projects in any given year.  However, a smaller area receives an average of $435,000 each year and can commit roughly $400,000 to fund projects.  ODOT and the MPOs have developed several options to assist these areas in funding larger transportation projects while allowing the Transportation Improvement Program to remain fiscally constrained.  These options include State Infrastructure Bank loans, borrowing/using funds and obligation limits allocated to other MPO areas.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Cost allocation
KW  - Financing
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Loans
KW  - Megaprojects
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Ohio
KW  - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
KW  - Transportation Improvement Program
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1100/1117/00778499.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/511730
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00778500
AU  - Smith, S M
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - THE GRASSROOTS PUBLIC/PRIVATE TOLL MOVEMENT - THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS COMMUNITY BRIDGE
PY  - 1999
SP  - 12p
AB  - From the 1930's through the 1960's, most of the toll-financed transportation facilities in the U.S. were large, statewide initiatives, such as the New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Kansas Turnpikes.  When the toll movement was reborn in the form of innovative financing in the late 1980's and early 1990's, many of the proposed projects were mega-projects, such as the Orange County Tollroads and Denver's E-470.  From the mid-1990's into the 21st century, a new type of toll project has emerged - the relatively small, regional project which integrates the strengths of private and public financing to meet community and regional transportation needs.  The Lake of the Ozarks Community Bridge, in the State of Missouri, is a successful prototype of this new grassroots public/private toll project.  Construction of the 2,695-foot (821 m), $18.2 million toll bridge began in March, 1996.  Opened in May, 1998, the bridge connects the east and west sides of the Lake of the Ozarks, a popular recreation and resort attraction in central Missouri.  The bridge is owned and operated by a private, not-for-profit corporation - the Lake of the Ozarks Community Bridge Corporation (LOCBC).  The project was financed through the sale of $40.1 million in tax-exempt toll revenue bonds by the LOCBC.  The LOCBC was Missouri's first transportation corporation, formed under the 1990 Missouri Transportation Corporation Act, which authorized the formation of non-profit corporations to develop and advance transportation projects.  The bridge project is a joint effort of the LOCBC and the Missouri Department of Transportation, which funded and constructed the $5.5 million approach roadways to the bridge and provided technical assistance to the LOCBC for the bridge project.  For these grassroots projects to be successful, they must address a public need, be driven by private-sector opportunity, be authorized by enabling legislation, represent a viable project concept, and be implemented through a public/private partnership.  The Lake of the Ozarks Bridge project will be described through each of these factors, and lessons learned which apply to other project opportunities will be discussed.  The author believes that, although such projects may not represent the leading edge of transportation privatization, these small to mid-size projects are more within the "institutional comfort zone" of state DOT's, regulators, designers, contractors, and investors.  Therefore, they are more implementable and may offer more real opportunities to improve our transportation systems.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Financing
KW  - Legislation
KW  - Missouri
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Nonprofit corporations
KW  - Privatization
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Toll bridges
KW  - Transportation projects
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1100/1103/00778500.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/511731
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00778496
AU  - Ocken, R
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO TRANSIT: CITY OF GRESHAM'S PED-TO-MAX PROGRAM
PY  - 1999
SP  - 9p
AB  - Accommodating multi-modal travel on high speed arterials is a challenge, particularly in Gresham where numerous arterials transect the city, creating barriers to pedestrains, bicyclists, and transit users.  The "Ped-to-MAX" program was created to ease these barriers and improve the pedestrian environment around Gresham's eight light rail stations and town centers, where pedestrian activity is high, even though traffic volumes are heavy and moving at fast speeds.  The Ped-to-MAX program redesigns existing street right-of-way and constructs facilities for pedestrians which will improve safety yet accommodate traffic. The program's objective is to create safe pedestrian areas where traffic speeds are slowed and the streetscape is aesthetically appealing, thereby encouraging more pedestrian activity and increase transit ridership.  Improvements include texturized crosswalks, widened sidewalks, off-street pathways, mid-block crosswalks, intersection improvements, medians, curb extensions, street lighting, pedestrian plazas and other amenities.  The city of Gresham's Transportation Planning, Streets, and Parks Divisions teamed with Tri-Met, the regional transit provider, Multnomah County, and various citizen committees in developing this much needed program.  Phase I of Ped-to-MAX will be constructed in summer 1998.  ISTEA is the primary source of funding for Phase I along with state and local funding.  Phase II, funded through Oregon State's Transportation Growth Management Program, will begin design Fall 1998.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Access
KW  - Crosswalks
KW  - Curbs
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Intersections
KW  - Medians
KW  - Oregon
KW  - Pedestrian areas
KW  - Pedestrian plazas
KW  - Pedestrian safety
KW  - Pedestrians
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Right of way (Land)
KW  - Street lighting
KW  - Texture
KW  - Transit riders
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1100/1163/00778496.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/511727
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00778502
AU  - Mann, W W
AU  - Dawoud, M
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - SIMPLIFIED 4-STEP TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS FOR ANY SIZED AREA
PY  - 1999
SP  - 8p
AB  - This paper presents a streamlined version of the Washington D.C. region's 4-step travel demand forecasting model.  The purpose for streamlining the model was to have a model that could: replicate the regional model; and be run in a new software, TP/4in1, that executes the entire 4-step process in one execution on a PC.  The streamlined model is similar to, but more simplified than, the regional MPO model, with one major difference.  The trip generation and mode split steps result in a trip generation rate of 10.0 vehicle trips per detached household for the suburban/rural trip rate.  This is more in line with that of smaller communities and yet much higher than the traditional MPO trip rate for larger areas.  The model is now being used for travel forecasting for rural and small communities, such as Fauquier county, Virginia, (55,000 population in 1995) on the urban fringe.  This model can be adjusted to local area surveys or used "as is" for any sized area, large or small.  Using this model makes executing the traditional 4-step modeling process quite easy, even for the novice model practitioner.  This article also describes, very briefly, the new software developed to execute this model and is available for free to any public agency.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Households
KW  - Modal split
KW  - Personal computers
KW  - Rural areas
KW  - Software
KW  - Suburbs
KW  - Traffic forecasting
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Trip generation
KW  - Vehicle trips
KW  - Washington Metropolitan Area
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1000/1087/00778502.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/511733
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00778498
AU  - Grimes, W F
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - ALLOCATING FAIR SHARE COSTS IN A RURAL COMMUNITY: A HOME-GROWN APPROACH
PY  - 1999
SP  - 10p
AB  - Smaller communities, like their larger cousins, must modify their transportation networks to suit changes in demand. However, unlike larger communities, smaller communities may lack the ability to pay for these improvements, either through developer contributions or through an effective capital projects budget.  With the availability of capital projects grants decreasing over time, small, rural communities are becoming even less able to perform necessary system improvements to keep pace with increasing demand.  This presentation discusses the constraints facing small, rural communities and how two cities and a county worked together with the assistance of local citizens, integrating land use planning, transportation planning and a geographic information system; and using a simple model to begin to allocate "fair share".
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Cities
KW  - Communities
KW  - Cost allocation
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Rural areas
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1100/1124/00778498.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/511729
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00778489
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - SIXTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED COMMUNITIES, SEPTEMBER 16-18, 1998, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
PY  - 1999
SP  - 482p
AB  - The Small and Medium-Sized Communities Conference was a symposium for transportation managers, planners, engineers, and elected officials from urban areas of less than 250,000 people; representatives from regional planning agencies, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), federal, state, and local transportation agencies and T-2 centers; consultants; and citizens who had active interest in transportation.  The theme was "Tools of the Trade."  The conference provided ready-to-use, economical and practical techniques for planners and decision-makers in urban areas of under 250,000 people.  It provided transportation planners a forum for the exchange of useful information, practical techniques, and low-cost methodologies particularly tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized urban communities.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Communities
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Consultants
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Economics
KW  - Federal government agencies
KW  - Local government agencies
KW  - Management
KW  - Medium sized cities
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Small cities
KW  - State government agencies
KW  - Transportation engineers
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1100/1180/Trb.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/511720
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00778490
AU  - Kruse, J
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
TI  - REMOVE IT AND THEY WILL DISAPPEAR: NEW EVIDENCE WHY BUILDING NEW ROADS ISN'T ALWAYS THE ANSWER
PY  - 1999
SP  - 9p
AB  - While induced travel has countered the notion that cities can build themselves out of congestion, reduced travel has emerged to further challenge the way local officials think about road building.  Flying in the face of conventional wisdom, new evidence shows that closing roads can eliminate traffic.  A British study, released in March, 1998, is creating a buzz in the transportation circles.  The study found that closing roads actually cuts driving trips.  The research team, led by Phil Goodwin of University College London, one of the Blair governments key transport advisors, analyzed 60 cases worldwide where roads were closed, or their ability to carry traffic was reduced.  On average, researchers found that 25% of the traffic vanished when a road was closed.  And in some cases, the researchers found that an astonishing 60% of the driving trips disappeared.  The question is, will it convince stalwart road supporters to curb the road building fervor and plan cities that serve its citizens?  Evidence of reduced travel has surface in the U.S., but it has been met with skepticism, or ignored entirely.  The main lessons from these studies, however, lend support to any city that desires a healthy transportation system.  Accommodating a major change in traffic patterns like a road closure, the study shows, appears to be the system's flexibility.  Commuters in the British study had a variety of travel options to choose from including public transit, walking, or working from home.  This adaptability allowed for a smooth transition, demonstrating that a balanced approach to transportation planning not only better serves its citizens, but allows for improved traffic management.  Many local officials have found that decreasing road capacity and expanding options for public transit, walking, and biking are rejuvenating their cities.  New evidence from the UK supports these decisions, creating fresh opportunities for traffic management.  By demonstrating that road closures can eliminate traffic and boost the economy, reduced travel further debunks the notion that building more roads will solve traffic problems.  And as cities around the word wrestle with rising traffic congestion, evidence of reduced travel helps show that a balanced, equitable system is the most effective solution.
U1  - Sixth National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CommunitiesTransportation Research BoardFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationInstitute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)Oregon Department of TransportationIdaho Transportation DepartmentSpokane,Washington,United States StartDate:19980916 EndDate:19980918 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Oregon Department of Transportation, Idaho Transportation Department
KW  - Bicycling
KW  - Cities
KW  - Commuters
KW  - Highway capacity
KW  - Home offices
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Reduced travel
KW  - Road closing
KW  - Road construction
KW  - Traffic congestion
KW  - Traffic control
KW  - Traffic distribution
KW  - Traffic patterns
KW  - Travel
KW  - Walking
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1100/1165/00778490.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/511721
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00778661
AU  - University of Florida, Gainesville
TI  - MCTRANS PRODUCTS CATALOG 1999-2000
PY  - 1999
SP  - 37 p.
AB  - McTrans, Center for Microcomputers in Transportation is a full service software support center serving the transportation engineering and planning community.  McTrans was established in 1986 by the FHWA to serve the nation as a resource for the distribution and support of microcomputer software in the highway transportation field.  Now operating independent of FHWA, McTrans provides expert technical advise, information exchange, and a wide range of transportation related software at reasonable costs.  Areas represented by the software include construction management; environmental; highway design, pavements, bridges, and hydraulics; maintenance; safety; surveying; traffic engineering; transit; and urban transportation planning.  McTrans Products Catalog is distributed annually and lists all the software and documentation available in the following transportation fields: highway engineering, traffic engineering, transit, transportation planning, and general interest.  New product announcements are provided in a quarterly newsletter. For additional information, visit McTrans Internet website at [http://mctrans.ce.ufl.edu/mctrans].
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Highway engineering
KW  - Information services
KW  - Product development
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Software
KW  - Traffic engineering
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/508643
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00778660
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ASSESSING THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE: A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR THE TRANSIT INDUSTRY
PY  - 1999
SP  - 58 p.
AB  - This report is the first comprehensive resource guide issued by the new FTA International Mass Transportation Program (IMTP), in cooperation with the American Public Transit Association (APTA). The resource guide is designed to help medium and small U.S. firms remain internationally competitive by offering them opportunities to expand their market base abroad.  The guide is a good starting point for the businesses to enter the global marketplace as a viable competitor, marketing U.S. transportation products and services abroad.
KW  - Business administration
KW  - Communication systems
KW  - Competition
KW  - International Mass Transportation Program
KW  - International trade
KW  - Market development
KW  - Promotion
KW  - Public transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/508642
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00770661
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - INTERNATIONAL MASS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM (IMTP): PREPARING THE TRANSIT INDUSTRY FOR GLOBAL CHALLENGES
PY  - 1999
SP  - 6 p.
AB  - The Federal Transit Administration's International Mass Transportation Program was created by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) in response to the global challenges facing the transit industry.  The IMTP helps further the U.S. DOT and FTA strategic goal of advancing U.S. economic growth and global competitiveness.  The booklet provides brief information on the following four main program areas: intergovernmental agreements; technology/information exchange; human capacity building; and U.S. industry trade support.
KW  - Human resources management
KW  - Industry structure
KW  - Information dissemination
KW  - Program management
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Technology assessment
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/488245
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00764627
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Archer, D
AU  - Dreier, P
AU  - Armstrong, R
AU  - Jeff, G
AU  - Meyer, M
AU  - Roberts, R
AU  - Hynes-Cherin, B
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRANSPORTATION ISSUES IN LARGE U.S. CITIES. PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, JUNE 28-30, 1998. PRESENTATIONS
SN  - 030906550X
PY  - 1999
IS  - 18
SP  - p. 34-61
AB  - This section of the conference proceedings contains the presentations of the seven guest speakers.  Dennis Archer, Mayor of the city of Detroit, in commenting on the challenges and opportunities facing Detroit and other large cities, states that "The wisdom of redeveloping urban areas and industrial brownfields seems to be dawning on a growing number of our leaders."  He describes what this wisdom is accomplishing in Detroit.  Peter Dreier, Occidental College, states that the problems facing America's large cities are primarily political and they cannot be solved by compassion or by fear, but by "regional cooperation to redress the imbalance between rich suburbs and poor cities."  Regina Armstrong, Urbanomics, addresses the economic and social relevance of the central cities of the 12 largest metropolitan regions in the U.S. with respect to their regions and the United States as a whole.  She suggests strengthening their access to the global economy and counterbalancing the in-commutation from the suburbs.  Gloria Jeff, Federal Highway Administration, describes the role of the U.S. DOT with regard to our nation's large cities as one of "a visionary and vigilant organization in providing proactive leadership by assisting in the identification of opportunities, by utilizing information and data that we collect for central cities, and by looking at what they are, what they can become, and what challenges they will have in the future."  Michael Meyer, Georgia Institute of Technology, summarizes the six resource papers, with comments to let us know what he got out of the papers.  Roy Roberts, General Motors, discusses the partnering efforts of GM with regard to having a transportation infrastructure in America's largest cities that will be viable in the 21st century.  He describes the outstanding partnership that exists between General Motors, the city of Detroit, and the state of Michigan, all working together to improve the health and vitality of the southeastern Michigan region.  Brigid Hynes-Cherin, BHC Trans, reviews the six resource papers looking for implementation actions and research items.
U1  - Transportation Issues in Large U.S. CitiesFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Detroit, Michigan StartDate:19980628 EndDate:19980630 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Cities
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Economic and social factors
KW  - Leadership
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Partnerships
KW  - Political factors
KW  - Research
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/501603
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00764628
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Deakin, E
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRANSPORTATION AND CENTRAL CITIES: ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY-OF-LIFE ISSUES
SN  - 030906550X
PY  - 1999
IS  - 18
SP  - p. 65-84
AB  - Environmental protection and quality-of-life issues are an important part of the public policy agenda in the United States. Issues such as air and water pollution, exposure to toxic chemicals, and threats to endangered species have dominated the public discourse on the environment over the past several decades.  Nevertheless, it has long been recognized that the urban, built environment is also critical to quality of life for most Americans, and recently, urban environmental and quality-of-life issues are beginning to command more attention. In this paper, transportation and its relation to environmental and quality-of-life issues faced by large cities, in particular the central cities of the largest metropolitan areas of the United States, are examined.  Our changing conceptions of environmental quality and its relation to human well-being are briefly examined.  Environmental and quality-of-life issues that commonly arise in the central cities of large metropolitan areas are outlined.  Emerging initiatives for addressing these issues in a manner that reflects the growing understanding of the interrelationships among social factors, the economy, and the environment are reviewed.  Possible research initiatives and other next steps are proposed.
U1  - Transportation Issues in Large U.S. CitiesFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Detroit, Michigan StartDate:19980628 EndDate:19980630 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Cities
KW  - Economic and social factors
KW  - Environmental protection
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Research
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/501604
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00764630
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Peyrebrune, H
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - INSTITUTIONAL AND GOVERNANCE ISSUES FOR LARGE CITIES IN TRANSPORTATION
SN  - 030906550X
PY  - 1999
IS  - 18
SP  - p. 98-110
AB  - The Steering Committee for the Conference on Transportation Issues in Large U.S. Cities identified issues concerning the institutional and governance structure for transportation in central cities as one of the six major issues for the conference.  Five questions were raised for discussion and research:  What is the institutional and governance framework for transportation in these central cities, both internally within city government and within the region and state?  What is the decision-making process for transportation?  How do central cities fare in this structure, both for short-term and long-term decision making?  What is the role of the central city in regional organizations, regulated transportation, and other modes?  Is fragmentation of responsibilities and authority a concern?  A questionnaire was prepared that included all the points of interest from the Steering Committee as well as additional questions designed to obtain a complete picture of the institutional and governance framework.  The responses to the questionnaire serve two purposes:  to illuminate the preparation of this paper and, at the request of the Steering Committee, to provide a description to the conference participants of the institutional and governance structure in each of the subject cities for the conference.  To date, eight cities have responded, and their responses are the basis for this paper.  A literature search was performed to obtain input for the paper.  No similar effort to examine the institutional and governance structures for transportation in large cities was recorded; however, there are several sources dealing with the broader questions of institutional and governance issues.  These sources are incorporated in this paper.
U1  - Transportation Issues in Large U.S. CitiesFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Detroit, Michigan StartDate:19980628 EndDate:19980630 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Baltimore (Maryland)
KW  - Boston (Massachusetts)
KW  - Chicago (Illinois)
KW  - Cities
KW  - Dallas (Texas)
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Governance
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Los Angeles (California)
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Miami (Florida)
KW  - Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
KW  - Questionnaires
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Washington (District of Columbia)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/501606
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00764626
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Sander, E G
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRANSPORTATION ISSUES IN LARGE U.S. CITIES. PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, JUNE 28-30, 1998. CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
SN  - 030906550X
PY  - 1999
IS  - 18
SP  - p. 6-33
AB  - This conference overview presents the conference objectives and states that the primary focus of the conference was to be on the transportation issues of the 14 central cities in the 12 largest metropolitan areas in the United States:  New York; Los Angeles; Chicago; San Francisco; Philadelphia; Detroit; Boston; Washington, D.C.; Baltimore; Dallas; Fort Worth; Houston; Miami; and Atlanta.  Following other introductory comments, the overview presents the highlights of the conference.  Whereas the conference proceeded through three steps that corresponded to the conference objectives, this overview combines the sequential process into the major issues raised during the conference.  For each major issue, the challenges and opportunities raised by the participants are presented.  The strategies or actions developed for each issue are included.  Checklists, which cities can review and accomplish either individually or in cooperation with other agencies, are identified.  Finally, research needs are presented for a number of issues.  At the end of the conference overview are the final session summary comments by Frank Francois, Executive Director of AASHTO; Tom Walker, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Transportation and National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Chairman; Arthur Gazzetti of the American Public Transit Association; and Gloria Jeff, Deputy Highway Administrator, FHWA.
U1  - Transportation Issues in Large U.S. CitiesFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Detroit, Michigan StartDate:19980628 EndDate:19980630 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Atlanta (Georgia)
KW  - Baltimore (Maryland)
KW  - Boston (Massachusetts)
KW  - Chicago (Illinois)
KW  - Cities
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Dallas (Texas)
KW  - Detroit (Michigan)
KW  - Fort Worth (Texas)
KW  - Houston (Texas)
KW  - Los Angeles (California)
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Miami (Florida)
KW  - New York (New York)
KW  - Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
KW  - Research
KW  - San Francisco (California)
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Washington (District of Columbia)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/501602
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00764629
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Schulz, D F
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - URBAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS, CONDITION, AND PERFORMANCE
SN  - 030906550X
PY  - 1999
IS  - 18
SP  - p. 85-97
AB  - Perhaps of more interest to conference participants than the contents of this paper is what is not contained in it.  After considerable searching of literature sources and the Internet and contacts with government officials responsible for collecting and analyzing such information, the author was unable to develop credible comprehensive data on the differential condition of transportation infrastructure within urban areas, that is, the differences between central city and suburban facility condition and performance.  Whereas it is interesting to speculate on why this is so, it is probably sufficient to note that metropolitan planning organizations and state governments are simply not organizing and reporting their information along such lines, and in fact may be motivated not to do so.  In any event, the fact that such data are not readily available is a useful finding in itself.  In the paper, therefore, the condition of "urban" transport infrastructure is reviewed, including all road and transit facilities in designated urbanized areas with population exceeding 50,000, along with small urban areas with population from 5,000 to 50,000, in comparison with their rural counterparts.  Most of this discussion is derived from--and, frankly, extracted from--"1997 Status of the Nation's Surface Transportation System:  Condition and Performance", recently published by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration.
U1  - Transportation Issues in Large U.S. CitiesFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Detroit, Michigan StartDate:19980628 EndDate:19980630 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Bridges
KW  - Condition surveys
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Performance
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Roads
KW  - Rural areas
KW  - Small towns
KW  - Urban areas
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/501605
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00764631
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Giglio, J M
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - FINANCING
SN  - 030906550X
PY  - 1999
IS  - 18
SP  - p. 111-125
AB  - The U.S. transit industry faces a series of profound economic, social, and political forces that force it to consider alternative ways of providing urban transportation services. Without significant structural change, the industry's ability to survive in its current form has to be questioned.  This paper focuses on financial and related operational changes that can provide practical help in the near term.  Many of these options have been selected, however, for their potential to assist in resolving long-term problems as well.
U1  - Transportation Issues in Large U.S. CitiesFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Detroit, Michigan StartDate:19980628 EndDate:19980630 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Financing
KW  - Urban transit
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/501607
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00764633
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Dreier, P
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRENDS, CHARACTERISTICS, AND PATTERNS IN URBAN AMERICA
SN  - 030906550X
PY  - 1999
IS  - 18
SP  - p. 143-189
AB  - Three major points are made in this paper.  First, in terms of economic trends, it is argued that problems of urban America (including its largest cities and metropolitan areas) are primarily a geographic mirror image of the nation's growing economic disparities.  Second, in terms of political and policy trends, it is suggested that the federal government has generally done more to undermine urban fiscal and social health than to improve it, primarily by policies that have promoted suburbanization, sprawl, and metropolitan fragmentation, and that the increased political isolation of cities portends poorly for reversing these trends.  Third, in terms of civic and governance trends, however, there are two promising tendencies: growing interest in regional approaches to metropolitan problems and growing support for a variety of community-building efforts. The key dilemma is to find ways to connect the regional and community-building agendas and to get the federal government to provide support and encouragement for these efforts.
U1  - Transportation Issues in Large U.S. CitiesFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Detroit, Michigan StartDate:19980628 EndDate:19980630 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Cities
KW  - Communities
KW  - Economic and social factors
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Policy
KW  - Political factors
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - United States
KW  - Urban renewal
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/501609
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00764625
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRANSPORTATION ISSUES IN LARGE U.S. CITIES. PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, JUNE 28-30, 1998
SN  - 030906550X
PY  - 1999
IS  - 18
SP  - 200 p.
AB  - In June 1998 in Detroit, Michigan, transportation officials from the 12 largest cities in the United States, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), several state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, transit properties, and other concerned organizations came together to participate in a conference to begin to develop a better understanding of the issues and to improve transportation in large U.S. cities.  One of the most important things the conference did was establish a set of research and policy issues and needs that, as they are acted on by the various stakeholders and interested parties, should improve mobility in the large urban centers of America.  An important background theme throughout the conference was the central role large cities play in the economic and social health of the country.  These conference proceedings contain an introduction, conference overview, the presentations by seven guest speakers, six resource papers, a list of best practices, and a list of participants.
U1  - Transportation Issues in Large U.S. CitiesFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Detroit, Michigan StartDate:19980628 EndDate:19980630 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Cities
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Economic and social factors
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Policy
KW  - Research
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - United States
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/501601
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00764632
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Armstrong, R
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RELEVANCE OF CENTRAL CITIES IN THE NATION'S 12 LARGEST URBAN REGIONS
SN  - 030906550X
PY  - 1999
IS  - 18
SP  - p. 126-142
AB  - The nation's 12 largest urban regions, located throughout the continental United States, make up the essential core of the American economy.  With few exceptions, they are America's major centers of innovation and technological advancement.  Yet they are also at the front line of demographic change:  they house the bulk of the country's new immigrants, they deal with evolving family and household relationships, and they cope with major growth in the nation's elderly population.  Collectively home to 90 million inhabitants--a population greater than that of Mexico or Germany--the 12 largest regions and their 14 central cities represent a significant force in the global economy.  In this paper a brief overview of the economic and social relevance of the nation's largest cities and their urban regions is presented.  Although some cities, independent of their surrounding suburban areas, would not rank among the largest in population terms, their importance is established through their status as the central cities of the largest urban agglomerations.  Because the two--city and region--are so inextricably bound, the focus in this paper is on socioeconomic trends and conditions in both areas.
U1  - Transportation Issues in Large U.S. CitiesFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Detroit, Michigan StartDate:19980628 EndDate:19980630 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Atlanta (Georgia)
KW  - Baltimore (Maryland)
KW  - Boston (Massachusetts)
KW  - Chicago (Illinois)
KW  - Cities
KW  - Dallas (Texas)
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Detroit (Michigan)
KW  - Economic and social factors
KW  - Fort Worth (Texas)
KW  - Globalization
KW  - Houston (Texas)
KW  - Los Angeles (California)
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Miami (Florida)
KW  - New York (New York)
KW  - Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
KW  - San Francisco (California)
KW  - Washington (District of Columbia)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/501608
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00763473
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
TI  - ANNUAL REPORT ON NEW STARTS PROPOSED ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000: REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C. 5309(O)(1)
PY  - 1999
SP  - 486 p.
AB  - This Annual Report on New Starts sets forth the U.S. Department of Transportation's recommendations to Congress for the Allocations of funds to be made available for construction of new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing systems (major capital investments or new starts) in the amount of $980.40 million.  25 projects are recommended for funding in FY 2000; of these, 14 have existing federal funding commitments under Full Funding Grant Agreements (FFGA), 7 are expected to be ready to negotiate FFGAs by the end of FY 2000, and four are nearing the final stages of preliminary engineering.  The main text introduces the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), including important provisions incorporated in the FTA New Starts Program; discusses principles for allocation of funds; discusses planning and project development process, details specific funding recommendations by project; and provides background information for both projects and the FTA program.
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Automated guideway transit
KW  - Capital expenditures
KW  - Construction
KW  - Financing
KW  - Full funding grant agreements
KW  - Guideways
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - New Starts Program
KW  - Project management
KW  - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/7000/7600/7625/index.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/497337
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00762081
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - ADVANCED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM. MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. BROCHURE
PY  - 1999
SP  - 4 p.
AB  - This brochure provides a brief but informative overview of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Advanced Vehicle Technologies Program.  The program was authorized in 1998 under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, and is managed by DOT in partnership with other federal agencies (Departments of Defense and Energy).  The Advanced Vehicle Technologies Program combines the best in transportation technologies and innovative program elements to produce new vehicles, components, and infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty transportation needs.  AVP is based on the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Program, created in 1992 to serve  the needs of national defense.  This brochure provides an overview of AVP including its rationale, legacy of success, and successful transition of this military AVP technology to civilian application.  AVP improves vehicle efficiency, reduces environmental impact of transportation, provides for a more sustainable future, and helps U.S. industry meet challenges from foreign competition.
KW  - Advanced vehicle technologies program
KW  - Electric vehicles
KW  - Energy conservation
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - Heavy duty vehicles
KW  - Hybrid vehicles
KW  - Military vehicles
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Technology assessment
KW  - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496848
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00762082
AU  - Community Transportation Association
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Department of Health and Human Services
TI  - COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION RESOURCE GUIDE 1999
PY  - 1999
SP  - 111 p.
AB  - The purpose of this guide is to inform and to provide a basic level of understanding about the federal funding resources available for community transportation programs.  This comprehensive guide is written in an easy-to-read format, providing essential information to serve as a starting point for transit agencies and others seeking information on available federal funding resources; state and regional transit associations; and state departments of transportation and human services department contacts.  Information is provided on: more than 40 federal funding programs; funding tables offering a complete look at funding for community transportation in each state; and listings of federal and regional contacts.  Each funding program listed includes a program description, contact person, address, phone number, and website address.  Also included are lists of state contacts and state and regional transit associations associated with transportation, a guide to the 106th Congress, and a glossary..
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Community transportation
KW  - Federal aid
KW  - Financial responsibility
KW  - Financing
KW  - Guides to information
KW  - Human factors
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Resource development
KW  - Rural Transit Assistance Program
KW  - State departments of transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496849
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00762083
AU  - Community Transportation Association
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Department of Health and Human Services
TI  - NATIONAL TRANSIT RESOURCE CENTER BROCHURE
PY  - 1999
SP  - 4 p.
AB  - The National Transit Resource Center is a product of FTA's National Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) and the Department of Health and Human Service's Community Transportation Assistance Project (CTAP).  The center serves as a clearinghouse, advice center, referral service and over-the-phone technical assistance program.  This brochure highlights some of the popular services and resources of the Resource Center - Toll Free Hotline, Peer-to-Peer Network, Internet Website, Transit Library, and more.  The brochure provides summary descriptions of popular CTAA reports, covering topics such as job access, welfare-to-work transportation, Medicaid transportation, and federal funding opportunities. Full text versions of these reports are available on the Resource Center's Website, at http://www.ctaa.org.
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Community transportation
KW  - Community transportation assistance project
KW  - Federal aid
KW  - National transit resource center
KW  - Network analysis (Planning)
KW  - Peer groups
KW  - Rural transit
KW  - Rural Transit Assistance Program
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Technology transfer
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496850
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00760815
AU  - Rutgers University, New Brunswick
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSITION - A NEWSLETTER FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN THE TRANSIT INDUSTRY
PY  - 1999
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
SP  - v.p.
AB  - 'Transitions' is the newsletter published quarterly by the National Transit Institute (NTI) to inform the transit community/workforce of the training and educational opportunities offered by the NTI.  This issue highlights the iTravel Project in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut Metropolitan area, including how to plan and package real-time traffic and transit information to meet the needs of the traveling public, how to develop meaningful partnerships, and how to make iTravel the information tool of choice for travelers.  The iTravel Project was chosen by DOT to showcase deployments of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) across the United States.  Other articles in this newsletter include: Rural and Community Transportation; Options for Managing Risk and Creating Alternative Services; Bus Riders Stand Together to Improve Service; and How to Collaborate to Maximize Resources; as well as NTI Developing New Course on Travel Demand Forecasting for Transit and HOV.  Information about the National Transit Institute and updated schedules, course outlines, and instructor biographies are available on the World Wide Web at http://policy.rutgers.edu/nti.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Demand
KW  - Education and training
KW  - Human resources management
KW  - Information services
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Partnerships
KW  - Risk management
KW  - Rural transportation
KW  - Training programs
KW  - Traveler information and communication systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/497804
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00760814
AU  - Rutgers University, New Brunswick
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - 1999 CATALOG OF NATIONAL TRANSIT INSTITUTE TRAINING
PY  - 1999
SP  - 30 p.
AB  - This is the 1999 catalog of training courses offered by the National Transit Institute (NTI) at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.  This catalog offers courses in federal program training, multimodal transportation planning, management development, professional development curriculum for transit trainers and educators, advanced technologies and innovative practices, and other training programs such as transit trainers' workshop, and achievements in transit training awards program.  NTI will arrange to conduct a course at the time and location of your choice with a commitment of a sufficient number of participants.
KW  - Education and training
KW  - Human resources management
KW  - Managerial personnel
KW  - Planning
KW  - Professional personnel
KW  - Technology
KW  - Training programs
KW  - Transit personnel
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496426
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00760826
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - BEST PRACTICES PROCUREMENT MANUAL. THIRD PRINTING
PY  - 1998/12/18
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This manual provides recipients of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds suggestions on conducting third party procurements to assist them in meeting the standards of FTA Circular 4220.1D. The manual consists of suggested procedures, methods, and examples which FTA encourages.  These are based on the Federal acquisition process, Comptroller General decisions, and "Best Practices" of grantees and others in the industry. The Manual is envisioned as an ongoing and expanding document. It will be updated periodically with both new subjects as well as additions or changes to existing subjects.  The additions/changes will be based on: 1) changes in statutes, 2) the result of recent court decisions, 3) the need for further clarification, and 4) new or innovative practices of grantees. The manual consists of 11 chapters and appendices as follows: Purpose and Scope; Procurement Planning and Organization; Specifications; Methods of Solicitation and Selection; Award of Contracts; Procurement Object Types: Specific Considerations; Disadvantaged Business Enterprise; Contract Clauses; Contract Administration; Close-Out; Disputes; Governing Documents; Examples; and Glossary and Index.
KW  - Contract administration
KW  - Contracting out
KW  - Disadvantaged business enterprises
KW  - Manuals
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Solicitations
KW  - Standards
UR  - http://www.fta.dot.gov/grants/13054_6037.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/497807
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00747540
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - POCKET GUIDE TO TRANSPORTATION
PY  - 1998/12
SP  - 24 p.
AB  - This pamphlet, Pocket Guide to Transportation, has been released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation.  The pamphlet provides a snapshot of transportation trends over the past 25 years.  Compiled from multiple sources, the guide is divided into four section: Transportation System Extent and Use; Transportation and the Economy; Transportation and Safety; and Transportation, Energy, and the Environment.
KW  - Economic considerations
KW  - Economic factors
KW  - Energy
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - Safety
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation systems
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/473659
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00759561
AU  - Nicholas, D F
AU  - Anderson, R
AU  - Redington, M
AU  - Rutyna, E
AU  - Tallon, A
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - EG and G Services, Incorporated
TI  - DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING RESULTS 1997 ANNUAL REPORT
PY  - 1998/12
SP  - 80 p.
AB  - This annual report is a compilation and analysis of public transit drug and alcohol testing reported by transit systems in the United States during 1997.  The report covers testing results for the following drug types: marijuana, cocaine, PCP, opiates, and amphetamines.  The test types covered are: pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty, and follow-up.  The report also covers testing results for alcohol for the following test types: random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty, and follow-up.
KW  - Alcohol tests
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Cocaine
KW  - Drug use
KW  - Marijuana
KW  - Personnel management
KW  - Safety management
KW  - Testing
UR  - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/publications/Substance/DAMIS97/damis97.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21500/21524/PB99123275.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/495955
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01091724
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Assessment of Transit Supportive Land Use for New Starts Projects: FY 1999 New Starts Report. A Supplement to the Fiscal Year 1999 Report on Funding Levels and Allocations of Funds for Transit Major Capital Investments (the FY 1999 New Starts Report)
PY  - 1998/11//2nd Supplement to FY 1999 New Starts Report
SP  - 268p
AB  - The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) assessed and rated the Transit Supportive Existing Land Use and Future Patterns of 30 candidate New Starts projects, in preliminary engineering and final design, documented in the FY 1999 New starts Report.  These land use assessments (30) examined a number of factors, including existing land use conditions, regional containment of sprawl, and the effectiveness of local policies to foster transit and pedestrian-friendly development.  This report was prepared to share the results and lessons learned from these FY 1999 land use assessments.  It is intended to assist local transit agencies in preparing information on transit-supportive land use related to New Starts projects, and to aid federal reviewers in evaluating that information, as well as to promote understanding of the relationship between local land use and transit investments.  This report presents an introduction to the assessment process and methodology, a review and synthesis of key findings across all 30 projects, and a summary of recommendations for strengthening local agency submissions of the Transit Supportive Existing Land Use and Future Patterns New Starts criterion.  The report consists of 30 individual assessment profiles, i.e., a summary assessment of transit-supportive land use for each of the 30 projects evaluated and rated in the FY 1999 New Starts Report, including a summary of key findings for each project.
KW  - Capital investments
KW  - Evaluation and assessment
KW  - Financing
KW  - Land use
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - New Starts Program
KW  - Planning
KW  - Policy
KW  - Public transit
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21500/21533/PB99123648.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/851366
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070834
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Central Florida Light Rail Transit System Transportation Improvement to the North/South Corridor Project : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1998/11//Volumes held: Draft(2v), Final(3v(v.3 as folio))
KW  - Environmental impact statements
KW  - Florida
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830219
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00975805
AU  - Lede, N W
AU  - Yu, L
AU  - Texas Southern University, Houston
AU  - Dallas Area Rapid Transit
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - A MANUAL FOR EVALUATING PERSONALIZED PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS
PY  - 1998/11
SP  - 116 p.
AB  - This manual contains information on approaches and techniques for planning and conducting an evaluation of a Personalized Public Transit System (PPTS).  Various methodologies and performance indicators have been examined.  Many of these strategies and techniques are recommended for use for certain phases of an evaluation.  This document was designed to evaluate the project, "The Dallas Area Rapid Transit: Personalized Public Transit Operational Test," under a sub-contract with the University of Texas at Arlington.  Included in the manual are guidelines and criteria for selecting "test free" routes and candidate transit routes for the employment of the "before-and-after" methodology.  Described in the document are key baseline data requirements, monitoring and follow-up methodologies, site data requirements, and measures for evaluating PPTS objectives and operational tests.  The guidelines, developed from numerous existing documents, are both broad and PPTS "project specific."
KW  - Before and after studies
KW  - Bus routes
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Dallas Area Rapid Transit
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Evaluation and assessment
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - Manuals
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Performance indicators
KW  - Personal rapid transit
KW  - Routing
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/702589
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00760769
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TURNKEY EXPERIENCE IN AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSIT: A STATUS REPORT
PY  - 1998/11
SP  - 67 p.
AB  - The transportation industry is taking notice of the benefits of the turnkey method to infrastructure project delivery as reflected in the growth of its use and of industry dialogue since enactment of ISTEA.  This status report provides Congress with an update on the progress being made in implementing the Turnkey Demonstration Program.  Some of the underlying benefits of the turnkey method include: expedited procurement; improved risk allocation; encouraged applications of new technology; promoted accountability through a single point of contact; accelerated schedules for project delivery; reduced costly change orders; facilitated partnering; strengthened program management; facilitated opportunities for innovative finance; and secured bids based upon factors other than lowest price
KW  - Contracting out
KW  - Financing
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Partnerships
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Program management
KW  - Project management
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Risk management
KW  - Technology assessment
KW  - Turnkey systems
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17000/17080/PB2000107720.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496420
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00760736
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - AUTONOMOUS DIAL-A-RIDE TRANSIT TECHNICAL OVERVIEW
PY  - 1998/11
SP  - 106 p.
AB  - This report is a distillation of four separate papers prepared under Phase 1 of the Autonomous Dial-a-Ride (ADART) Project: "Autonomous Dial-a-Ride Transit Introductory Overview"; "State of the Practice in Dial-a-Ride Transit; "Autonomous Dial-a-Ride Transit Mobile Communications"; and, "Review of Vehicle Navigation Hardware an Software Systems".  This report describes the essential features of ADART and establishes a context for ADART implementation based on urban transit industry characteristics.  ADART is proposed as a many-to-few demand responsive service that uses modern computer technology to boost productivity and labor requirements.  Subscribers to ADART could use the service to travel from their homes to one or more attraction centers or from attraction centers to their homes or other dispersed destinations.  Potential benefits, as compared to conventional dial-a-ride services, include reduced costs and improved service with the advantages of ADART increasing as scale of operations expands.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Autonomous vehicle guidance
KW  - Computer programming
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Demand responsive transportation
KW  - Dispatching
KW  - Flexibility
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Onboard navigational aids
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21600/21651/PB99130387.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496413
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00759576
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL FINANCIAL COMMITMENT FOR NEW STARTS PROJECTS: FY 1999 NEW STARTS REPORT. A SUPPLEMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 1999 REPORT ON FUNDING LEVELS AND ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS FOR TRANSIT MAJOR CAPITAL INVESTMENTS (THE FY 1999 NEW STARTS REPORT)
PY  - 1998/11
SP  - 168 p.
AB  - This report was prepared to summarize and analyze the application of the Section 5309 New Starts local financial commitment criteria for thirty transit projects profiled in  FY 1999 New Starts Report.  The objective of this report is to assist local agencies in preparing and reporting their New Starts financial criteria, as well as to further their understanding of the relationship between the total level of Federal funding sought for each new start project, each sponsoring agency's ability to meet local funding commitments, and the required financing to maintain and operate completed new starts guideway investments while continuing the operation of existing transit systems.  The report is intended to promote a better understanding of the financial assessment process and to help agencies seeking Federal discretionary funds to improve the quality of their financial criteria submission.
KW  - Assessments
KW  - Federal aid
KW  - Financial responsibility
KW  - Financing
KW  - Guideways
KW  - Local transportation
KW  - Operations
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21600/21642/PB99130171.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/495969
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00806897
AU  - Mustard, W A
AU  - Horton, J
AU  - Florida State University, Tallahassee
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS CLEARINGHOUSE - YEAR 2 OPERATION
PY  - 1998/10
SP  - 13 p.
AB  - This report outlines the activities of the Florida Institute for Marketing Alternative Transportation during the second year operation and maintenance of the Promotional Materials Clearinghouse.  Primary tasks during this calendar year were the acquisition of text-based information resources including marketing plans, survey data and analysis, and the inherent benefits and obstacles of using the World Wide Web as the primary distribution of these materials.  Initiated in 1996, the Promotional Materials Clearinghouse is an archive of public transit promotional and marketing materials from the United States and Canada.
KW  - Canada
KW  - Clearinghouses
KW  - Information dissemination
KW  - Internet
KW  - Marketing
KW  - Promotion
KW  - Public transit
KW  - United States
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/672839
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765302
AU  - Mustard, W A
AU  - Cronin, J J
AU  - BRADY, M
AU  - Florida State University, Tallahassee
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - THE MARKETING INSTITUTE - NICHE MARKETING: OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASING SHORT- AND LONG-TERM TRANSIT RIDERSHIP
PY  - 1998/10
SP  - 56 p.
AB  - In order to better understand niche marketing strategies, four niche efforts were investigated.  The results of the study are presented in this report.  The analyses presented are descriptive; the intent is to identify the general characteristics of transit users' evaluations of niche transit marketing strategies and their impact on transit use.  More detailed data analyses procedures will provide specific interpretations that are beyond the scope of this report.  These efforts will be undertaken with the intent of publishing the findings in appropriate journals.  The four samples were drawn in metropolitan areas that have established area transit programs. Sample one represents mid-sized southeastern city where the local economy is dominated by multiple state universities and government offices.  Sample two is from a large southeastern city whose economy is dominated by service and military operations. Samples three and four are from different, very large, Midwestern cities that have diversified economies.
KW  - Customer service
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Economic factors
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Market development
KW  - Marketing
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Ridership
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21700/21764/PB99140162.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502033
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00760813
AU  - Raj, P K
AU  - Hathaway, W T
AU  - Kangas, R A
AU  - Technology and Management Systems, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
TI  - CLEAN AIR PROGRAM: DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR BUS TRANSIT SYSTEMS USING HYDROGEN AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL
PY  - 1998/10
SP  - 80 p.
AB  - Alternative fuels such as Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), and alcohol fuels (methanol, and ethanol) are already being used in commercial vehicles and transit buses in revenue service. Hydrogen, which has better air quality characteristics as a vehicle fuel, is being used in research demonstration projects in fuel cell powered buses, as well as in internal combustion engines in automobiles and small trucks.  At present, there are no facility guidelines to assist transit agencies contemplating the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel.  This document addresses the various issues involved.  Hydrogen fuel properties, potential hazards, fuel replacements for specified levels of bus service, applicable codes and standards, ventilation, and electrical classification are indicated in this document.  These guidelines also present various facility and bus design issues that need to be considered by a transit agency to ensure safe operation when using hydrogen as an alternative fuel.  Fueling facility, garaging facility, maintenance facility, requirements and safety practices are discussed. Critical fuel related safety issues in the design of the related systems on the bus are also identified.  A system safety assessment and hazard resolution process is also presented. This approach may be used to select design strategies which are economical, yet ensure a specific level of safety.
KW  - Air quality
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Clean Air Act
KW  - Clean fuels
KW  - Design practices
KW  - Facilities
KW  - Fuel elements
KW  - Hydrogen fuels
KW  - Safety
KW  - Systems analysis
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21500/21515/PB99123036.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/8000/8700/8707/BTSDesignGuidelines.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496425
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00756439
AU  - WalkBoston
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO TRANSIT: AN ADVOCACY HANDBOOK
PY  - 1998/09/19
SP  - 66 p.
AB  - This report was written as a teaching tool for ordinary citizens, and for transportation and urban planners working with citizen groups, who advocate for public transit and walkable neighborhoods.  It illustrates key steps that activists can take to ensure that public transit supports community needs and creates livable communities through improved pedestrian access.  The authors present their personal experience in case studies that detail advocacy techniques and strategies.  They also identify some failures and setbacks.  The report discusses several public transit modes (e.g. bus, light rail, and subway) used in different kinds of communities (low income urban neighborhoods, upper and middle income inner suburb).
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Pedestrian traffic
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Urban development
KW  - Walking
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21200/21280/PB99109357.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/537686
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00757665
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
TI  - INNOVATIVE FINANCING TECHNIQUES FOR AMERICA'S TRANSIT SYSTEMS
PY  - 1998/09
SP  - 110 p.
AB  - Transit systems are encouraged to review the innovative financing mechanisms documented in this handbook of the latest innovative financing techniques that transit systems can use in managing their capital and operating programs.  The handbook includes a summary of FTA's experience with implementing the Innovative Financing Initiative, a brief history of how innovative financing in transit has grown as a concept, and examples of some of the most widely used financing techniques to date, as well as the issues that transit operators should consider when applying these techniques to their operations. The innovative techniques covered in this report include: certificates of participation and lease-backed bonds; cross-border and domestic leases; turnkey; and state infrastructure banks.  The handbook concludes with brief descriptions of the new financial transactions that were underway at the time of its preparation.  A Japanese leveraged lease sample terms sheet is documented in Appendix A.  The overall transaction structure and risk allocation framework of a cross-border lease is set forth.  Appendix B graphically portrays the relationship between joint development and livable communities.
KW  - Bonds
KW  - Capital
KW  - Financing
KW  - Financing plans
KW  - Financing techniques
KW  - Handbooks
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Leasing
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Planning
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Risk assessment
KW  - Turnkey systems
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21300/21388/PB99114522.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/538273
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00784325
AU  - Strathman, J G
AU  - Dueker, K J
AU  - Kimpel, T
AU  - TransNow, Transportation Northwest
AU  - Portland State University
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - AUTOMATED BUS DISPATCHING, OPERATIONS CONTROL, AND SERVICE RELIABILITY: THE INITIAL TRI-MET EXPERIENCE
PY  - 1998/08
SP  - 28 p.
AB  - This research paper assesses the impacts of Tri-Met's initial experience with its new automated bus dispatching system on service reliability and transit use.  The paper presents findings on initial changes in service reliability following deployment of a new bus dispatching system using automatic vehicle location (AVL) and automatic passenger counter technology.  Changes in key indicators of service reliability - ontime performance, headway variation, and run times - were determined from data recovered before and after implementation. Changes in headway variation and run times were also used to estimate initial benefits of the new bus dispatching system in terms of operating costs, passenger waiting time, and passenger in-vehicle travel time.  Service reliability measures are described as well as the range of operating conditions the agency faces in providing transit service.  Summary statistics for bus service reliability, before and after new system implementation, are also expressed.  Benefits stemming from the initial impacts of the new system are organized under passenger waiting time reductions, passenger in-vehicle time reductions, and operator running time improvements.
KW  - Automatic vehicle location
KW  - Bus transit operations
KW  - Dispatching
KW  - Headways
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Passenger counting
KW  - Reliability
KW  - Running time
KW  - Schedule maintenance
KW  - Waiting time
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16000/16083/PB2000102465.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/636885
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00753675
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION ROUDTABLE - BRINGING TOGATHER TRANSIT PROPERTIES TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES
PY  - 1998/08
SP  - 21 p.
AB  - The Federal Transit Administration sposors the Transit Construction Roundtable, with the purpose of bringing together FTA and grantee staff involved in the construction of major capital transit projects.  This publication highlights the accomplishment of this forum of engineers and construction managers.  This exchange of ideas, experiences, and best practices in the implementation of high dollar/complex construction projects is expected to: improve the quality of major capital projects by sharing lessons learned among transit agencies; and, improve FTA's service to its customers by listening to their concerns and implementing program initiatives to facilitate project delivery.  To date, ten semiannual meetings have been held in cities across the country.
KW  - Capital investments
KW  - Capital projects
KW  - Construction projects
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Program effectiveness
KW  - Public transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/536557
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765286
AU  - National Association of Regional Councils
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - OTTAWA-CARLETON TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION: MAKING TRANSIT THE TOP PRIORITY FOR TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT: OTTAWA, ONTARIO
PY  - 1998/07
SP  - 6 p.
AB  - The greater Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (RMOC) has a policy of meeting demands for new growth while guiding development outside of the region's Greenbelt, which, in terms of transportation planning means making transit the number one priority for transportation investment, establishing parking controls, and promoting transit-oriented development.  The result of this strategy is the Transitway, a network of express service bus routes that serve the downtown commute as well as interregional trips.  The fact that 70% of those arriving in Ottawa's downtown during the rush hour do so by transit proves Transitway a success.
KW  - Air quality management
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Canada
KW  - Commuter service
KW  - Express service
KW  - Investments
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Ontario (Province)
KW  - Transit oriented development
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502025
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00789345
AU  - American Bus Association
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Project Action
TI  - ADA STAFF TRAINING PROGRAM FACILITATOR'S GUIDE. REVISED EDITION
PY  - 1998/07
SP  - 230 p.
AB  - This staff training course is designed to assist in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passed in 1990. The goals are to train participants to: be proficient in their assistance to persons with disabilities regardless of their duties; operate vehicles and accessibility equipment safely; properly assist individuals with disabilities in a courteous and respectful manner; and identify various types of disabilities and the need and characteristics unique to each type.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Disability evaluation
KW  - Hearing impaired persons
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Physical disabilities
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Training programs
KW  - Transportation disadvantaged persons
KW  - Visually impaired persons
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/95-0085-7.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/647798
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00767988
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ACCESS TO JOBS: A GUIDE TO INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN WELFARE TO WORK TRANSPORTATION. VERSION III
PY  - 1998/07
SP  - 52 p.
AB  - Public transit plays a significant role in welfare to work programs, as fewer than one in ten recipients of public assistance owns an automobile.  Yet current conventional transit services cannot meet all the new demands that welfare to work programs are generating.  This report summarizes the welfare reform transportation challenges and looks at the welfare to work transportation activities of several states, metropolitan planning organizations and transit agencies.  It also details the most pertinent research relating to welfare transportation, federal funding sources and current technical assistance efforts on the subject.
KW  - Employment
KW  - Federal aid
KW  - Financial responsibility
KW  - Job opportunities
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Low income groups
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Service agencies
KW  - Social service agencies
KW  - Welfare economics
KW  - Work trips
UR  - http://www.bts.gov/NTL/DOCS/Welfare/Welfare_to_Work.htm
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21200/21295/PB99109803.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502998
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765280
AU  - National Association of Regional Councils
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - THE BOISE URBAN STAGES (THE BUS): BOISE, IDAHO
PY  - 1998/07
SP  - 10 p.
AB  - Growing suburbanization and anticipation of continuing changes in the user community, the operators of the small public transit system  (THE BUS) in Boise were forced to take a proactive approach to their transportation planning.  The paper identifies some of the key initiatives launched which include: the replacement of most of its diesel buses with small and medium sized compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, thus significantly reducing pollutant emissions; initiation of a comprehensive public involvement process by asking citizens and organizations throughout the community to help redesign the transit system; and, entering THE BUS into partnerships with a local university and other major employers to provide "free" service to students and employees, with the cost of these services assumed by the employers.
KW  - Air quality management
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Compressed natural gas
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Pollution control
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Transit buses
KW  - Urban sprawl
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502019
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765287
AU  - National Association of Regional Councils
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - OMNILINK LOCAL TRANSIT SERVICES AND SMART FLEXROUTE INTEGRATED REAL-TIME ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM (SAFIRES) ITS PROJECT
PY  - 1998/07
SP  - 5 p.
AB  - The Potomac & Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) OmniLink service in Prince William County, Virginia is an integrated network of community "flexroute" suburban transit service and commuter-oriented rail feeder services that includes express bus, commuter rail and ride-matching services.  This service is the subject of an operations test to evaluate an integrated, "smart vehicle" service that includes fixed route, route-deviation, and paratransit modes.  Congestion and fiscal relief along with emission reductions are the expected regional transportation and air quality benefits of OmniLink service.
KW  - Air quality management
KW  - Commuter service
KW  - Congestion management systems
KW  - Express buses
KW  - Flexroute
KW  - Integrated systems
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Rail transit
KW  - Ridematching
KW  - Smart systems
KW  - Virginia
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502026
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765283
AU  - National Association of Regional Councils
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - NEW JERSEY TRANSIT WHEELS PROGRAM: NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
PY  - 1998/07
SP  - 4 p.
AB  - A package of 40 different suburban WHEELS services was initiated in 1994-95 by New Jersey Transit (NJT) to serve the growing suburban commute market.  These experimental services were funded through Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) and they were either completely new routes, often using innovative types of routing and mostly operated with minibuses; or enhancements to existing bus or rail routes, typically providing transit options for commuters later into the evening or on weekends.  A total of 23 bus and rail services in three categories are in the process of transitioning from their experimental status to NJT's regular operating budget.  The categories are: new suburban employment training services; new reverse commute services; and enhanced Saturday, Sunday, and evening services.
KW  - Air quality management
KW  - Demand responsive transportation
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Reverse commuting
KW  - Work trips
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502022
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765285
AU  - National Association of Regional Councils
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - NORTH FRONT RANGE TRANSPORTATION AND AIR QUALITY PLANNING COUNCIL: INNOVATIONS IN DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL TDM PROGRAM AND PROJECT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS: FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
PY  - 1998/07
SP  - 5 p.
AB  - The North Front Range Transportation and Air Quality Planning Council (Council) goals contain these new ideas: development and subsequent revision of a regional project prioritization process that emphasizes congestion mitigation, air quality improvement, and multimodalism; and, planning, development, and implementation of a regionally coordinated, locally implemented TDM program that involves local jurisdictions, including cities and public transit operators.  The projects are prioritized within the following five project categories: Transit/HOV, Rail, Bike/Pedestrian, Mobility Strategies, and Highway.
KW  - Air quality management
KW  - Colorado
KW  - Congestion management systems
KW  - Demand responsive transportation
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Regional transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502024
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765279
AU  - National Association of Regional Councils
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - BI-STATE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY METROLINK LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM: ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
PY  - 1998/07
SP  - 9 p.
AB  - The opening of MetroLink, a new light rail system in St. Louis in 1993 reversed a decades long decline in transit ridership. The system has become one of the country's most successful new light rail systems, and has exceeded projections to carry over 42,000 weekday riders.  It has also become a critical component in the regional effort to revive the urban core of St. Louis.  To play a significant economic development role required innovative, multifaceted financing arrangements for MetroLink.  One of the key factors in the reduction of the overall costs was the use of existing railroad right of way and largely abandoned rail facilities.  The paper analyzes the system for both transportation and air quality impacts and includes an analysis of the application of transportation control measure (TCM) emissions methodology.
KW  - Air quality
KW  - Air quality management
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Economic impacts
KW  - Emission control systems
KW  - Light rail transit
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Regional economics
KW  - Ridership
KW  - Urban renewal
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502018
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765281
AU  - National Association of Regional Councils
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - METRO COMMUTER PASS PROGRAM: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
PY  - 1998/07
SP  - 10 p.
AB  - The Seattle King County Metro offers several innovative commuter pass programs designed to facilitate travel on public transit as well as to encourage the use of other commute alternatives.  The markets targeted include the traditional transit market that purchases monthly passes, as well as riders on other adjacent transit systems and vanpool users.  Carpoolers, bicyclists and walkers are also targeted by the program to help reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality.  The program offers great flexibility by customizing  to meet the varying needs of different employers and other users.  As an example, one program is provided to employers with a high-level of transit service while others target employers with limited transit service needs but encourage carpooling and other commute alternatives.  As a result of this flexibility, this program is one of the largest of its kind in the country, with more than 100,000 passes in use each month.
KW  - Air quality management
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Commuter service
KW  - Commuting
KW  - Congestion management systems
KW  - Employee assistance programs
KW  - Employer sponsored transportation
KW  - Fare collection
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Seattle (Washington)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502020
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765284
AU  - National Association of Regional Councils
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS OZONE ACTION PROGRAM: DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TEXAS
PY  - 1998/07
SP  - 4 p.
AB  - The North Texas Clean Air Coalition represents a community-wide effort initiated by the private sector to secure the region's economic future by avoiding sanctions for non-attainment.  The Coalition, established in 1993, has grown into a private-public partnership consisting of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerse, Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce, North Texas Commission, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Denton Special Program Aging Needs (SPAN), and Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T).  The common goal of the members of the Coalition is to increase public awareness of air quality issues and consequently improve air quality in the region.  As a result, more people are taking steps toward the use of transportation as a way to improve air quality; transit ridership continues to increase on Ozone Action Days and many of the Coalition's TDM programs are growing.
KW  - Air quality management
KW  - Dallas (Texas)
KW  - Demand responsive transportation
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Ozone
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - Public information programs
KW  - Public private partnerships
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502023
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765288
AU  - National Association of Regional Councils
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT (TRI-MET) LAND USE AND TRANSIT COORDINATION
PY  - 1998/07
SP  - 5 p.
AB  - The paper examines the land use and transportation coordination efforts by the Tri-County Metropolitan Transit District (Tri-Met) that use transit as a tool to help shape regional growth, prevent urban sprawl, and improve air quality. Discussed are the regional growth plans that have been set up to concentrate future growth into centers and corridors served by transit.  Tri-Met has become more than just a transit provider by having six land use planners on its staff and  by being an active participant in the development of projects at or near transit stations and other transit facilities.   Through these efforts, Portland's transit and land use program has resulted in a 35% increase in transit ridership since 1988 and the creation of a transit based community.
KW  - Air quality management
KW  - Economic growth
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Portland (Oregon)
KW  - Regional development
KW  - Ridership
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Transit centers
KW  - Urban sprawl
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502027
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765282
AU  - National Association of Regional Councils
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - PACE VANPOOL INCENTIVE PROGRAM (VIP): CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
PY  - 1998/07
SP  - 10 p.
AB  - A suburban Chicago public transit agency has adopted a competing travel mode by offering vanpools as one of its own transit services.  The Pace Vanpool Incentive Program (VIP) is perhaps the fastest growing public sector program in the country.  VIP is operated like a fixed-route service, with features such as route design, fare structure, payment process, and other operating procedures that conform to and reflect the management requirements and systems of a public transit operator.  The paper recognizes Pace as an example of how some public transit agencies are successfully adapting to the new realities created by the migration of population and employment from central cities to suburbs.
KW  - Air quality management
KW  - Commuter service
KW  - Commuting
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Suburbs
KW  - Vanpools
KW  - Work trips
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502021
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00763490
AU  - National Association of Regional Councils
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - POTENTIAL OF PUBLIC TRANSIT AS A TRANSPORTATION CONTROL MEASURE: CASE STUDIES AND INNOVATIONS
PY  - 1998/07
SP  - 86 p.
AB  - This report is the final product of the Clean Air Project of the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC).  The report documents a nationwide study of transit projects and programs, intended to assess the experience, limitations, and value of public transit as a potential transportation control measure (TCM).  Four in-depth case studies and six additional projects featured as innovations in transportation are offered as examples investigating the potential of transit as a TCM.  The four case studies analyzed for transportation and air quality impacts are: Bi-State Development Agency MetroLink Light Rail of St. Louis, Missouri; Boise Urban Stages (THE BUS) of Boise, Idaho; Metro Commuter Pass Program of Seattle, Washington; and Pace Vanpool Incentive Program of Chicago, Illinois.  These studies and supporting innovations highlight the efforts of ten metropolitan areas and transit agencies which have succeeded in developing and implementing innovative transit strategies that are making positive contributions to regional air quality improvement efforts.  Both the case studies and innovations offer insight into the state-of-the-practice and suggest ways to expand the value and effectiveness of transit programs.  The study concludes that the real potential of transit as a TCM is viewed not as an isolated strategy, but as part of a package of TCMs and other strategies working together.
KW  - Air quality
KW  - Air quality management
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Clean Air Act Amendments
KW  - Control systems
KW  - Emission control systems
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Metropolitan government
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - State of the art reports
KW  - Strategic planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/497340
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00754492
AU  - Boyd, M A
AU  - Maier, M P
AU  - Caton, J E
AU  - Boyd, Maier & Associates
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - CRITICAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES
PY  - 1998/07
SP  - 186 p.
AB  - The purpose of these guidelines is to provide technical assistance to emergency managers, transit police, and other transit personnel for effectively managing critical incidents that affect patrons, employees, facilities, equipment, service, and the safety of surrounding communities.  Definitions and characteristics of these events and their impact on organizations and systems are provided in this report, along with a description of the evolution of emergency management in transit and an explanation of emergency management tools. Chapter 1 provides an overview of 'Comprehensive Emergency Management', followed by a detailed discussion of the 'Integrated Emergency Management System' (IEMS) and its use. Subsequent chapters outline transit specific requirements for IEMS implementation.  The term 'Emergency Manager' is used to describe the transit official responsible for overseeing emergency management activities. Overall, the guidelines provide a detailed discussion of transit and community activities necessary to support emergency preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery efforts.  The appendices provide a glossary of terms, a description of the roles and responsibilities of public safety organizations and other emergency responders, critical response exercises, and incident management worksheets.
KW  - Disaster preparedness
KW  - Disasters and emergency operations
KW  - Emergency response time
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - Incidents
KW  - Reaction time
KW  - Recovery
KW  - Traffic incidents
KW  - Traffic mitigation
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/FinalCrisisManagementGuidelines.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/536982
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00768916
AU  - Travel Model Improvement Program
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - GUIDELINES FOR NETWORK REPRESENTATION OF TRANSIT ACCESS, STATE-OF-THE-PRACTICE SUMMARY
PY  - 1998/06
SP  - 60 p.
AB  - Determining the impedance for any possible travel choice involves creating a network--a schematic representation of the travel facilities available, associating an impedance with each segment of the network, finding reasonable paths through the network from trip origin points to trip destination points, summing the impedance on each link in a given path to determine the origin to destination impedance over that path, and in some methods allocating travel over a set of feasible paths to assess origin to destination impedance.  The resulting impedances and, hence, the impedance values used to estimate and apply travel demand models, depend directly on the network structures--the ways in which real world transportation systems are represented for computational analysis.  The methods used for network representation have evolved in response to the needs of travel forecasting models.  The introduction of public transit issues into travel demand forecasting created a need for more complex network representation.  The choice of transit access mode is influenced not only by travel time, but also by factors related to traveler characteristics, trip purpose, and available transit modes.  These factors cannot be treated fully by network representation and must be incorporated in the broader travel choice modeling framework.  Some of the methods developed and applied by analysts involved in transit planning and travel demand forecasting are documented in this report.  The report is not intended to describe procedures applicable in all situations, but to identify and document methods that have been found useful in prior experience.
KW  - Access
KW  - Bus stops
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Costs
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Guideways
KW  - Neighborhoods
KW  - Network analysis (Planning)
KW  - Networks
KW  - Park and ride
KW  - Parking
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Rail transit stations
KW  - Time
KW  - Traffic
KW  - Transit riders
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Travelers
KW  - Walking
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/503222
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00754493
AU  - American Public Transportation Association
TI  - PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1998 BUS OPERATIONS, TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, MAY 17-21, PHOENIX, ARIZONE
PY  - 1998/06
SP  - 229 p.
AB  - This report documents the Proceedings of the 1998 Bus Operations, Technology and Management Conference held in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 17-21.  The report is a compilation and presentation of technical information vital to the operation of North America's bus system.  The 38 papers presented in this report cover many of the current and future concerns of the bus transit industry and are organized within the following subject areas: management and human resources training; technology; procurement and materials management; marketing; and planning and finance.  The papers discuss a variety of transit bus operations and management issues, including technology training for a changing workforce, measuring bus system performance, using multi-organization computer aided dispatch systems, transitioning to an alternate fuel, and other initiatives to increase the level and quality of transit service.  Plans are underway for the 1999 conference which will be held May 2-5 in Cleveland, Ohio.
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Energy conservation
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - Environmental quality
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Human resources
KW  - Human resources management
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Marketing
KW  - Personnel management
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Systems analysis
KW  - Technology transfer
KW  - Technology utilization
KW  - Training programs
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/536983
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00753596
AU  - Poritzky, S
AU  - Chaudhary, D
AU  - Cuppett, D
AU  - Boehmer, L S
AU  - Applied Techno-Management Systems, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - EVENT RECORDERS FOR RAIL RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS
PY  - 1998/06
SP  - 67 p.
AB  - This research explores the feasibility of using accident/incident event recorders in rapid transit rail systems.  It is a response to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendation to explore the effectiveness and efficiency of using event recorders on rapid rail cars.  NTSB has repeatedly emphasized the need for and value of data derived from event recorders in rail accident investigations.  This study presents and analyzes data gathered in the industry's experience with event recorders, defines various aspects of using accident/incident event recorders, performs a cost and benefit analysis of event recorders and monitoring and diagnostic systems, and identifies the technical requirements for these devices in rapid rail transit.  The report also presents a technical and management framework for implementation of event recorders and discusses issues and constraints.  Event recorders are valuable for monitoring and diagnosis of equipment  and system performance, for engineering and administrative management of system operations and system performance, as well as for accident and incident analysis.  Primary benefits associated with use of event recorders, beyond analysis of accidents and incidents, are reduction of operations and maintenance costs and potential avoidance of accidents and incidents.  The assessment concludes that the greatest value accrues from a combination of recorder functions for operations, maintenance and diagnostics integrated with those needed for accident/incident investigation.
KW  - Accident avoidance
KW  - Benefit cost analysis
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Cost reduction
KW  - Crash analysis
KW  - Crash investigation
KW  - Data analysis
KW  - Diagnostic equipment
KW  - Diagnostic tests
KW  - Incident detection
KW  - Incidents
KW  - Management
KW  - Mathematical analysis
KW  - Rapid transit
KW  - Recording
KW  - Recording systems
KW  - Safety
KW  - Systems analysis
KW  - Systems management
KW  - Traffic incidents
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21000/21026/PB98167406.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/536551
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00760735
AU  - Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - EFFECTIVENESS OF EXTERNAL BUS SPEAKER SYSTEMS FOR PERSONS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
PY  - 1998/05
SP  - 52 p.
AB  - While the speaker systems have been evaluated and modified for use in many environments, no work has been conducted in the United States to study the application of speaker systems for external announcements.  The purpose of the project was to identify:  the information needs of bus passengers who are visually impaired as they board the bus; the extent to which an external bus speaker can deliver this information effectively; and the external bus speaker configurations that would most effectively communicate with visually impaired passengers.
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Communication systems
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Visually impaired persons
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21600/21679/PB99133258.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496412
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00757666
AU  - Morgan State University
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSIT WORKSHOP BOOKLET
PY  - 1998/05
SP  - 179 p.
AB  - This report documents a training program of instructions designed to assist federal, state, and local transportation employees in developing managerial, technical, and professional skills required to plan, design, construct, operate, maintain, and manage all facets of transit industry activities, today and in the future.  The report introduces transit by presenting a history of transit terms of four eras at the FTA, including information on the current and future direction of FTA programs. The other topics covered include: transit functions; transit service area and route characteristics; transit service goals, objectives, measures and standards; and a profile of Section 15 National Transit Database.  Two case studies are included in this report.  Included are instructions on how to develop and apply performance measures and standards to measure the attainment of the goals and objectives set forth for the training program which is available to employees of the transit industry, and reflects FTA's ongoing commitment to building a quality transit workforce.
KW  - Human resources
KW  - Human resources management
KW  - Personnel development
KW  - Training
KW  - Training programs
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/538274
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00754495
AU  - Harvard Design and Mapping Company, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - REVIEW OF FINANCIAL CAPACITY PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES
PY  - 1998/05
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This report is a product of FTA's Financial Management Oversight Program.  The purpose of this study was to evaluate implementation of the financial aspects of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) transit planning provisions and to determine whether the FTA Financial Capacity Circular should be rescinded or modified in light of ISTEA and Clean Air Act legislation.  The report was based on an empirical review of current transit planning practices as performed at three levels: transit operator; MPO; and state DOT.  The project scope was designed to be as broad as possible in terms of urban size, organizational planning structure as well as FTA regional geographic coverage.  Project development involved many steps,  A literature search was performed to examine current planning requirements and to collect information on the financial aspects of transit planning as currently practiced.  This information was used to develop a list of questions related to the state of the practice.  Three survey questionnaires were developed for each of the three levels of transit planning.  Telephone surveys, based on the questionnaires, were conducted.  Once the telephone interviews were completed, 5 site visits were scheduled in order to examine the current state of transit financial practices in more detail.  The locations for the site visits were of various sizes and were located in four different FTA regions.
KW  - Clean Air Act
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Financial management
KW  - Financial requirements
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Legislation
KW  - Legislative intent
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Reviews
KW  - State departments of transportation
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Transit operators
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/538984
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00751850
AU  - Boyd, M A
AU  - Boyd, M P
AU  - Boyd, Maier and Associates, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - TRANSIT SECURITY HANDBOOK
PY  - 1998/05
SP  - 132 p.
AB  - This handbook has been sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) to (1) explain the security requirements specified in FTA's State Safety Oversight Rule (49 CFR Part 659), (2) provide an overview of security as it is currently provided by rail transit systems affected by the State Safety Oversight Rule, and (3) establish a reference for Oversight Agencies on security in the rail transit environment.
KW  - Crimes
KW  - Deployment
KW  - Facilities
KW  - Oversight
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Safety and security
KW  - Security
KW  - Transportation safety
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/security/TransitSecurityHandbook.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20900/20904/PB98157761.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/484719
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00751851
AU  - Thompson, A
AU  - Aftandilian, E
AU  - Battelle Memorial Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - SAFETY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION STATISTICS (SAMIS) 1996 ANNUAL REPORT
PY  - 1998/05
SP  - 146 p.
AB  - This report is a compilation and analysis of transit accident casualty, and crime statistics reported under the Federal Transit Administration's National Transit Database Reporting Systems in the United States during 1996.
KW  - Casualties
KW  - Fatalities
KW  - Grade crossing accidents
KW  - Injuries
KW  - Railroad grade crossings
KW  - Safety
KW  - Security
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Traffic crashes
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20800/20847/PB98154578.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/484720
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00750230
AU  - Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - BUS SIGNAGE GUIDELINES FOR PERSONS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
PY  - 1998/05
SP  - 52 p.
AB  - The purpose of this handbook is to provide a reference source for transit agencies about visual communications-related regulations and guidelines contained within the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and its amendments.  It is intended to clarify the responsibilities and choices transit agencies face when improving visual communications to provide accessible transportation to persons with disabilities.  While a transit agency or a manufacturer may choose to meet the minimum requirements (the "letter of the law") as contained in the ADA regulations, this handbook goes beyond the regulations to help the transit professional understand communications issues from the perspective of the customer.  Through this perspective, the handbook will help transit agencies formulate a plan for addressing the communications needs of its customers, and in so doing, satisfy the spirit of ADA.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Bus signage
KW  - Communications
KW  - Disabled people
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Regulatory constraints
KW  - Signs
KW  - Visually impaired persons
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20600/20695/PB98141468.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/484309
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00749134
AU  - Drancsak, M
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. FISCAL YEAR 1997 PROJECT DIRECTORY
PY  - 1998/04
SP  - 55 p.
AB  - This annual directory contain brief descriptions of the transit research, technology, planning and safety projects initiated during fiscal year 1997 by the Federal Transit Administration. The 81 projects in this publication are organized according to the following transit subject areas: Safety and Security; Fleet Operations; Equipment and Infrastructure; Specialized Transit Services; Professional Capacity Building and Policy and Planning.  Each project contains the following information: title and number; grantee/contractor name and address; principal investigator name and telephone number; FTA project manager name and telephone number; funding source and dollar amount; start and completion dates and a summary description of the project.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Communities
KW  - Disabled people
KW  - Equipment
KW  - Human resources
KW  - Human resources management
KW  - Information management
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Planning
KW  - Policy making
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Research programs
KW  - Research projects
KW  - Safety programs
KW  - Security
KW  - Transit planning
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Welfare to work
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20600/20638/PB98135973.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483951
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00748842
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - 1997 STATISTICAL SUMMARIES. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION GRANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
PY  - 1998/03
SP  - 178 p.
AB  - This annual statistical summaries report presents detailed FY 1997 funding data for FTA's major financial aid programs, including the distribution and usage of these funds.  Programs covered include Urbanized Area Formula, Non-urbanized Area Formula, Rural Transit Assistance Program, Elderly and Persons with  Disabilities, Capital Interstate Substitution, Metropolitan Planning Program, State Planning and Research Program, Consolidated Planning Grant Program, and other FTA programs.  Data used in this report are compiled from capital, operating and planning assistance grants to transit and planning agencies, states, and other units of local government. The report is organized into three section: appropriations and budget authorities. obligatory data, and summary of historical data for all programs.
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial sources
KW  - Fixed-guideway transit
KW  - Grant aid
KW  - Maintenance practices
KW  - Modernization
KW  - Operation and maintenance
KW  - Rail transit
KW  - Rural transit
KW  - Rural Transit Assistance Program
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56300/56313/1997statistical1098nanc_0.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483865
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00753676
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION STRATEGIC PLAN 1998-2002
PY  - 1998/03
SP  - 59 p.
AB  - This FTA Strategic Plan highlights the fact that transit is a critical element of an efficient transportation system, providing basic mobility to millions.  The plan focuses on developing and utilizing a skilled and diverse work force, along with the latest information management and technological advances, to fully exploit the benefits of transit as FTA 'moves people into America's future'.  The following five strategic/outcome/performance goals are consistent with the FTA's statutory authority: safety and security; mobility and accessibility; economic growth and trade; human and natural environment; and, quality organization.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - Environmental quality
KW  - Financial responsibility
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Technical assistance
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Urban development
UR  - http://www.fta.dot.gov/assistance/technology/research_4529.html
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21300/21313/PB99111601.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/536558
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00748845
AU  - Department of Housing and Urban Development
TI  - WELFARE REFORM IMPACTS ON THE PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM: A PRELIMINARY FORECAST
PY  - 1998/03
SP  - 104 p.
AB  - This study attempts to project the financial impact of welfare reform on a sample of diverse public housing authorities (HAs). It was undertaken to offer a premilinary assessment of how HAs, their residents, and the federal government will be affected by welfare reform and to describe the local contexts in which it will unfold.  The study focuses on eight HAs which are diverse with respect to welfare reform program rules, their rent and tenant policies, resident or demographic characteristics, and local economic conditions.  An assessment was made of the role these variations play in forecasting potential future outcomes. The report provides a range of estimates of work participation rates for those required to obtain employment and forecast the effects of tenant income changes on HA revenues.  For all HAs examined, it is estimated that there are three or four times more entry-level job seekers than entry-level jobs.  This study found that the effects of welfare reform on tenant incomes and HA rent revenues will vary considerably, due in part to the variation of the proportion of HA residents who are affected and by variations in local market conditions.
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Districts and authorities
KW  - Dwellings
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Employment
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Housing
KW  - Income
KW  - Public housing
KW  - Regulatory reform
KW  - Socioeconomic factors
KW  - Welfare reform
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483866
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00748227
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Newjahr, D J
AU  - Cotugno, A C
AU  - McNeal, A
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT TURNKEY AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT. SESSION 1: JOINT DEVELOPMENT AND TURNKEY FINANCE - A CONTRAST OF PARADIGMS. PART 1: UNITED STATES EXPERIENCE
PY  - 1998/03
IS  - 483
SP  - p. 20-23
AB  - This session:  Explored alternative definitions of joint development with definitions ranging from those which focus on public sector receipt of revenues or reductions in cost to those with an emphasis on private sector contributions to community integration; Discussed benefits of development highlighting ridership and revenue increases, local tax generation and implementation of local and regional land use plans and policies; Identified obstacles to implementation of joint development efforts noting the presence of conflicting objectives, strengths and weaknesses of negotiating parties, difficulties associated with integrating the needs of multiple governing jurisdictions, institutional barriers within transit agencies and other public institutions, and a lack of financial flexibility; and Noted, for overcoming these challenges, the importance of careful initial planning, clear identification of goals and objectives, careful understanding of the real estate development market, clear definition of the authority of public agencies, and flexible financial approaches ranging from a governmental willingness to purchase additional right of way and make baseline infrastructure investments to government use of turnkey techniques to facilitate initial private sector investment in site preparation.
U1  - Workshop on International Transit Turnkey and Joint DevelopmentTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.San Juan, Puerto Rico StartDate:19961015 EndDate:19961019 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.
KW  - Benefits
KW  - Definitions
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Implementation barriers
KW  - International trade
KW  - International transportation
KW  - Joint development
KW  - Programming (Planning)
KW  - Turnkey systems
KW  - United States
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/477814
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00748230
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Thomas, E L
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT TURNKEY AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT. FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE
PY  - 1998/03
IS  - 483
SP  - p. 30-31
AB  - The author discussed the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA's) Turnkey Demonstration Program.  The program started in 1992 and to date has committed $3.9 billion to five turnkey demonstration projects.  The projects in the demonstration program are the Baltimore Light Rail Extensions ($106 million), the Los Angeles Union Station Gateway ($150 million), New Jersey Hudson-Bergen LRT Line ($350 million), San Juan Tren Urbano ($1.25 billion), and the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) San Francisco Airport Extension ($1.17 billion).  The author noted these projects range in their type and in their requirements and provide a base of experience for understanding the turnkey process.
U1  - Workshop on International Transit Turnkey and Joint DevelopmentTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.San Juan, Puerto Rico StartDate:19961015 EndDate:19961019 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - International trade
KW  - International transportation
KW  - Joint development
KW  - Turnkey systems
KW  - U.S. Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/477817
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00748223
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT TURNKEY AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT
PY  - 1998/03
IS  - 483
SP  - 67 p.
AB  - The purpose of the workshop was to explore current international experience in the development of turnkey transit projects, to discuss effective turnkey practices, and to identify those aspects that warrant further consideration.  The proceedings document the sessions, addresses, and presentations that constituted the workshop.  Summaries of six resource paper sessions and panel discussions are included:  (1) Joint Development and Turnkey Finance - A Contrast of Paradigms; (2) Procurement and Subcontracting; (3) International Turnkey Experiences and Development; (4) Value Engineering, Design and Construction; (5) Environmental and Risk Management Considerations; and (6) Project Control.  In conclusion a synopsis is presented summarizing key findings and observations that were discussed at the workshop.
U1  - Workshop on International Transit Turnkey and Joint DevelopmentTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.San Juan, Puerto Rico StartDate:19961015 EndDate:19961019 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - Financing
KW  - International
KW  - International trade
KW  - International transportation
KW  - Joint development
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Project management
KW  - Projects
KW  - Risk management
KW  - Subcontractors
KW  - Turnkey systems
KW  - Value engineering
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/477810
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00748234
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Russo, F M
AU  - Mendes, D
AU  - Lee, D B
AU  - Enty, F E
AU  - Schubert, L
AU  - Oakley, R W
AU  - Smith, E
AU  - AIELLO, J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT TURNKEY AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT. SESSION 5: ENVIRONMENTAL AND RISK MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
PY  - 1998/03
IS  - 483
SP  - p. 43-48
AB  - Session highlights are as follows:  (1) Innovative approaches in environmental management, such as performance based financial incentives, collaboration with the community with regards to mitigation measures, and agreements with agencies that address the review process, minimizing paperwork and cost to all parties, should be pursued.  (2) Unresolved environmental issues, since they result in higher risks which in turn result in higher costs, should be avoided.  An effort should be made to understand risk probabilities.  A proactive environmental management process should be established early in a turnkey procurement process. (3) In a turnkey procurement process, risks must be clearly explicit.  Different methods are available to manage risk.  A methodology for managing risk was presented.  A flow-chart process was also presented to help in the process of identifying and managing risk.  The different types of risks were discussed with suggested strategies to manage them.  (4) In an effort to foster and direct community participation in transit projects, the Livable Communities Initiative Program was established by the Federal Transit Administration in 1994.  A video was presented showing how communities got involved and challenged projects through legal actions in the Los Angeles area.  Public Participation/Community Participation should have an active role in every phase of a transit project.  (5) The industry is currently developing insurance policies that would protect design liability.  Currently, sureties are applicable only in the construction phase of a project.  They are also investigating the possibility of Phase Contracting where the owner accepts the risk in the design phase and sureties cover the construction phase. (6) The contractors' perspective in Risk Allocation is:  How well companies identify, manage, and mitigate risk directly impact their bottom line.  Risk allocation must be balanced between the public and private sector.  Risks must be placed where they can best be managed. (7) Bay Area Rapid Transit's experience with environmental considerations in the extension to the San Francisco International Airport was explained.  (8) The consultant's perspective with regards to environmental and risk management is:  The role of a consultant is to identify clients that have a sound commitment to complete projects.  One must know the playing field, understanding clients, stakeholders, and regulatory framework.  One must push the limits by understanding best practices, relating innovation to established objectives, and valuing good design.
U1  - Workshop on International Transit Turnkey and Joint DevelopmentTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.San Juan, Puerto Rico StartDate:19961015 EndDate:19961019 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.
KW  - Consultants
KW  - Contractors
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - Innovation
KW  - International trade
KW  - International transportation
KW  - Joint development
KW  - Liability insurance
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Risk management
KW  - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
KW  - Turnkey systems
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/477821
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00748228
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Colon, C A
AU  - Figura, R
AU  - Barbero, J
AU  - Farray, D
AU  - Carey, J
AU  - Sconzo, J
AU  - Collins, M
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT TURNKEY AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT. SESSION 1: JOINT DEVELOPMENT AND TURNKEY FINANCE - A CONTRAST OF PARADIGMS. PART 2: INTERNATIONAL AND PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCES
PY  - 1998/03
IS  - 483
SP  - p. 24-29
AB  - This session explored the financial opportunities and challenges posed by turnkey procurements and real estate development. Speakers identified the difficulties associated with vendor financing in the United States, noting the financial benefits associated with government issuance of tax exempt debt, state and federal procurement restrictions, and transit's traditional inability to generate revenues sufficient to cover capital and operating costs while also generating a sufficient level of return.  Presenters noted the ability of turnkey to shorten time frames and thus reduce inflation risk, debt service requirements, and management costs.  When taking the form of a concession agreement, it was also noted that the private sector has an interest in investing in revenue generating opportunities if sufficient time is provided to amortize associated capital investments.  Finally, speakers discussed individual projects and associated financial arrangements, though it was noted that legal restrictions prevent the United States from availing itself of the full spectrum of ownership and investment options that are available elsewhere.
U1  - Workshop on International Transit Turnkey and Joint DevelopmentTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.San Juan, Puerto Rico StartDate:19961015 EndDate:19961019 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.
KW  - International
KW  - International trade
KW  - International transportation
KW  - Joint development
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - Turnkey systems
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/477815
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00748229
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Brooke, C N
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT TURNKEY AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES - HONG KONG
PY  - 1998/03
IS  - 483
SP  - p. 29-30
AB  - The author discussed the joint development activities of the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railroad (METRO) emphasizing large scale real estate development and the related marketing strategy. METRO is government owned, receives no subsidy and operates an 85 km, full metro system consisting of three lines.  The system has been in service since 1979, serves seven million Hong Kong residents and averages 2.5 million passengers daily.  Its joint development activities have yielded eighteen developments, including 31,000 apartment housing units and 440,000 sq m of commercial development.
U1  - Workshop on International Transit Turnkey and Joint DevelopmentTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.San Juan, Puerto Rico StartDate:19961015 EndDate:19961019 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.
KW  - Hong kong metro
KW  - International trade
KW  - International transportation
KW  - Joint development
KW  - Marketing
KW  - Real estate development
KW  - Turnkey systems
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/477816
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00748225
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Laconte, P
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT TURNKEY AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT. INTERNATIONAL VIEWPOINT: TURNKEY AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT
PY  - 1998/03
IS  - 483
SP  - p. 14-15
AB  - The Secretary General, Union International des Transportes, Brussels, Belgium, noted that a survey of international transit developments reveals substantial numbers of turnkey projects and joint development experiences.  For this workshop he applied the following criteria to selected cases for consideration:  a minimum one hundred percent fare box recovery ratio; the private sector assumption of one hundred percent of the operating risk; and high levels of auto ownership, as is characteristic of the United States.  He highlighted a number of reasons for the success of those turnkey and joint development projects which he discussed.
U1  - Workshop on International Transit Turnkey and Joint DevelopmentTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.San Juan, Puerto Rico StartDate:19961015 EndDate:19961019 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - International trade
KW  - International transportation
KW  - Joint development
KW  - Turnkey systems
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/477812
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00748232
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Yen, A M
AU  - Daniel, A
AU  - Smith, J
AU  - WEBER, R
AU  - Barbero, J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT TURNKEY AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT. SESSION 3: INTERNATIONAL TURNKEY EXPERIENCES AND DEVELOPMENT: LESSONS LEARNED
PY  - 1998/03
IS  - 483
SP  - p. 37-38
AB  - Session highlights are as follows:  (1) Turnkey participants have different interests and motivations.  Successful projects require communication, understanding and a willingness to work together.  (2) Forming partners and teams for turnkey projects are important decisions.  There must be trust, competence, a willingness to take chances and a commitment to succeed.  (3) Complex projects with involved and detailed requirements take longer to complete and have higher risk.  Environmental approvals, intergovernmental coordination, and finance should be in place prior to the turnkey procurement.  (4) Turnkey projects require innovative approaches that balance the interests and risks of the participants.  Considerable time and cost savings are realizable.
U1  - Workshop on International Transit Turnkey and Joint DevelopmentTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.San Juan, Puerto Rico StartDate:19961015 EndDate:19961019 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.
KW  - Communicating
KW  - Communication
KW  - Cooperation
KW  - International
KW  - International trade
KW  - International transportation
KW  - Joint development
KW  - Risk management
KW  - Risk sharing
KW  - Turnkey systems
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/477819
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00748224
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Colon, C A
AU  - Kiepper, A F
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT TURNKEY AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT. OPENING SESSION
PY  - 1998/03
IS  - 483
SP  - p. 13
AB  - The Deputy Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works opened the workshop with a congenial welcome and preliminary introductions.  The Chair of the Workshop Steering Committee introduced members of the Workshop Steering Committee and others who had worked to make the workshop possible.  He then commented on past methods of financing transit projects and noted current innovative means of undertaking large transit projects.  He observed that many things occur in cycles, and that, in the case of transit, it is appropriate to consider the present cycle of privatization and to learn how to utilize turnkey approaches for this generation of transit investments.
U1  - Workshop on International Transit Turnkey and Joint DevelopmentTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.San Juan, Puerto Rico StartDate:19961015 EndDate:19961019 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.
KW  - Financing
KW  - International trade
KW  - International transportation
KW  - Joint development
KW  - Privatization
KW  - Turnkey systems
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/477811
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00748226
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Pesquera, C I
AU  - Linton, G J
AU  - Rossello, P J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT TURNKEY AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT. WELCOMING REMARKS
PY  - 1998/03
IS  - 483
SP  - p. 16-19
AB  - The Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works discussed how Tren Urbano reached its current status.  He noted the assistance of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in bringing Tren Urbano into reality and indicated the importance of community participation in developing a strong local momentum in support of the project. The Federal Transit Administrator opened by recognizing that nineteen new start projects had received full funding grant agreements since January 1993 and called attention to Federal government policies undergirding its continued commitment to transit.  He discussed the importance of comprehensive planning to the success of transit infrastructure investments and the responsiveness of these investments to the common desires of a broad national cross section of urban stakeholders.  The importance of deficit reduction and balancing the budget was discussed, along with the increased requirement for federal transit investment effectiveness.  He reviewed the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and the Congressional instruction for the FTA to consider the Turnkey Project Development process as a means to save time, reduce project costs, and encourage the development of technology in transit infrastructure projects.  He closed by emphasizing that transit infrastructure investments were vital and important to the nation's well being.  The Governor of Puerto Rico extended the government's welcome to workshop participants.  He reviewed the accomplishments during the previous four years in improving the Commonwealth's infrastructure and introduced plans for the next four years.  He concluded with a preview of the presentation which the Commonwealth had planned for the Year 2004 Olympic Site Selection Committee (scheduled to visit Puerto Rico in November 1996).
U1  - Workshop on International Transit Turnkey and Joint DevelopmentTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.San Juan, Puerto Rico StartDate:19961015 EndDate:19961019 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Government policies
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - International trade
KW  - International transportation
KW  - Investments
KW  - Joint development
KW  - Policy
KW  - Programming (Planning)
KW  - Project management
KW  - Projects
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Puerto Rico
KW  - Tren Urbano
KW  - Turnkey systems
KW  - U.S. Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/477813
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00748231
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Mundle, S R
AU  - Enfiedjian, B
AU  - Lytle, W H
AU  - HAMPTON, D
AU  - Hedlund, K
AU  - O'Connor, M B
AU  - Sapal, A
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT TURNKEY AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT. SESSION 2: PROCUREMENT AND SUBCONTRACTING
PY  - 1998/03
IS  - 483
SP  - p. 31-36
AB  - Session highlights are as follows:  (1) A negotiated procurement or a two-step procurement is recommended for design-build/turnkey contracts.  Discussions between the owner and proposers facilitates a true "meeting of the minds"; allows crafting of tailored solutions for contractor concerns; and achieves the optimum balance of risk and price.  (2) Federal, state and local procurement regulations offer varying degrees of flexibility for the procurement process necessary for design-build.  The federal government and most states allow turnkey for some agencies and/or projects.  Some states have recently expanded regulations to permit design-build contracts.  This trend is likely to continue and could be facilitated by federal incentive.  (3) Turnkey requires a well-conceived, complex contract.  Using conventional contract documents (terms and conditions) does not effectively address the melding of the design, construction, and operations elements of the turnkey contract.  Some clauses that warrant special analysis and consideration include:  change order, contractor job cost system requirements, audit, performance bonds and warranties.  (4) The turnkey approach has the potential to reduce the opportunity for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, small and mid-sized firms.  Because the number of prime contracts is reduced and "mega-teams" will be required to respond to turnkey scope, these small and mid-sized firms will likely be relegated to less visible roles, without direct client interaction.  The main concern is that these firms will fail to develop the experience needed to grow and contribute meaningfully to the next project and will instead become merely "body shops". (5) If turnkey does not result in project completion on time within budget, it is no better than the conventional design and construction approach.  Turnkey procurement was conceived to achieve project implementation with a possible saving of time and greater certainty of budget.  Like all approaches, the turnkey procurement strategy must be evaluated and measured with respect to the project implementation objectives.  Effective techniques implemented by some turnkey projects include:  requesting industry comments on documents prior to solicitation, following a detailed and fair selection process, selecting one prime contractor for a single-point of responsibility, and establishing detailed cost elements for the fixed price to facilitate change order negotiations.
U1  - Workshop on International Transit Turnkey and Joint DevelopmentTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.San Juan, Puerto Rico StartDate:19961015 EndDate:19961019 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.
KW  - Contracts
KW  - Design build
KW  - Disadvantaged business enterprises
KW  - International trade
KW  - International transportation
KW  - Joint development
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Regulations
KW  - Small business
KW  - Subcontractors
KW  - Turnkey systems
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/477818
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00748233
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Fernandez, N I
AU  - Luglio, T J
AU  - Goff, A P
AU  - Waesche, F
AU  - Turpin, F
AU  - Gonzales, S
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT TURNKEY AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT. SESSION 4: VALUE ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
PY  - 1998/03
IS  - 483
SP  - p. 39-42
AB  - Session highlights are as follows:  (1) Value engineering (VE), quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) are close cousins.  VE can result in considerable cost savings with no loss in QC/QA.  (2) VE is comprehensive and includes the design, construction and procurement of major transit investments.  The savings resultant from VE are frequently many times the costs of the VE studies.  (3) Turnkey contracting can be a form of VE. Requirements for VE studies in transit turnkey projects are subject questions concerning the necessity in the context of the prevailing incentives.  (4) The considerable cost savings generated by VE are typically shared between the owner and the contractors.  Contractors are generally not rewarded for VE savings they identify in their work.  (5) The incentives for VE in the design phase of conventional and turnkey projects are not certain.  There must be incentives for the designer to engage in VE.  (6) VE in the context of turnkey is still evolving.  Just as turnkey is many different approaches with no single established practice, VE will have to adjust to the requirements, opportunities, incentives and constraints resulting from turnkey approach and procurement.
U1  - Workshop on International Transit Turnkey and Joint DevelopmentTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.San Juan, Puerto Rico StartDate:19961015 EndDate:19961019 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Cost savings
KW  - Incentives
KW  - International trade
KW  - International transportation
KW  - Joint development
KW  - Quality assurance
KW  - Quality control
KW  - Turnkey systems
KW  - Value engineering
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/477820
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00748235
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Byrd, L G
AU  - Schneck, D
AU  - Fosbrook, G A
AU  - Henk, G G
AU  - Campion, D R
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT TURNKEY AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT. SESSION 6: PROJECT CONTROL
PY  - 1998/03
IS  - 483
SP  - p. 49-52
AB  - Session highlights are as follows:  (1) The role of the turnkey contractor is a new consideration in project management and control.  (2) While the roles of the agency/owner, the designer and the contractor are well established on conventional projects, turnkey projects may require different project controls depending on the turnkey approach and conditions.  (3) In the Federal Transit Administration Turnkey Demonstration Projects the innovative procurement necessitated additional control measures as contrasted to conventional procurements. (4) There are examples of minimal project controls on turnkey highway projects with complex systems components.  These should be analyzed for their applicability to transit capital projects. (5) The owner's management philosophy, teaming approach, and the quality and competence of the turnkey consortium all influence and impact the degree and type of project management control.
U1  - Workshop on International Transit Turnkey and Joint DevelopmentTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.San Juan, Puerto Rico StartDate:19961015 EndDate:19961019 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works.
KW  - Contractors
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - International trade
KW  - International transportation
KW  - Joint development
KW  - Owners
KW  - Ownership
KW  - Project management
KW  - Turnkey systems
KW  - U.S. Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/477822
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00747554
AU  - Denson, C R
AU  - University of Delaware, Newark
AU  - Delaware Department of Transportation
TI  - DART FIRST STATE PARATRANSIT CONSUMER SATISFACTION STUDY
PY  - 1998/03
SP  - 50 p.
AB  - The Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) requires any provider of fixed route transit services to also offer a "comparable" level of paratransit service for those eligible individuals who are unable to access the fixed route system.  In Delaware, DART First State Paratransit is designed to meet this requirement. Some press reports have portrayed the service as inadequate, unfair, and loathed by the ridership.  This study paints a somewhat different picture.  Based on detailed telephone interviews with hundreds of riders, it finds that they are generally satisfied with most aspects of their paratransit service.  There do, however, appear to be several important exceptions.  The riders' perceived levels of satisfaction are particularly troubling with regard to DART First State Paratransit's telephone system and issues of on-time performance. In addition, certain types of riders (i.e. riders under the age of 60), representing groups whose numbers are expected to grow in the coming years, appear to be the least satisfied.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Consumer behavior
KW  - Customer service
KW  - Disabled people
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Ridership
KW  - Schedule maintenance
KW  - Telephone
KW  - User reactions
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/473666
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00762185
AU  - Project Action
AU  - American Council of the Blind
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADA STOP ANNOUNCEMENT PROGRAM. TRAINING TRANSIT OPERATORS AND SUPERVISORS ON CALLING OUT STOPS. FINAL REPORT AND TRAINING MODULES
PY  - 1998/02
SP  - 79 p.
AB  - This report identifies and describes the essential components for developing and carrying out an Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) stop announcement implementation program and a training program for operators and supervisors on calling out stops.  The foundation for these programs is based on knowledge and information gathered in the course of conducting this demonstration project at two pilot sites.  This report is intended to serve as a guide for transit agencies and consumer groups on the critical elements needed for developing an effective program for achieving full compliance with the ADA civil right guarantee of calling out stops.  The report also identifies and describes each of the elements that are needed for developing and carrying out a model training program including the training curriculum for transit operators on calling out stops.  Project findings and results are also discussed for each of the key elements.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Blind persons
KW  - Civil rights
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Legal constraints
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Regulatory constraints
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Stop announcement program
KW  - Training programs
KW  - Visually impaired persons
UR  - http://bussafety.fta.dot.gov/uploads/resource/3174_filename
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496873
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00762076
AU  - Culpepper, K
AU  - Project Action
AU  - Advocacy Center for the Elderly and Disabled
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TICKET TO RIDE. A WORKSHOP ON ADA TRANSPORTATION AND SELFADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
PY  - 1998/02
SP  - 25 p.
AB  - The workshop provided training for transportation provider personnel in the implementation of programs initiated by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).  Module 1: provided an overview of ADA; identified some of the obstacles to riding fixed route buses; provided information on how ADA addresses those obstacles; listed advantages of mainline buses; and provided an overview of SporTran/RTA, the regional transportation providers.  Module 2 covered safety and emergencies and provided information on the steps in the following categories: prevention of problems before they arise; handling uncomfortable situations; handling emergencies; bus emergencies; how to make travel experiences more pleasant; and how to choose the appropriate dress for the trip.  Module 3 focused on self-advocacy and transportation rights, with emphasis on: identification of needs; how to influence decision makers; necessity of keeping written records of efforts that could affect provision of needed service; and recognizing the value of numbers, i.e., working with groups that are working towards similar goals.
KW  - Advocacy groups
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Hearing impaired persons
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Physical disabilities
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Transportation disadvantaged persons
KW  - Visually impaired persons
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496843
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00762078
AU  - Culpepper, K
AU  - Project Action
AU  - Advocacy Center for the Elderly and Disabled
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TICKET TO RIDE. A WORKSHOP ON ADA TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION ISSUES FOR ON-SITE COLLABORATORS
PY  - 1998/02
SP  - 19 p.
AB  - The workshop provided information on the specifics of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), such as: who is protected?; what is covered?; highlights of transportation regulations for public transit bus systems; fixed-route requirements; specific requirements of the law which must be met by bus companies; lift and securement use requirements; paratransit requirements; and, eligibility categories.  Chapter 2, while recognizing that communication is one of the most critical elements in On-Site Collaboration, provides recommendations and examples on communication dynamics, effective communication, and assertive behavior skills.  The appendix provides a training evaluation form and a ride check list.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Communications
KW  - Hearing impaired persons
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Training programs
KW  - Transportation disadvantaged persons
KW  - Visually impaired persons
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496845
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00762075
AU  - Culpeppr, K
AU  - Project Action
AU  - Advocacy Center for the Elderly and Disabled
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TICKET TO RIDE. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1998/02
SP  - 24 p.
AB  - The goal of this project was to build on the emerging relationship between the disability community and the major transportation provider in Shreveport/Bossier City, and to establish a dialogue between the disability community and the transportation provider in New Orleans.  The project was aimed at involving both consumers and providers in the joint planning and implementation of a training and public awareness campaign aimed at fostering full ADA compliance.  The overall approach of the project was to foster a collaborative working relationship between two groups of equals that share a common goal.  The target populations included the employees of SporTran and RTA, the transit properties in the two communities; and all citizens with disabilities within the target communities.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Physical disabilities
KW  - Public information programs
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Training programs
KW  - Transportation disadvantaged persons
KW  - Visually impaired persons
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496842
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00762077
AU  - Culpepper, K
AU  - Project Action
AU  - Advocacy Center for the Elderly and Disabled
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TICKET TO RIDE. A WORKSHOP ON ADA TRANSPORTATION, DISABILITY AWARENESS, SENSITIVITY & COMMUNICATION FOR TRANSIT PROVIDERS
PY  - 1998/02
SP  - 58 p.
AB  - Chapter 1 of this report provides a brief discussion of the main points of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), such as: who is protected?; what is covered?; highlights of transportation regulations for public transit bus systems; fixed route requirements; lift and securement requirements; paratransit requirements; and, eligibility categories.  Chapter 2 discusses ways transportation personnel can become comfortable with people with disabilities by addressing areas such as changing demographics, overcoming xenophobia, learning to differentiate between common myths about disabilities and recognizing facts, and, most importantly, becoming sensitive to the use of appropriate terms and ways for describing and addressing disabilities.  Chapter 3 is devoted to the importance of communication skills necessary, both verbal and non-verbal.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Communications
KW  - Hearing impaired persons
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Physical disabilities
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Training programs
KW  - Visually impaired persons
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496844
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00748932
AU  - Zhao, F
AU  - Shen, L D
AU  - National Urban Transit Institute
AU  - Florida International University, Miami
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - DATA REQUIREMENTS AND DATA SOURCES FOR TRANSIT GIS APPLICATIONS
PY  - 1998/02
SP  - 82 p.
AB  - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have been recognized as invaluable information management and decision making tools for public transit planning and management.  Many transit properties have made various levels of effort to use GIS in transit planning and operations.  These efforts, however, are sometimes motivated by immediate needs and are often limited in their sophistication. There are many challenges to be faced if GIS is to be used in transit widely and effectively.  Some of the major challenges include funding, resources and training, lack of recognition of GIS capabilities or the value of GIS, and data issues.  GIS data issues have not been adequately addressed and transit properties, especially small properties without resources to hire GIS professionals, are in need of information on GIS applications and existing data sources to be able to implement GIS applications. This research involves the identification of the data needs for various transit GIS applications and possible sources from which useful GIS data may be obtained.  Possible GIS transit applications, the data needs for these applications, the existing and potential data sources, and other issues related to data quality and maintenance are discussed.
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data sources
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Public transit
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20600/20648/PB98136831.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20600/20649/PB98136849.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483915
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00748933
AU  - Wright, C A
AU  - Taylor, A C
AU  - National Urban Transit Institute
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - AN APPLICATION OF A KNOWLEDGE BASED EXPERT MODEL PROCESS FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE TRANSIT SYSTEMS
PY  - 1998/02
SP  - 60 p.
AB  - Many urban communities in the southeastern United States will continue to experience periods of increased growth in population and land use development in the next 10-20 years.  With this, there will be corresponding increases and changes in demands on the existing urban transit systems based on many factors including ridership satisfaction.  To remain viable, these transit systems have begun ridership satisfaction data collection efforts to aid both long and short term strategic planning (i.e., TALTRAN - Tallahassee, FL).  The purpose of this project is to utilize the existing candidate models selected in FAMU-1 (1993-95) and replicate this assessment in a knowledge-base system to be used as a guide to system changes that will reflect the desires of the community.
KW  - Expert systems
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Models
KW  - Quality of service
KW  - Ridership
KW  - Systems analysis
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483916
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 01103164
AU  - Intelligent Transportation Society of America
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
AU  - Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
TI  - ITS as a Data Resource. Workshop Proceedings
PY  - 1998/01//Workshop Proceedings
SP  - 51p
AB  - This Workshop was designed to help identify how ITS can be used as a data resource for Transportation planning and operations applications, resulting in an update to the National Architecture to accommodate this concept. The objectives of the Workshop were to: Bring transportation planners and operators together with representatives of the ITS community to discuss common data needs and concerns. Identify currently available ITS data that can meet the data needs of transportation planners and operators. Identify opportunities for expanding ITS data collection to meet additional data needs of planners and operators.
U1  - ITS as a Data Resource. Workshop ProceedingsIntelligent Transportation Society of AmericaFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationResearch and Innovative Technology AdministrationWashington,DC,United States StartDate:19980109 EndDate:19980110 Sponsors:Intelligent Transportation Society of America, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Research and Innovative Technology Administration
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Information storage and retrieval systems
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - ITS program technologies
KW  - Planning and design
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Workshops
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16300/16392/PB2000103632.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/862899
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01090477
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Community Transportation Association
TI  - Access to Jobs: A Guide to Innovative Practices in Welfare-to-Work
Transportation
PY  - 1998/01
SP  - 40p
AB  - This report summarizes welfare reform transportation challenges and looks at the welfare-to-work activities of several states, metropolitan planning organizations and public mass transit agencies. In addition, it details the most pertinent research relating to welfare transportation, federal funding sources for welfare transportation and it highlights the current technical assistance efforts on the subject.
KW  - Access
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Financing
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Jobs
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Public transit
KW  - States
KW  - Transit authorities
KW  - Welfare recipients
KW  - Welfare to work
KW  - Work trips
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5300/5380/698.PDF
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/850011
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00768919
AU  - Travel Model Improvement Program
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS SIMULATION SYSTEM (TRANSIMS): THE DALLAS CASE STUDY
PY  - 1998/01
SP  - 74 p.
AB  - This report summarizes the procedure, results, and conclusions of a case study application of the TRansportation ANalysis SIMulation System (TRANSIMS) microsimulation procedure in Dallas, Texas. The purpose of this case study was to test the capabilities of the TRANSIMS microsimulation to track the movement of simulated individual vehicles through a simulated representation of a transportation network.  The case study successfully demonstrated those capabilities using real travel data to address actual planning issues.  The case study examined how two different kinds of roadway improvements would relieve traffic congestion in an intensely developed suburban area in north Dallas.  The area is served by north-south and east-west freeways that intersect near office buildings, hotels, and the largest shopping mall in Dallas.  The roadway network changes considered were adding a lane in each direction to one of the freeways and modifying arterial street operations, intersections, and capacity.  Results indicated that both improvement options reduced the median travel times from those in the base existing condition for all travelers.  Reductions in travel times were about equal for the two improvement options, but the effects of the arterial improvements were observed about half an hour earlier than the effects of the freeway improvements.  Both improvement options reduced travel times for trips that did not stop at the shopping mall, and those reductions were nearly equal.
KW  - Arterial highways
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Dallas (Texas)
KW  - Freeways
KW  - Highway capacity
KW  - Highways
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Intersections
KW  - Simulation
KW  - Speed
KW  - Traffic distribution
KW  - Traffic lanes
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Travel time
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/503225
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00747661
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - MIAMI-DADE TRANSIT AGENCY SERVICE GUIDELINES. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1998/01
SP  - 32 p.
AB  - Service planning guidelines are expected to provide a means to assist in achieving a balance between quality and cost-effectiveness.  These guidelines were developed for the three major divisions of Miami-Dade Transit Agency's (MDTA) service: Metrobus, Metrorail, and Metromover.  The Metrobus guidelines include information on the design and redesign of routes and schedules.  In addition, a process for route performance evaluation is described.  New methods of operation, including fixed-route paratransit and the South Dade Busway, are contained within the Metrobus guidelines.  For Metrorail, schedule design guidelines are the primary factors.  Finally, the Metromover operating plan forms the basis for its planning guidelines.
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Level of service
KW  - People movers
KW  - Planning
KW  - Quality of service
KW  - Railroad transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/473688
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00746605
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - BUS RAPID TRANSIT FORUM
PY  - 1998/01
SP  - 4p

AB  - Modern metropolitan areas depend on transit to provide transportation connections to build strong economice and communities.  An integrated well defined system, Bus Rapid Transit can provide significantly faster operating speeds and greater service reliability than conventional bus operations. Coordinated investments in infrastructure, operations improvements and technology are needed as the foundation for Bus Rapid Transit.  Some or all of the following features are included in a Bus Rapid Transit system: exclusive bus lanes; bus streets and busways; bus signal preference and preemption; infrastructure improvements such as bus turnouts, boarding islands and curb realignment; innovations in fare collection to speed boarding and integrated land use planning to assure that transit service is available where needed. An excellent example of a Bus Rapid Transit system can be found in Curitiba, Brazil. Curitiba has one of the most heavily used, yet low cost transit services in the world which plays a large part in making this city very livable when compared to other cities of similar size.
U1  - Bus Rapid Transit ForumFederal Transit AdministrationWashington, DC StartDate:19980115 EndDate:00000 Sponsors:Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Activity choices
KW  - Boarding
KW  - Bus lanes
KW  - Bus priority
KW  - Bus rapid transit
KW  - Bus service
KW  - Bus streets
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Buses
KW  - Fare collection
KW  - Land use
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Signal preference
KW  - Signals
KW  - Streets
KW  - Traffic signal preemption
KW  - Transit service
KW  - Travel time
KW  - Turnouts
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/476589
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00746517
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - A GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES, SERVICES AND FACILITIES
PY  - 1998/01
SP  - 14 p.
AB  - This guidebook was produced by members of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Technology Transfer Working Group and is intended as an overview of technology transfer activities in the Department.  The product is a quick reference book to points of contact to pursue in the more formal technology transfer request. The members listed in the booklet are technology transfer specialists available to provide technical assistance or handle inquiries,
KW  - Guides
KW  - Guides to information
KW  - Technical assistance
KW  - Technology transfer
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/473049
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745286
AU  - CASEY, R F
AU  - Labell, L N
AU  - LoVecchio, J A
AU  - Ow, R S
AU  - Royal, J W
AU  - Schwenk, J C
AU  - Moniz, L
AU  - Carpenter, E S
AU  - Schweiger, Carol L
AU  - MARKS, B
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: THE STATE OF THE ART. UPDATE '98
PY  - 1998/01
SP  - 206 p.
AB  - This report documents work performed under FTA's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, information, computer, and communication technologies that most benefit public transportation.  This report is the latest in a series of State-of-the-Art reports, the last of which was published in January 1996.  It contains the results of an investigation of the extent of adoption of advanced technology in the provision of public transportation service in North America.  It focused on some of the most innovative or comprehensive implementations, categorized under four types of service/technologies: fleet management, traveler information, electronic fare payment, and transportation demand management. The objective of this effort was to increase the industry's knowledge of successful applications of advanced technologies with the expectation that this will lead to their widespread adoption.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Automatic fare collection
KW  - Communication systems
KW  - Fleet management
KW  - Information systems
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Magnetic farecards
KW  - Navigation systems
KW  - Passenger information systems
KW  - Traveler information and communication systems
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/8000/8700/8710/aptssoa98.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472505
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01134557
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Third Street Light Rail Project, Transportation Improvements, San Francisco : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1998///Volumes held: Draft, Final(2v), Draft supplement to the final, Final supplement to the final(2v)
KW  - California
KW  - Environmental impact statements
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/895316
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070824
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Mission Valley East transit improvement project, between I-15 in Mission Valley and the East County community of La Mesa, San Diego County : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1998///Volumes held: Draft, Final
KW  - California
KW  - Environmental impact statements
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830209
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070817
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link (NERL) study corridor, light rail transit (LRT), Essex County, Union County : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1998///Volumes held: Draft, Final, Draft supplement to the final(2v)(v. 2 folio), Draft supplement to the final:app v.1
KW  - Environmental impact statements
KW  - New Jersey
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830202
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00753674
AU  - Maryland Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRAIN TO WAYSIDE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
PY  - 1998
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) project was proposed to demonstrate the applicability of automatic identification equipment as a substitution for the traditional TWC (Train to Wayside Communication) systems used on some of the more advanced rail transit systems.  TWC is typically a two way communication system utilizing the rail or wayside transponders as the medium. The AVI demonstration included the installation of RF transponder tags on the MTA's 50 married pair METRO railcar fleet.  Six wayside reader locations were installed along the line for receiving the data of passing trains.  The sites were selected at even intervals and at critical locations such as the midline entrance to the yard and terminal stations. The data is transmitted from the 6 wayside locations to the operations control center via the existing T1 carrier system.  The AVI software package is installed in the central computer system adjacent to the central operating software.  Links are provided to the central operating software as required for interface to the scheduling, time and display functions.  This is the first known application of this type equipment to a rail transit system. It is the MTA's intent to maintain the equipment as a permanent operating system.  The long term reliability, maintainability, use and function of the system will be assessed and considered when planning system upgrades  and expansions.
KW  - Automatic vehicle identification
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Cost reduction
KW  - Information processing
KW  - Maintainability
KW  - Radio frequency
KW  - Railroad facilities
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Reliability
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Transponders
KW  - Wayside
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21000/21092/PB98180326.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/538975
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00791639
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS/APTS
PY  - 1998
AB  - This website defines the United States Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) program sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration and provides links to federal government-sponsored publications programs and activities associated with APTS such as: Operation TimeSaver, Adaptive Control of Transit Operations, Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure, and APTS state of the art updates
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Policy
KW  - Public transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/649217
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00777201
AU  - Zarean, M
AU  - TRANSCORE (FIRM)
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES : USER NEEDS AND APPLICATIONS
PY  - 1998
SP  - 2 v.
AB  - These documents describes a study which examined the opportunities and challenges of planning and deploying advanced public transportation systems (APTS) technologies in rural and small urban areas.  Nine action items are recommended to address the identified needs.  The authors recommend that high priority be given to the delivery/outreach aspect of the Rural Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) program.
KW  - Advanced rural transportation systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/510190
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00777555
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS : MODEL DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE
PY  - 1998
SP  - 6 p.
AB  - This brochure gives an overview of the four Model Deployment Initiative (MID) projects: the AZTech program in Phoenix which features a Traffic Operations Center, enhanced traffic management, and traveler and traffic information; the TransGuide program focusing on incident management in San Antonio;  the Smart Trek program in Seattle which offers on-line, real time traveler information services on a variety of devices; and, the iTravel program which offers region-wide real time transportation  information in the New York City metropolitan area.
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Model Deployment Initiative
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/508458
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00777001
JO  - Memorandum / Federal Highway Administration
PB  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - INTERIM GUIDANCE ON CONFORMITY WITH THE NATIONAL ITS ARCHITECTURE AND STANDARDS
PY  - 1998
SP  - [2], 29 p.
AB  - The purpose of the interim guidance is to help Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) projects conform to the National ITS Architecture, applicable or provisional standards, and protocols. These requirements were set forth in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21).  The document provides guidance on meeting conformity with the National Architecture.  It also contains a recommended approach to assist in meeting the legislative intent of TEA-21.
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Policy
KW  - Standards
KW  - System architecture
KW  - System design
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_pr/5387.htm
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/510783
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765333
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - NATIONAL TRANSIT SUMMARIES AND TRENDS FOR THE 1997 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1998
SP  - 91 p.
AB  - Thos document provides an overview of the nation's public transit industry.  It highlights the aggregate financial and operational characteristics and trends of public transit for the five year period from 1993 to 1997.  Provided are key statistics and performance indicators for the entire transit industry.  The document contains: national transit profile; capital funding; operating funding and expenses; service supplied and consumed; safety and security; and, reliability and maintenance.
KW  - Capital expenditures
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Maintenance
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Reliability
KW  - Safety and security
KW  - Statistical analysis
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/52000/52100/52124/1997nationaltran00gord.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502043
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765335
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PROFILES. AGENCIES IN URBANIZED AREAS EXCEEDING 200,000 POPULATION FOR THE 1997 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1998
SP  - 296 p.
AB  - This publication consists of individual profiles for each reporting transit agency located in an urbanized area with a population exceeding 200,000.  The data contained in each profile consists of general and summary reports, as well as modal, performance, and trend indicators for the 1997 Report Year.  The report consists of data from transit agencies whose fiscal years ended between January 1 to December 31, inclusive.
KW  - Capital costs
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502045
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765334
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PROFILES . AGENCIES IN URBANIZED AREAS WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN 200,000 FOR THE 1997 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1998
SP  - 218 p.
AB  - This publication consists of individual profiles for each reporting transit agency located in an urbanizad area with a population less than 200,000.  The data contained in each profile consists of general and summary reports, as well as modal, performance, and trend indicators for the 1997 report year.  The 1997 report year consists of data from transit agencies whose fiscal yeras ended between January 1 to December 31, 1997, inclusive.
KW  - Capital costs
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502044
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00763474
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
TI  - SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT ON NEW STARTS: REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C. 5309(O)(1). A SUPPLEMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 1999 REPORT ON FUNDING LEVELS AND ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS FOR TRANSIT MAJOR CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
PY  - 1998
SP  - v.p
AB  - This is the first edition of the Supplemental Report on New Starts, issued under 49 U.S.C. 5309(o)(2).  This provision requires the Secretary of Transportation to submit a report to Congress, in August of each year, that updates the status of proposed major transit investment projects that have completed alternatives analysis or preliminary engineering since the date of the last Report on Funding Levels and Allocations of Funds. Six projects meet this requirement and are evaluated in this report.  Only those projects that have recently completed alternatives analysis or preliminary engineering are included in this report.  This information is intended as an update on project status only; it does not amend the project funding recommendations submitted to Congress in the annual Report on Funding Level and Allocations of Funds and contained in the President's budget request.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Capital expenditures
KW  - Federal aid highways
KW  - Investments
KW  - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/497847
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00760821
AU  - Project Action
AU  - Lifespan Associates
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES? WHAT ARE THEIR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS? WHAT KINDS OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ARE RESPONSIVE TO THEIR NEEDS? LOCAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. PORTAGE COUNTY, OHIO AND WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
PY  - 1998
SP  - 34 p.
AB  - This project focused on people with disabilities in Portage County, Ohio and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.  The primary goal of the project was to develop, through understanding of the location, number and characteristics of people with disabilities in the two counties, what their transportation needs are, and how transportation services may best respond to those needs.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Transportation disadvantaged persons
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496432
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00759571
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - NATIONAL TRANSIT SUMMARIES AND TRENDS FOR THE 1996 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1998
SP  - 91 p.
AB  - The 1996 National Transit Summaries and Trends (NTST) provides an overview of the nation's public transit industry.  The NTST highlights the aggregate financial and operational characteristics and trends of public transit for the five year period from 1992 to 1996.  The NTST provides key statistics and performance indicators for the transit industry.  The chapters include: National transit profile; capital funding; operating funding and expenses' service supplied and consumed; safety and security; and, reliability and maintenance.
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Capital expenditures
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Industry structure
KW  - Investments
KW  - Maintenance
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Reliability
KW  - Revenues
KW  - Safety and security
KW  - User benefits
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/495964
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00759574
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ISSUES IN BUS RAPID TRANSIT
PY  - 1998
SP  - 26 p.
AB  - This document has been prepared in support of the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Bus Rapid Transit Demonstration Program.  The report describes bus rapid transit; it discussed U.S. experiences with bus transit; it describes the bus system of Curitiba, Brazil, as a model bus rapid transit system; and it discusses the planned applications of bus rapid transit in the U.S.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Automatic vehicle location
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - High occupancy vehicles
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Rapid transit
UR  - https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/issues.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/495967
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00759575
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - BUS RAPID TRANSIT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
PY  - 1998
SP  - 18 p.
AB  - This report was prepared by the FTA Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation.  It describes the FTA's Bus Rapid Transit Demonstration Program, designed to provide funding and support to transit agencies engaged in coordinating improvements in infrastructure, operations, and technology within Bus Rapid Transit framework.  Bus Rapid Transit is expected to improve the speed, reliability and convenience of bus service in this country, enhance the mobility and access needed for thriving communities, and promote a healthy environment.  Advanced bus technologies and intelligent transportation systems can play an important role in these improvements.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Rapid transit
KW  - Technology assessment
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/495968
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00759570
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DATA TABLES FOR THE 1996 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1998
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The Data Tables for the 1996 National Transit Database Report Year is one of three publications comprising the 1996 Annual Report.  Also referred to as the National Transit Database Reporting System, this program is administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).  The report provides detailed summaries of financial and operating data submitted to FTA by the nation's mass transit agencies.  This report consists of two chapters: General information related to understanding and using this 1996 annual report as well as the earlier reports; and, Financial and operating data by specific mode for individual transit agencies.  541 individual agencies are included in the report.  The tables are organized in four major groups: transit revenues; transit expenses; non-financial operating data; and, performance indicators.
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Databases
KW  - Expenses
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Information services
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Performance based specifications
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Revenues
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/497787
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00759572
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PROFILES. AGENCIES IN URBANIZED AREAS WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN 200,000 FOR THE 1996 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1998
SP  - 191 p.
AB  - This publication consists of individual profiles for each reporting transit agency located in an urbanized area with a population less than 200,000.  The data contained in each profile consists of general and summary reports, as well as modal, performance, and trend indicators for the 1996 Report Year.  The individual reporters are grouped by two classifications based on the size of urbanized area.  For this publication, 190 full and complete reports are included. Transit agencies receiving reporting exemptions, 48, are included in Appendix B and transit agencies deleted, 6, are included in Appendix C.  Data from agencies granted exemptions are included only for the transit agency modes and types of service provided and the urbanized area served.
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Population
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Regional analysis
KW  - Transit operators
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/495965
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00759573
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PROFILES. AGENCIES IN URBANIZED AREAS EXCEEDING 200,000 POPULATION FOR THE 1996 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1998
SP  - 273 p.
AB  - This publication consists of individual profiles for each reporting transit agency located in an urbanized area with a population exceeding 200,000.  The data contained in each profile consists of general and summary reports, as well as modal, performance, and trend indicators for the 1996 Report Year.  For this publication, 272 full and complete reports are included.  Transit agencies reporting exemptions, 12, are included in Appendix B and transit agencies deleted, 13, are included in Appendix C.  Data from agencies granted exemptions are included only for the transit agency modes and types of service provided and the urbanized area served.
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Capital expenditures
KW  - Capital productivity
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Population
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Regional analysis
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/495966
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00759012
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS BROCHURE
PY  - 1998
SP  - 7 p.
AB  - This brochure presents an overview of the FTA Transit Research and Technology Programs.  It includes and combines the continuation and improvement of current programs with TEA-21 new initiatives to meet the challenges of improving safety, protecting and enhancing communities and the environment, and creating opportunities for all Americans through efficient and flexible transportation. Among these are the Joint Partnership Program for the Deployment of Innovation, the International Mass Transportation Program, programs focused on advanced bus technologies and testing of new model buses, ITS applications, professional capacity building, and research and development projects addressing low-speed magnetic levitation for urban transit.  The program focus is on developing and utilizing an educated, skilled and diverse workforce, along with the latest information management and technological advances, to fully exploit the benefits of transit.  The program's core effort is the deployment of technological innovations to improve personal mobility, minimize fuel consumption and air pollution, increase ridership, and enhance the quality of life in all communities.
KW  - Advanced systems
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Development
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - Environmental quality
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
KW  - Safety factors
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Urban development
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/538740
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00757617
AU  - Rutgers University, New Brunswick
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - NTI PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIVE PRACTICES. BROCHURE
PY  - 1998
SP  - 5 p.
AB  - This brochure describes the courses offered by the NTI Advanced Technologies and Innovative Practices Program.  The program is designed to enhance the understanding, knowledge, and technical skills of transit professionals, enabling them to explore, procure, and manage innovative techniques, systems, equipment, and ideas that improve transit services.  This training facilitates the introduction and successful implementation of new and newly developed and deployed advanced technologies at transit agencies.  ITS technology courses are available to improve transit operations, planning, scheduling, fare collection and customer services.  Courses are conducted at sites nationwide on this and other transit subjects.
KW  - Education
KW  - Education programs
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Management
KW  - Management training
KW  - Professional personnel
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Training programs
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/538255
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00756317
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEMS: NAVIGATING INTO THE FUTURE
PY  - 1998
SP  - 6 p.
AB  - This pamphlet points out the benefits of Traveler Information Systems, describes how they work, and lists strategies that local decision makers can use to minimize deployment costs and reduce long-term lead times.
KW  - Benefits
KW  - Communication media
KW  - Deployment
KW  - Driver information systems
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Mass media
KW  - Route guidance
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Traveler information and communication systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/537591
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00754497
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - LIVABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE
PY  - 1998
SP  - 17 p.
AB  - The Livable Communities Initiative is intended to strengthen the link between transit and the communities it serves, as well as increase transit patronage and improve the quality of life in our communities.  This report describes the 15 demonstration projects presently in progress.
KW  - Capital investments
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Technological development
KW  - Technology
KW  - Urban development
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/livbro.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/536984
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00754491
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - BICYCLES AND TRANSIT: A PARTNERSHIP THAT WORKS
PY  - 1998
SP  - 13 p.
AB  - Linking bicycles and transit together is a win-win proposition. This booklet will be of interest to state and metropolitan transportation agencies interested in developing innovative transportation plans and programs which better integrate public transit, bicycle facilities, and other modes of travel into the existing transportation system.  It describes how transit agencies around the country are building connections between bicycles and transit, and how federal transportation programs may be used to support more of these efforts.  The booklet summarizes the benefits of integrating bicycle and transit facilities, explains how FTA capital and planning program funds can be used to plan and implement facilities and equipment which improve bicycle access to public transportation, and provides examples of how communities are successfully linking bicycles and transit to provide more and better choices to meet people's daily travel needs.  The goal of this multimodal planning is to provide travelers with a real choice of travel options.
KW  - Bicycle commuting
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Public transit
UR  - http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/FTA_Bicycles_and_Transit_Booklet_1999.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/536981
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00751059
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - 1997 STATUS OF THE NATION'S SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM: CONDITION AND PERFORMANCE. A SUMMARY
PY  - 1998
SP  - 14 p.
AB  - This document is a summary of the report to Congress titled: "1997 Status of the Nation's Surface Transportation System: Condition and Performance" (C&P report).  The C&P report provides current information on highway and transit assets, trends in system condition, performance, and finance, and estimated investment requirements from all sources to meet the anticipated demands in both highway travel and transit ridership.  The C&P report is the third in the series that combines information on the Nation's highway and transit systems.  This edition includes an initial perspective on system performance and investment requirements for the National Highway System.  It also provides an overview of the Nation's freight industry, highlighting the role that the transport system plays in supporting the mobility requirements of our Nation's economic sectors.  This summary report summarizes only the parts of the C&P report that concern highways, bridges, transit, and the National Highway System.
KW  - Bridges
KW  - Finance
KW  - Ground transportation
KW  - Highways
KW  - Investments
KW  - National Highway System
KW  - Performance
KW  - Physical condition
KW  - Public transit
KW  - United States
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20800/20876/PB98156029.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/484601
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00751173
AU  - Georgetown University
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - CLEAN, QUIET TRANSIT BUSES ARE HERE TODAY - FTA PROGRAM SHEET
PY  - 1998
SP  - 2 p.
AB  - This document highlights the progress of the FTA Fuel Cell Transit Bus Program at Georgetown University.  Georgetown University is conducting the program to develop a U.S. produced fuel cell propulsion system for transit buses.  The first commercially viable, 40-foot (12 m), fuel cell powered, liquid fueled, transit bus was introduced at the American Public Transit Association's Bus Operations Conference in May 1998. The bus uses a 100 kW phosphoric acid fuel cell as the primary energy source; traction batteries provide surge power and a means to recover braking energy by regeneration.  Emission levels are well below clean air standards and the range of this bus will exceed 350 miles (563 km) between refueling.  The bus configuration is graphically portrayed on this program sheet.  A second type of fuel cell is under development by dbb Fuel Cell Engines and should begin testing by the end of this year.  This 100 kW, liquid fueled, proton exchange membrane fuel cell power plan is also designed for transit bus application.
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Electric buses
KW  - Emission rates
KW  - Fuel cells
KW  - Motors
KW  - Pollutants
KW  - Propulsion
KW  - Propulsion systems
KW  - Regenerative braking
KW  - Traction
KW  - Traction drives
KW  - Transit buses
KW  - Vehicle power plants
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/484627
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00750229
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - FISCAL YEAR 1999 REPORT ON FUNDING LEVELS AND ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS FOR TRANSIT MAJOR CAPITAL INVESTMENTS. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C. 5309(M)(3)
PY  - 1998
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This report is prepared annually for submission to the United States Congress by the Secretary of Transportation.  Title 49, U.S.C., Section 5309(m)(3) requires a submission of a proposal on the allocation of amounts to be made available to finance grants and loans for capital projects for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing fixed guideway systems among applicants for those amounts.  This report is a companion document to the President's annual budget request to Congress. It details the Administration's recommendations for allocating discretionary new starts funding for FFY 1999.  The report is organized into two sections: an executive summary which provides an overview of the Administration's funding recommendations and the mechanism behind them, and the body of the report detailing the specific funding recommendations by project and providing background information at both the project level and the FTA program level.  The three appendices provide a detailed summary of each proposed project in the "pipeline", a listing of major investment study (MIS) activities where a transit alternative is under consideration, and a description of FTA's revised evaluation criteria for determining project justification.
KW  - Budgeting
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Capital investments
KW  - Federal budgets
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Fixed-guideway transit
KW  - Government funding
KW  - Grant aid
KW  - High occupancy vehicles
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Light rail transit
KW  - Planning
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Rail transit
KW  - Subways
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/485010
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00749133
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PUBLICATIONS CATALOG
PY  - 1998
SP  - 8 p.
AB  - Prepared by DOT's Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, this catalog lists all the available Intelligent Transportation Systems and Advanced Public Transportation Systems publications, along with brief descriptions, and also provides related DOT home page sites for Internet access.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Advanced systems
KW  - Advanced traveler information systems
KW  - Advanced traveler information systems
KW  - Buses
KW  - Electronic payment
KW  - Electronics
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Intelligent vehicles
KW  - Management
KW  - Motorist aid systems
KW  - Payment
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Smart buses
KW  - Smart traveler
KW  - State of the art reports
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Transit management systems
KW  - Traveler information and communication systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483950
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00748849
AU  - Community Transportation Association
TI  - COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION FACTS AND FIGURES, 1998
PY  - 1998
SP  - 8 p.
AB  - The paper provides the following key facts: Public transportation system currently serves only 80% of the population; half the nation's population is at risk of being transportation disadvantaged, but an adequate national transit infrastructure still does not exist; current transit program does not properly allocate resources for meeting transportation needs of persons entering the work force for the first time, and continues failing to meet the transportation needs of persons with disabilities; current disparities in federal transit investments prevent the transit program from coming anywhere near meeting the relative transit needs; and, overall growth in federal transit program has given urban transit providers more funding than ever;this in contrast to rural transit providers, nearly half of whose fleets should not be on the road, based on common vehicle life expectancies.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Federal aid
KW  - Fund allocations
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Resource allocation
KW  - Transit services
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483873
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00747555
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TREN URBANO UPR-MIT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. BROCHURE
PY  - 1998
SP  - 4 p.
AB  - This brochure provides a snapshot of the Tren Urbano project in the San Juan Metropolitan Area, Puerto Rico.  Designated by the FTA as a Turnkey Demonstration Project, the Tren Urbano project is a showcase for testing turnkey procurement procedures which shorten schedules and check costs.  The brochure describes the Technology Transfer Program and its drive to transfer the technology and expertise of planning, designing, building, operating and maintaining a rail transit system to native Puerto Ricans.  It also discusses the UPR-MIT Professional Development Program which aims to develop, on a local level, the professional capacity to plan, design, operate and maintain a world class system for San Juan.  Tren Urbano contractors are required to participate in and implement technology transfer activities, including the Tren Urbano project.  Current projections are that when Tren Urbano goes into operation in 2001, 105 UPR students will have passed through the UPR-MIT Professional Development Program.  Another 84 MIT students will have benefited from this experience.  This program will expose hundreds of Puerto Rican professionals to the experience of designing and developing a fast-track transit infrastructure project.  This exposure will significantly expand human resources capacity in Puerto Rico, especially in urban planning, design, transportation, systems and civil engineering, and heavy construction.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Human resources
KW  - Human resources management
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Technology transfer
KW  - Turnkey systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/473667
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00747544
AU  - Community Transportation Association
TI  - COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION: THE NATIONAL TRANSIT RESOURCE CENTER'S 1998 RESOURCE GUIDE
PY  - 1998
SP  - 140 p.
AB  - This National Transit Resource Center's 1998 Resource Guide is a product of FTA's National Rural Transit Assistance Program and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's (DHHS) Community Transit Assistance Project.  It references more than 40 federal funding sources for community transportation, including several new welfare-to-work programs.  Each funding source covered includes the funding level, program description, contact person, address, and phone number.  Federal and State Funding Tables are provided that profile each recipient state in terms of FTA's urban, rural, and specialized grant programs. This report also contains an address book of federal and regional community transportation contacts at the US DOT, DHHS, other federal agencies, as well as national organizations, state and regional transit associations, and other resource groups along with their websites and e-mail addresses.  The state contacts section of the report lists departments of transportation and social services contacts for all 50 states including their e-mail addresses. Two special sections covered in this issue are welfare-to-work transportation and Medicaid non-emergency transportation.  This report also contains a Community Transportation Index.
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Conservation
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Resource management
KW  - Rural transit
KW  - Rural Transit Assistance Program
KW  - Social benefits
KW  - Transit operating agencies
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/473663
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00751757
AU  - Multisystems, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSPORTATION RESTRUCTURING STUDY FOR WESTERN NEW YORK/HUBLINK - APPENDICES
PY  - 1997/12
SP  - 144 p.
AB  - This appendixes report is a companion to the HUBLINK final report, Transportation Restructuring Study for Western New York. The appendix provides an area by area description of local service options to be considered in the local service planning process, which will be undertaken in concert with local interests and sponsors.  Suggestions for service changes are identified for each area representing starting points for discussion of service improvements with local interests. HUBLINK is a proposed comprehensive coordinated public transportation system designed to enhance mobility in Western New York.  The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) introduced the initial HUBLINK concept to 50 organizations at a series of informal meetings in the summer of 1996.  The enthusiastic reponse encouraged NFTA to continue this study and develop a more detailed HUBLINK system plan.  The study involved research on transportation needs, alternatives, coordination opportunities, and creative financing. The product of the HUBLINK study is a blueprint to achieve a new vision for mobility, consistent with NFTA's newly adopted mission of optimizing mobility through cost-effective, quality transportation services.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Restructuring
KW  - Service areas
KW  - Systems analysis
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20800/20813/PB98151426.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/484709
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00751175
AU  - Ault, J
AU  - Center, B
AU  - David, R
AU  - Michener, S
AU  - Wilson, G
AU  - Science Applications International Corporation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
TI  - DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING RESULTS 1996 ANNUAL REPORT
PY  - 1997/12
SP  - 100 p.
AB  - This report is a compilation and analysis of mass transit drug and alcohol testing reported by transit systems in the United States during 1996.  The report covers testing results for the following drug types: marijuana (THS), cocaine, phencyclidine (PCP), opiates, and amphetamines.  The test types covered are: pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty, and follow-up.  The report also covers testing results for alcohol for the following test types: random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty, and follow-up.
KW  - Alcohol chemical tests
KW  - Drug tests
KW  - Personnel management
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Test procedures
KW  - Test results
UR  - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/publications/Substance/DAMIS96/damis96.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20700/20777/PB98148786.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/484628
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00748937
AU  - Community Transportation Association
TI  - MANAGING MEDICAID TRANSPORTATION. A MANUAL EXAMINING INNOVATIVE SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS UNDER STATE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PLANS
PY  - 1997/12
SP  - 31 p.
AB  - This analysis of state Medicaid transportation and Best Practices manual provides information on new and emerging approaches to Medicaid transportation under managed care.  The report is aimed at providing assistance to state and federal Medicaid officials, local health plan administrators, community medical transportation providers and others.
KW  - Communities
KW  - Costs
KW  - Health care
KW  - Health care services
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Special user groups
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483920
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00748930
AU  - Shen, D L
AU  - Elbadrawi, H
AU  - Zhao, F
AU  - Ospina, D
AU  - National Urban Transit Institute
AU  - Florida International University, Miami
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - AT-GRADE BUSWAY STUDY
PY  - 1997/12
SP  - 96 p.
AB  - This research investigates the issues related to the implementation and operations of the South Dade Busway, the first at-grade busway in the United States.  Busway applications in North America and through the world are also analyzed and presented through an extensive literature review.  A case study about the South Dade Busway is also presented in this report. Traffic data collection before and after the operation of the South Dade Busway were performed and analyzed to study the effect of the at-grade busway on traffic on adjacent streets.  System characteristics of at-grade busway are compared with comparable systems.  The at-grade South Dade Busway is proven to be an attractive means of transportation.  The South Dade Busway ridership increased by 39% in the first month, and the combined busway and Metrorail ridership increased by 17% in the same period.  Accidents due to the operation of the South Dade Busway were also analyzed and new traffic control devices are proposed to ensure safer operations of the busway.  The main advantages of at-grade busways include that they may be implemented quickly and incrementally and thus are responsive to growing road congestion. Important aspects of at-grade busway design and operations are safety, convenience, signal preemption for transit vehicles, and proper traffic control device design and operations.
KW  - Busways
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Guides to the literature
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Literature reviews
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Ridership
KW  - Safety
KW  - Systems analysis
KW  - Traffic control devices
UR  - http://www.cutr.usf.edu/research/nuti/busway/Busway.htm
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483913
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00748931
AU  - Shen, L D
AU  - Ospina, D
AU  - Zhao, F
AU  - Elbadrawi, H
AU  - National Urban Transit Institute
AU  - Florida International University, Miami
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - ANALYSES OF TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODOLOGIES ADOPTED BY U.S. TRANSIT AGENCIES TO ENHANCE TRANSIT SECURITY
PY  - 1997/12
SP  - 128 p.
AB  - Large and small transit agencies in the U.S. are convinced that providing high levels of security for passengers, employees, and system properties contribute to the overall success in the operation of the systems.  Accordingly, transit agencies are improving or implementing new security techniques to provide an environment that contributes to the protection, confidence, and comfort of transit users.  This research investigated successful security programs that have demonstrated to be effective in controlling and preventing transit crime, and enhancing passenger perception of security.  25 transit agencies operating guideway and/or bus systems were asked to provide information on security technologies, strategies, and other security related issues. Information on crime statistics from responding transit agencies were used as a basis for a detailed analysis.  The analysis of the research data showed that the highest number of crimes occur against transit properties, followed by the crimes that affect security perception and the crimes against passengers.  The most effective strategies to deter crime are uniformed police/security personnel patrolling vehicles and transit properties and the provision of educational and training information for the commuters.  Among security technologies, radio integration with closed circuit television surveillance systems is the most effective way to combat different type of transit crimes.
KW  - Crimes
KW  - Information dissemination
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Safety and security
KW  - Safety programs
KW  - Security
KW  - Surveillance
KW  - Technology assessment
KW  - Traffic control
KW  - Transportation safety
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20600/20650/PB98136856.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483914
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00747659
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Florida Department of Transportation
TI  - 1995 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF FLORIDA TRANSIT SYSTEMS
PY  - 1997/12
SP  - 68 p.
AB  - Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) has conducted a performance evaluation of Florida's fixed-route transit systems based on data from federally required National Transit Database reports which are submitted to the Federal Transit Administration for each year by systems receiving Section 9 funding.  The reports from the transit systems, as well as any other published materials for fiscal year 1995, were collected by CUTR.  The published information was compared to the data from the individual agencies' FY 1995 NTD reports to determine if any differences existed between the data reported in these two sources, and potential exlanations for those differences.
KW  - Annual reviews
KW  - Economic efficiency
KW  - Effectiveness
KW  - Efficiency
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Measures of effectiveness
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Productivity
KW  - Public transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/473687
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745371
AU  - Chamberlain, E J
AU  - Erickson, A E
AU  - Benson, C H
AU  - U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
TI  - FROST RESISTANCE OF COVER AND LINER MATERIALS FOR LANDFILLS AND HAZARDOUS SITES
PY  - 1997/12
SP  - 30 p.
AB  - The common method of preventing the contamination of groundwater by landfills and hazardous waste is to encapsulate the waste material in a compacted clay liner and cover system.  The frost resistance of compacted clay in landfills has been the subject of controversy for many years.  Laboratory studies have frequently shown that freezing and thawing significantly increase the hydraulic conductivity of compacted clay soils.  However, there has not been any corroborating field evidence. This study more closely examines this problem, and identifies cover and liner materials that would be frost resistant to increase construction productivity and save costs under a CPAR cooperative agreement between CRREL and five private companies. The effects of freezing and thawing on the hydraulic conductivity of two compacted natural clay soils, one compacted sand-bentonite mixture, and three geosynthetic clay liners were examined.  Both field and laboratory tests were performed on these materials.  The field test site consisted of five test pads, and nine test pans containing three different GCLs. Results showed that freeze-thaw caused large increases (greater than 1000x) in hydraulic conductivity in compacted natural clay, but little measurable change in hydraulic conductivity of the GCLs or the sand-bentonite mixture.  GCLs and sand-bentonite mixtures are suitable frost resistance substitutes for compacted clay soils. Considerable cost savings can result if compacted clay soils are replaced with GCLs or sand-bentonite mixtures.
KW  - Compacted clays
KW  - Compacted soils
KW  - Freeze thaw cycles
KW  - Freezing
KW  - Geosynthetics
KW  - Groundwater
KW  - Hazardous wastes
KW  - Liners
KW  - Permeability coefficient
KW  - Thaw
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472552
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745337
AU  - Multisystems, Incorporated
AU  - Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSPORTATION RESTRUCTURING STUDY FOR WESTERN NEW YORK/HUBLINK
PY  - 1997/12
SP  - 144 p.
AB  - HUBLINK is a proposed comprehensive coordinated public transportation system designed to enhance mobility in Western New York.  Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) introduced the initial HUBLINK concept to 50 organizations at a series of informal meetings during the summer of 1996.  The enthusiastic response encouraged NFTA to continue this study to develop a more detailed HUBLINK system plan.  The HUBLINK study has involved substantial research on transportation needs, alternatives, coordination opportunities and creative financing. Throughout the study, NFTA has sought to develop a broad-based community consensus.  The following steps were undertaken to develop the plan: 1) market research among potential users, including mail and telephone surveys and focus groups; 2) a public participation campaign, including advisory committee meetings, stakeholder meetings, public meetings and newsletters to develop a community consensus on a vision for transportation in Western New York; 3) analysis of public transportation needs and potential demand and examination of deficiencies in the present system; 4) analysis of the potential for coordination among the region's transportation programs, including surveys of providers and consumers of transportation programs; 5) a review of innovative transportation solutions and their applicability to Western New York; and, 6) analysis of financial resources and the development of a financial model and funding plan to support the Mobility Plan (taking into consideration federal and state welfare-to-work initiatives).  The product of the HUBLINK study is a blueprint to achieve a new vision for mobility in Western New York, consistent with NFTA's newly adopted mission of "optimizing mobility through cost-effective, quality transportation services".  It is anticipated that the first phase of HUBLINK will be implemented in 1998.
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial sources
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Market research
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Network analysis (Planning)
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Restructuring
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472539
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00754922
AU  - Cervero, R
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - URBAN DESIGN ISSUES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION MODES, DESIGNS AND SERVICES FOR NEO-TRADITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - p. 25-31
AB  - The author talks briefly about how urban design (the built environment) affects travel.  First he describes several studies which address this question. Then he discusses new methodological approaches to better illuminate understanding of the subject. He notes that transportation and mobility are not the key objectives of traditional neighborhood designs.  When thinking about the delicate relationship between travel behavior and urban design it is instructive to think about the three dimensions of the built environment.  These three dimensions - density, diversity, and design - characterize the prominent features of neo-traditional communities, new urbanism, transit oriented development, or an other urban design scheme.  The author elaborates his discussion, including the topics of population and household density, mixed land use, landscape and site design.  He notes that researchers face a number of dilemmas when trying to discover how built environments affect travel demands.  International comparisons shed some light on the link between travel and design.  Powerful tools for drawing statistical inferences are predictive models like regression and logit analyses.  The author discusses a study which attempted to measure the existence of all of the things which are typically associated with transit oriented and pedestrian friendly environments for 50 neighborhoods.  The results of this study, in terms of how the built environment shapes travel demand, were mixed.  Once controls were introduced, it appears that the three dimensions - density, diversity, and design - exerted minimal influences.
U1  - Urban Design, Telecommuting and Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyWilliamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19961027 EndDate:19961030 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - City planning
KW  - Design
KW  - Governments
KW  - Land use models
KW  - Landscape design
KW  - Mathematical prediction
KW  - Mixed land use
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Neighborhoods
KW  - Neo-traditional
KW  - Pedestrians
KW  - Population density
KW  - Public service
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Service agencies
KW  - Transit oriented development
KW  - Transportation modes
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Urban areas
KW  - Urban development
UR  - http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/udes/cervero.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/540126
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00756447
AU  - Freelin, J R
AU  - Mitre Corporation
AU  - Urban Mass Transportation Administration
TI  - AGRT CAPITAL, OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COST MODEL - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - VOLUME I
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - 54 p.
AB  - An accounting type model for determining the capital, operating, and maintenance costs of an Advanced Group Rapid Transit (AGRT) system has been developed for the Urban Mass Transportation Administration.  The model furnishes a common base for the cost evaluation of three competing systems.  This volume (volume 1 of 3) contains the definition of the cost model, a brief description of the associated computer program, and the results of an example run.
KW  - Advanced group rapid transit
KW  - Automated transit system
KW  - Automated vehicle control
KW  - Capital costs
KW  - Computer programs
KW  - Cost models
KW  - Costs
KW  - Maintenance costs
KW  - Maintenance management
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Rapid transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/537694
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00756448
AU  - Mitre Corporation
AU  - Urban Mass Transportation Administration
TI  - AGRT CAPITAL, OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COST MODEL - PROGRAM MANUAL - VOLUME III
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - 282 p.
AB  - An accounting type model for determining the capital, operating and maintenance costs of an Advanced Group Rapid Transit (AGRT) system has been developed for the Urban Mass Transportation Administration.  The model furnishes a common base for the cost evaluation of three competing systems.  This volume (volume 3 of 3) contains the definition of the computer program used to aggregate and manipulate data for the cost model.  Also included is a description of the program and the resulting data file, flow charts, data requirements, summary descriptions, and lists of program code.
KW  - Advanced group rapid transit
KW  - Automated transit system
KW  - Automated vehicle control
KW  - Capital costs
KW  - Computer programs
KW  - Cost models
KW  - Costs
KW  - Maintenance costs
KW  - Maintenance management
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Rapid transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/537695
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00756446
AU  - Freelin, J R
AU  - Mitre Corporation
AU  - Urban Mass Transportation Administration
TI  - AGRT CAPITAL, OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COST MODEL - USER'S MANUAL - VOLUME 2
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - 63 p.
AB  - An accounting type model for determining the capital, operating, and maintenance costs of an Advanced Group Rapid Transit (AGRT) system has been developed for the Urban Mass Transportation Administration.  The model furnishes a common base for the cost evaluation of three competing systems.  This volume (volume 2 of 3) serves as a user's manual for the cost model computer program.  It contains charts, descriptions, data requirements, and other information sufficient for the understanding and operation of the program.
KW  - Advanced group rapid transit
KW  - Automated transit system
KW  - Automated vehicle control
KW  - Capital costs
KW  - Computer programs
KW  - Cost models
KW  - Costs
KW  - Maintenance costs
KW  - Maintenance management
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Rapid transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/537693
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00754936
AU  - Tayyaran, M R
AU  - Khan, A M
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - FACTORS FOR THE STUDY OF LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF TELECOMMUTING AND INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ON RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS LOCATION CHOICE
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - p. 267-285
AB  - The acceptance and adoption of telecommuting is increasing rapidly and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are gradually finding their way into the market.  One major question is whether in the long run these technological innovations would influence urban development pattern in the same way as previous technologies like the railroad and automobile did; that is, a trend toward more suburbanization and second- and third-tier satellite nodes.  Considering the relationship between land use and transportation, the question is: What will be the effects of new technologies of ITS and telecommuting on urban development pattern, which in turn has effects on travel demand pattern? These two technological innovations will have some short- and long-term implications for travel behavior and land use.  The long-term effects of ITS and telecommuting are subject to uncertainty. Different studies have advanced different hypotheses about their impacts on the resulting land use patterns and in particular on both residential and business location decisions. It is the purpose of this paper to provide an insight into the effects of ITS and telecommuting on residential as well as business location behavior.  Specifically, this paper has two objectives.  First, is to describe the state of knowledge on the relationship between technologies of ITS and telecommuting and urban development patterns.  Second, to advance models of residential and business location in the light of ITS and telecommuting.
U1  - Urban Design, Telecommuting and Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyWilliamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19961027 EndDate:19961030 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Businesses
KW  - Impacts
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Land use
KW  - Location
KW  - Long term
KW  - Residential areas
KW  - Residential location
KW  - Telecommuting
KW  - Time duration
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Urban development
UR  - http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/udes/tayyaran.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/540140
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00754935
AU  - STOUGH, R R
AU  - Paelinck, J
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - SUBSTITUTION AND COMPLEMENTARY EFFECTS OF INFORMATION ON REGIONAL TRAVEL AND LOCATION BEHAVIOR
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - p. 251-266
AB  - Current thought on the impact of information technology on society generally argues that it will, among other things, increasingly become a substitute for trip taking.  There is also a school that argues that it is also emerging as a complement to transportation.  This paper examines these arguments through a literature review with model development and numerical experimentation.  The conclusion is that substitution effects will be sufficient to induce concentration of new growth in U.S. metropolitan regions far beyond the current "edge city" periphery.
U1  - Urban Design, Telecommuting and Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyWilliamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19961027 EndDate:19961030 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Complements
KW  - Guides to the literature
KW  - Information management
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Information technology
KW  - Literature reviews
KW  - Location
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Models
KW  - Numerical analysis
KW  - Regions
KW  - Substitution
KW  - Travel
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Trip
UR  - http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/udes/stough.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/540139
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00754934
AU  - Levin, M R
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - GOODBYE UGLYVILLE, HELLO PARADISE: TELEWORKING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - p. 237-250
AB  - The author discusses telecommuting, teleworking, and home based business, listing statistics and figures from a number of sources.  He notes that most telecommuters do so part time, and two thirds of home based businesses are owned by women.  Though, up until the early 1990s most telecommuters voluntarily sought out the opportunity to work from home and avoid the annoying commute to work, as the 1990s is ending more and more workers are being forced by their employers to leave the office and work out of their homes.  The volunteers willingly paid for their own home equipment.  The draftees generally have their equipment paid for by their companies.  Telecommuters exist in the suburbs, as well as in urban areas.  Places with the highest percentages of residents who work at home include cities as well as upscale high tech suburban areas ranging from San Diego and Manhattan to Beverly Hills, Bethesda, Berkeley, Austin, Greenwich, Ct., Santa Monica and Calabasas/101 Freeway, CA.
U1  - Urban Design, Telecommuting and Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyWilliamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19961027 EndDate:19961030 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Computers
KW  - Females
KW  - Home offices
KW  - Labor
KW  - Part time employees
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Suburbs
KW  - Telecommuting
KW  - Urban areas
KW  - Urban development
KW  - Work
UR  - http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/udes/levin.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/540138
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00754933
AU  - Siembab, W
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - TELECITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE, LIVABLE COMMUNITIES: THE BLUE LINE TELEVILLAGE IN COMPTON, CALIFORNIA
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - p. 229-236
AB  - Central to the concept of livable communities is the idea of proximity between residence and the essential elements of daily life, such as work places, schools, civic facilities, shopping opportunities and parks.  This human scale organization of urban living means that the personal automobile and its related facilities - wide streets and parking lots - are not required and can be replaced by walking, public transit and more human scale technologies, including bicycles and golf carts.  TeleCity refers to the city-of-the-future where information technologies are used for mobility, economic growth and other long term public interests, as well as the short term private interests usually satisfied by competitive markets.  TeleCity physically looks a lot like the metropolitan area that is currently home to most people, but it functions much differently.  Some of these differences are as follows.  Trips outside the home are much shorter. Economic opportunities are distributed more equally throughout the region.  Some households own only one automobile. Ground transportation in neighborhoods moves slowly.  Everyone has access to the full range of information technologies no further than the TeleVillage Center.  The TeleCity strategy depends on a coordinated public-private effort to bring about mutually reinforcing changes in five key regional systems. Public and private sectors must work together to develop: 1. A hierarchical network of advanced communication centers which forms the physical infrastructure for residents to shop, work, take classes, enjoy entertainment, receive government and medical services, etc., all within walking distance or a maximum of a few miles from home.  2. Distributed organizations which will emerge as traditional, centralized organizations restructure themselves to become more competitive in the global economy. 3. Short haul transportation technologies and systems that serve home-to-nearby-center and center-to-center trips.  4. Universally accessible telecommunications networks that provide sufficient, affordable bandwidth for the planned applications. and 5. Institutional infrastructure to provide the sustained leadership and support for the regional development effort that leads to TeleCity.  The Blue Line TeleVillage in Compton, California, is the first Urban TeleVillage and the first manifestation of the TeleCity Strategy.
U1  - Urban Design, Telecommuting and Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyWilliamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19961027 EndDate:19961030 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Bicycles
KW  - Communications
KW  - Communities
KW  - Economic growth
KW  - Information technology
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Neighborhoods
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Short haul
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Telecities
KW  - Telecommunications
KW  - Urban areas
KW  - Walking
UR  - http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/udes/siembab.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/540137
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00754930
AU  - Eash, R
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - INCORPORATING URBAN DESIGN VARIABLES IN METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS' TRAVEL DEMAND MODELS
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - p. 167-186
AB  - Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) find it difficult to address urban design issues in their work programs for both technical and policy reasons.  There are emerging arguments for MPOs staff to take the relationship between urban design and travel demand more seriously. Air quality conformity requirements that MPOs face provide an incentive to include urban design variables.  Transit interests have also keyed on the relationship between urban design and transit ridership. Those who argue that the travel demand models need to be responsive to urban design variables expect urban design to influence travel behavior in the following manner:  1. increase transit ridership by reducing the access/egress distances for transit; 2. substitute nonmotorized trips for vehicle trips; 3. shorten trip lengths; 4. increase transit ridership by altering travel patterns; and 5. alter trip generation.  This paper discusses each of the above travel behavior influences, and elaborates with model results.
U1  - Urban Design, Telecommuting and Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyWilliamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19961027 EndDate:19961030 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Access
KW  - Air quality
KW  - Design
KW  - Distance
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Motor vehicles
KW  - Nonmotorized transportation
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Transit riders
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Trip generation
KW  - Trip length
KW  - Urban areas
KW  - Variables
UR  - https://engineering.purdue.edu/~ce566/HO/eash.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/540134
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00754926
AU  - Chamberland, D
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES FOR A CHANGING WORKFORCE
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - p. 57-66
AB  - The author discusses some of the results of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's research on telework and home-based employment and explores how changes in the nature of the Canadian work force are impacting the use, design and regulation of their housing stock and communities.  He takes us to visit Montgomery Village, Canada's first telecommunity.  The community integrates a variety of housing types.  It also provides Integrated Services Data Network (ISDN) or mid-band telecommunications services and zoning laws that permit most home occupations throughout the neighborhood.  The author notes that increasing home-based employment challenges some of the foundations of Canadian post-war housing and planning.  That is the exclusion of work activities from the home; the separation of commercial, institutional and residential uses within communities; and traditional patterns of peak hour traffic between the home and the workplace.  The division between home life and work activities is becoming increasingly blurred.  This creates opportunities for new housing and community planning. Telework and home-based employment will continue to change the way we will use, perceive, design and regulate our communities. It will require renovations and adaptations to the existing housing stock to meet the needs of home workers.  Moreover, new flexible, adaptable and innovative designs will be needed to meet the diverse needs of this changing workforce.  Finally, the challenge for cities will be to make the necessary adjustments in land use plans and regulations to unleash the potential for telework and home-based employment to generate economic growth, revitalize neighborhoods and improve the quality of life of citizens.
U1  - Urban Design, Telecommuting and Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyWilliamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19961027 EndDate:19961030 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Dwellings
KW  - Economic growth
KW  - Home offices
KW  - Housing
KW  - Housings
KW  - Integrated services data networks
KW  - Labor force
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Neighborhoods
KW  - Planning
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Regulations
KW  - Telecommunications
KW  - Telecommunities
KW  - Telecommuting
KW  - Telework
KW  - Work environment
KW  - Zoning
UR  - http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/udes/chamberland.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/540130
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00754928
AU  - Replogle, M
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - INTEGRATING PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE FACTORS INTO REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING MODELS: SUMMARY OF THE STATE-OF-THE-ART AND SUGGESTED STEPS FORWARD
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - p. 75-94
AB  - This paper reviews typical techniques in use today for estimating the travel behavior effects of bicycle and pedestrian facilities and programs and other factors that influence use of non-motorized travel modes and offers suggestions for near-term advances in the state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice.  The principle approaches that have been used to evaluate the effects of transportation policies and infrastructure on bicycle and pedestrian travel include regression analysis, market-share diversion analysis and discrete choice analysis.  In practice, inadequacies of both data and modeling frameworks have led to less than satisfactory performance for all of these methods in the American metropolitan planning context.  Problems in evaluating the travel behavior effects of factors influencing walking and bicycling are compounded when conventional emission factor models are used to evaluate some of these strategies. In the past several years, some analysts have worked to develop indicators of bicycle Level of Service, bicycle friendliness, bicycle stress level, bicycle suitability of streets and the like.  However, little of this work has been integrated with regional travel demand model development.  The author suggests that an immediate priority should be for the demonstration of advanced state-of-the-art travel models with substantially greater inclusion of pedestrian/bicycle travel factors, working in one or more regions where data and agency interest can support rapid and efficient progress.  He recommends two specific and inter-related areas of work as immediate high priorities for research, development and demonstration funding: Advanced Regional Models Integrating Non-Motorized Modes and Factors; and Quick-Response Models Sensitive to Pedestrian and Bicycle Travel Factors.  Elaboration of these models is given.
U1  - Urban Design, Telecommuting and Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyWilliamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19961027 EndDate:19961030 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Bicycle friendliness
KW  - Bicycles
KW  - Choice models
KW  - Discrete choice analysis
KW  - Emission factors
KW  - Integrated systems
KW  - Integration
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Market share
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Models
KW  - Pedestrians
KW  - Pollutants
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Regression analysis
KW  - State of the art
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Travel demand
UR  - http://www.academia.edu/719384/Integrating_Pedestrian_and_Bicyle_Factors_Into_Regional_Transportation_Planning_Models_Summary_of_the_State-of-the-art_and_Suggested_Steps_Forward
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/540132
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00754931
AU  - Mokhtarian, P L
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - A SYNTHETIC APPROACH TO ESTIMATING THE IMPACTS OF TELECOMMUTING ON TRAVEL
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - p. 187-222
AB  - A multiplicative model is proposed as a framework for examining the current state of knowledge in forecasting the demand for telecommuting and the resulting transportation impacts.  A running illustrative example (containing a base and a future case) is developed, using plausible values for each factor in the model.  The base case suggests that 6.1% of the workforce may be currently telecommuting (at least in California), 1.2 days a week on average, with the result that 1.5% of the workforce may be telecommuting on any given day.  It is estimated that the vehicle-miles eliminated by this level of telecommuting constitute at most 1.1% of total household vehicle travel.  When the limited knowledge about potential stimulation effects of telecommuting is incorporated, it is estimated that the net reduction falls to at most 0.6% of household travel. Reductions in the future could be smaller as commute distances of telecommuters fall closer to the average and as the stimulation effect grows.  In any event it is likely that, due to counteracting forces, the aggregate travel impacts will remain relatively flat well into the future, even if the amount of telecommuting increases considerably.
U1  - Urban Design, Telecommuting and Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyWilliamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19961027 EndDate:19961030 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - California
KW  - Demand
KW  - Economic forecasting
KW  - Estimating
KW  - Impacts
KW  - Labor force
KW  - Stimulation effects
KW  - Telecommuting
KW  - Travel
KW  - Vehicle miles of travel
UR  - http://usj.sagepub.com/content/35/2/215
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/540135
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00754932
AU  - Niles, J S
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - CONSIDERING TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR ALL TRIP TYPES IN A METROPOLITAN REGION'S TRANSPORTATION MODEL
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - p. 223-228
AB  - Incorporating the effects of telecommunications on metropolitan area vehicle movement could potentially include all of the ways that physical movement patterns are changed by the growing electro-optical movement of information over distance.  Such patterns of physical movement include the number of trips, their timing, their origins and destinations and thus trip length, their routing over the road network, and the mode of travel. These terms are defined and elaborated upon, and the remainder of the paper focuses on trip volume effects of telecommunications, primarily substitution.
U1  - Urban Design, Telecommuting and Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyWilliamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19961027 EndDate:19961030 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Number of trips
KW  - Origin and destination
KW  - Routes
KW  - Telecommunications
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation models
KW  - Travel by mode
KW  - Travel modes
KW  - Travel time
KW  - Trip length
KW  - Trip volume
UR  - http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/udes/niles.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/540136
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00754927
AU  - DeFrancia, J
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - CLOSING REMARKS: IMPLEMENTING NON-TRADITIONAL SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENTS
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - p. 67-74
AB  - The author discusses suburban development and notes some of the history and issues surrounding the development.  He mentions that the Interstate Defense Highway System was first developed to facilitate the moving of troops and equipment in war time, and to enable evacuation of major population centers in times of emergency.  Though this led to suburban development, the trend to suburban development and emphasis on the automobile are fairly recent.  Just 25 years ago, as recently as 1970, the major retailing centers were still in center cities.  The author mentions some myths: that we can stop suburban gridlock by decreasing suburban development; and that we can stop building roads to decrease development.  He describes briefly his community of Leesburg, Virginia as a flexible and diverse community.  Also discussed are telecommuting, and cooperation with community developers.
U1  - Urban Design, Telecommuting and Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyWilliamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19961027 EndDate:19961030 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Cities
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Cooperation
KW  - Developers
KW  - Gridlock
KW  - Highways
KW  - Interstate Highway System
KW  - Non-traditional
KW  - Roads
KW  - Suburbs
KW  - Telecommuting
KW  - Traffic congestion
KW  - Urban development
UR  - https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/tmip/publications/other_reports/non_traditional_suburban_development/defrancia.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/540131
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00754929
AU  - Rutherford, G S
AU  - McCormack, E
AU  - WILKINSON, M
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - TRAVEL IMPACTS OF URBAN FORM: IMPLICATIONS FROM AN ANALYSIS OF TWO SEATTLE AREA TRAVEL DIARIES
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - p. 95-166
AB  - The large body of literature reviewed for this paper generally supports the notion that mixed-use or neotraditional neighborhoods can reduce the amount of travel for most households, as measured by the number of miles traveled.  The paper also looked at weekend travel for the mixed-use nighborhoods.  This analysis showed that travel miles on Saturday were about 25% greater than Sunday, and Saturday travel was 12% greater than the average weekday.  This paper also gives credence to the few researchers who have looked at travel time rather than distance as a principal measure.  The research has several implications for travel demand modeling.  First, in order to model new (old) neighborhood forms, short trips must be handled much better than in the past.  Second, if travel time budgets are as uniform as found in this work and shown in others, perhaps they could be used more in the calibration and validation process to assure that models operate within time constraints by various parameters.  Third, the travel time budget issues and close ties between land use and short trips reinforce the notion that feedback loops are an increasingly important part of the travel forecasting process.
U1  - Urban Design, Telecommuting and Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyWilliamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19961027 EndDate:19961030 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Feedback control
KW  - Feedback loops
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Impacts
KW  - Land use
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Mixed use development
KW  - Models
KW  - Multiple use planning
KW  - Neighborhoods
KW  - Seattle (Washington)
KW  - Short trips
KW  - Travel
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Travel time
KW  - Trip length
KW  - Urban areas
KW  - Vehicle miles of travel
KW  - Weekdays
KW  - Weekends
UR  - http://www.mendeley.com/catalog/travel-impacts-urban-form-implications-analysis-two-seattle-area-travel-diaries/
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/540133
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00754923
AU  - Handy, S
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - TRAVEL BEHAVIOR ISSUES RELATED TO NEO-TRADITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS - A REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - p. 33-38
AB  - The author discusses what we know and what we don't know about how urban form influences travel behavior.  She notes that recent research studies consist of one of three types - simulation studies, aggregate studies, and disaggregate studies. Although research suggests that automobile use is lower in traditional neighborhoods, it also suggests that there are numerous questions that need to be answered before we fully understand why, or even before we can be sure that the patterns that we seem to be seeing are truly meaningful.  Some of these questions are: What aspects of urban form influence travel choices? What is it about traditional neighborhoods that is leading to the differences in travel choices that we see?  How should we measure design?  What aspects of urban form influence what aspects of travel? What role do socioeconomic factors, our attitudes and experiences play in our travel choices?  Are there geographic differences in the relationship between urban form and travel?  The author suggests that we need to ask the question - how urban design influences travel behavior - somewhat differently.  This means focusing on how design provides choices for people and not on how design changes behavior and looking at behavior not as an end in itself, but as a measure of the quality of the environment.
U1  - Urban Design, Telecommuting and Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyWilliamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19961027 EndDate:19961030 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Attitudes
KW  - Design
KW  - Driver experience
KW  - Geography
KW  - Knowledge
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Neighborhoods
KW  - Neo-traditional
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Research
KW  - Socioeconomic factors
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Urban areas
KW  - Urban development
KW  - Urban form
UR  - http://tmiponline.org/Clearinghouse/Items/Travel_Behavior_Issues_Related_to_Neo-Traditional_Developments_A_Review_of_the_Research.aspx
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/540127
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00754925
AU  - Nelessen, A C
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - THE COMPUTER COMMUTER: NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSIT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - p. 49-56
AB  - Neighborhood Transit is an alternative transportation concept that would put service within walking distance of 100% of all origins and destinations, regardless of density, thereby capturing a greater percentage of local trips than conventional transit.  It is a flexibly routed/flexibly scheduled, point-to-point, on-demand system that offers suburban commuters something they have never before enjoyed: choice.  It does not seek to elminate automobile commuting but rather works with suburban pattern and preferences, not against them. Neighborhood Transit offers the opportunity to transport more people comfortably, thereby reducing impacts on street and highway networks, reducing parking requirements and decreasing air pollution and driving stress.  Unlike regional transit, Neighborhood Transit is not dependent on development density and does not require urbanization or redevelopment; rather, its central organizing principle is travel time.
U1  - Urban Design, Telecommuting and Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyWilliamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19961027 EndDate:19961030 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Air pollution
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Commuters
KW  - Computers
KW  - Demand
KW  - Flexibility
KW  - Impacts
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Neighborhoods
KW  - On-demand
KW  - Origin and destination
KW  - Parking
KW  - Point-to-point
KW  - Population density
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Reduction (Decrease)
KW  - Routes
KW  - Schedules
KW  - Suburbs
KW  - Travel time
UR  - http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/udes/nelessen.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/540129
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00754924
AU  - Salomon, I
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE 'DEATH OF DISTANCE': SOME IMPLICATIONS FOR TRANSPORT AND URBAN AREAS
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - p. 39-48
AB  - The author suggests that we should study the impacts of telecommunications armed with the concept of technological opportunism.  It may allow us to understand how big business and industry change from a single plant to the multinational; how governments deal with technology in different ways at different levels; and how individual entrepreneurs exploit technology to reduce the costs of distance in location decisions.  Telecommunications can be used by entrepreneurs in many different ways.  Cities depend on multiple networks and not just telecommunication networks.  Technologies of transportation and telecommunication are complementary more than substitutes. We need to realize that dematerialization may be true in the aggregate, but there is a great and rising demand for material goods, and they need to be moved.  Cities are much more efficient than dispersed settlements, and telecommunications open new options for very diverse applications.  There is a growing role for opportunists in all this.
U1  - Urban Design, Telecommuting and Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyWilliamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19961027 EndDate:19961030 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Cities
KW  - Distance
KW  - Impacts
KW  - Managerial personnel
KW  - Networks
KW  - Opportunism
KW  - Shipments
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Telecommunications
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/udes/salomon.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/540128
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00754921
AU  - Day, L G
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - URBAN DESIGN, TELECOMMUTING AND TRAVEL FORECASTING CONFERENCE. SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMPENDIUM OF PAPERS
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - 292p

AB  - This conference was sponsored by the Travel Model Improvement Program.  There were two principal goals of the conference: to improve understanding of the influence on travel behavior of urban development patterns specifically designed to reduce motor vehicle travel; and to assess the potential for telecommunications, particularly telecommuting, to reduce motor vehicle travel.  The conference was charged with identifying what is already known and unknown about these effects, what of this knowledge can be applied today for use by Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) and state Department of Transportation (DOT) planners, and what research and development on these subjects is needed to improve today's urban and transportation planning practices.  Deliberations at the conference were organized in three subject tracks, each of which addressed several specific questions related to its subject.
U1  - Urban Design, Telecommuting and Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyWilliamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19961027 EndDate:19961030 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - City planning
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Design
KW  - Development
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Motor vehicles
KW  - Reduction (Decrease)
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
KW  - State departments of transportation
KW  - Telecommuting
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Travel Model Improvement Program
KW  - Urban areas
KW  - Urban development
UR  - https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/tmip/publications/other_reports/impacts_of_telecommuting/index.cfm
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/540125
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00748882
AU  - American Public Transportation Association
TI  - APTA 1997 TRANSIT FIXED GUIDEWAY INVENTORY
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - 174 p.
AB  - This report includes data on fixed guideways in the U.S. and Canada in operation as of fall 1997, plus those under construction, in design, in planning, and proposal.  Data were obtained from a survey of transit agencies and governmental agencies in the U.S. and Canada, and from media accounts. Guideways are listed by the urbanized area location and primary transit agency user, potential user, or agency in charge of the project, regardless of who owns, proposes, plans, designs, or constructs the guideway.  A fixed guideway is defined as a rail, ferryboat, or electric trolleybus route or a bus transitway or high-occupancy vehicle lane.  Modes included are: automated guideway; cable car; commuter rail; ferryboat; heavy rail; inclined plane; intermediate rail; light rail; bus; monorail; electric trolleybus; and aerial tramway.
KW  - Construction
KW  - Design
KW  - Fixed-guideway transit
KW  - Fleet management
KW  - Fleet statistics
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Operations
KW  - Planning
KW  - Rail transit
KW  - Reports
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Survey reports
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483895
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00747543
AU  - Harvard Design and Mapping Company, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - OVERSIGHT OF FARE COLLECTION PRACTICES
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - 29 p.
AB  - This report documents an oversight study of fare collection practices in the transit industry.  The oversight was designed as an investigation of practices currently used in the transit industry to evaluate the impact of farebox revenue collection and control issues as related to the development and implementation of revenue fare structures, fare instruments, and fare media design.  The report is a synthesis of current practices at 13 separate transit operations visited.  It presents collectability and control issues facing operators in the management of historic fare structures, along with observations on control practices and measures which should be considered in the implementation of new revenue pricing structures, new fare instruments and operating standards.  The oversight focused on and examined two major concerns: adequacy of internal control systems governing the collection and control of revenues at transit agencies, and impact of such collection conditions on revenue forecasting and fare structure and design.  General findings are presented according to five areas of inquiry by the study team: financial planning, general management approach, sales and collection, revenue processing, and special situations.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Control systems
KW  - Elasticity (Economics)
KW  - Fare collection
KW  - Fares
KW  - Operational procedures
KW  - Operations
KW  - Revenues
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20500/20553/PB98133572.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/473662
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00746533
AU  - Raj, P K
AU  - Technology and Management Systems, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
TI  - USE OF HYDROGEN TO POWER THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRANSIT BUS (ATTB): AN ASSESSMENT
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - 56 p.
AB  - The Advanced Technology Transit Bus (ATTB), developed under primary funding from the U.S> DOT/FTA, currently uses a power plant based on a natural gas burning IC engine-generator set. FTA is interested in demonstrating thee use of a hydrogen fuel cell-based power plant on the ATTB.  This report analyzes several issues related to the proposed demonstration project including hydrogen safety, hydrogen storage options, and total hydrogen requirements.  A preliminary comparative assessment of the hazards and risks posed by useful energy equivalent quantities of hydrogen, methane, and gasoline, has been performed.  This study indicates that hydrogen and methane have almost equal risks whereas gasoline has substantially higher risk.  The reasons for such a conclusion are indicated.
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Fuel cells
KW  - Handling and storage
KW  - Hazard evaluation
KW  - Hydrogen fuels
KW  - Risk assessment
KW  - Safety
KW  - Storage facilities
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/800/825/Cleanair.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20400/20444/PB98128325.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/473058
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745370
AU  - Kestler, M A
AU  - U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
TI  - CURRENT AND PROPOSED PRACTICES FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE HIGHWAY PAVEMENT TESTING
PY  - 1997/11
SP  - 7 p.
AB  - In September 1994 the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) distributed a short survey on nondestructive testing practices to each of the 50 state Departments of Transportation (DOTs).  The compilation of results constituted Phase 1 of a multiphase effort intended to lead toward the development of a method for optimizing falling weight deflectometer (FWD) test point spacing.  Planned spatial statistical analyses on selected data sets will yield (site-specific) optimal FWD test point spacing for road network evaluation and pavement overlay design.  Optimal FWD test point spacing reduces conservative overdesign due to undertesting and reduces overtesting.  Both of these ultimately reduce costs. Although the above effort has not been completed, this interim report outlines the proposed process.  Also included are direct survey facts and figures, including number of states with nondestructive testing (NDT) devices, average number of miles of annual overlay design, average number of miles of network/inventory testing, and back-calculation programs and overlay design procedures used.  All facts and figures are generic and honor state anonymity.
KW  - Falling weight deflectometers
KW  - Highway pavement
KW  - Nondestructive tests
KW  - Overlays (Pavements)
KW  - Pavement layers
KW  - Pavements
KW  - Test point spacing
KW  - Traffic distribution
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/8000/8800/8838/SR97_28.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472551
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00762079
AU  - McGuinness, K
AU  - Project Action
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - TAMS Consultants, Incorporated
TI  - ACCESSIBLE WATER TRANSPORTATION. A PROJECT ACTION BEST PRACTICES STUDY
PY  - 1997/10/31
SP  - 80 p.
AB  - The purpose of this study is to identify and disseminate information on ferry operators' current best practices in providing accessible water transportation.  The study identified 11 operations and 17 vessels where accessible water transportation is offered daily.  These include new as well as retrofit facilities and vessels.  Although none of the ferry operations visited allowed full, unassisted access for people with disabilities, each one has one or more access elements that is a model in the industry.  The study looked for best practices in 7 specific areas: gangways; boarding devices; elevators and lifts on-board vessels; heads;, seating; moving around the vessel - handrails, door thresholds, etc.; other amenities such as concessions, signage, staff training, etc.  The report provides the results of these site visits as well as information on available products to enhance accessibility.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Discrimination
KW  - Ferries
KW  - Legal constraints
KW  - Passenger handling
KW  - Regulatory constraints
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Water transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496846
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00744651
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE
PY  - 1997/10/01
SP  - 15 p.
AB  - The booklet provides a brief description of the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) initiative, its vision, mission, goals and strategic objectives.
KW  - Commercial transportation
KW  - Ground transportation
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Rural areas
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16400/16459/PB2000104000.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472202
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00754406
AU  - Zimowski, M
AU  - Tourangeau, R
AU  - Ghadiali, R
AU  - Pedlow, S
AU  - NORC
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - NONRESPONSE IN HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEYS
PY  - 1997/10
SP  - v.p.
AB  - Response rates for household travel surveys conducted within the United States have declined substantially over the past few decades.  In recent years, household travel surveys conducted by a combination of telephone and mail have typically obtained rates in the range of 25 to 40%; some surveys have reported response rates as low as 5%.  In response to the concern over the low response rates, nonresponse was one of the major topics addressed at the TRB conference on household travel surveys. This report is one example and the first in a series of initiatives focusing on nonresponse.  The purpose of this report and other projects is to improve the quality of survey data gathered by MPOs and state DOTs, and to promote efficient utilization of data collection resources.  To accomplish these goals, this report used a three-pronged approach:  measuring and reporting nonresponse; reducing nonresponse; and, statistical methods for reducing the impact of nonresponse.
KW  - Households
KW  - Information retrieval
KW  - Responses
KW  - Travel Model Improvement Program
KW  - Travel surveys
UR  - http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/nonrespond.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20800/20868/PB98155641.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/538982
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00754405
AU  - Zimowski, M
AU  - Tourabgeau, R
AU  - Ghadialy, R
AU  - NORC
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - INTRODUCTION TO PANEL SURVEYS IN TRANSPORTATION STUDIES
PY  - 1997/10
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This report is a general introduction to the use of panel designs in surveys of travel behavior.  It has four main objectives:  to highlight the differences between cross-sectional and panel approaches to the study of travel behavior; to discuss the limitations of cross-sectional and panel data; to identify situations where panel data are preferable; and to provide guidelines for designing and maintaining a panel survey.  The report contains a number of recommendations concerning the conduct and use of panel designs in travel surveys.
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Information dissemination
KW  - Survey methods
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Transportation policy
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Travel by mode
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Travel modes
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
UR  - http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/intropanel.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20800/20867/PB98155633.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/538981
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00768918
AU  - Travel Model Improvement Program
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - TIME-OF-DAY MODELING PROCEDURES STATE-OF-THE-ART, STATE-OF-THE-PRACTICE
PY  - 1997/10
SP  - 65 p.
AB  - In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the ability of travel demand models to estimate travel not only for the average weekday, but for different periods within the day. Travel demand models are increasingly required to be analysis tools for a broad range of issues on transportation policy and project alternatives.  These issues often require detailed analysis, not only spatially, but temporally as well.  This report provides documentation on methods used in U.S. urban areas to handle the issue of time of day in their travel demand models. Commonly used practices are described, and the most innovative methods used by metropolitan planning organizations and states are documented in detail.  A range of time-of-day related issues are addressed, including disaggregation of daily travel estimates, peak spreading, and emerging approaches.  A terminology section lists acronyms and technical terms with their definitions.  A bibliography is also included.
KW  - Average daily traffic
KW  - Disaggregate analysis
KW  - Link volume
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - States
KW  - Time
KW  - Time periods
KW  - Traffic volume
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation system management
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Travel demand management
KW  - Trip distribution
KW  - Trip generation
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/time-day/ch1.htm
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/503224
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00748881
AU  - American Public Transportation Association
TI  - APTA 1997 TRANSIT FARE SUMMARY
PY  - 1997/10
SP  - 414 p.
AB  - Data in this report are for fare schedules in effect on or shortly after July 1.  If an agency did not respond to the survey, data from the preceding year's survey are listed, and "#" is listed before the agency name.  All data for agencies that have not reported for over two years have been deleted.  Data reported are the norms for the category; there may be occasional exceptions.  Data are reported in the following fixed-route modes: automated guideway; cable car; commuter rail; ferryboat; heavy rail; inclined rail; intermediate rail; light rail; bus; and trolleybus.  In all sections, data within each mode are arranged alphabetically by U.S. Census Bureau urbanized area and urban place, and alphabetically by transit agency within each urbanized area.  Canadian metropolitan areas follow the U.S. listings.  Each agency's data for a mode is normally contained on a single line.  Monetary data for Canadian agencies are in Canadian dollars.
KW  - Fare schedules
KW  - Fares
KW  - Fixed routes
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Reports
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Survey reports
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483894
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00747539
AU  - Enfiedjian, B
AU  - Figura, R
AU  - Lee, D B
AU  - Luglio, T J
AU  - Schneck, D C
AU  - Stross, R A
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - LESSONS LEARNED - TURNKEY APPLICATIONS IN THE TRANSIT INDUSTRY
PY  - 1997/10
SP  - 276 p.
AB  - The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), Section 3019 included the provisions for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Turnkey Demonstration Program.  The FTA is responsible through Section 3019 to develop turnkey guidelines based on the comparative cost and schedule differences between conventional and turnkey projects.  To assist FTA in meeting this legislative requirement numerous outreach activities were initiated, highlighted by the International Transit Turnkey and Joint Development Workshop in San Juan, Puerto Rico on October 15-19, 1996.  Co-hosted by FTA, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, this 5-day conference featured experts from around the world and explored the use of turnkey in transit projects development and implementation.  Under the direction of the FTA, 6 resource papers were produced addressing the core subjects of Financing:  Project Management Control; Identification and Management of Risk; Value Engineering and Quality Assurance/Quality Control; Procurement and Environmental Considerations.  This report presents the full text of these papers and reflects the cutting edge of turnkey experience in public transit today.  It is to serve as a benchmark against which to identify issues for further consideration in the Turnkey Demonstration Program and Congressional direction for issuance of guidance.
KW  - Design
KW  - Environmental control
KW  - Finance
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Quality assurance
KW  - Quality control
KW  - Risk management
KW  - Turnkey systems
KW  - Value engineering
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/473658
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00744611
AU  - Hough, J
AU  - Griffin, G
AU  - Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
TI  - AN EVALUATION OF REGIONALIZING RURAL TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN NORTH DAKOTA
PY  - 1997/10
SP  - 63 p.
AB  - Several states have been moving toward a coordinated approach to transit as a result of the federal government's prompting. Coordination is believed to increase the transit services offered and increase the service area covered.  The state of Iowa was on the forefront of coordination efforts in the 1970s and initiated a regional approach to coordinate all transit services throughout the state.  Iowa still maintains a regional approach to transit. It is proposed that North Dakota adopt a similar regionalized transit effort.  The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the potential for North Dakota to regionalize their rural transit systems.  The specific tasks were: 1) Identify transit systems/services in North Dakota; 2) Identify transit needs in North Dakota; 3) Evaluate unmet transit needs in state; 4) Examine models of coordinated transit systems; and, 5) Make recommendations on regionalization and coordination of transit systems in North Dakota.
KW  - Coordination
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Federal aid
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Ridership
KW  - Rural transit
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20100/20126/PB98110455.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472178
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745366
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - FEDERAL, STATE. AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FINANCIAL STATISTICS
PY  - 1997/09
SP  - 49 p.
AB  - This report is the 12th in a series that presents time-series data on federal, state, and local transportation-related revenues and expenditures.  For this report, data on 1982-94 fiscal years are shown.  Federal data correspond to a fiscal year that begins October 1, while the state and local data are for a fiscal year that generally begins July 1.  The data are suitable for illustrating trends in public transportation finance.  Data are presented in current dollars and in constant 1987 dollars, as indicated.
KW  - Budgeting
KW  - Expenditures
KW  - Federal budgets
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Finance
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Revenues
KW  - State aid
KW  - Time series
KW  - Transportation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/7000/7100/7180/fslfin94.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472548
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00744606
AU  - Gilbert, E
AU  - Gilbert, S
AU  - Boni, E A
AU  - Newman, D R
AU  - Interactive Elements Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - SAFETY REVIEW OF WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY (WMATA) METRORAIL OPERATIONS
PY  - 1997/09
SP  - 92 p.
AB  - A recent series of accidents and incidents at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) have raised concerns about the Authority's commitment to safety as its top priority. In January 1996, a train operator was killed at an end-of-the line station when his train slid on icy tracks into parked railcars.  There have also been incidents of tower supervisors misdirecting trains in yards, including an incident in which a supervisor directed a train to pass a red (stop) signal.  In April 1996, WMATA disconnected the operating mechanisms for the mid-car emergency doors on approximately 100 rail cars without removing cars from service.  Later that month, two workers were injured when their tools made contact with a live electrical cable that should have been deactivated while tracks were being repaired.  On May 10, a delayed response to a fire put both firefighters and passengers at risk.  This document presents a review of safety and operational issues that have affected safety performance at the Authority and presents 31 findings, many of which have been the subject of prior internal and external reviews.  Recent actions to improve safety practices are also identified.
KW  - Crash investigation
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Safety
KW  - Safety programs
KW  - Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
UR  - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Publications/Safety/WMATA/wmata.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20000/20073/PB98107626.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/8000/8700/8704/wmata.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472174
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00754498
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - EVALUATION OF THE CHARTER BUS DEMONSTRATION
PY  - 1997/09
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The objective of this evaluation was to assess the effectiveness of the demonstration program.  The evaluation focused specifically on: the impact on the public operators; the impact on customers; the impact on the private operators; and, the effectiveness of the local decision making process.
KW  - Buses
KW  - Charter operations
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Program effectiveness
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/538985
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00747660
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Space Coast Area Transit
TI  - BREVARD COUNTY 1998-2002 TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED SERVICE PLAN. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1997/09
SP  - v.p.
AB  - Space Coast Area Transit (SCAT) has contracted with the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) to produce a major update of its five-year Transit Development Plan (TDP) and a Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan (TDSP) for Brevard County.  The TDSP represents a merger of the Coordinated Transportation Development Plan (CTDP) and the Community Transportation Coordinator's Service Plan.  The TDSP is an annually updated tactical plan for the local TD program that includes a service plan, development plan, quality assurance components, and cost/revenue allocation and fare structure justification.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Demand
KW  - Development
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Quality assurance
KW  - Transit development plan
KW  - Transportation disadvantaged persons
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/474112
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745288
AU  - WEINER, E
AU  - Office of the Secretary of Transportation
TI  - URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN THE UNITED STATES. AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW. FIFTH EDITION
PY  - 1997/09
SP  - 295 p.
AB  - The report focuses on key events in the evolution of urban transportation planning including developments in technical procedures, philosophy, processes and institutions.  The historical development is reviewed from its beginnings in early highway and transit planning to its current focus on intermodal connectivity, sustainable development, and broad participation in the planning process.
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Planning
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Transit planning
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - http://media.tmiponline.org/clearinghouse/utp/utp.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/6000/6500/6598/683.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472506
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745287
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
TI  - HIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION FOR AMERICA. OVERVIEW REPORT
PY  - 1997/09
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This report examines the economics of bringing high-speed ground transportation (HSGT) to well-populated groups of cities throughout the United States.  The purpose is to draw nationwide conclusions from projections of the likely investment needs, operating performance, and benefits of HSGT in a set of illustrative corridors in several regions.
KW  - Feasibility analysis
KW  - High speed ground transportation
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investments
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Operational procedures
KW  - Operations
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Technology assessment
UR  - http://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/details/L02519
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/11000/11500/11545/cfs0997all.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/474070
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743916
AU  - Jones, F R
AU  - Lachance, L C
AU  - Williams, K
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE STUDY. PHASE I: REVIEW OF IMPACT FEE FORMULA VARIABLES
PY  - 1997/09
SP  - 17 p.
AB  - The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) has conducted a review of the transportation and right-of-way components of "Hillsborough County Consolidated Impact Assessment Program Ordinance".  Phase I of this project involved reviewing the current impact fee formula variables and determining what changes in the values are appropriate. The transportation impact fee formula contains three parts: 1) calculation of the impact based on trip generation and roadway construction costs; 2) a credit for gas taxes paid for the next 50 years; and 3) a percentage adjustment.
KW  - Construction
KW  - Construction costs
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Cost recovery
KW  - Costs
KW  - Impact fees
KW  - Right of way
KW  - Road construction
KW  - Trip generation
KW  - Value engineering
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471900
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743907
AU  - Goodwin, R E
AU  - Lewis, C A
AU  - Center for Transportation Training and Research
AU  - Southwest Region University Transportation Center
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - LAND VALUE ASSESSMENT NEAR BUS TRANSIT FACILITIES: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED TRANSIT CENTERS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
PY  - 1997/09
SP  - 61 p.
AB  - This study is designed to measure the potential impacts of transportation facilities upon land values of contiguous properties compared to non-contiguous properties, within a quarter-mile "zone of influence".  A survey was designed and randomly administered to residents within each stated zone of influence, and provided information about the neighborhood and land values.  The results of the survey were compared to data from Harris county appraisal district. Census data were obtained to measure demographic changes from 1980 to 1990 and determine the relationship between socioeconomic variables and the transit facility.
KW  - Adjacent property
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Land use
KW  - Land values
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Rail transit facilities
KW  - Transit impacts
KW  - Zone of influence
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471891
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00742522
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TECHNICAL GUIDANCE ON SECTION 5309 NEW STARTS CRITERIA
PY  - 1997/09
SP  - 204 p.
AB  - The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has developed this guidance to document the application and reporting procedures for the Section 5309 New Starts criteria.  This guidance will assist local agencies in submitting information and documentation of the New Starts criteria for the proposed transit investments to FTA. The criteria, which replace those in effect since 1984, will be applied for the first time in the development of the ratings and New Starts project profiles to be included in the upcoming report, FY 1999 Annual Report on Funding Levels for Transit New Starts.  This report provides background information on the development of the revised criteria as well as guidance on their application.  It also includes guidance on development and reporting of New Starts criteria along with multiple measures addressing mobility improvements, environmental benefits, operating efficiencies, cost-effectiveness, transit-supportive existing land use and future patterns, other factors, and local financial commitment. The use of consistent measures, data inputs, and analytical assumptions as outlined in this guidance is intended to improve the quality of information provided to FTA by project sponsors and to support FTA's decisionmaking process.
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - Financing
KW  - Financing plans
KW  - Investments
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Planning
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Reports
KW  - Technical analysis
KW  - Technology assessment
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573965
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743909
AU  - Higgins, L
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Southwest Region University Transportation Center
TI  - PUBLIC TRANSIT AND LIVABLE COMMUNITIES: AN EVALUATION OF THE LCI DEMONSTRATION PROJECT IN CORPUS CHRISTI
PY  - 1997/08/11
SP  - 61 p.
AB  - As part of a project for the Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC), the Texas Transportation Institute  (TTI) is monitoring the Corpus Christi RTA's Livable Communities Initiative.  TTI is evaluating the effects of the enhancements funded by the initiative by conducting before and after studies of the neighborhoods surrounding Staples Street Station and Six Points, the two focal points of the LCI project. TTI's evaluation included information from on-the-street surveys of pedestrians and transit riders; interviews with neighborhood business owners; and data on crime rates and transit ridership in these two neighborhoods.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Planning
KW  - Project analysis
KW  - Project management
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Socioeconomic factors
KW  - Transit planning
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban development
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471893
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00747542
AU  - Pacific Gas and Electric Company
AU  - Bay Area Rapid Transit District
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - APPLICATION OF SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC ENERGY STORAGE FOR THIRD RAIL VOLTAGE SUPPORT
PY  - 1997/08
SP  - 218 p.
AB  - This report examines the technical and economic feasibility of utilizing superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) technology on the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system, namely, the center of the transbay tube which links Oakland and San Francisco under the waters of the Bay.  The problem addressed was the voltage sag on the traction power third rail during times of high current demands by trains on the BART system.  This phase of the study has established a functional specification for a storage system to support the transient voltage sag problem in BART's transbay tube.  Limited computer simulation runs provided some quantitative understanding of the conditions under which low-voltage transients are likely to occur.  Three vendors provided conceptual designs of SMES units that could meet the functional specifications.  The three SMES designs were compared with three battery system designs and one pulse-duty rectifier design to assess the relative position of SMES technology in relation to more conventional technologies from a performance and economic standpoint.  BART will benefit in its development of advanced train control and from the insights on train operations gained in this study  The study recommends that an investigation be made of the contribution which train control could make to elimination of transient voltage sags, quantify system benefits from elimination of such transients, and begin long-term monitoring of track voltages at several points to determine the frequency and depth of sags in the tube.
KW  - Automatic train control
KW  - Cryogenic devices
KW  - Electromagnetic fields
KW  - Energy storage systems
KW  - Rapid transit
KW  - Rapid transit systems
KW  - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
KW  - Technology assessment
KW  - Third rail
KW  - Voltage
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20400/20416/PB98126188.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/473661
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00744609
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - SUCCESSFUL TELECOMMUTING PROGRAMS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS: A REPORT TO CONGRESS
PY  - 1997/08
SP  - 51 p.
AB  - Telecommuting encompasses a variety of non-traditional work arrangements that move work to people, rather than people to work.  Recent interest in telecommuting on the part of businesses, public agencies, employees, and policy makers has been generated by a desire to increase productivity, reduce costs, balance family and work responsibilities, and address traffic congestion and environmental issues.  In 1996, the U.S. Congress directed the Department of Transportation (DOT) to identify successful telecommuting programs in the public and private sectors and with disseminating information on these programs and the benefits and costs of telecommuting.  The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) conducted the research on telecommuting to address this request.  The findings from this research are provided in this report.
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Cost reduction
KW  - Governments
KW  - Human resources
KW  - Human resources management
KW  - Information dissemination
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - Telecommuting
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20000/20082/PB98108947.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/6000/6400/6465/telecommute.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472176
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743911
AU  - Marshall, M A
AU  - Mierzejewaki, E A
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - A REVIEW OF THE LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANS OF FLORIDA'S METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS
PY  - 1997/08
SP  - 142 p.
AB  - The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) has completed a comparative study of the policy direction of the 2020 Florida Transportation Plan and the long-range transportation plans of Florida's 25 Metropolitan Planning Organizations.  This study was undertaken to achieve four primary objectives: 1) to develop a narrative overview of the issues and policies contained in each of the MPO long-range transportation plans, distinguishing between large and small metropolitan areas; 2) to review these issues with respect to their degree of inclusion in the 2020 Florida Transportation Plan (FTP); 3) to assess the degree of connectivity among projects in adjacent metropolitan areas, focusing specifically on the Florida Intrastate Highway System; and 4) to develop an overall "Metropolitan Area Trends and Conditions Report" that addresses demographic and transportation data reflective of Florida's 25 metropolitan areas.
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Highway systems
KW  - Highways
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Long range planning
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Regional transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471895
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743914
AU  - Chu, X
AU  - Polzin, S
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - TIMING OF MAJOR TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS
PY  - 1997/08
SP  - 88 p.
AB  - This report offers a broad overview of timing research as it applies to major transportation investments.  Specific emphasis is given to major public transit investments.  The report is designed to provide planners and decision-makers with a better understanding of timing research.  The report emphasizes basic economic principles of investment timing rather than detailed techniques.  The purpose of this particular report is to describe the kind of investment timing rules most useful in making investment decisions so that transportation investments are made most efficiently.  The report is divided into nine chapters. Chapter 1 is an introduction.  Chapter 2 reviews basic concepts related to economic analysis of investment timing.  Chapter 3 discusses the perceptions and attitudes of the planning profession toward investment timing.  Chapter 4 shows with examples both quantitative and qualitative significance of timing.  Chapter 5 describes conditions under which waiting can create a value to invest.  Chapter 6 discusses timing rules under different scenarios, including traditional rules, rules with certainty, and rules with uncertainty.  Chapter 7 presents two approaches to time subsequent analysis of a project following an initial build-later decision.  Chapter 8 identifies what type of data economic principles require, what federal regulations on investment analysis require, and what is inadequate in current practice.  Chapter 9 provides a number of recommendations regarding what needs to be done in order to use these economic principles of investment timing in practice. References are included along with a technical appendix on models of investment timing.
KW  - Benefit cost analysis
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Discount
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Planning
KW  - Timing
KW  - Uncertainty
KW  - Value engineering
UR  - http://www.cutr.usf.edu/research/timing.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1900/1927/timing.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20100/20117/PB98110059.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471898
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00742523
AU  - LAUBE, M
AU  - Lyons, W
AU  - VanderWilden, P
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR ACCESS TO JOBS: JOB ACCESS AND THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING PROCESS IN HARTFORD, ST. LOUIS, AND DETROIT
PY  - 1997/08
SP  - 56 p.
AB  - This report presents three case studies of innovative transportation planning efforts in metropolitan areas to improve access to jobs for current welfare recipients and other low income residents.  These Access to Jobs case studies of the Hartford, St. Louis, and Detroit metropolitan areas focus on developing transportation solutions that meet locally defined goals and objectives and ensure  that former welfare recipients have the needed mobility to reach employment opportunities.  The experiences of each area offer a number of insights into how metropolitan transportation planning process might be applied in developing solutions to employment access problems.  Topics discussed include local conditions, job access problem, types and characteristics of existing and planned services, impact of proposed solutions, organizational roles and responsibilities, context of planning effort, resource constraints, and planning methods.  Findings show that the metropolitan transportation planning process is an effective means for addressing access to job problems, that planning for access to jobs requires an inclusive, collaborative coalition of diverse agencies and organizations to develop solutions, and planning goes beyond simply providing transportation to and from work.
KW  - Access
KW  - Access to jobs
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Employment
KW  - Jobs
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Welfare
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5400/5423/699.PDF
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573966
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00742519
AU  - Baxter, M P
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAM EXPENDITURES UNDER ISTEA
PY  - 1997/08
SP  - 218 p.
AB  - This statistical report presents analyzed funding data on the distribution and use of the FTA major formula and discretionary grant programs during the FY 1992-FY 1997 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) period.  Use of these funds is identified by program, program element, urbanized area, and state.  The programs discussed are the principal source of federal financial assistance to urbanized and nonurbanized area for public transportation, namely: Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program; Section 5311 Nonurbanized Area Formula Program; Section 5311 (b) Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP); Section 5310 Elderly and Persons with Disabilities; Section 5309 Capital Program; Interstate Substitute Transit Program; and, Washington, DC Metro Rail (WMATA).  Limited data are provided for the Section 5303 Metropolitan Planning Program and Section 5313 (b) State Planning and Research Program.  Also included is information relative to the flexible funds transferred from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for transit projects and FTA funds transferred to FHWA projects.  The data are compiled from the appropriations and the capital, operating and planning assistance grants awarded to transit agencies, states, and other units of local government.  The FTA grand appropriations totaled $24.68 billion.  Obligations as of September 30, 1996, totaled $22.91 billion.  Of this amount, $3.187 billion was used to finance the purchase of 37,193 transit vehicles and $526 million was obligated for the purchase of 611 rail cars.  Specific information about fixed guideway modernization and new systems is also cited in this report.
KW  - Capital expenditures
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Federal programs
KW  - Fund allocations
KW  - Grant aid
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Operating subsidies
KW  - Rural transit
KW  - Rural Transit Assistance Program
KW  - Statistics
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573962
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745368
AU  - Nicholson, G A
AU  - Powell, J F
AU  - U.S. Army Waterways Experiment Station
TI  - MONITORING GROUNDWATER LEVELS USING TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (TDR) PULSER
PY  - 1997/07
SP  - v.p.
AB  - A rugged, self-calibrating, time-domain reflectometer (TDR) device for monitoring groundwater elevations in piezometers was developed and demonstrated.  The primary advantage of the TDS device over conventional downhole transducer technology is that the electronics are fixed at the surface where they are accessible and easy to maintain.  The TDR instrumentation is also simple to install and does not require field calibration
KW  - Calibration
KW  - Groundwater
KW  - Groundwater investigation
KW  - Piezometers
KW  - Reflectorized materials
KW  - Time dependence
KW  - Time domain reflectometers
KW  - Transducers
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/474073
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00746534
AU  - Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRACTION POWER AUTOTRANSFORMER SUBSTATION MODERNIZATION AND SWITCHGEAR DEVELOPMENT: PHASE I FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1997/07
SP  - 172 p.
AB  - SPD Technologies is developing 12 kV and 24 kV switchgear as part of SEPTA's modernization program to upgrade its traction power supply and distribution system.  This report provides a summary of the design and development work performed through Phase I, "Design and Engineering of Power Components".  The report describes design requirements for circuit breakers, disconnect switches, bus structure, switchgear and other system components.
KW  - Autotransformers
KW  - Circuit breakers
KW  - Commuter cars
KW  - Railroad electrification
KW  - Switches (Railroads)
KW  - Vacuum circuit breakers
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20400/20445/PB98128358.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/473059
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00744610
AU  - American Public Transportation Association
TI  - STANDARD BUS PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES
PY  - 1997/07
SP  - 121 p.
AB  - The Standard Bus Procurement Guidelines (SBPG) are a model for solicitation of offers and contracts for the supply of transit buses.  They are intended to be a starting point for a transit agency assembling a solicitation of offers and to assist in a cost-effective procurement.  The SBPG are organized in 5 parts. The first part is presented in two alternative versions for use in competitive negotiations or sealed bidding.  The remaining 4 parts can be used in either method of procurement, with options to be designated based on the method of procurement.  The sections of the document are: 1) Request for Proposals, Offer, and Award; or, Solicitation, Offer, and Award; 2) General Contractual Provisions; 3) Quality Assurance Provisions; 4) Warranty Provisions; 5) Technical Specifications.
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Purchasing
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472177
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743908
AU  - Lede, N W
AU  - Lewis, C A
AU  - Marzette, D
AU  - Center for Transportation Training and Research
AU  - Southwest Region University Transportation Center
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - PUBLIC TRANSIT WORKSHOP COMPENDIUM
PY  - 1997/07
SP  - 65 p.
AB  - To meet the nation's transportation demands for the 21st century, innovation and technological advances  in the transportation field will be essential.  The public transit workshops were designed to expose and advance state-of-the-art research on 4 major themes: 1) energy efficiency as a transportation objective; 2) the impact of changing public policies on urban transportation; 3) the role of public transit in an intermodal transportation system; and, 4) the advanced technology systems as they apply to public transportation.  The workshops highlighted in this compendium focus on disseminating data analysis and research findings from the projects underway related to potential energy savings techniques.  For example, energy efficiency, as a transportation objective, can be addressed in many ways: 1) technological innovation, such as more efficient transit vehicles and routing methods; 2) reduction of vehicle miles through increased transit use and carpooling; and, 3) improved land use planned in cities to reduce the need for automobile travel.
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Clean Air Act
KW  - Compressed natural gas
KW  - Energy efficiency
KW  - Fuel conversion
KW  - Fuel processing
KW  - Liquefied natural gas
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Suburbs
KW  - Water transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471892
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00741139
AU  - Ketola, H N
AU  - Chia, D
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ASSESSMENT OF ADA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS
PY  - 1997/07
SP  - 196 p.
AB  - This report assesses the progress transit systems have made in improving the accessibility of their services and facilities. Specific objectives included the identification of innovative solutions developed by transit systems to meet the accessibility requirements of ADA, and identification of potential research and development areas for federal support.  The project takes a systems approach to assessing compliance with ADA regulations by looking at how operations, vehicles, facilities, employees, passengers, and environment all contribute (or clash) to achieve compliance.  The assessment methodology is based on the collection and organization of data from the perspective of a disabled passenger as the passenger makes a complete trip - from obtaining information about the bus or rail system and trip planning, to the passenger leaving vehicle and departing the station.  Information was collected from 32 transit systems with at least one onsite visit in each of FTA's ten regions.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Compliance
KW  - Disabled people
KW  - Federal aid
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Public transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573750
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739902
AU  - Surface Transportation Policy Project
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM: NURTURING PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN THE TRANSPORTATION PROCESS
PY  - 1997/07
SP  - 42 p.
AB  - The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) developed a process to develop transportation plans and programs with maximum community involvement.  This report provides information to metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and others in developing a community-based planning approach in which MPOs work in partnership with a vast array of transportation stakeholders to develop such plans and programs. Five nonprofit organizations conducted community empowerment program case studies with the goal of advancing each community from a basic level of understanding to active participation in the transportation decision making process.  Each organization evaluated the needs of its community, the level of public understanding about transportation issues, and current public concerns.  The case studied demonstrated that an investment in empowering the public can result in new ideas, better identification of problems, and an engaged citizenry.  The five projects highlighted the strengths of community organizations and provided ideas for MPOs and nonprofit organizations to further engage the public in the transportation debate.  As a result, community consensus can be reached, interest can be generated in the neighborhoods that have never had a voice in the transportation debate, and new partnerships can be formed between residents and local governments.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Ground transportation
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Planning
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Urban development
UR  - http://www.fta.dot.gov/planning/metro/planning_environment_3851.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573242
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00744650
AU  - Jalubiak, S
AU  - NEEDHAM, K
AU  - Apogee Research, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - WIRELESS SHARED RESOURCES: SHARING RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS. GUIDANCE ON LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES
PY  - 1997/06/26
SP  - 46 p.
AB  - Shared resource projects are public-private arrangements that involve sharing public property such as rights-of-way and private resources such as telecommunications  capacity and expertise. Typically, private telecommunications providers are granted access to public property for their own telecommunications infrastructure in exchange for providing infrastructure capacity, service, other goods and services, and/or cash to the public sector.  These arrangements address private sector needs for placement of telecommunications infrastructure and, at the same time, help support transportation activities such as deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems. This Guidance identifies and explores non-technical issues related to wireless (mobile) shared resource projects ("Wireless Guidance").  As such, it complements the previously published Guidance which focused on wireline (landline) shared resource projects.  The Wireless Guidance summarizes the options available, advantages and disadvantages of some of the most salient issues as they apply to wireless telecommunications projects, and notes where issues are similar and where they diverge from wireline issues.
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial sources
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Resource utilization
KW  - Right of way
KW  - Shared resources
KW  - Telecommunications
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/11000/11500/11535/wireless.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472201
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01397424
AU  - Dranscak, M
AU  - United States. Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
TI  - Transit planning and research reports: annotated bibliography
PY  - 1997/06
IS  - FTA-TRI-30-97-2
SP  - 146p
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems (APTS)
KW  - Bibliographies
KW  - Bibliography
KW  - Fleet management
KW  - Fleet management
KW  - Intelligent transport systems (ITS)
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Personnel
KW  - Personnel
KW  - Policy
KW  - Policy
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Public transport
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
KW  - Transport planning
KW  - Transport safety
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation safety
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/1165206
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745289
AU  - Mustard, W A
AU  - Brand, R
AU  - Horton, J
AU  - Florida State University, Tallahassee
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - NATIONAL URBAN TRANSIT INSTITUTE'S PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS CLEARINGHOUSE: YEAR 1 FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1997/06
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The Promotional Materials Clearinghouse was a program developed by the Florida Institute for Marketing Alternative Transportation at Florida State University's College of Business to assist transit professionals in the development of marketing and promotional collateral.  Because the development and production of marketing collateral can be an expensive and time consuming undertaking, many transit systems borrow from the ideas of other systems throughout the country as a cost-cutting measure. However, because no central repository of collateral material exists, information exchange is very limited.  The Clearinghouse addressed this issue by creating an arena in which transportation professionals throughout the country could share ideas on the effectiveness of certain marketing strategies. FIMAT staff and students collected marketing collateral from transit systems throughout the nation and, in turn, made this information available for review by other transit marketing and public relations personnel.  The primary method for information delivery was a site on the world wide web (http://tan.cob.fsu.edu or http://nuti.cob.fsu.edu).  The site contained digitized copies of collected materials as well as other information deemed important to transit service marketing.  This report details the activities performed during the development, design and implementation of the Promotional Materials Clearinghouse.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Information exchange
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Market assessment
KW  - Market development
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/474071
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00744613
AU  - Zhao, F
AU  - Shen, Dayong
AU  - National Urban Transit Institute
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - GIS APPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
PY  - 1997/06
SP  - 62 p.
AB  - Geographic information systems (GIS) have proven to be powerful tools that are capable of storing, displaying, and analyzing spatially distributed information.  GIS has been used in a wide array of transit applications including demand modeling, service planning, operations, service monitoring and evaluation, customer services, marketing, facility and real-estate management, etc. However, current GIS lacks the adequate capabilities of handling temporal information.  As a result, analyses are mostly performed assuming a fixed time point. Longitudinal analyses that take time into consideration cannot be easily accomplished.  For many applications, information constantly changes with respect to both space and time.  A temporal GIS capable of handling temporal as well as spatial information will greatly expand the current GIS applications and allow new information to be obtained.  In this report, results of a study on temporal GIS applications to various transit management tasks are summarized.  The state-of-the-art of temporal GIS research and development is reviewed.  Potential benefits of applying temporal GIS technologies to transit are investigated.  A simple method to record the changes in spatial objects and their attributes with respect to time has been developed using PC ARC/Info relational databases and a means to query the spatiotemporal data.  The use of this temporal GIS method is illustrated using an example related to transit planning.
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Information management
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Longitudinal profile
KW  - Management
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Temporal information
KW  - Time dependence
KW  - Transit management
KW  - Travel patterns
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20100/20100/PB98109762.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472180
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00744612
AU  - Attoh-Okine, N
AU  - Shen, L D
AU  - National Urban Transit Institute
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - WORKSHOP ON EMERGING FARE COLLECTION TECHNOLOGIES IN MASS TRANSIT
PY  - 1997/06
SP  - 124 p.
AB  - The proceedings contain papers presented at the Workshop on Emerging Fare Collection Technologies in Mass Transit held in Miami, September 26-27, 1996.  The objective if the workshop is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and development in emerging fare collection techniques in mass transit.  This workshop constitutes the combined efforts of the Lehman Center for Transportation Research at Florida International University, Center for Urban Transportation Research, the authors, keynote speakers, to whom goes the recognition.
KW  - Electronic equipment
KW  - Electronic means
KW  - Fare collection
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Smart cards
KW  - Technology assessment
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20100/20101/PB98109788.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472179
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743925
AU  - Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - STATE OF FLORIDA 5 AND 20 YEAR TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED PLAN
PY  - 1997/06
SP  - 33 p.
AB  - This plan will serve as a long-range planning document as the transportation disadvantaged (TD) Program prepares to move into the 21st century.  The overview includes projections of the number of persons eligible or potentially eligible for TD service, as well as projections of the unmet demand for TD trips.  The plan also reports on the Commission's progress toward meeting the goals, objectives, and action plan developed in the 1992 Plan.  This plan includes a description of the vision statements adopted by the Commission for the five-year and long-term planning horizons.  Included is a new set of goals and objectives, designed to measure the accomplishments of the TD Program over the next five years.  Finally, the document includes an action plan.
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation disadvantaged persons
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471909
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743924
AU  - Rey, J R
AU  - Perk, V A
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Florida Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - 1995 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF FLORIDA'S TRANSIT SYSTEMS: PART III, DEMAND-RESPONSE TRENDS ANALYSIS, 1984-1995
PY  - 1997/06
SP  - 360 p.
AB  - Under contract with the Public Transit Office of the FLorida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) has conducted a performance evaluation of Florida's transit systems.  This report is based on data from federally-required National Transit Database reports, which are submitted to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for each fiscal year by systems receiving Section 9 funding. FTA, which has required these data since 1979, provides extensive documentation on how the data are to be collected and reported, and requires auditor certification of the submitted data.  NTD reports are the best single source of data for reviewing transit system performance because these data are standardized, undergo extensive review, and are the result of a substantial data collection and reporting process by the transit systems.  Some NTD data are used by FTA and by states and localities for calculating formulae for the allocation of funding to transit systems.  As a result, the data are extremely important to transit agencies.
KW  - Data analysis
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data systems
KW  - Demand responsive transportation
KW  - Fixed routes
KW  - Fta section 15
KW  - Information systems
KW  - Mathematical analysis
KW  - Panel studies
KW  - Peer groups
KW  - Peer review
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471908
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743913
AU  - Zhao, F
AU  - Shen, Dayong
AU  - Florida International University, Miami
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT
PY  - 1997/06
SP  - 122 p.
AB  - At present, over 60 transit authorities throughout the nation are at various stages of considering or installing AVL systems on their buses to imrove fleet management and transit services. Many transit agencies are studying the feasibility of an AVL system, while others have had an operational system for some time or are in the installation process.  The current state-of-the-art AVL technologies, applications, and potential benefits are described in this report.  Results from a survey conducted among 135 transit properties are summarized.  The survey results show that smaller agencies are less likely to implement AVL since there are less incentives as congestion and crime problems are far less serious than in larger urbanized areas.  The perception of AVL only benefitting larger agencies with congestion and crime problems may be a barrier that prevents smaller transit agencies from exploring possible new ways of serving their customers.  Other survey results include the commonly used technologies, some of the planning practices, the implementation experiences, etc.  Documents related to system specifications and bidding were obtained from a number of transit properties, and are summarized to provide information on some of the technical requirements of AVL systems.
KW  - Automatic vehicle location
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Planning
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20100/20104/PB98109812.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471897
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743912
AU  - Lynch, T A
AU  - Sipe, N
AU  - Polzin, S E
AU  - Chu, X
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Institute of Science and Public Affairs
TI  - TRAVEL TIME, SAFETY, ENERGY, AND AIR QUALITY IMPACTS OF FLORIDA HIGH SPEED RAIL
PY  - 1997/06
SP  - 61 p.
AB  - This research effort is in response to a request from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the Florida Overland Express (FOX), the franchisee, to construct and operate Florida high speed rail, to support continued project planning. This effort produced an analysis that provides additional, specific technical information regarding the impacts of the FOX project based on the high speed rail plan as outlined in the FOX proposal and subsequent franchise agreement between FOX and FDOT.  This report addresses specific impacts of interest to planners, the public and decision makers. This report is organized to briefly describe the transportation market in Florida and the FOX plan, followed by a more substantial discussion of the methodology and findings of the analysis.
KW  - Air quality
KW  - High speed ground transportation
KW  - Market assessment
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Travel time
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471896
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00741161
AU  - Drancsak, M
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH REPORTS: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
PY  - 1997/06
SP  - 146 p.
AB  - This is the fourth edition of the Transit Planning and Research Reports: An Annotated Bibliography.  It references available planning and research publications sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the time period of September 1995 through December 1996.  The intent is to inform the transit community and the general public of the published material available to assist state and local agencies in improving transit services and reducing the cost of public transit.  The bibliography is a reference tool designed to provide rapid and easy access to planning and research project reports.  It describes research products of the FTA national planning and research programs, including the Transit Cooperative Research Program, and other agencies of the Department of Transportation. Transit subject areas covered include Safety and Security, Fleet Operations, Equipment and Infrastructure, Special Transit Services, Policy, Planning and Project Development, and Human Capacity Building.  Each publication is profiled separately accompanied by a report availability statement and a descriptive summary of the contents.  The index includes keywords that have been extracted from the full-text report as well as from the summary description cited in this bibliography.
KW  - Bibliographies
KW  - Development
KW  - Planning
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
KW  - Transit vehicle operations
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573765
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00740405
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Florida Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - 1995 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF FLORIDA TRANSIT SYSTEMS. PART IV. DEMAND-RESPONSE PEER REVIEW ANALYSIS, 1995
PY  - 1997/06
SP  - 88 p.
AB  - Under contract with the Public Transit Office of the Florida Department of Transportation, the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) has conducted a performance evaluation of Florida's transit systems.  This report is based on data from federally-required National Transit Database (NTD) reports which are submitted to FTA for each fiscal year by systems receiving Section 9 funding.  This report is one of four documents prepared as part of the performance evaluation project.  This is the eighth statewide transit evaluation conducted by the Florida Department of Transportation and CUTR.
KW  - Data analysis
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data systems
KW  - Demand responsive transportation
KW  - Evaluation and assessment
KW  - Fixed routes
KW  - Information systems
KW  - Mathematical analysis
KW  - Panel studies
KW  - Peer groups
KW  - Peer review
KW  - Performance
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Quality of service
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573407
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739903
AU  - Zaragoza, D P
AU  - Mierzejewski, E A
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - FINANCIAL SHORTFALLS OF FLORIDA MPO LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANS
PY  - 1997/06
SP  - 61 p.
AB  - Federal legislation requires each MPO to develop a cost feasible transportation plan.  Florida Statutes also outline requirements for developing and updating long-range transportation plans (LRTP).  Federal regulations require MPO LRTPs to be updated at least every five years in areas of air quality attainment and at least every three years in air quality nonattainment or maintenance areas.  In compliance with these federal regulations, the majority of Florida's MPOs completed updates to their LRTP in December 1995, with several plans being revised or finalized in 1996.  Each plan reported that available and projected total funds fell short of the estimated total cost of implementing the project identified by the needs assessment. The purpose of this project is to determine the cumulative financial shortfalls of the LRTPs of Florida's 25 metropolitan organizations.
KW  - Air quality management
KW  - Cost estimating
KW  - Estimates
KW  - Federal laws
KW  - Federal regulations
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573243
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00745376
JO  - TranStats
PB  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - TRUCK MOVEMENTS IN AMERICA: SHIPMENTS FROM, TO, WITHIN, AND THROUGH STATES
PY  - 1997/05
SP  - 6 p.
AB  - Trucking is a vital segment of the transportation system in the United States.  The Commodity Flow Survey estimates that trucks carried about $4.6 trillion worth of goods over 900 billion ton-miles in 1993.  This report presents new estimates of the movements of commmodities by truck to, from, within, and through each state.  The value of truck shipments and the relative importance of trucking to each state is shown, and, additionally, the ton-miles of truck shipments and the amount of trucking activity over the highways are presented.
KW  - Commodity flow
KW  - Commodity flow patterns
KW  - Economic impacts
KW  - Interstate commerce
KW  - Interstate transportation
KW  - Shipments
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Trucking
UR  - http://www.bts.gov/publications/transtats/issue_01/index.html
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/7000/7200/7282/ts1.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475606
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745363
AU  - Eversole, B S
AU  - Rossetti, M A
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - WORLDWIDE TRANSPORTATION DIRECTORY. STATISTICAL CONTACTS AND TRANSPORTATION PROFILES BY CONTINENT AND COUNTRY
PY  - 1997/05
SP  - 126 p.
AB  - The Directory was created to assist transportation data users, policy makers, planners, researchers, information specialists and others in locating statistical contacts and transportation profiles in different countries.  It lists, by continent, 1.925 contact points in 189 countries, plus 42 dependencies and areas of special sovereignties.  Data entries were restricted primarily to government and quasi-government agencies and organizations. In addition to these, there are 59 transnational organizations that span the interests and responsibilities of several countries, and in some cases even continents.  These organizations are listed separately.  The Directory begins with a list of available embassy contacts accessible by electronic mail and Internet Site Addresses.  Following that is presented a special section on transnational organizations. Next, the continents of North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania are displayed as major sections of the Directory, with listings by individual country.
KW  - Directories
KW  - Information services
KW  - International transportation
KW  - Statistics
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5700/5754/857.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472546
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00754419
AU  - Urban Mass Transportation Administration
AU  - Office of the Secretary of Transportation
TI  - LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT STATE-OF-THE-ART OVERVIEW MAY 1977
PY  - 1997/05
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This report presents an overview of light rail transit, an urban transit alternative which has the potential to help fill the need for flexibility in public transportation.  The document is designed to make more accessible the body of knowledge that now constitutes the state-of-the-art of light rail transit.  A special feature is the inclusion of supplementary material to serve as a source book for further information.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Light rail transit
KW  - Quality of service
KW  - State of the art
KW  - Technological development
KW  - Technology
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34200/34263/DOT-TSC-OST-79-4.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/538983
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00748883
JO  - Publication of: American Public Transit Association
PB  - American Public Transportation Association
AU  - American Public Transportation Association
TI  - APTA 1997 TRANSIT VEHICLE DATA BOOK
PY  - 1997/05
SP  - 513 p.
AB  - This book lists transit passenger service vehicles and locomotives aggregated by fleet, i.e., a group of vehicles that have identical mode, year built, status, manufacturer, model, vehicle type, number of seats, length, width, type of power, and type of engine.  Summary tables for U.S. transit agencies follow the "U.S. Index of Transit Agencies by Mode and Location". These are followed by U.S. fleet data for individual agencies arranged by mode and by the most populous U.S. Census Urbanized Area in which they provide service.  Non-urbanized U.S. agencies are listed by their Urban Place.  Fleet listings include vehicles owned and leased as of January 1, 1997 plus vehicles in the process of delivery, for which contracts have been awarded, or for which potential orders are possible in the next 5 years.
KW  - Automobiles by type
KW  - Fleet management
KW  - Fleet statistics
KW  - Industries
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Motor vehicles
KW  - Passenger vehicles
KW  - Public passenger vehicles
KW  - Service life
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Transit vehicles
KW  - Vehicle age
KW  - Vehicle classification
KW  - Vehicle design
KW  - Vehicle type
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/485726
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743906
AU  - Ugboro, I O
AU  - Obeng, K
AU  - Talley, W K
AU  - North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - A FRAMEWORK FOR COLLABORATION IN PUBLIC SYSTEMS
PY  - 1997/05
SP  - 78 p.
AB  - The first objective of this study is to identify transit firms already cooperating in providing consolidated transit services and study their characteristics, and the levels and types of cooperation that exist between them.  A second objective is to identify from management the perceived advantages, and obstacles/impediments of the cooperative efforts while the third is to develop criteria to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the cooperative efforts.  Lastly, it is the objective of this study to design a blueprint for collaboration which minimizes the potential and known pitfalls for carrying out interagency cooperative agreements for coordinated transit services.  The accomplishments of these objectives should lead to a specification of procedures to achieve efficiency and effectiveness in setting up inter-agency collaboration arrangements for providing transit services.
KW  - Cooperation
KW  - Coordinated transit services
KW  - Coordination
KW  - Interagency relations
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Transit services
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/11000/11200/11273/collabf.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471890
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00741856
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
AU  - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
TI  - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PUBLICATIONS CATALOG
PY  - 1997/05
SP  - 8 p.
AB  - Prepared by the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, DOT, this publication presents a brief introduction to the latest publications available on the subject of intelligent transportation systems.
KW  - Advanced systems
KW  - Catalogs
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Geographical information systems
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573810
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745364
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - TRANSPORTATION RECEIPTS AND OUTLAYS IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET
PY  - 1997/04
SP  - 75 p.
AB  - This report identifies financial trends in the federal government's transportation activities for fiscal years 1977-94. The report focuses on receipts from taxes and tax-like fees and assessments that support transportation activities and the net expenditures (outlays) that are related to them.  The report also displays receipts and outlays for all federal transportation-related programs, including those administered by agencies outside the U.S. Department of Transportation.  Data are reported in both current dollars and in constant 1987 dollars, and all years mentioned are fiscal years, except in the cases of titles of legislation or dates of publication.
KW  - Assessments
KW  - Expenditures
KW  - Fees
KW  - Financial responsibility
KW  - Taxes
KW  - Time series
UR  - http://www.bts.gov/publications/transportation_receipts_and_outlays_in_the_federal_budget/pdf/entire.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20700/20709/PB98143068.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5900/5979/trfedbud.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472547
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745365
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - AIRPORT ACTIVITY STATISTICS OF CERTIFICATED AIR CARRIERS. SUMMARY TABLES. TWELVE MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1996
PY  - 1997/04
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The report presents summary data for all scheduled and nonscheduled service by large certified U.S. air carriers - including the volume of passenger, freight, and mail enplanements, and aircraft departures - for each airport served during the 12 months ending December 31, 1996.  The data in this publication are compiled from information reported to DOT by the large certificated air carriers on BTS Form 41, Schedules T-100 and T-3.  The data are presented in 5 tables.  Tables 1 and 2 contain summary data by type of service for carrier groups and individual air carriers, and summary figures by area and state. Tables 3, 4, and 5 show activity in air carrier system operations at large, medium, and small air traffic hubs.
KW  - Air traffic
KW  - Air traffic activity
KW  - Air travel
KW  - Airlines
KW  - Airport operations
KW  - Freight handling
KW  - Freight operations
KW  - Hub and spoke systems
KW  - Passenger traffic
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/474072
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00741844
AU  - Grubb, N
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - 1996 STATISTICAL SUMMARIES. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION GRANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
PY  - 1997/04
SP  - 176 p.
AB  - This annual report primarily contains information for the program administered by the Office of Program management, Federal Transit Administration.  Those programs are: Urbanized Area Formula (Section 5307); Nonurbanized Area Formula (Section 5311); Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (Section 5310); Capital (Section 5309) and Interstate transfer.  In addition, limited data are provided for the Metropolitan Planning Program (Section 5303) and the State Planning and Research Program (Section 5313b), which are administered by the Office of Planning.  The programs discussed are the principal source of Federal financial aid to urban and nonurban areas of mass transportation.  The data are compiled from the capital, operating and planning assistance grants awarded to transit authorities, states and other units of local governments.
KW  - Aged
KW  - Budgeting
KW  - Disabled people
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Federal budgets
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial sources
KW  - Interstate transportation
KW  - Nonurban areas
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Rural areas
KW  - Statistical analysis
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Suburbs
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56300/56312/1996statistical1097nanc_0.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573807
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745369
AU  - Webster, S L
AU  - Santoni, R L
AU  - U.S. Army Waterways Experiment Station
TI  - CONTINGENCY AIRFIELD AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION USING GEOSYNTHETIC FIBER STABILIZATION OF SANDS
PY  - 1997/04
SP  - 62 p.
AB  - This report describes laboratory and field tests conducted using a new fiber stabilization technique for sands.  Laboratory unconfined compression tests using 2-in-long (50 mm) monofilament polypropylene fibers to stabilize a poorly graded (SP) sand showed an optimum fiber content of 1 percent (by weight).  Field test sections were constructed and traffic tested using simulated C-130 aircraft traffic (30,000-lb tire load (13,590 kg) at 100-psi) and military truck traffic (5-ton (4500 kg) military cargo truck loaded to a gross weight of  41,600 lb (18,800 kg)). Test results showed that sand-fiber stabilization over a sand subgrade supported over 1,000 passes of a C-130 tire load with less than 2 in (50 mm) of rutting. The top 4 in (100 mm) of the sand-fiber layer was lightly stabilized with Road Oyl to provide a wearing surface.  Based on limited truck traffic tests, and 8 in (200 mm) thick sand-fiber layer, surfaced with a spray application of Road Oyl, would support substantial amounts of military truck traffic.
KW  - Airport runways
KW  - Contingency pavements
KW  - Fiber reinforced concrete
KW  - Fiber reinforcement
KW  - Geosynthetics
KW  - Road construction
KW  - Rutting
KW  - Soil stabilization
KW  - Tire forces
KW  - Tire loads
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472550
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743922
AU  - Rey, J R
AU  - Perk, V A
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Florida Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - 1995 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF FLORIDA'S TRANSIT SYSTEMS: PART I, FIXED-ROUTE TREND ANALYSIS, 1984-1995
PY  - 1997/04
SP  - 346 p.
AB  - Under contract with the Public Transit Office of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) has conducted a performance evaluation of Florida's transit systems.  This report is based on data from federally funded National Transit Data Base (NTD) reports which are submitted to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for each fiscal year by systems receiving Section 9 funding.  FTA, which has required these data since 1979, provides extensive documentation on how the data are to be collected and reported, and requires auditor certification of the submitted data.  NTD reports are the best source of data for reviewing transit system performance because the data are standardized, undergo extensive review, and are the result of a substantial data collection and reporting process by the transit systems. Some NTD data are used by FTA and by states and localities for calculating formulae for the allocation of funding to transit systems.  As a result, the data are extremely important to transit agencies.
KW  - Data analysis
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data systems
KW  - Demand responsive transportation
KW  - Evaluation and assessment
KW  - Fixed routes
KW  - Information systems
KW  - Mathematical analysis
KW  - Panel studies
KW  - Peer groups
KW  - Peer review
KW  - Performance
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Quality of service
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471906
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743923
AU  - Rey, J R
AU  - Perk, V A
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Florida Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - 1995 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF FLORIDA'S TRANSIT SYSTEMS: PART II, FIXED-ROUTE PEER REVIEW ANALYSIS, 1995
PY  - 1997/04
SP  - 164 p.
AB  - Under contract with the Public Transit Office of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) has conducted a performance evaluation of Florida's transit systems.  This report is based on data from federally-required National Transit Database (NTD) reports, which are submitted to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for each fiscal year by systens receiving Section 9 funding.  FTA, which has required these data since 1979, provides extensive documentation on how the data are to be collected and reported, and requires auditor certification of the submitted data.  NTD reports are the best single source of data for reviewing transit system performance because the data are standardized, undergo extensive review, and are the result of a substantial data collection and repoerting process by the transit systems.  Some NTD data are used by FTA and by states and localities for calculating formulae for the allocation of funding to transit systems.  As a result, the data are extremely important to transit agencies.
KW  - Data analysis
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data systems
KW  - Demand responsive transportation
KW  - Fixed routes
KW  - Information systems
KW  - Mathematical analysis
KW  - Panel studies
KW  - Peer groups
KW  - Peer review
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Public transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471907
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00742517
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ITS DEPLOYMENT GUIDANCE FOR TRANSIT SYSTEMS. EXECUTIVE EDITION
PY  - 1997/04
SP  - 22 p.
AB  - If you are interested in improving transit service, increasing ridership, assisting transit operators, and reducing operating costs, read this booklet.  By incorporating Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) into your transit system and applying the National ITS Architecture, these goals become realities.  This executive summary booklet is intended for transit board members and senior management.  It provides general information on ITS and the National ITS Architecture with respect to transit, and highlights the benefits of each. Section 2 briefly discusses ISTEA which led to the National ITS program and the National ITS Architecture.  Section 3 provides an overview of ITS, examples of ITS applications for transit benefits of transit ITS, and examples of where these benefits have accrued.  Section 4, final section, discusses the National ITS Architecture in terms of its benefits and importance.  For additional information on ITS and the National ITS Architecture with respect to transit, refer to supplemental publication, ITS Deployment Guidance for Transit Systems - Technical Edition.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Advanced systems
KW  - Deployment
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - National ITS Architecture
KW  - System design
KW  - United States
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573960
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00742518
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ITS DEPLOYMENT GUIDANCE FOR TRANSIT SYSTEMS. TECHNICAL EDITION
PY  - 1997/04
SP  - 410 p.
AB  - Basically, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) offer nontraditional solutions to problems faced by the entire spectrum of transportation service providers and have the ability to produce broad benefits for transit users and operators.  This technical edition provides guidance for the transit community on developing and implementing ITS systems and using the National ITS Architecture.  It is written specifically for the transit community and focuses on transit applications of ITS and the National ITS Architecture.  It provides practical assistance based on real life experiences with developing and implementing transit ITS systems.  This is a comprehensive document that defines the key concepts, products, and components of ITS and the National ITS Architecture.  This document serves as a basic reference tool for understanding and deploying ITS in transit.  It consists of six major sections and four appendices.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Advanced systems
KW  - Deployment
KW  - Guidance
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - National ITS Architecture
KW  - System design
KW  - United States
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573961
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739904
AU  - RLS & Associates, Incorporated
AU  - Ohio Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - HOW TO CHOOSE A COMPUTERIZED SCHEDULING/DISPATCH SYSTEM
PY  - 1997/04
SP  - 27 p.
AB  - Among the most critical issues facing the transportation industry is reduced federal funding for public transportation. As a result, state and local government entities are often faced with limited budgets and increasing demand for services.  Human service providers are faced with a difficult challenge and must look to innovative methods of service provision and inter-agency cooperation to meet the growing demand for transportation services.  One of these innovative methods is to use a computerized dispatch and scheduling capability to allow transit systems to work more efficiently and aid human service agencies in coordinating their transportation efforts better.  This manual provides a step-by-step guide for deciding whether your system needs a computerized scheduling and dispatch system and what type of system you should purchase.
KW  - Computer aided scheduling
KW  - Computers
KW  - Dispatching
KW  - Scheduling
KW  - Scheduling management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573244
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00738649
AU  - Aftandilian, E
AU  - Thompson, A
AU  - Unisys Corporation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
TI  - SAFETY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION STATISTICS (SAMIS) 1995 ANNUAL REPORT
PY  - 1997/04
SP  - 130 p.
AB  - This annual report is a compilation and analysis of transit accident, casualty and crime statistics reported under the Federal Transit Administration's National Transit Database Reporting by transit systems in the United States during 1995.
KW  - Casualties
KW  - Casualty data
KW  - Crimes
KW  - Crimes involving transportation
KW  - Injuries
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Safety
KW  - Security
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/572741
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00736469
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - NEXTEA - THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC CROSSROADS TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT - SHAPING AMERICA'S SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
PY  - 1997/03/12
SP  - 47 p.
AB  - The National Economic Crossroads Transportation Efficiency Act (NEXTEA), is a six-year, $175 billion investment program to improve America's highways, bridges, transit systems, and railroads; lower the toll in lives and health care costs from motor vehicle crashes; enhance America's environment; and support mobility and economic prosperity.  NEXTEA increases surface transportation funding by $17 billion, or 11%, over the level authorized by ISTEA.  The four key goals of NEXTEA are: "Rebuilding America" - $175 billion investment while balancing the budget; putting a stronger emphasis on safety; protecting the environment; and, investing $600 million to move people from welfare to work.
KW  - Federal aid
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Federal programs
KW  - Ground transportation
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - National transportation policies
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation policy
KW  - United States
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/478854
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00757618
AU  - Comsis Corporation
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DESIGN FOR EFFICIENT SUBURBAN ACTIVITY CENTERS. PHASE 1 REPORT
PY  - 1997/03
SP  - 172 p.
AB  - The purpose of this study is to identify methods for designing activity centers that minimize traffic congestion, improve pedestrian, bicycle, and transit mode shares, and contribute to the health and sustainability of the region.  This report describes the status of research on suburban activity centers (SAC) and suggests methods for designing new SACs or retrofitting existing SACs.  It is easy to use and designed for a vast audience, including public agency staff, developers, transportation planners, and local community advocates.  The study discusses the evolution and impact of SACs on a region, demonstrates a common set of problems, and provides an overview of SAC literature that identifies alternative land use and circulation patterns as strategies for designing new or existing SACs.  Five design principles for designing new or existing activity centers are presented, along with implementation strategies and six successful case studies.
KW  - Activity centers
KW  - Communities
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Suburbs
KW  - Sustainable development
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/538256
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00757911
AU  - Calthorpe Associates
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DESIGN FOR EFFICIENT SUBURBAN ACTIVITY CENTERS
PY  - 1997/03
SP  - 172 p.
AB  - This report describes the status of research on Suburban Activity Centers and suggests methods for designing new SACs or retrofitting existing SACs. It is designed to be easy to use for a variety of audiences: public agency staff who may be planning for or reviewing plans of Activity Centers; developers building a portion of an Activity Center; transportation planners working to bring transit to an Activity Center; policy planners helping to refine incentive programs; or local community advocates hoping to improve the livability of their region. The overall purpose of the study is to identify methods for designing Activity Centers so that they minimize traffic congestion, improve pedestrian, bicycle, and transit mode shares and contribute to healthy regions.
KW  - Activity centers
KW  - City planning
KW  - Development
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Pedestrians
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Suburbs
KW  - Transit development plan
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/538448
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00753597
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF INFORMATION KIOSK SYSTEMS
PY  - 1997/03
SP  - 66 p.
AB  - This report reviews the current state-of-the-art and assesses the progress currently being made in Kiosk Information Systems around the nation.  Information will be used in developing a kiosk system for the Florida Metro Dade Transit Agency (MDTA). The MDTA has been awarded an operational test grant to develop an information kiosk prototype at major rail and bus transfer points.  The prototype will consist of an interactive touch screen display with a real-time interface to the existing trip planning system, transit operating system, and the automated vehicle locator system already in place.  The research team conducted a literature review and identified kiosk projects at several transit agencies.  These systems were surveyed.  The report presents a description of the MDTA information kiosk operation test, an overview of kiosk technology, applications of kiosk technology at various transit systems, and lessons learned. Research conclusions are provided along with recommendations for kiosk specifications for the MDTA information kiosk operation test.
KW  - Automatic vehicle location
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Information systems
KW  - Passenger information systems
KW  - Prototype tests
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Real time control
KW  - Real time operations
KW  - State of the art studies
KW  - Technology assessment
KW  - Transfer points
KW  - Trip distribution
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21100/21158/PB99101958.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/536552
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745285
AU  - Raj, P K
AU  - Hathaway, W T
AU  - Kangas, R
AU  - Technology and Management Systems, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR BUS TRANSIT SYSTEMS USING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL
PY  - 1997/03
SP  - 84 p.
AB  - The use of alternative fuels to power transit buses is steadily increasing.  Several fuels, including Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), and Methanol/Ethanol, are already being used.  At present, there are no comprehensive facilities guidelines to assist transit agencies contemplating converting from diesel to alternative fuels.  This document addresses that need.  This guidelines document presents various facility and bus design issues that need to be considered to ensure safe operations when using LNG as the alternative fuel.  Fueling facility, garaging facility, maintenance facility requirements and safety practices are indicated.  Fuel properties, potential hazards, fuel requirements for specified level of service, applicable codes and standards, ventilation, and electrical classification, among other items, are also discussed.  Critical fuel related safety issues in the design of the related systems on the bus are also indicated.  A system safety assessment and hazard resolution process is also presented.  This approach may be used to select design strategies which are economical, yet ensure a specified level of safety.  This report forms part of a series of monographs being published by the U.S. DOT/FTA on the safe use of alternative fuels.  Documents similar to this one in content have been published for CNG, LPG, and Methanol/Ethanol.
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Facilities
KW  - Liquefied natural gas
KW  - Public passenger vehicles
KW  - Transit vehicles
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472504
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00744608
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PROGRAM: WHERE WE'VE BEEN & WHERE WE'RE GOING
PY  - 1997/03
SP  - 13 p.
AB  - By passing the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) in 1991, Congress ushered in a new era for transportation, calling for more efficient and safe use of existing highway and transit infrastructure and emphasizing intermodalism - seamless integration of multiple transportation modes.  Title VI of ISTEA established the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) program.  This report looks at how the ITS program has advanced the state of the technology, demonstrated substantial public benefits, fostered new models of institutional cooperation, and begun to change how Americans travel.  The program has laid the foundation for an information and communications infrastructure that will enable the vision set forth in ISTEA: management of the multiple transportation systems as one system for greater customer service, efficiency, safety, and quality of life.
KW  - Ground transportation
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Technology assessment
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20200/20225/PB98117526.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472175
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743910
AU  - Woodfin, T M
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Southwest Region University Transportation Center
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING IN THE MONTERREY, MEXICO TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS CORRIDOR
PY  - 1997/03
SP  - 218 p.
AB  - The challenges posed by the first international trade corridor in North America  require that transportation planners in Mexico and the U.S. have the ability to access and share strategic information.  This study developed a geographic information system (GIS) data base along the North-South corridor between San Antonio, Texas and Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.  The data set was developed from existing information available on both sides of the border.  This was a first attempt to place information resources from both countries in a single GIS data set.  The effort served as a vehicle for exploring a means to overcome the problems of international coordination of planning efforts in transportation and transboundry environmental management. The visibility of the data set was tested in a series of three workshops held in San Antonio, Laredo/Nuevo Laredo, and Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.  The report discusses the values of the information exchange and addresses the problems of communication in a bilingual environment.
KW  - Cooperation
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Information exchange
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - International
KW  - International compacts
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471894
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00741140
AU  - TransManagement, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - FINANCIALLY CONSTRAINED TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING PROCESS
PY  - 1997/03
SP  - 39 p.
AB  - This case study report is intended to provide metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), state departments of transportation  and transit agencies with a greater understanding of the important role that financial information plays in the planning and programming process.  The study purpose was to examine how MPOs and state DOTs responded to ISTEA's financial constraint requirement, and how MPOs and DOTs work together to implement projects while financially constraining both the Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) and Long Range Plans (LRPs).  Basically, the study addresses three questions: How do MPOs and state DOTs interact in the exchange of financial data?; How are federal obligation authority adjustments made and how do they impact both MPO and DOT planning and programming efforts?; and, How are MPO TIPs and LRPs incorporated into statewide TIPs and plans?
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Constraints
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial management
KW  - Financial programming
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Programming (Planning)
KW  - Transportation Improvement Program
KW  - Transportation improvement program/tip
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5900/5954/808.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573751
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00738586
AU  - Raj, P K
AU  - Hathaway, W T
AU  - Kangas, R
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR BUS TRANSIT SYSTEMS USING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL
PY  - 1997/03
SP  - 84 p.
AB  - This report provides comprehensive guidelines for the safe use of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in bus transit systems.  It will assist transit agencies attempting to convert from diesel to an alternative fuel.  Various facility and bus design issues are presented that need to be considered to ensure safe operations when using LNG as the alternative fuel.  Fueling and garaging facilities, maintenance facility requirements and safety practices are discussed.  Fuel properties, potential hazards, fuel requirements for specified level of service, applicable codes and standards, ventilation, electrical classification, personnel training and emergency preparedness, and other items, are also discussed.  Critical fuel related safety issues in the design of related systems on the bus are discussed, as well as a systems safety assessment and hazard resolution process. Supplemental materials contained in this report include: glossary, list of acronyms, glossary of graphic symbols, and references.  This LNG report is one of a series of guidelines reports being published by FTA for the safe use of alternative fuels.  Documents similar to this one in content have been published for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), and alcohol fuels (methanol and ethanol).
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Bus tests
KW  - Buses
KW  - Fuel specifications
KW  - Fuels
KW  - Hazard evaluation
KW  - Liquefied natural gas
KW  - Safety
KW  - Safety practices
KW  - Specifications
KW  - System safety
KW  - Vehicle tests
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/572697
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00736499
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - REPORT ON FUNDING LEVELS AND ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS FOR TRANSIT MAJOR CAPITAL INVESTMENTS. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS
PY  - 1997/03
SP  - 276 p.
AB  - This report provides the U.S. Department of Transportation's recommendations to Congress for allocation of funds to be made available for construction of new fixed guideway systems and extensions for Fiscal Year 1998.  This report recommends 15 projects for funding in FY 1988, all of which have existing Federal funding commitments in the form of Full Funding Grant Agreements, or are expected to have such commitments during the course of calendar year 1997.
KW  - Budgeting
KW  - Capital investments
KW  - Federal budgets
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Fixed-guideway transit
KW  - Fund allocations
KW  - Rail transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/478880
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00735701
AU  - Ault, J
AU  - Berty, P
AU  - Browning, K
AU  - Center, B
AU  - Silver, R
AU  - Science Applications International Corporation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
TI  - DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING RESULTS 1995 ANNUAL REPORT
PY  - 1997/03
SP  - 84 p.
AB  - The report is a compilation and analysis of mass transit drug and alcohol testing reported by transit systems in the United States during 1995.  The report covers testing for alcohol and the following drug types: marijuana (THC), cocaine, phencyclidine (PCP), opiates, and amphetamines.  The test types covered are: pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty, and follow-up.
KW  - Alcohol tests
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Drug tests
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Transportation safety
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/478411
ER  - 

TY  - ABST
AN  - 01460057
TI  - Update the Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes Handbook
AB  - Up-to-date information on how travel demand is affected by transportation system changes is essential to support planning and evaluation of alternative facilities and services, and for planning operational and policy changes to urban transportation systems. Projections and data on the number, mode use, and other characteristics of travelers are fundamental inputs to many transportation planning activities. This updated handbook will provide a useful reference for those involved in planning and improving transportation systems. Travel demand and related impacts are expressed using such measures as numbers of riders and vehicles using transportation facilities and services, before-and-after market shares and percentage changes, and feasibility indicators of scale. The Second Edition of the handbook &amp;quot;Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes&amp;quot; was published by USDOT in July 1981, and it has been a valuable tool for transportation professionals, providing documentation of results from different types of transportation actions. However, in the intervening 20-plus years there have been extraordinary changes and advancements in the field. The handbook is being expanded and updated under TCRP Project B-12 and <a href="http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=1034"><strong><u>B-12A</u></strong></a>, and the product will be considered the Third Edition. The Third Edition of the Handbook will cover 18 topic areas, including essentially all of the nine topic areas in the 1981 edition, modified slightly in scope, plus nine new topic areas. The <em>Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes </em>Handbook provides comprehensive, interpretive documentation of how travel demand and the usage of transportation facilities and services are affected by various types of transportation system changes. It will be of interest to transit and transportation planning practitioners; educators; and researchers across a broad spectrum of transit operating agencies, MPOs, local, state and federal government agencies, and educational institutions. <p>&amp;nbsp;</p>
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Real time information
KW  - Research projects
KW  - Transportation system management
KW  - Transportation systems
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Traveler information and communication systems
UR  - http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=1033
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/1228273
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00738584
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE - URBAN ELEMENTS
PY  - 1997/02
AB  - The "Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP) - Urban Element" CD-ROMs have been released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.  CTPP is a set of special tabulations of 1990 Census data tailored to meet the needs of transportation planners.  The 1990 CTPP is a continuation of a program established for the 1970 Census and continued for the 1980 Census in the same format.  An Urban Element data set has been created for each Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) across the country.  The Urban Element is comprised of Parts 1, 2, and 3. Part 1 contains data for housing units, households, persons and workers located in or living in the region.  Part 2 contains tabulations by area of work.  It also provides data on people who worked in the region, such as information on the mode of travel to work and type of work as well as the amount of time it took to get to work.  Part 3 provides tabulations of residence by work area and is a combination of Parts 1 and 2. The data in Part 3 present totals on where individuals live and work in a region. The data provided also depict if the individual left for work during the peak period of 6:30 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. as well as their mode of transportation.  CTPP is available for the entire U.S. on a swt of 33 CD-ROMs.
KW  - Census
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel by mode
KW  - Travel modes
KW  - Travel patterns
KW  - Travel time
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574163
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00750017
AU  - Sicko, B
AU  - Mahmassani, H
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - SUMMARY OF WORKSHOP THREE: MICROSIMULATION IN ACTIVITY ANALYSIS
PY  - 1997/02
SP  - p. 193-197
AB  - The third workshop examined the potential for microsimulation in activity analysis and forecasting.  This technique holds opportunity for forecasting person and household characteristics and possibly inputs to travel forecasting models as well.  The discussion also addressed the special needs of microsimulation procedures.  Those techniques are currently being developed for use in the new TRANSIMS models.  Two microsimulation approaches that have been applied are the AMOS work in Washington, DC, and the Midas model for microsimulation of demographic change in the Netherlands.  Also, an extension of AMOS, adding in-vehicle transactions is being applied in California but was not yet complete at the time of the conference.
U1  - Activity-Based Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19960602 EndDate:19960605 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Activity models
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Microsimulation
KW  - Simulation
KW  - Travel
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/486720
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00750010
AU  - KURANI, K S
AU  - LEE-GOSSELIN, MEH
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - SYNTHESIS OF PAST ACTIVITY ANALYSIS APPLICATIONS
PY  - 1997/02
SP  - p. 51-77
AB  - This review describes the emergence of the central ideas within the activity analysis paradigm and their application to travel forecasting.  We posit that three interconnected processes of "ideas applications" form the basis of scientific development. The first is conceptualization and theory building.  The second is empirical tests and applications:  here, we make a distinction between those in which activity patterns are considered as segmentation variables in travel models, and those in which travel is incorporated into activity patterns.  The third process is the self-conscious evaluation of the interplay between theory and application:  we call this last the "reflexive nexus".  We provide examples of studies which demonstrate these processes; most studies emphasize one over the others.  This framework places the pathways toward implementing activity-based travel demand forecasting into more of a cyclical, and less of a linear, historical context.  One example is given of how all three processes have contributed to a particular model of activity scheduling.  We conclude that activity analysis continues to develop within waxing and waning periods of inductive theory construction and deductive theory testing.  Extending activity analysis to the realm of travel forecasting should provide intellectually more satisfying forecasting tools and lead to improved theory.
U1  - Activity-Based Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19960602 EndDate:19960605 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Activity analysis
KW  - Applications
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Travel
UR  - http://www.tmiponline.org/Clearinghouse/Items/Synthesis_of_Past_Activity_Analysis_Applications.aspx
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/486713
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00750012
AU  - Lawton, T K
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - ACTIVITY AND TIME USE DATA FOR ACTIVITY-BASED FORECASTING
PY  - 1997/02
SP  - p. 103-118
AB  - This paper, written from a practitioner perspective, briefly discusses model structure direction and implied needs.  The models are categorized into two basic groups, activity pattern utility maximizing and microsimulation approaches utilizing rule-based and satisficing heuristics.  The four major possible sources of information for activity models, cross-sectional household (revealed preference), stated response, longitudinal panels and retrospective surveys, are discussed, with the level of detail being higher for methods with short term applicability.  The surveys are also discussed in the context of the two basic model categories.  The conclusion is that both cross sectional and stated response are needed in the short term, that the use of cross sectional data alone may limit model development to utility maximizing models, and that the combined use of revealed and stated response is necessary for the development of microsimulation models.  Data collection methods are briefly discussed and consideration of direct contact interactive computer based surveys is suggested.
U1  - Activity-Based Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19960602 EndDate:19960605 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Activity models
KW  - Cross sectional studies
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Maximization
KW  - Microsimulation
KW  - Short term
KW  - Simulation
KW  - Stated response surveys
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Time duration
KW  - Travel
KW  - Utility
KW  - Utility theory
UR  - http://www.tmiponline.org/Clearinghouse/Items/Activity_and_Time_Use_Data_for_Activity-Based_Forecasting.aspx
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/486715
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00750014
AU  - Miller, E J
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - MICROSIMULATION AND ACTIVITY-BASED FORECASTING
PY  - 1997/02
SP  - p. 151-172
AB  - This paper provides an overview of the state of the art of microsimulation modeling applied to activity-based travel forecasting.  The paper defines what is meant by microsimulation and discusses why microsimulation might be a preferred approach to activity-based forecasting in many applications.  The issue of synthesizing and updating characteristics of the population being simulated is addressed in some detail.  Examples of various types of microsimulation models which have been developed to date are provided, including microsimulation models of auto ownership, residential mobility, route choice and network performance, as well as activity-based travel forecasting models per se.  The paper concludes with a discussion of research development issues associated with the continuing development of operational microsimulation models. These include:  further evaluation of population synthesizing and updating methods; determination of appropriate levels of model disaggregation; establishing appropriate linkages between model components; examination of the statistical properties of microsimulation models; and demonstration of the computational feasibility of these very computer-intensive modeling systems.
U1  - Activity-Based Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19960602 EndDate:19960605 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Activity models
KW  - Automobile ownership
KW  - Development
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Microsimulation
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Network performance
KW  - Networks
KW  - Performance
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
KW  - Route choice
KW  - Simulation
KW  - State of the art
KW  - Travel
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/486717
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00750016
AU  - Pendyala, R M
AU  - PAS, E I
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - SUMMARY OF WORKSHOP TWO: MODELS OF ACTIVITY ENGAGEMENT AND TRAVEL BEHAVIOR
PY  - 1997/02
SP  - p. 183-191
AB  - The second workshop considered models of activity engagement and their relationship to travel behavior models.  Three discrete choice models have been implemented:  a Dutch national model, a Stockholm model and work by Cambridge Systematics, Inc., in Boise, Idaho.  The latter has also been applied in a statewide model for New Hampshire.  Some additional work in Portland is in progress.  The discussions dealt with data requirements for those models and how to interface with currently conventional models.  The strengths and weaknesses of various approaches were identified and remedial actions were recommended.
U1  - Activity-Based Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19960602 EndDate:19960605 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Activity models
KW  - Choice models
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data requirements
KW  - Discrete choice models
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Information processing
KW  - Travel
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/486719
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00750011
AU  - PAS, E I
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - RECENT ADVANCES IN ACTIVITY-BASED TRAVEL DEMAND MODELING
PY  - 1997/02
SP  - p. 79-102
AB  - This paper presents an overview of recent and on-going advances in activity-based travel demand modeling, organized in terms of the methodologies employed (including computational process models, structural equation model systems, and hazard-based duration models) and the phenomena being modeled (including in-home and out-of-home activity participation, interpersonal dependencies, and daily activity-travel patterns).  The paper sets the overview of the recent and on-going advances in activity-based travel modeling in the context of the long and rich history of activity-based travel analysis, which was first proposed about 20 years ago as an alternative to the trip-based modeling framework and the discrete choice, utility-maximizing models that were being incorporated into the trip-based travel demand modeling framework at that time.  This paper finds that substantial progress has been made recently, and continues to be made, in advancing from activity-based travel analysis (with an emphasis on descriptive analysis and understanding), to activity-based travel forecasting models that can be used effectively for addressing contemporary policy and planning issues.  The considerable recent effort and progress in activity-based travel modeling is attributed to technical, institutional and data availability factors.
U1  - Activity-Based Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19960602 EndDate:19960605 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Activity models
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - State of the art
KW  - Travel
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/486714
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00750013
AU  - Kitamura, R
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - APPLICATIONS OF MODELS OF ACTIVITY BEHAVIOR FOR ACTIVITY BASED DEMAND FORECASTING
PY  - 1997/02
SP  - p. 119-150
AB  - Reviewed in this paper are samples of studies in which activity-based models have been applied to demand forecasting and policy analysis.  The forecasting models utilized are classified into two groups:  (1) structural equations model systems of measures of mobility and activity participation; and (2) microsimulation model systems of individuals' activity engagement and travel.  The objectives of this review are to summarize the progress so far made in the application of activity-based models to demand forecasting, and to demonstrate the benefits this approach will offer when it is fully developed.  Section 1 provides an introduction.  In the next two sections, the limitations of the conventional trip-based models and the reasons why activity-based models should be used, are discussed.  In Section 4, requirements for activity-based demand forecasting are discussed.  Application examples of structural equations models and microsimulation models of activity and travel are presented in Sections 5 and 6, respectively.  Section 7 offers conclusions.
U1  - Activity-Based Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19960602 EndDate:19960605 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Activity models
KW  - Benefits
KW  - Equations
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Microsimulation
KW  - Policy analysis
KW  - Simulation
KW  - Structural analysis
KW  - Structural equation modeling
KW  - Travel
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/486716
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00750007
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - ACTIVITY-BASED TRAVEL FORECASTING CONFERENCE, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, JUNE 2-5, 1996. SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND COMPENDIUM OF PAPERS
PY  - 1997/02
SP  - 205p

AB  - The principal goal of this conference was to promote use of activity-based approaches for travel forecasting.  Corollary purposes were to identify activity-based forecasting techniques that can be used now and to recommend actions to advance the state-of-the-art.  The conference was organized as one plenary session and three workshops.  This report includes a paper based on the introductory seminar, the keynote address, five other plenary session presentations, and summaries of the three workshops.  Each of these papers and summaries is entered separately in the TRIS data base.
U1  - Activity-Based Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19960602 EndDate:19960605 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Activity models
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Travel
KW  - Workshops
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/11000/11400/11469/006848.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/486710
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00750009
AU  - Goulias, K G
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - ACTIVITY-BASED TRAVEL FORECASTING: WHAT ARE SOME ISSUES?
PY  - 1997/02
SP  - p. 37-49
AB  - Models for activity-based travel forecasting methods are increasingly developed by researchers mainly in Europe and the United States in support of policy actions that cannot be addressed by existing modeling methods and forecasting applications.  Since the 1980s, when activity methods were considered as predominantly esoteric research approaches with very few applications, significant progress has been made in the three areas of data collection, modeling, and simulation that are the subject of this conference.  In this paper a brief review of some issues that need to be addressed in the short and long terms are presented.  Past unresolved forecasting issues and the policy context in the U.S., with an example from a program announced recently by the U.S. DOT, are first provided.  The paper continues with the basic definitions underlying activity-based forecasting methods and models and a brief description of accumulated evidence-knowledge that is found in the literature today.  Specific issues for which some exploratory research is needed are also outlined.  These issues are further developed and artificially categorized into short-term (in need of immediate answers and provision of evidence) and long-term issues that are presented as a straw man strategic plan for a successful activity-based travel forecasting system that could become the standard practice in the U.S.  Specific issues to be targeted by the workshops in the conference are provided last.
U1  - Activity-Based Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19960602 EndDate:19960605 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Activity models
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Long term
KW  - Short term issues
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation policy
KW  - Travel
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/486712
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00750008
AU  - Bowman, J L
AU  - Ben-Akiva, Moshe
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - ACTIVITY-BASED TRAVEL FORECASTING
PY  - 1997/02
SP  - p. 3-36
AB  - An examination of the theory underlying activity based travel forecasting models, and the classification of the differences among modeling approaches provide a framework which is used to compare six important examples.  Three examples are utility-based econometric systems of equations predicting probabilities of decision outcomes.  One is trip-based, a second is tour-based, and the third represents an entire daily schedule.  The first two are theoretically inferior but have been validated operationally.  The daily schedule system integrates the sequence and timing of activities across tours but has been implemented only as a prototype.  Hybrid simulations use sequential decision rules to predict decision process outcomes.  Each example assumes the decisionmaker uses a specific method to simplify a complex decision.  The first classifies the alternatives into a small choice set of distinct classes, the second uses a structured search for a satisfactory schedule adjustment, and the third employs a sequential schedule building process.  They have challenging data requirements, unvalidated search process assumptions and only partially functional prototypes.
U1  - Activity-Based Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19960602 EndDate:19960605 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Activity models
KW  - Econometric models
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Hybrid simulation
KW  - Travel
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/486711
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00750015
AU  - LEE-GOSSELIN, MEH
AU  - Polak, J
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - SUMMARY OF WORKSHOP ONE: ACTIVITY AND TIME USE DATA NEEDS, RESOURCES AND SURVEY METHODS
PY  - 1997/02
SP  - p. 173-181
AB  - This workshop examined the kinds of data needed for activity forecasting and the resources and procedures for obtaining those data.  The content and structure of activity and time-use diaries were discussed.  There have been at least six major regional activity diary surveys in the United States:  Portland, Dallas, Honolulu, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Triangle Transit Authority (North Carolina).  The progression of those surveys represents significant developments in activity diary survey techniques.  Much can be learned in the near term by examining the data from those surveys and from the successes and failures of the travel behavior analyses and forecasts using those data. Needs identified include improving panel methods, event based data collection, stated response methods and including transportation service supply data.
U1  - Activity-Based Travel Forecasting ConferenceDepartment of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19960602 EndDate:19960605 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency
KW  - Activity models
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data needs
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Natural resources
KW  - Survey methods
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Travel
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/486718
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00747624
AU  - Ward, B G
AU  - Hill, E T
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - BEYOND THE HORIZON: PROCEEDINGS OF SYMPOSIUM III ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN MOBILITY ISSUES
PY  - 1997/02
SP  - 73p
AB  - These proceedings provide a summary of activities undertaken by the Center for Urban Transportation Research to convene the third symposium on African-American mobility issues and serve as the final report.  African-Americans comprise a significant portion of transit ridership; however, a comparable representation does not exist at the decisionmaking and planning levels.  Although significant improvements have occurred in recent years, the need to examine the issues and concerns of protected classes continues to exist.  CUTR developed the African-American Mobility Symposium to provide a forum to allow the exchange of ideas, information, and for discussion of transportation planning, programming, and policy issues as they relate to the African-American population.
U1  - Symposium III on African-American Mobility IssuesCenter for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida; Conference of Minority Transportation Officials; Federal Highway Administration; and Florida Department of Transportation.Tampa, FL StartDate:19960414 EndDate:19960416 Sponsors:Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida; Conference of Minority Transportation Officials; Federal Highway Administration; and Florida Department of Transportation.
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Minorities
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Public transit
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20100/20170/PB98113772.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/477368
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00735692
AU  - Spiller, D
AU  - Labell, L
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PARALYMPICS TRANSIT SYSTEM: LOW-FLOOR BUSES, LIFT EQUIPPED BUSES, AND SIGNAGE
PY  - 1997/02
SP  - 48 p.
AB  - From August 15-25, Atlanta hosted the paralympics, a world-class athletic competition for athletes with disabilities.  To support the Paralympics, a specialized transit service was planned and deployed to service the travel needs of athletes, trainers and officiating staff using a combination of low-floor buses and lift-equipped buses.  The U.S. Department of Transportation's Volpe Center conducted a limited operational assessment, focusing specifically on bus access technologies that enable boarding and alighting operations.  An additional area of focus for this study is Information Signage (on-board the buses, and at wayside boarding/alighting locations) that also either enable or limit full access to the transport services that are rendered.  This study complements several concurrent activities in support of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to document "Lessons Learned" in deploying new technologies (including Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies) during the Olympics and Paralympics events.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Barrier free design
KW  - Bus design
KW  - Buses
KW  - Lift-equipped buses
KW  - Low floor vehicles
KW  - Operational test and evaluation
KW  - Operations
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Signs
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Technology assessment
KW  - Vehicle design
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/478403
ER  - 

TY  - ABST
AN  - 01460058
TI  - Demonstration of Paratransit/Fixed-Route Feeder Service for ADA Compliance
AB  - The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complementary paratransit requirements allow transit operators to offer paratransit service to and from an accessible fixed-route service to those individuals designated as ADA paratransit eligible under eligibility Category 3. In addition, there may be other ADA-eligible individuals who could take advantage of feeder service if appropriate assistance were provided. Feeder service may have potential to realize significant cost savings compared to providing direct paratransit service for all trips. However, this potential is largely untested, and numerous operational and policy issues remain to be resolved. Although many U.S. systems are planning or considering feeder service, so far there is little practical experience with feeder service in urban areas. The objective of this project is to conduct a demonstration of feeder service as a component of ADA paratransit. A demonstration project should include a structured, formal evaluation by an entity independent of the system conducting the demonstration.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Feeder buses
KW  - Fixed routes
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Research projects
KW  - Transit operating agencies
UR  - http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=1022
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/1228274
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00736496
AU  - Farradyne Systems, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - NATIONAL ITS ARCHITECTURE TRANSIT GUIDELINES. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PY  - 1997/01
SP  - 15 p.
AB  - This booklet provides general information on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and the National ITS Architecture with respect to transit and highlights the benefits of each.  It briefly discusses ISTEA, which led to the National ITS Program and the National ITS Architecture.  It also provides an overview of ITS, examples of ITS applications for transit, benefits of transit ITS, and examples of where these benefits have accrued. Finally, there is a discussion of the National ITS Architecture, its benefits, and its importance.
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - National transportation policies
KW  - Public transit
KW  - System architecture
KW  - System design
KW  - Transportation policy
KW  - United States
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16300/16375/PB2000103611.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/478878
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00736498
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - MARKETING INFORMATION PACKAGE. REVISED EDITION
PY  - 1997/01
SP  - v.p.
AB  - One of the primary objectives of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is to provide information to small and disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs), including minority and women-owned firms, concerning participation in the Department of Transportation's procurement opportunities.  This marketing package was developed to provide the most current DOT Procurement Forecast and information on the DOT's Short Term Lending and Bonding Assistance Programs.  The Procurement Forecast contains the following information: the procuring office and phone number; brief description of the procurement; estimated dollar range; and anticipated solicitation date.
KW  - Disadvantaged business enterprises
KW  - Market development
KW  - Minority business enterprises
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Small business
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20300/20306/PB98122153.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481089
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00736497
AU  - Farradyne Systems, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - NATIONAL ITS ARCHITECTURE TRANSIT GUIDELINES. TECHNICAL EDITION
PY  - 1997/01
SP  - 162 p.
AB  - This document provides guidelines for developing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and using the National ITS Architecture for the transit community.  These guidelines provide practical assistance based on real-life experiences with implementing ITS in a transit setting.  It will also help those in the transit community to understand what the National ITS Architecture is, why it is important to learn about the National ITS Architecture, how to use it in one's job, and the benefits of using it.  The document is written specifically for the transit community, and focuses on transit applications of the National ITS Architecture.
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - System architecture
KW  - System design
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/478879
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00735691
AU  - Mathias, R G
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Project Action
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ASSISTING PASSENGERS TRAVELING WITH SERVICE ANIMALS. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1997/01
AB  - Recognizing the important role that service animals play in helping persons with disabilities to be more independent, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and its implementing regulations include provisions specific to their accommodation.  Included in the ADA regulations is the right of a person traveling with a service animal to enjoy equal access to public and private transportation programs.  This project represents nearly two years of research into service animal training policies and practices, public transportation policies and practices, and a review of pertinent laws, regulations, and literature.  This Final Report documents the project and describes the issues relating to service animals and the ADA.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Barrier free design
KW  - Disabled people
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Service animals
KW  - Special user groups
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5300/5359/96-0138-7.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481066
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00735690
AU  - Mathias, R G
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Project Action
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ASSISTING PASSENGERS TRAVELING WITH SERVICE ANIMALS. TRAINING MODULE
PY  - 1997/01
SP  - 42 p.
AB  - Recognizing the important role that service animals play in helping persons with disabilities to be more independent, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and its implementing regulations include provisions specific to their accommodation.  Included in the ADA regulations is the right of a person traveling with a service animal to enjoy equal access to public and private transportation programs.  This project represents nearly two years of research into service animal training policies and practices, public transportation policies and practices, and a review of pertinent laws, regulations, and literature.  This Training Module is a self contained guide for transportation personnel to use to train their employees on how to assist passengers traveling with service animals.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Barrier free design
KW  - Blind persons
KW  - Disabled people
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Service animals
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Training
KW  - Training devices
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5300/5360/96-0139-7.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/478402
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00732039
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION FOR A MATURING SOCIETY
PY  - 1997/01
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The report is the result of a year long effort to develop a long-range view of possible strategies to accommodate the growth of the population of Americans over the age of 65 who will be transportation providers and consumers in the 21st century.  The report considers the possible ways of helping older adults to operate independently and safely, but also emphasizes the need for having in place mobility alternatives for those who no longer can drive.  Also examined is the issue of older operators of trucks, buses, general aviation airplanes or ships.  The report provides over 20 initiatives for consideration that would be integrated into the department's ongoing programs.  They include: the need for improved long-range planning for maintaining safe mobility for older adults at individual, community and federal levels; a web site to include the latest transportation developments of interest to older adults; better education of the health care community to the specific needs and problems of older operators; more research to develop countermeasures to compensate for the fragility of older adults; better systems for evaluating older drivers; new technology to support those with functional or cognitive defects so that they can continue to operate vehicles safely; and, a number of special studies which will better enable the department to respond to the needs of older Americans.
KW  - Age
KW  - Aged
KW  - Driver age
KW  - Drivers
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Operator performance
KW  - Personnel performance
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Transportation safety
UR  - http://www.bts.gov/NTL/DOCS/index2/index2.htm
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/index2/index2.htm
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/index2/mainrpt.htm
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17800/PB2001104437.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/25000/25900/25952/DOT-P10-97-01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33600/33653/33653.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5800/5896/final-b2.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/467910
ER  - 

TY  - ABST
AN  - 01464640
TI  - Quick Response for Special Needs. Task 21. New Paradigms Research and Strategic Plan Update
AB  - The Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) was established in 1992 to provide a continuing program of applied research on transit issues. The program is sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and carried out under a three-way agreement among the National Academies (the Academies), acting through its Transportation Research Board (TRB); the Transit Development Corporation, an educational and research arm of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA); and the FTA. For the past 6 years, TCRP has funded research projects categorized as New Paradigms research. Broadly speaking, the intent of these projects has been to pursue "blue sky" and cutting-edge research topics that address a broad array of issues. The New Paradigms research projects have included technology, organization, communications, innovative modes of service, and other related topics (e.g., community livability and transit-oriented development). The New Paradigms research projects have been distinct from other TCRP projects in that most TCRP projects are applied research that develop near-term solutions to various problems involving facilities, service concepts, operations, policy, planning, human resources, maintenance, and administrative practices. While most TCRP research projects are undertaken to address existing problems and identify opportunities for near-term improvements for transit operators and the communities they serve, the New Paradigms research projects have a longer-term time-horizon and may be characterized as higher risk. TCRP's New Paradigms initiative has funded 23 research projects at a cost of $4,654,000. This research has represented a significant proportion of TCRP's research budget between 1996 and 2001. While most TCRP problem statements are submitted in response to an annual solicitation for research topics, many of the New Paradigms problem statements were developed through special initiatives. These special initiatives have included workshops, targeted consultant efforts, and the efforts of a TCRP New Paradigms working group. In March 2001, the New Paradigms working group met to discuss the status and future direction of TCRP's New Paradigms research efforts. During this meeting, the working group drafted a new mission statement and concluded that TCRP's New Paradigms research initiative would benefit from a new process for formulating research problem statements. The preliminary new mission for TCRP's New Paradigms research effort follows.<br /><br />
KW  - Human resources management
KW  - Paradigm
KW  - Policy
KW  - Policy, legislation and regulation
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Research
KW  - Transit operating agencies
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=1172
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/1232872
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070826
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Caltrain San Francisco downtown extension project, San Francisco County,San Mateo County, Santa Clara County : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1997///Volumes held: Draft
KW  - California
KW  - Environmental impact statements
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830211
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070821
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Canal Streetcar Line reintroduction, Canal Street from the Mississippi River to the cemeteries, spur line to City Park, City of New Orleans, New Orleans Parish : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1997///Volumes held: Draft, Final
KW  - Environmental impact statements
KW  - Louisiana
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830206
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070815
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - North Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (LRT) extension, Dallas County, Collin County : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1997///Volumes held: Draft, Draft Appendix(fol), Final
KW  - Environmental impact statements
KW  - Texas
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830200
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070811
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Wassaic extension project : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1997///Volumes held: Draft;F; Draft technical reports B1; Final technical Reports B2
KW  - Environmental impact statements
KW  - New York (State)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830196
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070795
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - South Sacramento Corridor, transit improvements : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1997///Volumes held: Draft, Final(2v), Draft supplement to the final[1996], Draft supplement to the final2[2007]; Alternatives analysis, maps  B1(fol)
KW  - California
KW  - Environmental impact statements
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830180
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00734743
AU  - Parker, N A
AU  - Kim, M N
AU  - City College of New York of the City University of New York
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - PARTICIPATION EMPOWERMENT GUIDE: A GUIDE TO PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DECISIONMAKING PROCESS
PY  - 1997
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This report is a comprehensive and introductory guide to public involvement in the public transportation decisionmaking process. It is designed to empower New Yorkers to play a role in their public transportation system by describing the ways in which they can participate in the decisions that are made about the system.  The report describes the New York City public transportation system, the decisionmaking process, public involvement process, public transportation calendar of meetings, community boards, and issues related to transportation planning. This Participation Empowerment Guide is a "How to Find Out" report about community boards, transportation meetings and decisions that influence the New York public transportation system.  It offers the citizens opportunities to have a say in what those decisions will be.
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481060
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739859
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - COUNTING THE NEW MOBILE WORKFORCE
PY  - 1997
AB  - This publication has been released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).  The report examines existing federal surveys in order to identify those surveys to which work-at-home questions have been or can be added to generate more reliable information about an increasingly mobile workforce.  By using this strategy, at little or no cost, new or revised questions can be added while maintaining the continuity of past years' data sets.  About 20 questionnaires were examined to identify those to which work-at-home questions were relevant.  In addition, a set of core questions with four levels of priority is recommended for consideration in designing future surveys.
KW  - Home offices
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Telecommuting
KW  - Work environment
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/6000/6800/6849/wrkforce.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574225
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00736502
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - INTERNET STARTER KIT. UPDATE 1977
PY  - 1997
SP  - 159 p.
AB  - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) established an Internet site in 1995, and also produced an Internet Starter Kit not only to assist transportation professionals in accessing the new Internet site but also to give them a basic overview of the Internet and its offerings, particularly in the area of transportation.  This update of the 1995 book still covers Internet history, Internet tools, connections options, search tools, and transportation related resources on the Internet, but the substance of each chapter has been revised to reflect the latest information.
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data sources
KW  - Information dissemination
KW  - Information services
KW  - Internet
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/6000/6700/6758/isk.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/478883
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00793315
AU  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - University of New Hampshire, Durham
TI  - 13TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RURAL PUBLIC AND INTERCITY BUS TRANSPORTATION, NORTH CONWAY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, SEPTEMBER 14-17, 1997. BLAZING NEW TRAILS: RURAL TRANSPORTATION'S NEXT MISSION
PY  - 1997
SP  - 162p
AB  - More than three hundred public transportation professionals, government officials, industry vendors, and others attended the conference.  The conference adopted the theme "Blazing New Trails:  Rural Transportation's Next Mission" and encouraged participants to share insights on how rural transit and the intercity bus industry are finding new markets.  Following an opening session, attendees broke into groups organized by topic category and worked to identify the most important issues facing rural transit in six areas.  The issues they identified provided a "future vision" - a focus for the conference and for attendees in the next few years.  The issues identified fall within the following categories:  technology; service delivery alternatives; marketing; funding; human resources; operations; and research.
U1  - 13th National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation.  Blazing New Trails:  Rural Transportation's Next MissionTransportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and New Hampshire Department of Transportation.North Conway, New Hampshire StartDate:19970914 EndDate:19970917 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and New Hampshire Department of Transportation.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Financing
KW  - Future
KW  - Human resources management
KW  - Intercity bus lines
KW  - Marketing
KW  - Markets
KW  - Operations
KW  - Passenger service
KW  - Research
KW  - Rural transit
KW  - Technology
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/655634
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00777718
AU  - Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - FRAMEWORK AND OVERVIEW FOR ESTABLISHING A PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM FOR TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND TRAVELER INFORMATION SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF ITS DEPLOYMENT
PY  - 1997
SP  - x, 132 p.
AB  - The purpose of the Five Year Strategic Plan for Professional Capacity Building for ITS Transportation Management and Traveler Information Services is to create a framework for building the necessary professional capacity to enable the widespread deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).  Focus of the program is on course development and devliery, academic participation, and public outreach.  This document is describes how the Strategic Plan is being implemented in FY 1997 and 1998.  It also presents the framework for building professional ITS capacity for FY 1998-2002.
KW  - Advanced traveler information systems
KW  - Education and training
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16700/16777/PB2000104763.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/9544.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/508555
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00748743
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 1997 AWARENESS SEMINAR. PARTICIPANT'S GUIDE
PY  - 1997
SP  - 58 p.
AB  - This is the Participant's Guide for the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Awareness Seminar.  The Guide is divided into four modules.  The learning objectives of the seminar are:  Definition of ITS; ITS successes; Critical role of Department of Transportation (DOT) staff in bringing stakeholders together; ITS components and integrated systems; Uniqueness of ITS; Existing forums for regional cooperation; and Participation in planning for funding.
KW  - Components
KW  - Cooperation
KW  - Definitions
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Guides
KW  - Guides to information
KW  - Integrated systems
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Leadership
KW  - Planning
KW  - Transportation departments
KW  - U.S. Department of Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483754
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00748895
AU  - Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - PENNSYLVANIA URBAN TRANSIT STATISTICAL REPORT 1996-97
PY  - 1997
SP  - 46 p.
AB  - The 1996-97 Pennsylvania Urban Statistical Report is a summary of selected financial and operating data for the state assisted public transportation carriers in the urbanized areas of the state.  Data contained in this report provide statistical information for the urban area mass transit systems.  Provided are: 1) each system's full name, service area, and service area population; and 2) statewide urban transit information for key financial and non-financial elements.  The report is based on information collected through the Department of Transportation's state operating assistance financial grant reports.
KW  - Economics
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial management
KW  - Financial sources
KW  - Operational analysis
KW  - Operations
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - State planning
KW  - States
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483901
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00747545
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
TI  - SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN. A REPORT TO CONGRESS
PY  - 1997
SP  - 220 p.
AB  - This fourth edition report is to implement the congressionally mandated objectives to 1) develop a range of technologies needed to produce convenient, safe, and affordable modes of surface transportation to be available for public use beginning in the mid-1990s, and 2) maintain a long-term advanced R&D program in order to provide for the next generation of surface transportation systems.  The Near Term Section focuses on ongoing or projected programs, such as physical infrastructure, next generation vehicles and fuel, human-centered transportation systems, intermodal systems assessment, design, planning, management, and operations.  The long term research objective includes transportation infrastructure, next generation vehicles, transportation physical infrastructure, and enabling research topics.
KW  - Advanced systems
KW  - Concept vehicles
KW  - Convenience
KW  - Ground transportation
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Safety
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/7000/7300/7360/rdplan4.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/473664
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00746505
AU  - Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
TI  - TRANSPORTATION AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONALS. RESOURCE PAPERS
PY  - 1997
SP  - 259 p.
AB  - This report documents the resource papers (12) that were written for presentation at the 1997 ITE International Conference on Transportation and Sustainable Communities - Challenges and Opportunities, held on March 23-26, 1997, in Tampa, Florida. This was the 13th in a series of annual ITE conferences to provide transportation professionals with information on what has been done, what is being done, and what can be done to meet current and future challenges and to take advantage of opportunities. The papers were written to address community demands for more livability and sustainability, and for transportation professionals to plan, design, and operate transportation facilities to that end.  The resource papers contain information that will help transportation professionals employed by federal, state, regional, and local government agencies, consulting firms, universities, and industry meet this challenge.  These papers address the issues, experiences, and opportunities relating to neighborhood traffic calming, neotraditional neighborhood developments, enhancing multimodal approaches through traffic engineering, managing land use and accessibility, assessing costs and benefits, role of State DOTs, and preparing transportation officials for the 21st century.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Benefit cost analysis
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Land use
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Traffic calming
KW  - Urban development
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/473036
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745377
AU  - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
TI  - OHIO RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM. 1997 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT. COMMERCE ON THE OHIO RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES
PY  - 1997
SP  - 19 p.
AB  - This publication consists of Part 1 - Navigation Project Statistics; and Part 2 - Waterborne Commerce Data.  The data are derived from two official sources of inland waterway transportation data.  First, the Lock Performance Monitoring System (LPMS) database contains information collected from towboat operators and lock personnel as vessels move through the projects.  Second, the Waterborne Commerce Statistics data contain barge-level information submitted by waterway carriers to the Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (WCSC) in New Orleans. The data from both sources are necessary to provide a complete account of waterway commodity traffic.  The LPMS data contain lock-specific information, while WCSC data cover port-to-port commodity movements on the navigable rivers of the inland waterway system.
KW  - Commodity flow
KW  - Inland water transportation
KW  - Inland waterways transportation
KW  - Locks (Waterways)
KW  - Navigation systems
KW  - River navigation
KW  - Rivers
KW  - Ship pilotage
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Waterways
KW  - Waterways commerce statistics
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472559
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745771
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - DeLuca, J M
AU  - Dittmar, H
AU  - Joseph, G F
AU  - Marino, R J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - BUSINESS PLANNING FOR STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANKS--DISCUSSION
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 151-161
AB  - This is a panel discussion on State Infrastructure Banks (SIBs). The first panelist reviews some issues that SIBs raise from a project and planning perspective.  The second panelist, on behalf of the Surface Transportation Policy Project, focuses on the concern that innovative financing techniques and SIBs ought to contribute to the broader goals of the transportation system and to the broader public interest.  The third panelist discusses the demand for projects funded by the Ohio SIB and how the SIB fit into the needs of the state, reviews the process of effectively establishing and administering the Ohio SIB program, and comments on what future legislation at the federal level is needed for Ohio's SIB program.  The fourth panelist points out that not every state should have a SIB (a SIB does not work everywhere), and expresses concern at attempts to change the SIB requirements.
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Finance
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Ohio
KW  - Programming (Planning)
KW  - Public interest
KW  - Public policy
KW  - Requirements
KW  - Specifications
KW  - State infrastructure banks
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475893
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745772
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Joseph, G F
AU  - Horton, M
AU  - Soberon-Ferrer, H
AU  - Sale, S H
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CASE STUDIES: STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANKS
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 165-170
AB  - Presented here are the following case studies:  Ohio State Infrastructure Bank; Oregon State Infrastructure Bank; Florida State Infrastructure Bank; and Arizona State Infrastructure Bank.
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Finance
KW  - Innovation
KW  - State infrastructure banks
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475894
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745768
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Cowan, R
AU  - Yarema, G
AU  - Farris, R E
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS: PRESENTATIONS
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 125-128
AB  - These three presentations on innovative transportation finance discuss public-private partnerships.  The first provides a history of public-private initiatives in Washington State and some insights on mistakes made.  The second discusses new applications in the public-private partnership arena, including toll road partnerships, use of public rights-of-way for fiber optics and PCS agreements, contracting out operation/maintenance and asset management, and design/build and design/build/maintain contracts.  The third examines South Carolina's experience with public-private partnerships for financing highway projects.
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Assets
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Contracting out
KW  - Design build
KW  - Finance
KW  - Highways
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Maintenance practices
KW  - Management
KW  - Operation and maintenance
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Right of way (Land)
KW  - South Carolina
KW  - Toll roads
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Washington (State)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475890
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745775
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Leonard, J
AU  - Abramowitz, B
AU  - Wood, S A
AU  - Colon, C
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CASE STUDIES: TURNKEY AND DESIGN-BUILD
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 180-184
AB  - Presented here are the following case studies of turnkey and design-build projects:  I-15, Utah; JFK Airport International Arrivals Terminal; Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (New Jersey Transit); and San Juan Tren Urbano (Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority).
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Design build
KW  - Finance
KW  - Innovation
KW  - John F. Kennedy International Airport
KW  - Light rail transit
KW  - New Jersey Transit
KW  - Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority
KW  - Rapid transit
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Turnkey systems
KW  - Utah
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475897
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745765
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Franklin, W
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - RESOURCE PAPER: BOND FINANCING: ISSUES AND STRATEGIES
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 91-98
AB  - The purpose of this resource paper is to explore bond financing as an option for increasing or "leveraging" funds to finance transportation projects.  The paper reviews terminology related to bond financing, describes how such financing is incorporated into surface transportation capital programs, discusses the advantages of and questions related to bond programs, identifies the key issues involved in structuring a bond issue, and summarizes how and to whom bonds are sold.
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Bond financing
KW  - Bonds
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Definitions
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475887
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745767
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Lockwood, S
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - RESOURCE PAPER: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ARE THE ANSWER; WHAT IS THE QUESTION?
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 109-124
AB  - Despite their apparent potential, public-private partnerships are still in the experimental stage with few completed implementations.  But there are several projects with precedent-setting features in the late stages of development. Furthermore, valuable lessons have been learned through policies developed, models created, and deals negotiated (and derailed). Mainstreaming these promising new approaches requires integrating new policies and procedures into the transportation infrastructure development activities of both public agencies and industry.  This resource paper aims at setting a context for discussion of the issues surrounding these developments.  The question is, therefore, "What promising new resources, procedures, roles, and relationships for improved highway delivery are suggested by the current constraints, opportunities, and the lessons to date?"
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Highways
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Policy
KW  - Procedures
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475889
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745769
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Marx, P
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - RESOURCE PAPER: FINANCING INNOVATIONS IN TRANSIT: METHODS AND ISSUES
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 131-139
AB  - This resource paper provides an overview of recent financing innovations that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has either reviewed or heard about and presents some issues with regard to each innovation.  These innovative financing methods present new risks and new opportunities for transit systems and private-sector firms wishing to forge new partnerships for infrastructure investment.  The most successful of these new partnerships will be based on a solid understanding of where the market and its financing methods are going.  Covered in the discussion are transit finance corporations, lease/leaseback transactions, joint development, State Infrastructure Banks, and super turnkey arrangements.
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Finance
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Joint development
KW  - Leasing
KW  - Public transit
KW  - State infrastructure banks
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Turnkey systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475891
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745774
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Preusch, J
AU  - Seltzer, D
AU  - Henkin, T
AU  - Atwell, J W
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CASE STUDIES: FEDERAL CREDIT ASSISTANCE
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 177-179
AB  - Presented here are the following case studies:  Alameda Corridor Project; Federal Credit Program (Federal Highway Administration); Accessing States' Unobligated Balances (Apogee Research, Inc.); and Virginia programs (Virginia Department of Transportation).
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Alameda Corridor
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Credit
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Federal credit assistance
KW  - Finance
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Virginia
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475896
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745776
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Roskin, M
AU  - Griffin, J W
AU  - McPherson, T
AU  - Petko, T S
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CASE STUDIES: TE 045 PROJECTS
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 185-190
AB  - Presented here is an overview of Test and Evaluation 045 Projects, followed by these case studies:  George Bush Turnpike (Texas); Butler County, Ohio project; and Michigan Blue Water Bridge project.
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Butler County (Ohio)
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Finance
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Michigan
KW  - Test and evaluation 045 projects
KW  - Texas
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475898
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745770
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Nichol, C
AU  - McCalley, M
AU  - Ismart, D
AU  - Grote, B
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - EMERGING FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS: PRESENTATIONS
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 140-147
AB  - These four presentations on innovative transportation finance discuss emerging financial innovations.  The first addresses the funding of airport projects, such as the extension of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system to the airport.  The second discusses lease/leaseback transactions, with a walk through of a generic $100 million transaction.  The third describes the Federal Highway Administration's findings from workshops conducted on innovative financing among the states.  The fourth discusses federal assistance through bond reimbursement, grant anticipation revenue vehicles (GARVEEs), and three new programs in the National Economic Crossroads Transportation Efficiency Act (NEXTEA):  a border gateway pilot program, the credit enhancement program, and a deployment incentive program to implement innovative technologies.
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Airport operations
KW  - Bond reimbursement
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Federal aid
KW  - Finance
KW  - Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicles (GARVEEs)
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Leasing
KW  - National economic crossroads transp efficiency act
KW  - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
KW  - Transportation
KW  - U.S. Federal Highway Administration
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475892
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745773
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - ERICKSON, R C
AU  - Pfeffer, G S
AU  - Duve, J L
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CASE STUDIES: ROAD PRICING PANEL
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 171-176
AB  - Presented here are the following case studies:  Congestion Pricing Pilot Program (Federal Highway Administration); SR-91, Los Angeles Express Lane Project; and I-15, San Diego Congestion Pricing Project.
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Congestion pricing
KW  - Finance
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Los Angeles (California)
KW  - Road pricing
KW  - San Diego (California)
KW  - Transportation
KW  - U.S. Federal Highway Administration
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475895
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745766
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - McCaleb, N
AU  - Haley, R
AU  - Seltzer, D
AU  - Vobach, M
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - BOND FINANCING: ISSUES AND STRATEGIES: PRESENTATIONS
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 99-106
AB  - These four presentations on innovative transportation finance discuss bond financing.  The first gives a brief overview of what is happening in Oklahoma in the area of debt financing for highway construction.  The second covers three issues:  the necessity for a highway program in Kansas, why sales taxes and bonds are used in Kansas, and the method used to sell bonds in Kansas.  The third outlines several federal policy incentives in the area of tax policy and credit policy that can be used in connection with tax-exempt financing.  The fourth covers the following areas:  (1) Development of tax-exempt bond financing for highway and toll road projects; (2) Structuring of alternatives available to surface transportation entities; (3) Credit considerations and structuring enhancements that are key to developing programs and providing the lowest overall interest cost; (4) Marketing bonds to investors; and (5) Creation of a framework for future projects.
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Bond financing
KW  - Bonds
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Credit
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Highway planning
KW  - Highway programs
KW  - Incentives
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Kansas
KW  - Marketing
KW  - Oklahoma
KW  - Policy
KW  - Road construction
KW  - Toll roads
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475888
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745759
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Mineta, N Y
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE PERSPECTIVE
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 41-45
AB  - This conference presentation discusses likely congressional action and inaction on transportation funding.  It is argued that, since the aim of the Congress and the President is to reduce the budget deficit to zero, the prospects for increased federal-aid highway funding are poor, even though the balance of the Highway Trust Fund will grow.  A decrease in the level of federal funding is likely, and state and local governments will not be able to make up the difference, given the current political climate.  A broader array of financing options and more private funding or blends of public and private funding must be found.
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Federal aid
KW  - Finance
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Political factors
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475881
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745756
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRANSPORTATION FINANCE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE, DALLAS, TEXAS, APRIL 23-25, 1997
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - 209 p.
AB  - The conference was organized as a national forum to provide information on new approaches to financing all modes of transportation, to share success stories, and to stimulate discussion on the merits and drawbacks of new techniques, which are known collectively as innovative finance.  Innovative finance in transportation is a diversified set of public- and private-sector actions that move beyond the traditional federal-aid and state-aid funding processes.  Nearly 500 federal, state, and local government officials and private-sector representatives attended the conference. Conference participants grappled with the growing inadequacy of traditional funding sources and how to find new means to finance the continued maintenance and improvement of the nation's transportation infrastructure.  The broad-based conference turnout makes it clear that these concerns are shared industrywide and that transportation providers across the nation are actively seeking new ways to raise revenues to finance the necessary improvements.  By the close of the conference, participants were better informed about the new revenue sources and more creative means of financing transportation infrastructure that may be necessary to meet the challenges of the future, and they were more familiar with the complex issues associated with changing the current means of transportation finance.  Tangible outcomes of the conference are a description of the benefits and possible risks associated with innovative financing techniques, identification of the types of legislative and administrative changes needed to facilitate the implementation of innovative finance, and the suggested development of a research and information transfer program that would disseminate best practices to state and local transportation agencies.  The proceedings are organized as follows:  Summary; Conference Findings; Major Themes - presentations and discussions from conference plenary sessions on the following major innovative finance themes: current state of the art, future developments, national legislative considerations, and how to bring about implementation; Key Topics - presentations, discussions, and resource papers on five topics that are key to innovative finance: (a) the roles of the public and private sectors, (b) linking technology and finance, (c) bond financing, (d) public-private partnerships, and (e) business planning for State Infrastructure Banks; Case Studies; and List of conference participants.
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Benefits
KW  - Bond financing
KW  - Bonds
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial sources
KW  - Financing
KW  - Governments
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Information dissemination
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Risk assessment
KW  - State infrastructure banks
KW  - Transportation
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/cp15.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475878
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745763
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Forkenbrock, D J
AU  - Schweitzer, L A
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - RESOURCE PAPER: INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND HIGHWAY FINANCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 73-82
AB  - In this resource paper the authors explore how intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and related technologies can be applied to collect user charges from operators of motor vehicles.  First, the nature of transportation user charges is discussed.  Next, several underlying principles that should be taken into account when structuring user charges are explained and common problems that exist with contemporary methods for charging users of transportation systems are discussed.  Then current ITS capabilities are explored as they relate to roadway pricing and the collection of user charges.  Finally, the authors contemplate a series of public policy issues that need to be addressed for ITS technologies to play a central role in financing highways through progressive methods of collecting user charges.
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Collection
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Finance
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Public policy
KW  - Road pricing
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation users
KW  - User charges
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475885
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745761
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Giglio, J M
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - RESOURCE PAPER: PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC BENEFITS
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 57-64
AB  - This resource paper examines the roles of the public and private sectors in transportation finance.  The following areas are discussed:  who owns what; the local highway mess; the privatization controversy; who pays and how; better management; greater operating efficiency; absence of conflicting goals; easier access to low-cost capital; cost of capital; and whether or not private operation can really work on a large scale.
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Capital
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Finance
KW  - Governments
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Ownership
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - Privatization
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475883
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745757
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Kane, A R
AU  - Lammie, J L
AU  - Griebel, T A
AU  - Morris, M
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - WHAT IS INNOVATIVE FINANCE AND HOW HAS IT BEEN USED?
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 15-26
AB  - Four presentations are made on the current state of the art of innovative finance.  The presentations cover federal initiatives, private sector initiatives, examples of state initiatives in Texas, and examples of innovative finance in the metropolitan area of Dallas.
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Dallas (Texas)
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Finance
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - State government
KW  - State of the art studies
KW  - Texas
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475879
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745762
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Giglio, J M
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - LUNCHEON ADDRESS: WHAT ARE THE ROLES OF THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS?
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 65-69
AB  - This luncheon address examines the roles of the public and private sectors in transportation finance.  The conclusion is that, "Innovative finance and reprivatization will not weaken government.  They have the potential to restore vitality to get government to focus on what it ought to do, which is to govern. And transportation finance, under the umbrella of innovative finance, may be just a fulcrum on which to rest a policy lever to expand our transportation resources."
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Finance
KW  - Governments
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - Privatization
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation policy
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475884
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745764
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Johnson, C
AU  - Foote, J
AU  - Gehring, S
AU  - Twomey, W V
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - LINKING TECHNOLOGY AND FINANCE: PRESENTATIONS
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 83-88
AB  - These four presentations on innovative transportation finance discuss the linking of technology and finance.  The discussions cover Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), the National Economic Crossroads Transportation Efficiency Act, the role of ITS America and its Program Development Task Force, and information systems deployment through public-private partnerships.
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Deployment
KW  - Finance
KW  - Information systems
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - ITS America
KW  - National economic crossroads transp efficiency act
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475886
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745758
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Francois, F B
AU  - Spencer, J
AU  - Kane, A R
AU  - Skinner, R E
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AND STRATEGIES: REAUTHORIZATION AND BEYOND
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 27-40
AB  - These four presentations examine future developments and strategies in transportation finance.  The presentations cover the highway perspective, Federal Highway Administration initiatives, Federal Transit Administration initiatives, and a long-range view of transportation finance and how it may change (the strategic perspective).
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Finance
KW  - Highways
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Long range planning
KW  - Long term
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation
KW  - U.S. Federal Highway Administration
KW  - U.S. Federal Transit Administration
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475880
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00745760
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - ERICKSON, R C
AU  - Sale, S H
AU  - Forkenbrock, D J
AU  - Giglio, J M
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - WHAT IS NEEDED TO MAKE INNOVATIVE FINANCE IMPLEMENTABLE
SN  - 0309062144
PY  - 1997
IS  - 15
SP  - p. 46-49
AB  - Four presentations are made on how to bring about implementation of innovative finance.  The perspectives are those of the Federal Highway Administration, a state department of transportation, a person interested in the economic aspects of transportation policy, and an expert in public-private transportation finance.
U1  - Transportation Finance for the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Dallas, Texas StartDate:19970423 EndDate:19970425 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Economic policy
KW  - Finance
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - State departments of transportation
KW  - Transportation
KW  - U.S. Federal Highway Administration
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475882
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00744789
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - INFORMATION NEEDS TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION DECISION MAKING INTO THE 21ST CENTURY. PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, MARCH 2-5, 1997
SN  - 0309062063
PY  - 1997
IS  - 14
SP  - 76 p.
AB  - The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) established new requirements for data development and dissemination that have had an impact on federal, state, and local transportation planning processes across the United States.  As transportation professionals look ahead to the 21st century and the reauthorization of ISTEA, broadscale and rapid changes will surely challenge transportation decision making and affect future needs for data to support sound transportation planning.  The conference provided an opportunity for participants to (a) identify the types of data that are critical for planning and policy analysis; (b) identify data-collection requirements; (c) discuss the appropriate roles of and relationships among federal, state, and local agencies in the context of data collection and dissemination; and (d) review the impact of technological advances on data collection and dissemination.  The invitation-only conference included participants from state departments of transportation (DOTs), metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and federal agencies providing broad representation of the transportation planning and policy communities.  Significant effort was made to include a full spectrum of policy, management, and front-line analysts who have extensive experience in answering policy questions, supporting the planning process, and responding to federal reporting requirements.
U1  - Information Needs to Support State and Local Transportation Decision Making into the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.Irvine, California StartDate:19970302 EndDate:19970305 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data needs
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Government funding
KW  - Information dissemination
KW  - Information management
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Information technology
KW  - Intergovernmental relations
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Local government
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Reauthorization
KW  - State departments of transportation
KW  - State government
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation policy
KW  - U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
KW  - U.S. Federal Highway Administration
KW  - U.S. Federal Transit Administration
KW  - United States
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/cp14.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475205
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00744791
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Lakshmanan, T R
AU  - Skinner, R E
AU  - Francois, F
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - INFORMATION NEEDS TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION DECISION MAKING INTO THE 21ST CENTURY. KEYNOTE PANEL: ROLE OF INFORMATION IN TRANSPORTATION DATA CONTENT, ANALYSIS, AND INSTITUTIONS
SN  - 0309062063
PY  - 1997
IS  - 14
SP  - p. 42-52
AB  - The focus of this conference is the importance of data to support state and local transportation decision making from identification all the way through to interpretation. Substantial changes are under way, including accountability, performance measurement, a broadening of the current mission within individual agencies and organizations, creation of new programs and new projects, and addition of new talents and skills.  The panelists were asked to help set the scene for discussion of opportunities and challenges within this framework.  The first panelist, T.R. Lakshmanan, Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, discusses three aspects of socioeconomic change that are influencing transportation and the data needed to support transportation decision making; presents views on the value of information; discusses three types of decision perspectives--strategic, management, and operational; points out the basic changes in the U.S. economy and the implication for transportation; comments on information technology; and concludes with a look at measuring the performance of systems and agencies.  The second panelist, Robert E. Skinner, Jr., Executive Director, Transportation Research Board, presents a list of eight points about transportation information and data needs.  Briefly stated, these are:  (1) transportation data and information matter; (2) data collection programs, just like research programs, are a tough sell; (3) data collection programs appear fragmented and disorganized, and actually, in many cases, they are fragmented and disorganized, sometimes for very understandable reasons; (4) data collection programs must address tomorrow's needs, not yesterday's or even today's; (5) there are some questions that data, even excellent data, cannot answer or meaningfully address; (6) as with so many other things in life, balance is important in data collection programs; (7) as with other activities that some people perceive to be of marginal importance, data collection and information gathering programs need champions; and (8) the devil is in the details.  The third panelist, Francis Francois, Executive Director, AASHTO, presents a perspective on the conference topic from the standpoint of AASHTO and its member departments.  He points out a key issue: the difference between what the federal government needs and what the state and local governments need, which is more important, and how to sort out the roles between states and metropolitan planning organizations and between local governments and the federal government.  He asks many of the questions the conference should address, and points out that whatever data systems are put together, there must be recognition of the uniqueness of each state.
U1  - Information Needs to Support State and Local Transportation Decision Making into the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.Irvine, California StartDate:19970302 EndDate:19970305 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data needs
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Information management
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Intergovernmental relations
KW  - Local government
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - State government
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - United States
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475207
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00744792
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Heanue, K
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - HISTORY OF DATA COLLECTION
SN  - 0309062063
PY  - 1997
IS  - 14
SP  - p. 53-57
AB  - This conference paper presents a brief history of data collection in the field of transportation.  The history is presented in terms of time, the evolution of transportation technology, and some of the applications of data, mostly in the highway program.  The last half of the paper focuses on transportation planning, especially urban transportation planning, and the movement from data-based studies to simulations using small sample surveys.  The paper concludes with comments on reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, a more effective dialogue with Congress, a planning process that is not geared to intelligent transportation systems, the "disconnect" between environmental analysis and project development, reaching for international answers, and a Transportation Research Board report on sustainability.
U1  - Information Needs to Support State and Local Transportation Decision Making into the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.Irvine, California StartDate:19970302 EndDate:19970305 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data needs
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Government funding
KW  - History
KW  - Information management
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Local government
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Reauthorization
KW  - State government
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475208
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00744795
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - McDowell, B D
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - EPILOGUE--VISION FOR THE YEAR 2027: WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
SN  - 0309062063
PY  - 1997
IS  - 14
SP  - p. 64-65
AB  - These comments are offered from the future to describe the 30 years of achievement in information systems that could result from the findings of this conference on the information needs to support state and local transportation planning and decision making.  For example, "The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), state departments of transportation, and metropolitan planning organizations are all linked by a common performance-based geographic information system (GIS)."
U1  - Information Needs to Support State and Local Transportation Decision Making into the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.Irvine, California StartDate:19970302 EndDate:19970305 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Future developments
KW  - Information management
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Information systems
KW  - Local government
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - State government
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475211
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00744793
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Schmitt, R R
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - OUTREACH EFFORTS
SN  - 0309062063
PY  - 1997
IS  - 14
SP  - p. 58-61
AB  - This conference paper addresses outreach efforts with regard to data needs for state and local transportation planning and decision making.  Outreach efforts discussed include forums, committee meetings, and the Internet.  It is pointed out that successful efforts to democratize data access have created a whole new customer base and that, along with the ability to distribute data to a wider user community, comes the job of explaining how to use the sophisticated data sets.  Also discussed are the data needs to support shorter planning horizons, data needs for new or reemerging topics, the internal nature of data flows, data sharing, and changing technology for data collection.
U1  - Information Needs to Support State and Local Transportation Decision Making into the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.Irvine, California StartDate:19970302 EndDate:19970305 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.
KW  - Access
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data communications
KW  - Data flows
KW  - Data needs
KW  - Data sharing
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Information dissemination
KW  - Information management
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Local government
KW  - Modems
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Physical distribution
KW  - Sets
KW  - State government
KW  - Technology
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475209
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00744794
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Lockwood, S
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - FUTURE TRENDS
SN  - 0309062063
PY  - 1997
IS  - 14
SP  - p. 62-63
AB  - This conference paper addresses future trends in data needs for state and local transportation planning and decision making. The discussion covers the move toward data sets related to service attributes that reflect performance, the change in attitude toward this information, the data flood that will come from intelligent transportation systems (ITS), the need to get involved in ITS architecture development, and the gap between the planners (who want data) and the operators (who have data) and the need to bridge that gap.
U1  - Information Needs to Support State and Local Transportation Decision Making into the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.Irvine, California StartDate:19970302 EndDate:19970305 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.
KW  - Attitudes
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data needs
KW  - Data sources
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Information management
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Local government
KW  - Modems
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Performance
KW  - Service
KW  - Sets
KW  - State government
KW  - System architecture
KW  - System design
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475210
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00744790
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Pisarski, A E
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - INFORMATION NEEDS TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION DECISION MAKING INTO THE 21ST CENTURY. CONFERENCE OVERVIEW AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SN  - 0309062063
PY  - 1997
IS  - 14
SP  - p. 1-12
AB  - An immensely talented and disciplined group of transportation professionals was assembled for the Conference on Information Needs to Support State and Local Decision Making into the 21st Century to address the conundrum of how to obtain the right data for state and local decision making without adding to the data-collection burden on states and metropolitan planning organizations.  The challenge was to maintain focus on a topic that is almost unlimited in its scale and scope.  The observations and proposed directions that have resulted will provide broad guidance for priority setting at future conferences and for demarcating the boundaries of research efforts to come, establishing the agenda for state and metropolitan transportation data collection far into the next century.  The findings reported in the proceedings represent a selection of the large number of observations that were aired and discussed.  This selection represents the conference steering committee's view of concerns and findings that were widely held and characterized by many participants as critical. The findings are not, however, "consensus" findings or recommendations of all the participants and should not be construed as such.  The findings appear in three categories based on the conference process:  content, methods, and institutions.  Although overlap was inevitable, the three categories indicate a greater degree of emphasis on, respectively, the what, the how, and the who of a specific data need.  Proposed approaches to methods and institutional arrangements often converged.  This conference overview and summary of the major findings is followed by the detailed Findings section, which contains observations from among those aired during the working sessions.  Several presentations from the conference conclude these proceedings.
U1  - Information Needs to Support State and Local Transportation Decision Making into the 21st CenturyTransportation Research Board; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.Irvine, California StartDate:19970302 EndDate:19970305 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Content
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data needs
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Information management
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Institutions
KW  - Local government
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Organizations
KW  - State departments of transportation
KW  - State government
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation policy
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/475206
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743919
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - AMERICAN INDIAN TRANSIT NEEDS AND THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
PY  - 1997
SP  - 36 p.
AB  - This publication was produced by the North American Indian Women's Association (NAIWA) under the cooperative agreement with the Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA).  The purpose of this publication is to encourage tribal leaders to examine and take advantage of a variety of programs that DOT administers through one of its agencies, the FTA.  Through resources and programs of the FTA and DOT, tribal leaders can improve transportation in tribal communities.  The focus of this publication is to promote linkages between transit needs of the community with increased technical assistance and financial resources offered by FTA and DOT.
KW  - Disadvantaged persons
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Low income groups
KW  - Native Americans
KW  - Rural areas
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Technical assistance
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471903
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743918
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - NATIONAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION
PY  - 1997
SP  - 17 p.
AB  - This statement of guiding principles for the Nation's freight transportation system sets forth a DOT policy framework that will help shape important decisions affecting freight transportation across all modes.  The following eight principles provide the basis for a Federal freight transportation policy and describe the Federal role in freight transportation: 1) Provide funding and planning framework that establishes priorities for allocation of Federal resources to cost-effective infrastructure investments that support broad national goals; 2) promote economic growth by removing unwise or unnecessary regulation and through the efficient pricing of publicly financed transportation infrastructure; 3) ensure a safe transportation system; 4) protect the environment and conserve energy; 5) use advantages in transportation technology to promote transportation efficiency, safety and speed; 6) effectively meet our defense and emergency transportation requirements; 7) facilitate international trade and commerce; and 8) promote effective and equitable utilization of transportation infrastructure for freight and passenger service.
KW  - Freight transportation
KW  - Government planning
KW  - Government policies
KW  - Governments
KW  - Intermodal services
KW  - National shipping policies
KW  - Planning
KW  - Policy
KW  - Shipping
KW  - Transportation policy
KW  - United States
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471902
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00740391
AU  - Rudge, D
AU  - Cleland, F
AU  - Winters, P
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Florida Department of Transportation
TI  - COMMUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EVALUATION MANUAL
PY  - 1997
SP  - 130 p.
AB  - Florida's statewide network of Commuter Assistance Progrram (CAP) is designed to meet the transportation needs in the state and to offer travel choices to commuters.  This manual was developed to assist Florida's CAP offices in developing and evaluating their system's performance and recording achievements.  The manual provides a detailed description on how to devise, conduct, analyze, and report a performance measurement.  It also provides guidance on how to report evaluation results so that stakeholders and the general public will have a better understanding of their efforts to address traffic congestion, air quality, and mobility concerns.  The topics covered in this evaluation manual include: performance measures; evaluation types; survey methodologies; understanding statistics; survey planning and budgeting; and communicating evaluation findings.  A properly planned and well-documented evaluation can serve as a medium for promoting CAP and for increasing community awareness of the important role CAP plays in Florida municipalities.
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Commuter Assistance Programs
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Travel by mode
KW  - Travel modes
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573393
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00740392
AU  - Rudge, D
AU  - Cleland, F
AU  - Winters, P
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Florida Department of Transportation
TI  - EVALUATION TOOLKIT FOR FLORIDA'S COMMUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: A COMPANION TO THE CAP EVALUATION MANUAL
PY  - 1997
SP  - 18 p.
AB  - This is a companion report to Florida's Commuter Assistance Program (CAP) Evaluation Manual designed to help measure and evaluate CAP performance.  It is intended to provide a basic understanding of how to meet the minimum evaluation requirements of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).  The manual is divided into two parts.  The first part describes the performance measures that are required and/or available to evaluate CAP program efforts, including how to collect data for measuring CAP performance.  The second part pprovides the basics on how to evaluate, including how to select performance measures and how to conduct an evaluation.  The appendix includes a sample survey that can be used to obtain all necessary survey data to address the FDOT's required and optional performance measures.
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Commuter Assistance Programs
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Evaluation and assessment
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Program evaluation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573394
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00740390
AU  - North American Indian Women's Association
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - AMERICAN INDIAN TRANSIT NEEDS AND THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION. BROCHURE
PY  - 1997
SP  - 35 p.
AB  - This publication was produced by the North American Indian Women's Association (NAIWA) under an agreement with FTA.  Its purpose is to inform and encourage tribal leaders to take advantage of the various federal programs and funding opportunities offered by FTA to improve transportation in their communities.  The publication provides a comprehensive view and description of the available federal program funds and services which are the principal source of federal financial aid to American communities for the planning, development and improvement of public transportation systems.  Information is presented in a question and answer format and written in easy-to-read, non-technical language with the intent of helping tribal entities to clarify and link the Indian community transportation need with the appropriate FTA program.  Basically, this brochure offers tribal entities the opportunity to enter into partnerships with DOT, FTA and government agencies as a way to accomplish goals for improved transportation and improved quality of life.  Appendices provide a listing of FTA Regional Offices and Civil Rights Officers, describe community improvement projects impacting Indian communities and FTA National Transit Assistance Programs.
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Federal programs
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Native Americans
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Special user groups
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573392
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739861
AU  - Pietrzyk, M
AU  - Burris, M
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN FOR DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PY  - 1997
SP  - 166 p.
AB  - This report documents the comprehensive plan developed for the future of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in Dade County, Florida.  It was approved by the Metro-Dade MPO Governing Board and will be integrated with the area's overall transportation planning process and transportation management programs.  The Plan outlines the goals and objectives and provides an overview of ITS programs on the national, state/Florida and Dade County levels.  Dade County ITS themes and performance measures are defined along with the organizational structure and the five-step planning process. Implementation strategies for ITS projects are identified as well as public-private partnership opportunities and cost-sharing options.  Recommendations for public involvement and education programs for ITS in Dade County are also spelled-out.  ITS projects currently underway are highlighted as building blocks for ITS deployment in Dade County.  They cover most of the ITS categories outlined in Operation TimeSaver. Supplemental materials include a listing of ITS vendors, consultants and contacts; steering committee interview results; and public involvement and education programs.
KW  - Administration
KW  - Education
KW  - Education programs
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Miami-Dade County (Florida)
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573231
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739862
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
TI  - METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING UNDER ISTEA: THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
PY  - 1997
SP  - 12 p.
AB  - The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) developed a framework for more productive and safer transportation systems, friendly to both the environment and communities.  This booklet offers a glimpse into the experience of the past five years and describes the progress that has been achieved since ISTEA was adopted.  It is a review of transportation planning progress to date based on information collected from state and metropolitan agencies across the country.  Examples of these advances range from widespread incorporation of improved financial planning in long-range plans and short-range investment programs, to strategic initiatives for engaging citizens in the planning process, and to fuller integration of air quality improvement as a goal of transportation planning.  This review identifies and discusses four major categories of results: improved investment decisions; working to improve environmental quality; indispensable partnerships; and service to communities.  The results reflect the early positive efforts of state and metropolitan agencies to respond to the concepts advanced in ISTEA.  It conveys the message of building on current achievements when considering the shape of things to come.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Environmental quality
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial requirements
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573232
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739863
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - OPERATION RESPOND: LESSONS LEARNED. A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE SAFE AND SECURE TRANSPORTATION BY IMPROVING INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO FIRST RESPONDERS
PY  - 1997
SP  - 80 p.
AB  - This report documents one of the initiatives undertaken by the U.S. Department of Transportation to promote safe and secure transportation.  Operation Respond is a cost-shared, cooperative research and demonstration program that aims to improve information available to a first responder at a hazardous materials rail or truck incident.  It is designed to improve safety by applying technology and training in the first responder community.  The purpose of this lessons learned report is to help area emergency responders, transportation, public safety, and environmental officials understand Operation Respond, judge its value, and assist those who want to implement the program.  The introductory material includes examples of progress that communities and others have made to improve emergency responses to hazardous materials incidents, and information related to the development, evolution, and products of the program.  Information is also provided to assist communities in deciding if the program is right for them.
KW  - Disasters and emergency operations
KW  - Emergency response
KW  - First responder
KW  - Hazardous materials
KW  - Hazardous materials transportation
KW  - Incidents
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Safety campaigns
KW  - Traffic incidents
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Truck crashes
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573233
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739825
AU  - Volinski, Joel
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - LESSONS LEARNED IN TRANSIT EFFICIENCIES, REVENUE GENERATION, AND COST REDUCTION
PY  - 1997
SP  - 118 p.
AB  - This report documents how transit agencies are generating new revenue or reducing costs without harming the best interests of their passengers.  Information was obtained through a survey responded to by 75 transit agencies from throughout the United States.  Respondents provided brief descriptions of the five most effective methods used to generate new revenues or reduce costs without losing passengers.  The various methods have been categorized into six different themes: positive opportunism, partnerships, cooperation, service planning/marketing/delivery, maximizing capital budgets, and improved management of resources. Each idea is explained in enough detail to give the reader the basic information needed to understand the idea.  The transit agency that submitted each idea is also identified and can be contacted for more detail.  Transit agencies could expect to save or generate new revenues of 5% to 10% of their operating budgets by implementing the techniques identified in this report.
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Cost reduction
KW  - Cost savings
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Revenues
KW  - Transit services
UR  - http://www.cutr.usf.edu/research/lessons.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/4000/4600/4633/lessons.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573197
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739834
AU  - Thompson, G L
AU  - National Urban Transit Institute
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY AND LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE OF AT-RISK GROUPS: DADE COUNTY
PY  - 1997
SP  - 24 p.
AB  - This report examines whether transit accessibility to jobs from individual traffic analysis zones has an impact on employment of different racial/ethnic groups.  Demonstrations of cross-town bus routes making suburban employment more accessible have been well-used by people traveling to suburban jobs, supporting the idea that transit accessibility may make a difference.  Earlier literature on spatial mismatch theory suggests that transit accessibility should make a difference in unemployment rates for African-Americans confined to inner city ghettos.  In contrast, more recent literature uses theory to discount the importance of transportation accessibility in lowering unemployment, and empirical observation supports the theory.  Because in all of these studies transit accessibility was not measured precisely, this study attempts to do so.  Accessibility is measured as employment in all regional traffic analysis zones, each inversely weighted by the square of the door-to-door transit travel between the zone where the employment is and the zone whose accessibility is being measured.  This measure of accessibility is then used as one of several explanatory variables in models of African-American, Hispanic white, and non-Hispanic white unemployment, work trip transit mode split, and automobile ownership in traffic analysis zones for Dade County, Florida. This research finds that transit accessibility does not explain African-American unemployment directly, but on the margin it explains African-American transit mode split to work, and it has a very important inverse relationship in models of automotive ownership in Dade County.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Ethnic groups
KW  - Labor force
KW  - Modal split
KW  - Race
KW  - Traffic distribution
KW  - Transportation modes
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20100/20102/PB98109796.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573206
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739835
AU  - Lynch, T A
AU  - Sipe, N
AU  - Polzin, S E
AU  - Chu, S E
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Florida Department of Transportation
AU  - Florida State University, Tallahassee
TI  - AN ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF FLORIDA HIGH SPEED RAIL
PY  - 1997
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This report is one of three documents produced reporting on the impacts of Florida high speed rail.  The three documents consist of two technical reports and an executive summary.  This report addresses specific impacts of interest to planners, the public, and decision makers.  These economic impacts are discussed and quantified in their respective units of measure: jobs (expressed as person years of employment), wages and salaries (expressed in 1997 dollars), and economic output (also expressed in 1997 dollars).  This report is organized to briefly describe the transportation market in Florida and the Florida Overland eXpress (FOX) plan, followed by a more substantial discussion of the methodology and findings of the analysis.
KW  - Economic impacts
KW  - Employee compensation
KW  - Employment
KW  - High speed rail
KW  - Jobs
KW  - Market assessment
KW  - Railroad transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574224
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739020
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY: A BASIC GUIDE FOR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS
PY  - 1997
SP  - 32 p.
AB  - The planning provisions of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) and the transportation provisions of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA) define the framework for the effective integration of transportation and air quality planning.  The goal of transportation conformity, which is a key element in the planning process, is to ensure that air quality considerations are an integral part of transportation decisions.  This guide discusses the basic provisions of the conformity process, including the following: a description of actions subject to conformity; frequency of conformity determinations; key components of a conformity determination; consequences of a failure to make a conformity determination; and roles and responsibilities of public agency staff, management, policy officials, and decision makers in the conformity process.
KW  - Air quality
KW  - Clean Air Act Amendments
KW  - Clean air act amendments 1990
KW  - Conformity
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Guides
KW  - Guides to information
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/3000/3800/3861/fhwaconf.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573006
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00738588
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ACCESS TO JOBS: WELFARE TO WORK - BROCHURE
PY  - 1997
AB  - The Access to Jobs brochure describes FTA's Welfare to Work Initiatives.  It includes job training, state welfare to work transportation plans, regional seminars, demonstration activities, technical assistance, and planning and service coordination.  The brochure also provides descriptive summaries of other job growth projects currently underway, such as Joblinks, Livable Communities, and Bridges to Work.  These projects help connect individuals living in innercity neighborhoods with jobs.  Public transportation's key role in welfare to work success stories in American cities is discussed along with the shared responsibility of multiple stakeholders.
KW  - Central business districts
KW  - Communities
KW  - Employment
KW  - Inner cities
KW  - Job opportunities
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Socioeconomic factors
KW  - Welfare
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574164
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00738589
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Comsis Corporation
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION PEER-TO-PEER PROGRAM SOLUTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES - BROCHURE
PY  - 1997
AB  - This brochure presents the Intelligent Transportation Peer-to-Peer Program which offers a storehouse of technical information resources to assist transit agencies in finding solutions to transportation challenges.  It is sponsored by FHWA and FTA, and managed by COMSIS Corporation.  The Peer-to-Peer program supports deployment of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) for the public sector through a free technical assistance program for the transportation community, including state and local professionals, policymakers, planners and other interested groups.  It provides information and short term assistance to initiate ITS efforts, identify and resolve challenges in existing ones and foster state of the art in ITS. The program is comprised of professionals from both the public and private sectors who are on-call to provide assistance to requestors.
KW  - Information retrieval
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Peer groups
KW  - Technical assistance
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574165
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737964
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Wade, R
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - WISCONSIN'S TRANSLINKS 21 MULTIMODAL PLAN: IMPLICATIONS FOR CENSUS DATA NEEDS
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 167-178
AB  - This case study provides the intercity elements of Wisconsin's Translinks 21 Multimodal Plan.  The intercity passenger and freight forecasting techniques utilized are described in some detail.  The case study is used to highlight data needs met by the decennial census and other Census Bureau data-gathering efforts.  The discussion concludes by stressing the importance of the timely provision of census data to support ongoing state-level modal and multimodal planning activities.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data needs
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Freight traffic
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Intercity transportation
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Passenger transportation
KW  - State departments of transportation
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Wisconsin
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-017.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574909
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737966
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Erlbaum, N S
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - APPLICATION OF CENSUS DATA TO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AT NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 185-198
AB  - The use of census and transportation data products by the Planning Data Analysis Group (PDAG) at the New York State Department of Transportation is examined.  PDAG's experience as both data provider and data user, the types of outreach efforts employed, typical data requests, and products developed and how they helped end users are described.  The importance of census data to planning activities is highlighted through specific application examples that address travel access to a primary urban core, the use of census data for regional comprehensive planning, and the use of census data and geographic information systems for transit planning.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Access
KW  - Applications
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - New York (State)
KW  - Planning
KW  - Products
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - State departments of transportation
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-019.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574911
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737960
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Blanton, W
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - SMALL-AREA APPLICATIONS USING 1990 CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 132-137
AB  - The 1990 Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP) was a valuable resource for the Gainesville Urbanized Area during the recently completed development and adoption of the 2020 Transportation Plan.  The CTPP provided detailed information about socioeconomic and travel characteristics that was unavailable from other sources.  These data were of value during several stages of development of the plan, which was adopted by the Gainesville Urbanized Area metropolitan planning organization on December 14, 1995.  A case study of how the CTPP was used for the Gainesville Urbanized Area in its long-range transportation planning efforts is presented.  The focus is on how the CTPP was used to validate the travel demand model in preparation for the development and evaluation of multimodal alternatives for the Gainesville Urbanized Area 2020 Transportation Plan.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Census Transportation Planning Package
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Demand
KW  - Gainesville (Florida)
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Socioeconomic data
KW  - Socioeconomic factors
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Validation
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-013.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574905
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737962
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Poorman, J P
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CENSUS DATA IN DEVELOPING NEW TOOLS FOR CAPITAL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE NEW VISIONS PROCESS
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 143-154
AB  - The Capital District Transportation Committee (CDTC) is the designated metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for the four counties that include the Albany-Schenectady-Troy (New York) Urbanized Area.  In its three-year effort, New Visions, to produce its next regional transportation plan, CDTC has relied upon guidance from the nine task forces of subject-specific stakeholders.  Subjects such as land use impacts of transportation policy have taken center stage in the New Visions discussions and have required development or refinement of existing analytic procedures, each with its own data demands. In this work, census information has served a valuable role alongside other data sources in supporting new analytical capabilities.  Among a wide range of census data applications, three analytical developments that employ census material warrant particular attention.  First, to explore major transit investment possibilities, the CDTC staff developed and calibrated a sophisticated mode choice model in a short amount of time by combining available census demographic and journey-to-work information with Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey data, local household travel survey data, and transit on-board survey information.  Second, to support examinations of alternative land use and transportation policies, the CDTC staff used time-series census data along with other information to develop and calibrate a land use pivot model.  Third, to allow statistical comparison of community indicators among groups of communities (central cities, villages and small cities, inner suburbs, outer suburbs, rural areas), the CDTC staff packaged readily available census information with other information into a documentation of Community Quality of Life.  These applications are representative of the value of census information in supporting the demands of innovative planning exercises.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Capital District Transportation Committee
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Land use models
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation models
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-015.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574907
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737965
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Young, S E
AU  - Miller, R W
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - USES OF CENSUS DATA IN KANSAS
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 179-184
AB  - The recent uses of decennial census data within the Bureau of Transportation Planning of the Kansas Department of Transportation are overviewed, and one project pertaining to travel times in the Wichita metropolitan area is presented in detail as a case study.  The presentation of the projects, which includes the identification of the census products and software tools used, serves as the foundation to discuss problems and possible solutions encountered in processing census data.  The paper is divided into three parts.  First is a quick overview of projects for which census data have served as the main source. Second is the presentation of the Wichita travel-time case study, which is an excellent example of both the use of the census data in transportation planning and the difficulties involved in processing census data.  Last is a general discussion of tools needed to access and present census data, which census products are found pertinent to transportation planning, and what products the planning staff at Kansas Department of Transportation would like to see in the future, including content and format of the 2000 census as well as accessibility to past census data on CD-ROM.  The paper concludes with a list of recommendations.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 2000 Census
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data accessibility
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Information processing
KW  - Kansas
KW  - Problem identification
KW  - Problem solving
KW  - Products
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - State departments of transportation
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Wichita (Kansas)
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-018.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574910
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737959
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Pierce, D L
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CENSUS DATA IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RUTLAND COUNTY, VERMONT
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 123-131
AB  - Recent experiences are described of a predominantly rural regional planning organization that is using data from the U.S. census for transportation planning purposes.  These experiences include analyzing the statewide Census Transportation Planning Package to reveal journey-to-work trip patterns and to improve the calibration of the region's newly developed traffic forecasting model.  In light of the planning organization's limited budget and staff, census transportation data proved essential to the timely completion of these tasks.  The data also significantly increased policy makers' understanding of transportation issues and, when used in a "fratar" technique, vastly improved the usefulness of the traffic model.  In general, any limitations of the census transportation data were easily overcome or were small relative to their advantages. Experience suggests that the Census Bureau should consider release of Urban Element data for very small metropolitan areas in the future.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Calibration
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Census Transportation Planning Package
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Rutland County (Vermont)
KW  - Traffic forecasting
KW  - Traffic models
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel patterns
KW  - Work trips
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-012.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574904
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737961
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Polley, D
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CENSUS DATA IN JOBS-HOUSING BALANCE STUDIES: SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 138-142
AB  - The San Luis Obispo County Jobs-Housing Balance Study was developed to analyze the relationship among jobs, housing, and work-related transportation for the small urbanized area encompassing San Luis Obispo County.  The complexities of defining and quantifying the relationship between jobs and housing required extensive research and analysis of several issues.  In this case study the important role that census data played in defining and quantifying this relationship is discussed.  In addition, some of the limitations, problems, and problem solutions in working with census data are identified, and the important role of census data in planning for small urbanized areas is examined.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Housings
KW  - Jobs
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - San Luis Obispo County (California)
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-014.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574906
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737963
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Christopher, E J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CENSUS DATA USE IN ILLINOIS BY SMALL METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 155-163
AB  - This paper is one of a series in these proceedings documenting the uses of census data by the transportation community in Illinois.  The focus in this paper is on uses of census data, specifically the Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP), by the smaller metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), those serving areas other than Chicago and St. Louis.  The other papers in this series discuss census data uses by the Chicago Area Transportation Study (a large MPO), by transit planners, and by the research and academic community.  The use of the CTPP has not been extensive in the state's smaller MPOs.  The data are used most often for the development of trip generation models and to provide descriptive statistics on various demographic and travel trends.  One major reason for this lack of use was the timing and delivery of the package, which has yet to be delivered in personal computer form.  The smaller MPOs cannot process the data tape packages.  For example, in 1980, other than the two largest MPOs, Chicago and St. Louis, only one smaller MPO, Peoria, even purchased the package.  In all fairness it needs to be pointed out that the smaller MPOs, which for the most part are part of larger comprehensive planning organizations, are indeed heavy users of census data as they relate to their other planning functions.  There is also a strong expectation that once the Urban Element has been distributed on CD-ROM, the MPOs will begin to explore its uses and begin applying the data.  All the MPOs in the state noted that the CTPP was an important component to their transportation model development, which is ongoing at this time.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Applications
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Census Transportation Planning Package
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Illinois
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation models
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-016.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574908
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737948
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Zakaria, T
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CONVERSION AND USE OF 1990 CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY REGION
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 3-11
AB  - An analysis of the 1990 Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP) for the Delaware Valley Region is given, with special emphasis on journey-to-work trips, employment, mode of transportation to work, travel time, vehicle ownership, employed persons, and other socioeconomic data essential to transportation planning and travel forecasting.  A review of the CTPP computer tapes and data showed some problems with programming, sampling, and bias, which were resolved before the data were used as a base for trend analysis, travel simulation, highway and transit project studies, strategic planning, and economic development.  The CTPP information should be adjusted before it is used for transportation planning.  The errors in the 1990 CTPP data are generally small, but the package shows no improvement over the presentation of the 1980 data.  Most of the 1990 CTPP problems can be avoided in the future if the recommendations made in this paper are considered in Census 2000.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - 2000 Census
KW  - Adjustment factors
KW  - Adjustments
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Census Transportation Planning Package
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Delaware Valley
KW  - Employment
KW  - Errors
KW  - Motor vehicles
KW  - Ownership
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Socioeconomic data
KW  - Socioeconomic factors
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel by mode
KW  - Travel modes
KW  - Travel time
KW  - Work trips
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-001.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574893
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737950
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Christopher, E J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CENSUS DATA USE IN ILLINOIS BY A LARGE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 21-32
AB  - This paper is the second in a series of four that document the uses of census data by the transportation community in Illinois. It focuses on the use by the largest metropolitan planning organization (MPO) in the state--the Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS)--of the Census Transportation Planning Package. The other papers in this series discuss the uses of the census data by smaller MPOs, transit planners, and the research and academic community.  CATS has had a rich history working with the census data, specifically the journey-to-work data. However, unlike smaller MPOs, CATS has used the census data as an adjunct to supplement its own travel surveys.  In general terms, these uses have included factoring and adjusting other surveys, producing descriptive reports, conducting special studies and analyses, and developing models.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Adjustment factors
KW  - Adjustments
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Census Transportation Planning Package
KW  - Chicago Area Transportation Study
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Illinois
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Reports
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation models
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel surveys
KW  - Work trips
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-003.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574895
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737957
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Loudon, W R
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - USES OF CENSUS TRANSPORTATION DATA BY COMSIS CORPORATION
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 112-115
AB  - Over the years COMSIS has developed a number of products related to the census as well as other census-related applications. Working with information from 1970, 1980, and 1990, COMSIS has developed many products that are of direct use to both transportation practitioners and policy makers, including technical reports, training materials, trend and factoring information, and topological geographic information.  Through technical committee representation and conference presentations, COMSIS has provided extensive insight into the use of the census data.  More specifically, COMSIS has provided guidance in the use of census data as related to transportation planning and travel forecasting.  This information is integral to the development of travel models and the understanding of work trip making in a specific region.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - Products
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-010.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574902
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737951
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Limoges, E
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - IMPROVEMENT OF DECENNIAL CENSUS SMALL-AREA EMPLOYMENT DATA: NEW METHODS TO ALLOCATE UNGEOCODABLE WORKERS
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 33-46
AB  - The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG), like any other agency involved in general and transportation planning, makes extensive, continuous use of decennial census data products.  Standard products meet most of SEMCOG's data needs. When they do not, special tabulations have been purchased from the Census Bureau.  In connection with SEMCOG's latest forecast, special tabulations of 1980 and 1990 census data were obtained, each including a tabulation of housing units and households by traffic analysis zone (TAZ) of residence and a tabulation of workers by TAZ of work.  The worker data included a cross-tabulation by industrial class and occupational class.  In response to puzzling industrial class mixes at the TAZ level found earlier in the Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP), the special tabulations separated geocoded workers from allocated workers.  (The Census Bureau uses worker allocation to assign tract and block numbers to workers whose workplace addresses cannot be geocoded to tract and block.)  Subsequent mapping of geocoded workers by TAZ evidenced high quality, but allocated workers showed questionable distributions.  SEMCOG decided to develop its own reallocation method that accepted Census Bureau county assignment, geocoded or allocated, and place geocoding.  The method was applied to workers needing allocation, using as a base the workers geocoded to tract and block by detailed industrial class and occupational class.  A comparison of TAZ employment by detailed industrial class demonstrates that workers reallocated by SEMCOG replicate the Census Bureau geocoded pattern much better than do workers allocated by the Census Bureau.  A new, comprehensive allocation method is proposed for the 2000 census.  The new method would combine features of the current Census Bureau allocation and SEMCOG reallocation methods, and add the demarcation of commuting origin and destination areas.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Allocation methods
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Coding systems
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Employees
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Origin and destination
KW  - Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-004.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574896
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737958
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Sinclair, C
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - SERVICES FOR USE OF CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 116-119
AB  - Working extensively with the Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP), JHK & Associates, under contract to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), developed and taught the Census Applications Workshops in 1991.  The goals of the workshops were to inform transportation professionals about the availability and applications of the CTPP data and to provide hands-on experience with the data.  The workshops were conducted in over 30 cities throughout the country with an average of 30 participants in each (about 900 transportation professionals attended).  The workshops are no longer being conducted; however, a CTPP Handbook is available from FHWA that documents the topics covered and includes the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet templates that participants used.  A brochure and a video oriented toward managers and nontechnical staff that provide an overview of the CTPP and its uses are also available from FHWA. Because interest in the workshops continues to be strong, FHWA and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics have contracted with JHK to offer CTPP Urban Element technical assistance.  Also detailed are other uses by the firm of census data, including the Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) File.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Census Transportation Planning Package
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - Technical assistance
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-011.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574903
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737954
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Stuart, D
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRANSIT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: CHICAGO REGION
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 71-83
AB  - Eleven different applications are described in which 1990 census data are being used in ongoing Chicago-area transit planning. The relevance of census data for each application and whether the application could have been successfully carried out without such data are also discussed.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Applications
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Chicago (Illinois)
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Planning
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-007.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574899
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737955
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Myers, D
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CHANGES OVER TIME IN TRANSPORTATION MODE FOR JOURNEY TO WORK: EFFECTS OF AGING AND IMMIGRATION
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 84-99
AB  - The changing commuting behavior of immigrants in Southern California is studied.  Using 1980 and 1990 census data, trends in transportation mode are analyzed for cohorts of immigrants defined by age and recency of arrival in the United States. Cohorts are further identified by sex and race-ethnicity.  The study finds that recent immigrants are far more reliant on public transit, but after they gain an additional 10 years of residence in the United States, their transit use falls markedly.  The change is especially sharp in the case of women, who increase their rate of solo car driving noticeably.  The implication is that sustained high immigration bolsters the ridership base of public transit and reduces traffic congestion.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 1980 Census
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Age groups
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Commuters
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Ethnic groups
KW  - Gender
KW  - Immigrants
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Race
KW  - Ridership
KW  - Southern California
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
KW  - Work trips
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-008.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574900
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737947
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - DECENNIAL CENSUS DATA FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING: CASE STUDIES AND STRATEGIES FOR 2000. PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1996. VOLUME 2: CASE STUDIES
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - 204 p.
AB  - These proceedings document the second Conference on Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning to be held since the 1990 census.  It is the fifth in a series of related conferences (1970, 1973, 1984, and 1994).  This volume, Volume 2, contains most of the case studies, organized into the following areas: Large Metropolitan Areas; Transit; Private Sector; Small Metropolitan Areas; and State Departments of Transportation.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - Public transit
KW  - State departments of transportation
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574892
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737952
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Limoges, E
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - IMPROVEMENT OF DECENNIAL CENSUS SMALL-AREA EMPLOYMENT DATA: METHOD TO ASSIGN LAND USE CLASSES TO WORKERS
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 47-57
AB  - The 1990 census collected data on a wide variety of demographic characteristics, including employment.  The census recognized three dimensions of kind of work or job activity:  industrial class, the overall purpose of the employing organization; occupational class, the kind of work done in the individual job; and class of worker, the relationship between the organization's ownership and the employed person.  However, there is a fourth dimension of job activity, land use, which is not recognized by the decennial census.  Nonresidential land use classes describe the nature of economic activities and facilities occurring as individual establishments.  Major land use classes include office, commercial, institutional, industrial, as well as others.  The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) has obtained a special  cross-tabulation of 1990 census data on workers by zone of work.  A method has been developed at SEMCOG that uses industrial class and occupational class in conjunction to assign land use class to workers.  This method allows the linking of census demographic characteristics to the land use class of the workplace, and thereby to noncensus data on land use characteristics; to the spatial distribution of nonresidential land uses that these data describe; and to the locational determinants that underlie these patterns.  SEMCOG has used the method to assign land use classes to 1990 census employment data.  Testing and improvement of the method are continuing.  The indispensability of decennial census data on employment for analytical and planning purposes is emphasized, and a proposal is made to incorporate the land use assignment method into the procedures for Census 2000.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Assignments
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Employment
KW  - Land use classes
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-005.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574897
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737953
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Purvis, C L
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - USES OF CENSUS DATA IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING: SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CASE STUDY
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 58-67
AB  - This case study is an update of a resource paper prepared for the 1994 Conference on Decennial Census Data and Transportation Planning.  It focuses on the uses of census data in transportation planning activities in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.  Attention is paid to the use of decennial census data in various planning analysis activities, including general descriptive analyses, estimation of disaggregate and aggregate travel demand models, market segmentation in travel demand model forecasting systems, and the validation of demographic and travel model simulations.  The discussion covers where the census data are critical for the application and where the census data are desirable but perhaps not required for the application.  The various census products that are used in the Bay Area--the standard Summary Tape Files, the Public Use Microdata Sample, the Census Transportation Planning Package, and special tabulations--are discussed within the context of the various planning analysis activities occurring in the Bay Area. Recommendations and expectations for Census 2000 are provided.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 2000 Census
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Demand
KW  - Estimating
KW  - Estimation theory
KW  - Market segmented groups
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - San Francisco Bay Area
KW  - Simulation
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Validation
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-006.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574898
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737949
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Soot, S
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CENSUS DATA USE IN ILLINOIS BY RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC COMMUNITY
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 12-20
AB  - This paper is one in a series of four that document the uses of the Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP) data by the transportation community in Illinois.  The focus in this paper is on the work performed by those conducting basic research or acting as a consultant to a client.  Other papers in this series address the work conducted by small and large metropolitan planning organizations and by the transit community.  The CTPP has been used extensively by the research and academic community over the last two decades.  The 1970 Urban Transportation Planning Package was used in numerous studies, but the focus of this paper is on the use of the 1990 CTPP.  At least one major study is ongoing that examines the changes inherent from the 1970 to the 1990 planning packages, and several studies are discussed that examined the changes from 1980 to 1990.  Nine different applications of the CTPP at five different institutions are documented.  The applications are quite varied and include studies of Chicago as well as of smaller metropolitan areas throughout Illinois.  Most are transportation studies, but there are also numerous uses of the package because of its readily available information on employment by small area.  The researchers uniformly indicated that their work could not have been performed in its present form, and in most cases could not have been performed at all, without the CTPP.  The CTPP is indeed a very useful source of data for a variety of studies using small-area zones.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Applications
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Census Transportation Planning Package
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Illinois
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-002.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574894
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00737956
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Hodges, K
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - APPLICATION OF CENSUS COMMUTING DATA IN SPECIFICATION OF LIFE-STYLE CLUSTERS BY PLACE OF WORK
SN  - 0309059704
PY  - 1997
VL  - 2
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 103-111
AB  - Life-style cluster segmentation systems are among the more popular products provided by commercial data suppliers. However, because these systems are based on the demographic composition of an area's residential population, they often suggest little about the population employed in the area.  This paper describes how a special tabulation of 1990 census journey-to-work data was used to adapt a residence-based cluster segmentation product for use with the workplace population.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Life styles
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Work trips
KW  - Workplaces
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v2-009.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574901
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00734681
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Riche, M F
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CENSUS FUTURE PROGRAM
SN  - 0309059658
PY  - 1997
VL  - 1
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 19-24
AB  - This paper begins with the reasons why a census is taken--there are 4 reasons and to produce journey-to-work data is not one of them--then comments briefly on what the first Director of the census (Thomas Jefferson) had to say about the 1790 census.  The paper then describes in detail how the Bureau of the Census intends to conduct the 2000 census.  The strategy involves four elements:  partnership, simplicity, technology, and statistical methods.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 2000 Census
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v1-004.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481495
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00734692
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Salopek, P A
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - WORKSHOP REPORT: QUALITY OF DATA, NEEDS, AND IMPROVEMENT OF 2000 CENSUS PRODUCTS
SN  - 0309059658
PY  - 1997
VL  - 1
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 89-94
AB  - This is a report of the findings of the conference workshop on the quality of decennial census data, data needs by the transportation planning community, and the improvements that should be made to products from the 2000 census.  The issues discussed were as follows:  What data are needed to address current and emerging transportation issues and to what extent can the year 2000 decennial census support those needs?  What improvements or changes to census data are needed?  How should users be provided data?  What is necessary to ensure maximum use of data?  An additional question, determined to be not an issue for discussion but a question to be addressed to the Census Bureau, was:  If Data items and tabulations are reduced, can more timely delivery of (or access to) the information be achieved?
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 2000 Census
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data files
KW  - Data needs
KW  - Data quality
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Reliability
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v1-015.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481506
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00734677
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - DECENNIAL CENSUS DATA FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING: CASE STUDIES AND STRATEGIES FOR 2000. PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1996. VOLUME 1
SN  - 0309059658
PY  - 1997
VL  - 1
IS  - 13
SP  - 112 p.
AB  - These proceedings document the second Conference on Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning to be held since the 1990 census.  It is the fifth in a series of related conferences (1970, 1973, 1984, and 1994).  This volume, Volume 1, contains the following:  Introductory Remarks, C.L. Purvis; Summary and Recommendations, A.E. Pisarski; Opening Session presentations (3); Summary of Case Studies on Uses of 1990 Census Data (5); Plenary Sessions (3); Workshop Reports (2); an Appendix containing Facsimiles of the Journey-to-Work Questions; and a list of conference participants.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Workshops
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v1.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481491
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00734678
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Purvis, C L
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - DECENNIAL CENSUS DATA FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING: CASE STUDIES AND STRATEGIES FOR 2000. PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1996. VOLUME 1. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
SN  - 0309059658
PY  - 1997
VL  - 1
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 1-2
AB  - These introductory remarks list the conference objectives and provide an overview of the contents of Volumes 1 and 2 of the conference proceedings.  References are given for the proceedings of the previous conferences in this series.  It is pointed out that conference participants were generally concerned yet intrigued with the notion of continuous measurement as a parallel process to the traditional, yet improved, census long form.  It is also noted that there was a general endorsement of the recommendations and findings from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics study on continuous measurement and transportation planning (April 1996), and that participants were supportive of the Census Bureau goals for a Census 2000 that is "faster, less costly, and more accurate" and were mindful of the fiscal considerations for planning Census 2000 and the implications for transportation data collection budgets, given the number of different alternatives suggested for the coming census.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 2000 Census
KW  - Accuracy
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Planning
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v1-001.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481492
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00734686
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Dueker, K J
AU  - Wuest, P
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - SUMMARY OF CASE STUDIES ON USES OF 1990 CENSUS DATA: SMALL METROPOLITAN AREAS
SN  - 0309059658
PY  - 1997
VL  - 1
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 46-58
AB  - This summary reviews the case studies submitted to this conference on the use of census data in transportation planning for small Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), especially the 1990 Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP) Statewide Element; identifies some of the common issues in terms of usefulness of the CTPP; outlines some of the major obstacles in the use of the CTPP; provides examples of the type of analysis that can be done with the currently available data; covers the strengths and weaknesses of the current format and availability of census data; and reviews suggestions for improving both the quality and use of the data.  The case studies are from the following MPOs:  Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments; San Luis Obispo Council of Governments; Santa Barbara County Association of Governments; Rutland Regional Planning Commission; Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization for Gainesville Urbanized Area; Capital District Transportation Committee; and nine small MPOs from around the state of Illinois.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Small cities
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v1-009.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481500
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00734688
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Wickstrom, G
AU  - Murakami, E
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - ALTERNATIVE DATA COLLECTION OPTIONS
SN  - 0309059658
PY  - 1997
VL  - 1
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 69-75
AB  - The current recommendation from the Census Bureau to Congress is for Census 2000 to include in the traditional long-form survey those data items used in transportation planning, such as income, vehicle availability, and journey to work information, and to begin full implementation of the continuous measurement process in 1999.  In the review of alternatives to the census during this conference, two primary directions were discussed: (1) Replacing the long-form survey with the continuous measurement process - the Census Bureau has developed an ongoing survey program that has the potential to replace the long-form data with 3- or 5-year accumulations of data for small geographic units and with annual data for large geographic units; and (2) Losing the long-form data altogether - Congress is in a budget-cutting mood, and it is still unclear whether the long-form data will be included in Census 2000 or whether continuous measurement will be implemented beginning in 1999. The implications of these possible directions are discussed in this paper, along with the following alternatives to the long-form survey:  replace the long-form survey with continuous measurement as used in the American Community Survey; expand the Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey; conduct regional household surveys; conduct workplace surveys; conduct on-board transit surveys; and use secondary data sources, such as motor vehicle registrations and employment security files.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 2000 Census
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Options
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v1-011.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481502
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00734682
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Loudon, W R
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CENSUS JOURNEY-TO-WORK LONG-FORM SURVEY: DOES IT SUPPORT STATE AND METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING?
SN  - 0309059658
PY  - 1997
VL  - 1
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 25-28
AB  - This paper, to help in structuring the collective thinking of the conference participants, provides a perspective on how census data currently support the transportation planning process, and looks at how data needs are changing and how the journey-to-work data might address these emerging data needs. In summary, it appears that the census journey-to-work survey provides data that are valuable to the planning and programming process for transportation projects in states and metropolitan areas.  The data are becoming more valuable to a broader range of agencies as a result of the subtle and not-so-subtle influences of the Clean Air Act and the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA).  The journey-to-work survey is not perfect, but supplemental data factors can be applied to correct the flaws.  Emerging data needs appear to also further underscore the need for a transportation survey connected with the Census of Population.  Finally, replacement of the data on a consistent national basis with equal coverage of household characteristics would be enormously more expensive if done independent of the census.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Census
KW  - Clean Air Act
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data needs
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Work trips
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v1-005.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481496
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00734684
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Friedman, T W
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - SUMMARY OF CASE STUDIES ON USES OF 1990 CENSUS DATA: TRANSIT
SN  - 0309059658
PY  - 1997
VL  - 1
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 37-41
AB  - Case studies on transit uses of census data involving several geographic study areas are summarized here.  This summary covers study objectives, how the data were used, and what data were used.  The methodology, some of the tasks that were covered and some of the problems, and recommendations of the authors are noted.  The case studies are from the following locations:  New Orleans; Los Angeles; New Jersey; Cleveland; Southern California; and Chicago.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v1-007.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481498
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00734679
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Pisarski, A E
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - DECENNIAL CENSUS DATA FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING: CASE STUDIES AND STRATEGIES FOR 2000. PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1996. VOLUME 1. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
SN  - 0309059658
PY  - 1997
VL  - 1
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 3-10
AB  - The structure of the 1996 conference on the 2000 census took a different tack than in past conferences.  Because it had the benefit of the 1994 conference's conclusions, the 1996 conference was able to spend less time on fact finding and focus more on key areas:  updating experience with the 1990 census, refining quality improvements needed, and then focusing strongly on alternatives facing the transportation profession for the year 2000.  This "Summary and Recommendations" begins with a brief synopsis of the 1994 conference and the following two years, and from this synopsis elicits a number of conclusions about the context of the present conference.  This is followed by listings of general findings, specific findings, and recommendations.  The recommendations are directed to the following organizations:  the Bureau of the Census; the U.S. Department of Transportation; States; metropolitan planning organizations; the Transportation Research Board data committees; the private sector; and Congress.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 2000 Census
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v1-002.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481493
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00734680
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Murakami, E
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - SUMMARY OF 1990 CENSUS DATA USES AND NATIONAL EXPERIENCE
SN  - 0309059658
PY  - 1997
VL  - 1
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 13-18
AB  - There were two important outcomes from the 1994 conference.  The first is the "Census Mapbook for Transportation Planning" (FHWA, Dec. 1994).  The second is the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' "Implications of Continuous Measurement for the Uses of Census Data in Transportation Planning" (April 1996). Journey-to-work travel still represents the largest segment of daily long-distance trips, excluding vacation trips.  In 1990, the Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS) estimated that the average work trip was 9.5 miles and accounted for 36% of the vehicle miles of travel in urbanized areas.  Thus, understanding the journey to work is still very important in transportation planning, even if the census questionnaire does not include all daily travel.  In terms of uses of census data at the national level, three come to mind:  national consistency, household travel surveys, and transit markets.  The remainder of this paper examines the use of census data in each of these three areas.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Households
KW  - National consistency
KW  - Transit markets
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel surveys
KW  - Work trips
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v1-003.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481494
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00734683
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Sosslau, A B
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - SUMMARY OF CASE STUDIES ON USES OF 1990 CENSUS DATA: LARGE METROPOLITAN AREAS
SN  - 0309059658
PY  - 1997
VL  - 1
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 31-36
AB  - This paper summarizes the uses of 1990 census data along with user experiences and recommendations for the year 2000 as reported in the case studies for large metropolitan areas presented at this conference.  These case studies, which may be found in Volume 2 of the proceedings, tend to be different in terms of emphasis, which makes them all the more interesting. The case studies are from the following large metropolitan area agencies:  Baltimore Metropolitan Council; Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission; Chicago Area Transportation Study, University of Illinois, and Chicago Transit Authority; Southeast Michigan Council of Governments; and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (San Francisco Bay Area).
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v1-006.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481497
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00734690
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Fulton, P N
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - RESULTS OF THE BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS STUDY OF CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT
SN  - 0309059658
PY  - 1997
VL  - 1
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 79-81
AB  - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) study of continuous measurement was begun in mid-1994 and concluded in early 1995.  The findings from that study are reported in "Implications of Continuous Measurement for the Uses of Census Data in Transportation Planning" (April 1996).  This paper briefly describes the purpose of the study, the continuous measurement system, the design and method of study, and general findings of the study.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Continuous measurement
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v1-013.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481504
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00734689
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Salopek, P A
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - U.S. CENSUS 2000 TEST
SN  - 0309059658
PY  - 1997
VL  - 1
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 76-78
AB  - The U.S. Census 2000 Test, also known as the 1996 National Content Survey (NCS), is part of the Content Determination Process for the Census 2000.  Census Day for the test was Saturday, March 2, 1996.  Thirteen different questionnaires, seven short forms (100% items), and six long (sample) forms were tested.  The long forms were targeted to collect responses from a national sample of about 4,200 housing units each.  Four of the six sample questionnaires contained journey-to-work data. This paper briefly describes each of the forms containing journey-to-work items (DS-2A; DS-2D; DS-2E; and DS-2F).
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 1996 National content survey
KW  - 2000 Census
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Forms (Documents)
KW  - Questionnaires
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Work trips
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v1-012.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481503
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00734691
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Sosslau, A B
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - WORKSHOP REPORT: USES OF 1990 CENSUS DATA
SN  - 0309059658
PY  - 1997
VL  - 1
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 85-88
AB  - This is a report of the findings of the conference workshop on the use of 1990 census data.  The four issues discussed were as follows:  What has been the experience in using the 1990 census data for transportation planning?  What problems have limited your agency's use of census data?  Which agencies have relied on the data, and to what extent?  Which products are most useful and which were not useful?
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Workshops
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v1-014.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481505
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00734685
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Loudon, W R
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - SUMMARY OF CASE STUDIES ON USES OF 1990 CENSUS DATA: THE PRIVATE SECTOR
SN  - 0309059658
PY  - 1997
VL  - 1
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 42-45
AB  - This review of the private sector role in the use of census data answers the following questions:  Do those in the private sector support and facilitate the use of census data?  Do they provide supplemental data?  Do they supply data that might be a substitute if the journey-to-work data or other census data were not available?  Do the private-sector companies rely on the journey-to-work data for their business practice?  The case studies come from the following private sector organizations: Caliper Corporation; Claritas, Inc.; Dun and Bradstreet; Environmental System Research Institute; JHK & Associates; and COMSIS Corporation.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v1-008.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481499
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00734687
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Covil, J L
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - SUMMARY OF CASE STUDIES ON USES OF 1990 CENSUS DATA: STATE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION
SN  - 0309059658
PY  - 1997
VL  - 1
IS  - 13
SP  - p. 59-65
AB  - Case studies from four states were reviewed with regard to the uses of census data by the state transportation departments. The four states are Kentucky, Wisconsin, Kansas, and New York. The following lessons were learned:  (1) there are far more applications involving census data than it was possible to review; (2) because census data are available, transportation planners know a lot more about those factors that influence trip-making characteristics and choices than they would know otherwise; (3) because census data are available, a better job of transportation planning is accomplished; (4) consistent, universal coverage is one of the most valuable characteristics of the census data; (5) if the census data were not available, it would require extraordinary efforts to obtain information on a case-by-case basis; and (6) although it is clear that some changes are appropriate to improve transportation planning capabilities even more, if census data were not available or there were a decline in the quality and comprehensiveness of census transportation data, transportation planners most likely would not do much of the transportation planning that is undertaken today.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation Planning:  Case Studies and Strategies for 2000Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19960428 EndDate:19960501 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - State departments of transportation
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1997/cp13/cp13v1-010.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481501
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00734744
AU  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH INFORMATION SERVICES (TRIS) DATABASE. INFORMATION PACKET
PY  - 1997
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This packet contains information about the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) database, a computerized information file maintained and operated by the Transportation Research Board.  TRIS is available online through DIALOG service as File 63.  TRIS contains information on transportation modes and practices, including planning, design, finance, construction, maintenance, equipment, traffic, operations, management, and marketing.  TRIS contains more than 400,000 abstracts of completed research and summaries of research in progress.  UMTRIS (Urban Mass Transportation Research Information Services) is FTA's computerized online database on worldwide transit research embodied in the larger TRIS database.  It covers all phases of conventional, new and automated public transit.  Literature searches are available to all customers. One free literature search from the database is offered each month to transit agencies.  The packet also provides information about TRANSPORT -- a CD-ROM based product combining the complete information resources of the world's three leading transportation research databases.  TRANSPORT provides a single, easy-to-search source for TRIS, OECD's International Road Research Documentation (IRRD) database, and the European Conference of Ministers of Transportation's TRANSDOC database. TRANSPORT records are easy to access using the SilverPlatter Information Search and Retrieval System software.
KW  - Development
KW  - Guides to the literature
KW  - Information services
KW  - Literature reviews
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481061
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00734742
AU  - Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated
AU  - Office of the Secretary of Transportation
TI  - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK ANALYSIS WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS
PY  - 1997
SP  - 95 p.
AB  - This report documents the proceedings of the National Transportation Network Analysis Workshop held September 6-7, 1995, in Arlington, Virginia.  The workshop was designed to develop a National Transportation Network Analysis Capability (NTNAC) for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation's (OST) National Transportation System (NTS).  NTNAC is an analytical process at the OST level.  The report begins by introducing NTS as a system that will "allow planners to study the national transportation system as a whole".  It is presented as a system that will build on ISTEA intermodal concepts, identify bottlenecks and gaps, and assure that transportation decisions respond to real user needs.  Workshop papers and oral presentations focus on the issues and challenges associated with the development of NTNAC.  The report includes a summary of the discussions and workshop conclusions, along with closing remarks and two appendices that include the workshop agenda and participant list.  The workshop concluded that DOT needs to position itself to make wise choices; it needs a more systematic, analytical process, as well as a data-oriented program.  The workshop called for a DOT "Start soon and stick with it" action. Included are three papers: Design for a Long-term Framework for a General Purpose Analytical Process, Alan E. Pisarski; A National Transportation Network Analysis Capability: Issues and Challenges, Frank Southworth; and An Analytical Framework for the National Transportation System, Doug Anson.
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - National transportation system
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Networks
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation networks
KW  - User needs
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/478065
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00732030
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - HOW TO KEEP AMERICA MOVING: ISTEA TRANSPORTATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
PY  - 1997
SP  - 56 p.
AB  - How To Keep America Moving is a report on the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) outreach program on reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991. Citizens and communities across America were called upon to discuss the issues of ISTEA and to help DOT prepare the reauthorization proposal that will carry the Nation's transportation system into the next century.  Regional forums were conducted and focus groups convened in every section of the country.  The purpose of outreach program was to take stock of where we are with respect to ISTEA by gathering information from a diverse group regarding recommendations for changes in ISTEA II.  This report provides a summary of the major themes highlighted by the participants.  It is intended to serve as a resource during consideration of ISTEA's reauthorization.  Four policy cornerstones provide the organizing structure for this report, namely: Economic development and competitiviness in global markets; maximizing return on investment and system performance; partnerships and flexibility in making transportation choices; and, focusing on outcomes for people and communities.  Within each are the themes and policy issues raised by the participants in the regional forums.  Other sections include reports on the Secretary's objectives for ISTEA II, and nationwide ISTEA II focus groups conducted by FHWA, FRA, FTA, MARAD and NHTSA during 1996.
KW  - Competition
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - International
KW  - National transportation policies
KW  - Performance
KW  - Return on investment
KW  - Transportation policy
KW  - United States
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16400/16495/PB2000104083.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/6000/6400/6448/htkam.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466728
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01104281
AU  - Kerr, D A
AU  - Barnes, L M
AU  - White, S N
AU  - Signal Corporation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - National Transit Summaries and Trends for the 1995 National Transit Database Report Year
PY  - 1996/12
SP  - 96p
AB  - This report provides a summary of the state of the national mass transit industry by highlighting aggregate financial and operational characteristics and trend information for key statistics and performance indicators. These aggregate data represent a portion of the 1995 Annual Report. This report provides a national perspective of the American transit industry through graphic and tabular displays of relevant statistics. The statistics presented permit an understanding of the performance and condition of mass transportation in the United States. This report serves as a reference for policy makers at all levels of government, transit professionals, and researchers at various institutions.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Guideways
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Operating revenues
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Safety
KW  - Transit operating agencies
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20200/20285/PB98120918.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/52000/52100/52131/nationaltransits00gord.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/863964
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00748938
AU  - Community Transportation Association
TI  - PEOPLE, JOBS & TRANSPORTATION
PY  - 1996/12
SP  - 61p

AB  - At the first National Conference on Employment and Transportation, 200 representatives of labor, human services and transportation agencies from the federal, state, and local governments across the country, together with members of private industry and researchers gathered to discuss the practice of employment-related transportation and to determine policy needs for the future.  The conference objectives were to bring together transportation and human services practitioners and researchers, with the aim of: reviewing the state-of-the art and promising practices in employment transportation programs; discussing the implications of welfare reform on the need for employment transportation; exploring the role(s) for employers, public transportation providers, human service agencies, and other members of the community in employment transportation and, recommending a policy agenda responsive to the issues, problems, and needs identified at the conference, which will assist in the further development and implementation of employment transportation services.
U1  - First National Conference on Employment and TransportationCommunity Transportation AssociationWashington, DC StartDate:19961016 EndDate:19961017 Sponsors:Community Transportation Association
KW  - Conference programs
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Employment
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Human services
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Policy making
KW  - Regulatory reform
KW  - Welfare reform
KW  - Work trips
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/485765
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745333
AU  - Koppa, R J
AU  - Higgins, L L
AU  - Southwest Region University Transportation Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - BUS ROUTE GUIDANCE INFORMATION DESIGN: A MANUAL FOR BUS AND LIGHT RAIL SYSTEMS. SECOND EDITION
PY  - 1996/12
SP  - 88 p.
AB  - This is a revised and expanded edition of the 1994 Bus Route Guidance Information Design Manual.  It is easy-to-use and incorporates Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) design guidelines as well as a review of ADA Accessibility Guidelines applicable to bus and light rail transit stop design (Appendix 1).  Design guidelines and pictorial information are presented for static signage and handout information to assist transit riders in route planning and guidance.  Easy-to-follow guidance is provided on how to design signs at stops, transfer points and terminals, as well as for street and system maps, route maps and timetables, and information for the design of timetables and system maps for distribution to riders.  One-hundred transit agencies were surveyed by mail and telephone, and 65 responded with route guidance material.  Appendix 2 provides an annotated bibliography on bus route information and mapping.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Bus routes
KW  - Bus stops
KW  - Design
KW  - Design features
KW  - Light rail transit
KW  - Passenger information systems
KW  - Route choice
KW  - Route guidance
KW  - Static signage
KW  - Timetables
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472536
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00744604
AU  - American Planning Association
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - CREATING TRANSIT-SUPPORTIVE LAND-USE REGULATIONS: A COMPENDIUM OF CODES, STANDARDS, AND GUIDELINES
PY  - 1996/12
SP  - 76 p.
AB  - Land-use patterns and site development practices have a significant effect on the efficiency, convenience, and cost-effectiveness of transit, pedestrian, and bicycle circulation systems.  This report will assist public officials, planning commissioners, land-use and transportation planners, transit operators, developers and designers, community representatives, and individual citizens in implementing transit-supportive transportation and growth management goals and policies.  It provides sample code provisions compiled from communities in Washington and other states that offer creative implementation strategies to achieve a more balanced transportation system and increase opportunities for pedestrian and transit travel.  Code provisions focus on shaping land-use patterns and influencing site development practices to encourage transit, pedestrian, and bicycle travel.  This report covers four categories of implementation measures and addresses site design requirements, parking provisions, mixed-use development, density requirements and incentives.  Each chapter presents an array of implementation issues along with a variety of code language, to address different circumstances and regulatory styles.  These implementation measures will work well in a variety of community situations.  The report also offers examples of planned unit development (PUD) provisions and density transfer and other regulations that allow flexibility.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Cyclists
KW  - Economic growth
KW  - Growth rate
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - Land use
KW  - Land use effects
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Pedestrian traffic
KW  - Planned unit development
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Urban development
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20100/20194/PB98115546.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472172
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743903
AU  - Redmon, A
AU  - Glisson, L M
AU  - North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - URBAN TRANSIT SYSTEMS: A THREE COUNTRY ANALYSIS
PY  - 1996/12
SP  - 111 p.
AB  - The primary focus of the proposed study is to examine multiple aspects of the transit system environment which bears upon the present and future capacity of the system to be a viable contributor to enhancing the economic growth and improving the quality of life of the community of which it is a part.  The system aspects considered to be of particular importance to realizing the study's objectives are:  1) budget management; 2) cost reporting formats; 3) procedures for capital replacement/expansion, including funding methodologies; 4) new technologies; 5) future plans (i.e., expansion and acquisition); and 6) budget forecasting (i.e., operating costs, capital replacement/expansion, revenue from operations, revenue from dedicated tax sources, and government grants).  This holistic approach differs significantly from previous studies which have tended to focus only upon one or two of the system aspects noted above.  By viewing the system as an organic part of its environment, the study anticipates developing new and applicable insights with respect to system policies and practices that will enhance and/or strengthen the ability of the system to be successful into the 21st century.  The study will compare selected urban light and heavy rail systems in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
KW  - Budgeting
KW  - Economic growth
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Planning
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Quality of service
KW  - Technological development
KW  - Technology
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471887
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00738591
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PROFILES: THE THIRTY LARGEST AGENCIES FOR THE 1995 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1996/12
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This publication consists of consolidated profiles for the thirty (30) largest transit agencies in the United States for the 1995 Report Year, with the fiscal years ending during the 1995 calendar year.  The criterion for determining the largest transit agencies is operating funds expended.  Each profile consists of general and summary reports, as well as modal, performance and trend indicators.  The following information is provided under general: Urbanized area statistics; Service area statistics; Service consumption; Service supplied; and, Vehicles operated in maximum service.  Financial information includes: Sources of operating funds expended; Summary of operating expenses; Sources of capital funds expended; and, Uses of capital funds.
KW  - Capital expenditures
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Performance
KW  - Performance indicators
KW  - Transit operating agencies
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56600/56603/transitprofilesl00gord_0.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/9000/9100/9133/007423.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574167
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00738587
AU  - Shapiro, P S
AU  - Katzman, M G
AU  - Hughes, W E
AU  - Bellomo-McGee, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Aviation Administration
TI  - INTERMODAL GROUND ACCESS TO AIRPORTS: A PLANNING GUIDE
PY  - 1996/12
SP  - 227 p.
AB  - This guide is designed for use by airport, state, local, and metropolitan planners to manage and plan for intermodal ground access for all types of airports.  It identifies key components of an airport access work program and contains detailed sections on airport groundside access planning methods, including data collection methods and analysis, survey strategies, identification of current travel patterns and emerging trends, forecasting techniques, estimating modal split, evaluation of alternatives, and implementation.  The guide focuses on providing passengers access to commercial airports from primary origins or destinations. It deals with: off-airport roads, transit and HOV facilities up to airport boundary; and on-airport roads, parking circulation elements, transit and curb facilities up to the terminal entrance.  Guidance for conducting passenger origin-destination surveys is included.  Sample questionnaires for various types of surveys are included in the appendices. This guide compiles information from other sources and presents this information so that it can be used to systematically analyze airport access problems and alternative solutions.
KW  - Airport access
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Ground transportation
KW  - Intermodal services
KW  - Origin and destination
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/572698
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00737778
AU  - Zuber, E
AU  - Nelson, S
AU  - Pennsylvania State University, University Park
TI  - PATHWAYS FROM POVERTY WORKSHOP FOR THE NORTHEAST REGION
PY  - 1996/12
SP  - 140 p.
AB  - This report will be of interest to persons interested in helping impoverished rural Americans find "pathways from poverty".  It is intended to serve not only as an introduction to the current state of rural poverty issues, but also as a resource for those seeking assistance in the battle against rural poverty.  The first section contains profiles of both the plenary session speakers at the September 25-27. 1995, Pathways from Poverty Workshop, and the Pathways Visionary.  The rest of the publication serves as a resource guide.  Workshop presentations have been reprinted in Section 2 to provide background information on the current state of rural poverty; ways to rebuild communities and prevent poverty are the topics discussed. In the final section of the report, the state-by-state resource guide highlights organizations that are helping communities to build coalitions and community capacity. It includes information on each of the state teams for the Northeast Region and the 64 anti-poverty programs.  Both the teams and the programs are organized alphabetically by state.
KW  - Communities
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Low income groups
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Resource guide
KW  - Rural areas
KW  - Socioeconomic factors
UR  - http://www.cas.nercrd.psu.edu/Publications/Pathways/pathways.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/572263
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00736501
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DATA TABLES FOR THE 1995 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1996/12
SP  - 476 p.
AB  - This report provides detailed summaries of financial and operating data submitted to FTA by the nation's mass transit agencies.  The report is organized in two chapters: Chapter 1 provides general information related to understanding and using this 1995 Annual Report and earlier reports; Chapter 2 Data Tables contain financial and operating data by specific mode for individual transit agencies.  Data are organized in four major groups: transit revenues, transit expenses, non-financial operating data, and performance indicators.
KW  - Expenditures
KW  - Expenses
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial expenditures
KW  - Information services
KW  - Operational analysis
KW  - Operations
KW  - Performance
KW  - Performance indicators
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Revenues
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/478882
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00736500
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PROFILES. AGENCIES IN URBANIZED AREAS EXCEEDING 200,000 POPULATION FOR THE 1995 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1996/12
SP  - 279 p.
AB  - This publication consists of individual profiles for each reporting agency located in an urbanized area with a population exceeding 200,000.  The data contained in each profile consists of general and summary reports, as well as modal, performance, and trend indicators for the 1995 Report Year.  The 1995 Report Year consists of data from transit agencies whose fiscal years ended between January 1 to December 31, 1995, inclusive.  This publication places emphasis on urbanized areas to assist with geographical references and to show relationships with regional governing bodies and contractual relationships with purchased transportation providers.
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Performance
KW  - Performance indicators
KW  - Profiles
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/9000/9100/9134/007427.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/478881
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00732035
AU  - Drancsak, M
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. FISCAL YEAR 1996 PROJECT DIRECTORY
PY  - 1996/12
SP  - 61 p.
AB  - This annual directory contains brief descriptions of the transit planning, research and safety projects initiated during fiscal year 1996 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).  Its purpose is to inform the transit community and the general public of the nature and scope of work underway to assist state and local agencies in improving services and reducing the cost of public transit.  The projects listed in the directory reflect the implementation of FTA's Strategic Plan, which includes a mission statement that brings a new vision to public transportation in America..."high quality public transportation that ensures personal mobility and livable communities".  Each project entry is profiled separately and consists of the following information: project title and number; grantee/contractor name and address; principal investigator name and telephone number; FTA project manager and telephone number; funding source and funding dollar amount; start and completion dates; and, a summary description of the project.
KW  - Communities
KW  - Development
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Planning
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transit planning
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466733
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00731966
AU  - Zabat, R T
AU  - Hughes Aircraft Company
TI  - NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT PROPAGATION MEASUREMENT EXPERIMENTS
PY  - 1996/12
SP  - 34 p.
AB  - This report documents the results of the New York City Transit (NYCT) Propagation Measurement Experiments and demonstration conducted from 28 August to 2 September and from 16 October to 18 October, 1995 at the NYCT tracks.  Hughes Aircraft Company's Modified Enhanced Position Location and Reporting System (EPLRS) was the technology used for the tests and demonstration.  The tests were conducted to characterize the propagation environment of NYCT in multiple sections of the track, to determine position-locating capability of EPLRS in that environment, and to determine the suitability of the equipment for NYCT's advanced signals technology program for communications-based train control.  The results indicate that the EPLRS technology performed very well for vehicle-to-wayside and wayside-to-vehicle digital communications as well as locating trains by radio ranging even in potentially troublesome sections of NYCT track.
KW  - Automatic control
KW  - Automatic control systems
KW  - Automatic train control
KW  - Communication systems
KW  - Control devices
KW  - Location
KW  - Position fixing
KW  - Propagation
KW  - Radio
KW  - Radio control
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466706
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00731958
AU  - Koppa, R J
AU  - Higgins, L L
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - BUS ROUTE GUIDANCE INFORMATION DESIGN: A MANUAL FOR BUS AND LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEMS - SECOND EDITION, INCORPORATES ADA GUIDELINES
PY  - 1996/12
SP  - 88 p.
AB  - Design guidelines and information are offered for static signage and handout information to assist transit riders in route planning and guidance.  An earlier version of this manual was published in 1994.  The manual now incorporates Americans with Disability (ADA) design guidelines, and also has an Appendix which comprises a digest of ADA Accessibility Guidelines to bus and light transit stop design.  The manual provides concise and explicit advice on how to design signs at stops, transfer points, and terminals for street and system maps, route maps and timetables, route and direction designation, and locator signs. Information is also given for the design of timetables and system maps for distribution to riders.  100 transit companies were surveyed by mail and telephone ,of which 65 sent specimens of their route guidance material.  This material helped the authors arrive at these suggestions, however in some cases the authors had to rely upon their Human Factors and Ergonomics backgrounds to provide guidance in the absence of consensus.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Bus routes
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Light rail transit
KW  - Passenger information systems
KW  - Route guidance
KW  - Signs
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466701
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00731184
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Stuart, D G
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CASE STUDIES: DIFFERENT APPROACHES FOR DEFINING PROGRAM GOALS
PY  - 1996/12
IS  - 465
SP  - p. 17-18
AB  - This paper, through the examination of several examples from highway planning, transit planning, and multimodal planning, explores the role of more systematic treatment of goals and objectives in improving transportation programming processes. Comparison of these examples quickly shows that there are many different approaches to the topic.  Connecting to the broader planning/management structure of the agency or agencies involved, and meeting the informational needs of the political decision-making processes which ultimately implement plans and programs, are the major determining factors regarding the "fit" of systematic goals identification.  A major theme in comparing the case studies is the extent to which they employ "process-oriented" goals versus "product-oriented" goals.  The former mainly address the administrative side of implementing transportation projects, while the latter attempt to bring in the socioeconomic/environmental functions, services, and impacts involved.
U1  - Conference on Transportation Programming Methods and Issues: Charting a Course to the FutureFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Irvine, California StartDate:19951203 EndDate:19951206 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Highway planning
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Systematic approaches
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation programming
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470077
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00731185
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Petko, T
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - ROLE OF ISTEA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN PRIORITY SETTING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
PY  - 1996/12
IS  - 465
SP  - p. 19-20
AB  - This paper briefly outlines the role of ISTEA management systems in priority setting and program development in the Michigan Department of Transportation.  Three figures are presented showing, respectively, the decision support context, system performance monitoring systems and inventories, and the project programming vision.
U1  - Conference on Transportation Programming Methods and Issues: Charting a Course to the FutureFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Irvine, California StartDate:19951203 EndDate:19951206 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Decision support systems
KW  - Inventory
KW  - Management
KW  - Management systems
KW  - Michigan
KW  - Monitoring
KW  - Performance
KW  - Ratings
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation programming
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470078
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00731188
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Stout, M L
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - NEGOTIATED CAPITAL PROGRAMMING IN NEW JERSEY
PY  - 1996/12
IS  - 465
SP  - p. 26-28
AB  - New Jersey's capital programming process has been in a state of constant evaluation since the passage of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA).  This paper describes the process as it occurred in one capital programming round, the development of the Fiscal 1996-Fiscal 2000 regional Transportation Improvement Programs and Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.  This account refers mainly to the process of negotiating a Transportation Improvement Program with the state's largest Metropolitan Planning Organization, the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority.  The process is discussed under three basic phases:  screening, prioritization, and negotiation.
U1  - Conference on Transportation Programming Methods and Issues: Charting a Course to the FutureFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Irvine, California StartDate:19951203 EndDate:19951206 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Capital programming
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Labor negotiations
KW  - New Jersey
KW  - North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
KW  - Project management
KW  - Project screening
KW  - Ratings
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation Improvement Program
KW  - Transportation improvement program/tip
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation programming
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470081
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00731192
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Mickelson, L R
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - IDAHO USER FRIENDLY STIP
PY  - 1996/12
IS  - 465
SP  - p. 36-37
AB  - Idaho, like other states, has faced the challenge of meeting the requirements of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) in development of a Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that meets both federal requirements and State needs.  This paper discusses how Idaho met this challenge through the development of a USER FRIENDLY STIP.
U1  - Conference on Transportation Programming Methods and Issues: Charting a Course to the FutureFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Irvine, California StartDate:19951203 EndDate:19951206 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Idaho
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Transportation Improvement Program
KW  - Transportation improvement program/tip
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation programming
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470085
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00731194
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Ismart, D
AU  - Verchinski, P
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM: PRE-CONFERENCE TUTORIAL
PY  - 1996/12
IS  - 465
SP  - p. 41-42
AB  - This pre-conference tutorial on the statewide transportation planning process lists requirements for:  (1) statewide transportation plans; (2) the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP); (3) statewide project selection; and (4) metropolitan planning and programming.
U1  - Conference on Transportation Programming Methods and Issues: Charting a Course to the FutureFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Irvine, California StartDate:19951203 EndDate:19951206 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Project selection
KW  - Requirements
KW  - Specifications
KW  - States
KW  - Transportation Improvement Program
KW  - Transportation improvement program/tip
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation programming
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470087
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00731182
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CONFERENCE ON TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMMING METHODS AND ISSUES
PY  - 1996/12
IS  - 465
SP  - 48 p.
AB  - At the request of the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, the Transportation Research Board conducted a national conference bringing together known experts to review the emerging issues affecting transportation program decision-making, review current and new approaches to programming, including institutional, process, and technical aspects, and review steps required to address the emerging issues, including a research agenda that practitioners would find useful.  This circular contains the conference proceedings, which provide a summary of the discussions in the workshop sessions and identify the key issues affecting programming in the future.  The proceedings include a summary of the issues, approaches and problems encountered by the workshop participants and others.  The knowledge gaps and research needs are also identified.  The conference conclusions and recommendations are covered in sections on the changes that the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) has made in the programming environment, the issues that will affect programming in the future, and the information, technical assistance and research needs that exist.  Summaries of the case studies and presentations made at the conference are also included in the resource papers so that practitioners can continue the discussion and move toward resolution of these issues.
U1  - Conference on Transportation Programming Methods and Issues: Charting a Course to the FutureFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Irvine, California StartDate:19951203 EndDate:19951206 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Research
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation programming
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470075
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00731187
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Lewis, D
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - RISK ANALYSIS AS A TOOL FOR MAKING BENEFIT/COST WORK IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF CONFLICT
PY  - 1996/12
IS  - 465
SP  - p. 23-25
AB  - This paper discusses risk analysis in transportation planning. Risk analysis quantifies risk and uncertainty in evaluating and comparing alternative strategies, involves stakeholders and experts in finding consensus, and facilitates the quantification of issues that traditionally have only been addressed qualitatively.  Risk analysis is a four step process that can (1) identify the structure and logic of the forecasting problem, (2) quantify forecasting assumptions, (3) facilitate scrutiny and consensus, and (4) make decisions.  Conventional forecasting methods fail because they fuel mistrust by appealing to counterintuitive or mechanical notions of uncertainty.  Risk analysis succeeds by (1) organizing the planning process for flexibility and consensus, (2) blending the subjective beliefs of stakeholders with the scientific knowledge of experts, and (3) accounting for simultaneously occurring risks.
U1  - Conference on Transportation Programming Methods and Issues: Charting a Course to the FutureFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Irvine, California StartDate:19951203 EndDate:19951206 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Consensus
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Risk analysis
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation programming
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470080
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00731189
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Glock, J W
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PIMA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM: PROPOSED ROADWAY PROJECT ASSESSMENT AND PRIORITIZATION PROCEDURE
PY  - 1996/12
IS  - 465
SP  - p. 29-30
AB  - This paper provides a summary description of the proposed roadway project scoring procedure developed for the Pima Association of Governments Transportation Improvement Program (PAG TIP) project prioritization process.  The overall scoring procedure is a three-step process, consisting of 1) evaluation of projects by local jurisdictions against seven initial screening criteria and scoring of projects using criteria contained within 14 separate criteria categories; 2) review of project evaluations by PAG Transportation Planning Division staff and the TIP Subcommittee and evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of the project; and 3) assessment of the overall jurisdictional, geographic, project type, and modal program balance represented by the prioritized projects.  This project involved the development of the overall framework for the procedure and the detailed elements of the first two process steps.  The third step of the prioritization procedure is under development and is presented in an initial draft form in this paper.
U1  - Conference on Transportation Programming Methods and Issues: Charting a Course to the FutureFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Irvine, California StartDate:19951203 EndDate:19951206 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Pima County (Arizona)
KW  - Program balance
KW  - Project management
KW  - Project screening
KW  - Ratings
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation Improvement Program
KW  - Transportation improvement program/tip
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation programming
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470082
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00731191
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Murray, D
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 1995 MULTIMODAL PROJECT APPLICATION FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FUNDS
PY  - 1996/12
IS  - 465
SP  - p. 33-35
AB  - This paper discusses the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland, California, 1995 multimodal project application for Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds.  The discussion covers eligibility, evaluation criteria for project screening and priority rating, programming rules and criteria, the process, regional projects, and the planning multiplier (used in calculating the total project score).  A copy of the application form is included.
U1  - Conference on Transportation Programming Methods and Issues: Charting a Course to the FutureFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Irvine, California StartDate:19951203 EndDate:19951206 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Application form
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Metropolitan Transportation Commission (California)
KW  - Project management
KW  - Project screening
KW  - Ratings
KW  - Regional projects
KW  - Scoring
KW  - Scoring (Concrete)
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Surface transportation program funds
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation programming
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470084
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00731193
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Platt, J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY
PY  - 1996/12
IS  - 465
SP  - p. 38-40
AB  - Because of the increasing need for funds for rehabilitating and expanding its transportation infrastructure system, coupled with an unprecedented competition from non-transportation uses, Ohio developed a two-pronged approach that included (1) the development of new and innovative ways to finance infrastructure improvements including defining all of the stakeholders of transportation and having them contribute to its financing, and (2) the initiation of ways of getting the message out to the public about transportation and the need to find new sources of funds to help preserve and maintain the system.  This paper focuses on the second approach which included (a) ACCESS OHIO public listening sessions - the genesis for using public participation to develop the long range multimodal transportation plan, (b) furthering public participation through focus groups, and (c) public participation in the project selection process and in the development of a scoring system which drives the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
U1  - Conference on Transportation Programming Methods and Issues: Charting a Course to the FutureFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Irvine, California StartDate:19951203 EndDate:19951206 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Financing
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Ohio
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Transportation Improvement Program
KW  - Transportation improvement program/tip
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation programming
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470086
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00731190
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Miller, D L
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMMING PROCESS IN KANSAS
PY  - 1996/12
IS  - 465
SP  - p. 31-32
AB  - This paper presents an outline of the transportation programming process in Kansas.  Major headings are as follows:  Background on Kansas; Division of responsibilities with partners; Description of city/county process; Description of MPO process; State highway system construction program categories; Construction program determination; Public involvement; Programming in Kansas pro side; and Programming in Kansas con side.
U1  - Conference on Transportation Programming Methods and Issues: Charting a Course to the FutureFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Irvine, California StartDate:19951203 EndDate:19951206 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Kansas
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Ratings
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation Improvement Program
KW  - Transportation improvement program/tip
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation programming
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470083
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00731183
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Ziegler, B J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT IN WASHINGTON STATE
PY  - 1996/12
IS  - 465
SP  - p. 14-16
AB  - Transportation planning that relied on rational, technical methodologies to develop transportation objectives, analyze deficiencies, recommend potential solutions, and monitor transportation system performance has served Washington State well in the past.  However, in an era of declining transportation revenues, competing social needs, and heightened public scrutiny of government, transportation planners must rationally assess available revenues to provide fiscal reality to their proposals.  Also decision makers are now demanding implementation plans and regular progress reporting on the performance of their transportation plans and programs.  This paper describes the process Washington State used for setting long term transportation priorities in Washington's Transportation Plan and the measures the Washington State Department of Transportation is considering for monitoring transportation system performance.
U1  - Conference on Transportation Programming Methods and Issues: Charting a Course to the FutureFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Irvine, California StartDate:19951203 EndDate:19951206 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Monitoring
KW  - Performance
KW  - Ratings
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation programming
KW  - Transportation systems
KW  - Washington (State)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470076
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00731186
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Covil, J L
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - STATEWIDE PLANNING AS A FRAMEWORK FOR PROGRAMMING DECISIONS
PY  - 1996/12
IS  - 465
SP  - p. 21-22
AB  - This presentation reports results of several surveys of statewide planning activities which provide a framework for programming decisions.  Two of the surveys were undertaken by Wilbur Smith Associates on behalf of the U.S. DOT Office of the Secretary and relate to the National Transportation System.  Two other surveys were undertaken for the Federal Highway Administration in connection with a Synthesis of Statewide Planning Practices and the development of a training course on statewide planning.  The presentation contains only selected portions of the four projects.
U1  - Conference on Transportation Programming Methods and Issues: Charting a Course to the FutureFederal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.Irvine, California StartDate:19951203 EndDate:19951206 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Transportation Research Board.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - State planning
KW  - States
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation programming
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470079
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00754490
AU  - Sarles, R
AU  - Dubin-Rosengerg, D
AU  - Evans, R
AU  - RLS & Associates
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Ohio Department of Transportation
TI  - DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING CONSORTIA MANUAL
PY  - 1996/11
SP  - 108 p.
AB  - This manual is intended to provide transit managers and other operational personnel with background information regarding drug and alcohol testing consortia, and a step-by-step process for determining whether participating in such a consortium would best meet their needs.  This manual also describes how to successfully design, implement, and participate in a drug and alcohol testing consortium.
KW  - Alcohol blood tests
KW  - Alcohol breath tests
KW  - Alcohol chemical tests
KW  - Drug tests
KW  - Security
UR  - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/publications/substance/DA_ConsortiaManual/pdf/Consortia_Manual.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/536980
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00732040
AU  - Huey, B M
AU  - Stearns, M D
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - OPERATOR PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT: DEVELOPING COMMONALITY ACROSS TRANSPORTATION MODES - PROCEEDINGS OF A SEPTEMBER 1994 WORKSHOP
PY  - 1996/11
SP  - 92 p.
AB  - This report describes the proceedings of the Workshop on Human Factors Research held in Reston, Virginia.  The objectives of the workshop were to: foster an interchange of experience in measuring and analyzing operator performance data; encourage commonality in operator performance and measurement and analysis; identify opportunities for cross-modal research and analysis of performance; and, recommend directions for joint research on operator performance.
KW  - Human factors
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Multimodal transportation systems
KW  - Operator performance
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Personnel performance
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/33000/33600/33642/33642.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466737
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00732031
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PUBLICATIONS
PY  - 1996/11
SP  - 11 p.
AB  - This paper lists the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) publications that are currently available from the U.S. Department of Transportation.  It provides descriptive summaries of FTA's Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) reports and the ITS project reports sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Advanced systems
KW  - Documents
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Publications
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466729
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765378
AU  - Moss-Adams LLP
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION REGION 10 BASELINE TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION STUDY. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/10
SP  - 82 p.
AB  - This study was conducted to evaluate coordination activities associated with public transit and human service transportation in the 4 states comprising FTA Region 10, Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.  The study focused on coordination successes and barriers.  The results of the study can provide guidance regarding how to improve coordination between public transit and human service transportation organizations at federal, state, and local levels.
KW  - Alaska
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Coordination
KW  - Idaho
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Oregon
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Resource development and utilization
KW  - Transit operators
KW  - Washington (State)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502083
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00748934
AU  - Dzurik, A
AU  - Soileau, B B
AU  - Campbell, C
AU  - National Urban Transit Institute
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - A MANUAL FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF STORMWATER RUNOFF AT TRANSIT MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE FACILITIES
PY  - 1996/10
SP  - 55 p.
AB  - An evaluation of public transit maintenance and storage facilities in Florida was performed to determine the stormwater quality of runoff from these facilities.  The characteristics of the facilities were investigated to evaluate the potential for stormwater runoff pollution and to determine the probable origin of potential pollutants.  The characteristics investigated included maintenance performed at the facilities, materials used, and materials stored onsite. It was determined that these characteristics, specifically activities such as vehicle repair, vehicle painting, vehicle washing, vehicle fueling, and storage of materials such as fuel, oils, lubricants, grease, and solvents, do provide a large potential for stormwater runoff pollution.  An analysis of stormwater runoff quality results from four facilities in Florida confirmed that stormwater runoff pollution problems do exist at these facilities. The problem pollutants were determined to be BOD, COD, TSS, TP, Nitrate + Nitrate, Fecal Coliform, Surfactants, Lead, Zinc, and Total Phenolics. Finally, stormwater runoff data was used to determine if the use of Best Management Practices (BMPs) would potentially increase the quality of stormwater runoff at these facilities. Structural and nonstructural BMPs were investigated, and 17 applicable BMPs were identified.  These BMPs have the potential to improve stormwater runoff quality by preventing and treating stormwater runoff pollution at transit maintenance and storage facilities.
KW  - Best practices
KW  - Drainage
KW  - Legislation
KW  - Maintenance facilities
KW  - Management
KW  - Pollution
KW  - Runoff
KW  - Storage facilities
KW  - Storms
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20600/20646/PB98136815.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483917
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745375
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
AU  - Office of the Secretary of Transportation
TI  - ENHANCING RAIL SAFETY NOW AND INTO THE 21ST CENTURY: THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION'S SAFETY PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES. A REPORT TO CONGRESS
PY  - 1996/10
SP  - 54 p.
AB  - The report assesses the new safety program, known as the Safety Assurance and Compliance Program (SACP).  This program complements correction of safety issues on a site-by-site basis with a comprehensive approach to systemic safety issues.  The report underscores the safety partnership approach, which includes representation from Federal, and State entities, rail labor, rail management, suppliers, customers, and the public, all of the parties having a vested interest in the process of improving safety on the nation's rail system..
KW  - Compliance
KW  - Cooperation
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Safety programs
KW  - U.S. Federal Railroad Administration
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19600/19606/PB2002108381.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/6000/6800/6883/721.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472556
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00735693
AU  - Powell, K C
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Hernandez Engineering, Incorporated
TI  - TRANSIT SECURITY IN THE 90'S - CONFERENCE SUMMARY
PY  - 1996/10
SP  - 104 p.
AB  - As a result of the Federal Transit Administration's concern for the potential of terrorist attacks on our nation's transit systems, especially in a year when we are hosting the Olympics, a conference was held in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 27-28, 1996. The purpose of the conference was to assist transit security specialists to recognize, prepare for, and respond to the terrorist threat.  Invitees included heads of security from many of the 100 largest transit systems in the country and/or their corresponding city or transit chiefs of police. Representatives from U.S. Government agencies who would be involved in the event of an actual terrorist attack also attended.  Speakers included the Secretary of Transportation; terrorism specialists from France, Israel, and Japan; Federal Transit Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation; DOT Office of Intelligence and Security; Department of Defense; Federal Emergency Management Agency; Public Health Service; New York Police Department Transit Bureau; American Public Transit Association; Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games; Cable News Network; and the Red Cross. This document summarizes the proceedings of the conference.
KW  - Conference programs
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Safety and security
KW  - Security
KW  - Terrorism
KW  - Transportation safety
UR  - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/publications/security/FTA-MA-26-9009-97-01/PDF/FTA-MA-26-9009-97-01_Transit_Security_in_the_90s.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/35000/35000/35042/DOT-VNTSC-FTA-96-11.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/478404
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00732033
AU  - Tyrell, D
AU  - Severson, K
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
TI  - CRASHWORTHINESS TESTING OF AMTRAK'S TRADITIONAL COACH SEAT. SAFETY OF HIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
PY  - 1996/10
SP  - 84 p.
AB  - Tests have been conducted on Amtrak's traditional passenger seat to evaluate its performance under static and dynamic loading conditions.  Quasi-static tests have been conducted to establish the load-deflection characteristics of the seat.  Dynamic tests of selected collision conditions have also been conducted with instrumented Hybrid III dummies to evaluate the collision performance of the seat and to verify the analytic simulation tools.  This report describes the results of the crashworthiness testing of Amtrak's traditional seats.
KW  - Crashes
KW  - Crashworthiness
KW  - Deflection
KW  - Design
KW  - Dummies
KW  - High speed ground transportation
KW  - Impact tests
KW  - Injury severity
KW  - Load deflection
KW  - Loads
KW  - Research
KW  - Safety
KW  - Safety research
KW  - Seat design
KW  - Seat tests
KW  - Seats
KW  - Testing
KW  - Vehicle tests
UR  - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/2311
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/13000/13200/13203/ord9608.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466731
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728725
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - BUILDING LIVABLE COMMUNITIES THROUGH TRANSPORTATION
PY  - 1996/10
SP  - 24 p.
AB  - The Federal Transit Administration and the Federal Highway Administration are committed to rebuilding America's infrastructure in a way that supports the community's needs. The Livable Communities program supports the vision of putting people first in transportation planning and development.  This report shares the stories of five projects: Los Angeles, CA; Clarksdale, MS; New York, NY, Corpus Christi, TX; and San Francisco, CA.  Each project emphasizes a different aspect of the planning process DOT advocates.  Following each project is a supplemental case that describes how another facility handled a similar challenge.  The facts and contacts for the projects and supplemental cases, the location of regional offices of the FTA, FHWA and other organizations, are listed.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Customer service
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban development
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/4456.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465462
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728693
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - TRANSIT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INDEX FOR FLORIDA TRANSIT PROPERTIES. TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM NO. 1. REVIEW OF TRANSIT SYSTEM'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROJECTS
PY  - 1996/10
SP  - 17 p.
AB  - The purpose of this memorandum is to outline the existing customer satisfaction data for each of the six transit systems that will be participating in the FDOT/CUTR Transit Customer Satisfaction Index Research Idea Project, State Study #811.  The review will serve the following needs: to determine customer-satisfaction-type data that the system currently has that could be used for trending; to review sampling methodologies used in past surveys and determine their applicability for this effort; and, to review various other data sources, such as U.S. Census data, that may contain information relevant in conducting this project.
KW  - Consumer behavior
KW  - Customer satisfaction
KW  - Customer service
KW  - Level of service
KW  - User reactions
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465439
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728692
AU  - Chu, X
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - GUIDEWAY TRANSIT AND INTERMODALISM: FUNCTION AND EFFECTIVENESS: DATA BOOK 3, IMPACTS OF GUIDEWAY TRANSIT: A CROSS-SECTIONAL APPROACH
PY  - 1996/10
SP  - 76 p.
AB  - Investments in guideway transit are often motivated by expectations of various impacts on a range of societal objectives.  Impacts typically are assessed within individual urban areas with guideway transit using non-statistical controls in the data.  One difficulty with this approach is to control changes that may have resulted from factors other than the presence of guideway transit.  An alternative is to use statistical controls within a model.  This report uses this alternative approach by applying multivariate regression techniques to cross-sections of urban areas to assess the impact of guideway transit on transit use, roadway congestion, air quality, and CBD office markets.
KW  - Air quality
KW  - Congestion
KW  - Guideway systems
KW  - Guideways
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Traffic congestion
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465438
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728694
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - 1994 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF FLORIDA TRANSIT SYSTEMS. PERFORMANCE REPORTING INVESTIGATION. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/10
SP  - 78 p.
AB  - The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) has conducted a performance evaluation of Florida's fixed-route transit systems based on data from federally-required Section 15 reports, which are submitted to FTA for each fiscal year by systems receiving Section 9 funding.  The primary purposes of this report are to verify that the transit systems complied with the legislation and to compare the published performance measures with those reported in the systems' Section 15 reports.
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Fixed routes
KW  - Fixed-route transit
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Productivity
KW  - Public transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465440
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00744607
AU  - Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated
AU  - Comsis Corporation
AU  - University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - QUICK RESPONSE FREIGHT MANUAL. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/09
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The objectives of this manual are: To provide background information on the freight transportation system and factors affecting freight demand to planners who may be relatively new to this area; To help planners locate available data and freight-related forecasts compiled by others, and to apply this information in developing forecasts for specific facilities; To provide simple techniques and transferable parameters that can be merged with passenger vehicle trip tables developed through the conventional four-step planning process; and, To provide techniques and transferable parameters for site planning, that can be used by planners in anticipating local commercial vehicle traffic caused by new facilities such as regional warehouses, truck terminals, intermodal facilities, etc.
KW  - Freight transportation
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Manuals
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Quick response
KW  - Travel Model Improvement Program
KW  - Urban goods movement
UR  - https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/tmip/publications/other_reports/freight_manual/quick.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/474059
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00732034
AU  - Verzosa, A L
AU  - Samdahl, D
AU  - Mathcraft Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - JHK & Associates
TI  - EVALUATION OF THE TEAM TRANSIT PROGRAM
PY  - 1996/09
SP  - 33 p.
AB  - This report presents an evaluation of the Team Transit Demonstration for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Team Transit is an intergovernmental partnership in Minneapolis/St. Paul established to quickly implement transportation projects that help move transit vehicles through congested roads.  The Team Transit demonstration has been funded through Congressional mandate since 1993, but the concept started several years earlier.  FTA is conducting this evaluation to learn what elements of the program are unique in the area of planning and implementing interjurisdictional road improvements.  FTA also wants to determine what elements may be transferrable to other metropolitan areas.  The overall goals of the program are: increase highway person-carrying capacity through transit-oriented infrastructure improvements; promote public transit use by providing auto-competitive commute alternative; and expedite the implementation process by fostering cooperation among agencies and a team based approach to planning from the lowest to the highest levels of administration.  To evaluate the Team Transit program, 12 projects were selected from four categories; shoulder bus lanes; ramp meter bypasses; traffic signal prioritization; and, Route-O-Matic.  Three basic and interrelated criteria were used to evaluate the 12 projects: speed, reliability and patronage.
KW  - Bus lanes
KW  - Demonstration programs
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Interagency relations
KW  - Program evaluation
KW  - Ramp metering
KW  - Road shoulders
KW  - Route-o-matic
KW  - Shoulder usage
KW  - Traffic signal preemption
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466732
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00731967
AU  - Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - EARTHQUAKE VULNERABILITY OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES
PY  - 1996/09
SP  - 25 p.
AB  - The Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium is dedicated to reducing deaths, injuries, damage to property and economic losses resulting from earthquakes occurring in the Central United States.  Its members are the 7 states that are considered most vulnerable: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.  This monograph, prepared to address the vulnerability of transportation systems, is organized into three sections.  The first part examines the unique nature of the earthquake risk in the Central U.S.  The second section discusses the effects of earthquakes on each component of our transportation system, and how this will affect response and recovery efforts.  The final section looks ahead to the challenges and opportunities for transportation officials, emergency managers and others in developing a comprehensive approach to reducing the vulnerability of our transportation system in the Central U.S. to earthquakes.
KW  - Disaster preparedness
KW  - Disasters and emergency operations
KW  - Earthquake engineering
KW  - Earthquakes
KW  - Recovery
KW  - Risk assessment
KW  - Structural analysis
KW  - Vulnerability
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466707
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00730590
AU  - Raj, P K
AU  - Hathaway, W T
AU  - Kangas, R
AU  - Technology and Management Systems, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR BUS TRANSIT SYSTEMS USING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL
PY  - 1996/09
SP  - 76 p.
AB  - The use of alternative fuels to power transit buses is steadily increasing.  Several fuels, including Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), and Methanol/Ethanol, are already being used in buses.  At present, there do not exist comprehensive facility guidelines to assist transit agencies contemplating converting from diesel to other alternative fuels. This document addresses that need.  This guidelines document presents the various facility and bus design issues that need to be considered to ensure safe operation when using LPG as the alternative fuel.  Fueling facility, garaging facility, and maintenance facility requirements and safety practices are indicated.  Fuel properties, potential hazards, fuel requirements for specified level of service, applicable codes and standards, ventilation, electrical classification, etc., are discussed.  A system safety assessment and hazard resolution process is also addressed.  This approach may be used to select design strategies which are economical, yet ensure a specified level of safety. This report forms part of a series of monographs being published by the U.S. DOT/FTA on the safe use of alternative fuels. Documents similar to this one in content are being published for CNG, LNG, and Methanol/Ethanol.
KW  - Air pollution
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Buses
KW  - Design standards
KW  - Facilities
KW  - Liquefied petroleum gas
KW  - Safety
KW  - System safety
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466118
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00730592
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES CATALOG
PY  - 1996/09
SP  - 183 p.
AB  - This catalog has been prepared as a joint effort of the FHWA and the FTA as a service to planning and environmental customers. Its purpose is to serve as a guide to the vast array of resources, both human and information, that has been developed in support of transportation planning and environment.  The catalog is a printed version of an electronic database that will be kept current.  This database will be 'on-line' along with an electronically accessible version of many of the documents it references.  This 'on-line' database will be used to produce future catalogs, newsletters and other real time information resources for the transportation planning and environment community nationwide.
KW  - Catalogs
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data sources
KW  - Electronic equipment
KW  - Electronic systems
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - Information services
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466120
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728467
AU  - Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Incorporated
AU  - Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR TRANSPORTATION DECISION-MAKING
PY  - 1996/09
SP  - 236 p.
AB  - This report addresses the following question:  How does a transportation agency grab and hold people's interest in a project or plan, convince them that active involvement is worthwhile, and provide the means for them to have direct and meaningful impact on its decisions?  A wide variety of tools to involve the public in developing specific plans, programs, or projects through their public involvement processes is presented in the following chapters:  (1) Informing People Through Outreach and Organization; (2) Involving People Face-to-Face Through Meetings; (3) Getting Feedback from Participants; and (4) Using Special Techniques to Enhance Participation.  A systematic thought process based on fundamental guidelines and following a series of steps is considered necessary, whether designing a public involvement program for statewide or metropolitan planning or for an individual transportation investment.
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - Programming (Planning)
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/pittd/cover.htm
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/6000/6400/6461/index.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465350
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728695
AU  - Hardin, J A
AU  - Chrisp, E
AU  - Mathias, R G
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged
TI  - DOING MORE WITH LESS: EFFECTIVELY USING VOLUNTEERS IN THE FLORIDA TD PROGRAM
PY  - 1996/09
SP  - v.p.
AB  - In the current climate of federal and state funding cuts in transportation and many social service programs, the use of volunteers among community transportation coordinators (CTCs) may prove to be a very viable and cost-efficient transportation alternative.  In order to identify and clarify the many complex issues that CTCs can expect to encounter when considering implementing or expanding the use of volunteers in the TD program, the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (FCTD) asked the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) to research the use of volunteers by CTCs in Florida, as well as volunteer transportation programs both within and outside of Florida.  This document provides a summary of the research findings, as well as additional information resources that may be of use to those agencies interested in further exploring the potential for volunteer use in their communities and organizations.
KW  - Community transportation coordinators
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Transportation disadvantaged persons
KW  - Volunteers
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/467873
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00727176
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Cook, K E
AU  - Cook, M A
AU  - Stein-Hudson, K E
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CONFERENCE ON MAJOR INVESTMENT STUDIES IN TRANSPORTATION (MIS)
PY  - 1996/09
IS  - 463
SP  - 83 p.
AB  - The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued joint planning regulations in response to the requirements set forth in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA).  The joint planning regulations include provisions for major investment studies (MISs) where there are high-cost and high-impact transportation alternatives being considered.  MIS regulations have now been in effect for more than two years. The Transportation Research Board (TRB) was asked to convene a conference of State and local planning practitioners involved in MIS activities.  The conference focused on the following four topic areas:  (1) policy issues; (2) the relation of MISs to the overall planning and project development process; (3) management and institutional issues affecting MISs; and (4) the transportation decision process for the MIS.  This Circular contains the conference proceedings.  The proceedings include a summary of the conference, prepared remarks for the plenary session and panel discussions, and workshop summaries.  Appendix 1 contains the paper "Major Investment Studies - A Value-Added Approach" by L.G. Nungesser, and Appendix 2 the List of Conference Participants.
U1  - Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (MIS)Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.San Francisco, California StartDate:19960225 EndDate:19960228 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investments
KW  - Major investment studies
KW  - Policy
KW  - Programming (Planning)
KW  - Project management
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465098
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00727179
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Emerson, D J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - MIS SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES
PY  - 1996/09
IS  - 463
SP  - p. 18-23
AB  - An overview is given of the experience to date in national major investment studies (MISs) in transportation.  The discussion covers how well the goals of MISs are being achieved, identifies six challenges that remain, and concludes with a summary of ongoing Federal Transit Administration/Federal Highway Administration activities.  The six challenges identified are: (1) Broadening the understanding of the MIS process; (2) Adjusting to new institutional relationships; (3) Involving resource agencies; (4) Determining the appropriate level of detail; (5) Developing better methods for evaluating multimodal alternatives; and (6) Relating MIS to the regional context.
U1  - Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (MIS)Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.San Francisco, California StartDate:19960225 EndDate:19960228 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Investments
KW  - Major investment studies
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465101
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00727186
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Dittmar, H
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - MIS: WHAT'S IN A NAME?
PY  - 1996/09
IS  - 463
SP  - p. 50-52
AB  - There is discussion about the name, major investment study (MIS).  Should we change it?  MIS is pretty good as an acronym because it makes us think about management information systems. Also, the meat of the MIS process is summed up by "Muddling our way Into Solutions", which characterizes where we have gone so far and begins to frame the whole issue of institutional and management problems.  The implications of the MIS process encompass the following: 1) building a process that acknowledges and embraces the legitimacy of the goals of other participants in the process; 2) when agencies ask people to become involved, they are asking them to commit resources; 3) early involvement needs to take place in selecting and narrowing the alternatives you will consider; and 4) ensuring that an advisory committee signoff is built in as part of closing the process.  We need to look at the MIS as a tool for managing the metropolitan transportation system and not just as a tool for project approval.
U1  - Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (MIS)Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.San Francisco, California StartDate:19960225 EndDate:19960228 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Investments
KW  - Major investment studies
KW  - Project management
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465108
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00727190
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Blain, J V
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - DEVELOPING 20/20 VISION FOR THE YEAR 2020
PY  - 1996/09
IS  - 463
SP  - p. 59-62
AB  - The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) created new rules and regulations for transportation planners and providers that have significantly increased the responsibility for decision-makers in their consideration of where and how to commit resources for transportation investments.  Transportation planning and design professionals are beginning to look at the year 2020 as the planning horizon year, and everyone involved in this activity is expecting to exercise 20/20 vision in developing the most cost-effective decision-maker consensus and environmentally acceptable Transportation Plan for the year 2020.  The major investment study (MIS) process provides transportation planners with the opportunity to perform micro-transportation planning for corridors in a systematic manner and allows decision-makers of Federal, State, and local governments as well as the general public and stakeholders of many organizations a second chance for 20/20 vision if the target was missed in a specific corridor during the Transportation Plan process for horizon year 2020. The Dallas-Fort Worth Mobility 2010 Plan update for 2020 is discussed as an example.
U1  - Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (MIS)Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.San Francisco, California StartDate:19960225 EndDate:19960228 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Investments
KW  - Major investment studies
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465112
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00727187
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Llort, Y
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - MIS: "WARTS" AND "BEAUTY MARKS"
PY  - 1996/09
IS  - 463
SP  - p. 52-54
AB  - The one thing the major investment study (MIS) has done for us is bring transportation decision-making into the public arena.  MISs are now open forums where the process is collaborative and decisions are by consensus.  And in this process are a lot of "warts" and "beauty marks".  Among the "warts" are the following:  determining who's responsible; ensuring implementation of MIS results; resolving roles/turf battles; addressing analysis issues; working within financial constraints; and obtaining representative public input.  The "beauty marks" include:  causes state and local transportation agencies to work together; develops multimodal alternatives; involves business community; sets long-range direction for financing/development; and develops advocacy groups for the MIS. So how do we make MIS work within the institutional management process we already have in place?  We develop champions for MIS, develop and maintain consensus, establish MIS results as the core element(s) of the regional plan, and develop adaptive, flexible investment strategies.
U1  - Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (MIS)Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.San Francisco, California StartDate:19960225 EndDate:19960228 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Investments
KW  - Major investment studies
KW  - Management
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465109
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00727189
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Haynes-Cherin, B
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - INFORMING AND INVOLVING DECISION-MAKERS
PY  - 1996/09
IS  - 463
SP  - p. 58-59
AB  - The San Francisco County Transportation Authority is involved in the major investment study (MIS) process in the Bayshore corridor.  Transportation improvements offer this low-income corridor an opportunity to revitalize the neighborhood without pushing out the residents who already live there.  Most of the money for the Bayshore corridor project will come from a half-cent sales tax, and that is how it is shown in the regional transportation plan.  To make sure this project will be eligible for any Federal money that becomes available, the project is going through a Federal environmental impact assessment.  The MIS process will make sure that everything that is needed is done.  How are the decision-makers informed and involved?  By keeping an open mind and making sure all the facts and information are put on the table.
U1  - Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (MIS)Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.San Francisco, California StartDate:19960225 EndDate:19960228 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Bayshore Freeway
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Cooperation
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Environmental impact analysis
KW  - Financing
KW  - Information exchange
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Interagency relations
KW  - Investments
KW  - Major investment studies
KW  - Redevelopment
KW  - Revitalization
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465111
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00727183
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Lamers, D
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - RELATIONSHIP OF THE MIS TO THE PLANNING PROCESS AND THE RTP
PY  - 1996/09
IS  - 463
SP  - p. 32-35
AB  - These remarks examine the details of trying to fit major investment studies (MISs) in transportation into the planning process and the relationship of the MIS to the regional transportation plan (RTP).  It is pointed out that in the Dallas-Fort Worth area the RTP cannot be separated from the MIS.  They are all part of the same planning process.  It is concluded that there are a lot of problems if you try to separate MISs and RTPs.
U1  - Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (MIS)Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.San Francisco, California StartDate:19960225 EndDate:19960228 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area
KW  - Investments
KW  - Major investment studies
KW  - Programming (Planning)
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465105
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00727185
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Vozzolo, D J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - COLLABORATIVE PLANNING IN THE GRIFFIN LINE CORRIDOR MIS
PY  - 1996/09
IS  - 463
SP  - p. 39-41
AB  - These remarks focus on the overall planning context of the Griffin Line major investment study (MIS).  The Greater Hartford Transit District (GHTD) has been the lead agency on the Griffin Line project, representing the City of Hartford, other member municipalities, and the business community.  GHTD is not the transit operating agency in the Hartford region.  It is an umbrella agency with policy oversight and project development responsibilities, which also operates paratransit, privatized commuter bus operations, and other services in the region.  GHTD has absolutely no funding or taxing authority on its own.  Topics addressed in this discussion are:  project background; the collaborative planning process; MIS and evaluation of alternatives; local and regional selection of light rail alternative; and the Griffin Line financing and implementation plan.
U1  - Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (MIS)Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.San Francisco, California StartDate:19960225 EndDate:19960228 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Financing
KW  - Financing plans
KW  - Hartford (Connecticut)
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Investments
KW  - Light rail transit
KW  - Major investment studies
KW  - Planning
KW  - Programming (Planning)
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465107
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00727177
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Horsley, J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - OVERVIEW OF ISTEA AND MIS
PY  - 1996/09
IS  - 463
SP  - p. 13-15
AB  - Trends in transportation in metropolitan America are discussed and the following two challenges of the major investment study (MIS) process are pointed out:  (1) To find solutions to transportation problems that work and (2) To do more with less. Four factors needed to make a success of the MIS process are presented and an overview of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) debate is given.
U1  - Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (MIS)Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.San Francisco, California StartDate:19960225 EndDate:19960228 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Financial constraints
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investments
KW  - Major investment studies
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Problem solving
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465099
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00727191
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Del Giudice, S J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - INVOLVING ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE DECISION-MAKING
PY  - 1996/09
IS  - 463
SP  - p. 62-64
AB  - The major investment study (MIS) is an attempt to reach out to the public and involve them in the decision-making process. Elected officials do not want to make decisions unless the public is involved in the process and supports the results. It's too risky to do otherwise.  The MIS can serve a very significant function as an educational tool, providing a significant opportunity to educate public officials and the public about the problems to be faced in transportation and the decision-making that has to be done.  The MIS as a process will bridge the gap between local and State officials in terms of control of land use and transportation and the dichotomy that exists, and will also connect both of those to environmental, socioeconomic, financial, equity, and access issues.  The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Corridor Study is presented as a case in point.
U1  - Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (MIS)Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.San Francisco, California StartDate:19960225 EndDate:19960228 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Education
KW  - Elected officials
KW  - Investments
KW  - Major investment studies
KW  - Personnel
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465113
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00727192
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Nungesser, L G
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - MAJOR INVESTMENT STUDIES - A VALUE-ADDED APPROACH
PY  - 1996/09
IS  - 463
SP  - p. 71-72
AB  - With the final rule-making on Major Investment Studies (MISs) out since October 28, 1993, we are already in the early throngs and gnashing of the reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA).  MISs in transportation, as outlined in ISTEA and defined in federal rule-making, are being scrutinized and, in some arenas, criticized.  The purpose of this paper is to present MISs as being good business and sound planning because they provide a value-added approach to planning and capital investment decision making on transportation improvements.  In summary, MISs add value to the traditional undertaking of corridor transportation studies.  By focusing early attention on problem definition and by airing a wide variety of transportation, community, and environmental concerns early in the planning process, the MIS offers a rational and sound approach to transportation decision making at the local and regional level.  With time, the effectiveness of the MIS process will be more accurately determined.  Two and one-half years is not enough time to evaluate the impact of MISs on the project development process; however, by getting a wide variety of publics involved early in the process, by defining issues early and broadly, and by tailoring alternative transportation solutions to local and regional problems, MISs do offer a value-added approach to decision making.
U1  - Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (MIS)Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.San Francisco, California StartDate:19960225 EndDate:19960228 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Effectiveness
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investments
KW  - Major investment studies
KW  - Measures of effectiveness
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation corridors
KW  - Value-added approach
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465114
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00727181
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Millar, W W
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - THE ADVENTURE OF MIS
PY  - 1996/09
IS  - 463
SP  - p. 26-28
AB  - These remarks attempt to show why major investment studies (MISs) in transportation are a dashing and bold adventure.  Comments are made on the experience with MIS in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on the MIS debate, on Pittsburgh's experience with MIS, and on MIS policy issues to be addressed.
U1  - Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (MIS)Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.San Francisco, California StartDate:19960225 EndDate:19960228 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Allegheny County (Pennsylvania)
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Investments
KW  - Major investment studies
KW  - Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)
KW  - Policy
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465103
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00727188
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Sterman, L
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - MIS: LESSONS TO BE LEARNED
PY  - 1996/09
IS  - 463
SP  - p. 54-57
AB  - A good major investment study (MIS) requires collaboration, which we sometimes call partnership and sometimes define as "holding a meeting".  True partnership calls for some real changes in the way our institutions and levels of government relate.  We need to re-engineer these relationships.  An example of this is the relationship that St. Louis has with the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department.  It is an example of a fundamental change in a collaborative relationship brought about by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) and by some of the difficulties and strains involved in fundamental re-engineering of relationships between institutions.  Two organizations that were at each other's throats have come together in an agreement that enables them to effectively carry out the MIS process.  Institutional barriers were confronted and overcome.
U1  - Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (MIS)Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.San Francisco, California StartDate:19960225 EndDate:19960228 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Interagency relations
KW  - Investments
KW  - Major investment studies
KW  - Missouri
KW  - Partnerships
KW  - Relationships
KW  - Saint Louis (Missouri)
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - State departments of transportation
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465110
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00727182
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Pederson, N J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - MAJOR INVESTMENT STUDIES: IS THE VISION BEING ACHIEVED? CAN IT BE? SHOULD IT BE?
PY  - 1996/09
IS  - 463
SP  - p. 28-31
AB  - The following major questions concerning major investment studies (MISs) in transportation are raised and commented on: Should we even have requirements to do MISs?  What changes have occurred as a result of MIS requirements?  What was the original intent of the MIS rule?  Are better decisions being made as a result of MIS requirements?  Have MISs served as a vehicle to improve the environmental quality of transportation planning decisions?  What should be the relative role of MPOs and the implementing agencies in MISs?  When should MISs be undertaken? Are MISs a cost-effective use of scarce public resources?  Are MIS requirements slowing down planning and project development? Are MIS requirements too prescriptive?  What should FHWA's and FTA's role be in MISs?  Have participants been able to adapt to changes resulting from MIS requirements?  Are MIS requirements and practice consistent with current policies encouraging de-evolution?  What changes should be made to MIS requirements and practice from a policy perspective?
U1  - Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (MIS)Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.San Francisco, California StartDate:19960225 EndDate:19960228 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Environmental quality
KW  - Investments
KW  - Major investment studies
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Policy
KW  - Requirements
KW  - Specifications
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation
KW  - U.S. Federal Highway Administration
KW  - U.S. Federal Transit Administration
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465104
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00727184
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Pederson, N J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - MIS: KEY PLANNING ISSUES
PY  - 1996/09
IS  - 463
SP  - p. 35-39
AB  - The following questions are addressed:  How do major investment studies (MISs) relate to the long-range plan process?  How do MISs relate to congestion management systems?  What is the relationship of MISs to conformity?  How do we integrate land use issues into MISs?  What changes have occurred in the MPO planning process as a result of MIS requirements?  Have we been able to successfully integrate MIS and NEPA requirements?  Can environmental issues be adequately addressed to make corridor-level decisions?  How have environmental agencies reacted to MIS requirements?  How do we get other agencies involved that do not have adequate staff resources and the desire to become involved?  How do we effectively engage the public in the MIS process?  Have we created duplicative processes?  What has been the experience with retrofit projects to date?  Are we missing an opportunity to use MISs as means to enable corridor preservation actions to occur?  What requirements are being imposed that do not make sense?  What changes should be made to MIS/NEPA 404, metropolitan planning, congestion management systems, conformity, and public involvement requirements in order to address problems experienced to date?
U1  - Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (MIS)Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.San Francisco, California StartDate:19960225 EndDate:19960228 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Conformity
KW  - Corridor preservation
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - Environmental quality
KW  - Interagency relations
KW  - Investments
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Long range planning
KW  - Major investment studies
KW  - Management
KW  - Management systems
KW  - National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
KW  - Preservation
KW  - Problem solving
KW  - Programming (Planning)
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Retrofitting
KW  - Studies
KW  - Traffic congestion
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation corridors
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465106
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00727178
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Edner, S
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - HISTORICAL CONTEXT: EMPHASIZING PROBLEM-SOLVING
PY  - 1996/09
IS  - 463
SP  - p. 15-18
AB  - The historical context for major investment studies (MISs) in transportation is discussed.  This involves a discussion of pre-ISTEA (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act) issues, followed by comments on customizing the MIS process.
U1  - Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (MIS)Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.San Francisco, California StartDate:19960225 EndDate:19960228 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - History
KW  - Investments
KW  - Major investment studies
KW  - Problem solving
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465100
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00727180
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Dahms, L D
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - IS MIS IN THE SPIRIT OF ISTEA?
PY  - 1996/09
IS  - 463
SP  - p. 24-26
AB  - These remarks address the question of whether the major investment study (MIS) in transportation is in the proper spirit of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA). The discussion covers the following areas:  Relationship between MIS and NEPA; MIS and alternatives analysis; The impacts of MIS; and Are MIS goals being achieved?
U1  - Conference on Major Investment Studies in Transportation (MIS)Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.San Francisco, California StartDate:19960225 EndDate:19960228 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Impacts
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investments
KW  - Major investment studies
KW  - National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
KW  - Policy
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Studies
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465102
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00738667
AU  - Project Action
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA). PARATRANSIT FORUMS I AND II: FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/08
SP  - 99 p.
AB  - The report discusses ADA Paratransit Forums I and II.  The purpose of Forum I was to identify both problems and realistic recommendations to facilitate compliance with the ADA paratransit regulations.  Recommendations were made to assist with implementations in the following areas: regulatory flexibility and guidance; eligibility; productivity and costs; transitioning; and, coordination of funds and resources. Paratransit Forum II focused on 1) refining the recommendations generated at the first Forum and 2) identifying the strategies and key factors necessary to implement those recommendations. The action plan developed asks for: Federal guidance for requesting a temporary time extension; definitions, clarification, and resources to improve the ADA paratransit eligibility process; travel training, improved environmental access, and incentives to encourage individuals with disabilities to transition to fixed-route services; Federal encouragement and state action for coordination of public and human service transportation, Federal guidance, and technical assistance; and, research to improve productivity and reduce operating expenditures.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Civil rights
KW  - Fund allocations
KW  - Legal constraints
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Special user groups
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/572759
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728727
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT
PY  - 1996/08
SP  - 4 p.
AB  - The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a Final Rule on December 27, 1995, which requires 19 states plus the District of Columbia to oversee the safety of 32 rail fixed guideway systems not regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration.  This State Safety Oversight Program sets forth FTA's goal to improve the safety of rail fixed guideway systems, which include any light, rapid, and heavy rail, monorail, inclined plane, funicular, trolley, or automated guideway.  The technical paper describes the program.
KW  - Fixed-guideway transit
KW  - Oversight
KW  - Rail transit
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Safety
KW  - Safety programs
KW  - State government
KW  - State safety oversight
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465463
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726750
AU  - CASEY, R F
AU  - Labell, L N
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS DEPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
PY  - 1996/08
SP  - 31 p.
AB  - The report documents work performed under the FTA Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, information, and communication technologies that most benefit public transportation.  The report is a compilation of existing and planned deployments of APTS technologies and services.  The information was collected during the fall of 1995 and was obtained through contacts with one or more persons at each agency.  The objective was to include information from all agencies that submitted information for the 1993 National Transit Database Report Year.  A total of 464 agencies provided information for this study.  Agencies with no existing or planned APTS systems are not included herein.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Advanced systems
KW  - Communication systems
KW  - Information technology
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Navigation systems
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_pr/5126.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461290
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726752
AU  - Raj, P K
AU  - DeMarco, V R
AU  - Technology and Management Systems, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR BUS TRANSIT SYSTEMS USING ALCOHOL FUEL (METHANOL AND ETHANOL) AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL. CLEAN AIR PROGRAM
PY  - 1996/08
SP  - 60 p.
AB  - Although there are over one thousand transit buses in revenue service in the U.S. that are powered by alternative fuels, there are no comprehensive guidelines for the safe design and operation of alternative fuel facilities and vehicles for transit systems to follow in either retrofit or new facility design.  This document addresses that need.  The purpose of the document is to provide guidance, information on safe industry practices, applicable national codes and standards, and reference data which the transit agencies should review when considering modifications to their existing facilities or when planning new bus facilities to safely use an alcohol fuel as an alternative fuel.  Fueling facility, garaging facility, and maintenance facility requirements and safety practices are presented.
KW  - Alcohol fuels
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Bus design
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Buses
KW  - Clean air program
KW  - Ethanol
KW  - Methanol
KW  - Safety
KW  - Safety design
KW  - Vehicle design
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461291
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726754
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - REPORT ON FUNDING LEVELS AND ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS FOR TRANSIT NEW STARTS. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C; 5309(M)(3) (FORMERLY SECTION 3(J) OF THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ACT)
PY  - 1996/08
SP  - 245 p.
AB  - This report is an annual report to Congress recommending funding for new fixed guideway systems and extensions.  New fixed guideway systems and extensions, such as a light rail line, a subway or a busway/HOV facility, are referred to as 'New Starts' and are considered to be major capital investments. This 1996 report recommends funding in the amount of $800 million for 17 projects, all of which have existing Federal funding commitments, or are expected to have a Federal funding commitment by the end of FY 1997.  The text of this report discusses the FY 1997 budget, the principles for allocation of funds, the funding recommendations, and the remaining commitment capacity under ISTEA.
KW  - Busways
KW  - Capital investments
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Fixed-guideway transit
KW  - High occupancy vehicles
KW  - Light rail transit
KW  - Rail transit
KW  - Subways
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461293
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726706
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
TI  - HIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION FOR AMERICA
PY  - 1996/08
SP  - 33 p.
AB  - High-speed ground transportation (HSGT) - a family of technologies ranging from upgraded existing railroads to magnetically levitated vehicles - is a passenger transportation option that can best link metropolitan areas lying about 100 to 500 miles apart.  To provide an objective basis for transport policy formulation and planning at the State and Federal levels, this report examines the economics of bringing HSGT to well-populated groups of cities throughout the United States. The intention is to draw nationwide - not corridor specific - conclusions from projections of the likely investment needs, operating performance, and benefits of HSGT in a set of illustrative corridors in several regions.  Although useful collectively, these case studies cannot substitute for the more detailed, State- and privately-sponsored analyses of specific corridors that would be prerequisite to HSGT implementation.
KW  - High speed ground transportation
KW  - Investments
KW  - Magnetic levitation vehicles
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Transportation corridors
KW  - Transportation policy
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461279
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726153
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TURNKEY EVALUATION GUIDELINES
PY  - 1996/08
SP  - 234 p.
AB  - The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) requested that at least two urban transit investment projects be acquired by means of a process referred to as "turnkey", to demonstrate the concept and determine whether it can serve to "advance new technologies and lower the cost of constructing new transit systems".  These guidelines are intended to be applied to the evaluation of prototype turnkey demonstration projects funded in part by the U.S. Congress and FTA.  Their purpose is: 1) Provide those responsible for evaluating FTA turnkey projects a common set of guidelines from which to begin their evaluation; and 2) Provide a carefully structured overview for those considering application of the turnkey concept to projects other than the current prototype cases.
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investments
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Prototypes
KW  - Turnkey systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461091
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743904
AU  - Sulek, J M
AU  - Lind, M R
AU  - North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - A SYSTEM MODEL FOR EVALUATING TRANSIT PERFORMANCE
PY  - 1996/07
SP  - 25 p.
AB  - The purpose of this study was to develop a systems model of public transit performance which integrates the issues of service quality, efficiency and revenue generation.  The mathematical formulation of the systems model was used to construct a single overall relative performance metric for transit systems.  The metric can be used by government agencies and transit system managers to identify inefficiencies in resource use by individual public transit systems.  The model was used to evaluate the relative performance of a set of small transit systems operating in the Southeastern United States.  Results revealed that only half of these systems were efficiently using their labor, technology, and systems resources to generate fare revenue and to provide quality transit service.
KW  - Conservation
KW  - Economic efficiency
KW  - Efficiency
KW  - Fare collection
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Quality of service
KW  - Resource management
KW  - Revenue generation
KW  - Revenues
KW  - Systems analysis
KW  - Taxation
KW  - Transit services
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471888
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00735698
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - ENHANCED PLANNING REVIEW OF THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/07
SP  - 46 p.
AB  - FTA and FHWA have initiated a series of joint Enhanced Planning Reviews (EPRs) to assess the impact of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) on the planning processes conducted by the transportation agencies serving metropolitan areas.  The EPRs also are intended to determine the effects of planning on transportation investment processes.  The EPR for the Chicago metropolitan area included a federal site visit from December 11 through December 14, 1995.  At the conclusion of the visit the federal team presented preliminary observations and recommendations to the local agencies taking part in the review.  This final report describes the EPR in detail and provides summary conclusions as well as a complete set of observations and recommendations.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Enhanced planning reviews
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Planning
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Reviews
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/50000/50300/50356/007432.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/478408
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00735697
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - ENHANCED PLANNING REVIEW OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY METROPOLITAN AREA. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/07
SP  - 42 p.
AB  - FTA and FHWA have initiated a series of joint Enhanced Planning Reviews (EPRs) to assess the impact of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) on the planning processes conducted by the transportation agencies serving the metropolitan areas.  The EPRs also are intended to determine the effects of planning on transportation investment processes.  The EPR for the San Francisco Bay metropolitan area included a federal site visit from October 30 to November 3, 1995.  At the conclusion of the visit the federal team presented preliminary observations and recommendations to the local agencies taking part in the review.  This final report describes the EPR in detail and provides summary conclusions as well as a complete set of observations and recommendations.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Enhanced planning reviews
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Planning
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Reviews
UR  - http://web.tongji.edu.cn/~yangdy/plnrpt/sfhtm.htm
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/478407
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00735699
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - ENHANCED PLANNING REVIEW OF THE WASHINGTON, D.C. METROPOLITAN AREA
PY  - 1996/07
SP  - 38 p.
AB  - FTA and FHWA have initiated a series of joint Enhanced Planning Reviews (EPRs) to assess the impact of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) on the planning processes conducted by the transportation agencies serving metropolitan areas.  The EPRs also are intended to determine the effects of planning on transportation investment processes. The EPR for the Washington, DC metropolitan area included federal site visits on December 12 and 13, 1994 and February 14 and 15, 1995.  At the conclusion of the visit the federal team presented preliminary observations and recommendations to the local agencies taking part in the review.  This final report describes the EPR in detail and provides summary conclusions as well as a complete set of observations and recommendations.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Enhanced planning reviews
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Planning
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Reviews
UR  - http://web.tongji.edu.cn/~yangdy/plnrpt/washhtm.htm
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/478409
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728640
AU  - Aftandilian, E
AU  - Thompson, A
AU  - Unisys Corporation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
TI  - SAFETY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION STATISTICS (SAMIS) 1994 ANNUAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/07
SP  - 84 p.
AB  - The Safety Management Information Statistics 1994 Annual Report is a compilation and analysis of mass transit accident and casualty statistics reported by transit systems in the United States during 1994, reported under the Federal Transit Administration's Section 15 reporting system.
KW  - Crash data
KW  - Crashes
KW  - Fta section 15
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Rail transit facilities
KW  - Safety
KW  - Statistics
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465408
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726753
AU  - Goeddel, D
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - BENEFITS ASSESSMENT OF ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (APTS)
PY  - 1996/07
SP  - 46 p.
AB  - This report documents work performed under FTA's Advance Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, information, and communication technologies that most benefit public transportation.  This report presents the results of an analysis conducted by the Volpe Center, for the FTA, to provide an "order-of-magnitude" estimate of the expected benefits to the transit industry with the application of APTS technologies.  Specifically, the study identified and quantified the major benefits derived from current applications of APTS technologies within the transit industry and projected current APTS benefits to a national level based on forecasts and reasonable assumptions on the potential future applications of such technologies within the transit industry
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Advanced systems
KW  - Advanced traveler information systems
KW  - Automatic fare collection
KW  - Fare collection
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Magnetic farecards
KW  - Management
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Systems
KW  - Transit management systems
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/8000/8700/8712/Edl00414.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461292
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726749
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Office of the Secretary of Transportation
TI  - ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO PASSENGER VESSELS AND SHORE FACILITIES. THE IMPACT OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990
PY  - 1996/07
SP  - 295 p.
AB  - The Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) has been given the lead in the investigation of access for persons with disabilities on passenger vessels.  This report, prepared on behalf of OST and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, is an assessment of the feasibility of implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) in the passenger vessel industry.  This exploratory study of implementation issues will serve as the basis for future decisionmaking by OST in the matter of access to waterborne transportation and accommodation assets.  In this study, cost calculations include new construction and alterations for the Coast Guard inspected passenger vessel fleet, and access provisions to the vessels over the piers and docks serving the fleet.  Only the projected costs of ADA implementation are addressed.  Basically, the text discusses: access solution sets for vessels, docks and piers; particulars of the solution sets; unit and industry costs; results of several cost scenarios developed for fictional small business operators; and, the effects of elevator installations on vessel stability.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Analysis
KW  - Barrier free design
KW  - Cost analysis
KW  - Costs
KW  - Disabled people
KW  - Legal constraints
KW  - Passenger ships
KW  - Passenger vessels
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Water transportation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/rptfinal/rptfinal1.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461289
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00730591
AU  - Nearman, C
AU  - Denniston, B
AU  - American Public Works Association
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - RURAL TRANSIT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AT WORK: A STATE BY STATE SURVEY
PY  - 1996/06/10
SP  - 96 p.
AB  - This survey report presents the findings from the state programs that participated in the 1995 Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) Monitoring Survey.  The purpose of the survey was to gather information about the state RTAP organizations and their levels of service measured in program activity, including the number of transportation professionals who have been served and/or trained; and to identify exemplary state technical assistance activities and services that can be replicated in other states.  The 1995 RTAP Monitoring Survey is the second attempt to quantitatively measure the effectiveness of state programs.  Originally designed and executed in 1994, the revised 1995 survey continues to examine the structure and operations of the state RTAP programs.  The findings are presented in three chapters.  The appendices contain a copy of the survey instrument and a listing of the 1995-1996 FTA RTAP National Program Review Board.
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Program effectiveness
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Reports
KW  - Rural transit
KW  - Rural Transit Assistance Program
KW  - State planning
KW  - States
KW  - Survey reports
KW  - Surveys
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466119
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00731959
AU  - Dowling, R G
AU  - Billheimer, J
AU  - Alexiadis, V
AU  - May, A D
AU  - Dowling Associates, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - PREDICTING THE DEMAND FOR HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES: FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/06/01
SP  - 275 p.
AB  - This report presents the results of the FHWA Project #42-10-4172, "Predicting the Demand for High Occupancy Lanes". The report provides: A review of the available literature and experiences of public agencies with current methods for predicting the demand for HOV lanes; the recommended new methodology for predicting the demand for HOV lanes; and the data on existing HOV lane projects in the United States that was used to calibrate and validate the new HOV lane demand estimation technology.
KW  - Demand
KW  - Economic forecasting
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - High occupancy vehicles
KW  - Priority treatment
KW  - Transportation system management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466702
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726779
AU  - Maccalous, S
AU  - Phillips, A
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - DIRECTORY OF TRANSPORTATION DATA SOURCES - 1996
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 708 p.
AB  - This publication has been released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of DOT.  This 708-page document identifies data sources within DOT, other federal government agencies, state government agencies, U.S. private transportation organizations, and Canadian and Mexican agencies.  A data source is defined as a computerized database  developed within the above agencies for internal or external use, as well as regularly scheduled or special printed statistical reports published but not included on a computerized system. Information available from this document includes a brief description of the data source, various attribute information, the sponsoring organization, information on where to obtain the data source, as well as a contact for additional information.
KW  - Canada
KW  - Computer programs
KW  - Computer systems programs
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data sources
KW  - Databases
KW  - Mexico
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation statistics
KW  - United States
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461316
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00822920
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT SYSTEM SECURITY PLANNING SEMINAR
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 52 p.
AB  - The 9 modules contain the following: 1) Introduction to the objectives; 2) description of transit security; 3) state safety oversight; 4) system security; 5) system security program; 6) management support for system security program; 7) determination of transit system security responsibilities; 8) development and documenting of the program in the program plan; 9) threat and vulnerability resolution process.  The appendices provide: outline for a system security program plan; Forest Hills Transit Authority workshop program; and glossary of terms.
KW  - Personnel development
KW  - Planning and design
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Safety and security
KW  - Training programs
KW  - Transit personnel
UR  - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Publications/security/tssps_pdf-normv2.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/713271
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726691
AU  - Raj, P K
AU  - Hathaway, W T
AU  - Kangas, R
AU  - Technology and Management Systems, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR BUS TRANSIT SYSTEMS USING COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL. CLEAN AIR PROGRAM
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 94 p.
AB  - This report documents design guidelines for the safe use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).  The report is designed to provide guidance, information on safe industry practices, applicable national codes and standards, and reference data that transit agencies need to review when considering modifications to existing facilities or when planning new bus facilities to safely use CNG as an alternate fuel.  The scope of the document is limited to discussing issues related to bus facilities, i.e., bus fueling, storage, and maintenance facilities, and includes design issues related to vehicle safety and personnel training. Among the issues discussed are fuel properties, potential hazards, fuel requirements for specified level of service, applicable codes and standards, ventilation, and electrical classification.  Critical fuel related safety issues in the design of the related systems on the bus are also discussed.  A system safety assessment program and hazard resolution process is also presented.
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Bus design
KW  - Buses
KW  - Clean air program
KW  - Compressed natural gas
KW  - Design
KW  - Design features
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - Safety
KW  - Vehicle design
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34600/34684/DOT-VNTSC-FTA-96-03.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461266
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00731999
AU  - Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - DATA COLLECTION IN THE PORTLAND, OREGON METROPOLITAN AREA CASE STUDY. TRAVEL MODE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 200 p.
AB  - The need to update Portland's current travel demand system, which is based on a 1985 household survey, generated this study.  In this report, the Portland Metropolitan Service District (Metro) is showcased as an example of innovative and comprehensive data collection.  Portland is one of the first urban areas in the country to undertake a region-wide home interview survey that is explicitly designed to support the development of a new generation of travel demand models.  This case study report describes the data collection program and the associated travel demand modeling system improvements that these data support.  It discusses the Household Activity and Travel Behavior Survey carried out in 1994-95, presents the overall data collection program that supports Metro's travel demand modeling activities, and discusses the use of past surveys in estimating and updating Metro's current model system.  Metro is highlighted as a successful program using state-of-the-art techniques.  The use of GIS in the travel demand modeling process is recommended to help coordinate land use and transportation planning.  This case study concludes with an assessment of Metro's data collection program, recommendations to other agencies, and a discussion of the applicability of the Portland experience elsewhere.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Demand
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - State of the art studies
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel demand
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466715
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00731968
AU  - Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated
AU  - Department of Transportation
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - SCAN OF RECENT TRAVEL SURVEYS
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - v.p.
AB  - A specific objective of this scan of recent travel surveys is to facilitate the exchange of information among agencies and individuals having an interest in the design and conduct of household and other types of travel surveys.  The information contained in this report complements the companion "Travel Survey Manual", published as part of the  Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP).  The "Travel Survey Manual" is a reference document describing accepted practices and recent advancements for the most common types of travel surveys.  Four purposes guided the development of this scan: to determine the general state-of-the-practice of travel surveys in this country; to identify the types of surveys being conducted, and the frequency of data collection; to compare United States survey practices to travel survey procedures being used in other countries; and, to assess the degree to which emerging state-of-the-art survey techniques are being introduced into practice.
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Information exchange
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Survey methods
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Travel Model Improvement Program
KW  - Travel surveys
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/6000/6900/6966/tmip96.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/467908
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00730605
AU  - North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - SUMMARY OF NJTPA PLANNING STUDIES FOR FISCAL YEARS 1992-1994
PY  - 1996/06
AB  - This report contains descriptive summaries of projects sponsored by the FTA and FHWA for fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994.  The purpose of this directory is to inform the public and all interested parties of all Section 8 Technical Studies, Subregional Supportive Tasks and Local Corridor Studies conducted in the Northern New Jersey Region during those fiscal years. This document brings all these transportation planning studies under one cover, so that counties and cities in the region and others are aware of what has already been done in the Northern New Jersey region.
KW  - Corridors
KW  - Directories
KW  - Planning
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Transportation corridors
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/467898
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728691
AU  - Hardin, J A
AU  - Mathias, R G
AU  - Pietrzyk, M C
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION AND PARATRANSIT PRODUCTIVITY
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 94 p.
AB  - In 1995, the Center for Urban Transportation Research  (CUTR) conducted a study designed to test whether automatic vehicle location (AVL) could be used to improve paratransit productivity.  The research was based on a case study conducted at a paratransit provider in Miami.  The study found that AVL technology could potentially benefit paratransit systems by providing better and more accurate information relating to productivity and real-time service monitoring.  A checklist for paratransit systems considering the implementation of AVL is included.
KW  - Automatic vehicle location
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Productivity
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465437
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728690
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - EVALUATION OF THE ROLE OF THE MDTA METROBUS OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 54 p.
AB  - The Metro-Dade Transit Agency (MDTA) will have a fully operative automated vehicle locating system in July 1996.  Based on the impending availability of this new management tool and the recent adoption of the 1995 Strategic Management Plan, MDTA requsted the assistance of the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) in reassessing the priority functions of its bus operations field supervisors.  The report outlines the survey techniques used by CUTR and provides information on the findings as well as the recommendations.
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Personnel performance
KW  - Supervisors
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465436
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728688
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - ENHANCED PLANNING REVIEW OF THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 36 p.
AB  - FTA and FHWA have initiated a series of joint Enhanced Planning Reviews (EPRs) to assess the impact of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) on the planning processes conducted by the transportation agencies serving metropolitan areas.  The EPRs are also intended to determine the effects of planning on transportation investment processes.  The EPR for St. Louis included a federal site visit on 11-15 September 1995.  At the conclusion of the site visit, the federal review team presented preliminary observations and recommendations to the local agencies taking part in the review. This final report describes the EPR in detail, and it provides a summary conlusion as well as a complete set of observations and recommendations.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Enhanced planning reviews
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Planning
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Reviews
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465434
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728689
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - ENHANCED PLANNING REVIEW OF THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPOLITAN AREA. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 40 p.
AB  - FTA and FHWA have initiated a series of joint Enhanced Planning Reviews (EPRs) to assess the impact of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) on the planning processes conducted by the transportation agencies serving metropolitan areas.  The EPRs are also intended to determine the effects of planning on metropolitan investment processes.  The EPR for the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area included a federal site visit on 12-16 June 1995.  At the conclusion of the visit, the federal team presented preliminary observations and recommendations to the local agencies taking part in the review. This Final Report describes the EPR in detail, and it provides the summary conclusions as well as a complete set of the observations and recommendations.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Enhanced planning reviews
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Planning
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Reviews
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465435
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728685
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - ENHANCED PLANNING REVIEW OF THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 46 p.
AB  - FTA and FHWA have initiated a series of joint Enhanced Planning Reviews (EPRs) to assess the impact of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) on the planning processes conducted by the transportation agencies serving metropolitan areas.  The EPRs are also intended to determine the effects of planning on transportation investment processes. This EPR for the Philadelphia metropolitan area included a federal site visit on 17-19 January 1995.  At the conclusion of the site visit the federal team presented preliminary observations and recommendations to the local agencies taking part in the review.  This Final Report describes the EPR in detail and contains summary conclusions as well as observations and recommendations.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Enhanced planning reciews
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Planning
KW  - Recommendations
UR  - http://web.tongji.edu.cn/~yangdy/plnrpt/phihtm.htm
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465431
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728686
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - ENHANCED PLANNING REVIEW OF THE NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN AREA. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 34 p.
AB  - FTA and FHWA have initiated a series of joint Enhanced Planning Reviews to assess the impact of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) on the planning processes conducted by the transportation agencies serving metropolitan areas.  The EPRs are also intended to determine the effects of planning on transportation investment processes.  The EPR for New Orleans included a federal site visit on 6-9 November 1995.  At the conclusion of the site visit, the federal review team presented preliminary observations and recommendations to the local agencies taking part in the review.  This Final Report describes the EPR in detail and provides summary conclusions as well as a complete set of the observations and recommendations.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Enhanced planning reviews
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Planning
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Reviews
UR  - http://web.tongji.edu.cn/~yangdy/plnrpt/No-htm.htm
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465432
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728687
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - ENHANCED PLANNING REVIEW OF THE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY METROPOLITAN AREA. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 40 p.
AB  - FTA and FHWA have initiated a series of Enhanced Planning Reviews (EPRs) to assess the impact of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) on the planning processes conducted by the transportation agencies serving metropolitan areas.  The EPRs are also intended to determine the effects of planning on transportation investment processes.  A joint EPR for the New York/Northern New Jersey metropolitan area included a federal site visit on 12-19 September 1995. This Final Report focuses on issues that were addressed as part of the EPR regarding the transportation planning processes in the Northern New Jersey metropolitan area.  The EPR is also described in detail; and the summary conclusion as well as a complete set of the observations and recommendations are included.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Enhanced planning reviews
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Planning
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Reviews
UR  - http://web.tongji.edu.cn/~yangdy/plnrpt/Nnj-htm.htm
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465433
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00726705
JO  - Publication of: California University, Irvine
PB  - University of California, Irvine
AU  - Jayakrishnan, R
AU  - McNally, M G
AU  - Marar, A G
AU  - Ramanathan, B V
AU  - University of California, Irvine
AU  - California Department of Transportation
TI  - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS PLANNING: TRANSIT ASSIGNMENT AND IMPLICATIONS OF ROUTE CHOICE UNDER INFORMATION
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 68 p.
AB  - This report presents an improvement of an existing multipath transit assignment model.  Multipath transit assignment models have been implemented in transportation planning software packages such as EMME/2.  The use of approximate expressions for the expected waiting time at a node and the resulting ridership probabilities, however, raise doubts about the reliability of the results.  The objective of this research is to improve the transit assignment model developed and implemented in the EMME/2 package.  That approach presents the transit assignment problem with a fixed set of transit lines, where a traveler chooses the strategy that allows the desired destination to be reached at a minimum expected cost.  Route choice is based on the concept of optimal strategies. The expressions in the model for waiting time at a node and for line probabilities do not replicate the behavior of uniform random passenger arrivals at a node for a set of fixed transit lines with constant headways.  The exact expressions for waiting time and line probabilities are derived based on a theoretical framework involving basic probability functions and properties of constant inter-arrival distributions. A recursive solution is presented.
KW  - Advanced systems
KW  - Fixed base operations
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Route choice
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Traffic assignment
KW  - Transit assignment
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/464776
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726709
AU  - Boyd, M A
AU  - Maier, M P
AU  - Kenney, P J
AU  - Boyd, Maier and Associates
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES FOR STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT OF RAIL FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 150 p.
AB  - These guidelines will assist states, oversight agencies, and rail transit agencies in developing safety and security programs to satisfy the requirements of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).  These requirements were published in the Federal Register on December 27, 1995 as "Rail Fixed Guideway Systems: State Safety Oversight".  These guidelines are directed at states and rail transit systems receiving Federal funding under FTA's formula program for urbanized areas.  These guidelines are organized by the key steps that states, oversight agencies, and rail transit systems must take in establishing and administering effective rail safety and security oversight programs.
KW  - Fixed-guideway transit
KW  - Oversight
KW  - Rail transit
KW  - Regulations
KW  - Safety
KW  - Safety oversight
KW  - State laws
KW  - System safety
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461280
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726189
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PROJECT SUMMARIES
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 38 p.
AB  - Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applies state-of-the-art and emerging technologies to provide more efficient and effective solutions to current multimodal transportation problems, as well as anticipate and address future transportation demands through an intermodal, strategic approach.  This document provides on-going ITS project summaries in following categories: transit management systems; electronic fare payment systems; traveler information systems; and, program evaluations and reserach.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Development
KW  - Electronic equipment
KW  - Electronic means
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Fare collection
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Management
KW  - Program evaluation
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
KW  - Transit management
KW  - Traveler information and communication systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461099
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726147
AU  - Figura, R
AU  - Jones, R
AU  - KPMG Peat Marwick
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - CASH MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES GUIDE
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - v.p.
AB  - KPMG conducted on-site interviews with eight transit agencies to assess cash management procedures.  During the course of the on-site visits, KPMG performed in-depth reviews of investment policies and procedures, banking relations, forecasting and budgeting, cash and fare media collection procedures, provision for benefit accruals; and planning with respect to FTA, FHWA, and ISTEA requirements.  The on-site visits were supplemented with written material provided by transit agencies including: statutes, regulations and policies, budget and financial reports, and performance measures.  The best practices described in this Cash Management-Best Practices Guide represent a collection and amalgamation of policies and procedures from the transit agencies which participated in the on-site reviews.
KW  - Budgeting
KW  - Cash flow
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461615
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724367
AU  - Ghobrial, A
AU  - Poister, T
AU  - Robinson, C
AU  - Georgia State University, Atlanta
TI  - ASSESSING THE ROLE OF ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN SAFETY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 66 p.
AB  - The purpose of this study is to assess the role of advanced public transportation systems (APTS) in transit safety and emergency management.  First, the study provided an overview of the different components of the APTS program of FTA.  The study then provides an overview of the automatic vehicle location technologies.  Advantages and disadvantages of these technologies are then addressed.  The study reports the results of visits to selected transit authorities.  Finally, the study discussed a framework of a metric system that can be used by transit agencies to evaluate their safety and emergency management programs.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Automatic vehicle location
KW  - Metric system
KW  - Public transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460334
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724285
AU  - Association for Commuter Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - COMMUTER CHOICE INITIATIVE
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 54 p.
AB  - The need for more and better information about employer-provided parking and benefits, as well as the expansion of employee commute benefits and their impacts on congestion, air quality, and federal tax revenues generated this research.  The objective of this study was to analyze transportation commute choices and travel options and to select one or more options that potentially reduce the use of single-occupancy vehicles (SOVs).  The study focused on how changes in the transportation commute benefits of the Internal Revenue Code could assist employers in providing these benefits to employees.  The study examined commute benefits currently offered to employees by their employers or proposed commute benefits.  Six scenarios were developed to explore changes to the IRC which would help shift the SOV commute mode to non-SOV modes.  Information about employer-practices and transportation benefits was obtained through a national telephone survey of 603 employers, and through two regional symposia and two focus group meetings of stakeholders.  The recommendations endorsed changed in the IRC analyzed in Scenario #1, which increases the level of benefits to $85 per month.  Appendices A and B lists the Steering Committee and Task Force members. Appendix C decuments the paper parking Valuation Techniques and Methodologies, which describes procedures for valuing employer-provided parking, transit and vanpool benefits. Appendix D reports on the focus on the focus group meetings.
KW  - Benefits
KW  - Commuting
KW  - Employer benefits
KW  - Employer sponsored transportation
KW  - Employer-paid parking
KW  - Employers
KW  - Internal Revenue Code
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Parking
KW  - Single occupant vehicles
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460323
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724294
AU  - Jones, F R
AU  - Stasiak, R T
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - INTRODUCTION TO RAILROAD CROSSING TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 28 p.
AB  - Public awareness of rail-highway crossing safety has increased in the aftermath of a number of widely publicized train/motor vehicle crashes in Florida and elsewhere.  This awareness stepped up the effort to investigate how improved methods of protecting crossings could save lives and property in FLorida, as well as how best to integrate rail-highway crossing issues into the overall planning process.  This report examines three types of rail-highway crossing treatments, i.e., methods by which intersections of the rail and highway systems are accommodated, namely: At-Grade Crossing, Crossing Closure, and Grade Separation.  In this report, existing and emerging rail-highway crossing technologies are discussed from a planning perspective. Alternative treatments of rail-highway crossings available to the Florida DOT and other transportation agencies are discussed along with the related policy and operating issues.  Some treatments are graphically defined.  Policy issues relating to the choice of crossing treatment and technology are also documented, as well as conclusions and recommendations for further research.
KW  - Grade crossing accidents
KW  - Grade crossing safety
KW  - Grade separations
KW  - Railroad grade crossings
KW  - Safety
KW  - Technology assessment
KW  - Traffic crashes
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460331
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724295
AU  - Chaney, V
AU  - Derr, K
AU  - Rawoof, B
AU  - Weissman, J
AU  - Touran, A
AU  - Abacus Technology Corporation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - PROBABILISTIC RISK ANALYSIS FOR TURNKEY CONSTRUCTION: A CASE STUDY
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 146 p.
AB  - This study employed two case study participants: 1) Tinker Air Force Base Extend Alternate Runway, and 2) the Maryland Mass Transit Authority (MTA) Central Light Rail Phase II project, to demonstrate how the probabilistic method, an innovative statistical technique, can be helpful in performing risk analysis for turnkey capital transit projects.  Impetus for this study was provided  by the Federal Transit Administration's Turnkey Demonstration Program.  Study data required to perform a probabilistic analysis was unavailable for the Tinker Extend Alternate Runway project; a complete probabilistic risk analysis was performed for the MTA Phase II project, for cost and schedule.  Construction cost line-items and activity durations were "ranged", and @Risk software was used to perform a Monte Carlo simulation for the cost and schedule data.  A triangular distribution was used to model the input variables.  Results show that the Phase II project is "low risk", i.e., project cost will be exceeded.  The study observes that for the turnkey construction alternative probabilistic risk analysis is best performed during the bid phase of the project. Schedule is a key variable for turnkey risk; and Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) and project oversight are critical decisions for turnkey contracting.
KW  - Analysis
KW  - Cost analysis
KW  - Costs
KW  - Design
KW  - Monte Carlo method
KW  - Probabilistic analysis
KW  - Probability
KW  - Risk analysis
KW  - Scheduling
KW  - Turnkey systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460332
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00723664
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 9 p.
AB  - This report describes selected examples of demonstration projects that have made a difference in the lives of those who use, operate, plan and finance public transportation.  They show that governments at the Federal, state and local levels can collaborate successfully with the private sector in improving the welfare of those who use public transit.
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - Public transit
KW  - User benefits
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56500/56581/transitdemonstra00offi_0.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460114
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00723663
AU  - Czerniak, R
AU  - Gaiser, S
AU  - Gerard, D
AU  - New Mexico State University, Las Cruces
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department
TI  - THE USE OF INTERMODAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES BY STATE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 60 p.
AB  - This report identifies specific intermodal performance measures developed by 15 State departments of transportation.  The performance measures are classified by goals and analyzed by frequency of use.  The report discusses the role of performance measures in the transportation planning process and their relationship to intermodal management systems.  The report also summarizes the major research reports related to the topic of performance measures.
KW  - Intermodal operations
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - State departments of transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460113
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721812
AU  - Karash, K H
AU  - Luglio, T J
AU  - EG&G Dynatrend
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES 1996 UPDATE
PY  - 1996/06
SP  - 255 p.
AB  - An update of the original document published in September 1990 to reflect new FTA planning and management requirements and the experience of FTA's Project Management Oversight, Financial Management Oversight, Construction Roundtable and Research Initiatives.  Additional guidance is offered on topics including innovative project delivery approaches such as turnkey and design-build, project risk assessment and management, alternative project financing, joint development, project and financial control systems, dispute resolution approaches such as partnering, agency and community outreach, and quality assurance/quality control.  The Guidelines describe the transit capital project development process, general project management principles, and the application of those principles in the various project phases: planning, preliminary engineering, final design, construction, testing and start-up, and revenue service.
KW  - Construction management
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial management
KW  - Financial sources
KW  - Joint development
KW  - Programming (Planning)
KW  - Project management
KW  - Quality assurance
KW  - Risk assessment
KW  - Turnkey systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459415
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00723630
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - CHARLOTTE COUNTY TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN
PY  - 1996/05/13
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This five-year Transit Development Plan (TDP) for the Punta Gorda-Port Charlotte urbanized area undertook a thorough analysis of the local community to determine options for providing public transportation services locally. The study created a detailed Public Involvement Plan (PIP), to ensure adequate and meaningful participation by members of the community.  In addition, CUTR analyzed the demographic and land use features of the county, and generated a series of maps showing these characteristics. Trip attractors and generators also were identified and plotted on a series of maps to determine where the potential demand for transit service might be.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Demand
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Development
KW  - Land use
KW  - Land use effects
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Traffic estimation
KW  - Transit development plan
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461565
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01397423
AU  - United States. Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Office of Planning
TI  - Planning, developing, and implementing community-sensitive transit
PY  - 1996/05
SP  - 40p
KW  - City planning
KW  - Design
KW  - Design
KW  - Land use
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Policy
KW  - Policy
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Public transport
KW  - Town planning
KW  - Transport facilities
KW  - Transport planning
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/1165205
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00934314
AU  - Sverdrup Civil, Incorporated
AU  - Illinois Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Missouri Department of Transportation
TI  - ADDENDUM TO FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE ST. LOUIS GATEWAY TRANSPORTATION CENTER
PY  - 1996/05
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This document is an addendum to the October 1995 Feasibility Report prepared for the St. Louis Gateway Transportation Center. It supersedes the solution presented in the October 1955 Feasibility Report.  The reasons for the new project solution are provided.  The publication of this document will allow the project to advance the development of a 25% level-of-design solution and necessary environmental documentation, followed by an implementation plan and construction documents.  The total study/design effort is expected to be completed in less than two years.
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Construction
KW  - Design
KW  - Feasibility analysis
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Intermodal facilities
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Saint Louis (Missouri)
KW  - Structural analysis
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/725749
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721784
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - TELEPHONE CONTACTS FOR USERS OF FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS 1996
PY  - 1996/05
SP  - 23 p.
AB  - This 23-page document lists the name, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses of transportation data professionals in the Federal Government, by mode, cross-referenced by their area of expertise.  These individuals are points of contacts for data users requiring detailed knowledge about transportation statistics.  Additionally, telephone numbers of federal transportation libraries and public affairs offices are cited. See BTS Home Page on the Internet (www.bts.gov).
KW  - Contact
KW  - Directories
KW  - Federal government agencies
KW  - Public information programs
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation statistics
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459399
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00732036
AU  - Shuldiner, P W
AU  - Woodson, J B
AU  - University of Massachusetts, Amherst
AU  - New England University Transportation Center
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - USE OF ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL DATA ACQUISITION TECHNIQUES IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
PY  - 1996/05
SP  - 15 p.
AB  - The current state-of-practice employing video and machine vision technologies to acquire and analyze license plate images is evaluated.  Both fixed installations, such as at toll booths, and mobile setups along expressways and surface arterials are considered.  Examples are presented of various applications, including:  cordon-line origin-destination surveys; link-by-link travel time distributions; micro-scale origin-destination patterns; movements within complex interchages, and; designing and monitoring use of high occupancy vehicle lanes.  Field procedures, resource requirements and the statistical validity of the results of various applications are discussed.
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Electronic equipment
KW  - Electronic means
KW  - License plates
KW  - Optical scanners
KW  - Origin and destination
KW  - Travel time
KW  - Video technology
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466734
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00728730
JO  - APTS PROGRAM
PB  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ISO/TC 204 WORKING GROUP 8 - TRANSIT/EMERGENCY
PY  - 1996/05
SP  - 2 p.
AB  - International Standards Organization (ISO) is responsible for developing internationally harmonized standards among the ISO member countries.  These standards can then be adopted at the discretion of the standards setting organizations within each country as either mandatory or voluntary compliance standards. The actual effort of identifying activities and work that needs to be performed to generate and draft international ITS standards is performed by 16 Working Groups (WGs).  This pamphlet describes the history and responsibilities of WG 8 - Public Transit and Emergency.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Disaster preparedness
KW  - Disasters and emergency operations
KW  - Emergency procedures
KW  - International Standards Organization
KW  - Public transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/468168
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728684
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - ENHANCED PLANNING REVIEW OF THE SEATTLE-TACOMA-EVERETT METROPOLITAN AREA. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/05
SP  - 36 p.
AB  - FTA and FHWA have initiated a series of joint Enhanced Planning Reviews (EPRs) to assess the impact of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) on the planning processes conducted by the transportation agencies serving metropolitan areas.  The EPRs also are intended to determine the effects of planning on transportation investment processes.  The EPR for Seattle-Tacoma-Everett included a federal site visit  on 8-11 May 1996.  At the conclusion of the visit the federal team presented preliminary observations and recommendations to the local agencies taking part in the review.  This Final Report describes the EPR in detail and provides summary conclusions as well as a complete set of observations and recommendations.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Enhanced planning reviews
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Planning
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Reviews
UR  - http://web.tongji.edu.cn/~yangdy/plnrpt/Sea-htm.htm
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465430
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728639
AU  - Vidunas, J E
AU  - Hoel, L A
AU  - University of Virginia, Charlottesville
AU  - Virginia Department of Transportation
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - EXCLUSIVE LANES FOR TRUCKS AND CARS ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS
PY  - 1996/05
SP  - v.p.
AB  - Increases in heavy truck traffic on Virginia's highways in recent years have raised concerns about both safety and capacity, particularly on the interstate system.  Transportation agencies have developed a number of strategies for dealing with the impacts on safety and capacity of a truck population that has been increasing in volume and in percentage of large tractor-trailers.  One strategy that has been suggested is separate lanes for trucks and cars.  A reliable methodology to determine when separate lanes for trucks and cars are feasible would enable transportation officials to make informed decisions concerning when this approach should be considered and used. This thesis evaluated a computer program developed by the Federal Highway Administration for determining the economic feasibility of separating trucks and other vehicles on freeway segments.  A 31.5-mile segment of Interstate 81 in Virginia was selected to demonstrate the application of the program.  Ten lane separation strategies were evaluated and recomendations made regarding their potentials and the use of the program.
KW  - Barrier types
KW  - Benefit cost analysis
KW  - Heavy vehicles
KW  - Interstate Highway System
KW  - Traffic restraint
KW  - Truck driving
KW  - Vehicle restrictions
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/467868
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726751
AU  - KPMG Peat Marwick
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - EVALUATION OF THE CHARTER BUS DEMONSTRATION. DRAFT FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/05
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The objective of this evaluation was to assess the effectiveness of the FTA charter bus demonstration program.  The evaluation focused specifically on: 1) the impact on the public operators; 2) the impact on customers; 3) the impact on private operators; and, 4) the effectiveness of the local decision making process. The evaluation addresses each demonstration site individually and presents a summary of all sites.  The evaluation is based on the charter information provided by the public operators for the demonstration and predemonstration period, the results of customer surveys, and discussions with the public and private operators.
KW  - Charter operations
KW  - Demonstration programs
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Effectiveness
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Governments
KW  - Measures of effectiveness
KW  - Private carriers
KW  - Private operators
KW  - Program evaluation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461670
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726755
AU  - Department of the Treasury
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - GOVERNMENT APPLICATIONS OF COMPUTER CARD TECHNOLOGY
PY  - 1996/05
SP  - 472 p.
AB  - This edition of "Government Applications of Computer Card Technology" covers a survey of the use of computer card technology in the U.S. Government.  Comparing the results of this survey to the surveys of previous years shows that the range of application techniques is broadening.  The purpose of publishing this booklet is to provide Federal, State, and local public agencies with information on the various ways computer-related card technology systems are being used.  Book contains a section on Department of Transportation.
KW  - Computer systems
KW  - Computers
KW  - Information management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461294
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726695
AU  - EVANS, D
AU  - Sasser-Gardner, A
AU  - American Institute of Architects
AU  - Gardner Consulting Planners
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - PLANNING, DEVELOPING, AND IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY-SENSITIVE TRANSIT. LIVABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE
PY  - 1996/05
SP  - 41 p.
AB  - This publication reaffirms FTA's commitment to meet the mobility needs of the American public and highlights some of the efforts underway across the country.  The Livable Communities Initiative is demonstrating that transit can provide an important means of strengthening the link between transportation and communities. This booklet describes and illustrates some of the ways the transportation planning, development and implementation processes are producing community-sensitive transportation facilities and services.  It describes how the concepts and objectives of the FTA Livable Communities Initiative are incorporated into the ongoing planning, programming, project development, and project implementation processes.  Examples are used to illustrate these phases, as well as operations and maintenance aspects.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Livable communities initiative
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Urban development
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461268
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726703
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - ENHANCED PLANNING REVIEW OF THE MIAMI METROPOLITAN AREA
PY  - 1996/05
SP  - 52 p.
AB  - The FHWA and FTA have initiated a series of joint Enhanced Planning Reviews (EPRs) to assess the impact of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) on the planning processes conducted by the transportation agencies serving metropolitan areas.  The EPRs are also intended to determine the effects of planning on transportation investment processes. The information collected in the EPRs is intended to be of assistance to individual metropolitan areas in their continuing efforts to improve transportation planning practice, and to federal agencies in formulating policy and identifying technical assistance needs among agencies engaged in metropolitan planning.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Finance
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Planning
KW  - Technical assistance
KW  - Transportation
UR  - http://web.tongji.edu.cn/~yangdy/plnrpt/Mia-htm.htm
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461276
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724373
AU  - Gaumer, R L
AU  - Raj, P K
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DISPERSION OF CNG FOLLOWING A HIGH-PRESSURE RELEASE
PY  - 1996/05
SP  - 64 p.
AB  - This report discusses the results of tests to determine the dispersive behavior of compressed natural gas (CNG) when released in enclosed areas such as transit bus facility, and presents the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center's (VNTSC) conclusions concerning the results.  The FTA sponsored the tests as part of an effort to evaluate the adequacy of the current convention concerning safeguards against CNG-related fires in transit buildings where CNG-powered buses are fueled, stored, or maintained.  This convention embraces the belief that precautions need to be taken only at or near the ceilings of the buildings. It is based on the premise that, since CNG is primarily methane and methane is approximately one-half the density of air at ambient temperature and pressure, any natural gas released would immediately rise to the ceiling as a buoyant plume.
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Compressed natural gas
KW  - Fire prevention
KW  - Fires
KW  - Safety
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460339
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724370
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - ENHANCED PLANNING REVIEW OF THE CLEVELAND, OH METROPOLITAN AREA
PY  - 1996/05
SP  - 40 p.
AB  - The FTA and FHWA have initiated a series of joint Enhanced Planning Reviews (EPRs) to assess the impact of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) on the planning processes conducted by the transportation agencies serving metropolitan areas.  The EPRs are also intended to determine the effects of planning on transportation investment processes.  The EPR for Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area included a federal site visit from August 7 through August 11, 1995.  At the conclusion of the visit, the federal review team presented preliminary observations and recommendations for the local agencies taking part in the review.  The team then formulated several additional observations as a result of the further review of documents and notes.  This report is the summary conclusion and a complete set of the observations and recommendations.
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investments
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Technical assistance
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460336
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721783
AU  - Alberts, R E
AU  - Goo, M B
AU  - Schroder, R J
AU  - Weis, P D
AU  - Boeing Defense and Space Group
AU  - West Virginia University Research Corporation, Morgantown
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - MORGANTOWN PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM COMPUTER UPGRADE STUDY
PY  - 1996/05
SP  - 86 p.
AB  - For more than 20 years, the Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit (Morgantown-PRT) system has been providing efficient service to the students of West Virginia University (WVU) and the people of Morgantown.  The system, which carries 2 million passengers per year, was a state-of-the-art system at its conception (1975) and remains one of the most advanced public transportation systems today.  However, problems of wear out and computer system/technology obsolescence, namely, the Control and Communications System, generated this study to evaluate the various options available for upgrading the existing control system to a computing architecture that will satisfy the system goals for safety, reliability and maintainability.  The study was conducted by the people who were involved in the original design and deployment of the Morgantown-PRT computers and software. This evaluation study: defines the current and potential computer problems and assesses their impacts; identifies alternative solutions and evaluates the best candidates in detail; discusses the approach for converting and testing of the rehosted software; and presents the cost and schedule estimates for the Morgantown-PRT.  Basically, the study consisted of two parts: 1) evaluation of the commercially available computer platforms, operating systems, and high order languages and choosing a combination best suited for rehosting the existing Morgantown-PRT; and 2) evaluation of existing and new technologies to determine if it makes sense to incorporate any of them into the present system.
KW  - Computer systems
KW  - Computers
KW  - Cost estimating
KW  - Estimates
KW  - Modernization
KW  - Personal rapid transit
KW  - Technology assessment
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459398
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00760816
AU  - Crandall, W
AU  - Bentzen, B L
AU  - Myers, L
AU  - Project Action
AU  - Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - REMOTE INFRARED SIGNAGE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR PRINT DISABLED: A SURFACE TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY STUDY
PY  - 1996/04/15
SP  - 16 p.
AB  - Remote infrared audible signage provides wayfinding information for both transit stations and surface transit, thereby enhancing independent use of public transit by persons having visual impairments.  The focus of this study is to provide the basis for successful transfer of remote infrared signage technology to widespread use.  The study had five goals: Determine whether infrared remote signage enhances accessibility to buses and bus stops by patrons who are blind; determine the optimal configuration for the transmitter units for buses and bus stops; provide transit patrons a direct opportunity to determine the usefulness of infrared remote signage in the context of buses and bus stops; provide information regarding the usefulness of infrared remote signage vs. tactile signs to regulatory agencies, so that resources for accessibility to public accommodations can be wisely spent; and, provide for the publication and distribution of information useful to transit officials about the proper implementation of infrared remote signage technology for buses and bus stops.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Bus stops
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Infrared imagery
KW  - Remote sensing
KW  - Signs
KW  - Visually impaired persons
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496427
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745362
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - IMPLICATIONS OF CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT FOR THE USES OF CENSUS DATA IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
PY  - 1996/04
SP  - 102 p.
AB  - This report presents the findings and recommendations of a panel of transportation planning experts on a possible replacement data-collection system for the decennial census.  Under this new system, 'Continuous Measurement', the detailed social, economic, and housing information, including journey-to-work data, traditionally collected decennially with the long-form questionnaire on a sample basis, would instead be obtained by an ongoing, 'continuous' monthly survey.  The census would obtain only population and housing unit counts and a few basic characteristics.
KW  - Census
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Information dissemination
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/imp.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20500/20599/PB98134448.pdf
UR  - http://www.ntl.bts.gov/docs/imp.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472545
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00729930
AU  - Tucci, J
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - 1995 STATISTICAL SUMMARIES. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION GRANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
PY  - 1996/04
SP  - 157 p.
AB  - The Fiscal Year 1995 'Statistical Summaries' presents selected analyzed data on the distribution and use of various program funds administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The programs discussed are the principal source of federal financial aid to urban and non-urban areas for mass transportation.  The data is compiled from the capital, operating and the planning assistance grants awarded to transit authorities, states and other units of local governments.  This data is represented in the various tables, charts and graphs which are identified in the table of contents.
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial sources
KW  - Grant aid
KW  - Statistics
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56300/56311/1995statistical1096msjo_0.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465927
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00731969
AU  - Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated
AU  - Office of the Secretary of Transportation
TI  - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MEASURES
PY  - 1996/04
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This document provides: an overview of the concept of performance measurement and a presentation of issues related to the development of performance measures for the National Transportation System (NTS).  Included are: a discussion of the desired characteristics of performance measures for the NTS; key areas of concern for measurement; a description of measures in terms of efficiency and effectiveness and the trade-offs between the need for mobility and other societal objectives.  The report is composed of four sections.  The first section makes the case for transportation performance measurement on a national scale and describes the design parameters for such an effort.  The second section presents the results of an earlier research.  The third section contains the material presented at the November 1995 NTS Performance Measures Conference, including the initial "compendium" of measures.  The fourth and last section presents a recommended list of NTS performance measures.
KW  - Design
KW  - Design features
KW  - Mobility
KW  - National transportation system
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Socioeconomic factors
KW  - Transportation policy
KW  - United States
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/467909
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726710
AU  - Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated
TI  - INSTITUTIONAL AND COST/BENEFIT STUDY OF PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION REGULATION IN MINNESOTA
PY  - 1996/04
SP  - 89 p.
AB  - The goal of this study was to analyze the economic regulation of passenger transportation in Minnesota, and in selected other states, to support the development of legislative recommendations by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The report was prepared under contract to the MnDOT Office of the Motor Carrier Services.  The focus of this report is on that segment of the motor carrier industry which provides unsubsidized passenger transportation for hire under state regulation.  This consists of intercity and charter bus services using primarily full-size motor coaches, as well as a range of hybrid services which use mini-buses, limousines, vans, and other small vehicles.  The report focuses primarily on economic regulation and not on safety regulation
KW  - Benefit cost analysis
KW  - Economic factors
KW  - Economic policy
KW  - Economic regulation
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Legislation
KW  - Passenger transportation
KW  - Regulation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461281
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724371
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - ENHANCED PLANNING REVIEW OF THE HONOLULU, HI METROPOLITAN AREA
PY  - 1996/04
SP  - 40 p.
AB  - The FTA and FHWA have initiated a series of joint Enhanced Planning Reviews (EPRs) to assess the impact of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) on the planning processes conducted by the transportation agencies serving metropolitan areas.  The ERPs are also intended to determine the effects of planning on transportation investment processes.  The ERP for Honolulu included a federal site visit from January 9 through January 12, 1995.  At the conclusion of the site visit, the team presented preliminary observations and recommendations to the local agencies taking part of the review. The team formulated several additional observations as a result of the further review of documents and notes.  This report presents the summary conclusion and a complete set of the observations and recommendations.
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://web.tongji.edu.cn/~yangdy/plnrpt/hon3-htm.htm
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460337
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724372
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - ENHANCED PLANNING REVIEW OF THE SALT LAKE AND OGDEN METROPOLITAN AREA
PY  - 1996/04
SP  - 40 p.
AB  - The FTA and FHWA have initiated a series of joint Enhanced Planning Reviews (EPRs) to assess the impact of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) on the planning processes conducted by the transportation agencies serving metropolitan areas.  The EPRs are also intended to determine the effects of planning on transportation investment processes.  The information collected in the EPRs is intended to be of assistance to individual metropolitan areas in their continuing efforts to improve transportation planning practice, and to federal agencies engaged in metropolitan planning. The EPR for Salt Lake and Ogden included a federal site visit from February 27 through March 3, 1995.  At the conclusion of the site visit, the federal review team presented preliminary observations and recommendations to the local agencies taking part in the review.  These observations were incorporated into a draft Overview Report which was distributed for review and comment to the Metropolitan Planning Organization and other local participants in the EPR.  The Overview Report formed the basis for this Final Report, which describes the EPR in greater depth and is intended for public distribution.
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investments
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Technical assistance
UR  - http://web.tongji.edu.cn/~yangdy/plnrpt/SLC3-HTM.HTM
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460338
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724287
AU  - Digicon Corporation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - NATIONAL TRANSIT SUMMARIES AND TRENDS FOR THE 1994 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1996/04
SP  - 112 p.
AB  - The 1994 National Transit Summaries and Trends (NTST) report provides an overview of the national transit industry.  NTST was developed from the National Transit Database (NTD) and highlights the aggregated financial and operational characteristics and trends for key statistics and performance indicators of the nation's transit industry.  This fifth annual edition provides a picture of the entire transit industry in 1994, as well as 5-year and 10-year compilations of selected transit industry statistics. The report serves as a reference for transit professionals, researchers, and policymakers, and it describes the current condition of urban mass transportation in the United States.  The report is organized to offer a national transit profile followed by chapters on: key modal characteristics of transit agencies; charateristics by urbanized areas; capital funding; operating funding and expenses; service supplied and consumed; safety; and, reliability and maintenance effectiveness.
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Capital expenditures
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Maintenance
KW  - Modal analysis
KW  - Modal split
KW  - Operational analysis
KW  - Operations
KW  - Performance
KW  - Performance indicators
KW  - Reliability
KW  - Safety
KW  - Statistics
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5600/5624/Ntst.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56400/56474/nationaltransits00gord_3.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/9000/9100/9136/007862.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460325
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724296
AU  - Stommes, E
AU  - Borich, T O
AU  - Ayres, J
AU  - North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSPORTATION ACTION: A LOCAL INPUT MODEL TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING. NOTEBOOK
SN  - 0936913118
PY  - 1996/04
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, in collaboration with the USDA, developed a curriculum titled "Transportation Action:  A Local Input Model to Engage Community Transportation Planning".  The model seeks to marry technical information with a decision making process that assists rural communities in transportation planning.  The process includes creating public dialogue, identifying transportation issues, and developing solutions.  Successful completion of the program will provide a blueprint for local action.  The model consists of 10 steps through which a community might learn more about transportation and take a more proactive role in planning its transportation future.  Included in the 10 steps are four meetings.  A suggested agenda is provided, along with preparation material for the facilitator, camera-ready copy of exercises for community participants, and masters for overhead transparencies.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Models
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Rural areas
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/21000/21700/21790/PB99142440.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461580
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724293
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - INNOVATIONS IN TRANSPORTATION AND AIR QUALITY: CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
PY  - 1996/04
SP  - 34 p.
AB  - The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program has been a hallmark of innovation and flexibility under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA).  By targeting transportation funding to air quality improvement, it is also unique.  The 12 projects highlighted in this brochure illustrate the creative opportunities to build new partnership in the public and private sectors, and CMAQ's flexible funding opportunities to develop transit and intermodal improvement projects that focus on the customer, as well as on vehicles and fuels.  Inspection and maintenance programs, estimated to reduce emissions by as much as 28%, and the conversion of public fleets to cleaner fuels are examples of newly eligible program activities.  Currently underway and showcased in this brochure are CMAQ projects that otherwise would not be possible under past funding programs.  Included are projects ranging from Phoenix Clean Air Campaign,  public education and outreach program, to San Francisco's Freeway Service Patrol, an incident management program, from New York's Red Hook Barge, an intermodal freight operation, to Glendale's award winning Parking Management Program.  The projects mentioned  in this brochure show that the CMAQ program has been in the forefront of ISTEA's effort to revamp the transportation planning process toward an intermodal focus.
KW  - Air quality
KW  - Air quality management
KW  - Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Flexibility
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Intermodal operations
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Public private partnerships
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460330
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724291
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - FLORIDA'S COMMUTE ALTERNATIVES SYSTEMS HANDBOOK
PY  - 1996/04
SP  - 120 p.
AB  - This manual was developed to inform developers, planners, employers, and others about Transportation Demand Management (TDM) and how it can enhance the quality of life in Florida. Basically, TDM reduces congestion and pollution by influencing changes in travel behavior.  The manual is divided into 8 sections, which provide: a general overview of TDM and the Florida Commuter assistance program; a focus on transportation and growth management problems that have increased the need for TDM, and on state and federal legislation that require the use of TDM strategies; an examination of various TDM strategies, including ridesharing pools, alternative work hours, telecommuting, park management, HOV lanes, pedestrian and bicycle alternatives, trip reduction ordinances, and ITS applications; an explanation of how to prepare a TDM plan and develop a TDM program or transportation management organization, and how to carry out TDM strategies via trip reduction ordinances; a description of state, federal and other organizations that provide funding and technical assistance. Endnotes, a glossary of terms, and a bibliography are also presented.
KW  - Demand responsive transportation
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - http://www.cutr.usf.edu/research/cashdoc.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/3000/3600/3633/cashdoc.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460328
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00723625
AU  - Uher, R A
AU  - Carnegie Mellon Research Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE FOR RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEMS
PY  - 1996/04
SP  - 179 p.
AB  - A battery simulation model was developed to work in conjunction with the Rail Transit Energy Management Model (EMM) to estimate the performance of battery energy storage on rail transit systems.  This model uses a battery which is connected directly to the DC bus at a substation.  No power conditioning equipment is involved, thus reducing the cost of a battery station substantially.  Although these types of battery stations could be used for peak load shaving, voltage boost, and increasing energy receptivity on a system with regenerating trains, it was found that the last of these uses proved economically feasible. Because energy receptivity is increased, the peak load will also be shaved.
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Electric batteries
KW  - Energy conservation
KW  - Energy management
KW  - Energy storage systems
KW  - Railroad transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460098
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00723624
AU  - Uher, R A
AU  - Carnegie Mellon Research Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - RAIL TRANSIT ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. FINAL REPORT - CALENDAR YEARS 1995-96
PY  - 1996/04
SP  - 56 p.
AB  - To meet the challenge of continuously rising energy costs for rail transit in North America, the Rail Systems Center (RSC) at Carnegie Mellon University has established the Rail Transit Energy Management Program.  This program is a private-public partnership of rail transit authorities, the electric utilities which supply them energy and suppliers to both the transit and the electric utility industry.  The long range goal of the program is to reduce rail transit energy costs by 10% or $56 million, annually.  The program is built upon an already successful effort of energy cost reduction among several rail transit authorities and the RSC.  This report describes the effort expended on the program during the calendar years 1995-96.
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Cost reduction
KW  - Costs
KW  - Energy conservation
KW  - Energy consumption
KW  - Energy management
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Railroad transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460097
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721808
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - METROBUS AVAILABILITY AND THE TRANSIT OPERATING SYSTEM. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/04
SP  - 86 p.
AB  - The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) is under contract to examine and evaluate the interface between bus operations and bus maintenance at Metro-Dade Transit Agency (MDTA), with specific focus given to placing buses into service every day.  Four tasks were specified to complete this research project.  The first task consisted of a review of recent data on bus availability by MDTA bus facility.  This review included examining late and missed pullouts to identify the extent of the bus availability problem.  The second task involved examining current processes related to placing buses into service.  Also, the second task included interviews with key MDTA operations and maintenance personnel.  A third task involved evaluating the effectiveness of the Transit Operating System (TOS) program.  In this task, elements of the TOS program were evaluated from the perspectives of the bus operations, bus maintenance. and Management Information Systems (MIS) division.  The final task involved recommending improvements to increase bus availability, based on the previous three tasks.
KW  - Availability
KW  - Bus services
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Maintenance management
KW  - Management information systems
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Supply
KW  - Transit operating agencies
KW  - Transit vehicle operations
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459411
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721759
AU  - Boyd, M A
AU  - Maier, M P
AU  - Kenney, P J
AU  - Boyd, Maier & Associates
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - PERSPECTIVES ON TRANSIT SECURITY IN THE 1990S: STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
PY  - 1996/04
SP  - 241 p.
AB  - This report presents the findings of a study sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center 1) to identify the types and level of crime occurring in the transit environment, 2) to identify the security strategies that are utilized effectively in the transit environment to reduce crime and improve patron perceptions of security, and 3) to document the security practices of nine transit agencies located throughout the nation.
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Crimes
KW  - Facilities
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Security
UR  - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/publications/security/FTA-MA-90-7006-96-1/PDF/FTA-MA-90-7006-96-1_Perspectives_on_Transit_Security.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34600/34683/DOT-VNTSC-FTA-96-02.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459379
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00822935
AU  - Friedman, D M
AU  - Malcosky, N D
AU  - Battelle Columbus Laboratories
AU  - Science Applications International Corporation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
TI  - LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS SAFETY IN TRANSIT OPERATIONS. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/03
SP  - 132 p.
AB  - The report examines the safety issues relating to the use of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in transit service.  The safety issues were determined by on-site surveys performed by Battelle of Columbus, Ohio, and Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) of McLean, Virginia of four transit agencies using LNG. The surveys consisted of: 1) extensive interviews; 2) review of records, procedures, and plans relating to safety; 3) examination of facilities and equipment; 4) observations of operations including fueling, maintenance, morning start-up, and revenue service; 5) measurement of methane concentrations in the air where the buses are being fueled or stored.  Interviews included all job categories associated with management, operations, safety, maintenance, acquisition, and support. Survey results are discussed.
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Emergency training
KW  - Facilities
KW  - Fire fighting
KW  - Liquefied natural gas
KW  - Planning
KW  - Safety
KW  - Transit buses
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/713273
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00732047
AU  - Bausch, D
AU  - Borner, M
AU  - Western States Seismic Policy Council
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - SYNOPSIS OF SEISMIC THREATS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES: IMPACTS TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
PY  - 1996/03
SP  - 60 p.
AB  - This report was compiled by the Western States Seismic Policy Council (Council) - the oldest of the multi-state consortia that addresses earthquake hazards.  The region covered includes 13 western states and the U.S. territory of Guam, the Canadian Province of British Columbia, and the Canadian Yukon Territory. This report provides national transportation officials with a synopsis of the threat and impacts of earthquakes to the transportation infrastructure in western states.  Information was obtained from publications provided by member states.  No original research was conducted.  The report begins with an overview of earthquake hazards, including the movements of the North American tectonic plate which runs along the west coast through the states of Alaska, California, Washington, and Oregon. The regional threat from earthquake area sources are discussed and profiled separately.  The report focuses on these earthquake sources, and provides summary descriptions of the threat and impacts to the transportation infrastructure of each of the 13 western states along with the status of their mitigation problems.  The final section of the report includes the study findings, recommendations for additional study, a glossary and a list of references.  The study highlights the effective application of technical knowledge and experiences as the fundamental tool for earthquake risk mitigation.
KW  - Disaster preparedness
KW  - Disasters and emergency operations
KW  - Earthquakes
KW  - Hazards
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Risk assessment
KW  - Seismic regions
KW  - Seismicity
KW  - Tectonics
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466743
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00732032
AU  - Florida Department of Transportation
AU  - Management Analysts
AU  - Hyperdyne
TI  - OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR RURAL TRANSPORTATION IN FLORIDA: FLORIDA COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
PY  - 1996/03
SP  - 15 p.
AB  - The report describes Florida's Coordinated Transportation System. It aims to assure the highest possible passenger loadings and lowest vehicle costs.  The report focuses on the system's advanced technologies and the resulting new strategies developed for managing growth while reducing costs.  This report provides an overview of the Arc Transit Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) project.  Fourteen vehicle modules, the AVL base station, and several vehicle radios were purchased for the project.  The system consists of an onboard credit card reader, digital odometer, Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) receiver, and radio interface.  Use of this technology is discussed in terms of the new operational strategies developed to reduce vehicle-related and passenger-related costs and to manage Florida's Medicaid program.  The technology of this system is expected to be a major factor in the elimination of both passenger and provider fraud. Projected savings in Florida for one year would exceed 11 million dollars - over and above the the cost of the system.  The improvement in data and its immediate availability is one of the added benefits of the system.
KW  - Advanced systems
KW  - Automatic vehicle location
KW  - Coordinated transportation systems
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Cost reduction
KW  - Fraud
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Rural transit
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56400/56490/operationalstra9701arct_0.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466730
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728723
AU  - Meyer, J A
AU  - Beimborn, E
AU  - University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
AU  - Wisconsin Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - AN EVALUATION OF AN INNOVATIVE TRANSIT PASS PROGRAM: THE UPASS. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/03
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This report evaluates the UPASS transit pass program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).  UPASS is an innovative transit program developed by the University and the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) in which all UWM students receive an unlimited transit pass as part of their tuition.  The pass can be used anytime, anywhere, for any trip purpose throughout Milwaukee County without any additional fare required.  The UPASS program has the potential to serve as model for other Universities as well as large employers as a possible Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategy.  The program could have significant impact on transit usage and ultimately lead to changes in land use patterns.  The findings indicate that UPASS has been effective in reducing vehicle trips, increasing transit ridership, and reducing the impact of the automobile in the environment.
KW  - Demand responsive transportation
KW  - Fare prepayment
KW  - Ridership
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Transit pass program
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CUTS/upassum.htm
UR  - http://www.uwm.edu:80/Dept/CUTS/upassum.htm
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/467874
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726707
AU  - Comsis Corporation
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - INCORPORATING FEEDBACK IN TRAVEL FORECASTING: METHODS, PITFALLS AND COMMON CONCERNS. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/03
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The most common method for producing regional or metropolitan area travel forecasts in the United States is to apply the following four modeling steps sequentially:  trip generation; trip distribution; mode choice; and, route assignment.  This traditional 4-step process passes output from one step to the next as input.  While the process has produced forecast results sufficiently accurate for many types of long range transportation planning, it is commonly found that some of the outputs of the process are not consistent with inputs to earlier steps.  The research undertaken in this project focused on methods to ensure that link speeds used in each step of the travel forecasting process are consistent with the final speeds estimated in the final step of the process.  As a product of this research, a final report was prepared to provide guidance in the application of feedback.
KW  - Feedback
KW  - Feedback control
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Route assignment
KW  - Route choice
KW  - Traffic assignment
KW  - Travel Model Improvement Program
KW  - Trip distribution
KW  - Trip generation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461640
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726143
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CATALOG
PY  - 1996/03
SP  - 8 p.
AB  - This catalog contains the most recently published information related to Advanced Public Transportation Systems.  Included are reports about the various "smart traveler" programs, "smart commuter" programs, "smart fare payment" projects, "smart-bus" applications in urban areas and related projects covering "advanced traveler information systems" for rural areas and ITS infrastructure.
KW  - Automatic fare collection
KW  - Buses
KW  - Catalogs
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Intelligent vehicles
KW  - Smart buses
KW  - Smart cards
KW  - Smart traveler
KW  - Smartcard fare & payment
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461084
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00723628
AU  - Drancsak, M
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. FISCAL YEAR 1995 PROJECT DIRECTORY
PY  - 1996/03
SP  - 91 p.
AB  - This annual directory contains brief descriptions of the transit planning, research and safety projects initiated during Fiscal year 1995 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).  Its purpose is to inform the transit community and the general public of the nature and scope of work underway to assist state and local agencies in improving services and reducing the cost of public transit.  The projects listed in the directory reflect the implementation of FTA's Strategic Plan, which includes a mission statement that brings a new vision to public transportation in America, "high quality public transportation that ensures personal mobility and livable communities".
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Communities
KW  - Directories
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Project analysis
KW  - Project management
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Research
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation research
KW  - Transportation safety
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/95prdir.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460099
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721763
AU  - Friedman, D M
AU  - Malcosky, N D
AU  - Battelle Memorial Institute
AU  - Science Applications International Corporation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - CLEAN AIR PROGRAM : LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS SAFETY IN TRANSIT OPERATIONS.
PY  - 1996/03
SP  - 132 p.
AB  - This report examines the safety issues relating to the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in transit service.  The safety issues were determined by on-site surveys performed by Battelle of Columbus, Ohio, and Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) of McLean, VA of four transit agencies using LNG.  The surveys consisted of: 1) extensive interviews; 2) review of records, procedures, and plans relating to safety; 3) examination of facilities and equipment; 4) observations of operations including fueling, maintenance, morning start-up, and revenue service; 5) measurement of methane concentrations in the air where the buses are being fueled or stored.  Interviews included all job categories associated with management, operations safety, maintenance, acquisition, and support.  In general operations at the sites observed are safe.  Some safety deficiencies were noted and are given.  The surveys also included an examination of the occupational hygiene aspects of LNG use. Survey results showed that differences exist between transit agencies in their mitigation of LNG hazards.
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Disaster preparedness
KW  - Disasters and emergency operations
KW  - Facilities
KW  - Fire prevention
KW  - Fires
KW  - Fuel systems
KW  - Fueling systems
KW  - Liquefied natural gas
KW  - Safety
KW  - Training
KW  - Transit buses
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/45000/45900/45943/DOT-VNTSC-FTA-95-10.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459382
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720962
AU  - National Congress of American Indians
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - NATIONAL INDIAN TRIBAL TRANSIT REPORT
PY  - 1996/03
SP  - 76 p.
AB  - This report documents the first comprehensive nationwide survey of Indian tribal transit needs, i.e., the American Indian/Alaska Nativa tribal governments and their existing transit systems. The survey was designed to serve as a research tool to provide information on current and projected transit and related infrastructure needs on Indian land throughout the United States.  It provides policy makers with more informed view of Indian tribes and their transit needs.  The document is based upon 95 tribal survey responses received.  The tribal responses are representative of all regions in the nation and provide a cross-section of tribes reflecting differences in tribal income and population, tribal lands and reservations and other geographic and demographic differences.  This document provides: an introduction to the National Congress of American Indians; background information of the National Indian tribal transit needs and report; statistical profiles of Indian country and population; survey methodology; Tribal responses to the needs survey; state-by-state summary; and a demographic survey summary.
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Native Americans
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Reports
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Survey reports
KW  - Surveys
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454930
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720963
AU  - Taube, R K
AU  - American Public Transportation Association
TI  - NEW START HANDBOOK: TIPS AND RESOURCES FOR PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING A SUCCESSFUL COMMUTER RAIL ENTERPRISE
PY  - 1996/03
SP  - 125 p.
AB  - APTA's Commuter Rail Committee has released its New Start Handbook with approximately 125 pages of helpful tips and citations to resources that will assist planners, consultants, elected officials, and citizens interested in exploring the potential benefits of new or expanded commuter rail service. The handbook serves as a compendium of resources, with emphasis on how to organize and accomplish such commuter rail expansions. The Handbook compiles information from experts at the existing commuter rail systems and from professionals engaged in planning and implementing new and expanded systems in the United States and Canada.  The information is organized to provide: 1) an indication of where and why commuter rail can be the best alternative for service markets for commuter transportation; and 2) ideas on how to plan such systems.  Lessons on implementation are included along with suggestions on how to create the capacity for growth and build momentum for long-term success.
KW  - Commuter service
KW  - Handbooks
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Manuals
KW  - Planning
KW  - Railroad transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454931
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720960
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - ACCIDENTS THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN: A REPORT OF THE GRADE CROSSINGS SAFETY TASK FORCE TO SECRETARY FEDERICO PENA
PY  - 1996/03
SP  - 17 p.
AB  - This final report of the Grade Crossing Safety Task Force was developed following the tragic accident of October 25, 1995, in Fox River Grove, Illinois.  Seven students lost their lives when the school bus they were riding in was struck by a commuter train.  Representatives of the Federal Railroad Administration, the FHWA, the FTA, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration collectively took up the task to examine grade crossing safety and to formulate recommendations to help prevent tragedies such as occurred at Fox River Grove from happening again.  The findings and recommendations are documented in this report.  The report explains how a lack of information and/or guidelines in the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and inspection of grade crossings led the task force to identify the following 5 safety problem areas for detailed examination: interconnected signals; vehicle storage space; high-profile crossings; light rail transit crossings; and special vehicle operations.  Each of the 5 problem areas is discussed separately along with the lessons learned.  The report recommends 24 specific follow-on actions to address both physical and procedural deficiencies.  Reliance on existing opportunities is emphasized by recommendations that encourage grade crossing safety through coordinated inspections, law enforcement, and driver education.  To implement these recommendations the task force has identified immediate steps that the Department will take to work with their constituents in defining a cooperative strategy for improving grade crossing safety.  Overall, the principal finding of this report is consistent with and fully supports that of the Rail-Highway Crossing Safety Action Plan announced by the Secretary in 1994, namely: improved highway-rail grade crossing safety depends upon better cooperation, communication, and education among responsible parties if accidents and fatalities are to be reduced significantly. october 25, 1995, in Fox River Grove, Illinois
KW  - Bus crashes
KW  - Commuter cars
KW  - Grade crossing accidents
KW  - Grade crossing safety
KW  - Railroad grade crossings
KW  - Safety
KW  - Safety equipment
KW  - Safety features
KW  - School buses
KW  - Traffic crashes
KW  - Traffic safety
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12400/12452/taskforcereport.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454929
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720901
AU  - Timm, H W
AU  - Chandler, C J
AU  - Department of Defense
AU  - International Association of Chiefs of Police
TI  - COMBATING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE: GUIDELINES FOR EMPLOYERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
PY  - 1996/03
SP  - 25 p.
AB  - According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, each year almost one million individuals become victims of violent crime while working.  The purpose of this document is to provide the employers and law enforcement agencies with guidelines on how to reduce workplace violence hazards.  The intent is to help the employers better understand the most important steps that can be taken to minimize the impact of workplace violence and threats. The study focuses on violence committed by non-strangers, (e.g., co-workers, bosses, clients, domestic partners) within a common worksite.  These guidelines will help police address workplace violence in their communities without overtaxing departmental resources.  Employers are encouraged to read the document to gain a better understanding of how police agencies can help combat workplace violence.  This document offers a model policy on workplace violence for possible use by organizations without existing policies.  The report also provides information on where to get additional information.
KW  - Crimes
KW  - Employers
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - Law enforcement
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Security
KW  - Violent crimes
KW  - Workplaces
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454887
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720905
AU  - Balog, J N
AU  - Gribbon, R B
AU  - Ketron Division of the Bionetics Corporation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
TI  - STANDARDIZATION OF AVAILABILITY, LOCATION AND USE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON URBAN TRANSIT BUSES
PY  - 1996/03
SP  - 264 p.
AB  - This document represents the conclusion of a project undertaken to identify guidelines which will correct the problems encountered by rescue forces while attempting to gain entry to, shut down, and evacuate urban transit buses involved in an emergency or accident.  This final report presents 1) the availability, location, and use of eleven key safety components on six urban transit bus models; 2) the process used in the development of standardization guidelines; and 3) proposed guidelines for the potential standardization of eight key safety components on urban transit buses.  The draft guidelines developed in this report are the result of the original research and development efforts by KETRON and reflect input from the Guidelines Committee and members of the APTA Bus Safety Committee, as well as from the transit industry.  The last section of this report documents the guidelines which detail potential specifications for standardization of the availability, location, and use of the following eight safety components: master run switch; driver side window; emergency engine shut down switch; front side door release control; rear side door release control; electrical/batteries switch; roof-mounted emergency ingress and escape  hatches; and passenger side windows.  The guidelines also present a new Universal Access Synbol to identify key entry points and emergency devices to rescue forces.
KW  - Emergency equipment
KW  - Safety equipment
KW  - Standardization
KW  - Transit buses
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34600/34682/DOT-VNTSC-FTA-95-12.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454891
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720363
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS/APTS PROJECT SUMMARIES
PY  - 1996/03
SP  - 23 p.
AB  - This paper provides summary profiles of the APTS research projects currently underway in the FTA's Advanced Public Transportation Systems/APTS program.  The projects profiled are listed under one of the following three technology areas of the program: Smart Traveler Technology, which focuses on providing both pre-trip and en-route travel information to transit users before they make personal decisions on how to travel; Smart Vehicle Technology, which integrates vehicle-based APTS technologies into a single system that is designed to improve vehicle and fleet planning, scheduling and operations; and Smart Intermodal Systems which involve the integration of APTS technologies into transit management and other non-transit applications of ITS.  This project summary paper is updated and disseminated periodically to keep the transit community well-informed of the current research activities of the advanced technology projects sponsored by the FTA.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Driver information systems
KW  - Intelligent vehicles
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Management
KW  - Project analysis
KW  - Project management
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Route guidance
KW  - Smart traveler technology
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Transit management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454745
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720364
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS/APTS: PUBLICATIONS CATALOG
PY  - 1996/03
SP  - 5 p.
AB  - This publications catalog lists and briefly describes the available literature on Advanced Public Transportation Systems. The catalog includes information regarding the FTA Home Page on the World Wide Web of the Internet, as well as an APTS publications order form.  For APTS information or for transit information, visit the FTA Home Page at http://www.fta.dot.gov.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Bibliographies
KW  - Guides to the literature
KW  - Literature reviews
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/catalog/2821.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454746
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00738603
AU  - Alsop, S C
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT CENTERS: TRAVELER INFORMATION DISSEMINATION STRATEGIES. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/02
SP  - 55 p.
AB  - The Office of Traffic Management and Intelligent Transportation Systems Applications surveyed transportation management centers (TMCs) across the USA to form an inventory of the strategies currently being used for traveler information dissemination. The objective of this document is to quantify these strategies, and then make the information available to the public.  33 written surveys were sent to TMCs across the country.  As of February 1996, 31 surveys were completed and returned.  20 follow-up telephone interviews were completed.  The results of the written surveys and telephone interviews for the responding TMCs are included in this report.
KW  - Highway traffic control
KW  - Information dissemination
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Passenger information systems
KW  - Real time control
KW  - Real-time systems
KW  - Traffic control centers
KW  - Traffic control centers
KW  - Traveler information and communication systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/572704
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00728729
JO  - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BRIEF:  APTS
PB  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - AN INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR ATLANTA FOR THE 1996 OLYMPICS
PY  - 1996/02
IS  - 11
SP  - 5 p.
AB  - The USDOT, FHWA, FTA, Georgia DOT and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), and the private sector have joined together to sponsor and conduct a highway and public transportation ITS program with an objective to promote more efficient transportation and to demonstrate US transportation technology to the world during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. This Technical Brief will first discuss the ITS and APTS concepts, and the resulting benefits these programs will bring to public transit.  The extensive program for the application of ITS and APTS technology in Atlanta  is then summarized.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/11atlant.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/468167
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00723825
AU  - BRADSHAW, C
AU  - Wong, Jianhui
AU  - MORTON, B
AU  - Wade, R
AU  - King County Department of Transportation
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - RIDERLINK DEMONSTRATION PROJECT EVALUATION REPORT. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996/02
SP  - 77 p.
AB  - The purpose of the Riderlink Project was to demonstrate the effectiveness of providing electronic access to multi-modal transportation information including bus schedules and route maps, vanpool and carpool information, ridematch applications, biking tips, ferry schedules, real-time freeway congestion and road construction updates.  The project was a joint effort by King County Metro and the Overlake Transportation Management Association.  Riderlink was developed as a World Wide Web site on the Internet.  Electronic touch-screen kiosks with access to Riderlink were set up at three employer sites and all Overlake TMA Employee Transportation Coordinators had a connection to Riderlink throughout the demonstration period.  Riderlink proved to be an effective way to present easy-to-use, and easy-to-update, transportation information on desktop machines in homes and offices.  Delivering Riderlink through touch-screen kiosks at employment sites was not as successful.
KW  - Advanced traveler information systems
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Internet
KW  - Kiosks
KW  - Passenger information systems
KW  - Traveler information and communication systems
KW  - Websites (Information retrieval)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460192
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00741154
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS 1996 AND TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS: IN BRIEF
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This 24th edition of the National Transportation Statistics 1996 (NTS) is a compendium of transportation and transportation-related statistics from a wide variety of government and private sources.  The purpose is to make accessible basic information on the nation's transportation system.  The data illustrate transportation activity for the major transportation modes - air, automobile, bus, truck, transit, rail, water, and pipeline.  Summary statistics, in five-year increments, are provided for 1960-1993, and 1994 where available.  In some instances, data extend back to 1955 and are forecast through 1998.  Information on transportation finances, performance, and safety; energy relationships; and the effect transportation has on the environment are illustrated. Additionally, preliminary statistics from the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey are presented.  Metric conversion tables are also provided where appropriate.  The NTS 1996 is also available on the Bureau's Transportation Data Sampler - 3 CD-ROM in Excel format. The companion volume to the NTS publication is the Transportation Statistics Annual Report (TSAR) which provides a summary of the state of transportation systems and state of transportation statistics.
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Information services
KW  - Statistics
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574243
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721785
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - TRANSPORTATION DATA SAMPLER-3
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - 23 p.
AB  - This CD-ROM is a compendium of information resources available from DOT and its allied agencies.  It is a sequel to the TDS-2 released in 1994.  Sampler-3 contains several new information resources as well as updates to a number of files contained on the TDS-2.  New files include: the 1992 Truck Inventory and Use Survey (TIUS); 1991, 1992, and 1993 Trucks Involved in Fatal Accidents; the Worldwide Transportation Directory; the Air Travel Consumer Report; the Federal, State and Local Transportation Financial Statistics Annual Report 1994.  Sampler-3 also contains information in a variety of file formats, including several Macintosh-accessible resources.  The CD-ROM also contains software that allows users to access documentation for the on-disc statistics and reports.  Statistical Export and Tabulation System software from the National Center for Health Statistics is also provided for use with the TIUS data.  See BTS Home Page on the Internet (www.bts.gov).
KW  - Crash data
KW  - Data files
KW  - Information services
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation statistics
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459400
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721786
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS ANNUAL REPORT 1995
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - 186 p.
AB  - This annual report provides a summary of the state of the nation's transportation systems and statistics.  This second edition includes a thematic treatment of the Economic Performance of Transportation.  The theme illustrates the trends in and factors governing productivity of transportation service providers, the contribution that public investments in transportation make to the overall economy, and the impacts of economic growth and the change on the use and costs of highways, aviation, water transportation, public transit, rail transportation and pipelines.
KW  - Air transportation
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Economic factors
KW  - Highway transportation
KW  - Pipelines
KW  - Productivity
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation systems
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
KW  - Water transportation
UR  - http://www.bts.gov/publications/transportation_statistics_annual_report/1995/pdf/report.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17200/17215/PB2001100253.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/24000/24700/24709/tsar95.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459401
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721782
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - NATIONWIDE PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION SURVEY
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - 132 p.
AB  - The CD-ROM, Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS), released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), contains statistics from the 1983 and 1990 Nationwide Personal Transportation Surveys conducted by the FHWA.  These surveys measure daily travel patterns of individuals by economic, demographic, and other characteristics, representing a sample of approximately 6,500 households in 1983 and 22,000 households in 1990.  Topics such as household vehicle availability and use, annual miles per licensed driver, household travel rates, vehicle occupancy, and home-to-work trips are included.  The CD-ROM also contains the Statistical Export and Tabulation System (SETS) software from the National Center for Health Statistics that allows users to browse and search the NPTS data and documentation, create customized tabulations, and export user-defined subsets of NPTS data to spreadsheet, database, and statistical software applications.
KW  - Automobile travel
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Economic factors
KW  - Households
KW  - Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey
KW  - Personal transportation
KW  - Reports
KW  - Survey reports
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Vehicle usage
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459397
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00760817
AU  - Harman, L J
AU  - THATCHER, R H
AU  - Project Action
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - INTEGRATED TRANSIT SERVICE -- AN OVERVIEW. BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA TRANSIT OPTIONS PROJECT
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - 32 p.
AB  - This report describes how Broward county government re-invented public transportation in the county in response to an overwhelming demand for paratransit service, declining Federal transit funds, and inadequate state financial assistance by using an intermodal approach to meet the transportation needs of persons with disabilities.  This integrated transit service design demonstration program, created with funding for Project Action program, could be used as a model for other metropolitan areas.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Integrated systems
KW  - Intermodal services
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Transportation disadvantaged persons
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496428
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745374
AU  - Carroll, A A
AU  - Helser, J L
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
TI  - SAFETY OF HIGHWAY-RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS RESEARCH NEEDS WORKSHOP. VOLUME II
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - 440 p.
AB  - The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently developed the DOT's Action Plan for Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Safety.  The objective is to achieve at least 50% reduction in accidents and fatalities over the next 10 years.  The Action Plan identifies the need for a workshop to develop an intermodal consensus on projected research needs.   The Volpe National Transportation Needs Workshop was attended by 75 delegates; they identified 92 crossing safety related research needs.  This Volume 2 contains appendices containing: List of attendees; agenda and handouts; Action Plan support proposals; driver (public) education papers; enforcement papers; human factors papers; crossing improvement (engineering) program papers; and, data papers.
KW  - Grade crossing accidents
KW  - Grade crossing safety
KW  - Railroad grade crossings
KW  - Research
KW  - Safety
KW  - Traffic crashes
KW  - U.S. Federal Railroad Administration
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472555
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00745373
AU  - Carroll, A A
AU  - Helser, J L
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
TI  - SAFETY OF HIGHWAY-RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS RESEARCH NEEDS WORKSHOP. VOLUME 1
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - 142 p.
AB  - The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently developed the DOT Action Plan for Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Safety.  The objective is to achieve at least a  50% reduction in accidents and fatalities at grade crossings over the next 10 years.  The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center hosted and conducted the Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Research Needs Workshop; 75 delegates participated in the workshop and identified 92 crossing safety related research needs.  This document contains results of analyses of the research needs. The results suggest that cost-effective research can be conducted without large expenditures of public funds.  Results also indicate most research needs apply to high speed rail and the area of human response to grade crossing applications should receive increased emphasis in the future.  Results address relationships among the identified research needs, the Action Plan and current research being conducted.  The workshop delegates' consensus is that the workshop was a worthwhile first step in developing an intermodal approach to improving highway-railroad grade crossing safety and the process should continue.
KW  - Grade crossing accidents
KW  - Grade crossing safety
KW  - High speed ground transportation
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Railroad grade crossings
KW  - Research
KW  - Safety
KW  - Traffic crashes
KW  - U.S. Federal Railroad Administration
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472554
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00741843
AU  - Ward, B G
AU  - Hill, E T
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - EXPLORING NEW FRONTIERS
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - 84p

AB  - This document reports on the third annual Symposium on African-American Mobility issues held in Tampa, Florida.  The symposium topics had broad appeal and generated information particularly valuable to transit operators, engineers, planners, equal opportuinty specialists, government officials, economists and transportation policy makers.  Topics addressed includeed: equal access and mobility; emerging technologies and the implications of their impact of the African-American community; entrepreneurs and contracting opportunities within the transportation industry; applied research findings and transit and highway funding.
U1  - Exploring New Frontiers. Proceedings of Symposium on African-American Mobility Issues (2nd)National Urban Transit Institute Consortium, Tampa, FloridaTampa, Florida StartDate:19950405 EndDate:19950407 Sponsors:National Urban Transit Institute Consortium, Tampa, Florida
KW  - Economic benefits
KW  - Economic factors
KW  - Economic impacts
KW  - Equal access
KW  - Minorities
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Transit operators
KW  - Transit vehicle operations
KW  - Travel behavior
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/577282
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726708
AU  - Abacus Technology Corporation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - LIABILITY COST AND RISK ANALYSIS STUDIES. BUS LIABILITY REVIEW FOR SIX TRANSIT SYSTEMS
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This study is sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Office of Planning.  The study examines auto/bus vehicular liability expense and risk financing practices for a sample of six representative United States transit systems which operate bus fleets.  To enable more meaningful interpretation of the study results, the six participants are aggregated into two study groups: study group A is the three larger transit systems, and study group B is the three smaller systems.
KW  - Bus fleets
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Fleet management
KW  - Liability insurance
KW  - Risk analysis
KW  - Vehicle safety
KW  - Vehicular safety
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56400/56457/liabilitycostri9613abac_0.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461641
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724292
AU  - Round, A
AU  - Cervero, R
AU  - University of California Transportation Center (UCTC)
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - FUTURE RIDE: ADAPTING NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO PARATRANSIT IN THE UNITED STATES. WORKING PAPER
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - 48 p.
AB  - Paratransit, an in-between fixed-route transit and the private automobile, is offered as hi-tech paratransit or the future ride. This research reflects the view that certain high technology enhancements can greatly improve the range of paratransit services, and hence the demand for these services. This paper investigates the possibility that the application of technological innovations can make paratransit into a mode that is cost-effective for both passsengers and operators, relative to the private automobile.  The report introduces the concept by providing background information, comparing it with other transit modes, and creating a typology of potential services offered by high-tech paratransit. High technology enhancements that can greatly improve the range of paratransit services or create new ones are discussed.  Descriptions are provided for the four principal high-tech components proposed for smart paratransit: automatic vehicle location (AVL), automated scheduling, database technology, and user interfaces. Identified are three types of paratransit services that owe their existence to these technologies or are substantially enhanced by them: parataxis, special/ADA services, and general public transit.  Also discussed are the issues involved in applications of the new technologies to paratransit.  The study calls for investigating how paratransit in general, and advanced technology applications in particular, can be integrated with existing transit systems to provide net social benefits.
KW  - Automated scheduling
KW  - Automatic vehicle location
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - High technology industries
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Parataxis
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Scheduling
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - http://www.uctc.net/papers/306.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460329
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721805
AU  - Cervero, R
AU  - University of California Transportation Center (UCTC)
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - COMMERCIAL PARATRANSIT IN THE UNITED STATES: SERVICE OPTIONS, MARKETS, AND PERFORMANCE
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - 120 p.
AB  - This report examines the potential for private, free-enterprise paratransit services to provide a respectable transportation alternative to the private automobiles in U.S. cities. If legalized and allowed to freely compete in a non-distorted marketplace, paratransit could possibly lure hundreds pf thousands of commuters and motorists out of their cars each day, producing real and lasting mobility and environmental benefits. The study also examines regulatory and economic barriers that currently stifle commercial paratransit services in the U.S.
KW  - Commuter service
KW  - Commuting
KW  - Economic factors
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Private transportation
KW  - Regulatory constraints
KW  - Travel patterns
UR  - http://www.uctc.net/papers/299.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459408
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721780
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - DEMONSTRATION OF VIDEO-BASED TECHNOLOGY FOR AUTOMATION OF TRAFFIC DATA COLLECTION: TRAVEL TIME ORIGIN-DESTINATION AVERAGE VEHICLE OCCUPANCY
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - 68 p.
AB  - This report documents the findings of a field demonstration project that was designed to evaluate the feasibility of a video-based technology application in the automation of traffic performance data gathering and analysis.  The demonstration was coordinated with the Hillsborough County MPO to investigate a data collection automation application that is compatible with traffic performance measures needed for the Hillsborough County Congestion Management System (CMS).  The report includes a background discussion of the more conventional techniques for collection of travel time, origin-destination, and average vehicle occupancy data; a discussion of comparative advantages and disadvantages of each technique; and findings of the video-based automation compared to effectiveness of collecting the same information through visual observation at each camera location.  The findings of this field demonstration showed that when compared to conventional techniques for traffic data collection, automation provided greater accuracy and reliability, and was less labor intensive, thereby eliminating or reducing human error, and that, over the long term, the total cost of automated data collection can be up to 30% less than manual traffic data collection.
KW  - Accuracy
KW  - Automatic data collection systems
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Origin and destination
KW  - Reliability
KW  - Travel time
KW  - Vehicle occupancy
KW  - Video technology
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459395
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720904
AU  - Rosenbloom, S
AU  - University of Arizona, Tucson
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - SERVICE ROUTES, ROUTE DEVIATION, AND GENERAL PUBLIC PARATRANSIT IN URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL TRANSIT SYSTEMS
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - 90 p.
AB  - This study synthesized the operating experiences of U.S. and Canadian transit operators who implemented three major types of non-traditional transit options: 1) route deviation services; 2) service routes or community buses; and, 3) general public demand-responsive systems (paratransit or dial-a-ride). Interviewing 40 different systems or services, the study found that: 1) most systems implementing service options were in rural and small urban areas; 2) for many systems the service option chosen was the only transit service provided; 3) the majority of systems implementing these options had not had any meaningful paratransit services prior to 1990; 4) most systems implementing these service options did so to a) remove the need to provide ADA mandated complementary paratransit at all or b) to reduce the number of ADA eligible  travelers using complementary paratransit; 5) a majority of systems did not have data on how many riders using these service options were, or would have been, former paratransit users, and 6) in spite of their ADA driven objectives, many of these systems were probably not in conformity with the ADA regulations.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Route choice
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454890
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720903
AU  - Chaney, V
AU  - Derr, K
AU  - Abacus Technology Corporation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - LIABILITY COST AND RISK ANALYSIS STUDIES. TASK 1: ASSESS LIABILITY EXPENSE AND CLAIMS EXPERIENCE FOR SELECTED BUS TRANSIT AGENCIES
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - 90 p.
AB  - This study reviewed contemporary risk management practices for six U.S. transit systems.  Areas investigated include risk financing, auto/bus vehicular liability (claims and losses), and transit's Federal reporting of casualty and liability expense. The larger systems in the study sample showed a consistent trend (1991-1994) for lower relative cost than the smaller systems including: casualty and liability expense, claims paid, and outstanding reserves for claims and lawsuits.  Statutory maximums or jurisdictional legislated caps were found to reduce the incidence of number of large claims, but total tort liability relative to rider fees was in fact higher for those systems which operated under statutory maximums.  Regression analysis showed that passenger miles is an excellent predictor of casualty and liability expense for all agencies across the sample.  Risk management information systems were found to be out-dated and largely inadequate, with poor or no connectivity to transportation and financial data sources.  Risk financing practices are stable, with risk managers reporting no current problems obtaining coverage or renewals.
KW  - Insurance claims
KW  - Insurance rates
KW  - Liability insurance
KW  - Loss and damage claims
KW  - Risk analysis
KW  - Risk management
KW  - Statutory maximums
KW  - Tort liability
KW  - Transit authorities
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454889
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720907
AU  - Schwenk, J C
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - USING CREDIT CARDS TO PAY BUS FARES IN PHOENIX
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - 44 p.
AB  - In 1991 the City of Phoenix Public Transit System, first in the nation to install magnetic card readers on the electronic fareboxes in its buses, implemented a program known as Bus Card Plus, which billed employers for trips made by employees using employer-issued credit cards.  4 years later, Phoenix was again the first system to introduce a commercial credit card bus fare payment program which also relied on the magnetic card reader equipment.  This report documents these two innovative programs, describing their background, objectives, development, equipment, operation, growth, and issues.  The main objectives of the Bus Card Plus are to attract  riders to the bus system, and to provide employers a means to record accurately their employees' use of public transit for compliance with Maricopa County's travel reduction ordinance.  Bus Card Plus sales have more than tripled over the past three years, and are estimated to represent approximately 7% of annual Valley Metro bus boardings. The use of commercial credit cards to pay fares has expanded rapidly during its first few months, and is expected to be an asset for transit to the many out-of-town visitors attending the 1996 Super Bowl.
KW  - Bus card plus
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Credit cards
KW  - Employer sponsored transportation
KW  - Fare collection
KW  - Fare prepayment
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454893
ER  - 

TY  - SER
AN  - 00720396
JO  - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BRIEF:  APTS
PB  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - SMART FARE PAYMENT SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT
PY  - 1996/01
IS  - 10
SP  - 4 p.
AB  - This Technical Assistance Brief, Smart Fare Payment Systems for Public Transit, is designed to advance transit by improving information dissemination regarding the knowledge and use of advanced electronic systems in transit.  This issue provides an overview of electronic fare payment systems.  Early automation efforts, read-only passes and fare cards, automated fare card sales, smart fare cards, contact cards, radio frequency coupled proximity cards, as well as a perspective of the future are discussed.
KW  - Automatic fare collection
KW  - Automation
KW  - Electronic equipment
KW  - Electronic systems
KW  - Fare cards
KW  - Fare collection
KW  - Smart cards
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/458663
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720362
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS/APTS BENEFITS
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - 4 p.
AB  - This paper lists the benefits that transit systems in the United States and Canada have accrued in deploying various APTS technologies.  The benefits that the transit industry has received by adoption of advanced technologies in transit operations are presented in terms of customer convenience, safety, operational improvements, cost savings, revenue increases, and complaint resolution.  The APTS program is the FTA's transit component of the US DOT's Intelligent Transportation Systems/ITS program which has been initiated to promote the more efficient use of the Nation's surface transportation system, increase safety and mobility, and decrease the environmental cost of travel.  Basically, the APTS program uses the application of computer technology and state-of-the-art telecommunications and navigation technology to improve the convenience, efficiency, and safety of public transportation, and to provide timely transit information to transit passengers.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Economic efficiency
KW  - Efficiency
KW  - Ground transportation
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Safety
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/24000/24000/24033/2823.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454744
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00716743
AU  - Mitre Corporation
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE BENEFITS: EXPECTED AND EXPERIENCED
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - 17 p.
AB  - The experience of the US DOT has led to the definition of an Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure (ITI) consisting of traffic detection and monitoring, communications, and control systems required to support a variety of ITS products and services in metropolitan and rural areas.  Whether infrastructure is deployed by the public sector, the private sector or a combination of the two depends on the locality.  The ITI provides the building blocks needed to effectively deploy and operate, as locally appropriate: traffic signal control systems, freeway management systems, transit management systems, incident management systems, electronic fare payment systems, electronic toll collection systems and multimodal traveler information systems.  Signifigant benefits have been recorded using ITI in areas such as accident reduction, time savings, transit customer service, roadway capacity, emission reduction, fuel consumption and vehicle stops.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Air quality management
KW  - Automated toll collection
KW  - Automatic fare collection
KW  - Customer service
KW  - Emissions reduction
KW  - Fare collection
KW  - Fuel consumption
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Magnetic farecards
KW  - Management
KW  - Pollutants
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Roadway capacity
KW  - Systems
KW  - Transit management systems
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16400/16452/PB2000103992.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/453598
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00715233
AU  - CASEY, R F
AU  - Labell, L N
AU  - Holmstrom, R
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: THE STATE OF THE ART UPDATE '96
PY  - 1996/01
SP  - 212 p.
AB  - The objective of this research effort was to increase the transit industry's knowledge of successful applications of advanced technologies with the expectation that this will lead to their widespread adoptions.  This status report documents work performed under the FTA Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program, a program structured to undertake research and development of innovative applications of advanced navigation, information, and communication technologies that most benefit public transportation.  The report is the latest in a series of state-of-the-art reports, the last of which was published in January 1994.  It contains the results of an investigation of the extent of adoption of advanced technology in the provision of public transportation service in North America.  The report focuses on some of the most innovative implementations, namely, four types of services/technologies: Fleet Management, Traveler Information, Electronic Fare Payment, and Transportation Demand Management.  The report provides tables that list several FTA-sponsored field operational tests and research projects planned or in process.  Appendix A of this report lists alphabetically contact organizations and persons in the U.S. and Canada by state and by city within the state. It also provides an alphabetical listing of paratransit contacts and suppliers.  Appendix B provides an alphabetical listing of the APTS projects mentioned in this report.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Automatic fare collection
KW  - Fleet management
KW  - Magnetic farecards
KW  - Passenger information systems
KW  - State of the art studies
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Travel demand management
KW  - Traveler information and communication systems
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5600/5620/FTA95-13.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56300/56318/advancedpublict2670usdo_0.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448781
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070818
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Glen Burnie light rail extension, between Cromwell Station Stop to the Glen Burnie town center, Central Light Rail Line (CLRL), Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1996///Volumes held: Draft
KW  - Environmental impact statements
KW  - Maryland
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830203
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070812
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - St. Charles corridor, Major investment study : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1996///Volumes held: Draft
KW  - Environmental impact statements
KW  - Missouri
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830197
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070810
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Transportation improvements in the Georgetown Branch Corridor : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1996///Volumes held: Draft
KW  - Environmental impact statements
KW  - Maryland
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830195
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070806
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Jersey City, Hudson River waterfront transportation corridor improvements, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit System (HBLRTS), Hudson County, Bergen County : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1996///Volumes held: Draft, Supplement to the draft(2v), Final(2v)
KW  - Environmental impact statements
KW  - New Jersey
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830191
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070799
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - St.Clair County Corridor transit improvements, St. Clair County : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1996///Volumes held: Draft, Supplement to the draft[1996], Final
KW  - Environmental impact statements
KW  - Illinois
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830184
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070531
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - BART-San Francisco international airport extension : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1996///Volumes held: D(2v)(v.2 fol),Dsup,Dsup2,Dsupsum,Dsupapp(fol),F(5v)(v.4 fol),Fsum; BART San Francisco airport extension/Caltrain upgrade cost effectiveness measures (1990)  B1
KW  - California
KW  - Environmental impact statements
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/829916
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726780
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - UNITED STATES WATERWAY DATA
PY  - 1996
SP  - n.p.
AB  - This CD-ROM has been released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of DOT.  The CD-ROM is a collection of waterway databases, reports, and graphics related to the navigable waters in the United States.  Data are collected from several agencies, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Data Center, the U.S. Bureau of the Census, among others.  Version 1.2 of the National Waterway Network (NWN), a geographic database  of navigable waterways in and around the United States, is included in this CD-ROM as are 23 bitmap image files.  These images are snapshots of various spatial databases on the Waterway CD-ROM.
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Image processing
KW  - Navigation systems
KW  - Traffic distribution
KW  - Waterways
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461672
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726778
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - TRANSPORTATION ACRONYM GUIDE
PY  - 1996
SP  - 64 p.
AB  - This guide is a 64-page document that identifies transportation and transportation-related acronyms used throughout DOT, other government agencies, private transportation organizations, and Canadian and Mexican agencies.  The acronyms are arranged in alphabetical order and are followed by the definition and source citation.  Specific documents, publications, or databases used to compile this document are identified.
KW  - Acronyms
KW  - Information dissemination
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461315
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726781
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION ATLAS DATABASES - 1996
PY  - 1996
SP  - n.p.
AB  - This CD-ROM (NTAD96) has been released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of DOT.  The NTAD96 is a collection of national geographic databases of transportation facilities.  These databases include geospatial information for transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals, and related attribute information.  The NTAD96 CD-ROM is available in both MS-DOS and UNIX compatible CD-ROM format.  The databases are designed for use within a geographic information system (GIS).  However, to ease their use in any database, spreadsheet, or other software package, the files are in ASCII format.
KW  - Atlases
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data sources
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Intermodal terminals
KW  - Modal analysis
KW  - Modal split
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Rail transit facilities
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56600/56682/NTAD_1996.zip
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461673
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00922629
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - AN INTEGRATED INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR YOUR AREA
PY  - 1996
SP  - 8 p.
AB  - No abstract provided.
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/707148
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00722475
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Sarasua, W A
AU  - Meyer, M D
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEYS
SN  - 0309062101
PY  - 1996
IS  - 10
SP  - p. 170-182
AB  - The advent of new technologies and recent advances in travel survey techniques have marked a new era in household travel surveys.  Computer-assisted interviewing (CAI) technology has been available for more than 20 years; however, its widespread use in household travel surveys is a more recent trend.  The reasons for this trend include advancements in personal computers, the introduction of graphical user interfaces, and the sophistication of CAI software.  Some of today's CAI software includes built-in logic that can identify inconsistencies in a survey as it is being completed. Technologies designed specifically for use with spatially referenced data (e.g., geographic information systems and the Global Positioning System) also benefit travel surveys.  These technologies can result in more efficient data collection, improved data quality, reduced survey costs, and more flexible output products.  This paper discusses current and potential uses of new technologies in household travel surveys.  The advantages of these technologies are identified along with potential biases and errors that they may introduce into travel survey data.  A discussion on possible research areas that focus on taking full advantage of new technologies is also presented.
U1  - Conference on Household Travel Surveys:  New Concepts and Research NeedsTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19950312 EndDate:19950315 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Bias (Statistics)
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Cost reduction
KW  - Economic efficiency
KW  - Efficiency
KW  - Errors
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Global Positioning System
KW  - Households
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Interviewing
KW  - Quality
KW  - Quality control
KW  - Research
KW  - Software
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Travel surveys
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/462484
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00763363
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
TI  - 21ST CENTURY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE SYMPOSIUM: LINKING REGIONAL PLANNING AND OPERATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE ITS DEPLOYMENT. PROCEEDINGS. SUMMARY AND TABLE OF CONTENTS
PY  - 1996
SP  - 40p

AB  - The purpose of the symposium was to help formulate recommendations for future research, policy, legislative, and administrative actions that may be considered to implement ITS in a regional setting.  This document provides the summary and table of contents.
U1  - 21st Century Transportation Infrastructure Symposium: Linking Regional Planning and Operations for Effective ITS DeploymentFederal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Volpe National Transportation Systems CenterWashington, DC StartDate:19961216 EndDate:19961217 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
KW  - Deployment
KW  - Ground transportation
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Operations
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Systems analysis
UR  - http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hst/infrasym.htm#toc
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/500716
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00763364
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
TI  - 21ST CENTURY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE SYMPOSIUM: LINKING REGIONAL PLANNING AND OPERATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE ITS DEPLOYMENT. PROCEEDINGS
PY  - 1996
SP  - 152p

AB  - The purpose of the symposium was to examine current practices and to consider how best to adapt those practices to link planning, operations, systems management, and travel information to obtain the most efficient use of the surface transportation system, and to accelerate the deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) into standard regional and/or statewide planning procedures, processes and practices. The symposium also focused on the important linkages between regional transportation planning and operations of proposed and existing systems to enhance interagency and interjurisdictional information sharing.
U1  - 21st Century Transportation Infrastructure Symposium: Linking Regional Planning and Operations for Effective ITS DeploymentFederal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Volpe National Transportation Systems CenterWashington, DC StartDate:19961216 EndDate:19961217 Sponsors:Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
KW  - Deployment
KW  - Information management
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Management
KW  - Operations
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Regulations
KW  - Traveler information and communication systems
UR  - http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hst/infrasym.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/500717
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00729947
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TURNKEY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM EXPERT WORKSHOP FOR SUCCESSFUL TRANSIT DESIGN/BUILD, LOS ANGELES, MAY 4-5, 1995: SYNOPSIS OF HIGHLIGHTS
PY  - 1996
SP  - 50 p.
AB  - This brochure presents a synopsis of the major highlights of the FTA-sponsored workshop, 'Turnkey Forum: Design and Construction Experiences', that took place on May 4-5, 1995, as part of the continuing industry expert outreach for the FTA Turnkey Demonstration Program.  The purpose of the workshop was to facilitate an exchange of information on design/build (turnkey) techniques, with a special focus of the design and construction experiences of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Union Station Gateway Project. Design and construction progress on other FTA demonstration projects in Baltimore, San Juan, and San Francisco were also reviewed, along with plans for other transit turnkey projects in New Jersey and New York.  Approximately 80 persons, representatives of the participating transit agencies, general engineering firms, investment bankers, industry consultants, and other disciplins, attended the workshop sessions.
KW  - Demonstration programs
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Design
KW  - Turnkey systems
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465942
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00742555
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - MIS CASE STUDIES: EXAMPLES OF MAJOR INVESTMENT STUDIES IN TRANSPORTATION
PY  - 1996
SP  - 17 p.
AB  - The Major Investment Study (MIS) process was created through the combined efforts of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in response to ISTEA's call for a more integrated, modally neutral transportation planning and project development process.  An MIS provides a flexible, integrated process to improve transportation planning decisions through consideration of multi-modal alternatives, collaborative decision-making, proactive public involvement, and early consideration of environmental factors.  The examples contained in this portfolio show that the MIS process is having a noticeable effect on how localities approach solving their transportation problems.  Similar themes emerge in these studies: a "corridor" versus "project" emphasis helps identify multi-modal alternatives, leading to solutions which are more responsive to broader transportation needs; collaboration among the transportation agencies and diverse participants is important to arriving at solutions that are mutually acceptable; proactive public outreach can be used to help reach decisions that are more responsive to local needs, can be used to create more livable communities, and enhance neighborhood quality of life; and, early consideration of environmental factors and resource agency coordination can result on more streamlined regulatory processes and faster approvals.
KW  - Communities
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investments
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Major investment study
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Programming (Planning)
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Studies
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573989
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00741131
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT. TECHNICAL BRIEF
PY  - 1996
SP  - 4 p.
AB  - This Technical Brief provides an overview of the new State Safety Oversight Program which sets forth FTA's goal to improve the safety of rail fixed guideway systems, including light, rapid, and heavy rail; monorail; inclined plane; trolley; and automated guideway systems.  The systems covered by this new rule, issued on December 27, 1995, are those included in FTA's Section 5307 or systems that do not receive Section 5307 funds, but whose mileage is used by an urbanized area that receives these funds.  Topics discussed in this brief paper include definitions of terms and the role of the state, oversight agency, transit agency, and the FTA.  The FTA Safety and Security Bulletin Board is discussed along with the Transportation Safety Institute and a recent publication titled the State Safety Oversight Implementation Guidelines, which will assist states, oversight agencies, and rail transit agencies in developing safety and security programs to satisfy the requirements of the regulation.
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Federal programs
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Oversight
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Regulations
KW  - Safety
KW  - Safety programs
KW  - State action
KW  - State government
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573744
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00740389
AU  - Northrop Grumman Corporation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRANSIT BUS. FLIER
PY  - 1996
SP  - 2 p.
AB  - This flier presents an overview of the nation's newest advancement in heavy-duty public transportation - FTA's Advanced Technology Transit Bus (ATTB).  The ATTB uses light-weight, aerospace-type materials and construction techniques and defense conversion technologies in a completely new transit bus that will save thousands of dollars per vehicle in annual operating and maintenance costs.  This 40-foot transit bus is being designed to meet federal, state and local axle weight and clean air requirements.  It will meet or exceed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements through the use of a low, flat floor and a simple ramp system that is more reliable than current wheelchair lift technology.  The first prototype ATTB was publicly unveiled on October 8, 1996 in Los Angeles, California. Five additional prototypes will be completed during 1997.  All six are scheduled for field testing during 1998.  The ATTB is a national program that was initiated by FTA in 1992.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Clean Air Act
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Disabled people
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Transit buses
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573391
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739826
AU  - Shecck, R C
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Florida International University, Miami
TI  - GUIDEWAY TRANSIT AND INTERMODALISM: FUNCTION AND EFFECTIVENESS: CASE STUDY, SAN DIEGO
PY  - 1996
SP  - 94 p.
AB  - This report is one of nine case studies prepared as part of the study Guideway Transit and Intermodalism: Function and Effectiveness.  This case study examines the introduction of light rail into San Diego, the first U.S. city to make use of this "new" technology - essentially a modernized adaptation of the electric streetcar to meet the changing travel needs of late 20th century urban areas.  Light rail transit, inaugurated in 1981 and marketed as the "San Diego Trolley", was followed by new regional commuter rail service in 1995.  The case study chronicles the development of these two rail modes in San Diego. The study emphasizes the four major themes of the Guideway project: technology, policy, planning and design.  These themes are woven together into the narrative which characterizes the local setting, describes the rail transit technologies and networks, follows their evolution, discusses planning and building of the systems and their intermodal components, identifies policies supporting transit and describes rail impacts.  A summary of main points and lessons learned concludes the case study.
KW  - Guideway systems
KW  - Guideways
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Light rail transit
KW  - Rail transit
KW  - Railroad commuter service
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573198
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739828
AU  - Sheck, R C
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Florida International University, Miami
TI  - GUIDEWAY TRANSIT AND INTERMODALISM: FUNCTION AND EFFECTIVENESS: PROFILES OF U.S. GUIDEWAY TRANSIT SYSTEMS AND OPERATORS
PY  - 1996
SP  - 307 p.
AB  - This report is one of three data books prepared as part of the study titled Guideway Transit and Intermodalism: Function and Effectiveness.  This Data Book II profiles individual guideway transit systems in the U.S. and provides comparisons between them on a selection of attributes, utilization and performance characteristics.  Guideway transit in the U.S. is dominated by light, heavy and commuter rail modes, but also includes cable cars, inclined planes, monorails, automated guideway/people movers and trolley buses.  Section 1 of the Data Book provides a United States map indicating the location of each urbanized area with guideway transit and a listing of guideway transit operators by mode.  This is followed by a series of summary tables comparing the 30 U.S. urbanized areas with one or more guideway transit modes on the basis of 12 demographic, travel, and transit variables.  Section 2 contains profiles of the 48 guideway transit operators.  Each profile includes an overview of the guideway system, a system map, and data on a variety of topics including: urbanized area dimensions; transit service characteristics; fares and collection methods; system use and performance measures; and sources of operating revenue.  Section 3 compares systems and/or modes on the basis of characteristics, performance, use and costs.  Material in this section allows for comparison between guideway transit modes in each urbanized area; comparison between urbanized areas by light, heavy and commuter rail modes; and comparison between modes across urbanized areas.
KW  - Effectiveness
KW  - Guideway design
KW  - Guideways
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Measures of effectiveness
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Structural design
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573200
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739830
AU  - Sheck, R C
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Florida International University, Miami
TI  - GUIDEWAY TRANSIT AND INTERMODALISM: FUNCTION AND EFFECTIVENESS: CASE STUDY, SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
PY  - 1996
SP  - 121 p.
AB  - This report is one of nine case studies prepared as part of the study Guideway Transit and Intermodalism: Function and Effectiveness.  This case study examines four rail transit systems in the Sam Francisco Bay Area.  The Bay Area contains both historic cities and towns which matured in the 19th Century and cities and suburban communities which expanded rapidly in the growth boom following World War II.  Light rail and cable car systems in San Francisco and the commuter rail line linking San Jose and San Francisco trace their origins to the 1870s. The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) opened the initial phase of the nation's first major, new, state-of-the-art heavy rail system in 1972 designed to connect San Francisco and rapidly growing communities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.  San Jose inaugurated service on a 20-mile light rail line associated with new freeway construction, downtown revitalization and employment growth in Silicon Valley in 1987.  This case study emphasizes the four major themes of the Guideway project: technology, policy, planning and design.  These themes are woven together into the narrative which characterizes the local setting, describes the rail transit technologies and networks, follows their evolution, discusses planning and building of the systems and their intermodal components, identifies policies supporting transit and describes rail impacts.  A summary of main points and lessons learned concludes the case study.
KW  - Effectiveness
KW  - Guideway systems
KW  - Guideways
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Measures of effectiveness
KW  - Rapid transit
KW  - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573202
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739832
AU  - Boyle, D
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Florida International University, Miami
TI  - GUIDEWAY TRANSIT AND INTERMODALISM: FUNCTION AND EFFECTIVENESS: CASE STUDY, SOUTH FLORIDA
PY  - 1996
SP  - 80 p.
AB  - This report is one of nine case studies prepared as part of the study, Guideway Transit and Intermodalism: Function and Effectiveness.  This case study examines the introduction of guideway transit into Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties in southeast Florida.  Rapidly growing metropolitan Miami opened a 20-mile, largely elevated, heavy rail system known as Metro Rail in 1985.  This was supplemented by an automated 2-mile downtown circulator termed Metro Mover in 1989, which was subsequently expanded in 1994.  Commuter rail service was opened over a 67-mile route connecting West Palm Beach and Ft. Lauderdale with Miami in 1989.  Originally conceived as an interim congestion relief project during reconstruction of I-95, Tri-Rail is now a permanent part of the transit network in southeast Florida.  A busway connecting the southern end of the Metro Rail system with several communities in southern Dade County opened in 1997. Plans are underway for the development of the Miami International Center (MIC), linking local rail transit, intercity Amtrak and planned high speed rail, intercity bus and the Miami International Airport.  The case study emphasizes the four major themes of the Guideway project: technology, policy, planning and design.  These themes are woven together into the narrative which characterizes the local setting, describes the rail transit technologies and networks, follows their evolution, discusses planning and building of the systems and their intermodal components, identifies policies supporting transit and describes rail impacts.  A summary of main points and lessons learned concludes the case study.
KW  - Automated guideway systems
KW  - Automated guideway transit
KW  - Guideway systems
KW  - Guideways
KW  - Intermodal operations
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Railroad commuter service
KW  - Rapid transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573204
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739827
AU  - Sheck, R C
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Florida International University, Miami
TI  - GUIDEWAY TRANSIT AND INTERMODALISM: FUNCTION AND EFFECTIVENESS: CASE STUDY, ATLANTA
PY  - 1996
SP  - 66 p.
AB  - This report is one of nine case studies prepared as part of the study Guideway Transit and Intermodalism: Function and Effectiveness.  This case study examines the introduction of heavy rail into Atlanta, one of seven cities building this transit mode since World War II.  Atlanta is the first city in the Southeast, and the first of the rapid growth Sunbelt cities to construct heavy rail transit.  The first segment of a four route system opened in 1979, and the latest just prior to the Olympic Games in the summer of 1996.  Downtown urban revitalization and intermodal access to Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport were major considerations by the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), in planning and development of the rail system.  The study emphasizes the four major themes of the Guideway project: technology, policy, planning and design.  These themes are woven together into the narrative which characterizes the local setting, describes the rail transit technologies and networks, follows their evolution, discusses planning and building of the systems and their intermodal components, identifies policies supporting transit and describes rail impacts.  A summary of main points and lessons learned concludes the case study.
KW  - Guideway systems
KW  - Guideways
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Rapid transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573199
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739833
AU  - Sheck, R C
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Florida International University, Miami
TI  - GUIDEWAY TRANSIT AND INTERMODALISM: FUNCTION AND EFFECTIVENESS: CASE STUDY, SACRAMENTO
PY  - 1996
SP  - 72 p.
AB  - This study is one of nine case studies prepared as part of the study, Guideway Transit and Intermodalism: Function and Effectiveness.  This case study examines the introduction of light rail into Sacramento, the fourth U.S. city to make use of this "new" technology - essentially a modernized adaptation of the electric streetcar to meet the changing travel needs of the late 20th century urban areas.  Light rail transit was inaugurated in 1987.  The case study chronicles the development of this rail mode in Sacramento.  The study emphasizes the four major themes of the Guideway project: technology, policy, planning, and design.  These themes are woven together into the narrative which characterizes the local setting, describes the rail transit technologies and networks, follows their evolution, discusses planning and building of the systems and their intermodal components, identifies policies supporting transit and describes rail impacts.  A summary of main points and lessons learned concludes the case study.
KW  - Guideway systems
KW  - Guideways
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Light rail transit
KW  - Technology assessment
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573205
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739829
AU  - York, M P
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Florida International University, Miami
TI  - GUIDEWAY TRANSIT AND INTERMODALISM: FUNCTION AND EFFECTIVENESS: CASE STUDY, PITTSBURGH
PY  - 1996
SP  - 68 p.
AB  - This report is one of nine case studies prepared as part of the study Guideway Transit and Intermodalism: Functions and Effectiveness.  This case study examines guideway transit and intermodalism in the context of the nation's pioneer in transit busways, a major metropolitan area revitalizing an old streetcar system, and continuing use of incline planes.  Pittsburgh is serving as a model for other metropolitan areas considering using busways as a primary method of public transportation. Numerous main points and lessons learned can be useful for other communities that are considering investing in fixed guideway transit.
KW  - Busways
KW  - Guideway systems
KW  - Guideways
KW  - Incline plane
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Light rail transit
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573201
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00739831
AU  - York, M P
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Florida International University, Miami
TI  - GUIDEWAY TRANSIT AND INTERMODALISM: FUNCTION AND EFFECTIVENESS: DATABOOK 1, PROFILES OF U.S. URBANIZED AREAS WITH GUIDEWAY TRANSIT SYSTEMS
PY  - 1996
SP  - 157 p.
AB  - This report is one of three data books prepared as part of the study titled Guideway Transit and Intermodalism: Function and Effectiveness.  This data book provides a comprehensive overview of demographic, journey-to-work, employment, economic, and geographic characteristics for U.S. urbanized areas with guideway transit.  Data extracted from the 1990 U.S. Census are compiled into two major sections.  The first section compares all the urbanized areas through a series of data rankings.  The characteristics of each urbanized area are profiled graphically in the second section.  This report is intended to serve as a reference book for urbanized areas currently operating fixed guidewy systems, as well as for those urbanized areas contemplating fixed guideway investments.
KW  - Census
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Employment
KW  - Guideway systems
KW  - Guideways
KW  - Intermodal operations
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Population
KW  - Socioeconomic factors
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573203
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00738585
AU  - Community Transportation Association
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Department of Housing and Urban Development
AU  - Department of Health and Human Services
TI  - PEOPLE, JOBS AND TRANSPORTATION: THE FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EMPLOYMENT AND TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 16 AND 17, 1996. CONFERENCE AND PROCEEDINGS
PY  - 1996
SP  - 61 p.
AB  - This report presents the proceedings of the First National Conference on Employment and Transportation which was produced by CTAA under the auspices of the FTA JOBLINKS Transportation Initiative.  The conference brought together 200 representatives from transportation, human services, labor, and private industry, to discuss employment-related transportation practices and to determine future policy needs.  The conference objectives were to bring together these professionals with the intent of reviewiung and discussing: the state-of-the-art and promising practices in employment transportation programs; implications of welfare reform, role for employers, public transportation providers, human service agencies, and others in employment transportation; as well as recommending a policy agenda responsive to the issues, problems and needs identified at the conference.  This report documents the keynote address and summaries of the panel sessions, policymaker discussions, recommendations, lessons learned, as well as the concluding address, list of conference participants, and glossary of terms.
KW  - Conference programs
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Cooperation
KW  - Employer sponsored transportation
KW  - Human factors
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Labor relations
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Market research
KW  - Planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/572696
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00738590
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Project Action
TI  - PROJECT ACTION: ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION IN OUR NATION - BRAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION - BROCHURE
PY  - 1996
AB  - This brochure provides a descriptive profile of the FTA-sponsored Project ACTION - Accessible Community Transportation in Our Nation.  It describes the programs, services and resources that Project Action offers the disability community and the transit industry in terms of accessible and improved public transportation.  Project ACTION was originally created in 1988 as a research and demonstration program designed to improve access to public transportation to individuals with disabilities.  With the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the goals were expanded to assist transit operators in implementation of ADA's transportation provisions.  For almost a decade, Project ACTION has worked to build a strong foundation for cooperation between the transit industry and the disability community.  Today, Project ACTION's goal remains the same.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Disabled people
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Project action
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Special user groups
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/574166
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00734741
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS. BROCHURE
PY  - 1996
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This brochure reflects FTA's continuing commitment to its customers.  It describes the types of professional services, guidance and technical assistance available to the transportation community and the public and private sectors. Contact information about the FTA regional office responsible for servicing your ares is included.  For additional information about FTA programs and services, visit the FTA Home Page on the World Wide Web of the Internet at: http://www.fta.dot.gov.
KW  - Customer service
KW  - Information services
KW  - Technical assistance
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation sector
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/481059
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00731994
AU  - KPMG Peat Marwick
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TURNKEY FINANCING FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
PY  - 1996
SP  - 87 p.
AB  - The purpose of this paper is to address the impact of turnkey on project financing for transit investments.  One of the primary benefits of turnkey is the acceleration of the project schedule to achieve timely project implementation.  This aggressive scheduling creates revenue requirements to match construction drawdowns.  The revenue requirements are generally not achieved through traditional funding which features yearly allocations under an FTA Full Funding Grant Agreement, matched with local share funds.  While the sources of funds may not differ from traditional transit procurement, the financing mechanisms must be structured to access larger amounts of capital in a compressed timeframe. This report has the following major sections: Summary of major findings; issues and opportunities associated with turnkey and financing; financing issues; risk management; FTA new starts planning and project development process; case studies; and conclusions.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Financing
KW  - Investments
KW  - Project financing
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Revenues
KW  - Risk management
KW  - Turnkey systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466711
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728724
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - National Trust for Historic Preservation
TI  - BUILDING ON THE PAST TRAVELING TO THE FUTURE. A PRESERVATIONIST'S GUIDE TO THE ISTEA TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROVISION
PY  - 1996
SP  - 80 p.
AB  - Under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, historic preservation and highway communities have opportunities, such as the funding for Transportation Enhancement Activities, to reaffirm existing partnerships and establish new ones.  The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Federal Highway Administration prepared this booklet to describe some of the Transportation Enhancement projects.  These projects demonstrate that historic preservation is not only rewarding on its own terms; investment in historic preservation can also help revitalize a neighborhood, rebuild a community, and stimulate economic growth.
KW  - Historic preservation
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Redevelopment
KW  - Revitalization
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation enhancement
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465461
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728683
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSPORTATION AIR QUALITY: SELECTED FACTS AND FIGURES
PY  - 1996
SP  - 34 p.
AB  - This "Transportation Air Quality Factbook" shows the connection between air quality and transportation, beginning with the economic trends and ending with the air quality trends.  Policy responses to air quality problems are discussed, including transportation control measures.  Additional information is provided in this booklet, including: a definition of terms; a list of available publications from the EPA, the FHWA, and others; and a listing of availble statistics and facts.
KW  - Air quality
KW  - Economic impacts
KW  - Statistical analysis
KW  - Transportation policy
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465429
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728682
AU  - Eno Transportation Foundation
TI  - TRANSPORTATION IN AMERICA 1996: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE UNITED STATES. FOURTEENTH EDITION
PY  - 1996
SP  - 76 p.
AB  - This is an report published annually by the Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc.  This edition provides statistical data and other vital information for monitoring the many trends across a wide spectrum of the transportation picture in the United States.  The report provides statistical profiles of transportation in America in terms of national economy, employment, gross national product, and national economic and transport trends, the nation's freight and passenger bills, as well as domestic intercity freight, petroleum consumption and demand, annual earnings of employees, and others.  The report provides one of the broadest and most comprehensive views of transportation in America today.
KW  - Economic factors
KW  - Employment
KW  - Gross national product
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465428
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726784
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - BUILDING ON THE PAST TRAVELING TO THE FUTURE: A PRESERVATIONIST'S GUIDE TO THE ISTEA TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
PY  - 1996
SP  - 86 p.
AB  - Under ISTEA of 1991, the historic preservation and highway communities have new opportunities such as the revitalized planning requirements and the new National Scenic Byways Program, to reaffirm existing partnerships and establish new ones.  The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the FHWA prepared this booklet to describe and graphically portray some of the Transportation Enhancement projects, completed or nearly completed, and to show potential project sponsors what can be acomplished.  The primary goal of the booklet is to provide a general understanding of the way the Transportation Enhancement provision within ISTEA works at both federal and state levels, and of the implementation of the provision, including its application process and project requirements.  The document is both a how-to as well as an informational booklet written with a special focus on the preservation community.
KW  - Historic preservation
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Scenic highways
KW  - Transportation enhancement program
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461317
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726757
AU  - Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association
TI  - ACCESSIBLE TRANSIT TRAVELER. TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
PY  - 1996
SP  - 34 p.
AB  - In the future, the Americans with Disablities Act (ADA) of 1990 will cause substantial accessibility improvements at places of employment, state and local government buildings, and places of public accommodation.  The transportation provisions of the ADA cover all US transportation systems and vehicles in some way, except for commercial aircraft, which are covered by the federal Air Carrier Access Act of 1996, and vehicles owned or leased by public citizens.  This publication highlights the diverse transportation systems which must improve access under the ADA. Information is also provided about the extent of required accessibility improvements.  The purpose of this publication is to educate transportation officials, individuals with disabilities, and the general public about which transportation systems must become accessible, and when such transportation should be available.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Disabled people
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Special user groups
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461295
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726711
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - 1996 RIDESHARE! EVALUATION. SURVEY OF LOCAL AREA BUSINESSES: OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW PROGRAMS AND TDM MODEL ADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
PY  - 1996
SP  - 17 p.
AB  - The purpose of this report is to present information from the survey of businesses that was not covered in the main evaluation report.  The information is presented in three sections: methodology; characteristics of responding businesses; opportunities to implement new programs; and, recommendations for adjustments to FHWA TDM model default values.
KW  - Employer sponsored transportation
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Program effectiveness
KW  - Ridesharing
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461282
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726712
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - 1996 RIDESHARE! EVALUATION. EVALUATION RESULTS FROM SURVEYS OF LOCAL AREA RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND RIDESHARE DATABASE MEMBERS
PY  - 1996
SP  - 87 p.
AB  - The survey results presented in this report give RS a number of areas on which future evaluations should be based, including commuter traveling behavior and advertising awareness, RS database member evaluations, and business awareness, provision of programs, and evaluation of RS activities.  CUTR's recommendations on handling the mechanics of future evaluations and related statistical tests to be performed are contained in a separate document on performanca measures.
KW  - Commuting
KW  - Employer sponsored transportation
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Ridesharing
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461283
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726713
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - PERFORMANCE MEASURES REPORT FOR THE RIDESHARE! AGENCIES OF NORTHEAST OHIO
PY  - 1996
SP  - 76 p.
AB  - This report is the third in a series of reports assessing the effectiveness of the four rideshare agencies in Northeast Ohio.  This report details suggested performance measures that could be used by the four Northeast Ohio rideshare agencies to annually and/or semiannually assess their effectiveness and achievements.  Conducted on an annual basis, the performance measures can provide an enlightening picture of rideshare program performance in achieving its stated goals.
KW  - Employer sponsored transportation
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Program effectiveness
KW  - Ridesharing
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461284
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726697
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING UNDER ISTEA: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR DECISION MAKING
PY  - 1996
SP  - 35 p.
AB  - ISTEA calls for sound transportation planning and emphasizes the need to broadly consider the impacts of transportation investments.  This report discusses the ISTEA statewide planning process and the opportunity it offers to states to update their approaches to planning; to ensure that transportation investments reflect the economic, environmental, and quality-of-life goals of the states; and to seek and consider public input and involvement in the decisions public officials make on future investments. The guide aims to provide elected officials and policymakers with a clearer understanding of how sound transportation planning can be conducted by states, and presents a new framework for transportation decisionmaking as envisioned in ISTEA.  It also provides information on statewide planning for others interested in the decisionmaking process for infrastructure investments, and discusses innovative financing techniques now available to state and local governments.
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Economic factors
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - Environmental quality
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial requirements
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Planning
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461270
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726692
AU  - Woodward, H
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DESTINATION JOBS: A SUMMARY OF THE HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA REVERSE COMMUTE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. A PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE
PY  - 1996
AB  - Destination Jobs is a successful collaboration of business, community and government connecting urban workers with suburban employers.  It is a four year old "reverse commute" employment program operating in Hennepin County, Minnesota, between inner city Minneapolis and its southwestern suburbs.  The overall intent of the program was not only to create jobs, but also to address the key issues affecting cities today.  This Practitioner's Guide details all aspects of establishing a reverse commmute employment project.  It describes the role of each collaborative partner ans explains how to implement a job fair, the central event that gave this project a focus. a "how to", a place to begin, and the vehicle that coordinated the overall effort.  The guide describes potential pitfalls and how to avoid them.  It also includes an appendix of sample forms, flyers, letters and other useful documents.  The Destination Jobs videotape is also available.
KW  - Business districts
KW  - Computer program documentation
KW  - Employment
KW  - Manuals
KW  - Reverse commuting
KW  - Suburbs
KW  - Urban population
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/20000/20500/20508/PB98131766.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461638
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726693
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - ENHANCED PLANNING REVIEWS. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1996
AB  - The FHWA and the FTA have initiated a series of joint Enhanced Planning Reviews (EPRs) to assess the impact of ISTEA on the transportation planning processes in metropolitan areas.  The EPRs have examined the impact of planning on transportation investment processes and provided technical evaluation of planning and programming processes, covering such topics as: financial constraint and planning; major investment studies; congestion management systems; links between transportation and air quality conformity; public involvement; ISTEA planning factors; and travel demand forecasting.  Copies of EPR final reports , published in 1996, are available for the following cities: Honolulu, Miami, New York, and Salt Lake City.  Also available are Independent Planning Review reports for: Chicago, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Pittsburgh, Portland, Sacramento, and Southern California.  All planning review reports can be downloaded from the FTA Home Page on the World Wide Web of the Internet at: http://www.fta.dot.gov.
KW  - Enhanced planning reviews
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Planning
KW  - Reviews
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461639
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726698
AU  - American Public Transportation Association
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - BUS OPERATOR SELECTION SURVEY MANUAL
PY  - 1996
SP  - 30 p.
AB  - For the past two decades, the transportation industry has operated in an environment of diminishing public funding, escalating costs, and declining ridership; all of which contribute to shortfalls in available income for this vital service.  Improved selection techniques that screen out undesirable drivers and select applicants with the potential for lower absenteeism rates and safer driving habits should result in more cost-effective operations.  This identified potential predictors and developed meaningful criterion measures to assess the validity of a variety of measures that might aid in the forecasting of job performance for a sample of 864 bus operators representing 9 bus properties from across the United States and Canada.
KW  - Absenteeism
KW  - Bus drivers
KW  - Operator performance
KW  - Performance
KW  - Performance indicators
KW  - Personnel performance
KW  - Selection
KW  - Selection and appointment
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461271
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726694
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
TI  - FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 1996 REPORT UPDATE
PY  - 1996
SP  - 20 p.
AB  - This report describes the benefits that our nation gains from transit investments and points to transit's importance in the years ahead.  The nation faces many transportation challenges, from managing traffic growth to ensuring access to jobs and sustaining the environment for future generations.  Public transit can help meet these needs by providing high-quality service in congested corridors, offering low-cost transportation access for millions of Americans, and supporting pedestrian-oriented business districts and neighborhoods.  This report introduces estimates of the value of these benefits. These findings can be the foundation for addressing many future transportation needs in the United States.  The report is also available on the U.S. DOT Web-site at: http://www.fta.dot.gov.
KW  - Benefit cost analysis
KW  - Business districts
KW  - Investments
KW  - Pedestrian protection
KW  - Pedestrian safety
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Transit vehicle operations
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16300/16378/PB2000103616.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461267
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726144
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING REGULATIONS
PY  - 1996
SP  - 5 p.
AB  - This brief fact sheet provides a list of the changes to DOT and FTA drug and alcohol testing rules; FTA's alcohol and drug regulations and a quick summary of the conditions necessary for post-accident testing.
KW  - Accohol testing
KW  - Alcohol tests
KW  - Crash investigation
KW  - Drug tests
KW  - Federal laws
KW  - Federal regulations
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461085
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724945
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Maritime Administration
TI  - 1995 STATUS OF THE NATION'S SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM: CONDITION AND PERFORMANCE. REPORT TO CONGRESS. A SUMMARY
PY  - 1996
SP  - 60 p.
AB  - This publication provides a summary of the "1995 Status of the Nation's Surface Transportation System:  Condition and Performance Report to Congress".  It is presented in two parts. The first contains material on highway and transit facilities, while the second covers the maritime industry.  Part I begins with a discussion of highway and transit system and user characteristics.  The second chapter provides information on highway and transit finance.  The third chapter provides an indication of how well the highway and transit systems are working.  The next chapter provides estimates of the investment required, by all units of government, to either maintain or improve the condition and performance of the highway and transit systems over the next 20 years.  These estimates are expressed as average annual requirements, that is the 20-year investment total divided by 20 years.  The final chapter in Part I provides a linkage between the 20-year investment estimates and actual recent capital outlays by all units of government for highway, bridge, and transit capital improvements.  Part II summarizes information describing the maritime system.  Material is also provided on system condition and performance.  This section does not provide estimates of future investment requirements.  This summary report contains a number of boxes labeled "Drawing Conclusions" that provide background information that may be useful in interpreting the report's statistical information.
KW  - Characteristics
KW  - Finance
KW  - Highway systems
KW  - Highways
KW  - Investments
KW  - Maritime industry
KW  - Performance
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Shipbuilding
KW  - User characteristics
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460609
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724284
AU  - American Architectural Foundation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - BACK FROM THE BRINK: SAVING AMERICAN CITIES BY DESIGN - VIDEOTAPE
PY  - 1996
AB  - This one-hour television program was created by the American Architectural Foundation to demonstrate to a national audience that the problems of America's cities can be addressed - by design.  The program tells how three American cities have revitalized themselves using architecture and planning as tools for restoring a sense of community, improving livability, and enhancing economic viability.  The program focuses on elements common to the three cities (Portland, Suisun City, and Chattanooga), namely: a downtown-first strategy; active public involvement in design and planning; aggressive and innovative public-private redevelopment strategies, strong public sectors willing to provide the civic infrastructure necessary to ensure livability, and the creation of vibrant urban environments strong at their hearts and reconnected to their histories and cultural identities.  The program opens with the challenges of American cities; part 1 discusses the City of Portland, Oregon, in terms of the elements of livability and community, and the downtown first strategy; part 2 discusses Suisun City, California, highlighting the power of design and planning to restore community and guide development, the public sector's lead, and the creative approaches to municipal financing and small business development; part 3 discusses the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, emphasizing the importance of community development, the need to create new institutions, the importance of public/private partnerships, and the ability of public/civic projects to stimulate private development and revitalization; part 4 discusses the suburbs of Portland, Oregon, pointing out the value of a regional approach, transit as a tool for managing growth, and designing new models for suburban development that enhance community.  The conclusion highlights the principles of revitalization
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Redevelopment
KW  - Regional development
KW  - Revitalization
KW  - Urban development
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461579
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00723865
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Huerta, M P
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTERMODALISM: MAKING THE CASE, MAKING IT HAPPEN, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, DECEMBER 7-9, 1994. KEYNOTE ADDRESS
SN  - 030906211X
PY  - 1996
IS  - 11
SP  - p. 11-16
AB  - This keynote address briefly reviews the first conference on intermodal transportation that took place in Irvine, California, in 1992 and addressed the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) and intermodal planning, then discusses the progress that has been made in the continuing evolution of intermodalism.  The achievements of the Department of Transportation in three areas - advancing the intermodal agenda, funding for intermodal projects, and changes in the intermodal regulatory environment - are highlighted.  In conclusion, areas of future focus are identified.  These are funding for intermodal projects, analytic tools, and roles and relationships.
U1  - National Conference on Intermodalism:  Making the Case, Making It HappenFederal Aviation AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Railroad AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationMaritime AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19941207 EndDate:19941209 Sponsors:Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Maritime Administration, Federal Highway Administration
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data needs
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Partnerships
KW  - Planning
KW  - Policy
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/463200
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00723867
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Donohue, T J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTERMODALISM: MAKING THE CASE, MAKING IT HAPPEN, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, DECEMBER 7-9, 1994. REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION BY COMMISSION MEMBER THOMAS J. DONOHUE
SN  - 030906211X
PY  - 1996
IS  - 11
SP  - p. 20-23
AB  - The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) established a National Commission on Intermodal Transportation to study the status of intermodal standardization, intermodal impacts on public works infrastructure, legal impediments to efficient intermodal transportation, financial issues, new technologies, problems in documenting intermodal transfers of freight, research and development needs, and the relationship of intermodal transportation to productivity.  This paper presents a report on the work of the National Commission on Intermodal Transportation by Commission Member Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO of American Trucking Associations, Inc.  Mr. Donohue comments on the commission's report and recent political and market realities that contradict or support it, and on the conference presentations.  He notes, in particular, the following four recommendations:  support for the National Highway System and intermodal connectors (roads that connect to a rail, air, or water terminal); coordination between transportation, environmental, and related health and regulatory policies; the application of new technology for processing freight across the United States-Mexico and United States-Canada international borders; and changes in the rules that govern federal and state procurement processes for transportation.
U1  - National Conference on Intermodalism:  Making the Case, Making It HappenFederal Aviation AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Railroad AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationMaritime AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19941207 EndDate:19941209 Sponsors:Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Maritime Administration, Federal Highway Administration
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Connectivity
KW  - Coordination
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - International borders
KW  - Markets
KW  - National commission on intermodal transportation
KW  - National Highway System
KW  - National transportation policies
KW  - Political factors
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Transportation policy
KW  - United States
KW  - United States-Canada Border
KW  - United States-Mexico Border
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/463202
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00723863
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTERMODALISM: MAKING THE CASE, MAKING IT HAPPEN, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, DECEMBER 7-9, 1994
SN  - 030906211X
PY  - 1996
IS  - 11
SP  - 260 p.
AB  - These proceedings are organized as follows:  Executive Summary; Plenary Session 1, containing the keynote address and reports from the members of the National Commission on Intermodal Transportation; Luncheon Presentations; Plenary Sessions 2 through 9, some containing an issue overview, with case studies supporting the theme of the session; An appendix with poster session case studies and corporate profiles; and A listing of conference participants.  The case studies developed by the participants are snapshots of progress toward realizing intermodal systems, snapshots ranging from policy funding innovations to technical solutions.  The proceedings provide a workbook of ideas and a directory of diverse national initiatives upon which to draw.  All speeches are not quoted here; rather, session summaries and case study templates are presented.
U1  - National Conference on Intermodalism:  Making the Case, Making It HappenFederal Aviation AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Railroad AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationMaritime AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19941207 EndDate:19941209 Sponsors:Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Maritime Administration, Federal Highway Administration
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Intermodal transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/463198
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00723871
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Patin, JWP
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTERMODALISM: MAKING THE CASE, MAKING IT HAPPEN, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, DECEMBER 7-9, 1994. SESSION 3: STATE SAMPLER. ISSUE OVERVIEW
SN  - 030906211X
PY  - 1996
IS  - 11
SP  - p. 61-63
AB  - This issue overview for the conference session entitled State Sampler gives an overview of what the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is doing toward the development of an intermodal transportation infrastructure system. Louisiana was one of six states awarded a $3 million grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation to develop a prototype intermodal transportation master plan.
U1  - National Conference on Intermodalism:  Making the Case, Making It HappenFederal Aviation AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Railroad AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationMaritime AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19941207 EndDate:19941209 Sponsors:Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Maritime Administration, Federal Highway Administration
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Louisiana
KW  - Master plans
KW  - Prototypes
KW  - State departments of transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/463206
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00723872
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Dahms, L D
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTERMODALISM: MAKING THE CASE, MAKING IT HAPPEN, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, DECEMBER 7-9, 1994. SESSION 4: MPOS REENGINEERING FOR INTERMODALISM. ISSUE OVERVIEW
SN  - 030906211X
PY  - 1996
IS  - 11
SP  - p. 98-99
AB  - This issue overview of the conference session entitled MPOs Reengineering for Intermodalism discusses how the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) progressed from a project to a systems approach, which produced the Metropolitan Transportation System, and the progress the MTC is making in addressing freight and intermodal issues; examines the unresolved problems that threaten to mask this progress and that of similar efforts; and offers reasons why the conventional wisdom, which says that the local orientation of MPOs may stand in the way of intermodal investments, is misdirected.
U1  - National Conference on Intermodalism:  Making the Case, Making It HappenFederal Aviation AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Railroad AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationMaritime AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19941207 EndDate:19941209 Sponsors:Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Maritime Administration, Federal Highway Administration
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/463207
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00723873
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Huerta, M P
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTERMODALISM: MAKING THE CASE, MAKING IT HAPPEN, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, DECEMBER 7-9, 1994. CLOSING REMARKS
SN  - 030906211X
PY  - 1996
IS  - 11
SP  - p. 187-188
AB  - These closing remarks comment on deregulation as the initiator of intermodalism, on how we must not lose sight of the fact that intermodalism is providing transportation service for the benefit of its customers, on the need to celebrate accomplishments and seize opportunities, and on the theme of continuous improvement.
U1  - National Conference on Intermodalism:  Making the Case, Making It HappenFederal Aviation AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Railroad AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationMaritime AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19941207 EndDate:19941209 Sponsors:Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Maritime Administration, Federal Highway Administration
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Customer service
KW  - Deregulation
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Intermodal transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/463208
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00723869
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - REES, J H
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - EUROPEAN UNION PERSPECTIVE
SN  - 030906211X
PY  - 1996
IS  - 11
SP  - p. 31-36
AB  - This conference presentation gives the European perspective on intermodal transport, or what Europeans call combined-transport. It is pointed out that, whereas in the United States intermodalism was developed on the basis that it would increase the efficiency of the transport system as a whole, in terms of its rate of return, in the European Union (EU) it was developed to satisfy the demand for transport and to do so in an environmentally friendly way.  Another difference is that, unlike in the United States, in the EU most goods move over short distances.  Thus the EU needs an intermodal transport system that has the same quality and cost as the road alternative.  To provide this, the EU is developing integrated planning, or a trans-European network for combined-transport. The problem in doing this is that the railway systems in the EU are run individually, by each nation, and have never really been interested in the international business.  One of the areas that the EU is developing is automated terminals.  Another is the technology for transferring pallets very rapidly.  The EU has a high-speed rail network for passenger transport well under way, which will free up capacity for freight trains on the conventional system.  The EU has 11 designs of road railers up and running, a hub system called Commeter, and a research program ready to start for the development of new technologies, particularly in intermodal.  In conclusion, it is stated that both the United States and the EU have ideas and solutions for intermodal transport that need to be shared in order to advance intermodalism as a whole.
U1  - National Conference on Intermodalism:  Making the Case, Making It HappenFederal Aviation AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Railroad AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationMaritime AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19941207 EndDate:19941209 Sponsors:Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Maritime Administration, Federal Highway Administration
KW  - Automation
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Cooperation
KW  - Development
KW  - Dual mode vehicles
KW  - European Commission
KW  - European Union
KW  - High speed rail
KW  - Hubs
KW  - Integrated planning
KW  - Intermodal terminals
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - International
KW  - International compacts
KW  - Pallet transfer
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
KW  - Road railers
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/463204
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00723868
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Porter, M M
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - THE CHALLENGE OF MANAGING AN INTERMODAL SYSTEM
SN  - 030906211X
PY  - 1996
IS  - 11
SP  - p. 27-30
AB  - This conference presentation addresses the past, present, and future of intermodal transportation in the United States, and discusses the role of CSX Intermodal in the intermodal transportation arena.  In conclusion, it is stated that private industry and the government have to be innovative in meeting the nation's freight and transportation needs for the future, and all must have the determination, persistence, and will to make intermodal transportation in this country successful.
U1  - National Conference on Intermodalism:  Making the Case, Making It HappenFederal Aviation AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Railroad AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationMaritime AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19941207 EndDate:19941209 Sponsors:Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Maritime Administration, Federal Highway Administration
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Governments
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Management
KW  - Private enterprise
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/463203
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00723870
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Borrone, L
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTERMODALISM: MAKING THE CASE, MAKING IT HAPPEN, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, DECEMBER 7-9, 1994. SESSION 2: INTERMODAL HUB FACILITIES AND CORRIDORS. ISSUE OVERVIEW AND WRAP-UP REMARKS
SN  - 030906211X
PY  - 1996
IS  - 11
SP  - p. 41-43,56
AB  - This issue overview for the conference session entitled Intermodal Hub Facilities and Corridors stresses the progress being made in hub facility and corridor projects, highlights the obstacles that must be overcome, and comments on the vision for intermodal services in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA).  The Wrap-Up Remarks comment on the opportunity to realize the vision set forth under ISTEA and on the things that can be done to achieve intermodal nirvana.
U1  - National Conference on Intermodalism:  Making the Case, Making It HappenFederal Aviation AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Railroad AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationMaritime AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19941207 EndDate:19941209 Sponsors:Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Maritime Administration, Federal Highway Administration
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Hubs
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Strategic planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/463205
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00723864
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Meyer, M D
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTERMODALISM: MAKING THE CASE, MAKING IT HAPPEN, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, DECEMBER 7-9, 1994. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SN  - 030906211X
PY  - 1996
IS  - 11
SP  - p. 1-7
AB  - This second conference on intermodalism emphasized examples of effective intermodal project and plan implementation.  This executive summary highlights the key observations and messages that emerged from this conference.  Given the long-term, evolutionary perspective toward intermodalism adopted by the conference, these summary comments should be considered a point of departure for further consideration of intermodalism in the context of transportation planning and decision making. Concepts needing further exploration were identified. Intermodalism was viewed fundamentally as a dynamic process, one that responds to opportunities for improving the transportation system in a changing world.  In summary, the conference was another step in the process of developing a true intermodal transportation system.  The key concepts discussed there provide guidance on how intermodalism can be successfully incorporated into planning and investment decisions.  The following global themes emerged from the conference presentations:  not business as usual; partnerships; total-trip perspective; market-driven planning; customer orientation; rethinking roles and responsibilities; funding; importance of linkage; consideration of intermodalism at all levels: policy, planning, design, and operations; technology innovation; and intermodalism as opportunity.  Intermodalism was viewed by many conference participants as an opportunity to improve the efficiency of the transportation system and, ultimately, to benefit society in a variety of ways.  Several case studies described these benefits, which included economic, environmental, safety, and quality of life benefits.  Concerning implementation, the conference presentations pointed to strategies for and approaches to project implementation that proved successful for particular situations.  Presentations related to three areas: systemwide/areawide approaches, corridor or subarea applications, and site-specific strategies.
U1  - National Conference on Intermodalism:  Making the Case, Making It HappenFederal Aviation AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Railroad AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationMaritime AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19941207 EndDate:19941209 Sponsors:Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Maritime Administration, Federal Highway Administration
KW  - Benefits
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Strategic planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/463199
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00723866
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Canby, A P
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTERMODALISM: MAKING THE CASE, MAKING IT HAPPEN, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, DECEMBER 7-9, 1994. REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION BY COMMISSION MEMBER ANNE P. CANBY
SN  - 030906211X
PY  - 1996
IS  - 11
SP  - p. 17-20
AB  - The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) established a National Commission on Intermodal Transportation to study the status of intermodal standardization, intermodal impacts on public works infrastructure, legal impediments to efficient intermodal transportation, financial issues, new technologies, problems in documenting intermodal transfers of freight, research and development needs, and the relationship of intermodal transportation to productivity.  This paper presents a report on the work of the National Commission on Intermodal Transportation by Commission Member Anne P. Canby, Delaware Secretary of Transportation.  Mrs. Canby points out that a guiding light for the commission was Secretary Pena's remarks on integrating all modes of transportation into a seamless system.  She comments on the commission's many discussions, including those on the benefits of intermodalism and on the opportunities available through intermodalism, and remarks on the three basic areas on which recommendations were focused - making efficient intermodal transportation the goal of federal policy, increasing investment in intermodal transportation and strategically focusing any increased investment in that area, and restructuring government institutions to support intermodal transportation.  She highlights the commission's recommendations in each of these areas.
U1  - National Conference on Intermodalism:  Making the Case, Making It HappenFederal Aviation AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Railroad AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationMaritime AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationNew Orleans, Louisiana StartDate:19941207 EndDate:19941209 Sponsors:Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Maritime Administration, Federal Highway Administration
KW  - Benefits
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Investments
KW  - National commission on intermodal transportation
KW  - National transportation policies
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Restructuring
KW  - Transportation policy
KW  - United States
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/463201
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00723636
AU  - Transportation Safety Institute
TI  - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY INSTITUTE CATALOG OF ACTIVITIES/1995-1996
PY  - 1996
SP  - 91 p.
AB  - During 1996 the Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) will celebrate its Silver Anniversary and will graduate its 350,00th student.  Individual training programs at TSI are sponsored by agencies of the U.S> Government.  The Institute serves as an extension of the sponsoring agencies activities providing training and technical assistance nationwide and in foreign countries.  TSI plays an important and unique role in support of DOT's critical mission to insure safety and security in the nation's transportation system through instruction to both those entrusted with enforcement and the system users obligated to compliance.  The report provides general information about TSI and describes the training divisions and the courses available.
KW  - Personnel development
KW  - Safety education
KW  - Training
KW  - Training programs
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460104
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00723629
AU  - Community Transportation Association
AU  - Department of Health and Human Services
TI  - COORDINATING TRANSPORTATION: MODELS OF COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
PY  - 1996
SP  - 28 p.
AB  - Transportation coordination can improve people's ability to get health care, jobs and needed services by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of a community transportation system.  Over two decades of experience with transportation coordination has shown that it is a cost-effective and efficient method for ensuring accessibility.  There is no rigid model for transportation coordination, so your system can be designed to meet the particular needs of your community.  This brief looks at several options for transportation coordination, and presents advantages, disadvantages, lessons learned and case studies for each.
KW  - Communities
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Community transportation systems
KW  - Cooperation
KW  - Coordination
KW  - Effectiveness
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Measures of effectiveness
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460100
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721813
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, 1996 REPORT
PY  - 1996
SP  - 20 p.
AB  - Our nation faces many transportation challenges, from managing traffic growth to ensuring access to jobs and sustaining our environment for future generations.  Public transit can help America meet these needs by providing high-quality service in congested corridors, offering low-cost transportation access for millions of Americans, and supporting pedestrian-oriented business districts and neighborhoods.  This report introduces estimates of the value of these benefits to the American people. For many years, these benefits have gone unnoticed.  The findings presented here are the foundation for addressing future transportation needs in the United States.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - National transportation policies
KW  - Pedestrian protection
KW  - Pedestrian safety
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Traffic control
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation policy
KW  - United States
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459416
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721781
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT: FLEXIBLE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS
PY  - 1996
SP  - 177 p.
AB  - ISTEA's emphasis on economic efficiency, concern for the environment, and equitable delivery of transportation services has required that states and metropolitan areas take a multimodal approach to systems planning.  The key to getting most out of flexible funding is understanding the multimodal transportation planning process.  The intent of this fifth annual report is to describe what a multimodal transportation system provides for the community it serves, and how flexible funding can support state and metropolitan area efforts to develop and maintain a system which provides users with multiple options for meeting mobility and accessibility needs.  The report shows how flexible funds can be and have been used successfully for a variety of transportation projects and programs.  Several examples/case studies are presented of how flexible funds have worked for communities around the nation, and how the key elements of a multimodal planning process can help areas maintain mobility, reduce congestion, and provide more options for travel, while promoting community and economic development goals.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Congestion management systems
KW  - Congestion reduction
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Flexibility
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Multimodal transportation systems
KW  - Traffic congestion
KW  - Urban development
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16300/16378/PB2000103616.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5600/5637/istea.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459396
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00722470
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Stopher, P R
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEYS: CUTTING-EDGE CONCEPTS FOR THE NEXT CENTURY. KEYNOTE PAPER
SN  - 0309062101
PY  - 1996
IS  - 10
SP  - p. 11-23
AB  - This keynote paper focuses on how United States travel surveys are executed and how they will be executed in the future.  It examines where we are in the development of household travel surveys, what forces have shaped travel surveys being conducted today, and what changes will affect the evolution of household travel surveys.  The paper is intended to raise challenges about the concepts that will transport household travel surveys into the next century.
U1  - Conference on Household Travel Surveys:  New Concepts and Research NeedsTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19950312 EndDate:19950315 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Changes
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Evolution
KW  - History
KW  - Households
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Research
KW  - Travel surveys
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/462479
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00722467
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CONFERENCE ON HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEYS: NEW CONCEPTS AND RESEARCH NEEDS, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, MARCH 12-15, 1995
SN  - 0309062101
PY  - 1996
IS  - 10
SP  - 191 p.
AB  - The purpose of the conference was to determine research needs and new concepts in household travel surveys.  Participants included researchers and representatives of federal, state, and local government and private industry.  Resource papers were initially presented to the entire conference by appointed discussants, who summarized the papers' contents and commented on the ideas expressed in them.  Authors replied, emphasizing particular issues and offering alternative interpretations to those of the discussants.  Concurrent workshops were then held, covering the following topics:  Nonresponse issues; Interactive stated-response methods; Survey methodologies; Data collection issues; and New technologies.  Included in the Conference Proceedings are a summary report, the keynote address, the keynote paper, workshop summaries and research problem statements, and five resource papers.
U1  - Conference on Household Travel Surveys:  New Concepts and Research NeedsTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19950312 EndDate:19950315 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Households
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Research
KW  - Travel surveys
KW  - Workshops
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1995/cp10/cp10.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/462476
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00722469
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Jeff, G J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CONFERENCE ON HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEYS: NEW CONCEPTS AND RESEARCH NEEDS, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, MARCH 12-15, 1995. KEYNOTE ADDRESS
SN  - 0309062101
PY  - 1996
IS  - 10
SP  - p. 9-10
AB  - In this keynote address, conference participants are welcomed, the issues discussed at a 1992 Transportation Research Board (TRB) conference on transportation data needs are reviewed, and comments are made on what we have learned from conducting personal and household travel surveys, what we have learned from the Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey, and, as we move toward the 21st century, the need to be concerned with access to data and public participation in decision making via the Information Superhighway.  In conclusion, it is pointed out that we need to:  do a better job of collecting data; do a better job of converting data into meaningful information; make data available; and ask ourselves who has access to the data, statistics, and information we collect and make available.
U1  - Conference on Household Travel Surveys:  New Concepts and Research NeedsTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19950312 EndDate:19950315 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Access control (Communications)
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data access
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data needs
KW  - Data protection
KW  - Households
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Research
KW  - Travel surveys
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/462478
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00722471
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Richardson, A J
AU  - Ampt, E S
AU  - Meyburg, A H
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - NONRESPONSE ISSUES IN HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEYS
SN  - 0309062101
PY  - 1996
IS  - 10
SP  - p. 79-114
AB  - Sample surveys in transport are invariably associated with some level of nonresponse.  The issue of nonresponse is fundamentally connected with the questions of reducing survey bias and increasing the accuracy of sample estimates.  This is because nonrespondents are from segments of the population having characteristics significantly different from those of respondents.  The differences are in sociodemographic characteristics and, more important, in travel behavior characteristics.  Some of the background concepts of transport surveys within which nonresponse should be considered are described.  In particular, the distinction between sampling error and survey bias and the trade-offs between quantity, quality, and cost of survey data are described.  Ways of reducing nonresponse and the impacts of nonresponse are discussed.  The need to consider all sources of nonresponse in different types of survey and the importance of using consistent methods of calculating nonresponse are stressed.  The use of population expansion factors, nonreporting weights, and nonresponse weights as ways of allowing for the remaining extent of nonresponse is described.  The use of these methods is demonstrated by reference to a mailback questionnaire survey.
U1  - Conference on Household Travel Surveys:  New Concepts and Research NeedsTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19950312 EndDate:19950315 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Accuracy
KW  - Bias (Statistics)
KW  - Calculation
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Households
KW  - Impacts
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Nonresponse (Surveys)
KW  - Reduction (Decrease)
KW  - Research
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Travel surveys
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/462480
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00722473
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Lawton, T K
AU  - PAS, E I
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - RESOURCE PAPER FOR SURVEY METHODOLOGIES WORKSHOP
SN  - 0309062101
PY  - 1996
IS  - 10
SP  - p. 134-153
AB  - The total methodological design of interrelated surveys to provide data for analysis, understanding, and modeling of household and personal activity, time use, and travel behavior is addressed.  Evolving trends in models in response to current and emerging planning and policy issues are discussed to set the stage for developing data collection needs.  Survey design issues are discussed, and the needs for the cross-sectional, single-day household survey of revealed behavior (revealed preference) are discussed in the context of the availability of other, often more appropriate, methods, namely stated preference/stated choice experiments and multiday, panel surveys.  Sampling and sample design are discussed, first with regard to a single-day survey, then as affected by multiday design and the economies and other benefits introduced by the use of stated preference surveys and longitudinal panels.  A brief description of recent and ongoing surveys in the United States is given.
U1  - Conference on Household Travel Surveys:  New Concepts and Research NeedsTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19950312 EndDate:19950315 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Activity choices
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Consumer behavior
KW  - Households
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Panel studies
KW  - Research
KW  - Revealed preferences
KW  - Sample design (Surveys)
KW  - Sampling
KW  - Stated choice (Surveys)
KW  - Stated preferences
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Travel surveys
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/462482
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00722468
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Stopher, P R
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEYS: NEW CONCEPTS AND RESEARCH NEEDS
SN  - 0309062101
PY  - 1996
IS  - 10
SP  - p. 1-8
AB  - This paper is a summary of the Conference on Household Travel Surveys:  New Concepts and Research Needs, held in Irvine California, March 12-15, 1995.  It provides background information, outlines the conference objectives, summarizes each of the five workshops, and presents the overarching themes that emerged from the workshops.  These themes are:  concerns about standards and best practice; concerns that quantity of sample and budget are too often the drivers of surveys, because clients do not know what a "good" survey is; nonresponse; expectations of random digit dialing becoming increasingly difficult; and need for research to determine how to perform surveys better.
U1  - Conference on Household Travel Surveys:  New Concepts and Research NeedsTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19950312 EndDate:19950315 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Households
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Research
KW  - Travel surveys
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/462477
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00722472
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - LEE-GOSSELIN, MEH
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - SCOPE AND POTENTIAL OF INTERACTIVE STATED RESPONSE DATA COLLECTION METHODS
SN  - 0309062101
PY  - 1996
IS  - 10
SP  - p. 115-133
AB  - The scope of the growing number of interactive data collection methods directed at transport user response in future situations is reviewed.  A brief introduction is given to the application of these methods under both the utility-maximization framework and a series of alternative assumptions about travel choice proposed by Garling.  It is suggested that the term most used in this domain of transport surveys, stated preference (SP), should be reserved for a particular subset of a diverse body of techniques that deserve a new nomenclature under the general term stated response (SR).  A taxonomy of four classes of SR approaches according to whether constraints or behavioral outcomes (or both) are predefined rather than elicited in the survey designs is presented.  In view of the considerable existing literature on conventional SP, the discussion focuses mostly on the other SR approaches.  Examples of these approaches are given from travel survey research, as well as some broad guidelines for the selection of techniques and some directions for further research.
U1  - Conference on Household Travel Surveys:  New Concepts and Research NeedsTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19950312 EndDate:19950315 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Consumer behavior
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Households
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Research
KW  - Stated preferences
KW  - Stated response (Surveys)
KW  - Travel surveys
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/462481
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00722474
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Stecher, C C
AU  - Bricka, S
AU  - Goldenberg, L
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRAVEL BEHAVIOR SURVEY DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS
SN  - 0309062101
PY  - 1996
IS  - 10
SP  - p. 154-169
AB  - There exists a tremendous variety in the structure and form of instruments to collect household travel data.  The basis for most instruments was the in-home interview used in the 1950s and 1960s.  Current instruments reflect changes in data collection methods, from in-home to mailback or telephone retrieval.  The amount and type of information desired to be collected have also changed with the requirements of new legislation and the underlying transportation planning and forecasting models. Current issues in household travel survey instrumentation are discussed, including the pros and cons of various approaches, and recommendations for future practice are presented.
U1  - Conference on Household Travel Surveys:  New Concepts and Research NeedsTransportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Irvine, California StartDate:19950312 EndDate:19950315 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration; and Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Households
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Research
KW  - Travel surveys
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/462483
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720900
AU  - New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ART IN TRANSIT...MAKING IT HAPPEN
PY  - 1996
SP  - 42 p.
AB  - Art in Transit reaffirms FTA's endorsement of making public transit a first rate experience.  To provide the quality transit service necessary to attract new riders, FTA encourages agencies to pursue art and design excellence in their transit systems. Artists can play a unique role in this search for quality, as the case studies in this booklet demonstrate.  The ten cases documented herein illustrate the myriad ways in which transit agencies have engaged artists, civic leaders, community residents, and businesses in changing the way transit vehicles and facilities are designed.  They illustrate the added value that art has brought to transit systems in metropolitan areas throughout the United States.  Each case study is descriptively and graphically profiled and accompanied by the 'Lessons Learned".  The projects profiled in this book are intended to serve as models for agencies that are planning new transit investments.
KW  - Aesthetics
KW  - Beautification
KW  - Design
KW  - Design features
KW  - Facilities
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Level of service
UR  - http://www.fta.dot.gov/planning/metro/planning_environment_3529.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454886
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00716377
AU  - Office of the Secretary of Transportation
TI  - PROCUREMENT FORECAST FISCAL YEAR 1996
PY  - 1996
SP  - 90 p.
AB  - Public Law 100-656, Section 501 requires that The Department of Transportation (DOT), along with other Federal agencies make available its Procurement Forecast to the Small Business Administration and to interested business owners.  This forecast is for informational and marketing purposes only and does not constitute a specific offer or commitment by the DOT to fund in whole or in part any of the procurement referenced herein.
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Marketing
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Transportation departments
KW  - U.S. Department of Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/453513
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00716367
AU  - Meyer, M D
AU  - University of Georgia, Experiment
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING: EVOLUTION TOWARD MULTIMODAL PLANNING
PY  - 1995/12/31
SP  - 3 p.
AB  - This report provides a summary of a research project which examined incorporating mobility and accessibility considerations into transportation planning.  The research was based on a series of case studies of State departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations that have begun to consider such issues.  This report summarizes the key findings which include: mobility and accessibility should be important measures of system performance; travel time and modal availability should be the foundation of mobility measures; accessibility measures should be incorporated into project, plan, and system evaluation approaches; and market segmentation and distributional affects of mobility and accessibility changes should be part of measuring system performance.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/453505
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726756
AU  - D.J. Miller and Associates, Incorporated
TI  - NEW YORK METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY UTLIZATION STUDY. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1995/12/07
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The purposes of this study are 1) to examine federally regulated and nonfederally regulated procurement and utilization of minority and women owned businesses; 2) to determine if any disparity exists in MTA procurement and contracting based on the availability of D/M/WBE firms; 3) to determine what, if any, impact the suspension and subsequent reinstatement of the State's Article 15-A mandatory goals program had on the utilization of D/M/WBEs by the MTA; and 4) to gatherr anectodal evidence from D/M/WBEs and majority contractors concerning discriminatory practices in the MTS's market.
KW  - Discrimination
KW  - Federal laws
KW  - Federal regulations
KW  - Procurement
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461671
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726699
AU  - Metropolitan Transportation Authority
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - MINORITY/WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES UTILIZATION STUDY
PY  - 1995/12/07
SP  - 146 p.
AB  - The purposes of this study were: 1) to examine federally regulated and non-federally regulated procurement and utilization of minority and women owned businesses; 2) to determine if any disparity exists in MTA procurement and contracting based on the availability of D/M/WBE firms; 3) to determine what, if any, impact the suspension and subsequent reinstatement of the State's Article 15-A mandatory goals program had on the utilization of D/M/WBEs by the MTA; and, 4) to gather anecdotal evidence from D/M/WBEs and majority contractors concerning discriminatory practices in the MTA's market.  The study amassed and reviewed quantitative, anecdotal and descriptive evidence to evaluate the MTA's D/M/WBE Program. The consultant submitted that the results of the quantitative analysis of the availability and utilization of D/M/WBEs and the anecdotal evidence presented create a sufficient inference of discrimination to warrant the continuation of a race-coonscious procurement program.
KW  - Contractors
KW  - Discrimination
KW  - Federal laws
KW  - Federal regulations
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial requirements
KW  - Minority business enterprises
KW  - Procurement
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461272
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00723658
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PROFILES. AGENCIES IN URBANIZED AREAS EXCEEDING 200,000 POPULATION FOR THE 1994 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1995/12
SP  - 299 p.
AB  - This publication consists of individual profiles for each reporting transit agency located in an urbanized area with a population exceeding 200,000.  The data contained in each profile consists of general and summary reports, as well as modal, performance, and trend  indicators for the 1994 Report Year.  The 1994 Report Year consists of data from transit agencies whose fiscal years ended between January 1 to December 31, 1994, inclusive.
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Operational analysis
KW  - Operations
KW  - Performance
KW  - Performance indicators
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5600/5626/Tp19941.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56500/56594/transitprofilesa00gord_7.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56500/56595/transitprofilesa00gord_8.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460112
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00748848
JO  - CTAP Technical Assistance Brief
PB  - Community Transportation Association
AU  - Community Transportation Association
TI  - MINIMIZING THE RISK FROM BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS: A GUIDE FOR MANAGERS
PY  - 1995/12
SP  - 6 p.
AB  - The Brief provides a guide to managers on how to bring their system into compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogens regulation.  This regulation specifies that you protect your employees from the on-the-job exposure to blood or other bodily fluids that can transmit bloodborne pathogens.  Bloodborne pathogens are viruses or other infectious agents carried by the blood; two particularly harmful examples are the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the virus for Hepatitis B.  This brief will detail several of the major elements of the bloodborne pathogens regulation.  In and of itself, the brief does not provide sufficient detail or scope to develop a complete response to the regulation, but it serves as an excellent guide and provides sources for additional information at the end of the brief.
KW  - Health
KW  - Health hazards
KW  - Occupational Safety and Health act
KW  - Physical condition
KW  - Risk assessment
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/485701
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743905
AU  - Cooper, W D
AU  - Glisson, L M
AU  - Malone, C F
AU  - North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - THE PLANNING AND BUDGETING PROCESSES OF RAPID RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEMS
PY  - 1995/12
SP  - 146 p.
AB  - An important component for controlling a system's cost is the planning and budgetary process.  Through this process, organizations identify, focus on, and allow resources in their attempts to attain objectives that either minimize cost or maximize benefits.  A strong planning and budgeting process will enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of any rapid rail transit organization. To date, no definitive study has been conducted on how rapid rail transit systems integrate the planning and budgetary process into the decision-making process and whether this integration will, in turn, lead to greater control over costs.  To address this issue, the research will analyze the planning and budgetary process of the nine rapid rail transit systems.  The findings are expected to: 1) lead the older, less efficient systems to adopt planning and budgetary methods that have proven effective elsewhere, and 2) offer ideas and techniques that will be useful to the planners of new and expanding systems.
KW  - Benefit cost analysis
KW  - Budgeting
KW  - Conservation
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Management
KW  - Planning
KW  - Rapid transit
KW  - Resource allocation
KW  - Resource management
KW  - Systems management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471889
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00735700
AU  - Peter Schauer Associates
AU  - Montana Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - REPORT ON A STUDY TO INVENTORY, RESEARCH, COMPILE AND DEVELOP TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION EFFORTS IN FEDERAL REGION VIII AND PROCEEDINGS OF REGION VIII COORDINATION CONFERENCE UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACHES: CLASSIC RESULTS
PY  - 1995/12
SP  - 173 p.
AB  - Providers of rural and small urban transportation and social services in the 8 western states comprising Federal Region VIII are looking for ways to provide more services with less resources.  This is a study to inventory and understand the coordination of transportation between agencies, as well as to compile and develop coordination efforts in the region.  The purpose of the study was to determine the state of coordination, examine the successes and failures of coordination and lay the foundation for further coordination activities in the eight states.  The research effort used several tools to complete its tasks: focus groups, direct surveys, document reviews, and a direct mail survey.  The research finalized in a conference where invited officials responded to research findings and developed plans to continue and expand  coordination in the region.  The report documents the proceedings of the conference; the appendices provide additional information on the coordinated services.
KW  - Coordination
KW  - Demand responsive transportation
KW  - Federal government agencies
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Passenger transportation
KW  - Rural areas
KW  - User needs
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/478410
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724289
AU  - Digicon Corporation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PROFILES: AGENCIES IN URBANIZED AREAS WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN 200,000 FOR THE 1994 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1995/12
SP  - 255 p.
AB  - This statistical report summarizes the financial and operating data submitted to FTA by the nation's public transit operators (489) pursuant to 49 USC 5335.  These data represent a portion of the 1994 Annual Report and consist of individual profiles for each reporting transit agency located in an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000.  Each profile consists of general and summary data, as well as modal, performance, and trend indicators about a particular transit system for the 1994 report year.  Specific financial and service characteristics as well as capital funding and performance measures are listed for each mode.   General information includes the size of the urbanized area, service area, service supplied and consumed, and the number of vehicles operated in maximum service.  Financial information includes the sources of operating funds expended, summary of operating expenses, sources of capital funds expended, and use of capital funds. Information on operating funds expended is provided including retained and returned fares as part of passenger fares, and subsidies from other sectors of operations with local funds. A new section in the 1994 report includes reconciling cash expenditures, such as expense, rentals, and leases.  The 3 appendices provide: a national profile of the reporting agencies; list of transit agency reporting exemptions; and a cross-reference table which indicates where each data item in this profile can be located in the National Transit Database report filed by a transit agency.  All data in this report are from transit agencies whose fiscal years ended between January 1 and December 31, 1994.
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Capital expenditures
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Financial sources
KW  - Financing
KW  - Modal analysis
KW  - Modal split
KW  - Operational analysis
KW  - Operations
KW  - Performance
KW  - Performance indicators
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5600/5627/Tp19942.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56500/56595/transitprofilesa00gord_8.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/9000/9100/9131/007425.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460326
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724286
AU  - Digicon Corporation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DATA TABLES FOR THE 1994 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1995/12
SP  - 418 p.
AB  - This document is one of three publications comprising of 1994 Annual Report of the National Transit Database Reporting System. The purpose of the system is to provide the necessary informationupon which to base planning for public transportation services and making public sector investment decisions at all levels of government.  This statistical report details the individual financial and operating data submitted to the FTA by the nation's public transit operators (489).  Data is reported on a disaggregated basis by transit agency, mode, and type of service provided.  Numerous tables identify purchased and directly operated services.  The data tables are organized in 4 major groups: transit revenues, transit expenses, non-financial operation data, and performance indicators.  All data in this report are from transit agencies whose fiscal years ended between January 1 and December 31, 1994.  This report is available on the FTA Home Page (www.fta.dot.gov) of the World Wide Web, Internet.
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Databases
KW  - Expenses
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Governments
KW  - Investments
KW  - National Transit Database
KW  - Operational analysis
KW  - Operations
KW  - Performance
KW  - Performance indicators
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Revenues
KW  - U.S. Federal Transit Administration
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5600/5621/Datatab1.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56300/56376/datatablesfor19900gord_4.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460324
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00724290
AU  - Digicon Corporation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PROFILES OF THE THIRTY LARGEST AGENCIES FOR THE 1994 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1995/12
SP  - 85 p.
AB  - This publication consists of consolidated profiles for the 30 largest transit agencies in the United States.  The criterion used to determine these agencies is operating expense.  Data contained in each profile consists of general and summary reports, as well as modal, performance, and trend indicators for the 1994 report year.  Each agency profiled provides general information and financial information.  Specific financial and service characteristics as well as capital funding and performance measures are listed for each mode.  The appendices provide aggregate data for the 30 largest agencies which includes the following modes:  automated guideway, cable car, ferryboat, inclined plane, trolleybus, and vanpool.  Modal data have also been totaled for the primary modes (bus, heavy rail, commuter rail, and light rail).
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Capital
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Mode S
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Performance
KW  - Performance indicators
KW  - Public transit
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/9000/9100/9137/007844.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/460327
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721803
AU  - Klein, D B
AU  - Moore, A T
AU  - University of California Transportation Center (UCTC)
TI  - A PROPERTY RIGHTS FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSIT SERVICES
PY  - 1995/12
SP  - 34 p.
AB  - The paper shows how variations in systems of property rights explain diverse experiences of urban jitneys and buses. Scheduled bus service entails route specific investments and cultivation of a market.  If these investments can be expropriated by interloping jitneys, scheduled service will be dissolved.  Property rights in curbspace determine whether scheduled service will be preserved, and whether jitney services will co-exist.  We analyze the dynamics of thick and thin transit markets, with and without curb rights.  We develop a governance system of curb rights that would let bus operators appropriate their own investments in scheduled service, yet would avoid monopoly by letting jitneys and competing scheduled services operate along the same route.  A property rights system dispenses with government ownership, franchise contracting, and regulation.
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Competition
KW  - Curb rights
KW  - Curbs
KW  - Fixed routes
KW  - Jitney service
KW  - Market dominance
KW  - Property acquisition
KW  - Scheduled service
UR  - http://www.uctc.net/papers/303.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459407
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720911
AU  - Hunter-Zaworski, K M
AU  - Zaworski, J
AU  - Oregon State University, Corvallis
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - PREPARATION OF THE OSU SECUREMENT SYSTEM FOR A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
PY  - 1995/12
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The preparation of the OSU Securement System for a Demonstration Project has been a multifaceted and multi-year project.  The project has involved the development and testing of an occupant restraint system and interface design concepts for a large number of mobility aids in common use.  The project has also involved technology transfer activities such as patent applications and license rights to the technology.  The project design team has been involved in numerous standards organization activities, the development of a production version of the securement system, and sled tests of the production version of the OSU securement system.  The OSU securement system is an auto engaging securement system that is also known as the 'Independent Locking Securement' (ILS) system.  The quality Functional Deployment was used for the design of the OSU Restraint system.  The QFD approach included surveying present technology, establishing customer requirements, studying design loads, determining functional decomposition of the device requirements, establishing engineering requirements, bench marking present technology, generating new ideas, selecting a final design, construction of several prototypes, conducting human-factor testing and undertaking both static and dynamic tests, and making a final recommendation of the design.  An Advisory Committee consisting of persons with disabilities and representatives of a number of transit agencies assisted with the design and calibration of the QFD matrix.  In addition to the restraint system, a number of mobility aid interfaces were designed to be used with the Independent Locking Securement System.  The project report documents the many activities of the research and development project.
KW  - Mobility aids
KW  - Restraint systems
KW  - Safety engineering
KW  - Security
KW  - Technology assessment
KW  - Technology transfer
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457158
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00719172
AU  - Metro-Dade Transit
TI  - METRO-DADE TRANSIT AGENCY STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE 1995. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PY  - 1995/12
SP  - 20 p.
AB  - The Miami metropolitan area is one of the most rapidly changing urban environments in the world.   It is a fast-growing, multi-cultural community subject to massive changes wrought by international events, national policies, local dynamics and even the weather.  While the area's potential seems almost limitless, many community issues must be reconciled.  The Metro-Dade Transit Agency operates not only in this local climate of change, but also in the climate of uncertainty of future federal support for transit.  This Strategic Management Plan is designed to identify the many factors that will affect MDTA's ability to accomplish its mission of providing quality transit service, consistent with prudent business practices.  This plan is intended to enhance teamwork among the various divisions of MDTA by establishing clear agency-wide priorities and common goals.
KW  - Management
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transit management
KW  - Urban development
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/453936
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00716818
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CONFERENCE ON INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, MAY 21-24, 1995. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
PY  - 1995/12
IS  - 450
SP  - 62 p.
AB  - These proceedings summarize the highlights from the Conference on Institutional Aspects of Metropolitan Transportation Planning.  The Conference brought together 150 individuals from throughout the country to discuss the status of metropolitan transportation planning in light of the new roles and responsibilities associated with the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA).  The objectives of the Conference were to assess the responses of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to the requirements of the ISTEA, to examine the resources and capabilities of MPOs to assume these new responsibilities, to assess the relationships between MPOs and state and local agencies, and to identify additional research and technical assistance needs to help meet the ISTEA mandates.  The proceedings are organized as follows:  Conference Summary; Plenary Session--Opening Forum: Panel Discussion on Conference Theme; Keynote Dinner Address; Presentations of Key Studies on the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act; Keynote Luncheon Address; Workshop Reports; Closing Session; and Appendix--Participants.
U1  - Institutional Aspects of Metropolitan Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Williamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19950521 EndDate:19950524 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Interagency relations
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Research
KW  - Responsibilities
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - Technical assistance
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457875
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00716823
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Mladinov, A
AU  - Larson, T
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - STATES' ADAPTATION TO THE ISTEA REQUIREMENTS
PY  - 1995/12
IS  - 450
SP  - p. 28-30
AB  - In this conference presentation, the authors present the results of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) project on "State Departments of Transportations' Strategy for Change" as a result of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA).  A brief description of the work conducted for the project is given, followed by a summary of one of the case studies--The Bay Area Partnership in San Francisco.
U1  - Institutional Aspects of Metropolitan Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Williamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19950521 EndDate:19950524 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Partnerships
KW  - San Francisco Bay Area
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - State departments of transportation
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457880
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00716825
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - McDowell, B D
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CASE STUDY FINDINGS ON METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS
PY  - 1995/12
IS  - 450
SP  - p. 33-34
AB  - In this conference presentation, the author discusses a study conducted by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR), initiated to coincide with this conference, the purpose of which was to identify the type of help metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and others involved in the metropolitan transportation planning process needed to respond in a more effective and more timely manner to the requirement of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA).  He points out that the results of this study are intended to be used to assist in the development of a capacity building program focused on the identified needs.
U1  - Institutional Aspects of Metropolitan Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Williamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19950521 EndDate:19950524 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457882
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00716827
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Canby, A
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - THE DELAWARE EXPERIENCE
PY  - 1995/12
IS  - 450
SP  - p. 35-36
AB  - In this keynote address, the author, who is Secretary of the Delaware Department of Transportation (DELDOT), focuses on the relationship between the DELDOT and Delaware's metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs).  She sees this relationship as one that has been a very positive relationship and that is continuing to improve as it evolves.  She points out that Delaware, with a population of approximately 700,000 and only three counties and two MPOs, has a very manageable set of institutional relationships.
U1  - Institutional Aspects of Metropolitan Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Williamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19950521 EndDate:19950524 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Delaware
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Interagency relations
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - State departments of transportation
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457884
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00716829
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Hynes-Cherin, B
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CONFERENCE ON INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, MAY 21-24, 1995. CLOSING SESSION: CLOSING REMARKS
PY  - 1995/12
IS  - 450
SP  - p. 55-56
AB  - In these closing remarks, the author brings the conference to a close by thanking participants, pointing to the upcoming transportation reauthorization bill, and providing a quick synopsis of what was learned at the conference.  In conclusion, he calls attention to the significance of what was not heard at the conference, and notes a few interesting comments which he did hear at the conference.
U1  - Institutional Aspects of Metropolitan Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Williamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19950521 EndDate:19950524 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457886
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00716819
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Turnbull, K F
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CONFERENCE ON INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, MAY 21-24, 1995. CONFERENCE SUMMARY
PY  - 1995/12
IS  - 450
SP  - p. 5
AB  - The Transportation Research Board (TRB) has provided a continuing forum for the discussion of the issues associated with metropolitan transportation planning.  The first TRB conference on metropolitan transportation planning was held in 1965.  Conferences have been held on a regular basis since then, with this conference being the most recent.  The objectives were to assess the responses of metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to the requirements of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), to assess the resources and capabilities of MPOs to assume the new roles and responsibilities, to examine the relationships among MPOs and state and local governments, to assess the success of new partnerships, and to identify additional technical support, studies, and research needs.  The conference began with presentations on the status of metropolitan transportation planning activities and updates on current federal legislation. Participants then discussed the issues and opportunities associated with the metropolitan transportation planning process in workshop sessions focusing on the following topics:  roles and responsibilities; public participation in the planning process; fiscal reality in the planning process; technical linkages in the planning process; decision making; and integrating related decisions and planning activities.  The results from the six workshops were presented and discussed at the final session of the conference.  The general consensus among conference participants was that the ISTEA has provided numerous opportunities to enhance the metropolitan transportation planning process.  Although areas of concern were noted, along with items that needed further research and possible changes, the overall sentiment of the groups supported the basic concepts of the ISTEA.  The results of the conference should be of benefit to the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, TRB, MPOs, states, and other groups interested in enhancing the metropolitan transportation planning process.
U1  - Institutional Aspects of Metropolitan Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Williamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19950521 EndDate:19950524 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Economic policy
KW  - Fiscal policies
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Interagency relations
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Partnerships
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Research
KW  - Responsibilities
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - Technical assistance
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban transportation
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457876
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00716822
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Humphrey, T F
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PROCEDURES MPOS USE TO CONSIDER THE 15 FACTORS IN DEVELOPING PLANS AND PROGRAMS UNDER THE ISTEA
PY  - 1995/12
IS  - 450
SP  - p. 23-28
AB  - In this conference presentation, the author begins by describing the background and purpose of a recently completed National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) study on the topic "Procedures MPOs Use to Consider the 15 Factors in Developing Plans and Programs Under the ISTEA".  He follows this with a summary of the experiences from a limited sample of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and some of his own observations, concluding with some recommendations for additional research.
U1  - Institutional Aspects of Metropolitan Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Williamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19950521 EndDate:19950524 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Future
KW  - Future research
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Research
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457879
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00716826
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Coogan, M
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - INNOVATIVE PRACTICES FOR MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS
PY  - 1995/12
IS  - 450
SP  - p. 34
AB  - In this conference presentation, the author briefly describes a study that is just getting started as part of National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 8-32.  He lists the five major components to this project and comments on one of these, namely, examining innovative practices in multimodal planning.  He points out the seven major focus areas for this study and the activities that have been initiated on the project.
U1  - Institutional Aspects of Metropolitan Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Williamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19950521 EndDate:19950524 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Freight transportation
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - National Cooperative Highway Research Program
KW  - NCHRP Project 8-32
KW  - Passenger transportation
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457883
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00716828
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Garvey, J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CONFERENCE ON INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, MAY 21-24, 1995. CLOSING SESSION: FEDERAL RESPONSE
PY  - 1995/12
IS  - 450
SP  - p. 55
AB  - The author briefly comments on the federal response to the conference presentations.  She calls attention to the following: that the presentations have provided a number of excellent ideas on additional research needs, the development of training programs and best practice case studies, and the ongoing communication of success stories; that the need to simplify many aspects of the planning process was noted in a number of the presentations; that concerning the Congressional budget process, utilizing the open planning process required by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) will be even more important in the future when dealing with limited funding; that the federal role involves striking the correct balance between assuming more of a leadership role and providing needed assistance, while at the same time being less prescriptive; and that progress has been made by many groups in many areas in implementing the provisions of the ISTEA.
U1  - Institutional Aspects of Metropolitan Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Williamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19950521 EndDate:19950524 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Federal role
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Research
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457885
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00716824
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Winn, A B
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION POLICIES AND PLANNING IN METROPOLITAN AREAS
PY  - 1995/12
IS  - 450
SP  - p. 30-32
AB  - In this conference presentation, the author discusses Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Project H-4C, which focuses on the institutional issues related to the intermodal transportation policies and planning activities associated with the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA).  He points out that, although the problem statement for this project is to examine the institutional barriers to intermodal planning and policy making, the project is also considering how intermodal projects can be advanced given existing institutional arrangements, identifying what improvements are needed and what changes will make the biggest difference, developing strategies to overcome the identified barriers, and identifying projects to field test these strategies.  An interim report, documenting the barriers, potential improvements to the planning process, and specific strategies has been completed.  The final stage of the project will be to field test these strategies at selected metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) throughout the country.
U1  - Institutional Aspects of Metropolitan Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Williamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19950521 EndDate:19950524 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Policy making
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Tcrp project h-4c
KW  - Transit cooperative research program
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457881
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00716820
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Horsley, J
AU  - Francois, F B
AU  - Simonetta, R J
AU  - Burwell, D
AU  - Del Giudice, S J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CONFERENCE ON INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, MAY 21-24, 1995. PLENARY SESSION--OPENING FORUM: PANEL DISCUSSION ON CONFERENCE THEME
PY  - 1995/12
IS  - 450
SP  - p. 7-17
AB  - The Plenary Session of the conference was a panel discussion on the institutional aspects of metropolitan transportation planning.  J. Horsley presented the federal perspective; F.B. Francois the state perspective; R.J. Simonetta the transit perspective; D. Burwell the environmental perspective; and S.J. Del Giudice the Metropolitan Planning Organization perspective.
U1  - Institutional Aspects of Metropolitan Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Williamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19950521 EndDate:19950524 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - State government
KW  - Transit operating agencies
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457877
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00716821
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Holmes, H
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY: ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
PY  - 1995/12
IS  - 450
SP  - p. 19-22
AB  - In this keynote address, the author, who is the Associate Director of the Urban Habitat Program (UHP) of the Earth Island Institute, discusses a project he is currently working on that deals with social and ecological justice related to transportation improvements, namely, the planning and implementation of public transportation improvements for African-American and Asian communities in the San Francisco Bay area.  He then points out UHP transportation-related initiatives at the regional and national levels.  This is followed by the major portion of his presentation which addresses the following topics:  issues related to the roles and responsibilities of metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and the institutional aspects of the metropolitan transportation planning process; key concerns and opportunities facing the transportation planning process and the consideration of environmental justice transportation issues; and opportunities for meeting these challenges.
U1  - Institutional Aspects of Metropolitan Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.Williamsburg, Virginia StartDate:19950521 EndDate:19950524 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Responsibilities
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457878
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00715234
AU  - Tonya, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
TI  - BUS INDUSTRY SUMMIT PROCEEDINGS
PY  - 1995/12
SP  - 105 p.
AB  - This Bus Industry Summit Proceedings contains the results of the Federal Transit Administration sponsored Bus Industry Summit that was held in Washington, DC on September 22, 1995.  The Summit brought together more than 35 representatives of bus manufacturers, suppliers, consultants, transit operators, and Federal officials.  The goal was to stimulate dialogue on the issues and challenges faced by the bus industry and to identify actions to address them.  The report summarizes the discussions and outcomes of the Summit.  Chapter one presents remarks from the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Transportation, and from the Administrator of FTA.  Chapter two includes presentations made by four representatives of the bus industry.  Chapter three provides a summary of discussions that resulted from the presentations.  Chapter four includes the papers presented at the Summit.  Chapter five contains the conclusions. The Summit agenda and a list of participants are included in appendices.   This report is also available at the FTA Internet address: http://www.dot.gov/dotinfo/fta/index.html.
KW  - Bus performance
KW  - Buses
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Development
KW  - Industries
KW  - Market assessment
KW  - Motor vehicle industry
KW  - Performance
KW  - Proceedings
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448782
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00723635
AU  - Department of Commerce
TI  - PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW GENERATION OF VEHICLES PROGRAM PLAN
PY  - 1995/11/29
SP  - v.p.
AB  - On September 29, 1993, President Clinton and Vice President Gore joined with the Chief Executive Officers of the major domestic automakers to announce the formation of a historic new partnership aimed at strengthening U.S. competitiveness by developing technologies for a new generation of vehicles that will deliver up to three times the fuel efficiency and cost no more to own and operate than comparable 1994 family sedans.  At the same time the new vehicles must provide the same performance, interior space, and utility as comparable 1994 vehicles and meet all applicable safety and emissions requirements.  Under the auspices of the partnership, industry and government engineering teams have launched groundbreaking research and development efforts to attain three specific but interrelated goals:  1) significantly improve national competitiveness in manufacturing; 2) implement commercially viable innovations from ongoing research in conventional vehicles; and 3) develop vehicles that can achieve up to three times the fuel efficiency of comparable 1994 family sedans.
KW  - Commercialization
KW  - Competition
KW  - Energy efficiency
KW  - International
KW  - International competition
KW  - Motor vehicles
KW  - New products
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Vehicle design
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461567
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00716372
AU  - Lin, Guoming
AU  - Liang, P
AU  - Shonfield, P
AU  - Larson, R
AU  - University of Maryland, College Park
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF TRANSIT OPERATIONS
PY  - 1995/11/15
SP  - 121 p.
AB  - Bus priority treatments have been used for decades in various efforts to improve transit services.  To improve bus movements along their routes without incurring delays to other traffic, two simulation models for bus dispatching control and for adaptive signal control have been developed in this study.  The bus dispatching control model is developed for evaluating and eventually implementing strategies along bus routes.  Traffic signals may also be controlled to favourably influence the movement of buses.  With the two models, several performance measures are analyzed at individual intersections and on bus routes.  Holding and stop-skipping controls are analyzed and optimized based on a specified cost function.  Headway-based and schedule-based control strategies are compared by various criteria of interest.  Traffic operating costs and bus delay costs are also evaluated through sensitivity analysis of parameters such as bus headways, bus delay costs, and signal timing.  The integration of the two models is tested in a network.  Traffic data and the simulated intermediate performance measures are communicated between the two models on a node-by-node basis.  One numerical result shows that the average bus delay time can be reduced by up to 55% with bus priority control.  With 5 minute bus headways, the combined operating cost for buses and other traffic is reduced by approximately 6% with priority control.  The cost saving opportunities decrease as bus headways increase.
KW  - Bus priority
KW  - Delays
KW  - Dispatching
KW  - Headways
KW  - Schedule maintenance
KW  - Signalization
KW  - Simulation
KW  - Traffic control
KW  - Traffic delays
KW  - Traffic signal preemption
KW  - Traffic simulation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/2483.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/453508
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721807
AU  - Boarnet, M G
AU  - Crane, R
AU  - University of California Transportation Center (UCTC)
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - PUBLIC FINANCE AND TRANSIT-ORIENTED PLANNING: NEW EVIDENCE FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
PY  - 1995/11
SP  - 36 p.
AB  - Local governments seem to be continually strapped for funds. While the role of their planners in generating revenue is often discussed, it is also rarely investigated in any detail.  This study addresses this research gap by considering the fiscal nature of land use policy vis-a-vis a specific planning opportunity, namely "transit-oriented development".  The report examines the role basic fiscal conditions play in the decision to zone land near all existing and proposed commuter rail stations in Southern California.  The analysis indicates that station-area zoning depends significantly on community public finances.  The importance of sales taxation in financing local services is consistently important in explaining the concentration of commercial zoning near rail stations, even when controlling for the amount of commercial activity in each city, associated revenue mix, and tax base trends, and many other features differentiating communities.  The results underscore how the practice of transit-oriented development must account not only for travel behavior and the broader goals of any given urban design, but also for the parochial and self-interested nature of municipal planning.
KW  - Business districts
KW  - Commercial districts
KW  - Development
KW  - Economic policy
KW  - Fiscal policies
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Rail transit stations
KW  - Transit oriented development
KW  - Zoning
UR  - http://www.uctc.net/papers/304.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459410
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00719170
AU  - Nassau County Planning Department
AU  - Abrams-Cherwony and Associates
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - MSBA SYSTEMS ANALYSIS STUDY. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1995/11
SP  - 130 p.
AB  - The purpose of the study was to perform a comprehensive assessment of the responsiveness of the Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority's route and service configuration to the travel needs of the Long Island region.  A compilation of existing operating and service characteristics of the bus system was conducted.  Current services were evaluated with respect to Nassau County's changing demographic and travel-to-work trends. Service alternatives were proposed along with a funding plan for operating and capital requirements.
KW  - Bus services
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Operational effectiveness
KW  - Operations
KW  - Route analysis
KW  - Routes
KW  - Work trips
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/453934
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00748847
JO  - CTAP Technical Assistance Brief
PB  - Community Transportation Association
AU  - Community Transportation Association
TI  - DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING FOR HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS
PY  - 1995/11
SP  - 8 p.
AB  - As of January 1, 1996, many of the people who drive buses and vans for head Start programs, senior centers, local governments and other human services agencies must participate in federally mandated drug and alcohol testing programs.  The DOT drug and alcohol testing rules apply to public transit providers and all other employers whose drivers hold Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDLs).  This brief focuses on FHWA's testing rules as they apply to human services transportation providers.
KW  - Alcohol tests
KW  - Commercial drivers
KW  - Driving tests
KW  - Drug tests
KW  - Federal laws
KW  - Federal regulations
KW  - Human subject testing
KW  - Public passenger vehicles
KW  - Transit vehicles
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/485700
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720233
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
TI  - STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANKS: A PRIMER
PY  - 1995/11
SP  - 12 p.
AB  - This paper examines the issues and options associated with establishing a State infrastructure bank (SIB) by first reviewing the general rationale for creating this type of new institutional structure for financing surface transportation projects.  It defines the concept and provides the historical context.  The paper then examines two existing State programs that use the revolving loan concept:  wastewater revolving funds and transportation revolving funds; and an additional financing program, bond banks.  Each of these programs can provide insight for States in their efforts to structure a SIB.  The discussion closes by presenting the implications involved in setting up a SIB to serve transportation infrastructure finance needs.
KW  - Financing
KW  - Ground transportation
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Investments
KW  - State infrastructure banks
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454620
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720367
AU  - Brecher, A
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES
PY  - 1995/11
SP  - 57 p.
AB  - This report examines materials research programs across all operating Administrations within the U.S. Department of Transportation.  It is the department's first report on ongoing and planned research and technology efforts in advanced materials.  The report was published in support of the Administration's initiative to establish an integrated program of research designed to enhance the performance and longevity of the Nation's transportation infrastructure.  It is intended to provide the department's customers with a consolidated report of materials-related research projects.  The report highlights opportunities for joint research and near-term applications of advanced materials technologies.  The report discusses the department's research efforts in two major areas: 1) advanced materials research for transportation infrastructure applications, such as the use of solid waste materials in highway construction, or the development of high performance concrete for bridge construction, and 2) advanced materials-related research for vehicles and other applications, such as the use of composite materials to construct lighter-weight and stronger containers to transport hazardous materials, or the use of new inspection procedures to determine the structural integrity of aircraft.
KW  - Bridge construction
KW  - Bridges
KW  - Composite materials
KW  - Construction
KW  - Container construction materials
KW  - Containers
KW  - Development
KW  - Industrial materials
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Materials
KW  - Materials performance
KW  - Performance
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
KW  - Road construction
KW  - Solid wastes
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454749
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720321
AU  - Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
AU  - Capital District Transportation Committee
AU  - North Central Texas Council of Governments
AU  - Puget Sound Council of Governments
TI  - DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: FOUR CASE STUDIES
PY  - 1995/11
SP  - v.p.
AB  - Included in this report are case studies written by four metropolitan planning organizations: Capital District Transportation Committee (CDTC), Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG), North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), and Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC). The reports chronicle early congestion management system (CMS) development and implementation experiences in the four metropolitan areas.  The case studies are part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's technology transfer program, and are sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration's Metropolitan Planning Division.  The reports are intended to increase professional knowledge of those working to develop, implement, and sustain congestion mitigation and mobility enhancement activities.  Examples of practice are presented which have potential application to any number of local, regional, or statewide performance-based planning initiatives. The reports vary in discussion from the technical and institutional, to the planning process in general.  Chosen for the variety of approaches they represent, these cases are presented as examples for practice.
KW  - Congestion
KW  - Congestion management systems
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Performance
KW  - Performance characteristics
KW  - Planning
KW  - Technology transfer
KW  - Traffic congestion
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457086
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00715236
AU  - KOCH, R
AU  - Blackwell, R
AU  - KPMG Peat Marwick
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - PUBLIC TRANSIT INDUSTRY INTERNAL AUDIT PRACTICES: SITE VISIT SUMMARIES
PY  - 1995/11
SP  - 63 p.
AB  - The American Public Transit Association (APTA) Internal Audit Commmittee (IAC) sponsored a research project funded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).  The research, conducted by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP (KPMG) from September 1994 through March 1995, resulted in a report released in August 1995 entitled "Internal Audit Practices".  That report highlighted the importance of internal audit departments (IADs) and current internal audit efforts.  It also discussed current organizational structures, summarized certain best practices, and presented some ideas to consider for a model internal audit function.  The purpose of this companion report is to share additional information about the nine transit internal audit departments visited during the research project.  Topics include Mission and Organization, Audit Planning and Risk Assessment, Use of Technology, Quality Influencers, and Departmental Strengths or Best Practices.  The report sponsors hope the information shared in this report will stimulate discussion among IADs.  Furthermore, the sponsors hope IADs will contact the research participants to gain additional insight into practices in this report.
KW  - Auditing
KW  - Business practices
KW  - Businesses
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial management
KW  - Internal controls
KW  - Management
KW  - Management oversight
KW  - Oversight
KW  - Risk assessment
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448784
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00715239
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - SPECIAL EVALUATION OF THE HILLSBORO COUNTY COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR
PY  - 1995/11
SP  - 55 p.
AB  - This report documents a special evaluation of the Hillsborough County Community Transportation Coordinator (CTC).  The Board of County commissioners is the official CTC designated by the Florida Commission for conducting the transportation disadvantaged (TD) program.  The CTC is responsible for coordinating the provision of transportation services for the TD persons.  This includes developing and implementing its financial monitoring responsibility over the program.  The report focuses and evaluates the following four proposed strategies: developing revised rates; establishing trip priorities; implementing a passenger co-payment; and refining and enforcing a passenger no-show policy.  Each of the four strategies is evaluated separately and according to the following criteria: consistency with stated goals of the MPO, the TD coordinating Board, and the TD Commission; the CTC's effectiveness in controlling costs, meeting the demand for service, and generating revenues for operations; impact on the delivery of other social services in the County; and whether the County has the legal authority, technical capability and the financial capacity to implement these strategies.  The report provides recommendations that are directly related to the four strategies reviewed, and those that arose during the course of the evaluation.
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial management
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Service agencies
KW  - Social service
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Transportation disadvantaged persons
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448787
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00716380
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - REPORT TO OUR CUSTOMERS
PY  - 1995/10/01
SP  - 17 p.
AB  - This report , issued at the 114th annual meeting of the American Public Transit Association, represents a summary of key FTA activities since the 1994 annual meeting.  The focus of the activities is on the implementation of the FTA's strategic plan,
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Program evaluation
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - U.S. Federal Transit Administration
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/453516
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 01395549
AU  - United States. Department of Transportation
AU  - United States. Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation
TI  - Connections: rural mobility at the crossroads: proceedings of the 12th National Conference on Rural Public Transportation
PY  - 1995/10
IS  - DOT-T-97-20
SP  - 222p
U1  - National Conference on Rural Public Transportation, 12th, 1995, Des Moines, Iowa, USA StartDate:00000 EndDate:00000
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Air pollution
KW  - Air pollution
KW  - Alcohol usage
KW  - Alcohol use
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Alternative fuel
KW  - Bus
KW  - Buses
KW  - Disabled person
KW  - Drug
KW  - Drugs
KW  - Emergencies
KW  - Emergency
KW  - Geographic information system (GIS)
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Incident management
KW  - Incident management
KW  - Intercity transportation
KW  - Interurban
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Medical aspects
KW  - Paratransit
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Population
KW  - Population
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Public transport
KW  - Quality management
KW  - Rural transport
KW  - Rural transportation
KW  - School bus
KW  - School buses
KW  - Test
KW  - Tests
KW  - Total quality management
KW  - Transport facilities
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/1163320
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00715240
AU  - Schwenk, J C
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSITCHEK IN THE NEW YORK CITY AND PHILADELPHIA AREAS
PY  - 1995/10
SP  - 164 p.
AB  - This report documents the history and current operation of the TransitChek programs in the New York City and Philadelphia areas, evaluates their impacts on local commuters and operators, and assesses how well they have achieved the goals of the implementing organizations, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and the participating operators and employers.  Both programs have made progress toward increasing transit ridership, reducing commuter dependence on the automobile, improving employee mobility, reducing cash fare payment for operators, and fostering cooperation among operators and the transportation and business communities.  The programs enable employers to compensate employees with benefits in a more cost-effective manner than a conventional salary increase, because the value of TransitChek vouchers given to employees is a tax deductible business expense.  Employees receive a tax-free benefit that subsidizes their commute to work.  As more employers enroll, TransitChek has the potential to convert significant numbers of riders to transit in a noncoercive way, and contribute toward regional compliance with the 1990 Amendments to the Clean Air Act.
KW  - Commuter service
KW  - Employee benefits
KW  - Employer sponsored transportation
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Subsidies
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5500/5567/6961.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448788
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00934313
AU  - Sverdrup Civil, Incorporated
AU  - Illinois Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Missouri Department of Transportation
TI  - FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE ST. LOUIS GATEWAY TRANSPORTATION CENTER
PY  - 1995/10
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The St. Louis Gateway Transportation Center  is a proposed multimodal facility that will accommodate the needs of the primary intercity and intracity passenger transportation providers in a consolidated complex, designed to facilitate the intermodal transfers of their patrons.  The scope of this feasibility study entails: documenting the need for the project; developing a working definition of the project, incorporating input from interested parties; establishing a project study area and site selection criteria, as well as evaluating all possible sites to determine which site best meets the criteria; estimating facility usage by mode considering the origins and destinations of facility patrons as well as the intermodal transfers; developing diagrammatic architectural concepts for feasibility at a minimum of two sites and estimating their cost; and evaluating the environmental effects of the project and the financial capacity of facility users to cover capital and operating costs.
KW  - Capital costs
KW  - Environmental protection
KW  - Feasibility analysis
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Intercity transportation
KW  - Intermodal facilities
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Origin and destination
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Saint Louis (Missouri)
KW  - Transit centers
KW  - Transportation buildings
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/725748
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00715235
AU  - Williams, K M
AU  - Giery, M A
AU  - Becker, J
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - A PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT HANDBOOK FOR MEDIAN PROJECTS
PY  - 1995/10
SP  - 80 p.
AB  - The objective of this handbook is to assist planners and engineers in developing a public involvement strategy for controversial access management issues.  The strategies are designed to facilitate open communication with affected parties and to assure adequate public involvement at key steps in the decision process.  The emphasis is on median projects and state practices.  The report introduces the concept and discusses the principles of public involvement, as well as public involvement techniques such as opinion surveys/polls, focus groups, task force, and others.  The report also discusses how to develop a public involvement  plan and provides case study examples of public involvement programs.  A Resources Kit is presented in Appendix A which includes a sample public involvement plan, an environmental scan worksheet, a sample project newsletter and other materials that will help others develop public involvement activities.  Community Awareness Plan Guidelines and materials related to public involvement programs are also included in the appendix.
KW  - Committees
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Handbooks
KW  - Polls
KW  - Public opinion
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Task force
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16000/16016/PB2000102093.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448783
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00744605
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - CONNECTIONS: RURAL MOBILITY AT THE CROSSROADS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 12TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 1995
PY  - 1995/10
SP  - 229 p.
AB  - This report documents the proceedings of the 12th National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation which was held in Des Moines, Iowa, October 23-25, 1995.  The conference provided an opportunity for participants to discuss and gain a better understanding of the changes taking place and issues affecting rural and intercity bus transportation.  The keynote address highlighted the need to understand the changes taking place in the population structure of rural areas and to ensure that the vital role of transportation in lives of rural residents is communicated to state legislatures throughout the nation.  Papers presented at the conference sessions addressed the following topics: alternative fuel programs, geographic information systems, public/community involvement, rural elders, access to health care, facility planning, ride tracking, intercity bus policy, disaster planning, Medicaid transportation, quality service, and implementation of Americans with Disabilities Act.  The final section includes an overview of intercity bus success stories, drug and alcohol testing, financial management. and coordination of public transit and school bus transportation.
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Intercity bus lines
KW  - Intercity transportation
KW  - Passenger transportation
KW  - Population
KW  - Population dynamics
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Rural transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/472173
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00741132
AU  - Friedman, D N
AU  - Malcosky, N D
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Battelle Columbus Laboratories
AU  - Science Applications International Corporation
TI  - COMPESSED NATURAL GAS SAFETY IN TRANSIT OPERATIONS: CLEAN AIR PROGRAM
PY  - 1995/10
SP  - 160 p.
AB  - This report presents an assessment of current industry practice and a summary of basic principles and general recommendations for the safe operations of compressed natural gas (CNG) transit programs.  It examines safety issues of CNG buses as determined from a survey of seven transit agencies using CNG in revenue operations.  The survey included site visits and interviews with transit personnel; review of records, procedures, and safety plans; examination of facilities and equipment; observation of operations; and measurement of methane concentrations in the air where the buses are fueled or stored.    Recommendations are based on information gathered and lessons learned, as well as on prevailing practices in industrial engineering, safety and risk management.  The report includes discussions and recommendations on CNG facility design, fueling, maintenance, vehicle storage, buses, operations, speciall concerns, emergency planning, management and safety awareness, and training.  Survey findings show that CNG buses performed well and have achieved public acceptance.  Some safety deficiencies were noted.  Survey results pointed out differences that exist between agencies on hazard and consequence mitigation measures, such as methane monitoring in the facilities including procedures and actions upon the detection of methane, control of strong ignition sources, and others.
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Bus design
KW  - Buses
KW  - Clean air program
KW  - Compressed natural gas
KW  - Methane
KW  - Operational test and evaluation
KW  - Operations
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Vehicle design
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573745
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00715146
AU  - Spiller, D
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
TI  - TRI-WHEELED SCOOTERS TRANSPORTED ON BUSES AND VANS: ASSESSMENT OF SECUREMENT AND RESTRAINT ISSUES
PY  - 1995/10
SP  - 178 p.
AB  - Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, all "common wheelchairs and mobility aids", including tri-wheeled scooters, must be accommodated on buses and vans used in public transit service.  Several transit systems have recently expressed their concerns to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on the safety of transporting tri-wheeled scooters and their occupants.  Responding to these concerns, this report provides, for transit system staff and other interested parties, a comprehensive assessment of securement and restraint issues related to the transport of tri-wheeled scooters and their occupants on buses and vans used in public transit service.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Mobility aids
KW  - Occupant restraint
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Restraint systems
KW  - Scooters
KW  - Securement
KW  - Securing and joining equipment
KW  - Three wheeled vehicles
KW  - Vans
KW  - Wheelchairs
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448726
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00715143
AU  - Zaworski, D
AU  - Kaplan, M
AU  - Hunter-Zaworski, K M
AU  - TransNow, Transportation Northwest
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - EXPANDING BICYCLE ACCOMMODATION IN THE LANE TRANSIT DISTRICT SYSTEM
PY  - 1995/10
SP  - 21 p.
AB  - Lane Transit District (LTD) faces a growing need to expand its existing rural route bikes on buses program to provide carriage for bicycles on all routes.  Trends among transit providers, intermodal transportation planning to meet congestion and pollution limits, and citizen requests all point toward such an expansion of service.  Though strong initial concern exists about possible schedule delays, this should prove to be a small, and manageable, problem.  Generally open policies governing use of the system will reduce burdens on operators and other personnel.  Special study will need to be given to the present Eugene Station.  Space limitations may require a policy of loading and unloading bicycles away from the station itself.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Bicycle commuting
KW  - Bicycle racks
KW  - Bicycles
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Lane transit district
KW  - Rural transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448724
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726188
AU  - Zaworski, D
AU  - Kaplan, M
AU  - Hunter-Zaworski, K M
AU  - TransNow, Transportation Northwest
TI  - EXPANDABLE BICYCLE ACCOMMODATION IN THE LANE TRANSIT DISTRICT SYSTEM
PY  - 1995/10
SP  - 27 p.
AB  - This paper presents the results of an effort to provide a working paper and presentation to aid the Lane Transit District (LTD) in developing policies and practices for providing service to bicyclists.  LTD faces a growing need to expand its existing rural route bikes on buses program to provide carriage for bicycles on all routes.  Trends among transit providers, intermodal transportation planning to meet congestion and pollution limits, and citizen requests all point toward such an expansion of service.  Though strong initial concern exists about possible schedule delays, this should prove to be a small, and manageable, problem.  A newer bike rack design provides excellent speed and ease of use.  Generally open policies governing use of the system will reduce burdens on operators and other personnel. Special study will need to be given to the present Eugene Station.  Space limitations may require a policy of loading and unloading bicycles away from the station itself. Careful development of evaluation procedures concurrent with expanding service will be needed to provide policy guiding information without introducing undue burdens on operators and system patrons.
KW  - Bicycle commuting
KW  - Bicycle racks
KW  - Bicycles
KW  - Bus services
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Lane transit district
KW  - Special service
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461098
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720322
AU  - Carter, Goble, Roberts, Incorporated
TI  - PLANNING INTERMODAL AND OPERATIONS FACILITIES FOR RURAL AND SMALL URBAN TRANSIT SYSTEMS: WORKSHOP MANUAL
PY  - 1995/10
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This manual reviews a sequence of steps, methods and technical analyses which can be used by persons responsible for attempting to develop an intermodal passenger facility in rural and developing areas.  In scope it provides a general overview of the total spectrum of technical analysis and work from feasibility study through design and construction in the context of the special conditions associated with intermodal facilities in rural and small urban areas.  In this regard, it is intended for persons with an overall project development responsibility in all aspects of the project.  It can help the transit system manager, generalist planner, architect, or engineer who has been charged with developing a new facility to understand some of the special conditions which they may face and what it takes to make such a facility feasible.  While the focus is on small intermodal facilities, much of the process is also applicable to other transit facilities such as maintenance garages and administrative headquarters.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Feasibility analysis
KW  - Intermodal facilities
KW  - Manuals
KW  - Operations
KW  - Operations planning
KW  - Planning
KW  - Rural transit
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Urban transit
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457087
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00716370
AU  - Freedman, D M
AU  - Malcosky, N D
AU  - Battelle Columbus Laboratories
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Science Applications International Corporation
TI  - COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS SAFETY IN TRANSIT OPERATIONS
PY  - 1995/10
SP  - 160 p.
AB  - This report examines the safety issues relating to the use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in transit service.  The safety issues were determined by on-site surveys performed by Battelle and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of 7 transit agencies using CNG.  The survey consisted of: 1) extensive interviews; 2) review of records, procedures, and plans relating to safety; 3) examination of facilities and equipment; 4) observation of operations including fueling, maintenance, morning start-up, and revenue service; and 5) measurement of methane concentrations in the air where the buses are being fueled or stored.  Interviews included all job categories associated with management, operations, safety, maintenance, acquisition, and support.  The surveys also included an examination of the occupational hygiene aspects of CNG use.
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Compressed natural gas
KW  - Disaster preparedness
KW  - Disasters and emergency operations
KW  - Fire hazards
KW  - Fires
KW  - Fuel volatility
KW  - Fuels
KW  - Hazards
KW  - Safety
KW  - Training
KW  - Volatility
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/453507
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00713632
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
PY  - 1995/10
SP  - 22 p.
AB  - The mission of the Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) program is to enhance the ability of public transportation systems to satisfy customer needs and contribute to community goals by providing information on innovative applications of available Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies from a coordinated operational test and evaluation program.  The APTS has four major objectives.  The first, "Enhance Quality of On-Street Service to Customers", focuses on service to the customers.  The second, "Improve System Productivity and Job Satisfaction", focuses on the system and its workers.  The third, "Enhance the Contribution of Public Transportation Systems to Overall Community Goals", focuses on the community. The fourth objective, "Expand the Knowledge Base of Professionals Concerned with APTS Innovations", focuses on dissemination of information developed in the APTS program. This report provides the APTS project summaries.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Communities
KW  - Community goals
KW  - Customer service
KW  - Information dissemination
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Strategic planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448361
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00760818
AU  - THATCHER, R H
AU  - Harman, L J
AU  - Project Action
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA TRANSIT OPTIONS PROJECT: DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITY BUS SERVICES
PY  - 1995/09
SP  - 46 p.
AB  - In March of 1994, Project ACTION funded a demonstration project in Broward County, Florida.  The project was to design and develop an integrated, multi-modal transportation system for serving persons with disabilities.  Named the Broward County Transit Options Project (TOPS), the major goal was to develop a variety of options for travel including paratransit, fixed route, local community bus service, and accessible private taxi service. This report provides information about one of the early products of the demonstration.  It describes the network of local community bus services that was developed to supplement the traditional fixed route system and the county-wide paratransit program.  A total of eight local bus systems, each connected to the regional fixed route service, were in operation by the end of the demonstration project.  Two others were designed and were under negotiation with local community officials.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Integrated systems
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Transportation disadvantaged persons
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496429
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00742520
AU  - George Mason Univeristy
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY ISSUES IN ADOPTING ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
PY  - 1995/09
SP  - 65 p.
AB  - This project was designed to study institutional and policy issues associated with the implementation of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in the Northern Virginia area, and elsewhere in the country.  Work included analytic policy studies, education outreach services for transportation policy decisionmakers at the local and national levels, and development of ITS technology courses along with the establishment of a national resource center for ITS policy research.  This report contains six papers  describing the major projects carried out under this study:  Northern Virginia pilot project using kiosks to promote transit; APTS evaluation guidelines workshops; ITS and the environment/issues conference proceedings; metropolitan area deployment of ITS in Northern Virginia conference proceedings; and a policy paper examining implementation issues associated with ISTEA and ITS deployment.  Each paper presented in this report is accompanied by conclusions that highlight the outcomes, points of interest, or emerging themes.  This report also provides a listing of publications and conferences.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Deployment
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Policy making
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/6000/6100/6193/019.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573963
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721757
AU  - Smitley, Larry G
AU  - Abbas, J D
AU  - Metro-Dade Transit
AU  - ICF Kaiser Engineers, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - MDTA GRAFFITI PREVENTION PROJECT
PY  - 1995/09
SP  - 270 p.
AB  - The Metro-Dade Transit Agency (MDTA) is a public transit agency serving Metropolitan Dade County, (Miami), Florida.  The purpose of this project managed by MDTA was to identify coating materials that may be suitable for use for graffiti prevention in rail transit elevated structures.  The graffiti prevention project entitled applying protective coatings to concrete support columns, then applying graffiti materials to the coated columns; then over time attempt to remove the graffiti.  The project duration was 12 months with a three month concentration of field testing the coatings relative to their ease of graffiti material removal.  The report describes selection and application of preventive coatings: application of graffiti; observations of the coatings' ability to resist graffiti; findings in regard to the coatings' manufacturers recommended removal process.
KW  - Coating performance
KW  - Coatings
KW  - Elevated structures
KW  - Graffiti
KW  - Protective coatings
KW  - Railroad transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459377
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00716744
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (APTS). ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES
PY  - 1995/09
SP  - 7 p.
AB  - FTA and ITS America are continuing to develop international and national ITS standards.  Through conferences, papers, technical briefs and reports, present and future activities will continue to highlight the advances and advantages of advanced public transportation systems.  Presented here in this brief report are the current accomplishments and future activities of the APTS program.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Transit vehicle operations
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/453599
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00716371
AU  - RDC, Incorporated
AU  - Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
AU  - Department of Transportation
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
TI  - ACTIVITY-BASED MODELING SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL DEMAND FORECASTING
PY  - 1995/09
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The purpose of the study is to develop and implement a full-fledged activity-based policy analysis tool for a metropolitan region and thereby examine whether activity-based approaches can be put to practical use.  In particular, the study attempts to determine whether an operational activity-based tool can be developed while utilizing available data, supplemented by a medium-scale survey that can be conducted with modest amounts of monetary and time resources. To perform this study using large-scale regional data, the contractor implemented a prototype of its Activity-Mobility Simulator (AMOS) which is a dynamic microsimulator that replicates household responses to TDM measures.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Demand
KW  - Dynamic analysis
KW  - Dynamic tests
KW  - Economic forecasting
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - http://www.nctcog.org/trans/modeling/nextgeneration/ActivityBasedModelingSystem.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/455242
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00714556
AU  - Cervero, R
AU  - University of California, Berkeley
TI  - BART@20: LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS
PY  - 1995/09
SP  - 190p
AB  - The purpose of this report is to provide a 20-year perspective into the land use impacts of BART.  The analysis concentrates on historical changes in private residential and non-residential land development for a sample of stations on various segments of the BART system.  This report concentrates on documenting land use changes around specific stations and generalizing about the land use impacts of BART among classes of stations.  For a sample of stations, differences in land use changes around BART stations and matched pairs of nearby freeway interchanges are also compared.  Models are also presented that identify factors associated with station-area land-use changes.  The report concludes by merging the results of individual station-area studies, and drawing policy inferences from these findings.
U1  - Turnkey Demonstration Program expert roundtable workshop on San Juan Tren UrbanoFederal Transit AdministrationWashington, DC StartDate:19941116 EndDate:19941117 Sponsors:Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Development
KW  - Land use
KW  - Land use effects
KW  - Passenger terminals
KW  - Railroad stations
KW  - Real estate development
KW  - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
UR  - http://www.uctc.net/papers/308.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56300/56337/bartattwentyland00robe_0.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/452360
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00714514
AU  - Wagner, D P
AU  - Ahlbeck, D R
AU  - Luedeke, J F
AU  - Cook, S D
AU  - Dielman, M A
AU  - Battelle Columbus Laboratories
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
TI  - SAFETY OF HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: SAFETY OF ADVANCED BRAKING CONCEPTS FOR HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
PY  - 1995/09
SP  - 88 p.
AB  - The objective of this study is to develop qualitative and quantitative information on the various braking strategies used in high-speed ground transportation systems in support of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).  The apporach employed in this study is composed of two steps: first, build a technical understanding of the various braking strategies, and second, perform a safety analysis for each system.  The systems considered in this study include seven operating high-speed rail transportation systems and three existing magnetic levitation systems.  The principal technique used in the system safety analysis is Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), an inductive approach to identifying system failure modes that depends on a thorough understanding of the system design and operation.  Key elements derived from the system safety analysis are the fault-tolerated and fail-safe characteristics of the braking system.  The report concludes with recommended guidance on the structure of potential future regulations governing high-speed rail braking systems.
KW  - Brake design
KW  - Brakes
KW  - Fail safe systems
KW  - Failure analysis
KW  - High speed ground transportation
KW  - Magnetic levitation
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Safety
KW  - Vehicle design
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34500/34579/DOT-VNTSC-FRA-95-14.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/42000/42600/42673/ord9509.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448536
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00713636
AU  - Luedeke, J F
AU  - Battelle Columbus Laboratories
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
TI  - SAFETY OF HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY FOR SAFETY VALIDATION OF COMPUTER CONTROLLED SUBSYSTEMS. VOLUME II: DEVELOPMENT OF SAFETY VALIDATION METHODOLOGIES
PY  - 1995/09
SP  - 154 p.
AB  - This report describes the development of methodology designed to assure that a sufficiently high level of safety is achieved and maintained in computer-based systems which perform safety critical functions in high-speed rail or magnetic levitation transportation systems.  This report consists of two volumes. This, the second volume, builds upon the information developed in the first volume and describes a methodology which has been developed specifically for application to computer-controlled systems used in railroad applications in the United States.
KW  - Hardware
KW  - High speed ground transportation
KW  - Magnetic levitation
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Safety
KW  - Safety standards
KW  - Software
KW  - Standards
KW  - Validation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/42000/42600/42674/ord9510-2.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448364
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00713635
AU  - Luedeke, J F
AU  - Battelle Columbus Laboratories
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
TI  - SAFETY OF HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY FOR SAFETY VALIDATION OF COMPUTER CONTROLLED SUBSYSTEMS. VOLUME 1: STATE-OF-THE-ART AND ASSESSMENT OF SAFETY VERIFICATION/VALIDATION METHODOLOGIES
PY  - 1995/09
SP  - 224 p.
AB  - This report describes the development of a methodology designed to assure that a sufficiently high level of safety is achieved and maintained in computer-based systems which perform safety critical functions in high-speed rail or magnetic levitation transportation systems.  This report consists of two volumes. This, the first, presents a glossary of relevant computer technology terminology to assure consistency of use and understanding.  A state-of-the-art review of safety verification and validation processes worldwide is presented.  Following the review, the processes are assessed relative to their degree of assured safety as well as their potential applicability to safety critical systems in US rail transportation systems.
KW  - Hardware
KW  - High speed ground transportation
KW  - Magnetic levitation vehicles
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Safety
KW  - Safety standards
KW  - Software
KW  - Standards
KW  - Validation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34500/34577/DOT-VNTSC-FRA-95-8-v1.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448363
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00713647
AU  - Murphy, M J
AU  - Ketola, H N
AU  - Raj, P K
AU  - Battelle Columbus Laboratories
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - SUMMARY ASSESSMENT OF THE SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SYSTEM RISKS OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS. CLEAN AIR PROGRAM
PY  - 1995/08
SP  - 144 p.
AB  - The objective of this summary assessment is to organize, analyze, and present existing information about the potential hazards of the alternative motor fuels (AMFs) selected for this study.  The intent is to provide a systematic assessment of the safety hazards of AMFs from a fleet operations perspective.  The specific focus is on the hazards associated with potential leaks and spills of the AMFs in the bulk transport, unloading, fleet storage processes, and fleet operations.  This summary assessment report is a handbook of safety, health, and the environmental issues that deal primarily with the transport and bulk storage of alternative fuels.  It is divided into two sections: 1) hazards associated with the bulk transport and storage of alternative fuels; and 2) hazards associated with the operation, fueling, and maintenance of alternative-fuel vehicle fleets.  The following alternative fuels are included: compressed natural gas; liquefied natural gas; propane; methanol and methanol blends; ethanol and ethanol blends; biodiesel blends; hydrogen and electricity.  This report will be of interest to transit agency maintenance managers, operators and other persons concerned with the operation of bus fleets using alternative fuels to meet national and local requirements related to air quality and energy security.
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Bulk cargo handling
KW  - Bulk oil transport
KW  - Fire hazards
KW  - Fires
KW  - Fleet management
KW  - Handling and storage
KW  - Hazard analysis
KW  - Hazards
KW  - Oil spills
KW  - Oils
KW  - Safety
KW  - Storage facilities
KW  - Toxicity
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/400/422/20021101_alt_fuel.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/700/711/CAP.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448372
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00741156
AU  - KPMG Peat Marwick
AU  - American Public Transportation Association
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - PUBLIC TRANSIT INDUSTRY INTERNAL AUDIT PRACTICES
PY  - 1995/08
SP  - 23 p.
AB  - This report is a product of FTA's Financial Management Oversight Program.  It summarizes the best transit internal audit practices and innovative techniques currently in use.  Internal audit departments (IADs) are expected to oversee the operations and effectiveness of existing internal controls and to design new controls for changing operations and more.  This report highlights the importance of IADs and reflects the need to move transit IADs beyond their traditional audit functions to become business "partners" that help transit agencies become more cost effective and efficient.  The report focuses on current internal audit efforts, discusses current organizational structures and different practices employed by transit IADs, and transit governing bodies' support of the function.  A survey questionnaire was mailed to 54 transit agencies to determine the current role of transit internal audit, to summarize the scope of activities and operating practices, and to capture various attributes of IADs.  The findings and observations made in this report also apply to transit agencies looking to benchmark, expand, or establish internal audit functions.
KW  - Auditing
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial management
KW  - Operational effectiveness
KW  - Operations
KW  - Oversight
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573762
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00741141
AU  - EcoPlan International
AU  - Leber Planificacion e Ingenieria S.A.
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TAXICOM '95: INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF LEADING INNOVATIONAL TAXI COMMUNICATIONS AND OPERATIONAL APPROACHES
PY  - 1995/08
SP  - 181 p.
AB  - Taxicom '95 maps the development and technological ivolution of TaxiCom systems in Western Europe since their first appearance in 1978 and assesses applications and implications for operators, communities, and transportation planners at local regional and national levels.  It updates and extends the 1985 survey edition and provides a comprehensive, authoritative overview of the European TaxiCom practices and accomplishments. The study is intended to inform communities, operators, suppliers, and other interested parties of the present state-of-the-art of these systems and technologies, chart the evolution of the TaxiCom industry, and detail the results and experiences of European operators, suppliers and communities.
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Cost reduction
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - State of the art reports
KW  - Taxi services
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/000/700/734/Taxicom.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573752
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00723627
AU  - Gardner Consulting Planners
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - LOS ANGELES EARTHQUAKE TRANSPORTATION STUDY. AN ANALYSIS OF THE 1994 NORTHRIDGE QUAKE ON METROLINK COMMUTER RAIL RIDERSHIP. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1995/08
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The Los Angeles (Northridge) Earthquake of January 17, 1994, resulted in the  destruction of key freeway links, causing severe hardship to personal mobility and causing massive auto congestion.  Commuters who traditionally relied on their autos had to utilize other means, specifically Metrolink, a commuter rail system, which connects downtown Los Angeles to San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys to the north where the quake was centered. This study was undertaken to document what happened to the transportation systems following the Northridge earthquake. The objective of the study is to better understand the trade-offs that were made by the stranded commuters in the Interstate 5 and State Route 14 freeway corridors.  The aim is to identify and quantify the actions taken by Metrolink and other transportation related agencies, to quantify the ridership response to the service changes as well as the costs associated with these improvements.  The intent is to use the information developed from the study, to make more informed cost-effective decisions and actions, that can be utilized by other transportation/transit agencies to deal with natural disasters and to accommodate and retain ridership after such an event.
KW  - Analysis
KW  - Cost analysis
KW  - Costs
KW  - Earthquakes
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Ridership
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461564
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721806
AU  - Huang, W S
AU  - University of California Transportation Center (UCTC)
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - TRANSIT AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE
PY  - 1995/08
SP  - 25 p.
AB  - This paper summarizes empirical research related to the issue of whether public transit improves regional economic performance. Because so few studies specifically analyze this aspect of transit investment, selected works on the economic growth effects of highways are also discussed.   Specific areas covered include: 1) alternative theories linking public transit to regional economic growth; 2) aggregate models of the productivity effects of public infrastructure; 3) studies of economic growth effects of highways; 4) studies of the determinants of business locations; and, 5) regional economic effects of transit infrastructure expenditures as they ripple through the local economy.
KW  - Economic growth
KW  - Economics
KW  - Empirical methods
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Productivity
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Regional economics
UR  - http://www.uctc.net/papers/310.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459409
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00713080
AU  - Haselkorn, M
AU  - Spyridakis, J
AU  - Blumenthal, C
AU  - Michalak, S
AU  - Goble, B
AU  - Garner, M
AU  - Washington State Transportation Center
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - BELLEVUE SMART TRAVELER: DESIGN, DEMONSTRATION, AND ASSESSMENT. FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT
PY  - 1995/08
SP  - 282 p.
AB  - New approaches must be taken to make high occupancy vehicle (HOV) commuting more attractive.  One approach is to use innovative communication technology to provide commuters with the means to easily and flexibly arrange for HOV commuting to and from their downtown office buildings.  The goal of the study was to design and test an information system that would help decrease single-occupancy vehicle (SOV) travel to a downtown employment center by making alternative commuting options more attractive and easier to access.  The project team accomplished this goal by developing, implementing, demonstrating, and testing a traveler information center (TIC) prototype in downtown Bellevue, Washington.  The main function of the Bellevue Smart Traveler (BST) TIC was to help commuters form dynamic rideshare groups, as well as to provide traffic congestion and transit information.  The TIC integrated phone and paging technology to deliver three types of personal commuter information:  (1) dynamic ride matching information, (2) current traffic congestion information, and (3) transit information.  The usage patterns and various surveys that were conducted suggested that participants liked the idea of dynamic ridesharing, liked the presentation of the information, liked the technology, were willing to offer rides, and used BST to receive other forms of information.  However, for various reasons they were either unable or unwilling to form ride matches.
KW  - Bellevue (Washington)
KW  - Communications
KW  - Commuting
KW  - Consumer preferences
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Driver information systems
KW  - Effectiveness
KW  - High occupancy vehicles
KW  - Information centers
KW  - Information services
KW  - Measures of effectiveness
KW  - Mode choice
KW  - Passenger information systems
KW  - Prototypes
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Ridesharing
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Traveler information and communication systems
UR  - http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/376.1.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448206
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00712878
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - Federal Emergency Management Agency
TI  - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION EXCHANGE: LINKING THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMUNITY TOGETHER
PY  - 1995/08
SP  - 77 p.
AB  - The Hazardous Materials Information Exchange (HMIX) is a computerized bulletin board designed especially for the distribution and exchange of hazardous materials information. The HMIX provides a centralized database for sharing information pertaining to hazardous materials emergency management, training, resources, technical assistance, and regulations. This booklet describes the exchange.
KW  - Data files
KW  - Disaster preparedness
KW  - Disasters and emergency operations
KW  - Hazardous materials
KW  - Hazardous materials information
KW  - Hazardous materials transportation
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448066
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00712873
AU  - Lewis, C A
AU  - Goodwin, R E
AU  - Texas Southern University, Houston
AU  - Southwest Region University Transportation Center
TI  - PROCEDURES FOR PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIRD-PARTY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
PY  - 1995/08
SP  - 54p

AB  - This study was designed to identify third party transportation providers and evaluate the extent of third party services currently provided in the Harris County region.  The 3 specific objectives for this study were to: 1) identify  third party transportation service providers in Harris County and the State of Texas, 2) analyze vehicle utilization, efficiency and standardization and 3) examine opportunities for brokering various social service agencies.  The methodology used to accomplish the objectives of this research included two phases. Phase one centered on the identification and selection of area social agencies that provided some form of transportation for their clients.  Presently, social service agencies operate transportation services independently of each other.  Thus, this survey was also designed to identify the characteristics of transportation services in an attempt to provide coordination between various agencies.  The findings of this study showed that the majority of the agencies were willing to participate in a demonstration program.  The results will be used to establish the goals and procedures of a future coordination project. Using the analysis of phase one, phase two resulted in the compilation of a directory of agencies providing third party transportation in Texas.
U1  - National Leadership Conference on Transit SecurityU.S. Department of TransportationPhiladelphia, PA StartDate:19950315 EndDate:19950317 Sponsors:U.S. Department of Transportation
KW  - Automobile travel
KW  - Coordination
KW  - Economic efficiency
KW  - Efficiency
KW  - Social service agencies
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Standardization
KW  - Texas
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Vehicle usage
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/451588
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00712868
AU  - Trommer, S E
AU  - Jewell, M
AU  - Peskin, R
AU  - Schwenk, J C
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - EVALUATION OF DEEP DISCOUNT FARE STRATEGIES
PY  - 1995/08
SP  - 144 p.
AB  - This report evaluates the success of a fare pricing strategy known as deep discounting, that entails the bulk sale of transit tickets or tokens to customers at a significant discount compared to the full fare single ticket price.  This market-driven strategy is often introduced simultaneously with a fare increase, not only to retain current ridership, but also to increase ridership among infrequent riders and new customers. The report describes motivation, history, and features of the deep discount strategies of the three cities, Denver, Philadelphia, and Richmond, evaluates each version, and makes a site-specific and general conclusion about the effectiveness and deep discounting.
KW  - Discount
KW  - Discount fares
KW  - Elasticity (Economics)
KW  - Fares
KW  - Pricing
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448060
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00712853
AU  - KPMG Peat Marwick
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - American Public Transportation Association
TI  - INTERNAL AUDIT PRACTICES
PY  - 1995/08
SP  - 23 p.
AB  - The purpose of this research project is to summarize the various organizational structures and different practices employed by transit internal audit departments.  The report discusses a wide range of areas believed to be important to transit governing bodies, management, and internal auditors.  The report may be useful as a benchamark for transit agencies with existing IADs or those seeking to establish an internal audit function.
KW  - Administration
KW  - Auditing
KW  - Transit operators
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448053
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711362
AU  - Drancsak, M
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH REPORTS. AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
PY  - 1995/08
SP  - 104 p.
AB  - The resource material referenced in this annotated bibliography is relevant to the planning, development, operation and performance of transit systems and their components.  This bibliography will help the transit community keep abreast of the currently available information on planning and research activities sponsored by the FTA.  It describes recently published research products of the FTA National Planning and Research Program and the Transit Cooperative Research Program, as well as transit-related research materials from other agencies of the United States Department of Transportation.  In addition, the bibliography provides easy-to-follow instructions on how to obtain a copy of each report cited in this reference document.
KW  - Bibliographies
KW  - Information services
KW  - Operations
KW  - Performance
KW  - Planning
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Strategic planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56500/56586/transitplanning3095mari_0.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/9000/9100/9124/007851.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/447604
ER  - 

TY  - ABST
AN  - 01489187
TI  - Automated Passenger Information System
AB  - This project will provide Miami-Dade Transit customers with an automated trip planning capability, including real-time online route and schedule information using kiosks to provide information. The kiosks will be installed at sites where pedestrian traffic is high.
KW  - Automation
KW  - Kiosks
KW  - Passenger information systems
KW  - Real time information
KW  - Routes and routing
KW  - Schedules and scheduling
KW  - Traveler information and communication systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/1258198
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00748846
JO  - CTAP Technical Assistance Brief
PB  - Community Transportation Association
AU  - Community Transportation Association
TI  - TRANSPORTATION IN INDIAN COUNTRY: GETTING STARTED
PY  - 1995/07
SP  - 7 p.
AB  - Transportation is a key factor in developing the economies of American Indian tribes.  Mobility linkages allow people to seek and hold jobs, attend schools, access health care and fully participate in community life.  This technical assistance brief is designed to help tribes get started in providing transportation services and to identify a range of resources for current and future use.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Native Americans
KW  - Resource development
KW  - Socioeconomic development
KW  - Technical assistance
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban development
UR  - http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/operations/mang-sys/facilities-equip/transp_art_00939_031507.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/485699
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743902
AU  - Obeng, K
AU  - Ugboro, I
AU  - North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - IMPROVING TRANSIT PERFORMANCE THROUGH APPLICATION OF TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
PY  - 1995/07
SP  - 123 p.
AB  - This study develops effective principles that can be followed by transit firms in implementing Total Quality Management (TQM). These principles are developed through interviewing transit firms in the United States that have adopted TQM and surveying private and public sector TQM firms.  The essential elements of TQM - including top management's involvement and empowerment, quality culture, union involvement, linking reward systems to individuals' and groups' contributions to TQM objectives - are identified and discussed.
KW  - Administration
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Management
KW  - Management development
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Quality control
KW  - Total quality management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471886
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00716369
AU  - EG&G Dynatrend, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
TI  - REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF EN-ROUTE TRANSIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
PY  - 1995/07
SP  - 108 p.
AB  - This study reviews the current efforts to design, develop and implement en-route transit information systems (ERTISs) and discusses the state-of-the-art in ERTISs.  The objectives of the study were: Conduct a review of existing ERTISs in North America and those under development; Assess their status in terms of design, development, and implementation; Assess the extent to which travelers use ERTISs; Identify major issues associated with ERTIS implementation; Review the User Service Development Plan for ERTIS and identify the progress that has been made toward the Plan, and identify areas in which further work needs to be done in order to meet the Plan's objectives and schedule; and, Prepare a document that describes the state-of-the-art in ARTISs, discuss the progress being made against the Plan, and recommend areas which need further work.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Design
KW  - Development
KW  - En-route transit information systems
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Passenger information systems
KW  - State of the art studies
KW  - Technology assessment
KW  - Traveler information and communication systems
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56500/56539/reviewassessmen9603eggd_0.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/4343.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/453506
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00713644
AU  - Transit Cooperative Research Program
TI  - EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TRANSIT AND URBAN FORM. RESEARCH RESULTS DIGEST
PY  - 1995/07
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This TCRP Digest summarizes the results of Phase 1 of the project to evaluate the relationship between transit and urban form.  The objectives of this phase were to 1) review the existing literature on transit and urban form relations; 2) develop a framework to synthesize this knowledge; 3) identify gaps in current knowledge; and 4) develop the research plan for the balance of the project.  This Digest, which brings together the results of more than 30 years of theoretical and practical examinations of transit and urban form relationships, provides a base of knowledge for future planning and decisionmaking.  The research plan will be implemented in Phase 2.
KW  - Guides to the literature
KW  - Literature reviews
KW  - Research
KW  - Urban development
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/450474
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00713645
AU  - Buckhurst Fish and Jacquemart, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD TRANSPORTATION HUB INTEGRATION STUDY. VOLUME 1
PY  - 1995/07
SP  - 51 p.
AB  - This 2-volume study documents the findings and recommendations of a study to evaluate the feasibility and the development of integrated regional transportation hubs for Long Island Rail Road/LIRR stations.  The objective of developing hubs was to increase suburban mobility and the use of public transit on Long Island through better multimodal service coordination, more convenient and attractive station facilities, and through increased amenities at the rail stations.  The study revolved around the key issues of hub services and amenities.  Phase 1, documented in this Volume 1, involved a literature review of other transportation hubs in the United States, as well as customer services and amenities associated with hubs, and the selection of candidate hub sites based on a detailed evaluation process.  Appendix B of this report provides a summary table and a one page profile of the customer services and amenities of the six commuter rail hub stations that were surveyed.  Appendix C provides the station plans for Toronto's Oakville Station; New Jersey Transit's Metro Park Station; San Diego's 12th and Imperial Station; as well as Los Angeles' proposed Chatsworth Station.  Volume 2 focuses on the development of hub concepts for the five candidate hub sites.  The findings and hub concepts of this study may be applicable to other rail operators to enhance station areas and improve mobility.
KW  - Coordination
KW  - Hub and spoke systems
KW  - Integrated transportation systems
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Multimodal transportation systems
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Railroad commuter service
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Suburbs
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448370
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00713646
AU  - Buckhurst Fish and Jacquemart, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD TRANSPORTATION HUB INTEGRATION STUDY. VOLUME 2
PY  - 1995/07
SP  - 51 p.
AB  - This 2-volume study documents the findings and recommendations of a study to develop hub concepts for Long Island Rail Road/LIRR stations.  The objective of developing hubs was to increase suburban mobility on Long Island through more convenient and attractive facilities and through increased amenities at the rail stations.  Volume 2, this report, provides a conceptual drawing, a hub implementation plan, and a cost estimate for each of the following five candidate hub stations: Freeport, Great Neck, Hicksville, Huntington, and Mineola. Based on the consumer testing study, which aimed to determine customer preferences for hub services and amenities, the results show that passengers consider clean and safe stations and reliable transportation services more important than retail and commercial amenities.  The findings and hub concepts of this study may be applicable to other rail operators to enhance station areas and improve mobility.
KW  - Consumer behavior
KW  - Consumer preferences
KW  - Cost estimating
KW  - Customer service
KW  - Estimates
KW  - Hub and spoke systems
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Passenger terminals
KW  - Railroad stations
KW  - Suburbs
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448371
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00713627
AU  - Laver, R S
AU  - Schneck, D C
AU  - Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - THE TRANSIT CAPITAL COST INDEX STUDY
PY  - 1995/07
SP  - 165 p.
AB  - This report is intended for use by local, state, and federal officials responsible for the development and/or review of capital budgeting plans for the development and modernization of light and heavy rail transit systems.  This report documents the research aimed at improving the estimation of future capital costs for light and heavy rail fixed guideway projects.  It addresses the problem of devising a set of transit element cost indices designed to account for inflation in capital cost projections for fixed guideway projects.  Specifically, the research produced a set of cost indices for over 60 different guideway project components/elements, for 8 groupings of related elements, and for the overall cost of developing fixed light and heavy rail systems.  The research compares the properties of these transit specific cost indices with broader measures of inflation, suggests how they should be incorporated in cash flow projections for proposed fixed guideway projects, and suggests directions for future research.
KW  - Budgeting
KW  - Capital costs
KW  - Cash flow
KW  - Cost estimating
KW  - Fixed-guideway transit
KW  - Light rail transit
KW  - Modernization
KW  - Rail transit
KW  - Rapid transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448359
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00713626
AU  - Texas A&M University, College Station
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY: HOV SYSTEMS IN A NEW LIGHT
PY  - 1995/07
SP  - 122p
AB  - This report contains the papers delivered at the 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems: HOV Systems in a New Light.  The conference brought together transportation officials from state, local, and federal governments as well as from the private sector to discuss important issues related to HOV facilities, to discuss what has changed and what has not changed with HOV facilities, and to share their experiences with different approaches and techniques.  Part 1, Plenary Sessions, presents papers and discussions related to the following subject areas: National and International Status Report; HOV System Development in California; Experiences from the United States and Abroad; Experiences from the Northridge Earthquake: Applying HOV Treatments in an Emergency; and Emerging Issues, Research, and Vision for HOV Systems.  Part 2 contains the keynote luncheon speeches: HOV as a System-Wide Solution, and Responding to Mobility Challenges Following the Northridge Earthquake.  Part 3 documents the workshop reports which discuss recent experiences with 1) HOV planning, implementation, and policy development, as well as 2) advanced transit and HOV roadway systems.  The report also provides a conference attendance list.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle SystemsFederal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Texas A&M University SystemBiltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Texas A&M University System
KW  - Facilities
KW  - High occupancy vehicles
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Planning
KW  - Policy making
KW  - State of the art
KW  - Systems analysis
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/451902
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00712872
AU  - Seaborn, S J
AU  - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
AU  - United States Coast Guard
AU  - Texas Southern University, Houston
AU  - Southwest Region University Transportation Center
TI  - AN EVALUATION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES UTILIZED BY PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS: A CASE STUDY IN TEXAS
PY  - 1995/07
SP  - 73p

AB  - The primary focus of this study was to emphasize transit system energy characteristics by examining the vehicle characteristics, right-of-way characteristics and the operational aspects of the services.  The objectives of this study were to become familiar with types of energy expended by local transit systems, understand the characteristics and side effects of the energy types, become familiar with vehicle and right-of-way characteristics, analyze the operational aspects to the systems, and develop an energy consumption model to determine the variance in energy consumption.  The project has several phases which, to some extent, may be performed concurrently including planning, instrument development and calibration, and data base development.  The project also includes the creation of energy consumption models that can be used to predict the energy needs and consumption levels of transit systems.  Independent variables were identified from other studies on energy consumption/conservation and selected urban transportation agencies were surveyed.
U1  - National Leadership Conference on Transit SecurityU.S. Department of TransportationPhiladelphia, PA StartDate:19950315 EndDate:19950317 Sponsors:U.S. Department of Transportation
KW  - Energy conservation
KW  - Energy consumption
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Texas
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5500/5565/60023-2.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/451587
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00712870
AU  - Grabowski, M
AU  - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
AU  - United States Coast Guard
AU  - Texas Southern University, Houston
AU  - Southwest Region University Transportation Center
TI  - SHIPBOARD EVALUATION OF THE SHIPBOARD PILOTING EXPERT SYSTEM (SPES). FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1995/07
SP  - 62p

AB  - This report describes an empirical shipboard evaluation of the Shipboard Piloting Expert System (SPES), a real-time knowledge-based system (KBS) embedded in the ExxBridge Integrated Bridge System (IBS).  This experiment examined the SPES's impact on bridge watch team performance and on the safety of navigation.  The evaluation utilized two technology treatment conditions in a shipboard setting.  An independent variable, voyage stress, was operationalized and measured to account for different naturally occurring conditions such as reduced visibility, wind, traffic, water currents, floating ice, malfunctioning navigation and propulsion equipment, and vessel traffic services (VTS) constraints.
U1  - National Leadership Conference on Transit SecurityU.S. Department of TransportationPhiladelphia, PA StartDate:19950315 EndDate:19950317 Sponsors:U.S. Department of Transportation
KW  - Expert systems
KW  - Navigation systems
KW  - Pilotage
KW  - Real time control
KW  - Real-time systems
KW  - Shipboard operations
KW  - Vessel operations
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/451586
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711308
AU  - Surface Transportation Policy Project
AU  - Center for Neighborhood Technology
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSPORTATION, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND SOCIAL EQUITY CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
PY  - 1995/07
SP  - 90 p.
AB  - The purpose of the conference was to bring forth issues and begin a dialogue between those affected and those responsible for meeting transportation challenges.  The conference was sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP) and hosted by the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT).  The wealth of the conference was provided by the rich group of attendees.  The specific topics chosen for the conference were: Justice in decision making; The citing of transportation facilities; Transportation and the provision of government services; Equity in transportation investments; and, Transportation, land-use, economic development, the environment, and social equity.  A background paper on each topic was prepared by authors from around the country to explain the issues and give all of the participants clear examples of both the problems and potential solutions.
KW  - Conference programs
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - Environmental quality
KW  - Land use
KW  - Location
KW  - Social factors
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/6000/6800/6855/tej95.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/447566
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681948
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Seriani, H D
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. HOV SYSTEM OPERATIONS AND PLANS FOR THE BAY AREA
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 17-18
AB  - High occupancy vehicle (HOV) facilities in the San Francisco Bay area are discussed.  The Bay area consists of nine counties (Caltrans District 4), with approximately 155 lane-miles of HOV lanes in operation and another 65 lane-miles under construction. Some 12 lane-miles of the existing HOV lanes are being modified.  In addition, about 78 lane-miles are programmed within the next five years.  All of the HOV lanes in District 4 are contiguous lanes with no buffers between the HOV lane and the mixed flow lanes.  The lanes revert to general purpose use during the non-peak hours.  Forty-one park-and-ride lots are in operation in the Bay area.  A study is underway to examine the usage of existing lots and the need for future facilities.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Conferences
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Park and ride
KW  - San Francisco Bay Area
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426591
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681949
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - West, C
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. SAN DIEGO'S HOV OPERATIONS AND PLANS
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 18-19
AB  - High occupancy vehicle (HOV) planning activities currently underway in the San Diego area are discussed and the area's HOV operating facilities are described.  A 140-mile HOV system plan is proposed for the San Diego region.  In the development of the plan, both congestion levels and adequate median width were considered.  The Regional Transportation Plan includes other policies addressing HOV facilities and supporting services. There is an extensive system of freeway entrance ramp meters in the county.  HOV bypass lanes are being implemented at many of these ramps.  The park-and-ride lot system is also being expanded and coordinated with the HOV facilities.  Recently an HOV lane was opened at the San Ysidro border crossing, which is the largest international border crossing in terms of vehicles and people in the world.  There is an HOV lane on the Coronado Toll Bridge.  A bypass for buses leaving downtown San Diego is in operation in the Balboa Park area.  Located on I-15 is a two-lane, reversible, barrier separated HOV facility.  It is managed by an off-site traffic management center.  The signs and barriers are operated electronically.  The I-15 HOV lanes have been used for research and development activities associated with advanced technology projects.  The potential of congestion pricing or HOV "buy in" is being considered for the I-15 HOV facility with the excess revenue being used to support transit services in the corridor.
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KW  - Barriers
KW  - Barriers (Roads)
KW  - Busways
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Congestion pricing
KW  - Development
KW  - Electronic control
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Highway traffic control
KW  - International borders
KW  - Park and ride
KW  - Planning
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
KW  - Reversible traffic lanes
KW  - San Diego (California)
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Toll bridges
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/data/7_conference/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426592
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681938
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - HOV SYSTEMS IN A NEW LIGHT - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, JUNE 5-8, 1994. WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - 117 p.
AB  - This Circular contains the Workshop Proceedings of the 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems.  Part 1, Plenary Sessions, contains the conference presentations from the following sessions:  A National and International Status Report, Jerry Baxter, presiding; HOV System Development in California, Arthur T. Leahy, presiding; Experiences from the United States and Abroad, Morris J. Rothenberg, presiding; and Experiences from the Northridge Earthquake: Applying HOV Treatments in an Emergency, Donald G. Capelle, presiding.  Following the presentations, is a panel discussion entitled "Emerging Issues, Research, and Vision for HOV Systems", Donald G. Capelle, presiding.  The Keynote Luncheon Speeches are presented in Part 2 and the Workshop Reports in Part 3.  An appendix contains the Conference Attendance List.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Air quality
KW  - California
KW  - Compatibility
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Demand
KW  - Design
KW  - Economic forecasting
KW  - Enforcement
KW  - Europe
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Future
KW  - Future research
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Integrated systems
KW  - Marketing
KW  - Ontario (Province)
KW  - Operations
KW  - Planning
KW  - Policy analysis
KW  - Pricing
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Research
KW  - Safety
KW  - State of the art reports
KW  - Toll collection
KW  - Transit vehicle operations
KW  - United States
KW  - Workshops
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
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UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426581
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681945
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Woodbury, D
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. LOS ANGELES EXPERIENCE WITH BUS/HOV OPERATIONS
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 14-15
AB  - Experience with bus and high occupancy vehicle (HOV) operations in the Los Angeles area is discussed.  HOV lanes for buses, carpools, and vanpools are playing an ever increasing role in Los Angeles' freeway system.  Today, approximately 67 miles of freeway HOV lanes are in operation in Los Angeles County.  These facilities carry an average of 1,250 vehicles an hour during the peak periods.  The average vehicle occupancy level on these facilities is 2.3 persons per vehicle.  The facilities represent the joint efforts of the California Department of Transportation and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and have been funded through a combination of federal, state, and local sources.  Further comments are made on the newly opened Glen Anderson (Century or I-105) Freeway direct freeway-to-freeway HOV connectors, the almost completed 20-mile light rail transit (LRT) METRO Green Line, and the El Monte Busway, which has been in operation for 20 years.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Busways
KW  - Conferences
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Light rail transit
KW  - Los Angeles (California)
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426588
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681952
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Christiansen, D L
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. AN EVALUATION OF HOUSTON'S HOV FACILITIES
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 25
AB  - The ongoing evaluation of the Houston high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane system is discussed.  Currently, 64 miles of a planned 105 mile HOV lane system are in operation in five radial freeway corridors.  Although there are a few sections of two-lane, two-direction facilities, most of the HOV lanes in Houston are one-way, reversible lanes located in the median. They are usually 20 feet wide, and are separated from the mainlanes by concrete median barriers.  Ingress and egress is provided in a variety of different ways.  The cost of the HOV lane system has averaged approximately $6 million a mile. Annual operating costs average $250,000 per lane.  Some 80,000 people use the lanes on a daily basis, with carpools and vanpools accounting for 60% of this and bus riders 40%.  Survey results indicate that the time savings, trip time reliability, and the ability to avoid traffic congestion are the main reasons people use the lanes.  The experience in Houston indicates that, while HOV lanes are not the total solution to traffic congestion and environmental problems, they can play important roles in helping to address these concerns.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Barriers
KW  - Barriers (Roads)
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Costs
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - Freeways
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Houston (Texas)
KW  - Mitigation
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Reversible traffic lanes
KW  - Traffic congestion
KW  - Traffic mitigation
KW  - Utilization
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426595
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681940
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Lomax, T
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. TOUR DE HOV...AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT HOV MILESTONES
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 7-8
AB  - A brief tour guide overview of high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facilities is given.  Included in the discussion are events that have occurred in HOV facilities and issues since the last HOV conference--both aspects that have changed and those that have not.  For example, an aspect that has not changed is the growth rate of HOV projects, while an aspect that has changed is the number of new HOV lanes.  Also discussed are the issues related to HOV facilities that need to be addressed, such as air quality impacts.
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KW  - Changes
KW  - Conferences
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Research
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426583
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681942
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Emerson, J W
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. REPORT FROM THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 10-11
AB  - Reported here is a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) perspective on high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facilities.  HOV facilities are seen as one approach to addressing the continued increase in travel demand.  HOV lanes can be accomplished relatively quickly compared to other alternatives, and joint funding is often available to support the planning, design, operation, and evaluation of HOV lanes.  Provisions of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) that encourage the development of HOV facilities are discussed.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - U.S. Federal Highway Administration
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426585
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681957
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - MACLENNAN, R G
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 2 - KEYNOTE LUNCHEON SPEECHES. HOV AS A SYSTEM-WIDE SOLUTION
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 35-39
AB  - This overview of the development of the barrier separated high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane network in Houston, Texas, describes how the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) came to realize that, while they were on their way to a future rail line, they had unintentionally come upon a successful transportation system.  Not only was the HOV network reducing congestion levels, but it had the flexibility necessary to respond to commuter desires as well as management objectives. Today managing the assets of the HOV lanes has become a major part of the system-wide solution for Houston's traffic problems. The HOV network has almost 65 miles currently in operation, with an additional 40 miles under construction or in design. Combined with Houston's bus system, the HOV network carries more passengers than the bus and rail systems of San Diego or Miami or Atlanta.  The system operates at a cost-per-passenger mile of about $0.05 per mile.  Looking toward the future, one of the most important ways Houston is going to maximize its HOV lane assets is by employing intelligent vehicle highway system (IVHS) management tactics.  A number of projects, some of which are briefly described, are underway in this area.  In conclusion, it is pointed out that the cooperative efforts of the various transportation agencies have been essential to evaluating the best use of the total transportation assets of Houston and Harris County, and have pointed Houston in the direction of HOV lanes as its organizing principle.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Cooperation
KW  - Costs
KW  - Development
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Houston (Texas)
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Interagency relations
KW  - Mitigation
KW  - Traffic congestion
KW  - Traffic mitigation
KW  - Transportation management
KW  - Transportation operations
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426600
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681944
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - BAXTER, J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. OVERVIEW OF STATEWIDE HOV PROGRAMS AND ISSUES
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 13-14
AB  - The history of high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facilities development in California is summarized.  The use of HOV facilities in California started in 1970 with HOV bypass lanes at the toll plazas on the Oakland Bay Bridge in the San Francisco area.  Milestones include the opening of the El Monte Busway in 1973, the infamous diamond lane on the Santa Monica Freeway in 1976, a resurgence of HOV development between 1985 and 1990, and the adoption of the Urban Freeway concept in 1993. Current projections are that the ultimate California HOV lane system may reach 500 miles.  A major effort now is to ensure that the necessary support facilities and services are in place. These include park-and-ride lots, transit services, ridesharing programs, direct connectors, access ramps, enforcement, and other elements.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - California
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Development
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - History
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426587
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681946
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Mitwasi, R
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING, AND OPERATING AN HOV PROGRAM FOR THE LOS ANGELES AREA
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 15-16
AB  - The development of the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) system in Los Angeles began in the early 1970s with the opening of the El Monte Busway.  The failure of the Santa Monica Diamond Lane project, which converted an existing general purpose lane into an HOV lane, probably set HOV lane development in Los Angeles back ten years.  Major highlights from a video on the HOV system in Los Angeles are summarized here.  Concluding comments address the characteristics of the current HOV lanes in Los Angeles County, other elements involved in providing an integrated transportation system, the coordinated approach to development of this system, and challenges currently being faced by Los Angeles as it develops and operates the HOV system.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Development
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - History
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Los Angeles (California)
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426589
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681953
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Van Luven, H F
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. IMPLEMENTATION OF HOV LANES ON I-270: LESSONS LEARNED
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 26-28
AB  - The first freeway high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane in Maryland opened in September 1993 on Interstate 270.  Discussed here are the transportation planning for this first HOV project, the opening of the HOV lane, the ongoing monitoring of the HOV lane, and the key factors involved in making this project successful. This I-270 pilot project is the first of four phases planned in the I-270 corridor.  One of the most important lessons learned from this project is that for HOV lanes to succeed, they have to be used, and in the final analysis, it will not be the Maryland State Highway Administration that determines whether HOV lanes will be used, but the drivers themselves.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Conferences
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Maryland
KW  - Monitoring
KW  - Planning
KW  - Public relations
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426596
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681955
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Leahy, A T
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. EXPERIENCES FROM THE NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE: APPLYING HOV TREATMENTS IN AN EMERGENCY. THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY RESPONSE
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 30-31
AB  - The response of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) to the Northridge earthquake is discussed.  By an hour after the earthquake, the LACMTA had established an emergency command center.  Staff gathered at the center to share information and to start identifying response strategies.  Following a previously developed emergency plan, the LACMTA personnel knew what to do.  By Tuesday, the day after the earthquake, all bus and rail service was in operation. Approximately 75 detours were in place within 24 hours of the earthquake.  Daily updates and press releases were used to help communicate with residents and travelers.  The single largest key to success was probably LACMTA's close coordination and communication with other agencies, including the governor's office, Caltrans, the City of Los Angeles, law enforcement agencies, and the other transit agencies in the area.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Disasters and emergency operations
KW  - Emergency response
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
KW  - Northridge Earthquake, January 17, 1994
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426598
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681939
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - van Loben Sels, J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 6
AB  - Conference participants are welcomed and comments are made on the use of high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes in California. Among the topics briefly touched on are public support for HOV facilities, the need for a coordinated approach to make HOV systems work, providing information on travel options to commuters, the Los Angeles HOV system, congestion pricing on HOV facilities, and the role of HOV lanes in response to the recent earthquake in Los Angeles.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - California
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Congestion pricing
KW  - Coordination
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Information dissemination
KW  - Los Angeles (California)
KW  - Northridge Earthquake, January 17, 1994
KW  - Public relations
KW  - Public support
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426582
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TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681941
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Fuhs, C
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STATUS REPORT
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 8-10
AB  - Recent experience with high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facilities around the United States and around the world is summarized in a videotape.  Highlights from the videotape on HOV projects in the following locations are presented here:  Chicago, Illinois; Boston, Massachusetts; Long Island, New York; New Jersey; Maryland; Nashville, Tennessee; Charlotte, North Carolina; Florida; Houston, Texas; Santa Clara County, California; Sacramento, California; Seattle, Washington; and Amsterdam, Netherlands.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Amsterdam (Netherlands)
KW  - Boston (Massachusetts)
KW  - Charlotte (North Carolina)
KW  - Chicago (Illinois)
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Florida
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Houston (Texas)
KW  - Long Island (New York)
KW  - Maryland
KW  - Nashville (Tennessee)
KW  - New Jersey
KW  - Sacramento (California)
KW  - Santa Clara County (California)
KW  - Seattle (Washington)
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426584
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681956
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Stanger, R
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. EXPERIENCES FROM THE NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE: APPLYING HOV TREATMENTS IN AN EMERGENCY. THE METROLINK RESPONSE
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 31-32
AB  - The Metrolink system and its response to the Northridge earthquake are described.  Metrolink is part of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, which was established through a joint-powers agreement among five counties.  The sole purpose of the authority is to plan, build, and operate commuter rail service.  After the earthquake, key segments of the freeway system were broken and traffic, especially in the north was disrupted.  The rail lines fared much better.  The Red Line bounced one foot vertically and one foot laterally, but remained relatively undamaged.  Surface railroad tracks, especially in curves, moved as much as a foot laterally, but maintained gauge. Immediately after the earthquake Metrolink service was expanded to help maintain mobility.  Reassignment of vehicles into the area started immediately.  The system was extended to intercept commuters coming from the Antelope Valley.  Before the earthquake, daily system ridership was slightly under 1,000. Ridership peaked in the two weeks immediately after the earthquake and then leveled out.  Current ridership is about 3,000.  A number of capital improvements are being made on the line.  In many ways, the earthquake put Metrolink on the map. Whereas about 10% of the residents of Los Angeles knew what Metrolink was before the earthquake, this number is now around 80 or 90%.  The response by Metrolink showed that the system could be counted on and that it is an important part of the overall transportation system in the Los Angeles area.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Disasters and emergency operations
KW  - Emergency response
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Metrolink (Los Angeles Metropolitan Area)
KW  - Northridge Earthquake, January 17, 1994
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426599
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681958
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Dunphy, D R
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 2 - KEYNOTE LUNCHEON SPEECHES. RESPONDING TO MOBILITY CHALLENGES FOLLOWING THE NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 40
AB  - A videotape which documented the Northridge earthquake damage and the subsequent reconstruction effort is commented on in this keynote address by the Secretary of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency of the State of California.  Some of the points made are as follows:  A major earthquake hit Southern California at 4:30 a.m. on January 17, 1994.  Segments of major freeways in the Los Angeles area suffered major damage.  Sixty people died in the earthquake, and thousands more were injured. By 11:00 a.m., demolition contractors were already working. After 84 days and $30 million, the Santa Monica Freeway was restored to normal working conditions.  It took months to get I-5 back in operation.  Repairs to all the freeways should be completed by the end of 1994.  The media and other sources provided strong encouragement to the public to take public transit or carpool to help alleviate congestion, and commuters responded in a positive manner.  New Metrorail stations were developed to help meet the demand on rail service.  Special HOV detours were developed that provided significant travel time savings.  The quick, coordinated reaction to this disaster is just another example of the good working relationship that exists among transportation agencies in the Los Angeles area.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Car pooling (Railroads)
KW  - Carpooling
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Cooperation
KW  - Damages
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Interagency relations
KW  - Loss and damage
KW  - Northridge Earthquake, January 17, 1994
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Reconstruction
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426601
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681943
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Jensen-Fisher, R
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. REPORT FROM THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 11-12
AB  - Reported here is a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) perspective on high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facilities.  The discussion covers three general topics:  the new Metropolitan Planning Regulations, including the portion addressing major investment strategies; the Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) program; and the transportation model improvement program, which applies to travel forecasting models.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Demand
KW  - Economic forecasting
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Investments
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Metropolitan planning regulations
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation models
KW  - U.S. Federal Transit Administration
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426586
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681954
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - O'Connell, C J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. EXPERIENCES FROM THE NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE: APPLYING HOV TREATMENTS IN AN EMERGENCY. THE CALTRANS RESPONSE
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 29-30
AB  - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) response to the Northridge earthquake is discussed.  The impact of the earthquake on the freeway system was greatest on I-5, the major interstate route between Canada and Mexico.  I-5 was severed at the interchange with State Route 14, a location where, because of the topography, there is no parallel arterial or freeway. Trucks had to be rerouted throughout the Southern California area and this resulted in major problems for commuters living in the area north of Los Angeles.  Other facilities that were affected included State Route 14 and State Route 118, which are primarily commuter freeways.  The Santa Monica Freeway (I-10) was also affected, but has a substantial grid network of alternate routes.  High occupancy vehicle (HOV) treatments were employed during this emergency situation.  Details are provided on where and how they were employed.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Disasters and emergency operations
KW  - Emergency response
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Northridge Earthquake, January 17, 1994
KW  - State departments of transportation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426597
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681947
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - HECKER, J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. ORANGE COUNTY'S HOV PROGRAM
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 16-17
AB  - An overview of the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facilities in Orange County, California, is given.  Currently, 110 directional miles of HOV lanes are in operation on freeways in the county, along with 92 HOV bypass lanes at entrance ramp meters.  One HOV drop ramp is in operation, two are under construction, and four more are in the planning stage.  There are four freeway-to-freeway HOV connectors under construction and eight in planning.  HOV lanes are in operation on I-405, I-5, Route 55, and Route 57.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Conferences
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Orange County (California)
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426590
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681950
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Boender, J P
AU  - DE WINTER, A
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. OPENING EUROPE'S FIRST HIGH SPEED HOV FACILITY ON ROUTE A1 IN AMSTERDAM
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 20-22
AB  - Europe's first high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane on Highway A1 near Amsterdam is discussed.  The operation and design of the HOV lane is explained, followed by a discussion of the incident management system and the initial experience with the HOV lane. The HOV lane was opened in October 1993.  It was designed as a reversible flow lane and is eight kilometers long.  At the east end of the HOV lane, a special HOV flyover lane was designed. Ingress and egress is provided only at the ends of the HOV lane; there are no entrances and exits along the lane.  Breakaway gates block the entrances and exits to prevent drivers from entering the HOV lane when this is not allowed.  For incident management, a Speed Observation System (S.O.S.) linked to a closed circuit video camera network is employed.  Usage of the HOV lane has steadily increased and the HOV lane has had no negative influence on road safety.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Amsterdam (Netherlands)
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Design
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Highway safety
KW  - Incident management
KW  - Operations
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426593
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00681951
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - AppaRao, T J
AU  - Mulligan, T
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. HOV PLANNING AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN ONTARIO
PY  - 1995/07
IS  - 442
SP  - p. 23-24
AB  - High occupancy vehicle (HOV) planning and policy development in Ontario, Canada, are discussed.  The focus is mainly on activities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the largest urban region in Canada.  The GTA extends about 100 miles east-west and 80 miles north-south.  The discussion centers first on the activities of the Provincial government, then on the efforts of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.  The Ontario HOV policy formally recognizes the importance of HOV facilities in addressing future transportation, environmental, social, and economic needs.  The objective of the Ontario HOV system is to complement and enhance the transit systems, not to compete with them.  The long-term vision for the HOV system in the Toronto area includes HOV lanes on all major highways.  In the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto concern is for the arterial street network rather than the Provincial Highway system. Arterial street HOV lanes can help address suburban traffic congestion by focusing on person movement rather than vehicular movement.  HOV lanes can also provide priority to buses, thereby improving reliability and operating speeds.  The proposed network of HOV lanes will penetrate most suburban areas and will connect major employment and residential areas.  To ensure that the public understands and supports the arterial street HOV lanes, special attention is being paid to public awareness and marketing programs.
U1  - 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New LightTransportation Research Board, Federal Transit AdministrationLos Angeles, California StartDate:19940605 EndDate:19940608 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Arterial highways
KW  - Awareness
KW  - City planning
KW  - Conferences
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Marketing
KW  - Ontario (Province)
KW  - Planning
KW  - Policy
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Streets
KW  - Toronto (Canada)
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12300/12345/2x_01.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17800/17839/PB2001104708.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/426594
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00962193
AU  - Bentzen, B L
AU  - Myers, L
AU  - Crandall, W F
AU  - Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - National Easter Seal Society Project ACTION
TI  - TALKING SIGNS SYSTEM: GUIDE FOR TRAINERS
PY  - 1995/06/15
SP  - 46 p.
AB  - This guide is intended to serve as a comprehensive reference for use by people who teach others to use the Talking Signs (registered trademark) system.  Research has demonstrated that while independent travelers who are blind are able to learn to use the system via written instructions in accessible format, those who receive direct instruction for one half hour to two hours initially are more proficient in their use of the system. This guide makes available all the training techniques and strategies which have been found to be helpful in teaching adults to use the system.  Additional suggestions are included which may be helpful for children, or for people having multiple disabilities.
KW  - Adults
KW  - Audible signs
KW  - Blind persons
KW  - Children
KW  - Direction signs
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - Instructors
KW  - Rail transit stations
KW  - Subway stations
KW  - Training
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/660614
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00719168
AU  - Crandall, W
AU  - Bentzen, B L
AU  - Myers, L
AU  - Steed, D
AU  - Project ACTION
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
TI  - TALKING SIGNS REMOTE INFRARED SIGNAGE: A GUIDE FOR TRANSIT MANAGERS
PY  - 1995/06/15
SP  - 20 p.
AB  - This guide is one of three documents that resulted from the project entitled "Transit Accessibility Improvement through Talking Signs Infrared Remote Signage: A Demonstration and Evaluation" funded by Project ACTION.  The main activity of the project was installing Talking Signs in a tri-level transit station in San Francisco and testing their effectiveness in providing wayfinding information to visually impaired people. The guide is designed to provide the scope of information needed by transit property managers to evaluate, specify, purchase and install Talking Signs remote infrared signs in transit facilities for use by passengers who are visually impaired or print disabled.
KW  - Infrared imagery
KW  - Management
KW  - Passenger information systems
KW  - Print disability
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Remote control
KW  - Remote systems
KW  - Signals
KW  - Speech
KW  - Transit management
KW  - Visual signals
KW  - Visually impaired persons
KW  - Voice communication
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/95-0051-7.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/453933
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00715144
AU  - Pace
TI  - PACE DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
PY  - 1995/06
AB  - Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), has prepared the Development Guidelines to encourage the coordination of real estate development and transit service.  The recommendations in this manual are designed to help municipalities and the development community accommodate transit service in their development plans.  The development guidelines present design elements that are necessary for safe and efficient transit service provision. These recommendations are designed to facilitate mobility and enhance transit accessibility and convenience.  Also provided are land use planning considerations that effect population/employment densitiess, traffic patterns, congesetion, transit use and transit service capabilities.  In addition, demand management strategies are offered and encouraged to reduce rush hour traffic congestion.  These strategies include the promotion of shared-ride programs and public transit services as well as management policies that encourage variable work hours and establish parking controls.  Alltogether, these recommendations can be effective in achieving reductions in traffic congestion and enhancing mobility.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Regional transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/450504
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726152
AU  - Fleischman, A L
AU  - EG & G Dynatrend
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - CAPITAL COST ANALYSIS FOR URBAN TRANSIT PROJECTS
PY  - 1995/06
SP  - 143 p.
AB  - As a source of information and technical guidance, this study documents and analyzes transit capital costs in far greater detail than previous studies for several major urban transit projects through the use of case studies.  The projects include the Chicago Southwest Rapid Transit Extension, St. Louis Metro Link Light Rail System, Miami Metromover Extension, Sacramento Light Rail Starter Line and the Los Angeles Metro Rail MOS-1. The mission was to explain the variance between actual costs and estimates made at and after the FEIS.  While one project was relatively risk free and exhibited well behaved cost experience, the other projects had extensive cost growth in certain categories.  Analysis suggests increased attention is required in planning, estimating and monitoring for right-of-way and real estate acquisition program, construction, construction management, administration and design/engineering.  A series of specific observations and recommendations are made to provide guidance to those advancing transit capital projects including addressing project "soft costs" and establishing and managing a project contingency account.
KW  - Analysis
KW  - Capital costs
KW  - Cost analysis
KW  - Cost estimating
KW  - Cost overruns
KW  - Costs
KW  - Estimates
KW  - Overruns
KW  - Project management
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461090
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721779
AU  - CGA Consulting Service, Incorporated
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - ACCESS OHIO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FUNDING STUDY
PY  - 1995/06
SP  - 208 p.
AB  - The purpose of this study was to evaluate optional state-wide transit funding mechanisms which appear to be both successful and feasible for possible use in Ohio.  Ohio is seeking to develop a permanent dedicated annual source of transit funding. This report consists of 7 sections plus appendices.  Section 2 provides a summary review of transit funding mechanisms used in 34 states. The focus was on identifying something other than an annual general fund appropriation which is Ohio's current mechanism. Section 3 recommends six primary and four alternate types of funding mechanisms for further consideration.  Section 4 reviews the legal limitations on developing a transit funding mechanism within Ohio's constitutional, statutory and tax code regulations. Section 5 summarizes estimates and projections of the total funding needs for all existing transit systems (56) and for implementing service in those 40 rural counties currently without service.  Section 6 discusses 9 of the most promising funding mechanisms identified in this study, as well as the final three selected by Ohio DOT to be recommended to the Governor and the Legislature for implementation, namely: motor vehicle rental tax, motor vehicle lease purchase tax, and parking lot excise tax. Section 7 summarizes the results of a state-wide public opinion poll of 1027 Ohio households to test support for the three recommended funding options.  The state-wide public opinion poll results suggested that the citizens think that transit is a vital public service for both urban and rural areas and deserves tax funding support, in some cases, ahead of highway construction.
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial sources
KW  - Financing
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Rural transit
KW  - Taxes
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459394
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00712867
AU  - Morrison, J
AU  - Loose, V
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Los Alamos National Laboratory
TI  - TRANSIMS MODEL DESIGN CRITERIA AS DERIVED FROM FEDERAL LEGISLATION
PY  - 1995/06
SP  - 33 p.
AB  - As the initial step in formalizing the TRANSIMS design, this paper translates the interpretation of the analytical needs that are explicitly or implicitly derived from recent federal legislation into high-level simulation design.  This document serves as a basis for feedback from the user community regarding the overall policy environment.  The document is directed at metropolitan planning office personnel, federal and state departments of transportation and air quality personnel, municipal and county planners and other stakeholders in the air quality and transportation planning communities.
KW  - Analysis
KW  - Analytical techniques
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Models
KW  - Policy analysis
KW  - Simulation
KW  - Travel by mode
KW  - Travel modes
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/462.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448059
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711337
AU  - Piotrowicz, G
AU  - Robinson, J
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - RAMP METERING STATUS IN NORTH AMERICA. 1995 UPDATE
PY  - 1995/06
SP  - 62 p.
AB  - This document updates a previous report published in September 1989 titled Ramp Metering Status in North America.  This update, like the previous report, provides an initial resource for agencies exploring the feasibility of ramp metering.  It offers the same straight-forward look at the operational and institutional issues inherent in ramp metering and provides current information on the state of the practice in ramp metering.  The report is divided into six sections.  The first three parts present a sample of various ramp metering applications in several cities and describe the benefits reported.  The fourth section addresses factors that should be considered and some of the capabilities and limitations of ramp metering.  In the fifth, guidelines for the implementation of ramp metering are identified.  The sixth part presents lessons learned from agencies currently operating ramp metering.  The report includes an overview of the status of ramp metering in North America, a list of ramp metering contacts, and a bibliography.  Based on the research results, ramp metering has proven to be one of the most cost-effective techniques for improving and maintaining the efficient operation of urban freeways during peak traffic periods.  The benefits derived from ramp metering include accident reductions of 24 to 50 percent, increased mainline speeds of 16 to 62 percent, and others. Results from the benefits include consistent commute times, less congestion, and reduced driver frustration.
KW  - Application (Use)
KW  - Applications
KW  - Feasibility analysis
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Operational analysis
KW  - Operations
KW  - Ramp metering
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/447587
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00714504
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - INNOVATIVE FINANCING HANDBOOK
PY  - 1995/05/09
SP  - 28 p.
AB  - This handbook contains guidance on and examples of many of the innovative financing techniques that may be used by transit authorities to enhance the effectiveness of their infrastructure investment programs, and includes the FTA Innovative Financing Federal Register Notice (FRN).  The publication is intended as a reference document that facilitates development of additional ideas and financial innovations.  It is envisioned that transit operators who develop variations on these techniques, or additional innovations, would propose these to FTA for review and approval.  The publication begins with specific financing techniques which are described in greater detail than was included in the FRN.  The last section contains the text of the FRN as well a matrix of the sample techniques, compared with the various FTA funding sources that may be available for use in innovative financing.
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Financing plans
KW  - Handbooks
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448534
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01104375
AU  - Mundle and Associates, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Metrocard Program
PY  - 1995/05//Final Report
SP  - 52p
AB  - The Metrocard program is demonstrating the use of a stored value fare card to pay fares on the buses of three operators in the Los Angeles area. With a Metrocard, a passenger prepays an amount for bus fares. The passenger determines how much stored value to place on the card. The validation equipment on board the bus reads the magnetic code on the card and subtracts the appropriate fare. The remaining value is displayed for the passenger. Metrocard has been developed as a demonstration of a seamless fare for the many operators in the Los Angeles Area, under the sponsorship of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Pilot testing of the Metrocard was performed in August 1993 by Culver CityBus. Metrocard was introduced in revenue service to the public in April 1994. Currently, Metrocard can be used on the buses of three operators in Los Angeles County: Foothill Transit, Montebello Bus Lines, and Culver CityBus. Recognizing the importance of these innovations to the transit industry, and continuing its efforts to promote further fare integration, the Federal Transit Administration has sponsored the monitoring of the Los Angeles Metrocard demonstration. The Metrocard monitoring period was the four months from September 1,1994 through December 31, 1994. The early start-up months were eliminated from the review period. Performance was monitored in three basic areas: Metrocard sales, usage characteristics, and equipment reliability. The monitoring efforts consisted of both primary and secondary data collection. A survey of Metrocard ticket users was conducted by the operators in early 1995. The trends in Metrocard sales and equipment reliability over the monitoring period were recorded and analyzed. These results will assist the local participants and other interested observers in understanding the Metrocard program and pursuing transferable components.
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Fares
KW  - MetroCard transaction data
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Rates, fares and tolls
KW  - Smart cards
KW  - Transit operating agencies
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/19000/19500/19502/PB2002107434.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/863611
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00742521
AU  - Kain, J F
AU  - Liu, Z C
AU  - Harvard University
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - University of Texas, Dallas
TI  - SECRETS OF SUCCESS: HOW HOUSTON AND SAN DIEGO TRANSIT PROVIDERS ACHIEVED LARGE INCREASES IN TRANSIT RIDERSHIP
PY  - 1995/05
SP  - 173 p.
AB  - This study examines and compares the experience of two successful transit systems, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) and San Diego's Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), by identifying the factors related to their successes that may be of value to other transit providers.  In this report, success is defined in terms of achieving unusually large increases in transit ridership for a sustained period in recent years.  An overview of both systems is provided in terms of determining how these two systems reversed large and persistent declines in transit ridership and achieved large increases in recent years. The report contains analyses that focus on increases in ridership and demonstrate that increases achieved by both systems were largely attributable to reductions in real transit fares and increases in service levels, as well as technological implementations, and aggressive service expansion.  The report provides background information on the trends in land use and ridership, discusses determinants of ridership in both cases, and provides cross-section analyses for the 75 largest transit operators in 66 U.S. metropolitan areas.
KW  - Fare reduction
KW  - Fares
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Ridership
KW  - Systems analysis
KW  - Transit operating agencies
KW  - Transit providers
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation system analysis
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573964
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726704
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - ENHANCED PLANNING REVIEW OF THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1995/05
SP  - 48 p.
AB  - The FTA and FHWA have initiated a series of joint Enhanced Planning Reviews (EPRs) to assess the impact of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) on the planning processes conducted by the transportation agencies serving metropolitan areas.  The EPRs are also intended to determine the effects of planning on transportation investment processes.  The information collected in the EPRs is intended to be of assistance to individual metropolitan areas in their continuing efforts to improve transportation planning practice, and to federal agencies in formulating policy and identifying technical assistance needs among federal agencies engaged in metropolitan planning.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Planning
KW  - Policy making
KW  - Technical assistance
UR  - http://web.tongji.edu.cn/~yangdy/plnrpt/Nyc-htm.htm
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/enhanpln.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461277
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720365
AU  - Smiley, L G
AU  - Abbas, J D
AU  - Metro-Dade Transit
AU  - ICF Kaiser Engineers, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - METRO-DADE GRAFFITI PREVENTION PROJECT
PY  - 1995/05
SP  - 270 p.
AB  - The Metro-Dade Transit Agency (MDTA) is a public transit agency serving Metropolitan Dade County, Miami, Florida.  The purpose of this project, managed by MDTA, was to identify coating materials that may be suitable for use for graffiti prevention in rail transit elevated structures.  The graffiti prevention project entailed applying protective coatings to concrete support columns, then applying graffiti materials to the coated columns; then over time, attempt to remove the graffiti.  The project duration was 12 months with a three month concentration of field testing the coatings relative to their ease of graffiti materials removal.  The report describes : selection and application of preventive coatings; application of graffiti; observations of the coatings' ability to resist graffiti, and findings in regard to the coatings' manufacturers recommended removal practices.
KW  - Coatings
KW  - Elevated structures
KW  - Graffiti
KW  - Protective coatings
KW  - Railroad transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454747
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00712877
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - HOW TO USE THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS. 1995 EDITION
PY  - 1995/05
SP  - 27 p.
AB  - The Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) are issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and govern the transportation of hazardous materials.  A basic understanding of the HMR is required for complying with or enforcing the regulations.  The first step is learning to locate specific parts, subparts and references within the HMR.  This basic knowledge and skill should be acquired before beginning training in any aspect of the regulations.  This booklet is designed to teach the reader how to locate references within the HMR.
KW  - Hazardous materials
KW  - Hazardous materials transportation
KW  - Regulations
KW  - Regulations (Hazardous materials)
KW  - Risk assessment
KW  - Training programs
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448065
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00711342
JO  - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BRIEF: TECHNOLOGY DEV PROGRAM
PB  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DEMONSTRATION OF UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION SUBSYSTEMS (DUETS)
PY  - 1995/05
SP  - p. 3-4
AB  - On September 9, 1994, the Department of Transportation announced that a grant for $4.007 million had been awarded to DUETS, a New Mexico Consortium.  The grant will be used to develop and test a clean-fueled electric-hybrid drive system with high-efficiency wheel motors and advanced electronic controls for future transit buses.  DUETS subsystem technologies use design criteria originating in defense applications and suitable for expansion into other heavy-duty vehicle applications and suitable for expansion into other heavy-duty vehicle applications both military and commercial.  The technologies will develop ultra-low emission mass transit vehicles which are compatible with the Intelligent Transit System, and will reduce damage to roadbeds by 10-20% by use of an advanced vehicle suspension system, resulting in reduced operating costs.  These DUETS subsystem developments will satisfy the mandates of federal and state clean air legislation.  DUETS concentrates on three key systems (electric hybrid drivetrain, active suspension, and systems control) thereby freeing other programs, such as DOT's fuel cell programs and ATTB, to develop other aspects of the overall design.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Clean fuels
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Electric drive systems
KW  - Electric drives
KW  - Heavy duty vehicles
KW  - Hybrid automobiles
KW  - Hybrid vehicles
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/450664
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00711341
JO  - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BRIEF: TECHNOLOGY DEV PROGRAM
PB  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRANSIT BUS (ATTB) PROGRAM
PY  - 1995/05
SP  - p. 1-3
AB  - The overweight condition of transit buses costs the transit industry in increased fuel consumption and brake and tire wear as well as increased dynamic loads on the bus itself and in increased road damage.  The Advanced Technology Transit Bus Program (ATTB) underway in California will reverse this trend of increasingly heavy buses.  The ATTB program will incorporate state-of-the-art aerospace materials and technologies, be affordable, have low operating and maintenance costs, weigh one-third less than current buses, emit ultra-low emission and provide easy access for handicapped passengers.  The project is divided into four basic phases: 1) feasibility studies, preliminary performance and design requirements, and the identification of potential materials, components, and subsystems; the phase was completed in November 1993; 2) design validation, initiated in March 1994; 3) prototype design and fabrication, with the first prototype to be delivered in October 1996; and 4) field testing, to complete the project by the end of 1999.
KW  - Prototype tests
KW  - Technological development
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Technology
KW  - Transit buses
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/450663
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711333
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION ALMANAC
PY  - 1995/05
SP  - 281 p.
AB  - This is the first annual edition of the 1995 Florida Transportation Almanac.  It was prepared to assist transportation planners, managers, decisionmakers, and the general public by providing a compilation of transportation statistics and other transportation-related information.  The Almanac contains data from existing data sources throughout Florida and the United States.  The Almanac consists of the following 8 sections: Demographics, Travel Behavior Characteristics, Modal Statistics (modal statistics for highways, aviation, public transportation, rail, seaports, transportation demand management, freight, and intelligent transportation systems), Tourism, Transportation Financing, Transportation Education and Research, Directory of Contact Information, and Miscellaneous (list of frequently used acronyms and metric conversion chart).
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data sources
KW  - Directories
KW  - Financing
KW  - Modal selection
KW  - Mode choice
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/447584
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711334
AU  - Office of the Secretary of Transportation
TI  - 1994 FEDERAL RADIONAVIGATION PLAN
PY  - 1995/05
SP  - 250 p.
AB  - The Federal Radionavigation Plan (FRP) delineates policies and plans for radionavigation services provided by the U.S. Government to ensure efficient use of resources and full protection of national interests.  Developed jointly by the U.S. Departments of Defense and Transportation, the FRP sets forth the federal interagency approach to the implementation and operation of radionavigation systems.  The FRP is updated biennially.  This eighth edition of the plan describes respective areas of authority and responsibility, and provides a management structure by which the individual operating agencies can define and meet radionavigation requirements in a cost-effective manner.  In addition, this edition contains the current policy on the radionavigation systems mix.  The constantly changing radionavigation user profile and rapid advancements in systems technology, require that the FRP remain as dynamic as the issues it addresses.  This edition of the FRP builds on the foundation laid by previous editions and further develops national plans towards providing an optimum mix of radionavigation systems for the foreseeable future.
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Federal programs
KW  - National security
KW  - Navigation systems
KW  - Radio navigation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/51000/51100/51179/1994FedRadionavigationplan1.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/447585
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711307
AU  - New York City Transit Authority
AU  - ATE Management and Service Company, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - CENTRALIZED RESERVATION AND SCHEDULING SYSTEM ANALYSIS FOR MTA NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AND APPENDICES. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1995/05
SP  - 258 p.
AB  - The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 mandated the provision of paratransit service comparable to mass transit for individuals with disabilities who are unable to use conventional public transportation.  Access-A-Ride is door-to-door transportation strictly for ADA-qualified trips.  Client registration is performed in the Paratransit Division Offices. A software system entitled Paratransit Monitoring and Management Information System (PMMIS) is utilized to facilitate the process.  In order to better understand the magnitude of current and projected ADA demand, NYCT commissioned a study to develop demand estimates.  This report documents findings and recommendations to increase the current and future centralized reservation and scheduling efficiencies of NYCT Paratransit. Major recommendations and documents include:  Methods for improving manual scheduling procedures for the next two years; The recommendation of the GRO software system to be implemented for centralized reservations and scheduling; Technical specifications and cost estimates suitable for negotiations with GRO; Operating cost analysis and the recommendations of NYCT to operate the centralized reservations and scheduling functions; and, An implementation plan detailing time frames for tasks covering a 26 month period.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Analysis
KW  - Cost analysis
KW  - Costs
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Management information systems
KW  - New York City Transit Authority
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Reservation systems
KW  - Scheduling
KW  - Scheduling management
KW  - Software
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/447565
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00682885
AU  - Fowler, T M
AU  - Euritt, M A
AU  - Walton, C M
AU  - University of Texas, Austin
AU  - Southwest Region University Transportation Center
TI  - ELECTRIC BUS OPERATIONS: A FEASIBILITY STUDY
PY  - 1995/05
SP  - 74 p.
AB  - This study determines the technical and economic feasibility of electric bus operations.  A review of electric vehicle technology with an emphasis on battery-powered electric vehicles is performed, and the availability and use of electric buses are identified.  A methodology is presented for selection of bus routes most suitable for electric bus operations using the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority as a case study. Costs and benefits of electric bus operations are identified and compared to the costs and benefits of compressed natural gas and diesel bus operations.  Finally, recommendations are made regarding the feasibility of electric bus operations.
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Economic impacts
KW  - Electric buses
KW  - Electric vehicles
KW  - Feasibility analysis
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423113
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00681661
AU  - Griffith, P
AU  - Santa Barbara Electric Transportation Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - FOUR-YEAR REPORT ON BATTERY-ELECTRIC TRANSIT VEHICLE OPERATION AT THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT
PY  - 1995/05
SP  - 111 p.
AB  - The objectives of this four-year report are to provide an overview and discussion of the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District's (MTD) experiences with electric-vehicle (EV) operation and maintenance, and to provide technical information relating to MTD's ongoing "real-world" evaluation of various products attendant to battery-electric transit vehicle operation.  The material covered represents a compilation of the information most frequently requested by interested third parties.  The comparative costs of operation and maintenance between MTD's electric and diesel-powered transit vehicles are presented.  Information relating to driver energy management, traction batteries, battery chargers, range extenders, powertrains, energy consumption, and emissions is also presented.
KW  - Electric batteries
KW  - Electric vehicles
KW  - Maintenance administration
KW  - Maintenance management
KW  - Management
KW  - Operations management
KW  - Pollutants
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/422507
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00681660
AU  - Office of the Secretary of Transportation
TI  - REPORT ON FUNDING LEVELS AND ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C 5309(M)(3) (FORMERLY SECTION 3(J) OF THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ACT)
PY  - 1995/05
SP  - 211 p.
AB  - This report provides the U.S. Department of Transportation's recommendations to Congress for allocation of funds to be made available for the construction of new fixed guideway systems and extensions for Fiscal Year 1996.  The report is required by 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(3).  This report recommends 12 projects for funding in FY 1996, all of which have existing Federal funding commitments in the form of Full Funding Grant Agreements (FFGA) or Letters of Intent (LOI).
KW  - Fixed-guideway transit
KW  - Fund allocations
KW  - Government funding
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Rail transit
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5500/5564/5309.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/422506
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00681623
AU  - Aftandilian, E
AU  - Thompson, A
AU  - Unisys Corporation
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - SAFETY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION STATISTICS (SAMIS) 1993 ANNUAL REPORT
PY  - 1995/05
SP  - 80 p.
AB  - The 1993 Safety Management Information Statistics (SAMIS) report, now in its fourth year of publication, is a compilation and analysis of transit accident and casualty statistics uniformly collected from approximately 400 transit agencies throughout the country.  The safety data presented in this annual report are collected via Form 405 of the FTA Section 15 Reporting System.  This report contains trend analysis graphs as well as new graphs/tables that include collisions, personal casualties, derailments, fires and property damage per specified period of time (day, hour, minute).  There are 18 new Trend Analysis graphs and tables by individual transit modes.  SAMIS reports safety statistics for the following transit modes: motor bus, automated guideway, commuter rail, light rail, demand response, and vanpool.
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Automated guideway transit
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Casualties
KW  - Casualty data
KW  - Commuter cars
KW  - Crash data
KW  - Crashes
KW  - Demand responsive transportation
KW  - Light rail transit
KW  - Rapid transit
KW  - Safety management
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
KW  - Vanpools
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/422484
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00681619
AU  - Menczer, W B
AU  - National Association of Regional Councils
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - WORKING TOGETHER ON TRANSPORTATION PLANNING: AN APPROACH TO COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING
PY  - 1995/05
SP  - 52 p.
AB  - This report provides information to metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in developing a consensus-based planning approach in which MPOs work in partnership with transportation stakeholders including community groups, special interest groups, minorities, public agencies, private sector interests, and elected officials to develop transportation plans and programs with maximum community involvement.  It also provides detailed examples that demonstrate how MPOs can design collaborative processes that meet the intent of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and the ISTEA of 1991 and strengthen the plans produced by the MPOs.  Chapter one describes the project and research methodology.  Chapter two summarizes the impact of ISTEA on MPOs during the revision of their transportation decisionmaking process.  Chapter three presents a four stage consensus building model which can direct MPOs in implementing a collaborative planning process.  The final chapter describes how to measure the success of the collaborative process once implemented.  Case studies of the public involvement processes used by six MPOs are included in the appendix.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Clean Air Act
KW  - Communities
KW  - Community support
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Public relations
KW  - Regional planning
UR  - http://www.bts.gov/NTL/DOCS/574.html
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/574.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/422480
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00682889
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - BREVARD COUNTY LOCAL COORDINATING BOARD TRIP PRIORITIES AND ELIGIBILITY WORKSHOP. SUMMARY REPORT
PY  - 1995/04/24
SP  - v.p.
AB  - On April 24, 1995, the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) conducted a Trip Priorities and Eligibility Workshop for the Brevard County Local Coordinating Board (LCB).  The purpose of the workshop was to provide an interactive forum for LCB members to discuss trip priority and eligibility issues with the goal of deciding whether to recommend that Space Coast Area Transit (SCAT) implement more formal client eligibility and priority-setting procedures.
KW  - Eligibility
KW  - Florida
KW  - Priority treatment
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Trip priorities
KW  - Urban transportation
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423265
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00719171
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING CATALOGUE
PY  - 1995/04/20
SP  - 17 p.
AB  - The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) offer a variety of planning and environmental training courses, workshops, and seminars to individuals primarily in Federal, state, and local government, including Metropolitan Planning Organizations and transit authorities.  This catalogue identifies courses that are currently available as well as courses that are under development or which are planned for future development.  An FTA or FHWA contact is provided for each course that is currently available or under development.  These individuals are available to answer technical questions about the training subject.  The catalogue also provides details on how agencies and organizations can arrange to sponsor a National Highway Institute (NHI) course and how individuals wishing to attend a particular course can determine when and where that course is being offered.
KW  - Deployment
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - Policy analysis
KW  - Technological development
KW  - Technology
KW  - Training programs
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/423.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/453935
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711302
AU  - Harris Miller Miller and Hanson, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT NOISE AND VIBRATION IMPACT ASSESSMENT
PY  - 1995/04
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This manual provides direction for the preparation of noise and vibration sections of environmental documents for mass transportation projects.  The manual has been developed in the interest of promoting quality and uniformity in assessments.  It is expected to be used by people associated with or affected by the urban transit industry, including Federal Transit Administration (FTA) staff, grant applicants, consultants and the general public.  Each of these groups has an interest in noise/vibration assessment, but not all have the need for all the details of the process.  Consequently, this manual has been prepared to serve readers with varying levels of technical background and interests.  It sets forth the basic concepts, methods and procedures for documenting the extent and severity of noise impacts from transit projects.
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - Manuals
KW  - Noise
KW  - Noise-vibration-harshness
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Transit services
KW  - Urban transit
KW  - Vibration
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/data/rail05/rail05.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/450425
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711336
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - PROGRAM OF RESEARCH FOR HOV SYSTEMS. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CIRCULAR
PY  - 1995/04
SP  - 34 p.
AB  - This document establishes a National research program on high-occupancy vehicle systems (HOV). It has resulted from deliberations by members and friends of TRB's High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems Committee, open forums conducted at National HOV Systems Conferences, and from individual members of the Research Subcommittee.  The report provides background information on both the committee's and subcommittee's activities and accomplishments.  Two chapters cover program highlights, including key statistics and individual research problem statements titles and a plan for implementation.  The final three chapters of this report are devoted to three main areas of HOV research: planning and design, operations and enforcement, and HOV systems on arterials.  One of the studies to be undertaken in the program is the development of an HOV Systems Manual.  It is proposed that the manual be updated periodically which will integrate current knowledge with the results of the completed research projects.
KW  - Design
KW  - Development
KW  - Enforcement
KW  - High occupancy vehicles
KW  - Manuals
KW  - Operations
KW  - Operations planning
KW  - Planning
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/447586
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711306
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - BIKES-ON-BUS. SERVICE DELIVERY IN DADE COUNTY: SUITABILITY AND FEASIBILITY
PY  - 1995/04
SP  - 199 p.
AB  - This study is one of several conducted by the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) under contract with the MPO to provide Dade County technical assistance  for a range of projects, including but not limited to: 1) applying IVHS technologies to MDTA applications; 2) designing survey instruments of Metro-Dade Transit patrons; 3) preparing a work program for Metro-Dade Transit joint development master planning; 4) evaluating the adoption of a transportation utility fee;  5) preparing an MDTA bus operators procedures manual; and 6) developing methodologies for forecasting the impact of fare structure changes.
KW  - Bike and ride
KW  - Feasibility analysis
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Public information programs
KW  - Technical assistance
KW  - Training programs
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/447564
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00682939
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Florida Department of Transportation
TI  - FLORIDA FIVE-YEAR STATEWIDE TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1995/04
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This research study responds to the changing context of national and state planning for transportation future.  The report is a policy-driven document that puts forth various alternatives for the future role of transit in Florida.  That is done through a series of six scenarios, each setting forth a particular strategy for a transit future.  The scenarios present the following six perspectives: 1) a continuation of present trends; 2) what local transit agencies are proposing for the near term; 3) thorough transit service coverage in urbanized areas; 4) increasing the transit modal split to achieve certain targets; 5) relieving congestion in specific urban corridors; and 6) raising Florida's transit service level and use to that of peer states.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Florida
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - State planning
KW  - States
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423267
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00681624
AU  - Bushnell, W R
AU  - Coopers and Lybrand
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
TI  - SMART CARDS FOR TRANSIT: MULTI-USE REMOTELY INTERROGATED STORED DATA CARDS FOR FARE AND TOLL PAYMENT
PY  - 1995/04
SP  - 153 p.
AB  - This project developed relevant information on existing and future, stored readable/writable data card technology for fare and toll payments.  The project supports the FTA objective of developing a plan for a common standard card-based fare payment system that can be used for various public transit modes. Information was developed through analyses of existing automated card technology, examination of current and planned applications in relevant transit modes, and in-person interviews with public transit personnel.  The report presents card design characteristics for person-based and vehicle-based applications as well as application characteristics that must be supported by the ultimate automated card system.  The key finding was that fare and toll applications have different requirements. Moreover, the goal of integrating these two applications (person-based and vehicle-based) onto a single card is complicated by differences such as the required read range.  For the person-based application, it appears that remote coupling (RF proximity) technology will best satisfy integrated requirements.  A key reason for choosing RF proximity technology over magnetic stripe technology was to support the needs of mobility limited riders.  For vehicle-based applications, a much longer read range is necessary, and it appears that longer range smart transponder (RFID Type III) technology is the most appropriate.  Only a few of the existing technologies are applicable when matched against critical requirements and performance criteria.
KW  - Fare collection
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Remote control
KW  - Remote control systems
KW  - Smart cards
KW  - Technology assessment
KW  - Toll collection
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/422485
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00682888
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Florida Department of Transportation
TI  - HOV MARKETING AND POSITIONING RESEARCH STUDY. TASK 1: BACKGROUND SCAN
PY  - 1995/03/31
SP  - 11 p.
AB  - This project's objective is to collect and analyze data to plan for the effective marketing and evaluation of HOV lanes along I-95 in South Florida.  This report focuses on Task 1 - a compilation of background information on the I-95 HOV lanes and experiences of HOV facilities across the country.  The research objective is to assess and quantify attitudes of public decisionmakers, employers and commuters regarding high occupancy vehicle facilities.   The project would establish a baseline from which to measure progress against multimodal objectives.
KW  - Data analysis
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Market research
KW  - Mathematical analysis
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Program evaluation
KW  - Public opinion
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423116
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00681662
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT: FLEXIBLE FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS FY '95
PY  - 1995/03/27
SP  - 26 p.
AB  - The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) provides state and local planners and decisionmakers with unprecedented tools to develop and implement plans, improvement programs, and projects which meet locally determined goals and objectives.  One such a tool, flexible funding, supports multimodal planning and project development by eliminating strict modal criteria as a condition for use.  This report summarizes ISTEA's flexible funding opportunities for a wide range of surface transportation investments, focusing in particular on the transportation planning processes and fund management procedures required to take full advantage of this flexibility.
KW  - Flexible funding
KW  - Highways
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Programming (Planning)
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/9000/9100/9132/007437.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/422508
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00760820
AU  - Crandall, W
AU  - Bentzen, B L
AU  - Myers, L
AU  - Mitchell, P
AU  - Project Action
AU  - Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENT THROUGH TALKING SIGNS REMOTE INFRARED SIGNAGE. A DEMONSTRATION AND EVALUATION
PY  - 1995/03/15
SP  - 15 p.
AB  - This technical report sets out the need for accessible signage for people who have print reading disabilities, and discusses why talking signs remote infrared signage is the technology of choice.  It also provides the rational for and the results of studying the impact of training on the use of the technology in a complex transit facility.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Infrared imagery
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Remote sensing
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Talking signs
KW  - Technology assessment
KW  - Training
KW  - Visually impaired persons
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5300/5352/95-0050-7.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496431
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00681648
AU  - Tucci, J
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - 1994 STATISTICAL SUMMARIES. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION GRANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
PY  - 1995/03
SP  - 171 p.
AB  - This annual report presents analyzed data on the distribution and use of various program funds administered by the FTA.  The programs discussed in this report are the principal source of Federal financial aid to urban and non-urban areas for transit. Data is compiled from the capital, operating, and planning assistance grants awarded to transit agencies, states, metropolitan planning organizations, and other units of local governments.  The statistical data is presented in table, charts, and graphs and applied only to FTA programs.  Overall, the FTA obligated $4.5 billion for various grants in FY-1994 (up $85.7 million from last year).  Of the total obligated in FY-1994, 79% was programmed for capital purposes, 19% for operating expenditures, and 2% for planning assistance. Excluding Stark-Harris (II), the urbanized areas with populations over 1 million received 72% of the total grant funds obligated.  The number of vehicles budgeted in FY-1994 climbed to a total of 5,545 which is 271 short of the all time high bus count of 5,816 in FY-1974.  These figures do not include Sections 16 and 18.
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Capital expenditures
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Grant aid
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Rural areas
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/GAP.html
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56300/56310/1994statistical1095msjo_0.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/422502
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720906
AU  - Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - SITE PLANNING. INTERIM REPORT
PY  - 1995/03
SP  - 345 p.
AB  - This interim report is the first phase of a multi-phase program to combine transit traffic engineering and related urban design characteristics into a single source of best practices in site planning. The objective of this effort is to aid in incorporating transit facilities into commercial, retail, and residential developments, and to improve existing and future transit operations within these centers.  This report documents the literature search on the state of the industry research which identifies the transit-friendly site planning characteristics. These characteristics are documented in the case studies and organized into 'lessons learned' for inclusion in the eventual final document.  The extent of the problem is identified through case study tests of the 'success factors' for accommodating transit facilities into activity centers.  The report emphasizes physical and design characteristics and uses graphical presentations to communicate the success factors in design. From the detailed literature search, successful activity centers were identified and case study results documented.
KW  - Activity centers
KW  - Commercial centers
KW  - Development
KW  - Guides to the literature
KW  - Literature reviews
KW  - Location
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Rail transit facilities
KW  - Traffic engineering
KW  - Transit oriented development
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454892
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00716373
AU  - Metropolitan Transportation Authority
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - EXPLORATION OF MARKET POTENTIAL FOR METRO-NORTH RAILROAD SERVICE IN THE NORTHEAST BRONX AND WEST SIDE OF MANHATTAN STUDY
PY  - 1995/03
SP  - 195 p.
AB  - The purpose of this study is to investigate the demand for MTA Metro-North Railroad service to and from: the West Side of Manhattan at Penn Station; the Northeast Bronx, principally Co-op City; new intermediate stations on the West Side of Manhattan; and through service to Long Island and Jones Beach utilizing Long Island Railroad right-of-way.  If all service options presented in this study were enacted, it is estimated that Penn Station would see 132,368 Metro-North inbound or outbound initiated trips each week.  Overall, the new base services would lead to: a 12.2% net gain in total Metro-North ridership; a 13.1% drop in Metro-North ridership at Grand Central Terminal as existing Metro-North riders shifted to Penn Station services; and an 11.3% drop in non-Metro-North trips (primarily auto).  The results of this study may be useful to any New York Metropolitan area transportation provider.
KW  - Market assessment
KW  - New York Metropolitan Area
KW  - Railroad commuter service
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/453509
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00714554
AU  - Kou, C C
AU  - Machemehl, R B
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - University of Texas, Austin
TI  - CONGRESS AVENUE REGIONAL ARTERIAL STUDY: LONG TERM IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES AND CAPACITY ANALYSIS
PY  - 1995/03
SP  - 58 p.
AB  - Due to social, political, environmental, and economic factors, solving urban traffic congestion through freeway construction is not likely.  Development of a new arterial street class, called regional arterial, or super street, as a means of increasing urban network capacity and reducing congestion, is a feasible alternative.  A long term staged improvement program for an arterial street, Congress Avenue, in Austin, Texas is presented.  Based upon anticipated future traffic growth along the IH35 corridor, time lines for Congress Avenue improvements are developed.  The effectiveness of the arterial in maintaining desirable travel speeds and diverting freeway traffic is evaluated.
KW  - Arterial highways
KW  - Congestion
KW  - Flow
KW  - Flow rate
KW  - Highway capacity
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Peak hour traffic
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Route analysis
KW  - Routes
KW  - Traffic congestion
KW  - Travel patterns
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448572
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711331
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ISTEA FLEXIBLE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS FY 1995
PY  - 1995/03
SP  - 30 p.
AB  - ISTEA provides state and local planners and decisionmakers with unprecedented tools to develop and implement plans, improvement programs, and projects to meet locally determined goals.  One such tool, flexible funding, supports multimodal planning and project development by eliminating strict modal criteria as a condition for use.  This is a joint FTA/FHWA report that summarizes ISTEA's flexible funding opportunities for a wide range of surface transportation investments.  The report summarizes the planning, programming, and administrative procedures which maximize the full potential of flexible funds. Several examples of innovative projects and effective planning processes are presented to illustrate how some metropolitan areas and states are meeting the challenges presented by ISTEA. The report concludes with a series of tables which identify the flexible fund programs available to states and urbanized areas of greater than 200,000 population.
KW  - Flexible funding
KW  - Innovative programs
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investments
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Multimodal transportation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/25000/25000/25075/483.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/447582
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00677960
AU  - Lynch, T
AU  - Florida State University, Tallahassee
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - THE ECONOMICS AND FINANCING OF HIGH SPEED RAIL AND MAGLEV SYSTEMS IN EUROPE: AN ASSESSMENT OF FINANCING METHODS AND RESULTS WITH THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE U.S.
PY  - 1995/03
SP  - 148 p.
AB  - This report evaluates the principal economic and fiscal models and methods in use to finance high speed rail and magnetic levitation transportation systems completed and under development in western and eastern Europe.  This study also develops a profile of the historic development, the current efforts and future plans for expansion of HSR systems across Europe.  A specific focus examines the methods of public, quasi private-public and private joint ventures used to develop these systems across the various nations of Europe.
KW  - Economic models
KW  - Europe
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial programming
KW  - High speed ground transportation
KW  - Magnetic levitation
KW  - Planning
KW  - Programming (Planning)
KW  - Socioeconomic factors
KW  - Technology
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421792
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00677948
AU  - Uher, R A
AU  - Carnegie Mellon Research Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - RAIL TRANSIT ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. ENERGY DATABASE. VOLUME 2
PY  - 1995/03
SP  - 72 p.
AB  - This report provides a descriptive overview of the Energy Database (EDB) that was established under the program and is housed and operated by the Rail Systems Center at the Carnegie Mellon Institute, a division of Carnegie Mellon University.  It covers the database structure, contents and expansion capabilities; transit authority energy information; energy report index; user's manual; and the present status and expansion plans.  The EDB provides information to members of the program including rail transit energy and energy cost data, and the results of implementation of energy cost reduction strategies.  The EDB also includes a means for timely exchange of information among transit operators as well as methods for monitoring the overall cost reduction and efficiency improvement associated with energy management.  The database is currently set up on a personal computer and is accessed by the user via an 800 telephone line.
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Cost data
KW  - Cost reduction
KW  - Costs
KW  - Databases
KW  - Energy conservation
KW  - Energy management
KW  - Information management
KW  - Information storage and retrieval systems
KW  - Railroad transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421787
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00677944
AU  - Ball, C E
AU  - Uher, R A
AU  - Carnegie Mellon Research Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM SIMULATION PROGRAM FOR RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEMS. VOLUME 3
PY  - 1995/03
SP  - 106 p.
AB  - This report documents the computer model developed to evaluate the effectiveness of operating a battery energy storage system (BESS) at rail transit systems.  The report presents background information of the major project, covers the BESS model methodology, and discusses the application of the BESS model to two rail transit systems: the Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT) light rail transit system in Pittsburgh, PA, and the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMTA) heavy rail system in Washington, DC.  Conclusions and recommendations are included along with appendices that provide the BESS model computer source codes and a user's manual.  The research results indicated that the payback periods for investment into battery energy storage are too long: 14 years for WMATA and 10 years for PAT.  The capital cost of battery storage can be reduced (40%) by eliminating the power conditioning equipment and allowing the battery to be connected directly to the third rail catenary or trolley system.  The report also recommends modifying the model to assess the economic feasibility of other forms of alternative energy sources such as generators and other storage systems.
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Battery design
KW  - Capital costs
KW  - Economic benefits
KW  - Economic factors
KW  - Electric batteries
KW  - Energy storage systems
KW  - Railroad transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421785
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00677938
AU  - Kiesling, M K
AU  - Walton, C M
AU  - University of Texas, Austin
AU  - Southwest Region University Transportation Center
TI  - LOADING/UNLOADING OPERATIONS AND VEHICLE QUEUING PROCESSES AT CONTAINER PORTS
PY  - 1995/03
SP  - 254 p.
AB  - This report describes wharf crane operations at container ports. In particular, it explores econometric models of wharf crane productivity, as well as simulation and analytical models that focus on the queuing phenomenon at the wharf crane.  The econometric model revealed factors that significantly affect wharf crane productivity, while all other models, based on extensive time-motion studies, revealed that assumptions of exponential service times are not always appropriate.  Time distributions were also investigated for the arrival and backcycle processes at the wharf crane.  All findings were incorporated into simulation and mathematical queuing models for the loading and unloading of container ships.
KW  - Container terminals
KW  - Cranes
KW  - Loading and unloading
KW  - Models-simulation
KW  - Port operations
KW  - Queuing
KW  - Simulation
KW  - Time
KW  - Time factors
KW  - Trip distribution
KW  - Trip distribution models
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421781
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00677933
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. FISCAL YEAR 1994 PROJECT DIRECTORY
PY  - 1995/03
SP  - 76 p.
AB  - This annual directory contains brief descriptions of the transit planning, research and safety projects initiated during fiscal year 1994 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation.  Its purpose is to inform the transit community and the general public of the nature and scope of work underway to assist state and local agencies in improving services and reducing the cost of public transit.  Each project entry is profiled separately and consists of the following information: project title and number; grantee/contractor name and address; principal investigator name and telephone number; FTA project manager name and telephone number; funding source and dollar amount; start and completion dates; and a summary description of the project.
KW  - Development
KW  - Planning
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
KW  - Safety
KW  - Safety research
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transit planning
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56500/56589/transitplanning5951mari_0.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56500/56590/transitplanning5951unse_0.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421777
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00676913
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - 1994 TRI-RAIL ON-BOARD SURVEY
PY  - 1995/03
SP  - v.p.
AB  - Under contract with the Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority (Tri-Rail), the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) conducted an on-board survey of riders on Thursday, September 15; Saturday, September 17; and Sunday, September 18, 1994.  The results from this survey are provided in this report.  The survey was conducted to determine demographic characteristics, travel behavior, and user satisfaction.
KW  - Demographics
KW  - On board
KW  - Onboard navigational aids
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Reports
KW  - Survey reports
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - User benefits
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423197
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00676808
AU  - Uher, R A
AU  - Carnegie Mellon Research Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - THE RAIL TRANSIT ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. FINAL REPORT FOR 1993-94 CALENDAR YEAR EFFORT. VOLUME 1
PY  - 1995/03
SP  - 84 p.
AB  - To meet the challenge of continuously rising energy costs for rail transit in North America, the Rail Systems Center (RSC) at Carnegie Mellon University has established the Rail Transit Energy Management Program.  This program is a private-public partnership of rail transit authorities, the electric utilities which supply them energy and suppliers to both the transit and the electric utility industry.  The long range goal of the program is to reduce rail transit energy costs by 10% or $46 million, annually.  The program is built upon an already successful effort of energy cost reduction among several rail transit authorities and the RSC.  This report describes the effort expended on the program during the calendar years 1993-94.
KW  - Costs
KW  - Energy conservation
KW  - Energy consumption
KW  - Energy data related to transportation
KW  - Energy management
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Rail transit
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421408
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00743920
AU  - Miller, J H
AU  - Diamond, D
AU  - Brydia, R E
AU  - Pennsylvania State University, University Park
AU  - Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center
AU  - Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - LEARNING ABOUT OUR CUSTOMER: THE RESULTS OF THE 1994 KEYSTONE RAIL SERVICE ON-BOARD SURVEY
PY  - 1995/02/15
SP  - 37 p.
AB  - Local passenger rail service on AMTRAK's Harrisburg to Philadelphia corridor is known as the Keystone Service.  As recently as 1980, Keystone trains carried as many as on million passengers per year; however, ridership has fallen steadily to less than one third this level.  The drop can be attributed to two factors: the decline in the frequency and quality of the service, and the expansion of SEPTA commuter rail service to as far as Parkesburg, which has siphoned away daily commuters to Philadelphia.  The Bureau of Public Transportation (BPT) administers a wide range of grant programs to public and private transportation providers.  The BPT requested the participation of the PennDOT/MAUTC Partnership to assist with several tasks related to customer service, as well as to provide technical assistance related to the shared-ride program.  Three of the tasks are directly related to the shared-ride program that funds reduced-fare paratransit trips to senior citizens.  MAUTC staff have prepared information publications that will assist the BPT in publicizing the programs it administers, and will provide present and future grantees with the names of contact persons. The shared-ride database to help PennDOT and systems manage performance has also been updated.  MAUTC researchers prepared a six-year statistical report for the shared-ride program and provided technical assistance support for a review of shared-ride program regulations.
KW  - Fare reduction
KW  - Fares
KW  - Level of service
KW  - On board
KW  - Onboard navigational aids
KW  - Private carriers
KW  - Private operators
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Ridership
KW  - Ridesharing
KW  - Schedules
KW  - Service frequency
KW  - Shared ride
KW  - Surveys
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/471904
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00933843
AU  - North Central Texas Council of Governments
AU  - Texas Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DART FIXED-ROUTE SERVICE REVIEW STUDY: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PY  - 1995/02
SP  - 222 p.
AB  - This presentation discusses capital projects that the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) had underway in 1995 and ones that were planned at that time.  The presentation covers - as listed in the table of contents - the existing service, bus/light rail interface, bus/commuter rail interface, grid network, central business districts transfer centers, and route privatization.
KW  - Bus transit
KW  - Capital investments
KW  - Central business districts
KW  - Commuters
KW  - Dallas (Texas)
KW  - Dallas Area Rapid Transit
KW  - Fixed routes
KW  - Grids (Coordinates)
KW  - Light rail transit
KW  - Privatization
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Transfer centers
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/7000/7000/7053/759.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/724904
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00732037
AU  - Hu, A
AU  - University of Massachusetts, Amherst
AU  - New England University Transportation Center
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - VIDEO TECHNOLOGIES IN DATA ACQUISITION FOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
PY  - 1995/02
SP  - 110 p.
AB  - The subject research is an outgrowth of an earlier application of video technology to the collection of license plate data for the external origin-destination survey conducted in 1991 by the Central Transportation Planning Staff of the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization.  In subsequent developments, an automated machine vision license plate reading system was used in the place of human operators to transcribe videotaped license plate images into a computer file.  This license plate reading system was evaluated by the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (VNTSC) in an extensive series of travel time surveys conducted in 1993 for the Federal Highway Administration by the transportation planning staffs of Boston, Seattle and Lexington, Kentucky MPOs.  A sample of 12 hours of the 1500 hours of videotaped license plate records collected in the course of the VNTSC surveys was analyzed frame-by-frame at the Universiy of Massachusetts at Amherst using both manual and machine vision transcription procedures.  It was determined that both the manual and machine vision procedures produce essentially identical, precise and statistically robust estimates of mean travel times between survey stations. The machine vision system produced travel time estimates in as little as one-tenth the time required by manual operators.
KW  - Data collection
KW  - License plates
KW  - Network analysis (Planning)
KW  - Origin and destination
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel time
KW  - Video technology
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466735
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00732038
AU  - Kreda, J L
AU  - University of Massachusetts, Amherst
AU  - New England University Transportation Center
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - PARTICIPATION OF TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES IN TRANSPORTATION DECISION-MAKING
PY  - 1995/02
SP  - 154 p.
AB  - The subject research seeks to provide insights into the special challenges faced by low income and minority communities when called upon to participate in the planning of transportation services and facilities intended to serve such communities. This study was prompted in part by the requirements of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 as expressed in the FHWA/FTA Joint Planning Regulations calling for a planning process designed to "seek out and consider the needs of those traditionally underserved by existing transportation systems, including but not limited to low-income and minority households".  Underlying issues which promote or preclude the involvement of low-income and minority communities in both the agenda-setting and decision-making phases of transportation planning are identified through interviews with social activists and planners and through an analysis of sociology, anthropology, planning and environmental justice literature.  Conclusions focus on building a dialogue between planners and activists, broadening the traditional role of the transportation planner, and fostering greater contact and trust between planners and communities.  In the interest of testing these concepts in practice, a series of community outreach activities has been initiated by transportation and public health faculty and staff of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in a predominantly Hispanic community in the city of Holyoke the primary purpose of which is to encourage residents to organize themselves into a coherent group capable of articulating their community's transportation needs and concerns in the interest of becoming proactive participants in the region's transportation planning process.
KW  - Community consequences
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Low income groups
KW  - Minorities
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Social impacts
KW  - Special user groups
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/466736
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00732079
AU  - Deakin, E
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - LAND USE MODELING CONFERENCE KEYNOTE ADDRESS
PY  - 1995/02
SP  - p. 7-12
AB  - This paper looks at why this conference on land use models took place, and why land use models are important. The author discusses five reasons why land use models are worth studying. Lastly, the author discusses who the users of this information might be.
U1  - Land Use Modeling Conference ProceedingsTexas Transportation InstituteFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyDepartment of EnergyArlington, Texas StartDate:19950219 EndDate:19950221 Sponsors:Texas Transportation Institute, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy
KW  - Addresses, essays, lectures
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Land use
KW  - Land use models
KW  - Lectures
KW  - Models-simulation
KW  - Simulation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470829
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00732080
AU  - WEGENER, M
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - CURRENT AND FUTURE LAND USE MODELS
PY  - 1995/02
SP  - p. 13-40
AB  - The paper reviews the current state of the art of operational land use transportation models using criteria such as comprehensiveness, overall structure, theoretical foundations, modeling techniques, dynamics, data requirements, calibration and validation, operationality and applicability and evaluates their suitability with respect to the new requirements and speculates about the most promising avenues to further improvement and diffusion of this kind of model.
U1  - Land Use Modeling Conference ProceedingsTexas Transportation InstituteFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyDepartment of EnergyArlington, Texas StartDate:19950219 EndDate:19950221 Sponsors:Texas Transportation Institute, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy
KW  - Calibration
KW  - Future
KW  - Future research
KW  - Land use models
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Research
KW  - Theoretical data
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation models
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470830
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00732077
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - TRAVEL MODEL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. LAND USE MODELING CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
PY  - 1995/02
SP  - 126p

AB  - The sponsors of the Travel Model Improvement Program organized the Land Use Model Conference to bring together experts and practitioners in an effort to identify: (1) The needs for land use forecasting to meet the ISTEA requirements; (2) Other planning needs and mandates for land use forecasts; (3) Required improvements in existing procedures to address those needs; (4) Advances needed beyond improving the existing procedures; and (5) Research and development to accomplish the advances.
U1  - Travel Model Improvement Program. Land Use Modeling Conference ProceedingsDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationEnvironmental Protection AgencyDepartment of EnergyArlington, Texas StartDate:19950219 EndDate:19950221 Sponsors:Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Land use
KW  - Land use forecasting
KW  - Land use models
KW  - Travel patterns
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470827
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00732082
AU  - Dunphy, R T
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - UNDERSTANDING THE DECISION MAKERS: POLICY REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND USE MODELING
PY  - 1995/02
SP  - p. 65-77
AB  - In examining the needs of real estate decision makers, it is useful to have a feel for the current markets and product trends - what's hot and what's not. While planners and modelers often need to deal with long-term trends of 20 years or more, private real estate decisions are much more focused on the here and now. Understanding today's real estate market also offers a window on longer term trends.
U1  - Land Use Modeling Conference ProceedingsTexas Transportation InstituteFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyDepartment of EnergyArlington, Texas StartDate:19950219 EndDate:19950221 Sponsors:Texas Transportation Institute, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Land
KW  - Land use models
KW  - Long term
KW  - Ownership
KW  - Planning
KW  - Real estate development
KW  - Time duration
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470832
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00732078
AU  - Weatherby, C
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - SUMMARY OF WORKSHOP OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
PY  - 1995/02
SP  - p. 1-5
AB  - Six workshop groups were convened during this conference. On the first day each group examined how well existing land use modeling and forecasting methods address the current issues and mandates, the advantages and disadvantages of existing models, and how they may be improved to address the current needs. The second day's discussions centered on new land use modeling and forecasting techniques. Approaches and techniques were discussed that have recently been developed but have not yet been implemented or validated in "real world" applications and others that are still conceptual. Additionally, issues surrounding data requirements, model architecture and the model development process were examined.
U1  - Land Use Modeling Conference ProceedingsTexas Transportation InstituteFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyDepartment of EnergyArlington, Texas StartDate:19950219 EndDate:19950221 Sponsors:Texas Transportation Institute, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Land use
KW  - Land use forecasting
KW  - Land use models
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470828
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00732081
AU  - Batty, M
AU  - Cote, C J
AU  - HOWES, D
AU  - Pelligrini, P
AU  - Zheng, X
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - DRAFT: DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND USE MODELING: FIRST THOUGHTS AND A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT
PY  - 1995/02
SP  - p. 41-63
AB  - This paper provides a preliminary assessment of various data resources for land use modeling and forecasting. Since land use models were first applied to problems of large-scale metropolitan growth and structure in the 1960s, the idea of what now constitutes a good model conceptually, as well as the array of data resources needed to develop new models, have radically changed, as have the data and data sources which can now be utilized for such modeling. This paper sketches what now might be possible. But it also voices many cautionary notes which imply that although more digital data now exists across a wide variety of spatial scales, this data does not appear to be very accurate, nor is it the kind of data which might be immediately applicable to a new generation of models.
U1  - Land Use Modeling Conference ProceedingsTexas Transportation InstituteFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationOffice of the Secretary of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyDepartment of EnergyArlington, Texas StartDate:19950219 EndDate:19950221 Sponsors:Texas Transportation Institute, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data sources
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Land use
KW  - Land use forecasting
KW  - Land use models
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Models
KW  - Spatial abstraction
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/470831
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00682886
AU  - Anderson, S E
AU  - EASLEY, R B
AU  - Fowler, T M
AU  - Gabler, W L
AU  - Gowind, S
AU  - University of Texas, Austin
AU  - Southwest Region University Transportation Center
TI  - TOWARDS THE FUTURE: THE PROMISE OF INTERMODAL AND MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
PY  - 1995/02
SP  - 107 p.
AB  - Issues relating to intermodal and multimodal transportation systems are introduced and defined.  Intermodal and multimodal transportation systems are assessed within the framework of legislative efforts such as Intermodal Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA), and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).  Effects of the shift in federal funding priorities are discussed, and catalysts for intermodalism in the public and private sector are identified.  Federal involvement in state intermodal transportation systems, and state responses to the growing intermodal and multimodal trends are also reviewed.  Innovative intermodal and multimodal programs  are studied.  The roles and responsibilities of the Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) in the post-ISTEA world are examined and the impacts of legislative mandates considered.  As a case study, the workings of the Houston MPO are examined.  Private sector intermodal and multimodal involvement is addressed, including issues in management, regulatory, financial, economical, environmental, and even physical constraints.  Effects of regulation on private sector intermodalism are discussed, as are case studies in partnering and management.  This report summarizes the potential and the possibilities that intermodalism and multimodalism have at national, state, and local levels in both the public and private sectors, and concludes with a look at the possible future of intermodalism.
KW  - Clean Air Act Amendments
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Multimodal transportation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5500/5513/1249-3.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/6000/6100/6160/pimt.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423114
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00677954
AU  - Pilsch, M C
AU  - University of Massachusetts, Boston
TI  - A REPORT ON SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL AND DIMENSIONAL DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRESENT UNITED STATES PASSENGER VESSEL FLEET
PY  - 1995/02
SP  - 74 p.
AB  - The waterborne passenger vessel industry is working with the Department of Transportation and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to bring the industry into compliance with the ADA.  This report discusses the specific operational and dimensional design characteristics of the present U.S. passenger vessel fleet pertinent to the industry's ability to attain a satisfactory level of accessibility.  The report summarizes information on areas such as vessel operations general characteristics, database documentation, exterior and interior vessel dimensions and services.  It offers findings, conclusions and recommendations to the DOT on both the process and the specific areas of concern that should receive attention during their effort to promulgate ADA regulations for ferries and excursion vessels.  The report offers a review of statistics regarding the impact of ADA on the vessel industry; a comparison of present rules, regulations, and guidelines now in existence on ADA to highlight the treatment of the critical areas to date; and a detailed review of the survey of information provided by 57 companies on 108 vessels.  A total of 67 reports are presented and analyzed - 34 from the operator responses, and 33 from the design and build industry.  The study survey indicates that vessel industry's eventual compliance with ADA could easily become a clash between the interests of governmental, industrial and disability advocates.  To be successful, the study states that the accessibility effort must be a series of compromises that allows for the establishment of an accessible path that will suit the requirements of all parties involved.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Compliance
KW  - Maintenance practices
KW  - Operation and maintenance
KW  - Passenger ships
KW  - Passenger vessels
KW  - Vehicle design
KW  - Water transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421789
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00677955
AU  - University of Massachusetts, Boston
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - A REPORT ON SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL AND DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRESENT UNITED STATES PASSENGER VESSEL FLEET. APPENDICES 1-3
PY  - 1995/02
SP  - 136 p.
AB  - This appendix report documents the vessel industry survey that was conducted to develop dimensional information on specific areas of the vessels that would be impacted by ADA rules and specifications.  Survey information was provided by 57 companies on 108 vessels.  Based upon the information and data developed by the survey and the resulting  computer analysis of this data, the study concludes that the creation of a regulation applicable to all passenger vessels, whether present or future design, should be accomplished in two sections: one for the present fleet and the second for new design and builds.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Data analysis
KW  - Disabled people
KW  - Mathematical analysis
KW  - Passenger ships
KW  - Passenger vessels
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Standards
KW  - Survey vessels
KW  - Water transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421790
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00676794
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board
AU  - California Department of Transportation
TI  - ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS/DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT/DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE MID-COAST CORRIDOR, SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA
PY  - 1995/02
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This document describes and summarizes the transportation impacts, environmental impacts and costs of the transit and highway improvement alternatives being considered for the Mid-Coast Corridor, in San Diego, California.  The proposed action is an improvement to the transportation system in the coastal portion of the Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB) area of jurisdiction between the community of Old Town and the Northern boundary of the City of San Diego.  Connections to other elements of the Metropolitan Transit System are included as part of the proposed action.  MTDB intends to seek a federal transit grant to fund the selected locally preferred alternative.  Caltrans would seek FHWA funding for the HOV Alternative as part of improving the Regional Transportation System.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Capital costs
KW  - Environmental impact statements
KW  - Network analysis (Planning)
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423193
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00681625
AU  - Thompson, G L
AU  - Frank, J E
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Florida State University, Tallahassee
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - EVALUATING LAND USE METHODS FOR ALTERNATING TRAVEL BEHAVIOR. FINAL REPORT FOR TASK 1B: TRANSIT PATRONAGE AS A PRODUCT OF LAND USE POTENTIAL AND CONNECTIVITY: THE SACRAMENTO CASE
PY  - 1995/01
SP  - 47 p.
AB  - This study uses Sacramento Regional Transit data to determine conditions under which transit can attract traffic in suburbs. It specifies a direct demand model in which trip productions and attractions are a function of zonal characteristics and transit connectivity from a given zone to places where transit users want to go to the region.  The model derivation identifies a new concept, trip production and attraction potential, which is independent of transportation connectivity but which is a function of zonal socio-economic and design characteristics. Potentials are estimated from a sample of zones where it is known how many transit trips occur between each pair of zones in the sample.  The direct demand model infers potentials from the magnitude of trips between each pair of zones in relation to the level of transit service linking the zones.  The study estimates production and attraction potentials and connectivity for 70 Sacramento County census tracts.  It identifies suburban tracts where the transit system succeeds in tapping potential traffic, and it identifies qualities of the transit system associated with such success.  It also shows where the transit system fails to tap potential.  It also illustrates with graphs the relationship between transit trip production and attraction and transit connectivity for land use typical of post-World War II suburbs and for transit oriented development.  Finally, it regresses production and attraction potentials against census tract characteristics to determine what tract qualities are associated with potential transit demand.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Census
KW  - Connectors
KW  - Fasteners
KW  - Land use
KW  - Transfer characteristics
KW  - Transit oriented development
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Trip generation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/422486
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00674280
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS) PROJECTS
PY  - 1995/01
SP  - 435 p.
AB  - The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) program applies advanced and emerging technologies in such fields as information processing, communications, control, and electronics to surface transportation needs.  As described in the National ITS Program Plan, the ITS program is focused on the development and deployment of a collection of user services.  Twenty-nine inter-related user services have been defined to date as part of the national program planning process.  Deployment of these user services will help to attain the goals defined for the national ITS program by creating safer and better informed travelers, improved traffic control systems, and more efficient transit and commercial vehicle operations.  This report describes those ITS projects that are wholly or partially funded by the Department of Transportation's modal administrations, including the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  The report is a complement to the National ITS Program Plan, and is organized to describe those DOT-sponsored activities which support the development of user services, national compatibility planning, deployment, deployment support, and program assessment.
KW  - Deployment
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - National compatibility planning
KW  - Program assessment
KW  - Project management
KW  - Projects
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - User services
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411897
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00748935
AU  - Community Transportation Association
TI  - COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION: FACTS AND FIGURES
PY  - 1995/01
SP  - 11 p.
AB  - The following fact sheets are included: Transportation disadvantaged population; breakdown of Federal Transit Administration budget - FY 1995; the other community transportation budget - breakdown of Human Services transportation expenditures (FY 1993); state returns on a dollar; federal transit funding relative to contributions to the mass transit account; federal transit expenditures per capita; per capita transit expenditures by geographic area; Section 18 transportation network at the county level; FY 1993 funding of FTA's Section 18 rural transit funding program; and, dependence on federal transit operating assistance by geographic area.
KW  - Budgeting
KW  - Communities
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Federal budgets
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial sources
KW  - Financing
KW  - Human services
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Public relations
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Rural transit
KW  - Rural Transit Assistance Program
KW  - Special user groups
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483918
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00728696
AU  - Rufolo, A M
AU  - TransNow, Transportation Northwest
TI  - ASSESSMENT OF DEMAND RESPONSIVE FIXED-ROUTE TRANSIT SERVICE: TRI-MET CASE STUDY. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1995/01
SP  - 68 p.
AB  - Tri-Met is providing demand-responsive service in the Sunnyside area on an experimental basis.  This service is more costly on a per ride basis than the standard fixed-route service, but it is also provided in an area that does not appear to be amenable to fixed-route service.  In this projext, estimates of cost and ridership for fixed-route service roughly equivalent to the demand-responsive shuttle are generated and used to make comparisons.  Both riders and non-riders in the service area were surveyed about their uses and preferences for demand-responsive and fixed-route service.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Costs
KW  - Demand responsive transportation
KW  - Fixed routes
KW  - Fixed-route service
UR  - https://www.pdx.edu/sites/www.pdx.edu.cus/files/PR093.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/465441
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00713633
AU  - Balloffet and Associates, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - EXAMPLES OF STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PRACTICES
PY  - 1995/01
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The transportation sector is faced with new legislative mandates as reflected by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991.  ISTEA, coupled with the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990, provides an impetus for change in transportation planning and project implementation.  Statewide transportation planning is one of the mechanisms for change that ISTEA provides.  Statewide transportation plans integrate planning for multiple transport modes to balance the mobility needs of the state with future revenue sources.  To support this requirement, FHWA and FTA have issued statewide transportation planning rules.  These rules identify twenty-three factors to be addressed in statewide plans.  The case studies included in this report demonstrate examples of coordination.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Clean Air Act Amendments
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Legislation
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - State action
KW  - State government
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/processes/statewide/practices/
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/450473
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00681626
AU  - Frank, J E
AU  - Thompson, G L
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - National Urban Transit Institute, Florida State University
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - EVALUATING LAND USE METHODS FOR ALTERING TRAVEL BEHAVIOR: FINAL REPORT FOR TASKS 1A, 2, AND 3
PY  - 1995/01
SP  - 18 p.
AB  - This document reports on the first year progress of a multi-year study intended to control for socio-economic, land-use, and transit level of service variables in analyzing whether markets exist for transit in suburban environments.  Task 1 summarizes transit trends in Florida. Task 1b is a trial effort based on Sacramento data to bridge gaps between the urban structure-oriented and the transit level-of-service-oriented studies by controlling both sets of variables.  Task 2 involves developing a program to abstract variables from the US Census Public Use Micro Sample for a later analysis of policy variables on transit use.  Task 3 caries out a demonstration of the feasibility of merging of assessor land use files with US Census Summary Tape files for Orange County at the census tract level of detail.
KW  - Census
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Land use
KW  - Land use effects
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Socioeconomic factors
KW  - Travel behavior
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/422487
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00677986
AU  - Pilsch, M C
AU  - Urban Harbors Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - NATIONAL WATERBORNE PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION DATABASE
PY  - 1995/01
SP  - 170 p.
AB  - The purpose of this report was to establish the first national waterborne transportation database.  The Urban Harbors Institute utilized questionnaires, personal interviews and telephone surveys to gather over 2,400 individual items of information on the ferry systems operating in the United States.  The written portion of this database is presented in three main parts: 1) documentation written specifically for the PC driven database format; 2) a summary of ferry profiles of the systems surveyed by the Institute; and, 3) extracts from the data that was entered from questionnaires and telephone conversations and examples of the reporting capability of the database.  25 reports were extracted from the 75 original reports written by the Urban Harbors Institute.  Also included are 4 appendices including: the questionnaire format; a flow chart of the main sections of the database and reports already written; examples of graphs and charts converted from the reports written; and finally, copies of the questionnaire extracts from thirty three ferry systems.
KW  - Data management
KW  - Ferry service
KW  - Information processing
KW  - Information storage and retrieval systems
KW  - Passenger transportation
KW  - Questionnaires
KW  - Water transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421816
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00677940
AU  - Held, A L
AU  - University of Massachusetts, Boston
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - BOSTON HARBOR MARINE TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY STUDY: IMPROVING LINKAGE BETWEEN WATER AND LANDSIDE TRANSPORTATION MODES AND ACCESS FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
PY  - 1995/01
SP  - 66 p.
AB  - This report is an attempt to usher in a new era for marine transit on the Boston Harbor.  It is the first comprehensive examination of the integration of land based and marine based modes to better serve the needs of ferry patrons as well as to bring marine transit facilities into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  The report discusses transportation on the Harbor, topography and logistics of the waterfront, transportation linkage alternative analysis, proposed central marine transit terminal, and commuter patterns. The study concludes that both patrons and individuals with disabilities would be best served by the development of a central marine transit terminal that would be fully accessible during all seasons and for the complete tidal range of Boston Harbor.  The report also states that the needs of ferry commuters would be best served with the institution of two express bus shuttles operating from the terminal to the Back Bay and Beacon Hill working districts of Boston.  In addition, the study recommended that the city institute a waterfront transitway which would link the waterfront of Boston between North and South Stations.  The waterfront transitway would primarily serve the needs of non-commuter ferry patrons and tourists.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Boston Metropolitan Area
KW  - Commuter service
KW  - Development
KW  - Ferry service
KW  - Guideways
KW  - Intermodal terminals
KW  - Landside capacity
KW  - Terminal facilities
KW  - Water transportation
KW  - Waterfronts
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421782
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00676807
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - NATIONAL WATERBORNE PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION DATABASE. APPENDICES 1-4
PY  - 1995/01
SP  - v.p.
AB  - For the statistical survey results included in this report, owners/operators of waterborne passenger transit services were asked to provide information on geographic regions served, bodies of water, land mass connections, ridership, schedules, vessel types and maintenance, distances, revenues, fare structures, capacity, and intermodal interface.  Survey results are presented along with graphs and charts demonstrating percentage breakdowns in all the survey categories.
KW  - Databases
KW  - Fta section 6
KW  - Passenger transportation
KW  - Reports
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Survey reports
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Water transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423196
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00676798
AU  - Stone, J R
AU  - Bienvenu, M E
AU  - North Carolina State University, Raleigh
TI  - ASSAULTS AGAINST TAXI DRIVERS AND PROTECTION STRATEGIES
PY  - 1995/01
SP  - 39 p.
AB  - The report is based on a study conducted in 1993 of taxi companies affiliated with the International Taxicab and Livery Association (ITLA).  The purpose of the study was to document information on assaults, assault scenarios, assailant profiles, and safety measures based on the professional experience and knowledge of taxi company owners.  This report presents findings from a survey of 104 taxi companies that are members of the ITLA.  Statistical analysis of the survey responses and case study analysis are provided.
KW  - Crimes
KW  - Homicide
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Safety
KW  - Security
KW  - Statistical analysis
KW  - Taxicab drivers
KW  - Violent crimes
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421405
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00676795
AU  - Department of Rail and Public Transportation
TI  - RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DIRECTORY.
PY  - 1995/01
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The "Rail and Public Transportation Directory" is produced to facilitate communication among people involved in public transportation, ridesharing, freight and passenger rail transportation and planning activities in the Commonwealth of Virginia.  This Directory provides addresses, telephone numbers, as well as FAX numbers of rail and public transportation related organizations, along with the names and titles of primary contact people.  It also contains pages in the back where additional telephone numbers can be placed.
KW  - Directories
KW  - Passenger transportation
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Railroad transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423194
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070804
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Southwest Corridor Light Rail Transit project, Arapahoe County, Denver County, Jefferson County : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1995///Volumes held: Draft
KW  - Colorado
KW  - Environmental impact statements
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830189
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070798
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Tren Urbano transit project, San Juan metropolitan area : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1995///Volumes held: Draft, Final, Final Appendix; FDsup, FDsup:sum, Fsup, Puerto Rico's Tren Urbano B1, Response to comments (F) B2, Response to comments (Fsup) B3
KW  - Environmental impact statements
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830183
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01070787
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Site selection and construction of a new Eugene Station, Lane county : environmental impact statement
PY  - 1995///Volumes held: Draft, Final
KW  - Environmental impact statements
KW  - Oregon
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/830172
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00944225
AU  - EcoPlan International
AU  - Leber Planificacion e Ingenieria S.A.
AU  - Gardner Consulting Planners
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TAXICOM '95 : INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF LEADING INNOVATIONAL TAXI COMMUNICATIONS AND OPERATIONS APPROACHES
PY  - 1995
SP  - xvi, 167 p.
AB  - This report presents an update and extension to an original report prepared in 1985 titled Taxi-Based Paratransit Technology/Operations Packages in Europe.  This report documents the present state-of-the- art of these systems and technologies, charts the evolution of the TaxiCom industry, and details the results and experiences of European operators, supplies and communities that are involved in the TaxiCom experience.  Although TaxiCom systems first appeared in Europe in 1978, the term was not coined until 1985.  TaxiCom is used to define a wide range of computer, commuter and communication technologies that are applied to the taxi industry.
KW  - Cellular telephones
KW  - Mobile communication systems
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Scheduling
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/643852
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00677951
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - UNITED STATES WATERWAY DATA
PY  - 1995
AB  - The first edition of the United States Waterway Data CD-ROM released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics is a collection of data related to the navigable waters in the U.S. including inland, off-shore, Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway.  Information on commerce, facilities and performance, imports and exports, accidents, and the geographic waterway network are provided.  These data were collected from several agencies and institutions including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, BTS, the U.S. Coast Guard, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Vanderbilt University.
KW  - CD-ROM
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Databases
KW  - Facilities
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Information services
KW  - Navigation
KW  - Water transportation
KW  - Waterway transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423206
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00677947
AU  - Research and Innovative Technology Administration
TI  - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION ATLAS DATA BASES: 1995
PY  - 1995
AB  - The first edition of the National Transportation Atlas Databases: 1995 has been released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).  The CD-ROM provides a geographic description of transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals along with a series of background files, primarily boundaries, that can be used in conjunction with the facility files.  This information characterizes the data infrastructure to support research, analysis and decisionmaking across all modes of transportation.  The Atlas Data Bases are designed primarily to meet the needs of the DOT at the national level, but can have major applications at state and local scales throughout the transportation community.  The Atlas Data Bases are designed to be used within geographic information systems software, although the profiles are provided in ASCII format and can be used in any database spreadsheet, or other software package that can accommodate the amount of information in any given file.
KW  - Atlases
KW  - CD-ROM
KW  - Databases
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Information dissemination
KW  - Intermodal operations
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Modal distribution
KW  - Modal split
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423204
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00789260
AU  - SunLine Transit Agency
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Project Action
TI  - TRANSACT, TRANSIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TRAINING. ACCESS COMMITTEE MEMBER'S HANDBOOK
PY  - 1995
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The report provides history and background  for SunLine Transit Agency that began operation in the City of Palm Spring in September 1977.  Sample bylaws are provided for: Tri-City Transit Advisory Committee, AC Transit Accessibility Advisory Committee, HARTline Consumer Advisory Committee, and Sacramento Regional Transit Disabled and Elderly Committee for Accessible Transportation.  The report also provides: a section on the role of a committee member; a news interview survival guide; and information on how to run effective meetings.
KW  - California
KW  - Handbooks
KW  - Human resources management
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Training
KW  - Transit authorities
KW  - Transit operating agencies
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/95-0105-7.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/649160
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00789261
AU  - Blair Senior Services, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Project Action
TI  - HOW TO DEVELOP A SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
PY  - 1995
SP  - 57 p.
AB  - This Specialized Transportation Enhancement Program (STEP) was developed to improve and expand transportation services to persons with disabilities.  STEP's goals were to identify and overcome transportation barriers through cooperative efforts, while encouraging awareness and individual responsibility for transportation issues for persons with disabilities.  This report describes how to develop a STEP program, or incorporate STEP into an existing agency or program.
KW  - Access
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Pennsylvania
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Social service agencies
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Transportation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/95-0112-7.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/647792
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00789262
AU  - The Kennedy Center, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Project Action
TI  - TRANSPORTATION (PACT) PEOPLE ACCESSING COMMUNITY
PY  - 1995
SP  - 46 p.
AB  - Pervasive and institutionalized barriers preventing accessibility for people with disabilities must be addressed by transit providers, consumer groups and rehabilitation facilities.  The primary goal of Transportation (PACT) People Accessing Community was to research, develop, implement and test strategies which would 'break down' the psychological, technological and systematic barriers to fixed route transportation for people with disabilities.  This report provides information on the target populations, cooperating organizations, existing transportation systems and level of accessibility.  Also discussed are specific project goals and objectives, solutions, activities undertaken, and outcomes.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Connecticut
KW  - Fixed routes
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Physical disabilities
KW  - Transportation disadvantaged persons
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/95-0082-7.html
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/95-0082-7.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/647793
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00773965
AU  - Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
TI  - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS) PROJECTS
PY  - 1995
SP  - xi, 421 p.
AB  - The National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) program is focused on the development and deployment of a collection of user services.  These user services are grouped into "bundles," based on likely deployment scenarios.  This report describes those ITS projects that are wholly or partially funded by the Department of Transportation's (DOT) modal administration, including the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transit Administration (FRA), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The report is a complement to the National ITS Program Plan, and is organized to describe those DOT-sponsored activities which support the development of user services, national compatibility planning deployment, deployment support, and program assessment.
KW  - Advanced traffic management systems
KW  - Advanced vehicle control systems
KW  - Commercial vehicle operations
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/489901
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00760822
AU  - Bentsen, B L
AU  - Nolin, T L
AU  - Easton, R D
AU  - Desmarais, L
AU  - Mitchell, P A
AU  - Project Action
AU  - Boston College
AU  - AGH Associates, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DETECTABLE WARNINGS: SAFETY AND NEGOTIABILITY ON SLOPES FOR PERSONS WHO ARE PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED
PY  - 1995
SP  - 62 p.
AB  - Safety and negotiability of 9 detectable warning surfaces on slopes were assessed objectively and subjectively, with the participation of 40 persons having a wide range of physical disabilities and using various travel aids, including persons who were anticipated to have particular difficulty with detectable warnings.  Although some effect on safety and negotiability was noted for 26 of the 40 participants, no participant was judged to be at serious risk as a result of the addition of detectable warnings to slopes.  Seven participants accounted for 59% of all observed difficulties attributable to the detectable warnings.  Characteristics of detectable warning surfaces which appear to enhance safety and negotiability are relatively wide spacing of truncated domes, horizontal/vertical alignment of domes, relatively small dome diameter, and resilient material.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Detectable warning surfaces
KW  - Facilities
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Visually impaired persons
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/496433
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00760823
AU  - Reger, S
AU  - Project Action
AU  - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - COMPARATIVE FIELD TESTING OF THE CLEVELAND SECUREMENT SYSTEM
PY  - 1995
SP  - v.p.
AB  - Through a Project Action local demonstration grant, a prototype wheelchair securement and occupant restraint system was developed, and demonstrated at the Cleveland/RTA by the investigators from Services for Independent Living and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.  The system was field tested and comparatively evaluated at the Akron Metro RTA and the Lake County LAKETRAN by mobility users on fixed routes and paratransit vehicles.  The collaboration of these groups have demonstrated the use application of the new securement system for wheelchairs and scooters.  The project accomplished the following three goals: the development of comparative performance data through collection of user feedback quantitative  use performance and strength data; the improvement and modification of the prototype Cleveland Securement System by component redesign and fabrication; and, the development of specification guidelines which yielded the needs of public transit operators based on the results of field tests, controlled environment operational tests and expert opinion.
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Mobility aids
KW  - Occupant protection devices
KW  - Paratransit vehicles
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Scooters
KW  - Securement systems
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Specifications
KW  - Wheelchairs
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/497805
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00741153
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Maritime Administration
TI  - 1995 STATUS OF THE NATION'S SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM: CONDITIONS AND PERFORMANCE. REPORT TO CONGRESS
PY  - 1995
SP  - 400 p.
AB  - This 1995 Status of the Nation's Surface Transportation System: Condition and Performance report is divided into six chapters and four appendices.  This is the second in a series of combined documents on the condition, performance and capital investment requirements of the nation's highway, transit and maritime, waterborne transportation systems.  Key topics addressed are personal travel behavior, including demographic and economic trends; highway, bridge and transit system usage characteristics; finance; system conditions and performance; future investment requirements, and waterborne transportation, including world and U.S. fleets, port infrastructure, oceanborne trade, ship production, environmental issues, port access and the federal role. The report highlights the need to maintain a strong and efficient intermodal system along with a commitment to infrastructure investment.
KW  - Capital investments
KW  - Condition surveys
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Economic factors
KW  - Ground transportation
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Maintenance
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Waterborne transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573761
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720909
AU  - KRW Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADA PARATRANSIT ELIGIBILITY HANDBOOK
PY  - 1995
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The purpose of this handbook is to provide a model process for determining ADA paratransit eligibility that will assist transit providers in making accurate determinations for a high percentage of applicants.  With the participation of team members representing major disability organizations and the cooperation of regionally diverse small, medium and large transit providers, the project team responsible for developing this manual has sought to develop guidelines that will bring objectivity, uniformity, and continuity to the eligibility certification process.  The document presents a methodology which relates functional capabilities to specific impairments for individuals with visual, mobility, or cognitive disabilities. This handbook has been developed under a contract from the National Easter Seal Society's Project ACTION.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Cognitive impairment
KW  - Eligibility
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Visually impaired persons
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457157
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00719169
AU  - Project ACTION
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Auth
TI  - AUTOMATED ON-BOARD NEXT STOP AND ROUTE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM USING GPS TECHNOLOGY
PY  - 1995
SP  - v.p.
AB  - Transportation regulations implementing the ADA specify that fixed route transportation providers shall announce transfer points, major intersections and destination points, and intervals along a bus route sufficient to permit individuals with visual impairments or other disabilities to be oriented to their location.  The Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (R-GRTA) and its operating subsidiary, Regional Transit Service, Inc. (RTS) teamed up with Luminator Company and local advocacy groups for the disability community to implement and test an automated on-board next stop and route identification system using Global Positioning technology.  The system is intended to provide totally automated visual and audible announcements to waiting passengers identifying the route upon which the bus is operating.
KW  - Automation
KW  - Disabled people
KW  - Fixed routes
KW  - Global Positioning System
KW  - Hearing impaired persons
KW  - On board
KW  - Onboard navigational aids
KW  - Passenger information systems
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Route guidance
KW  - Signals
KW  - Speech
KW  - Visual signals
KW  - Visually impaired persons
KW  - Voice communication
UR  - http://projectaction.easterseals.com/site/DocServer/950046.doc?docID=3211
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457075
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00719174
AU  - Project ACTION
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - POSITIONING AND SECURING RIDERS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR MOBILITY AIDS IN TRANSIT VEHICLES: DESIGNING AND EVALUATION PROGRAM
PY  - 1995
SP  - 227 p.
AB  - This report documents the results of a study that addresses the problem of positioning and securing of riders with disabilities and their mobility aids in transit vehicles.  The research objectives were to critically review current information regarding the positioning and securement of riders with disabilities and their mobility aids on transit vehicles; to identify gaps in this knowledge; and to provide recommendations based on how to proceed in resolving the issues of positioning mobility aids in transit vehicles.  The study was based on and provides a critical review of information available in the areas of biomechanics, accident statistics, physical testing and research, existing standards and guidelines, ergonomics, human factors, and transit vehicle and service characteristics. Information was collected through literature review, operator surveys, personal contacts, questionnaires, and other sources. Based on the collective analysis of the data examined, the study recommended: 1) supporting the policy requiring forward- or rearward-facing mobility aid securement systems with respect to the direction of travel; 2) providing securement and occupant restraint systems that meet specified performance requirements; and 3) examining the policy requiring transit vehicles to transport riders seated in all "common" mobility aids. Currently, not all mobility aids can be transported safely while occupied.
KW  - Disabled people
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Mobility aids
KW  - Occupant restraint
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Positioning
KW  - Program evaluation
KW  - Rearward facing mobility aid
KW  - Restraint systems
KW  - Securement
KW  - Securing and joining equipment
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/453937
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00716379
AU  - Community Transportation Association
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ATLAS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN RURAL AMERICA
PY  - 1995
SP  - 149 p.
AB  - This Atlas presents information about rural public transportation services in two forms.  The first is a series of maps that graphically display the levels of transit service available to rural residents by state and each of the 10 Federal Transit Administration regions.  The state maps reflect county-level data about the average number of Section 18  trips relative to the number of carless rural households in each county.  Four categories of service level are displayed: 1) No service or less than 1 trip per carless household; 2) Below-average service levels (less than 25 trips per carless household; 3) Average service levels (25 to 50 trips); and, 4) Above-average service (more than 50 trips).  There is also a map of the United States showing this information on a state-by-state basis.  In addition to the average number of Section 18 trips per rural resident and per carless rural household, state and regional rankings on both are provided.  Accompanying the maps are tabular presentations of demographic data and information about the Section 18 rural providers at the state, regional and national levels.
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Mapping
KW  - Maps and mapping
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Rural transit
KW  - Rural Transit Assistance Program
KW  - Schedules
KW  - Service frequency
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/453515
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00716382
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM - PART OF THE NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE
PY  - 1995
SP  - 12 p.
AB  - The FTA National Transit Geographic Information System (GIS) is a representative inventory of the public transit assets of the country. Creation of this national system is an ongoing and collaborative effort on the part of many within the transportation industry. This pamphlet briefly describes the mission, goals, and program of the system.
KW  - Data management
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Information processing
KW  - Information systems
KW  - Public information programs
KW  - Public transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/453518
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00715237
AU  - Munlin, F M
AU  - National Council of Negro Women
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - STUDY/ASSESSMENT OF RURAL TRANSPORTATION AND THE IMPACT UPON DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN NON-URBANIZED AREAS OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA, LOUISIANA, KENTUCKY, MISSISSIPPI AND WEST VIRGINIA
PY  - 1995
SP  - 34 p.
AB  - The study/assessment examined access to rural health care services, exploring regulatory, administrative and legislative barriers to the integration of health care transportation services within existing rural and tribal transportation systems.  Specifically, the study examined those restrictions to integration of FTA's Section 18, which provides funds for rural public transit systems and HHS Title XIX ((Medicaid) which funds non-emergency health care transportation.  The study/assessment determined/documented the impact of specific barriers which effect the delivery of health care services in rural (non-urbanized) areas of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and West Virginia.  These 6 states were selected because they comprise significant numbers of rural counties representing a diversity of rural transportation and health care needs.
KW  - Health care
KW  - Medical services
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Regulatory constraints
KW  - Rural transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448785
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711367
AU  - Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT AND INTELLIGANT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS SEMINAR, AUGUST 8, 1995
PY  - 1995
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The document provides an introduction and overview of the Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS), as well as a brief description of the FTA Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS), or Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).  The one-day seminar covered the following topics: Denver RTD's experience with fleet management systems; Development of intermodal ITS - Montgomery County, Maryland; Houston ITS - highway and transit; Transit ITS for paratransit operations; Specifying and procuring fixed route transit ITS; ITS Marta '96 - Olympic transit ITS; The role of advanced technologies in advanced transit ITS; Looking ahead - the transit ITS future.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Fixed routes
KW  - Fleet management
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Multimodal transportation systems
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/450430
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711332
AU  - Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Incorporated
AU  - Transit Cooperative Research Program
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - APPLICABILITY OF LOW-FLOOR LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES IN NORTH AMERICA. TCRP REPORT 2
PY  - 1995
SP  - 179 p.
AB  - This report will be of interest to transit managers, engineers, and policymakers considering the introduction of low-floor light rail vehicles (LRV) in existing or planned light rail systems.  The report investigates the state-of-the-art of LRVs and assesses the applicability of their use in North America. Low-floor LRV categories have been developed to clarify the different types of vehicles and their applications.  Critical factors that should be examined before considering low-floor LRVs are identified and discussed.  The report describes the growing trend toward LRVs and the reasons for this growth.  It provides an extensive compilation of data on low-floor LRVs, information on North American light rail system characteristics, and key issues relevant to the applicability of this technology in North America.  The report also develops two illustrative examples to show, in a realistic North-American setting, the cost-effectiveness of using low-floor LRVs, the source of risk, and the trade-offs regarding the use of low-floor versus high-floor LRVs.  The report concludes that low-floor LRVs provide improved accessibility and are more easily integrated into the existing environment than conventional light rail vehicles.  An extensive database record of available European low-floor LRVs is provided in Appendix A.  Appendix B provides light rail transit system descriptions of 14 North American cities.  This report also provides a glossary of terms.
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Light rail vehicles
KW  - Low floor vehicles
KW  - State of the art
KW  - Technology assessment
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/447583
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711325
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
TI  - ART IN TRANSIT. BROCHURE
PY  - 1995
SP  - 14 p.
AB  - The FTA endorses the goal of making public transportation in every respect a first-rate experience.  Circular 9400.1A, which is part of this brochure, outlines the FTA's commitment to including art in transit projects that the agency funds.  This circular revises FTA Circular 9400.1, reaffirms that costs for design and art are eligible costs for FTA-funded projects, provides guidance for the incorporation of quality design and art into transit projects funded by FTA, and, within recommended limits, leaves the allocation of funds for art to the discretion of the local transit agency.  This brochure also illustrates the added value that art has brought to transit systems in metropolitan areas throughout the U.S.
KW  - Beautification
KW  - Design
KW  - Design features
KW  - Facilities
KW  - Federal aid
KW  - Fund allocations
KW  - Level of service
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/447579
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00682830
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - A GUIDE TO METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING UNDER ISTEA: HOW THE PIECES FIT TOGETHER
PY  - 1995
SP  - 44 p.
AB  - Improving our nation's transportation system is the goal of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), which authorizes Federal highway and transit funding programs.  The ISTEA views planning as a key strategy to improve the system and investment decisionmaking.  It provides the framework for better planning and management of the Nation's transportation system.  The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have prepared this guide for transportation professionals, elected officials, and policymakers, as well as community and business interests, who want to understand and participate in the transportation planning and decisionmaking process.  It has two objectives:  first, to provide a framework for linking the various elements of ISTEA's transportation planning process together in a comprehensive manner; and second, to provide information, suggestions, and examples of ways to carry out the metropolitan planning process.  Part One describes the changes Congress and the President envisioned in the transportation planning and investment process when they enacted ISTEA.  Part Two discusses the products of the transportation planning process:  the transportation plan and the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).  Part Three describes the elements of transportation planning and how metropolitan areas can use them to develop transportation plans and TIPs that meet their needs and the expectations of the Federal Government.  Part Four provides a reference guide to Federal regulations, guidance, and other useful information that have been published on ISTEA and the planning process.
KW  - Air quality
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Federal laws
KW  - Federal regulations
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investment planning
KW  - Investments
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
KW  - Planning
KW  - Transportation Improvement Program
KW  - Transportation improvement program/tip
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://www.bts.gov/NTL/DOCS/424MTP.html
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/424MTP.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423085
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00681686
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - National Highway Institute
TI  - THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: PART II INTERMODAL AND PUBLIC TRANSIT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. RESOURCE BOOK FOR DAYS 4 AND 5 OF THE FIVE DAY TECHNICAL COURSE
PY  - 1995
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) provided many new challenges to transportation planning and decision making.  One of these challenges is implementing a performance-based planning process based on the use of management systems.  The purpose of this course is to introduce three of these systems: the congestion management system, the intermodal management system, and the public transportation management system.  The course is designed for all those who will be responsible for actually carrying out the implementation of these three systems in the transportation planning and decision making process.  The course is designed to provide participants with the following information: understanding of transportation system performance; developing performance measures; understanding data sources; identification of strategies; and, evaluation and feedback.
KW  - Congestion management systems
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Management
KW  - Management systems
KW  - Performance
KW  - Performance indicators
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Training courses
KW  - Training programs
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423245
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00677950
AU  - SilverPlatter Information
TI  - TRANSPORT CD-ROM
PY  - 1995
AB  - The CD-ROM database TRANSPORT provides complete information resources of three leading transportation research organizations: the Road Transport Research Program of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academy of Sciences; and the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT).  TRANSPORT combines the following databases into a single, easy-to-search source:  TRB's TRIS Database; OECD's International Road Research Documentation (IRRD) Database; and ECMT's TRANSDOC Database. These three databases that comprise TRANSPORT are internationally renowned for their comprehensive transportation related research. The TRIS database contains 310,000 records covering subjects such as: highway research, public transit, railroad research, maritime research, highway safety and air transportation in the US.  The IRRD database contains 285,000 records covering all aspects of road research at an international level. TRANSDOC contains over 40,000 records relating to the social sciences of transportation published in the member countries of ECMT. Abstracts are tri-lingual in English, French and German.  With these three databases combined, TRANSPORT on CD contains over 600,000 records with more than 20,000 records added annually. The entire TRANSPORT database is available on two compact discs. Single disc covering data from 1988 to present (with quarterly updates) is priced at $1,295.  Two disc set covering data from 1968 to present (with quarterly updates) is priced at $1,795.
KW  - CD-ROM
KW  - Cooperation
KW  - Development
KW  - Information services
KW  - International
KW  - International compacts
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation research
KW  - Transportation Research Board
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423205
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00675176
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Fleet, C R
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - DECENNIAL CENSUS DATA FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING. APPENDIX A: HIGHLIGHTS FROM 1994 TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD ANNUAL MEETING SESSIONS ON 1990 CENSUS
SN  - 0309060559
PY  - 1995
IS  - 4
SP  - p. 131-134
AB  - This report summarizes the major discussion topics from "CTPP--Products and Applications" (Session 190A) and "Data Needs--A Look to the Future" (Session 190B) of the 1994 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB).  Also included are some of the author's interpretations and observations concerning these topics.  The discussion covers the major themes from the two sessions which were:  (1) Application: problems and solutions; (2) Local perspective and implications for the user; (3) A view from the other side; and (4) Adapting to change.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.Irvine, California StartDate:19940313 EndDate:19940316 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Applications
KW  - Census
KW  - Census Transportation Planning Package
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data needs
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Products
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1995/cp4/cp4-011.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/415556
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00675173
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Cervero, R
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - USE OF CENSUS DATA FOR TRANSIT, MULTIMODAL, AND SMALL-AREA ANALYSES
SN  - 0309060559
PY  - 1995
IS  - 4
SP  - p. 83-94
AB  - For multimodal transportation planning purposes, the Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP) is the crown jewel of census data because it provides flow (as well as trip end) data at a small geographic scale of analysis.  The Urban Element of the CTPP, in particular, supports small-area analysis of commuting within metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs).  The CTPP/Urban Element comes in three parts.  Part 1 contains data tabulations by area of residence, Part 2 contains data by area of employment, and Part 3 contains data on zone-to-zone work trip interchanges stratified by travel modes and times.  For small-area analyses, records are usually identified by transportation analysis zone (TAZ).  In this paper, a number of possible uses of journey-to-work census data for transit and multimodal analysis and planning are outlined.  The focus is on the use of data at a small geographic area (i.e., TAZs, census tracts, block groups).  Both current and future small-area applications of census transportation data are discussed. Subheadings are as follows:  Multimodal Analyses; Transit Service Analyses and Planning; Intermodal Travel; Transportation Demand Management, Ridesharing, and HOV Services; Other Small-Area Analysis Applications; and Conclusion.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.Irvine, California StartDate:19940313 EndDate:19940316 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Census
KW  - Census Transportation Planning Package
KW  - Conferences
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Ridesharing
KW  - Small-area analyses
KW  - Transit services
KW  - Transportation analysis zones
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel demand management
KW  - Work trips
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1995/cp4/cp4-008.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/415553
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00675175
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Goodman, C
AU  - Murakami, E
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - USING 1990 CENSUS DATA IN NATIONAL POLICY ANALYSIS
SN  - 0309060559
PY  - 1995
IS  - 4
SP  - p. 105-114
AB  - Decennial census data on the journey to work from 1960 onward have been of critical importance in transportation planning at all levels of government.  Census data on mobility and the journey to work are used in transportation planning, development and project impact analyses, and in supporting policy decisions at the federal, state, regional, and local/site level.  The focus of this paper is on the use at the federal level, specifically, use by the U.S. Department of Transportation in developing, monitoring, and assessing transportation policies and service delivery programs, and on use by the other federal agencies for a wide range of applications.  The paper begins with a short description of census products available for transportation policy at the federal level, summarizes the broad dimensions of federal use of decennial census data for policy assessment and development, and concludes with a summary of census data at the national level.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.Irvine, California StartDate:19940313 EndDate:19940316 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Federal government agencies
KW  - Mobility
KW  - National transportation policies
KW  - Policy analysis
KW  - Policy making
KW  - Transportation departments
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Transportation policy
KW  - U.S. Department of Transportation
KW  - United States
KW  - Work trips
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1995/cp4/cp4-010.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/415555
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00675171
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Shunk, G A
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - USES OF CENSUS DATA FOR TRAVEL RESEARCH
SN  - 0309060559
PY  - 1995
IS  - 4
SP  - p. 68-74
AB  - Among the many possible uses often cited for data from the decennial census are those related to travel research.  This is appropriate, because the social, economic, and locational data provided by the census are rich in information about factors that affect travel.  This value has been enhanced by the journey-to-work data collected as part of several recent censuses.  The availability of such information is often greeted enthusiastically by researchers unfamiliar with idiosyncrasies of journey-to-work data.  This paper reports that a sample of researchers, having experienced those conditions, are apparently less enthusiastic about using these data for travel research. The value of census data appears to be greater for analyses associated with transportation planning.  The findings reported here are from a brief survey of a broad spectrum of individuals and organizations that appear most likely to use census data for travel research.  In this paper, the term "research" is intended to mean exploratory analysis to identify or determine relationships and includes model development.  Model estimation, calibration, application, and related activities constitute the largest portion of responses to the survey and are reported here as planning activities.  The paper is organized in the following sections:  Summary of Findings (travel research, data bases, demographic research, land use and development research, and planning); Descriptions of Census Data Uses (travel research, transportation-related demographic research, land use research related to transportation, data bases and surveys, and transportation planning uses); Problems and Recommendations (problems with questions, with coding detail, and with coding accuracy, additional data needs, reporting problems, and data availability); Census User Survey; and Respondents to Requests for Information on Uses of Census Data for Research.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.Irvine, California StartDate:19940313 EndDate:19940316 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Problem identification
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Research
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel
KW  - Travel research
KW  - Work trips
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1995/cp4/cp4-006.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/415551
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00675170
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Purvis, C L
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - THE DECENNIAL CENSUS AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING: PLANNING FOR LARGE METROPOLITAN AREAS
SN  - 0309060559
PY  - 1995
IS  - 4
SP  - p. 55-67
AB  - The purpose of this resource paper is to describe the use and application of decennial census data for transportation planning purposes in large metropolitan areas in the United States.  In particular, use of the 1980 Urban Transportation Planning Package (UTPP) and the 1990 Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP) is discussed.  Large metropolitan areas are defined as regions with populations of 1 million or greater. The discussion is presented under the following subheadings: Review of Literature: Use and Application of Census Data in Transportation Planning; Getting the Data Out: Disseminating the 1990 Census; Use of Census Data in Metropolitan Transportation Planning; and Conclusions.  The section on "Use of Census Data in Metropolitan Transportation Planning" covers the following: trend analysis; travel demand model estimation, calibration, and validation; demographic and land use allocation model estimation, calibration, and validation; census data and estimation of small-area employment data; census data and household travel surveys; transit market analysis; miscellaneous transportation planning applications; and nontransportation planning applications of the journey-to-work data.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.Irvine, California StartDate:19940313 EndDate:19940316 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Census
KW  - Census Transportation Planning Package
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Employment
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Guides to the literature
KW  - Households
KW  - Information dissemination
KW  - Land use models
KW  - Large metropolitan areas
KW  - Literature reviews
KW  - Nontransportation planning applications
KW  - Small-area employment data
KW  - Socioeconomic areas
KW  - Transit market analysis
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Travel surveys
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
KW  - Work trips
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1995/cp4/cp4-005.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/415550
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00675172
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Meyer, M D
AU  - Mazur, G
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CENSUS DATA USE FOR STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN SMALLER METROPOLITAN AREAS
SN  - 0309060559
PY  - 1995
IS  - 4
SP  - p. 75-82
AB  - The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of census data in statewide transportation planning and in transportation planning that occurs in small metropolitan areas.  The focus is on the future use of census data given that, in the absence of a requirement for statewide transportation planning, few state departments of transportation (SDOTs) have aggressively used census data in their planning activities.  Passage of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) has dramatically increased the importance of statewide transportation planning.  The first section of this paper briefly describes the characteristics of this new planning environment.  The next section presents the results of a telephone survey of selected SDOTs that was conducted to assess past and future use of census data in statewide planning and in small urban areas.  The third section provides an overview of the data needs of the future and the important role that census data can play in satisfying some of these data needs.  The final section contains conclusions of this study.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.Irvine, California StartDate:19940313 EndDate:19940316 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Data needs
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Small cities
KW  - Small metropolitan areas
KW  - State departments of transportation
KW  - State planning
KW  - States
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1995/cp4/cp4-007.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/415552
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00675174
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Dunphy, R T
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CENSUS DATA FOR REAL ESTATE DECISIONS
SN  - 0309060559
PY  - 1995
IS  - 4
SP  - p. 95-104
AB  - The changing demographics, economic attainment, and geography of the American population and workplaces will largely determine the nation's transportation needs in 2000, as they have since the first census was conducted more than 200 years ago.  The use of census data in decisions on locating the buildings where we will live, work, shop, study, and play in 2000 and beyond, which will determine our needs for travel and communication, are examined in this paper.  Many of the decisions are private decisions, those of builders and developers, companies, households, and institutions.  On the other hand, they have an important public counterpart in regulation of the use of land. Such information probably plays an even greater role in decisions on development than the census commuting data do on transportation.  Acquiring, developing, and disposing of real estate is an important ingredient of an expanding economy. Often in the past such decisions were based on "gut feelings", rudimentary rules of thumb, or "back of the envelope" calculations.  Increasingly, however, such choices are being made through careful analytical procedures and as part of a broad business strategy.  A number of emerging trends that appear to emphasize the value of census data in development decisions are identified in this paper.  The perspectives of three important participants in real estate--developer, planner, and lender--are examined, and recent case studies of how census data are currently being used for development choices are described.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.Irvine, California StartDate:19940313 EndDate:19940316 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data uses
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Development
KW  - Real estate development
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1995/cp4/cp4-009.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/415554
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00675168
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Fulton, P N
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - IMPLICATIONS OF THE CENSUS BUREAU'S 2000 CENSUS PLANS FOR THE CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORTATION DATA FROM THE DECENNIAL CENSUS
SN  - 0309060559
PY  - 1995
IS  - 4
SP  - p. 31-43
AB  - Data from the decennial census are the backbone of the statistical system that supports the transportation planning process of our nation.  The U.S. Department of Transportation, as well as state and local transportation planning organizations, have relied on the consistent data collection provided by the decennial census since 1960, when transportation questions were first added to the census questionnaire. Planning for the 2000 census is well under way at the Census Bureau.  The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is already reviewing federal agency requirements for decennial census data to set priorities among competing data needs.  The decisions that OMB and the Census Bureau make will determine what transportation data will be collected in the decennial census. The continued availability of data needed by transportation planners and policy makers and historically collected in the decennial census is by no means assured.  In response to congressional criticism, the Census Bureau has taken a zero-based approach to what the 2000 census will look like.  The Bureau is considering alternatives designs for the census (i.e., the fundamental details of how the census is conducted).  The Bureau is also questioning the justification for collecting any data in the decennial census beyond the minimal information required for congressional reapportionment and legislative redistricting.  Both are meant to move the decennial census in the direction of achieving the Census Bureau's stated 2000 census objectives:  to reduce the undercount of the population and the cost of conducting the census.  The objective of this paper is to place current and future needs for transportation data from the decennial census within the context of the Census Bureau's plans for the 2000 census as well as within the political context of the 2000 census planning process.  The history of transportation data in the decennial census is recounted and the critical need for and uses of the data to meet the requirements of federal legislation is described.  An overview is provided of the political context of the 2000 census planning process and how it has influenced the Census Bureau's plans.  Finally, the Census Bureau's 2000 census plans are summarized and the implications of those plans for the continued availability of transportation data from the decennial census are examined.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.Irvine, California StartDate:19940313 EndDate:19940316 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - 2000 Census
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Data needs
KW  - Design
KW  - Design features
KW  - History
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Justification
KW  - Planning
KW  - Plans
KW  - Plans (Drawings)
KW  - Political factors
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1995/cp4/cp4-003.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/415548
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00675167
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Tortora, R D
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - THE 2000 CENSUS: A NEW DESIGN FOR COUNT AND CONTENT DATA
SN  - 0309060559
PY  - 1995
IS  - 4
SP  - p. 20-30
AB  - This paper describes the research program for the 2000 census and outlines options for collecting count and content data.  The paper is divided into two parts:  (a) design features for the 2000 census count that are independent of content and (b) design features and options for data content.  The choice of design features not affecting content will be selected after a 1995 census test in three locations:  Oakland, California; Paterson, New Jersey; and six rural parishes in northwest Louisiana.  The content determination process ends in April 1997 when the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Census Bureau recommend the final content to Congress.  Federal data trends will be the major driver of content, but the Census Bureau will also obtain input from other government entities and other users of census data.  In April 1998 the Census Bureau will recommend final wording of census questions to Congress.  During that time period the Census Bureau will obtain input on the options being considered for content collection.  In addition to use of a sample long form in 2000, the Census Bureau is conducting research on other ways to collect content.  One option is to use multiple sample forms in 2000.  Another option is to collect content through a continuous measurement survey--a survey conducted each month during the decade instead of the sample long form.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.Irvine, California StartDate:19940313 EndDate:19940316 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - 2000 Census
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Content
KW  - Design
KW  - Design features
KW  - Options
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1995/cp4/cp4-002.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/415547
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00675169
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Wachs, M
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - THE FUTURE CITY: ITS CHANGING ROLE AND PROSPECTS
SN  - 0309060559
PY  - 1995
IS  - 4
SP  - p. 44-52
AB  - This paper addresses the future of the city and the role of urban transportation systems in that future.  Observations are made about the ways in which planners, politicians, and lay citizens relate to data about the city.  The discussion is presented under the following subheadings:  The City of the Future as a Link With the Past; Cities in the Coming Century; Social Dimensions of the City of the Future; Political Nature of Transportation Decision Making; and Conclusion: Our Role in Shaping the Urban Future.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.Irvine, California StartDate:19940313 EndDate:19940316 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - Census
KW  - Cities
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Planning
KW  - Political factors
KW  - Social factors
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1995/cp4/cp4-004.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/415549
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00675165
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - DECENNIAL CENSUS DATA FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING. PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, MARCH 13-16, 1994
SN  - 0309060559
PY  - 1995
IS  - 4
SP  - 204 p.
AB  - This document summarizes a conference of state and metropolitan planners, researchers, public officials from all sectors of government, and individuals from the private sector held to review the transportation community's experience with the 1990 census and to begin assessment of future needs and preparation of recommendations for the next census.  The proceedings are organized as follows:  Summary and Conclusions; General Overview (4 papers); Resource Papers: Use of 1980 and 1990 Census Data (6 papers); Workshop Reports; Appendix A - Highlights from 1994 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting Sessions on 1990 Census, C.R. Fleet; Appendix B - Census Transportation Planning Package; Glossary; Steering Committee Biographical Information; and Participants.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.Irvine, California StartDate:19940313 EndDate:19940316 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1995/cp4/cp4.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/415545
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00675166
JO  - Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Pisarski, A E
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - HISTORIC USES OF CENSUS DATA IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND FUTURE NEEDS
SN  - 0309060559
PY  - 1995
IS  - 4
SP  - p. 17-19
AB  - This paper briefly reviews the history of the census journey-to-work statistics and the supporting statistical package.  Three product areas are differentiated:  (a) the census socioeconomic data presented at user-defined small area geography; (b) Bureau of the Census-provided journey-to-work statistical products; and (c) the package of standardized tabulations produced cooperatively with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), which has had various names over the years but is presently called the CTPP--Census Transportation Planning Package.  A table is presented which briefly summarizes the historical landmarks along the four-census (1960 to the present) history of the journey-to-work package.  The vast array of issues confronting the planner-statistician considering the future of the program are discussed, and it is pointed out that the central issues from the transportation side tend to fall into two groups:  issues that concern changes in the institutional mandates that define the ways in which the census data are used, and the changes in travel behavior that these statistics seek to describe.  A third area concerns changes in the census program itself and how they may affect the ability to provide effective journey-to-work products.
U1  - Decennial Census Data for Transportation PlanningTransportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.Irvine, California StartDate:19940313 EndDate:19940316 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
KW  - 1990 Census
KW  - Census
KW  - Conferences
KW  - History
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Socioeconomic data
KW  - Socioeconomic factors
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Work trips
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conf/1995/cp4/cp4-001.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/415546
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00677943
AU  - Community Transportation Association
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DIRECTORY OF SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS FUNDED BY FTA'S SECTION 16 PROGRAM
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 340 p.
AB  - This directory is a comprehensive listing of 3,673 private, nonprofit and public agencies providing transportation to the elderly and persons with disabilities through the FTA Section 16 capital assistance program.  The directory is designed to assist the user in identifying and locating individual Section 16 transit providers.  State agencies and transit systems will find this directory helpful as they begin implementing their complementary paratransit plans under ADA and the public transportation management systems required by ISTEA.  The Section 16 network discussed in this directory comprises agencies with vehicles or other capital assets such as computers or radio equipment funded by the Section 16 program.  This directory consists of three sections: a statistical profile of the Section 16 network; state by state listing of Section 16 providers, and an index listing Section 16 providers by state and county in which they are headquartered.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Directories
KW  - Fta section 16
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Private carriers
KW  - Private operators
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Special user groups
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56300/56385/directoryofspec2670unse_0.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421784
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721814
AU  - Ecosometrics, Incorporated
TI  - INTERCITY BUS TRANSPORTATION IN GEORGIA
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The intent of this study is to develop both an update to the 1982 Georgia Intercity Bus Study, and an intercity bus program plan that can be used by the Georgia Department of Transportation in the future development of its intermodal statewide transportation plan.  To a large extent, this plan is prompted by the passage of ISTEA, which includes authorization for funding of intercity bus services in rural areas as part of the Section 18(i) program of capital and operating assistance administered by FTA.  This report is intended to provide the Georgia DOT with a background on the changes in the national intercity bus industry since the 1982 study.
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Intercity bus lines
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Rural areas
KW  - State planning
KW  - States
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461544
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00721809
AU  - Shen, L D
AU  - Xiong, Y
AU  - LEE, Y K
AU  - National Urban Transit Institute
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - DEMOGRAPHIC IMPACT ON URBAN GUIDEWAY TRANSIT SYSTEMS
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 117 p.
AB  - This report identifies and studies the demographic factors.  To study demographic trends, data is gathered from the metropolitan areas of Miami, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia, Greater Washington, DC, and Boston, Massachusetts.  The relationship between the guideway transit ridership and demographic characteristics is modeled using both traditional methods including correlation statistics and multiple regression analyses, and non-traditional methods including geographic information systems (GIS) and artificial neural network (ANN).  Results obtained from the four selected urban areas reveal that the following demographic characteristics have the high impacts on guideway transit ridership: private vehicle ownership, residential density, population of children, distance to the guideway station, commuters who leave home in the morning peak hour, level of college education, unemployed population and household size. Races and gender are not important factors in most cases.
KW  - Areas
KW  - Artificial intelligence
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Geographic areas
KW  - Guideway systems
KW  - Guideways
KW  - Ridership
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/459412
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00711345
JO  - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BRIEF: APTS
PB  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - LOS ANGELES SMART TRAVELER KIOSKS
PY  - 1994/12
IS  - 9
SP  - 2 p.
AB  - Seventy-eight bilingual, automated, multimedia kiosks were installed within the greater Los Angeles area of California as part of the Los Angeles Smart Traveler field operational test being carried out by the California Department of Transportation's (CalTrans) Advanced Public Transportation Systems Group.  As a consequence of the Northridge earthquake, the Smart Traveler Kiosk element was expanded from a limited test to an extensive network of kiosks providing area travelers with information on transportation options.  One of the principal objectives of the field operational test is to assess the effectiveness of this method of disseminating traveler information to influence travel behavior.  The kiosks provide personalized transit itineraries including routes, fares, schedules, and origin-to-destination travel times; carpooling possibilities; real-time freeway conditions; and videos on various transportation topics such as "driving tips" and "effect on the environment ".  The user interface is a touch-screen monitor.  Freeway flow status is displayed on a map.  The videos are stored on a laserdisc within the kiosk.  All other information is displayed in textual form.  Carpool match lists and transit information can be printed by the kiosk.
KW  - Advanced systems
KW  - Information systems
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Kiosks
KW  - Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
KW  - Passenger information systems
KW  - Southern California
KW  - Technical assistance
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Traveler information and communication systems
KW  - Video technology
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/09la.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/450667
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711305
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DATA TABLES FOR THE 1993 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE SECTION 15 REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 385 p.
AB  - The Data Tables For the 1993 National Transit Database Section 15 Report Year is one of three publications comprising the 1993 Annual Report.  Also referred to as the National Transit Database Reporting System, it is administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).  The report provides detailed summaries of financial and operating data submitted to FTA by the nation's mass transit agencies.  This report was produced under a professional services support contract with the guidance of FTA's Office of Capital and Formula Assistance, Audit Review and Analysis Division.  The 1993 Data Tables contain extensive data for 495 (out of 523 reports submitted) of the nation's mass transit agencies, including agencies operated and/or administered by transit authorities, States, city departments, and private operators under contract to public agencies.  Of the transit agencies reporting, 58 percent contract for some or all of their transportation from private or public agencies.
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - Fta section 15
KW  - National Transit Database
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Public transit
KW  - U.S. Federal Transit Administration
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5600/5622/Datatab2.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56300/56375/datatablesfor19900gord_3.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/447563
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00681628
AU  - Dzurick, A
AU  - Husain, D
AU  - Barker, M
AU  - Bryant, B
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Florida State University, Tallahassee
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - ANALYSIS OF AIR QUALITY EFFECTS OF SELECTED URBAN TRANSIT SYSTEMS
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 50 p.
AB  - The emission rates of air pollutants associated with automobiles, busses, and urban rail mass transit systems were determined in units of grams per passenger mile of travel for the four major urban areas in Florida: Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, and Orlando.  The five criteria pollutants evaluated are: volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO), sulphur oxides (SO2), and nitrogen oxides (NOx).  The emission rates for automobiles and busses were found using the Mobile 5a computer program used by the United States EPA and Department of Transportation.  The emission rates for the rail transit systems were found by assuming that the only significant emissions associated with these systems were generated by electrical power plants.  Therefore, the yearly emissions of the area power plants were determined and the energy consumption of the rail systems were related to these emissions.  The emission rates for each type of transportation were compared.
KW  - Air pollution
KW  - Air quality
KW  - Carbon monoxide
KW  - Florida
KW  - Nitric oxide
KW  - Nitrogen oxides
KW  - Particulates
KW  - Sulfur oxides
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/422489
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00681627
AU  - Mustard, W A
AU  - Cronin, J J
AU  - Hill, J
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Florida Institute for Marketing Alternative Transportation
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION MARKETING SURVEY. AN EVALUATION OF THE ROLE OF MARKETING IN TRANSIT ORGANIZATIONS
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 38 p.
AB  - Little documented evidence exists relative to the marketing activities employed  by transit managers.  This report has three primary objectives: to assess the current utilization of marketing methods; to determine the specific marketing educational needs of transit managers; and, to identify how educational centers can assist in satisfying these education needs.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Management
KW  - Market assessment
KW  - Market research
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Reports
KW  - Survey reports
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Transit management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/422488
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00681622
AU  - Knapton, D
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - EXPLORING HOW TO MAKE SYSTEM SAFETY WORK IN TRANSIT
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 64 p.
AB  - The New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) and its operating elements, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA), the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), Metro-North Commuter Railroad, Long Island Bus (LI Bus), and the Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority were subjected to the largest and most comprehensive safety inspection ever conducted of a public transit system.  The investigation, which consisted of top-down interviews and on-site inspections, involved a detailed review to identify safety and security hazards. The investigation revealed many areas of concern, including that system safety programs, and in particular, the implementation of the System Safety Program Plan (SSPP) were not functioning properly.  In response to the findings, the MTA requested the assistance of the FTA in addressing those issues relating to an effective system safety process and an effective system SSPP.  Recognizing that this may be a national issue, the FTA in conjunction with the New York State Public Transit Safety Board (PTSB) and MTSA sponsored a workshop.  The workshop was attended by 38 individuals, representing the MTA, PTSB, industry, and U.S. Department of Transportation.  The workshop introduced 142 issues relating to system safety and proposed 69 solutions.  The attendees ranked the proposed solutions and agencies and identified where action would be initiated to implement the top 18 solutions.
KW  - New York City Transit Authority
KW  - New York Metropolitan Area
KW  - Oversight
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Safety
KW  - Security
KW  - System safety
KW  - Workshops
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/34000/34600/34681/DOT-VNTSC-FTA-94-10.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/422483
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00680372
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PROFILES. AGENCIES IN URBANIZED AREAS WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN 200,000 FOR THE 1993 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE SECTION 15 REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 228 p.
AB  - This publication consists of individual profiles for each reporting transit agency located in an urbanized area with a population less than 200,000.  The data contained in each profile consists of general and summary reports, as well as modal, performance, and trend indicators for the 1993 Report Year.  The 1993 Report Year includes transit agencies with their fiscal years ending on or between January 1 and December 31, 1993.  This publication places emphasis on urbanized areas to assist with geographical references and to show relationships with regional governing bodies and contractual relationships with purchased transportation providers.
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Fta section 15
KW  - Modal analysis
KW  - Modal split
KW  - Performance
KW  - Performance indicators
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5600/5631/Tranpro.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56500/56593/transitprofilesa00gord_6.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/422079
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00680373
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PROFILES. THE THIRTY LARGEST AGENCIES FOR THE 1993 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE SECTION 15 REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 77 p.
AB  - This publication consists of consolidated profiles for the thirty (30) largest transit agencies in the United States.  The criterion used to determine the thirty (30) largest transit agencies is operating funds expended for the 1993 Report Year. The data contained in each profile consists of general and summary reports, as well as modal, performance, and trend indicators for the 1993 Report Year.  The 1993 Report Year includes transit agencies with their fiscal years ending on or between January 1 and December 31, 1993.  This publication places emphasis on urbanized areas to assist with geographical references and to show relationships with regional governing bodies and contractual relationships with purchased transportation providers.
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Fta section 15
KW  - Modal analysis
KW  - Modal split
KW  - Performance
KW  - Performance indicators
KW  - Transit operating agencies
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56600/56604/transitprofilest00gord_1.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/422080
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00680374
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PROFILES. AGENCIES IN URBANIZED AREAS EXCEEDING 200,000 POPULATION FOR THE 1993 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE SECTION 15 REPORT YEAR
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 301 p.
AB  - This report consists of individual profiles for each reporting transit agency located in an urbanized area with a population exceeding 200,000.  The data contained in each profile consists of general and summary reports, as well as modal, performance, and trend indicators for the 1993 Report Year.  The 1993 Report Year includes transit agencies with their fiscal years ending on or between January 1 and December 31, 1993.  This publication places emphasis on urbanized areas to assist with geographical references and to show relationships with regional governing bodies and contractual relationships with purchased transportation providers.
KW  - Annual reports
KW  - Fta section 15
KW  - Modal analysis
KW  - Modal split
KW  - Performance
KW  - Performance indicators
KW  - Transit operating agencies
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
KW  - Urban areas
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5600/5632/Tranpro2.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56500/56592/transitprofilesa00gord_5.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/9000/9100/9128/007057.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/422081
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00677935
AU  - Rucker, G
AU  - Community Transportation Association
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - STATUS REPORT ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN RURAL AMERICA, 1994
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This status report reports the findings of a nationwide study of transit systems funded under Section 18 of the Federal Transit Act.  The year-long project was funded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through its Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) and carried out by the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA).  Its principal purposes were: 1) To identify the current population being served by public transit in rural areas, and the characteristics of the services provided; 2) To identify the number and characteristics of local transit agencies providing services in rural areas; and, 3) To assess the unserved needs and populations in rural areas of the United States.
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Local agencies
KW  - Local government agencies
KW  - Local service
KW  - Local transportation
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Quality of service
KW  - Rural transit
KW  - Rural Transit Assistance Program
UR  - http://www.bts.gov/NTL/DOCS/393PTR.html
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/393PTR.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423202
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00677936
AU  - Community Transportation Association
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DIRECTORY OF RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS FUNDED BY FTA'S SECTION 18 PROGRAM
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 221 p.
AB  - This directory is a comprehensive listing of the 1,162 agencies providing general public transportation in areas with less than 50,000 population under the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Section 18 program.  The primary purpose of this directory is to assist in identifying and locating individual Section 18 providers.  The Section 18 network described in this directory is comprised of agencies receiving Section 18 administrative or operating assistance, as well as agencies receiving Section 18 capital assistance for vehicles, facilities, or other equipment. This directory has two principal sections: 1) a complete listing of Section 18 providers arranged by state and agency name; and 2) an index of Section 18 providers by the state and counties they serve.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Directories
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Fta section 18
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Rural transit
KW  - Rural Transit Assistance Program
KW  - Special service
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421779
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00676799
AU  - Dowds, J
AU  - Machemehl, R B
AU  - University of Texas, Austin
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - A COMPUTER BASE METHODOLOGY FOR OPTIMIZING TRANSIT SYSTEM STATION SPACING
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 181 p.
AB  - A technique for determining optimal public transportation system terminal spacing is presented.  Following a review of approaches used by other investigators, overall user trip time is selected as a rational viewpoint.  User trip times are described mathematically as having access time and line-haul time components each of which are characterized for a range of access and line-haul modes.  Relationships and default parameter values are presented in computer software consisting of macro sheets for a commercially available spreadsheet program.
KW  - Intermodal terminals
KW  - Intersections
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Passenger operations
KW  - Passenger stations
KW  - Passenger terminals
KW  - Passengers
KW  - Railroad stations
KW  - Terminal facilities
KW  - Transportation operations
KW  - Travel time
KW  - Trip length
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421406
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00676792
AU  - Shen, L D
AU  - Zhao, F
AU  - Huang, Jie
AU  - National Urban Transit Institute
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER COST STUDY. FACTORS INFLUENCING FUTURE TRANSIT EFFICIENCY
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 117 p.
AB  - Being one of the most significant technological developments over the past two decades, automated people mover (APM) has many advantages over traditional guideway transit technologies and may be modified to serve future transportation needs.  The major problem faced by the technology is its high capital costs, which have become a major obstacle for its further development and wide applications.  In this report, capital costs of five urban APM systems are analyzed and compared.  Cost comparisons are also made between urban and airport APM systems.  Moreover, a case study of the Miami Metromover extension project with the purpose of identifying and evaluating the effects of various cost contributing factors is developed.  Particular consideration is given to the costs associated with guideway and station construction, control and communications systems, vehicles, engineering management, various design issues, construction tolerance and quality control, construction materials and techniques, etc.  The cost issue is also examined from the performance and planning perspectives.  Cost reduction recommendations are based on the results of the study.
KW  - Automated guideway transit
KW  - Automated people mover
KW  - Capital costs
KW  - Moving sidewalks
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - People movers
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421402
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00676796
AU  - Jones, R W
AU  - Machemehl, R B
AU  - University of Texas, Austin
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
TI  - USER-BASED LOCATION CRITERIA FOR TRANSIT TERMINAL FREQUENCY
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 128 p.
AB  - This research focuses on the development of mathematical models and default parameters that describe the dynamics of relationships between transit terminal frequencies and user travel time.  The models and defaults, developed through observations of local bus transit system, supplement a general transit terminal location optimization methodology.  Models can be implemented as an aid to development of policies regarding public transportation system terminal frequency and location.
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Intermodal terminals
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Scheduling
KW  - Scheduling management
KW  - Terminal facilities
KW  - Terminal operations
KW  - Travel time
KW  - Trip length
KW  - User benefits
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421404
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00676793
AU  - Shen, L D
AU  - Xiong, Y
AU  - LEE, Y K
AU  - National Urban Transit Institute
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - DEMOGRAPHIC IMPACT ON URBAN GUIDEWAY TRANSIT SYSTEMS. FACTORS INFLUENCING FUTURE TRANSIT EFFICIENCY
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 117 p.
AB  - This report identifies and studies the demographic factors. To study demographic trends, data is gathered from the metropolitan areas of Miami, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia, Greater Washington, D.C., and Boston, Massachusetts.  The relationship between the guideway transit ridership and demographic characteristics is modeled using both traditional methods including correlation statistics and multiple regression analyses, and nontraditional methods including geographic information systems (GIS) and artificial neural network (ANN). Results obtained from the four selected  urban areas reveal that the following demographic characteristics have the high impacts on guideway transit ridership: private vehicle ownership, residential density, population of children, distance to the guideway station, commuters who leave home in the morning peak hour, level of college education, unemployed population and household size.  Races and gender are not important factors in most cities.
KW  - Automated guideway transit
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Neural networks
KW  - Ridership
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421403
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00676791
AU  - Friend, D
AU  - EG&G Dynatrend
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - SOURCEBOOK ON TRANSIT-RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. REQUIREMENTS AFFECTING THE ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRANSIT VEHICLES AND FACILITIES
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The environmental issues facing transit agencies today have expanded considerably beyond traditional concerns.  Agency staff responsible for facility and vehicle acquisition and maintenance activities must now comply with a host of federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations.  Designed to protect human health and the environment, these regulations can have a substantial effect on transit agency operations.  It is essential that transit agency staff be aware of the federal and state environmental regulations that impact their daily activities and, by taking steps to ensure agency compliance, avoid the potential liability and high costs of regulatory penalties and corrective action.  Compliance with environmental requirements also ensures that excess property owned by a transit agency is in satisfactory condition for sale.  This sourcebook provides transit agency staff with a description of the major environmental requirements that may affect its acquisition and maintenance of transit vehicles and facilities. An overview of the contents of the sourcebook is provided.
KW  - Acquisition
KW  - Environmental control
KW  - Maintenance
KW  - Property acquisition
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Rail transit facilities
KW  - Requirements
KW  - Specifications
KW  - Vehicles
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423192
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00675203
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - REBUILDING AMERICA: PARTNERSHIP FOR INVESTMENT
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 43 p.
AB  - This report summarizes the efforts and progress made to date by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and focuses specifically on the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) implementation of important financing initiatives in President Clinton's Executive Order 12893 of January 26, 1994.  The purpose of the Executive Order is to enhance existing programs and to develop more effective investment in infrastructure.  FHWA established the "Innovative Financing--Test and Evaluation Project (TE-045)" in order to identify existing transportation financing barriers and to advance innovative financing mechanisms that would increase highway investment.  The initiative asks State and local governments to identify specific projects which could be advanced through new ways of financing.  This document is organized as follows:  Section 1 gives a overview of the "Innovative Financing Initiative".  Section 2 discusses in detail the emerging financial strategies, covering traditional approaches, the increased flexibility provided by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), and the new horizons for innovative financing in the coming years.  It also provides examples of the ways in which various States propose to apply new financial strategies for leveraging Federal and State funds and increasing infrastructure investment.
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Highways
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investments
KW  - States
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412233
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00674092
AU  - Balog, J N
AU  - Schwarz, A N
AU  - Doyle, B C
AU  - Ketron Division of the Bionetics Corporation
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT SECURITY PROCEDURES GUIDE
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 210 p.
AB  - To protect passenger, employees, revenue, and property, transit systems are encouraged to take a proactive, prevention-oriented systems approach to transit security.  This guide is a compilation of materials for planning and improving transit security.  The format can be used by transit system planners, security personnel, and managers in developing plans, procedures, and capital programs.  The guide is designed to help transit systems become aware of the procedures used nationwide by transit and other programs in their security tasks.  The guide includes information on how to apply the systems approach to transit security planning and implementation; proactive materials on the prevention of security incidents; procedures for immediate and follow-up response to security incidents; and specific evaluations of a variety of special security problems including crimes and general security issues.  The evaluations include information on the most important attributes of each security problem, namely: severity, frequency, type, affected areas, time when, locations, contributing factors, solution areas, solutions/approaches, personnel cost, facility/equipment cost, effectiveness, and application.
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Guides
KW  - Guides to information
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Procedures
KW  - Program effectiveness
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Security
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/50000/50200/50286/007768.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411800
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00674094
AU  - Hunter-Zaworski, K M
AU  - WATTS, D
AU  - Oregon State University, Corvallis
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DEVELOPMENT OF ERGONOMIC GUIDELINES FOR ELECTRONIC CUSTOMER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 117 p.
AB  - The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires transit agencies to provide accessible buses or equivalent services to persons with mobility, sensory or cognitive impairments.  This study examines issues concerning persons with sensory and cognitive impairments, and their access to public transit.  The research focuses on the development of ergonomic performance guidelines for visual electronic customer information systems. It is the first attempt to provide direction for the specification and installation of these devices.  The guidelines have been influenced by the particular needs of persons with sensory or cognitive disabilities.  The approach has been to keep the guidelines general to accommodate the particular needs of persons with sensory disabilities in a number of language formats and electronic media.  The first part of this report provides a compendium of current state-of-the-art in electronic customer information systems, which includes a list of model installations and a summary description of several exemplary systems that are in operation.  The second part of the report is a description of draft guidelines for the ergonomic performance of the man-machine interface of the visual component of electronic customer information systems.  The guidelines have incorporated the comments and suggestions received from over 50 reviewers around the world.  These reviewers represent transit agencies, groups of persons with disabilities, researchers, manufacturers, and government officials.  The final section of this report includes a brief discussion of a number of controversial issues that arose out of the research activities and suggestions for further investigation.  It is anticipated that the guidelines will form the basis of international standards to be developed as a cooperative effort between the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Community as well as the basis for work related to the ITS/APTS program.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Cognitive impairment
KW  - Customer service
KW  - Electronic equipment
KW  - Electronic systems
KW  - Ergonomics
KW  - Information systems
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Motor skills
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Sensory motor coordination
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411802
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00674044
AU  - Jewell, M
AU  - Schwenk, J
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - EVALUATION OF THE BALTIMORE GUARANTEED RIDE HOME PROGRAM
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 76 p.
AB  - This report evaluates the implementation of a guaranteed ride home (GRH) program in the Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) Airport employment area during its demonstration period from March 1992 to March 1993.  The GRH program offered employees of member organizations, who use transit or rideshare at least three times per week and who register for the program, free rides home in the case of personal or family emergencies or unscheduled overtime, via taxis or rental cars depending on the distance of their residences from their places of employment. The GRH program was well received by member employers and employees; program participation increased steadily throughout the demonstration; and minimal program abuse occurred.  While there is no conclusive evidence that the GRH program directly increased high occupancy vehicle (HOV) use in the BWI employment area during the demonstration, the program may have helped to retain existing HOV users.  As the 1990 Clean Air Act requirements for large employers to reduce  single occupancy commuting become effective, interest in the GRH program may grow as a means to encourage increases in average vehicle occupancy.
KW  - Demand responsive transportation
KW  - Demonstration projects
KW  - Employer sponsored transportation
KW  - Guaranteed Ride Home
KW  - High occupancy vehicles
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411762
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00674042
AU  - Ball, W L
AU  - National Urban Transit Institute
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - COMMUTING ALTERNATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES: RECENT TRENDS AND A LOOK TO THE FUTURE
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 116 p.
AB  - Changing demographic and travel behavior characteristics have resulted in significant challenges for transportation decisionmakers, planners, and practitioners throughout the U.S. Commuting in the U.S. has evolved substantially over the past several decades, from the more traditional commute with a majority of destinations in the central business district to new travel patterns where commuting from suburb to suburb has grown to be the dominant commuting pattern.  This report was prepared to assist in developing a thorough understanding of recent trends in commuting alternatives in the U.S.  Using data from the Census, American Housing Survey (AHS), and the Nationwide Personal Transportation Study (NPTS), general trends in commuting are presented, including those related to mode choice, vehicle occupancy, departure time, travel time, and travel distance. This is followed by a discussion of commuting alternatives, including public transportation, ridesharing, and working at home.  Resent trends in the use of each commuting alternative are presented, including the commute share for a series of commuter subgroups characterized by a variety of geographic, demographic, and housing characteristics.  A discussion of the future outlook for each of the commuting alternatives also is presented and includes some basic recommendations as to what can be done to maintain, and perhaps increase, the commute mode share of each of the commuting alternatives.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Commuting
KW  - Home offices
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Ridesharing
KW  - Telecommuting
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
KW  - Work trips
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/CAUS.html
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/11000/11400/11475/CAUS.html
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/6000/6600/6614/CAUS.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411760
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00672274
AU  - Horowitz, A J
AU  - Thompson, N A
AU  - University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - EVALUATION OF INTERMODAL PASSENGER TRANSFER FACILITIES
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 216 p.
AB  - This report presents a selection of methods for preliminary design, location, and evaluation of intermodal passenger transfer facilities.  Methods were selected or adapted from previous station, terminal or airport studies, or from multimodal transportation plans.  Issues to be considered include safety/security, effective transfers, terminal access and efficiency, passenger concerns, modal enhancement, and architecture/building considerations.  Specific topics discussed include establishing project objectives, principles of facility location, evaluation of site design and and access, evaluation of internal design, and user benefits.  The document also includes a review of previous research on the topic, and a glossary of terms and abbreviations.
KW  - Design
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Intermodal facilities
KW  - Location
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Passenger service
KW  - Transfer points
UR  - http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CUTS/intermod.htm
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5500/5525/319.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411441
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00672273
AU  - LEINBACH, T R
AU  - Stamatiadis, N
AU  - Watkins, J F
AU  - Kentucky Research Foundation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, UTILIZATION, AND NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY IN NON-URBAN KENTUCKY
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 84 p.
AB  - This research examines mobility problems in non-urban areas by exploring real needs of the elderly and actual response to those needs.  Data collected in two Kentucky communities - Cynthiana and Harrodsburg - using both a basic survey questionnaire and a trip diary, indicate that many elderly do not currently drive nor hold a valid driver's license.  Respondents completed 85% of their trips with an automobile - either as passengers or drivers, and older cohorts traveled shorter distances.  Those living alone, who are isolated from immediate assistance from household members, rely more on community transportation resources than elderly living in multi-person households.  Many respondents indicated that they were unaware of any public transport system accessible from their residences, and 80% reported no use of public transport in the past year.  It appears necessary to improve access to a broad array of needs required by the non-urban elderly.  Public transportation clearly is not a viable solution, and an effective alternative must be devised to extend accessibility to a larger segment of this population.  Volunteerism should be operated on a more formal basis, perhaps using nearby relatives and friends.
KW  - Aged
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Rural areas
KW  - User needs
KW  - Volunteers
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411440
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00672182
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - INTERMODAL PASSENGER TERMINAL FACILITIES. PROJECT SUMMARIES. A COMPENDIUM OF PROPOSED, ACTIVE AND COMPLETED INTERMODAL PASSENGER TERMINAL FACILITIES
PY  - 1994/12
SP  - 254 p.
AB  - This compendium of Intermodal Transportation Passenger Terminal Facilities provides a descriptive overview of cooperative approaches to offer improved transportation choices and connections.  It includes a representative snapshot of Federally funded, proposed Federally funded, public and privately financed, and privately financed intermodal facilities.  The information in the descriptions was provided primarily by local sponsors or interested parties of the terminal facilities and enhanced with U.S. Department of Transportation data.  The compendium was compiled in response to general public interest in terminal facility developmental activities.
KW  - Freight terminals
KW  - Intermodal facilities
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Intermodal terminals
KW  - Passenger terminals
KW  - Terminal facilities
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/278.html
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/6000/6400/6413/278.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411389
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 01401115
AU  - Ketola, H N
AU  - Chia, D
AU  - United States. Federal Transit Administration
TI  - Detectable warnings: testing and performance evaluation at transit stations
PY  - 1994/11
IS  - FTA/MA-26-0031-94-1
SP  - 1 vol ( various pagings)
AB  - A detectable warning is a standardized surface feature, comprised of closely spaced surface projections (truncated domes), built in or applied to walking surfaces to warn visually impaired individuals of hazards.  US DOT regulations, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), require that transit systems place detectable warnings at key transit stations. This report presents the results of a comprehensive testing and performance evaluation program for detectable warning materials placed along the edges of a transit station platform.  The report is intended to provide information and guidance to rail transit systems to assist them in the selection and installation of detectable warning systems.  The scope of the test and evaluation program included the laboratory testing of 18 detectable warning materials and the subsequent installation of 8 of those materials at indoor and outdoor transit stations in Boston, Cleveland and Philadelphia.  The program evaluated - after seven months of exposure to weather and passenger traffic - the engineering performance characteristics of the materials with regard to wear, durability, adhesion/bonding to the platform surface, and appearance.  A performance assessment of all eight detectable warning materials and their installation is provided.
KW  - Disabled person
KW  - Field test
KW  - Field tests
KW  - Material properties
KW  - Pedestrian
KW  - Pedestrians
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Properties of materials
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Public transport
KW  - Surface texture
KW  - Texture
KW  - Transport facilities
KW  - Vision disorders
KW  - Vision impairment
KW  - Warning
KW  - Warning signals
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/1168899
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00677937
AU  - Capelle, R B
AU  - Massachusetts Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - PLANNING AND MANAGING INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: A GUIDE TO ISTEA REQUIREMENTS
PY  - 1994/11
SP  - 100 p.
AB  - This guidebook is designed to be a hands-on, planner-friendly document that answers hard questions about intermodal management system planning in practice.  The guidebook is written from the perspective of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' development of its statewide intermodal management system (IMS) work plan, which includes coordination with all the state's MPOs.  The following subjects of  interest to IMS planners are discussed in this book: ISTEA in perspective; work plan structure and content; IMS technical team and coordinating committee organization and composition; explanatory materials to provide the IMS technical team and coordinating committee; organization and implementation of a Freight Advisory Council to foster involvement of the private sector companies and organizations; and, emphasis on "issue-based data" to structure IMS data needs and narrow the data search.
KW  - Administration
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Guides
KW  - Guides to information
KW  - Intermodal management systems
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Metropolitan planning organizations
KW  - Private enterprise
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5500/5583/783.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/6000/6100/6158/pmi.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421780
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00748929
AU  - Community Transportation Assistance Project
TI  - COORDINATING TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES: STATES AND AMERICAN INDIAN NATIONS ON THE CUTTING EDGE
PY  - 1994/11
SP  - 34 p.
AB  - Alternative methods of transportation have emerged around the provision of human services to people with disabilities, the young, senior citizens and low-income Americans.  Evolving out of the need to get clients to vital services and programs, the human services transportation network has picked up where conventional public transit left off, providing appropriate, affordable and accessible rides to the transportation disadvantaged.  While human services transportation serves as a component of, and complement to, American public transit system, it is typically a separate network from public transportation. One strategy for integrating the human services and public transportation networks that has proven to be efficient and cost-effective over the past two decades is transportation coordination.  The practice of coordination responds to local needs, cultural traditions, legal and administrative arrangements and human and financial resources.  This brief highlights examples of successful transportation coordination models in Iowa, Maine, Virginia, Washington, Florida, Rhode Island and the 37 American Indian nations and tribes represented by the Oklahoma Tribal Transportation Council.  These examples have been selected for their innovation and replicability as well as to show a variety of coordination possibilities.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Coordination
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Human services
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Native Americans
KW  - Networks
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation networks
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483912
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726702
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - REVIEW OF THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS IN THE DENVER METROPOLITAN AREA
PY  - 1994/11
SP  - 67 p.
AB  - This formal, comprehensive review of the planning process in the Denver metropolitan area was conducted by FHWA and FTA headquarters and regional staff, with the assistance of the US DOT Volpe Center.  The federal team concluded that the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) activities are being carried out in accordance with FHWA and FTA regulations, policies and procedures in place prior to passage of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA). Efforts are being made to implement a multi-modal planning approach, and the transit operator is involved in this process.  This review will assist the Denver metropolitan area to prepare for future formal certification.
KW  - Administration
KW  - City planning
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Management
KW  - Planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/4000/4200/4299/39.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461275
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726701
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - REVIEW OF THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS IN THE PORTLAND, OREGON, METROPOLITAN AREA
PY  - 1994/11
SP  - 58 p.
AB  - This formal, comprehensive review of the planning process in the Portland metropolitan area was conducted by FHWA and FTA headquarters and field staff, with the assistance of the US DOT Volpe Center.  The federal team concluded that Metro and other area agencies performing transportation planning conduct a competently managed and organized continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive planning process, produce adequate planning products and use acceptable planning tools.  Efforts are being made to implement a multi-modal planning approach, and the transit operators are involved in the process.  This review will assist the Portland metropolitan area to prepare for future formal certification.
KW  - Administration
KW  - City planning
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Management
KW  - Planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/4000/4300/4301/37.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461274
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00714555
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TURNKEY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM: EXPERT ROUNDTABLE WORKSHOP ON SAN JUAN TREN URBANO
PY  - 1994/11
SP  - 21p

AB  - The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) sponsored a special two-day expert symposium as part of the continuing industry outreach for the Turnkey Demonstration Program on November 16-17, 1994, in Washington, D.C.  The purpose of the workshop was to facilitate an exchange of information on the design/build process or turnkey techniques, with a special focus on the Tren Urbano rail proposal for San Juan, Puerto Rico.  Progress on the other turnkey projects in Baltimore, Los Angeles, and San Francisco was also briefly reviewed.  In addition to the FTA staff, approximately 40 persons attended the session, representing the various participating transit agencies, general engineering firms, investment bankers, industry consultants, and other disciplines.
U1  - Turnkey Demonstration Program expert roundtable workshop on San Juan Tren UrbanoFederal Transit AdministrationWashington, DC StartDate:19941116 EndDate:19941117 Sponsors:Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Expert evidence
KW  - Expert testimony
KW  - Information exchange
KW  - Information organization
KW  - Puerto Rico
KW  - Turnkey systems
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/452359
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00713637
AU  - Moyer, P D
AU  - JAMES, R W
AU  - Bechara, C H
AU  - Chamberlain, K L
AU  - Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
TI  - SAFETY OF HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: INTRUSION BARRIER DESIGN STUDY
PY  - 1994/11
SP  - 350 p.
AB  - Intrusion hazard in shared rights-of-way is a key safety issue of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation (HSGGT) systems. Minimizing this hazard will support the feasibility of locating HSGGT systems adjacent to existing transportation facilities.  The objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of intrusion barriers that will: 1) prevent errant railroad or highway vehicles from intruding into the operational space of an HSGGT guideway from an adjacent or overhead facility; 2) prevent a derailed HSGGT vehicle from intruding into the operational space of an adjacent railroad or highway; and 3) prevent a derailed HSGGT vehicle from falling from an elevated track or guideway.  This study addresses Maglev, High Speed Rail, Conventional Railroad and Highway vehicles.  Alternatives for intrusion barriers along HSGGT guideways are explored, and the feasibility and effectiveness of the various types of intrusion barriers are evaluated.  An analysis method is presented and prototype designs shown which can provide a basis for future HSGGT intrusion barrier design nationwide.  Eight alternative steel and concrete structural barrier designs are detailed. Barrier construction costs are estimated along with an assessment of the collision damage and repair costs likely to be incurred by vehicles and barriers.
KW  - Barrier design
KW  - Barriers (Roads)
KW  - Construction
KW  - Construction costs
KW  - Costs
KW  - Dynamic analysis
KW  - Dynamic tests
KW  - High speed ground transportation
KW  - Intrusion
KW  - Magnetic levitation vehicles
KW  - Repair costs
KW  - Repairing
KW  - Structural barriers
KW  - Structures
UR  - http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/2874
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/42000/42600/42665/ord9504.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448365
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711310
AU  - ITS America
TI  - ITS ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. PHASE 1. SUMMARY REPORT
PY  - 1994/11
SP  - 106 p.
AB  - A major national initiative is underway to apply proven information, communications and control technologies to surface transportation to improve its efficiency and reduce its negative impacts.  These applications are known as Intelligent Transportation Systems - or ITS - and are expected to create a $200 billion industry over the next 20 years.  The U.S. DOT and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS AMERICA) are working with many organizations at the national and international level to make ITS a reality.  To continue the free movement of the national transportation system, Congress has directed U.S. DOT to promote nationwide compatibility of ITS. To achieve this compatibility, a program to develop a common ITS framework - a system architecture - is being developed.  Four alternative architectures are being studied as part of the ITS Architecture Development Program, with the goal of establishing a national ITS architecture by mid-1996.  This document provides the latest information on this program, highlighting the four architectures being developed.
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Compatibility
KW  - Development
KW  - Ground transportation
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - National Cooperative Highway Research Program
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16600/16680/PB2000104489.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/447567
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711365
AU  - Ontario Ministry of Transportation
TI  - OPERATIONAL DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR HOV LANES ON ARTERIAL ROADWAYS INCLUDING PLANNING STRATEGIES AND SUPPORTING MEASURES
PY  - 1994/11
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The purpose of this document is to summarize relevant information and proven guidelines in the areas of planning, design and operation of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes on arterial roadways in Ontario municipalities.  It is intended for reference by planners, designers and decision-makers involved in developing municipal transportation programs and facilities. This document presents a set of experience-based HOV guidelines, but does not purport to define standards for all Ontario applications.  Some standards may evolve over time, while many HOV applications will be tailored to site-specific needs and conditions.  This report is based on the guidelines developed as part of the Metro Toronto HOV Network Study, augmented by recent operational experience and research in Ontario and elsewhere, and modified to reflect the needs of the broader community.
KW  - Arterial highways
KW  - Design
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Operational test and evaluation
KW  - Operations
KW  - Operations planning
KW  - Planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/450428
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00682883
AU  - Lindquist, N F
AU  - Hall, K M
AU  - Turnbull, K F
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Texas Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - EXAMINATION OF POLICIES AND PROGRAMS SUPPORTING TRANSIT USE IN TEXAS
PY  - 1994/11
SP  - 92 p.
AB  - This study examines strategies employed to encourage and enhance transit use in Texas and throughout the country.  Two reports document the results of this research.  The first is "Design Guidelines to Enhance Pedestrian and Transit Interaction", which presents a step-by-step process for planning and designing transit facilities to enhance passenger convenience, comfort, and safety.  The report presented here documents the second portion of the study which examined policies and programs supporting transit use.  It includes a state-of-the-art literature review of the use and the experience with different techniques, a general discussion of the different approaches, and more detailed case studies of the strategies used in four metropolitan areas.  The report identifies the policies and programs that appear most appropriate for further application in Texas.  Finally, examples are provided of the general approaches and implementation techniques that can be used by transit providers, municipalities, the Texas Department of Transportation, private business, and other groups to support increased transit use in the state.
KW  - Congestion pricing
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Parking
KW  - Travel demand management
KW  - Zoning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423111
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00682884
AU  - Turner, P A
AU  - Turnbull, K F
AU  - Texas Transportation Institute
AU  - Texas Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - IMPROVING TRANSIT COORDINATION IN TEXAS
PY  - 1994/11
SP  - 224 p.
AB  - This study was undertaken to examine strategies that have been used or considered to improve coordination between transit providers on a national basis and identify possible strategies that may be implemented by transit providers in Texas.  This report reviews federal initiatives supporting transit coordination and provides national examples of state and local coordination efforts.  Issues that may limit or restrict coordination are also included along with suggestions to address these concerns.  Several potential coordination strategies and implementation approaches are identified from the literature review.  Finally, the report contains guidelines for analyzing various coordination strategies and implementation approaches and establishing a performance monitoring program to evaluate implemented strategies.
KW  - Coordination
KW  - Coordination strategies
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Integrated transportation systems
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Transit coordination
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423112
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00677934
AU  - Sajovec, J
AU  - Lerner, A
AU  - Freidenfeld, D
AU  - Fravel, F
AU  - Bower, M
AU  - JHK & Associates
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - MOBILITY MATCH STUDY IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND
PY  - 1994/11
SP  - 179 p.
AB  - The primary focus of this study was to develop non-traditional transit alternatives to better serve the residents of Prince George's County.  The study identified the transportation needs of the area, evaluated the applicability of traditional and non-traditional transit options and developed an implementation plan for selected transportation services.  The project selected likely destination areas for non-traditional transit services in the County using census demographic data; information on location of major employment, retail, and educational centers; and an inventory of available transit service in the County. The potential number of users of non-traditional transit was estimated on the basis of the distance from employee residences to employment clusters, accessibility via existing transit service, and assessed need and non-traditional transit potential of residential communities.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Demand
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Economic forecasting
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Suburbs
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5600/5609/933a.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421778
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00676788
AU  - Ketola, H N
AU  - Chia, D
AU  - Technology and Management Systems, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DETECTABLE WARNINGS: TESTING AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
PY  - 1994/11
SP  - 118 p.
AB  - A detectable warning is a standardized surface feature, comprised of closely spaced surface projections (truncated domes), built in or applied to walking surfaces to warn visibly impaired individuals of hazards.  U.S. DOT regulations, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), require that transit systems place detectable warnings at key transit stations.  This report presents the results of a comprehensive testing and performance evaluation program for detectable warning materials placed along the edges of transit station platforms.  The report is intended to provide information and guidance to rail transit systems to assist them in the selection and installation of detectable warning systems.  The scope of the test and evaluation program included the laboratory testing of 18 detectable warning  materials and the subsequent installation of 8 of those materials at indoor and outdoor transit stations in Boston, Cleveland, and Philadelphia.  The program evaluated the engineering performance characteristics of the materials with regard  to wear, durability, adhesion/bonding to the platform surface, and appearance.  A performance assessment of all 8 detectable warning materials and their installation is provided.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Detectable warning surfaces
KW  - Platforms
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Tactile perception
KW  - Transit safety
KW  - Visually impaired persons
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421400
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00674096
AU  - New York State Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - 1994 ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK STATE
PY  - 1994/11
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The New York State Department of Transportation is required under Section 18-b of the Transportation Law to annually report on the State Transit Operating Assistance (STOA) program.  The purpose of this report is to provide information on New York State's transit operating assistance program and its impact on transit service and usage across the state.  The report includes: 1) a description of state and federal transit funding programs; current resources and the distribution of these resources to transit systems; and STOA program appropriations and formula payments to individual transit systems; 2) trends in transit service and usage for groups of systems and major individual systems; 3) a brief review of the performance of major transit systems on three performance indicators; and, 4) a status report on several department transit initiatives and special funding programs.  The appendix of this report provides detailed information on individual transit system financing and operations in a "fact book" format.
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial requirements
KW  - Financing
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412747
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00672270
AU  - Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - THE EFFECTS OF LAND USE AND TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON COMMUTING BEHAVIOR
PY  - 1994/11
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This report presents the analytical results of a larger project undertaken for the Federal Highway Administration investigating the effects of land use and demand management on traffic congestion and transportation efficiency.  The work reported in this document represents an ambitious program of data collection and analysis with respect to employment sites located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.  Activities were designed so that the most interesting land use and urban design variables could be tested to determine their influence on travel behavior.
KW  - Data analysis
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Demand
KW  - Land use
KW  - Mathematical analysis
KW  - Traffic congestion
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Travel Model Improvement Program
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412732
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00672505
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: APTS PROJECT SUMMARIES
PY  - 1994/11
SP  - 29 p.
AB  - The mission of the Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) program is to enhance the ability of public transportation systems to satisfy customer needs and contribute to community goals by providing information on innovative applications of available Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies from a coordinated operational test and evaluation program.  The APTS program has identified three technology areas to address: Smart Traveler; Smart Vehicle; and Smart Intermodal Systems. This report contains project summaries for projects under way in each of these three areas, as well as projects in the area of Program Evaluations and Research.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Intelligent vehicles
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Project management
KW  - Projects
KW  - Smart intermodal systems
KW  - Smart traveler
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Technology transfer
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411574
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00719166
AU  - Balog, J N
AU  - Ketron Division of the Bionetics Corporation
TI  - SAFETY PLANNING INFORMATION DIRECTED TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE: RESOURCE MANUAL
PY  - 1994/10/13
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This resource manual for the SPIDER Safety Training Workshop was prepared as part of a project to develop a set of safety materials for the West Virginia Department of Transportation Division of Transit.  The purpose of the manual is to present information regarding some important transportation safety issues.  It provides the building blocks for the formation of a passenger, vehicle and system (PVS) safety plan which should be an integral part of each transportation system's safety program. Some of the areas where safety should be a primary concern and that are addressed in this manual are as follows: policy formation; planning; procurement; finance (through insurance and risk management); operations; customer relations; and, maintenance.
KW  - Manuals
KW  - Passenger safety
KW  - Passengers
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Safety
KW  - Safety programs
KW  - System safety
KW  - Transportation safety
KW  - Vehicle safety
UR  - http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/publications/safety/SafetyPlanningEmergencyResponse/PDF/SafetyPlanningEmergencyResponse.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457074
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00667747
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Widby, T
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - DRIVING FORCES THAT HAVE SHAPED TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT
PY  - 1994/10
IS  - 433
SP  - p. 77-85
AB  - The practice of travel demand management (TDM) is shaped by several driving forces.  These include evolving government regulations, economic forces affecting employers, individual behavior, and the combination of demographics and land use. Each contributes to the strategies that have been tested and applied.  Each also contributes to the perception of TDM. Probably the most significant driving force today is the general topic of government regulations.  The principal means of government influence on travel demand now include federal and state air quality requirements, local congestion management actions, and federal and state tax rules.  Some employers have applied TDM strategies at their own sites in the absence of regulations but have done so for some clear reasons of self-interest.  Similarly, most ridesharing and transit occurs because individual riders see self-interest reasons to use those modes.  Demographic and land use change have contributed to the demand management field through the increase of women in the work force, the dispersion of home and work locations, and other trends.  These driving forces are reviewed in this paper and their implications for TDM are highlighted.  Demand management is likened to asset management and comparisons are made with driving forces affecting the transit and highway fields.
U1  - Travel Demand Management Innovation and Research Symposium: Setting a Strategic Agenda for the FutureTransportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.Arlington, Virginia StartDate:19931115 EndDate:19931116 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.
KW  - Behavior
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Government regulations
KW  - Land use
KW  - Regulations
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412902
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726696
AU  - Battelle Columbus Laboratories
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - PROPERTIES OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS
PY  - 1994/10
SP  - 40 p.
AB  - This report is intended to serve as a cenvenient reference tool for transit managers and other fleet managers on the properties of alternative (vehicle) fuels.  The report contains information on a variety of fuel properties for a number of alternative fuels that are under consideration for transit bus fleets. Properties of conventional fuels are included for comparison purposes.  The data is presented on charts/tables that profile the following fuels:  hydrogen, compressed natural gas, propane gas, methanol, ethanol, biodiesel, gasoline and diesel.  For each fuel, key properties are listed under the following categories: physical properties, chemical composition, combustion properties, energy content, energy comparison, and health properties.  The accompanying literature reference and glossary provide additional information in terms of the origin, derivation, and meaning of the data in the tables.
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Buses
KW  - Fleet management
KW  - Fuel composition
KW  - Fuel properties
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461269
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00672176
JO  - Innovation Briefs
PB  - Urban Mobility Corporation
AU  - Urban Mobility Corporation
TI  - THE POLITICS OF CONGESTION PRICING
PY  - 1994/10
VL  - 5
IS  - 7
SP  - 2 p.
AB  - Three years ago, the United States Congress gave the concept of congestion pricing a big boost when it authorized a Congestion Pricing Pilot Program as part of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA).  Although the program has yet to live up to its sponsors' expectations, interest in congestion pricing has been running high.  A two-year study of congestion pricing, conducted by a special TRB Committee, has recently culminated in the release of a report, "Curbing Gridlock: Peak-Period Fees to Relieve Traffic Congestion" (Special Report 242, National Academy Press, July 1994).  The report concludes that, on the whole, the benefits of congestion pricing exceed the costs, and that implementation of congestion pricing would improve the efficiency of the transportation system.  While agreeing with the report's general conclusion, the chairman of the TRB Committee, Professor Martin Wachs has issued some important caveats. This paper discusses some of these caveats, such as the argument that the lack of a political constituency makes implementation of congestion pricing highly problematical.
KW  - Congestion pricing
KW  - Gridlock
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Peak fares
KW  - Road pricing
KW  - Traffic congestion
KW  - Travel demand
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/414653
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00672179
JO  - Innovation Briefs
PB  - Urban Mobility Corporation
AU  - Urban Mobility Corporation
TI  - ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEMS
PY  - 1994/10
VL  - 5
IS  - 7
AB  - Cars pass through a toll plaza without coming to a stop.  Tags mounted on the vehicles' windshields are "read" electronically by a sensor at the tollgate.  The roadside computer deducts the amount of the toll from the drivers' prepaid tag.  Fumbling for change while waiting in long lines to pay a toll has become a thing of the past.  Traffic backups at toll plazas have disappeared and pollution levels have gone down.  The toll authority's revenue collection process has become more efficient and its plans to expand the toll plaza to accommodate more toll booths can now be scrapped at a significant cost savings.  The above scenario is not a futurist's dream.  It describes electronic toll collection systems operating on half a dozen toll facilities today and contemplated by a score of other U.S. and foreign toll roads in the years ahead.  It is but an early example of the practical payoff the traveling public may expect from the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technology.
KW  - Automated toll collection
KW  - Electronic equipment
KW  - Electronic systems
KW  - Fare collection
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Toll collection
KW  - Toll plazas
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/416138
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00672178
JO  - Innovation Briefs
PB  - Urban Mobility Corporation
AU  - Urban Mobility Corporation
TI  - THE AGING OF THE U.S. VEHICLE FLEET
PY  - 1994/10
VL  - 5
IS  - 7
SP  - 2 p.
AB  - Just as the average age of the U.S. population is going up, so is that of America's automobile fleet, according to a recently published analysis of Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS) data. The aging of the vehicle fleet has serious environmental consequencies.  It is also provoking some creative responses.  One of the responses is a voluntary scrappage program considered by some jurisdictions.  The paper discusses some of the pilot programs now underway.
KW  - Emission rates
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - Motor vehicles
KW  - Pollutants
KW  - Service life
KW  - Vehicle age
KW  - Waste disposal
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/414655
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00672177
JO  - Innovation Briefs
PB  - Urban Mobility Corporation
AU  - Urban Mobility Corporation
TI  - EPISODIC EMISSION CONTROL PROGRAMS DURING HIGH OZONE DAYS. A COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO MAINTAINING AIR QUALITY
PY  - 1994/10
VL  - 5
IS  - 7
SP  - 4 p.
AB  - A recent decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow trip reduction programs to be implemented on a seasonal rather than year-round basis has been hailed by public officials and the business community as a welcome and much needed relaxation of the onerous Employee Commute Options (ECO) requirement.  The ruling implicitly acknowledges what many observers had claimed all along: driving restrictions need not be enforced every day of the year in order to achieve compliance with the Clean Air Act.  Rather, national ambient air quality standards can be maintained by instituting driving restrictions on an "as needed" basis, i.e. when ozone concentrations threaten to reach harmful levels.  EPA maintains that these conditions extend continuously throughout the summer months, hence the need for seasonal restrictions.  Many state and local officials contend that even during summer months incidents of high pollution occur only sporadically, thus the argument for intermittent or episodic driving restrictions. A study by the Coalition for Episodic Controls concludes that: episodic controls are effective; ozone exceedances can be predicted promptly enough to prevent standards violations; and the public would respond more readily to a program that called only for occasional sacrifice in convenience.  The study's conclusions are based on an examination of episodic emission control programs; a summary of these case studies is presented.
KW  - Air quality management
KW  - Clean Air Act
KW  - Driver licensing
KW  - Driver restrictions
KW  - Ozone
KW  - Seasonal variations
KW  - Seasons
KW  - Trip distribution
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/414654
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00672175
JO  - Innovation Briefs
PB  - Urban Mobility Corporation
AU  - Urban Mobility Corporation
TI  - WASHINGTON STATE'S PUBLIC/PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE
PY  - 1994/10
VL  - 5
IS  - 7
SP  - 2 p.
AB  - Private sector participation in the financing, construction and operation of transportation facilities - often mistakenly called "privitization" - is no longer viewed as a percept of conservative ideology, but as a practical solution for cash-strapped governments intent on meeting growing demands for transportation.  This pragmatism has been evidenced in an initiative of the Washington State legislature to explore entrepreneurial ways of funding transportation facility improvements.  The result is one of the most innovative processes yet devised for supporting joint public/private development of transportation infrastructure.  The six projects approved by the State Transportation Commission are described in this article.
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial sources
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Washington (State)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/414652
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00672172
AU  - Hickling Corporation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - UNSTICKING TRAFFIC: WHEN TRANSIT WORKS, AND WHY
PY  - 1994/10
SP  - 110 p.
AB  - The Urban Transportation Performance Monitoring System (UTPM) is a new and functional customer-oriented analytical method for measuring the performance of transportation on an intermodal level.  UTPM is known as the "Mogridge-Lewis effect" after its primary investigators, Martin Mogridge and David Lewis.  It is a systematic approach to the collection of travel-related data for all modes in an urban corridor over time, and designed to expose what customers actually gain from roads, transit, sidewalks, bikeways, parking facilities and the interconnected aspects of the transportation system.  UTPM recognizes and seeks to understand the role of customers in determining the success of systems and technologies.  The system makes and reports its measurements in a way that enables decisionmakers to identify the kinds of improvements that make people and the economy better. This report contains the results of selected corridor studies to evaluate the Mogridge-Lewis effect.  It presents the objectives, design and implementation of the UTPM system in four corridors (Midtown Manhattan-Queens in New York City, Downtown Manhattan-Newark, San Diego-El Caion, and Chicago-Midway.  The report describes what UTPM measures and how it assists in identifying relationships.  It also explains the data analysis component of the UTPM system, i.e., the survey data entry process, the database and spreadsheet programs, etc.   This system has potential uses in forming a part of the cost-benefit framework for empirical multimodal performance analysis and may be useful in implementing the National Transportation System.
KW  - Corridors
KW  - Customer service
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - National transportation system
KW  - Performance evaluations
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56600/56634/unstickingtraffi00unse_0.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/9000/9100/9127/007055.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411385
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00682890
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Florida Center for Community Design and Research
TI  - TRANSPORTATION, LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY
PY  - 1994/10
SP  - 68 p.
AB  - Recent legislation and fiscal trends in Florida and nationwide have created a unique combination of constraints and opportunities, providing an impetus for examining the way Florida conducts transportation planning.  In response to challenges, the Florida Legislature and the Governor's Office directed the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) to undertake the State Transportation Initiative (STPI).  The purpose of this multi-phase study is to re-evaluate the way transportation infrastructure and services are planned and developed at the state and local levels in Florida and to formulate options for implementing requirements of the 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act.  This report is one of a series of publications resulting from Phase II of the STPI.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Florida
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - State planning
KW  - States
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Urban development
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/423117
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00674093
AU  - University of Arizona, Tucson
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - IMPACT OF THE ADA ON SPECIAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY URBAN TRANSIT SYSTEMS
PY  - 1994/10
SP  - 146 p.
AB  - This research was designed to address three questions raised by the complementary paratransit requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991 (ADA): 1) Will transit operators make greater use of private operators to provide the mandated paratransit services?; 2) Will transit operators and social service agencies with clients with special needs work together more cooperatively than in the past?; 3) Will transit operators cease to provide service to those who formerly received special paratransit services but who are not ADA eligible:  The analyses of these three points was based on a review of more than 400 ADA Implementation Plans submitted to the FTA by individual transit systems in January and July of 1992.  Each of the three questions is discussed and analyzed separately.  This report provides preliminary assessments of the differences between paratransit services provided prior to ADA and after ADA.  The Appendix contains the 46 case studies of the communities contacted.  Because transit operators have until 1997 to come to full conformity, the three research questions remain open.  The review of question one showed that: roughly 17% of all plans stated that they would not use more private services; cities under 500,000 population were substantially more likely to report a role for both private and public contract providers (40% indicated greater use of private providers and 10% indicated greater use of public services).  Less than one fourth of operators in service areas of more than one million reported a greater role for private operators.  Review of research question two showed that approximately 12% of transit systems reported coordination with social agencies, and about 15% reported no such effort.  Review of question three, especially users of pre-ADA services, showed that approximately 12% of the plans clearly stated that non-ADA eligible elderly would not be served.  Conversely, a little over 18% stated that the non-ADA eligible elderly currently riding would continue to be served.
KW  - Aged
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Eligibility
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - Social service agencies
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411801
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00674040
AU  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT INNOVATION AND RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM: SETTING A STRATEGIC AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE. SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS
PY  - 1994/10
SP  - 150 p.
AB  - These proceedings summarize the highlights from the Symposium that was held on November 15 and 16, 1993, at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, VA.  The Symposium brought together a wide range of individuals from throughout the country to discuss the current status of Travel Demand Management (TDM) activities and to help chart a course to advance the state of TDM practice into the next century.  The Symposium proceedings represent the collective experiences of the foremost TDM practitioners and researchers in 1993.  The results of the Symposium, as summarized in these proceedings, provide the basis for a vibrant ongoing research program focused on advancing the state of the practice related to TDM planning, implementation, and evaluation.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Development
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411758
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00674041
AU  - Hill, E T
AU  - National Urban Transit Institute
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - ASSESSING TRAVEL BEHAVIOR BY BLACKS IN THE UNITED STATES: A NEW PERSPECTIVE
PY  - 1994/10
SP  - 56 p.
AB  - This paper provides analysis of the 1983 and 1990 Nationwide Personal Transportation Study (NPTS) databases.  Data presented here represents research by the Center  for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) assessing  travel behavior by Blacks.  It is also part of the National Urban Transit Institute research program at CUTR.  The assessment of travel behavior by Blacks in the U.S. showed that all four indicators of travel (vehicle trips, vehicle miles of travel, person trips, and person miles of travel) increased between 1983 and 1990.  The rate of increase in travel by Blacks exceeded the rate of increase by Non-Blacks during this period.  Additionally, the rate at which Blacks are becoming licensed to drive surpassed that of Non-Blacks between 1983 and 1990, supporting an increasing demand for travel using privately owned vehicles.  Data presented on distribution of person trips by mode confirm Blacks' increased use of privately owned vehicles for travel.  Household vehicle availability for Blacks, however, is lower than Non-Blacks in 1983 and 1990.  The growth rate of vehicles in Black households also lagged behind that for Non-Blacks.  This assessment also shows that social and demographic changes have caused travel behavior by Blacks to become more similar to Non-Blacks, especially for mode choice: an increasing percentage share of Blacks use private vehicles for travel.  These data, however, show that on average the distances of Black person trips have declined between 1983 and 1990. Data from the 1983 and 1990 NPTS databases suggest that travel by Blacks has changed rapidly over the recent past and is increasing similarly to travel behavior by Non-Blacks.  The implications are significant in many areas ranging from the economic impacts to quality of life issues.  The causes are at least partially explained by economic and demographic changes in the Black community. Therefore, transportation officials, at the federal, state, and local levels, should consider the implications of future policies and plans on Blacks, and include this population when developing transportation systems.
KW  - Blacks
KW  - Passenger miles
KW  - Person trips
KW  - Travel
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Trip generation
KW  - Vehicle miles of travel
KW  - Vehicle trips
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411759
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00674043
AU  - Chu, X
AU  - National Urban Transit Institute
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - THE EFFECTS OF AGE ON THE DRIVING HABITS OF THE ELDERLY: EVIDENCE FROM THE 1990 NPTS
PY  - 1994/10
SP  - 48 p.
AB  - This report examines the effects of age on the driving habits of the elderly, using the 1990 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS).  Elderly is defined as persons 65 years or older. 6 aspects are considered: the amount of daily driving exposure, driving by time of day, driving speed, driving by type of roadways, vehicle size, and the number of passengers carried. The scope of analysis is limited to the content of the 1991 NPTS and those aspects of driving habits that are hypothesized to have safety implications for the elderly.  The scale of analysis is limited to urban residents.  Regression is used to isolate the effects of being elderly while holding constant a set of personal, household, and location characteristics of the drivers, as well as a set of trip characteristics.  Elderly drivers show an increased effort of self-protection in their driving habits relative to mid-aged drivers (persons between the ages of 25 and 64 years).  Being elderly not only makes elderly drivers reduce daily driving exposure, avoid driving at night, avoid driving during peak hours, and avoid driving on limited-access highways, but also make them drive at lower speeds, drive larger automobiles, and carry fewer passengers. Despite their effort of self-protection, however, the elderly still show a higher risk of crash and injury per unit of exposure than the mid-aged.  If policies induce the elderly to further adjust their driving habits to offset the external risks of their driving, their risk of crash and injury would be reduced and society as a whole would be better off.  The elderly, however, are likely to be worse off as a consequence of reduced mobility.  The challenge to policy-making is to balance these consequences of any policy concerning the mobility and traffic safety of the elderly.
KW  - Accident risks
KW  - Age
KW  - Age factor in accidents
KW  - Age factor in driving
KW  - Aged drivers
KW  - Crash causes
KW  - Driving
KW  - Driving habits
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Risk assessment
KW  - Traffic safety
UR  - http://www.bts.gov/NTL/DOCS/t-95.html
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/t-95.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411761
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00672271
AU  - Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated
AU  - Environmental Protection Agency
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - SHORT-TERM TRAVEL MODEL IMPROVEMENTS
PY  - 1994/10
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This document is a product of Phase II of a project to document short-term improvements to urban travel demand modes.  The report summarizes several potential improvements to the traditional urban travel demand modeling process.  These improvements generally could be implemented in the short term in most urban areas, and many have been tested or are in use.
KW  - Demand
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Short term
KW  - Time duration
KW  - Travel demand
KW  - Travel Model Improvement Program
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/445.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412733
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00672181
AU  - Hill, E T
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - ECONOMIC AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS OF ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (APTS): BACKGROUND AND REVIEW OF EVALUATION APPROACHES
PY  - 1994/10
SP  - 60 p.
AB  - Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) are advanced navigation and communication technologies that are used in all aspects of public transportation.  These include the application of advanced electronic technologies to the deployment and operation of high-occupancy, shared-ride vehicles, conventional buses, rail vehicles, and the entire range of para-transit vehicles.  Three basic APTS subsystems are available for deployment in support of transit travelers and operations.  These include Smart Traveler technology, Smart Vehicle technology, and Smart Intermodal Systems.  This report provides documentation of APTS technologies and reviews the approaches used in evaluation. The IVHS (ITS) literature concerning evaluation of operational tests, shows that evaluation plans generally consist of two components:  measures of effectiveness (MOEs) and an evaluation technology.  Various lessons have been learned from this research effort.  These lessons highlight the need for modifications in the approaches that are represented in this research.  Modifications that will improve the accuracy, reliability, and usefulness of these approaches are encouraged. Perhaps the most significant lesson learned from this research effort is the need for further development in the area of subjective evaluation or cost-benefit analysis (CBA).
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Benefit cost analysis
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Intelligent vehicles
KW  - Measures of effectiveness
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Smart traveler
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411388
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00672180
AU  - Ball, W L
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
AU  - Research and Special Programs Administration
TI  - ECONOMIC AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS OF ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (APTS): ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF APTS
PY  - 1994/10
SP  - 83 p.
AB  - This report provides a description and discussion of Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) technologies, and then focuses on methods for assessing the economic feasibility of implementing these technologies.  Three evaluation techniques are presented, including a general assessment, an alternative investment analysis, and a breakeven analysis.  First, a general assessment is presented which provides a breakdown of costs collected for seven APTS technologies, including automatic vehicle location (AVL), automatic passenger counters (APCs), advanced fare payment media, computerized telephone information systems, computerized dispatching/scheduling, passenger information displays (PIDs), and annunciators.  This is followed by the identification and qualitative assessment of the potential benefits of these technologies.  Second, an alternative investment analysis was developed and is designed to analyze the potential impacts of using proposed APTS funding for more traditional transit investments, such as an increase in the level of service, a reduction in the average fare, or an expansion of traditional marketing activities.  Third, a breakeven analysis (developed by Morlok, et al. in 1991) is presented and updated using fiscal year 1992 national transit statistics to estimate the reduced number of buses and/or revenue miles necessary to break even on an investment in an Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system that includes advanced communications capability. In addition, the analysis is extended to estimate some of the external benefits that potentially could result from the implementation of an AVL system.
KW  - Advanced fare payment
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Automatic fare collection
KW  - Automatic vehicle location
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Economic factors
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Fare collection
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411387
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00667750
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Replogle, M
AU  - Dittmar, H
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - INTEGRATING TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
PY  - 1994/10
IS  - 433
SP  - p. 107-122
AB  - The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA) both give new impetus to travel demand management (TDM).  Their successful implementation will require all metropolitan areas over 200,000 to develop effective congestion management systems which integrate TDM into transportation planning, programming and operations and include land use management and pricing elements.  Under these laws, TDM might finally realize its full potential for boosting the productivity of our transportation system investments and strengthening economic performance. However, this will require several significant changes:  (a) TDM must be integrated into all aspects of transportation and community planning and development, rather than being treated as an add-on to the current process.  (b) Local, regional and state agencies involved in transportation and land use need to be held accountable for the impacts of their actions on travel demand and reorganized to better coordinate policies and programs which can manage both short and long term demand growth.  (c) Much greater resources at the federal, state, regional, and local level must be devoted to transportation and land use data collection, the improvement of analytic tools and monitoring systems, and the use of new types of criteria and benchmarks for measuring transportation system performance, demand changes, and environmental and socioeconomic consequences.  (d) TDM must encompass a broader range of strategies, including those dealing with non-work travel, non-peak period travel, short trips, emerging technologies, pricing, land use development, and urban design.
U1  - Travel Demand Management Innovation and Research Symposium: Setting a Strategic Agenda for the FutureTransportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.Arlington, Virginia StartDate:19931115 EndDate:19931116 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.
KW  - Accountability
KW  - City planning
KW  - Clean Air Act Amendments
KW  - Clean air act amendments 1990
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Congestion management systems
KW  - Coordination
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Local government
KW  - Measurement
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Monitoring
KW  - Non-work travel
KW  - Off-peak travel
KW  - Performance
KW  - Pricing
KW  - Regional government
KW  - Short trips
KW  - Socioeconomic factors
KW  - State government
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel demand management
KW  - Trip length
KW  - Trip purpose
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412905
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00667751
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Turnbull, K F
AU  - Bridges, G S
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND INTELLIGENT VEHICLE-HIGHWAY SYSTEMS
PY  - 1994/10
IS  - 433
SP  - p. 123-133
AB  - Although approaching current transportation issues from different perspectives, both travel demand management (TDM) strategies and intelligent vehicle highway system (IVHS) technologies focus on improving the efficiency of the existing transportation system through better management, rather than building new capacity.  Further, the use of IVHS and other advanced technologies appears to hold promise for enhancing the successful implementation of TDM strategies.  Many potential applications of IVHS technologies with TDM actions are just beginning to be explored and implemented by public and private sector groups.  This resource paper is intended to help foster, enhance, and expand this discussion, and to assist in bringing together the different groups involved in both IVHS and TDM.  In addition, the paper generates further ideas and suggestions for operational tests, demonstration projects, and research studies to advance the integration of IVHS with TDM strategies.  To accomplish this the paper is divided into three sections following the introduction.  The first section provides a brief overview of TDM strategies and IVHS technologies.  The major elements of both are summarized to provide a common understanding of the depth and breadth of the two approaches. This section also summarizes the different groups involved in funding, research and development, implementation, and evaluation of IVHS technologies and projects.  This is followed by a discussion of techniques to utilize IVHS technologies to enhance the use of TDM actions.  This section includes a review of examples of current state-of-the-art projects and discusses other potential applications.  It also summarizes some of the major issues associated with the possible development of IVHS/TDM projects and approaches for addressing these concerns. The paper concludes with a summary of the major topics covered and the identification of areas where further research is needed.
U1  - Travel Demand Management Innovation and Research Symposium: Setting a Strategic Agenda for the FutureTransportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.Arlington, Virginia StartDate:19931115 EndDate:19931116 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.
KW  - Applications
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Development
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - Future
KW  - Future research
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Integrated systems
KW  - Integration
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Project management
KW  - Projects
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412906
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00667739
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Turnbull, K F
AU  - Meyer, M D
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT INNOVATION AND RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM: SETTING A STRATEGIC AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE, NOVEMBER 15 AND 16, 1993, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA. SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW
PY  - 1994/10
IS  - 433
SP  - p. 5-7
AB  - This invitation-only Symposium brought together key representatives from public and private sector groups involved in Travel Demand Management (TDM).  Individuals from federal, state, and local governments, transit and rideshare agencies, Transportation Management Associations and Organizations, private businesses, consulting firms, universities and research institutes, and other groups provided a diverse mix of perspectives and opinions.  Participants spent most of the two days in working groups discussing the current status of TDM, issues limiting the effectiveness of TDM, research needs, and strategies to help advance the state of TDM practice into the next century.  Eight resource papers, commissioned for the Symposium, were provided to participants prior to the Symposium. These provided an excellent starting point for the working group discussions.  The discussions focused on the five general areas of market and constituency development; legislative and policy development; planning, implementation, and evaluation; institutional and organizational development (public-private partnerships); and operational and technological development (IVHS).  The working groups identified key issues and research needs for each of the five focus areas.  These were then compiled and presented at the closing session.  A market research tool, called the Perception Analyzer, was used at this session to provide the Symposium participants with the opportunity to rate the composite list of 42 strategies and research topics.  The responses were tabulated during the session, allowing the preliminary results to be presented before participants left the Symposium.  The Transportation Research Board TDM Task Force will use the results from the symposium to develop a comprehensive ongoing TDM research program.
U1  - Travel Demand Management Innovation and Research Symposium: Setting a Strategic Agenda for the FutureTransportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.Arlington, Virginia StartDate:19931115 EndDate:19931116 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Market development
KW  - Policy analysis
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Ratings
KW  - Research
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412894
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00667741
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Tischer, M L
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - STATE-OF-THE-PRACTICE, DRIVING FORCES, AND DEMOGRAPHICS. SUMMARY OF SYMPOSIUM RESOURCE PAPERS
PY  - 1994/10
IS  - 433
SP  - p. 13-15
AB  - This Symposium presentation summarizes the following resource papers:  "State-of-Practice of Travel Demand Management" by M.D. Meyer, S. Siwek, and W. Berman; "Demographics and Market Definition" by B. Edmondson; and "Driving Forces That Have Shaped Travel Demand Management" by T. Widby.
U1  - Travel Demand Management Innovation and Research Symposium: Setting a Strategic Agenda for the FutureTransportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.Arlington, Virginia StartDate:19931115 EndDate:19931116 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Economic factors
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Markets
KW  - Regulations
KW  - Research
KW  - State of the art
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412896
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00667743
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Garvey, J F
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT INNOVATION AND RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM: SETTING A STRATEGIC AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE, NOVEMBER 15 AND 16, 1993, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA. KEYNOTE SPEECH (GARVEY)
PY  - 1994/10
IS  - 433
SP  - p. 27-29
AB  - This keynote speech by the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration raises points for discussion in the Symposium working groups.  Among these are the following: Travel Demand Management (TDM) strategies are an important component in managing the transportation system and will continue to play a critical role in the future.  TDM will be an important element of our transportation policy in the future as a result of the federal, state, and local efforts to clean the air, reduce energy use, relieve traffic congestion, and improve mobility.  We need to rethink what TDM is and what it can be. TDM should be viewed as more than just a regional ridematching service or a promotional campaign.  While these activities are part of TDM, they are certainly not what will sustain it in the future.  We know that TDM can have localized impacts and benefits.  While the areawide and environmental benefits of TDM are being studied and debated, we should not lose sight of the significant impacts TDM can have on meeting our mobility needs. We need to think of TDM in terms of mobility and what that means to the public, expecially those in economically disadvantaged situations.  TDM could be thought of as providing transportation choices as well as tools that help us meet congestion and environmental goals.  We need to rethink where the TDM planning, implementation, and evaluation functions are placed within our transportation and environmental institutions.  We need to promote and foster public-private partnerships to implement TDM programs.
U1  - Travel Demand Management Innovation and Research Symposium: Setting a Strategic Agenda for the FutureTransportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.Arlington, Virginia StartDate:19931115 EndDate:19931116 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.
KW  - Benefits
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - Impacts
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Public private partnerships
KW  - Research
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Traffic congestion
KW  - Transportation policy
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412898
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00667744
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Crunican, G
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT INNOVATION AND RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM: SETTING A STRATEGIC AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE, NOVEMBER 15 AND 16, 1993, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA. KEYNOTE SPEECH (CRUNICAN)
PY  - 1994/10
IS  - 433
SP  - p. 29-30
AB  - This keynote address by the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration offers some observations on the federal role in Travel Demand Management (TDM).  Among these are the following:  It is important to develop and implement TDM strategies that provide realistic alternatives for commuters. TDM should focus on measures that can contribute to improving mobility and the quality of life in metropolitan areas, rather than just addressing specific regulations.  Maintaining a long term perspective and focusing on the bigger picture is important in TDM.  Portland, Oregon provides a good example where multiple measures are being used to begin to influence a major change in people's travel behavior.  A major part of TDM and other related programs needs to focus on educating the general public, especially in those areas where the problem may not be well understood.  A national public awareness campaign would be one approach worth considering.  Suggestions for the Federal Transit Administration and the Federal Highway Administration, especially those related to demonstration projects, technology transfer, funding, and program support should be explicit.
U1  - Travel Demand Management Innovation and Research Symposium: Setting a Strategic Agenda for the FutureTransportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.Arlington, Virginia StartDate:19931115 EndDate:19931116 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.
KW  - Awareness
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Education
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Federal role
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Long term
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Portland (Oregon)
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Research
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Time duration
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412899
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00667746
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Edmondson, B
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - DEMOGRAPHICS AND MARKET DEFINITION
PY  - 1994/10
IS  - 433
SP  - p. 67-76
AB  - Despite substantial efforts to promote ridesharing and mass transit, the proportion of employed Americans who normally commute to work alone rose from 64 percent in 1980 to more than 73 percent in 1990.  The persistent trend toward single-occupant vehicle (SOV) travel leaves those who favor mass transit and ride sharing facing two major challenges.  The first is to devise transportation alternatives that commuters find more economical and more convenient than driving alone.  The second is to use land-use planning and other measures to encourage short, multi-purpose trips and discourage long daily drives. This paper's intent is to stimulate debate on four related questions.  First, what were the commuting trends of the 1980s? Second, what social and demographic forces caused them?  Third, what are the most likely commuting trends of the 1990s?  And finally, what actions will most effectively promote the objectives of transportation planners?
U1  - Travel Demand Management Innovation and Research Symposium: Setting a Strategic Agenda for the FutureTransportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.Arlington, Virginia StartDate:19931115 EndDate:19931116 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.
KW  - Commuting
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Markets
KW  - Social factors
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel demand management
KW  - Trend (Statistics)
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412901
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00667740
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Turnbull, K F
AU  - Arrillaga, B
AU  - Judycki, D C
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT INNOVATION AND RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM: SETTING A STRATEGIC AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE, NOVEMBER 15 AND 16, 1993, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA. INTRODUCTION
PY  - 1994/10
IS  - 433
SP  - p. 9-12
AB  - Katherine F. Turnbull, Symposium Planning Committee Chair, Texas Transportation Institute, Bert Arrillaga, Federal Transit Administration, and Dennis C. Judycki, Federal Highway Administration, welcomed Symposium participants, reviewed the Symposium agenda, and discussed the goals and expected results of the Symposium.  All emphasized the fact that this was to be a working symposium to identify the key focus areas for future Travel Demand Management activities.
U1  - Travel Demand Management Innovation and Research Symposium: Setting a Strategic Agenda for the FutureTransportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.Arlington, Virginia StartDate:19931115 EndDate:19931116 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Research
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412895
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00667742
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Siwek, S
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - CURRENT PRACTICES, IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES, AND INTEGRATING TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. SUMMARY OF SYMPOSIUM RESOURCE PAPERS
PY  - 1994/10
IS  - 433
SP  - p. 18-21
AB  - This Symposium presentation summarizes the following resource papers:  "Travel Demand Management Evaluation:  Current Practice and Emerging Issues" by E.N. Schreffler; "Implementation Issues and Barriers" by K.L. Gerwig; and "Integrating Travel Demand Management Strategies" by M. Replogle and H. Dittmar.
U1  - Travel Demand Management Innovation and Research Symposium: Setting a Strategic Agenda for the FutureTransportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.Arlington, Virginia StartDate:19931115 EndDate:19931116 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Research
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412897
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00667748
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Schreffler, E N
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT EVALUATION: CURRENT PRACTICE AND EMERGING ISSUES
PY  - 1994/10
IS  - 433
SP  - p. 87-96
AB  - Travel Demand Management (TDM) is increasing in importance as a key strategy for achieving mobility, air quality and energy goals.  Recent federal legislation has underscored this importance by requiring consideration of implementation of TDM strategies and, in doing so, requiring rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of proposed strategies.  This paper explores TDM evaluation issues from two perspectives.  First, the current "state of the practice" is described for TDM evaluation.  TDM evaluation serves two needs:  "routine" monitoring of program compliance under the growing regulatory environment, and "research" activities to assess the effectiveness of TDM strategies.  One dilemma posed by this dual need for evaluation concerns the ability and willingness to collect evaluative data beyond that required for compliance with specific trip reduction targets and mandates.  Several key questions are presented in this discussion of the current status of TDM evaluation, including:  who performs the evaluations, what is the nature and outputs of these efforts, and how is the information being used? The other critical part of this paper explores "future directions" for TDM evaluation.  The specific federal requirements for TDM and resultant evaluation needs within recent transportation and clean air legislation are mentioned as reasons for increased importance of TDM evaluation.  Likewise, the shift from voluntary to mandatory, and the role of TDM in many regions' long range plans, increase the need to produce solid answers on TDM effectiveness.  Key future research issues are outlined that are grounded in the increased specificity and rigor suggested by this new environment.  This again points to the fundamental dilemma of balancing reporting of compliance with broader research needs.  The specificity and rigor required in this new environment has introduced some new measures to the TDM community that shift the emphasis from participation in programs or HOV modes to vehicle trip and VMT reductions. Compounding this shift is the need to accurately net out the secondary effects of trip reduction, such as use of the vehicle left at home when someone telecommutes.  Finally, the paper inquires into appropriate evaluation roles among various levels of government and program implementors and sets the stage for a discussion of the TDM evaluation research priorities that will result from the conference.
U1  - Travel Demand Management Innovation and Research Symposium: Setting a Strategic Agenda for the FutureTransportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.Arlington, Virginia StartDate:19931115 EndDate:19931116 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.
KW  - Assessments
KW  - Compliance
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Effectiveness
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Future
KW  - Future research
KW  - Measures of effectiveness
KW  - Monitoring
KW  - Research
KW  - State of the art
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412903
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00667749
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Gerwig, K L
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES AND BARRIERS
PY  - 1994/10
IS  - 433
SP  - p. 97-105
AB  - Travel Demand Management (TDM) is a set of strategies that have been implemented in many urban and suburban areas to combat problems related to traffic congestion, air pollution, and reliance on fossil fuel.  TDM focuses primarily on reducing commute trips by shifting employees out of their cars and into alternatives such as ridesharing, telecommuting, and compressed work weeks.  As a result of the Federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, scores of local and regional mandates, and voluntary initiatives, TDM programs are being implemented in many areas by those entities that have influence over commute trips: employers and owners/managers of commercial complexes.  This paper examines TDM implementation issues and barriers from the perspective of these and other providers of TDM services to commuters.  There are important issues and barriers that are outside the scope of this paper, including such areas as high-occupancy-vehicle facilities planning, land use issues, and institutional relationships.  These topics are the focus of other presenters at the symposium.  Key issues include who pays for TDM programs, larger employers are impacted more than small employers, liability for implementors, challenges associated with parking pricing and financial incentives, labor relations issues, impact on business site selection, ensuring adequate alternatives and support programs, public policy issues, and the limited understanding of the effectiveness and longevity of TDM strategies.  Today's performance by the service providers will, in part, dictate how and to what extent TDM is mandated or encouraged in the future.  Our understanding of the various side effects of TDM on employees, employers, and communities needs to be enhanced.  A better understanding of TDM is critical to future policy making and program development.  Capitalizing upon the experience and knowledge of implementors and regulators may create new opportunities.
U1  - Travel Demand Management Innovation and Research Symposium: Setting a Strategic Agenda for the FutureTransportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.Arlington, Virginia StartDate:19931115 EndDate:19931116 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Effectiveness
KW  - Employers
KW  - Finance
KW  - Impacts
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Incentives
KW  - Labor relations
KW  - Liability
KW  - Measures of effectiveness
KW  - Owners
KW  - Ownership
KW  - Parking costs
KW  - Pay parking
KW  - Public policy
KW  - Side effects
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412904
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00667738
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT INNOVATION AND RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM: SETTING A STRATEGIC AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE, NOVEMBER 15 AND 16, 1993, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
PY  - 1994/10
IS  - 433
SP  - 150 p.
AB  - These proceedings summarize a Symposium which brought together a wide range of individuals from throughout the country to discuss the current status of Travel Demand Management (TDM) activities and to help chart a course to advance the state of TDM practice into the next century.  Included are the following:  Symposium Overview; Introduction; Presentation of Resource Papers and Key Issues; Keynote Speeches; Working Group Summary; Resource Papers; Appendix A - Listing of TDM Strategies and Research Needs; and Appendix B - Participant List.
U1  - Travel Demand Management Innovation and Research Symposium: Setting a Strategic Agenda for the FutureTransportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.Arlington, Virginia StartDate:19931115 EndDate:19931116 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Research
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412893
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00667745
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Meyer, M D
AU  - Siwek, S
AU  - Berman, W
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - THE STATE-OF-PRACTICE OF TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT
PY  - 1994/10
IS  - 433
SP  - p. 45-65
AB  - Recent data from national surveys and from the U.S. Census suggest that the American love affair with the automobile continues unabated.  Even in those cities where massive investments in alternative forms of transportation have occurred the average vehicle occupancy has generally declined.  One of the problems with using such data, however, is that national and regional data often blend together travel behavior that occurs in many different travel markets.  Success in one travel market at developing effective travel demand management (TDM) strategies could be overwhelmed numerically by the large numbers of travelers in other markets who are not subject to TDM incentives/disincentives.  Given that TDM strategies are primarily aimed at changing the travel behavior of individuals, an assessment of the current state-of-practice necessarily must start by looking at the different travel markets found in a typical U.S. metropolitan area.  The purpose of this paper is to describe the state-of-practice of TDM in the U.S.  As noted above, this assessment is based on the concept of travel markets, and the characteristics of these markets that cause success or failure at implementing TDM programs.  Of some importance in understanding the state-of-practice is acknowledging the institutional foundation of the TDM programs that have been successful, and similarly the institutional hurdles that have caused other programs to fail, or to never begin.  The final section of this paper presents recommended research projects that would provide an important basis for determining effective strategies that could be used to implement TDM programs.
U1  - Travel Demand Management Innovation and Research Symposium: Setting a Strategic Agenda for the FutureTransportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.Arlington, Virginia StartDate:19931115 EndDate:19931116 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Future
KW  - Future research
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Markets
KW  - Metropolitan areas
KW  - Recommendations
KW  - Research
KW  - State of the art
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Travel behavior
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412900
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00667752
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Risse, E M
AU  - Risse, L T
AU  - Williams, J
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - IMPACT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING TELEWORK AND TELECOMMUTING, ON TRAVEL DEMAND AND TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT IN THE NEXT DECADE
PY  - 1994/10
IS  - 433
SP  - p. 135-141
AB  - This paper addresses the impact of telecommunications technology on travel demand and travel demand management (TDM) in the next decade.  Two primary, interrelated issues are considered: Indirect Impact - Telecommunications technology has a fundamental impact on regional pattern and density of land-use, and, thus, trip origins and destinations; and Direct Impact - Telecommunications technology may be applied to replace the commute to work (and other travel needs), and thus overcome transportation system deficiencies or locational disadvantages. The discussion is presented in the following sections: Introduction; Survey of Current and Future Telecommunications Technologies; Technology Advances: Terminal Hardware and Software; Technology Advances: Network Hardware and Software; Factors Influencing Implementation of Telecommunications Technologies; Telecommunications Impact on Travel; Conclusion; and Discussion of Three Publications on Transportation Impacts of Telecommuting.
U1  - Travel Demand Management Innovation and Research Symposium: Setting a Strategic Agenda for the FutureTransportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.Arlington, Virginia StartDate:19931115 EndDate:19931116 Sponsors:Transportation Research Board; Federal Transit Administration; and Federal Highway Administration.
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Hardware
KW  - Impact studies
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Software
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Telecommunications
KW  - Telecommuting
KW  - Telework
KW  - Travel demand management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412907
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726761
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - CLEAN AIR PROGRAM: COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS SAFETY IN TRANSIT OPERATIONS
PY  - 1994/09/14
SP  - 148 p.
AB  - This report examines the safety issues relating to the use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in transit service.  The safety issues were determined  by on-site surveys performed by Battelle of Columbus, Ohio and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of McLean, Virginia of seven transit agencies using CNG.  The survey consisted of: 1) extensive interviews; 2) review of records, procedures, and plans relating to safety; 3) examination of facilities and equipment; 4) observation of operations including fueling, maintenance, morning start-up, and revenue service; and 5) measurements of methane concentrations in the air where buses are being fueled or stored.  Interviews included all job categories associated with management, operations, safety, maintenance, acquisition, and support.
KW  - Air quality management
KW  - Clean air program
KW  - Compressed natural gas
KW  - Exhaust gases
KW  - Safety factors
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461299
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00726700
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - REVIEW OF THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS IN THE SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN AREA
PY  - 1994/09/07
SP  - 56 p.
AB  - This formal and comprehensive review of the planning process in the Sacramento metropolitan area was conducted by FHWA and FTA headquarters and regional staff.  The federal team concluded the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) and other area agencies performing transportation planning conduct a competently managed and organized continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive planning process, produce adequate planning products, and use acceptable planning tools.  Efforts are being made to implement a multi-modal planning approach, and the transit operators are involved in the process.  This review will assist the Sacramento metropolitan area to prepare for future formal certification.
KW  - Administration
KW  - City planning
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Management
KW  - Planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/sacrmnto.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/461273
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00715145
AU  - Kokkins, S J
AU  - PURPLE, A
AU  - Samavedam, G
AU  - Foster-Miller Associates, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
TI  - SAFETY OF HIGH SPEED MAGNETIC LEVITATION TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: THERMAL EFFECTS AND RELATED SAFETY ISSUES OF TYPICAL MAGLEV STEEL GUIDEWAYS
PY  - 1994/09
SP  - 89 p.
AB  - This report presents a theoretical analysis predicting the temperature distribution, thermal deflections, and thermal stresses that may occur in typical steel Maglev guideways under the proposed Orlando FL thermal environment.  Transient, finite element heat transfer analyses are used to predict the thermal response of a typical steel guideway design similar to the Transrapid design being finalized for the Orlando, FL Maglev system.  Parametric studies are conducted to examine the sensitivity of the temperature distributions and thermal deflections to time varying changes in the sun's position, seasonal changes in the guideway orientation and surface treatment.  Related safety issues are also addressed.
KW  - Deflection
KW  - Guideway systems
KW  - Guideways
KW  - Heat
KW  - High speed ground transportation
KW  - Magnetic levitation vehicles
KW  - Safety
KW  - Temperature
KW  - Thermal conditions
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448725
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720366
AU  - Amodei, R M
AU  - Schneck, D C
AU  - Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - FIXED GUIDEWAY CAPITAL COSTS HEAVY RAIL AND BUSWAY/HOV LANE
PY  - 1994/09
SP  - 380 p.
AB  - The purpose of this study is to help transit planners and engineers improve the accuracy of capital cost estimates for proposed fixed guideway project by documenting as-built unit costs for heavy rail systems and busway/HOV lanes completed in recent years.  The benefit to the industry is the opportunity to check the reasonableness of the capital cost estimates against actual costs for similar systems developed in the U.S. Documentation and analysis of actual capital costs for the following 11 recent rapid transit projects are recorded: HEAVY RAIL: Atlanta, GA/MARTA North-South Line; Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Metro; Boston, MA/Southwest Corridor Project; Chicago, IL/Orange Line and O'Hare Extension; Los Angeles, CA/Metro Red Line; Miami, FL/Metrorail; and Washington, DC/Metro; and BUSWAY/HOV LINE: Houston, TX/Busway and HOV Lanes; Minneapolis, MN/I-394 Project; Pittsburgh, PA/South and East Busways; and Seattle, WA/Downtown Tunnel.  Capital costs are based on the actual experience of recently completed U.S. transit projects.  Capital costs are presented in a consistent database structure that describes the cost categories and project elements typically encountered in the development of major transit projects.  In addition, all unit costs are normalized to a common base year 1994 and also to a national average cost basis to account for cost variation over time and across geographic regional impacts.  Finally, quantities of each component type or project element are included to facilitate the development of project-wide capital cost estimates.  The resulting normalized cost category estimates and unit cost ranges are readily available for application to each and every stage of the major capital investment planning process.
KW  - Busways
KW  - Capital costs
KW  - Cost allocation
KW  - Cost estimating
KW  - Estimates
KW  - Fixed-guideway transit
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Rail transit
KW  - Rapid transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454748
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00669190
AU  - Oram, R L
AU  - Schwenk, J C
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCE WITH DEEP DISCOUNT FARES
PY  - 1994/09
SP  - 84 p.
AB  - This report reviews the experiences of transit agencies across the country with Deep Discount fares, a new public transit pricing strategy, between 1988 and 1993.  Based on new market research findings, Deep Discounting has shown that it is possible to raise transit ridership and revenues simultaneously with a combination of higher cash fares and deeply discounted tickets or tokens.  Deep Discounting remains an innovative and experimental technique, which is both a fare structure and a marketing program.  It has gained rapid acceptance in the transit industry, having been applied in more than 20 large, medium and small cities since 1987.  This report presents an overview of the Deep Discount concept, reviews its market research basis, documents the experience of 17 cities in implementing the strategy, provides cross-cutting findings on the market segments that appear to have responded best to Deep Discounting, and makes recommendations for optimizing the benefits of implementing the program.  Most, but not all, Deep Discounting experiences have been positive.  Although the pitfalls of Deep Discounting are not yet fully understood, the transit industry has found the Deep Discount idea an appealing alternative to conventional fare plans.  More formal evaluations of the concept are warranted.
KW  - Discount
KW  - Discount fares
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Fare reduction
KW  - Fares
KW  - Market research
KW  - Pricing
KW  - Program evaluation
KW  - Public transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/410764
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00669188
AU  - Bentzen, B L
AU  - Nolin, T L
AU  - Easton, R D
AU  - Desmarais, L
AU  - Mitchell, P A
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DETECTABLE WARNINGS: DETECTABILITY BY INDIVIDUALS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS, AND SAFETY AND NEGOTIABILITY ON SLOPES FOR PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS
PY  - 1994/09
SP  - 124 p.
AB  - This report presents the results of research on human performance on detectable warning surfaces.  The first portion of the report presents an evaluation of the underfoot detectability of nine detectable warning surfaces for persons having varied physical disablities.  In the first study, thirteen detectable warning surfaces were evaluated for underfoot detectability by twenty-four persons who are blind, in association with four transit platform surfaces varying in roughness and resiliency. In the second study, forty participants having a wide range of physical disabilities, who traveled either with no aid, aids having wheels, or aids having tips, traveled up and down 4-foot-by-6-foot ramps having a slope of 1:12.  All trials were videotaped; the videotapes were then rated, by three independent raters, for observable incidents indicating decreased safety and negotiability.  Given the moderately increased level of difficulty which detectable warnings on slopes pose for persons with physical disabilities, it is desirable to limit the width of detectable warnings to no more than that required to provide effective warning for persons with visual impairments.
KW  - Blind persons
KW  - Detectable warning surfaces
KW  - Detecting devices
KW  - Detectors
KW  - Fta section 6
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Platforms
KW  - Safety equipment
KW  - Stopping distances
KW  - Warning surface
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/410763
ER  - 

TY  - SER
AN  - 00711344
JO  - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BRIEF: APTS
PB  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - WINSTON-SALEM MOBILITY MANAGER
PY  - 1994/09
IS  - 8
SP  - 4 p.
AB  - The Winston-Salem Mobility Manager (WSMM) project is an operational test sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under its Advanced  Public Transportation Systems (APTS) program.  The objectives of the WSMM are of two types.  The first, general in nature, intends to produce transferable results on a relatively broad level: Demonstrate mobility management in a mid-sized transit system; Develop innovative APTS concepts for mid-sized cities; and, Provide a test bed for future APTS technologies.  The second, more concrete, includes those objectives specific to WSTA and the services affected by the test: Improve the quality, timeliness, and availability of customer information; Increase the convenience of fare payments within and between modes; Increase service reliability; Minimize passenger travel and wait times; Improve schedule adherence and incident response; Improve the timeliness and accuracy of operating data for service planning and scheduling; Provide integrated information management systems and develop improved management practices; Facilitate the ability to provide discounted fares to special user groups; and, Improve the mobility of users with ambulatory disabilities.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Demand responsive transportation
KW  - Disabled people
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Persons with disabilities
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/08winst.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/450666
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00676790
AU  - Kikuchi, S
AU  - University of Delaware, Newark
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ADVANCED TRAVELER AID SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THE INTELLIGENT TRANSIT MOBILITY SYSTEMS (ITMS)
PY  - 1994/09
SP  - 134 p.
AB  - This study examines the problems of the present practices of transit information delivery.  It points out how difficult it is for a person to make a decision to travel by transit under lack of information, citing typical scenarios of transit trips.  It also defines the functions and elements of an Intelligent Transit Mobility System (ITMS).  ITMS requires four main elements.  They are: information collection, central processor, software for decision aid algorithms, and communications and information dissemination medium.  The study further discusses the issues which are non-technical but important for planning and implementation.  The issues include coordination of participating agencies, roles of different parties, financial responsibility, and implications to the life style and general travel habits in urban areas.
KW  - Information services
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Passenger information systems
KW  - Urban transportation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1100/1102/25B01.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421401
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00672272
AU  - Kikuchi, S
AU  - University of Delaware, Newark
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADVANCED TRAVELER AID SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: INTELLIGENT TRANSIT MOBILITY SYSTEM (ITMS)
PY  - 1994/09
SP  - 130 p.
AB  - This is the final report of an FTA University Research program project entitled "Advanced Traveler's Aid System for Public Transportation: Intelligent Transit Mobility System (ITMS)". The study formulates the concept of an  intelligent information system for personal mobility.  This system assists the potential transit travelers with information tailored to the specific needs of individuals.  It is called an Intelligent Transit Mobility System (ITMS).  ITMS stores the schedule and other information which is updated by the real time monitoring of the operating status, and provides with itineraries tailored to individual travel requirements via handheld computer and electronic communications means.  It also guides the traveler during the trip.  The components of ITMS are identified,  their technical and non-technical feasibility is evaluated and implementation issues are identified.  The project then develops prototype devices and software for the ITMS.  One of the prototypes is a palm-top computer which stores transit schedules, and,  given the origin and destination and desired departure and (or) arrival time, it finds the routes, transfer points and expected arrival time as well as the map of the relevant routes and locations.  The report is divided into two parts: Part I: The Concept, Design and Implementation of ITMS, and Part II:  Development of ITMS Prototypes.
KW  - Advanced traveler information systems
KW  - Advanced traveler information systems
KW  - Electronic equipment
KW  - Electronic systems
KW  - Information systems
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Motorist aid systems
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Public transit
KW  - User needs
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411439
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00669127
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - LIVABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
PY  - 1994/09
SP  - 10 p.
AB  - This brochure describes the Federal Transit Administration's Livable Communities Initiative including its background, purpose, objectives, characteristics, eligible recipients, categories of eligible projects, and project funding.  It also describes the factors to be considered in project development, capital program issues, and provides addresses for the FTA regional offices that will provide project coordination.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Livable communities initiative
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/410723
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00669109
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - REVISED MEASURES FOR ASSESSING MAJOR INVESTMENTS: A DISCUSSION DRAFT
PY  - 1994/09
SP  - 67 p.
AB  - The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) made substantial changes to the criteria which the Federal Government is to use to make discretionary grants to support major transit capital investment projects ("new starts").  In addition, on January 26, 1994, President Clinton issued Executive Order 12893 describing Principles for Federal Infrastructure Investments which applies to all programs. These actions require revision to FTA's Major Investments Policy.  This paper presents the FTA's proposal to address the expanded criteria and Executive Order in the Major Investments Policy.
KW  - Capital investments
KW  - Federal aid
KW  - Finance
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Investments
KW  - Transportation
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56500/56541/revisedmeasuresf00unse_0.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/410713
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00669064
AU  - Gilmore, B J
AU  - Pennsylvania State University, University Park
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - USER FRIENDLY BUS INTERIOR DESIGN: REDUCING FALLS THROUGH IMPROVED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT. I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PY  - 1994/08/15
SP  - 7 p.
AB  - This report proposes cost-effective design guidelines to increase ride comfort, safety, and transit bus utility levels by specifying the visual cue requirements that will allow elderly riders to maintain a maximum sense of balance and spatial orientation.
KW  - Aged
KW  - Bus design
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Buses
KW  - Interior design
KW  - Safety
KW  - Spatial abstraction
KW  - User benefits
KW  - Vehicle design
KW  - Visual aids
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/410677
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00675473
AU  - Gilmore, B J
AU  - Pennsylvania State University, University Park
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - USER FRIENDLY BUS INTERIOR DESIGN: REDUCING FALLS THROUGH IMPROVED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT. 2. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1994/08/15
SP  - 62 p.
AB  - The report proposes cost-effective design guidelines to increase ride comfort, safety, and transit bus utility levels by specifying the visual cue requirements that will allow elderly riders to maintain a maximum sense of balance and spatial orientation.  Human subjects were used to obtain both objective and subjective data.  Objective data  included the subjects' gripping force exerted on the stanchions.  Subjective data obtained through jury evaluations provided information on perceived ease of balance maintenance.  The jurors, who ranged in age from 55 to 75 years old, were given rides on an actual transit bus route of medium roughness.  Each juror took six rides with different visual surroundings.  A second phase of the project used the Federal Highway Administration's DYNTRAC to include only vertical excitation of the vehicle.  It was shown that the longitudinal excitations were mainly responsible for the difficulty with postural stability on a moving bus.  The results suggest that the use of vertical geometric patterns is a viable intervention strategy to optimize visual orientation and postural stability of subjects (i.e., reduce the incidence of falling) on a moving transit bus.
KW  - Bus design
KW  - Buses
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Interior design
KW  - Ride quality
KW  - Transit buses
KW  - Vehicle design
KW  - Visual aids
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412422
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00740395
AU  - Vuchic, V R
AU  - Kikuchi, S
AU  - Charkroborty, P
AU  - Parameswaran, J
AU  - Shin, Y E
AU  - Vukadinovic, K
AU  - Bruun, E
AU  - Krstanoski, N
AU  - University of Delaware, Newark
AU  - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
AU  - Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
AU  - Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center
TI  - SHORT TERM IMPROVEMENTS FOR SEPTA'S REGIONAL RAIL SYSTEM
PY  - 1994/08
SP  - 75 p.
AB  - SEPTA's Regional Rail System has an extensive network of 7 diametrical lines.  However, its ridership is less than 90,000 passengers per weekday and the general recent trend has been a further decline.  Short-term measures that can be taken with minimal expense and in the immediate future to reverse this decline are the focus of this report.  Analyses are presented on the current schedules to determine whether trunk and shuttle operations, coordination of schedules, or replacement of express services with increased local frequencies can increase attractiveness.  The report gives a number of specific recommendations for improvements.  Reduced fares for lightly used inner-city stations and intra-suburban travel are suggested. Better information, convenient transfers, and other user-friendly measures are essential for passenger attraction. Shorter and more regular headway, self-service fare collection, and an aggressive campaign to increase ridership on the Airport and Trenton lines are recommended as the most effective measures.
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Ridership
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/573397
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00719167
AU  - Morris, R J
AU  - Genium Publishing Corporation
TI  - BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS IN THE WORKPLACE. POCKET GUIDE
SN  - 0931690471
PY  - 1994/08
SP  - 63 p.
AB  - Bloodborne pathogens (BBPs) are viruses, bacteria, and parasites that are present in the blood or other body fluids of infected persons.  Workers who come in intimate contact with blood and other body fluids containing BBPs occasionally develop infection, become seriously ill, or, in rare cases, may even die.  If there is potential exposure to BBPs at a worksite, the employer must initiate a program to reduce or eliminate exposure.  An important part of the program includes training.  Training must take place when you first begin to work in a job with potential exposure to blood and other body fluids, and annually thereafter.  This guide will help you learn to recognize the potential for exposure to BBPs in the workplace and how to prevent it.
KW  - Bloodborne pathogens
KW  - Guides
KW  - Guides to information
KW  - Health hazards
KW  - Work environment
KW  - Working conditions
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/453932
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00712879
AU  - Washington State Department of Transportation
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - DO-IT YOURSELF VANPOOL GUIDE
PY  - 1994/08
SP  - 86 p.
AB  - The Washington State Ridesharing Organization and the Washington State Department have produced this guide as a public service for the citizens of Washington State.  The guide was written for those who wish to own or lease their own vans and operate vanpools that recover the commute portion of their fixed and operating costs, and not for profit.  Washington State laws define a "commuter ride sharing group" as a prearranged, fixed group of no more than fifteen people.  The group commutes from home (or a prearranged meeting place) to work, school, or other institution and back in a single, round trip in which the driver is also commuting.
KW  - Commuting
KW  - Guides
KW  - Guides to information
KW  - Ridesharing
KW  - Vanpools
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56300/56388/doityourselfvan9515wash_0.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448067
ER  - 

TY  - SER
AN  - 00711346
JO  - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BRIEF: APTS
PB  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - DENVER SMART VEHICLE SYSTEM
PY  - 1994/08
IS  - 7
SP  - 4 p.
AB  - The Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Denver is implementing an Automated Vehicle Location Management and Monitoring System (AVL/MMS) operational test.  Their proposal incorporated a Global Positioning System (GPS) for vehicle location.  RTD's major objectives in implementing the AVL/MMS are: to improve the ability of dispatchers to adjust on-street operations; to provide accurate and realtime information to the riding public; to increase safety through better emergency management; and, to develop more efficient schedules.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Automatic vehicle location
KW  - Global Positioning System
KW  - Passenger information systems
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/07denver.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/450668
ER  - 

TY  - SER
AN  - 00711340
JO  - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BRIEF: CLEAN AIR
PB  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - CLEAN AIR
PY  - 1994/08
IS  - 8
AB  - This Technical Brief highlights the status of four major policy initiatives that are helping to foster an alternative fuels infrastructure for transit vehicles in the United States.  The four initiatives are: the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA), the Energy Policy Act (E-Pact), the Clean Cities Program, and the adoption of California's Low Emission Vehicle Program. Municipalities and companies are already beginning to add more clean fuel vehicles to their fleets in response to the CAAA.  A summary is provided of the different technologies currently used in the United States fleet.  The brief contains the following chapters: Progress in implementing the four initiatives; state and local activities; technology development; safety issues related to alternative fuels use; and clean air calendar of events.
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Clean Air Act Amendments
KW  - Energy
KW  - Energy consumption
KW  - Policy
KW  - Policy analysis
KW  - Public participation
KW  - Public passenger vehicles
KW  - Safety factors
KW  - State action
KW  - State government
KW  - Technological development
KW  - Technology
KW  - Transit vehicles
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448945
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00676809
AU  - Benjamin, J
AU  - Hatrgen, D
AU  - North Carolina State University, Raleigh
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - THE PERCEPTION AND INCIDENCE OF CRIME ON MIDDLE-SIZED BUS TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: AN OVERVIEW AND CASE STUDY
PY  - 1994/08
SP  - 75 p.
AB  - This is the final report of a set of studies undertaken in small cities in the Southeastern U.S.A.  The studies included an overview of crime and safety on public transit consisting of the responses to questions to police departments and transit agencies in the region.  The studies also included a case study of a set of personal interviews with drivers, riders and nearby residents of the public transit system in one small city, Greensboro, NC.  The results indicate little violent crime on transit, with varying perceptions of the level of non-violent crime depending on the gender and race of the respondents. However, the residents who do not ride the transit system feel that it is unsafe because it serves areas that are perceived as unsafe.  Non-riders were found to be particularly sensitive to the non-violent crimes reported on the system.  It is recommended that transit security efforts focus on means of countering these perceptions.  A promotional campaign is suggested to induce increased ridership by directly addressing the safety issue.  The campaign consists of advertisements and civic events that will give people the experience of riding on the transit system so that they will learn first-hand how safe it is.
KW  - Crimes
KW  - Crimes aboard buses
KW  - Passenger security
KW  - Promotion
KW  - Public passenger vehicles
KW  - Security
KW  - Transit vehicles
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/421409
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00674038
AU  - Carnegie Mellon Research Institute
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - MAGLEV DEMONSTRATION, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN
PY  - 1994/08
SP  - 370 p.
AB  - Congestion in the air and highway systems in the United States continues to worsen.  High speed ground transportation (HSGT) is an alternative which may ease the effects of congestion by providing alternatives and complements to these congested modes.  This study examines the feasibility of a regional high speed magnetic levitation (MAGLEV) system connecting the Greater Pittsburgh airport with strategic stops between the Midwest and East Coast.  A suburban commuter system which operates on the same lines is also investigated.  The first link of the regional and suburban MAGLEV system consists of a demonstration line connecting the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport with downtown Pittsburgh.  This study considers the economic value of such a system in terms of transportation, manufacturing, and economic development.  The report discusses some of the problems facing passenger transportation in the United States; provides an overview of HSGT technologies, high speed rail and MAGLEV; evaluates the domestic market potential for creating a North American MAGLEV manufacturing center; describes the Mid-Atlantic Regional MAGLEV system; provides an economic and financial analysis of the regional and suburban system; describes the Pittsburgh Demonstration System in detail; discusses financing strategies; and provides a summary and conclusion for this report.
KW  - Commuter service
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Financial analysis
KW  - High speed ground transportation
KW  - Magnetic levitation vehicles
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Technology assessment
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411756
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00674039
AU  - Goldman, G J
AU  - Llavaneras, G
AU  - Torres, A
AU  - University of California, Berkeley
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - SMART MAPS FOR ADVANCED TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEMS BASED ON USER CHARACTERISTICS. WORKING PAPER 623
PY  - 1994/08
SP  - 137 p.
AB  - This study aims to create user information systems that are intelligible to customers comprising the widest possible diversity of age, ability, and cultural background, encourage ridership among the disabled and appeal to the senses so that they invite use and exploration.  The study draws mainly upon the expertise of designers and social scientists.  Some interesting insights into wayfinding are discussed in this report, namely: age-related differences in wayfinding, individual differences in map reading skills, map placement and orientation, written directions versus graphic representations, and wayfinding aids for the visually impaired.  Overall, this project has three emphases: 1) an assessment of user requirements relevant to the design of effective transit information systems; 2) a reconnaissance of enabling technologies and prototypes for electronic information systems; and, 3) a set of conceptual designs for electronic, interactive traveler information systems for public transit.  Computer aided information systems such as SmartMaps are presented as systems capable of reaching the diverse users of public transit. Attention is given to the importance of age, gender, cultural background, cognitive ability, level of education and literacy in the use of various information systems.  The capabilities of the SmartMaps transit information system are explored; existing computer applications relevant to the creation of SmartMaps are summarized and technological requirements for setting up such a system are outlined; several non-electronic approaches to presenting environmental information to the creation of SmartMaps are presented; and information management issues are discussed. The principal contributions of this project are its assessment of selected human factors that influence who can use the technologies, how the technologies will be used, and how effective and likely their use will be, as well as the conceptual design of the information system.
KW  - Digital maps
KW  - Electronic equipment
KW  - Electronic means
KW  - Information processing
KW  - Information systems
KW  - Mapping
KW  - Maps
KW  - Maps and mapping
KW  - Passenger information systems
KW  - Smart maps
KW  - Traveler information and communication systems
KW  - User characteristics
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411757
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00669187
AU  - Carnegie Mellon University
AU  - Port Authority of Allegheny County
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - MAGLEV DEMONSTRATION, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN. FINAL REPORT
PY  - 1994/08
SP  - 370 p.
AB  - Congestion in the air and highway system in the United States continues to worsen.  By the year 2005, the cost of congestion will rise to over $60 billion annually.  High speed ground transportation, which can act as an alternative and complements air and highway travel, may help to relieve these congested modes.  This study examines the feasibility of a regional high speed magnetic levitation (MAGLEV) system connecting the Greater Pittsburgh airport with strategic stops between Midwest and the East Coast.  A suburban commuter system, which operates on the same lines as the regional system, is also investigated.  The first link of the regional and suburban MAGLEV system consists of a demonstration line connecting the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport with downtown Pittsburgh.  This study considers the economic value of such a system from the aspects of transportation, manufacturing and economic development.  The study concludes that an investment of $41 billion over the next 30 years would be required to build a regional MAGLEV system, cover its operating cost and produce enough additional transportation revenue to pay back part of this investment in the private sector financial markets.  A substantial portion of this investment must come from the public sector.  The additional economic activity generated by this investment would be over $78 billion.  Over 675,000 person-years of work would be created by such a venture.
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Fixed-guideway transit
KW  - High speed ground transportation
KW  - Intercity transportation
KW  - Magnetic levitation
KW  - Rail transit
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/410762
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00805927
AU  - Arhin, Kwame
AU  - Wisconsin Department of Transportation
TI  - INTERCITY BUS TRANSPORTATION - OVERVIEW AND PRESENTATION OF ALTERNATIVE POLICIES FOR INTERCITY BUS TRANSPORTATION IN WISCONSIN - TRANSLINKS 21
PY  - 1994/07
SP  - 12 p.
AB  - The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is currently engaged in a long-range transportation planning process called Translinks 21.  Translinks 21 outlines a comprehensive transportation system, which will move people and goods efficiently, strengthen our economy, protect our environment, and support our quality of life.  Translinks 21 includes analysis of intercity, multimodal transportation, meaning longer-distance trips over a variety of different modes of transport.  One component of intercity passenger transportation is the intercity bus system.  This document is one of a series of similar documents discussing the various freight and passenger modes of intercity transportation.  The first part of this paper provides background information and key issues dealing with intercity bus transportation.  The second part discusses the various planning activities undertaken by WisDOT for the intercity bus mode.  The final section of this document outlines specific alternatives to be considered for future planning.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - Freight and passenger services
KW  - Intercity bus lines
KW  - Intercity transportation
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Translinks 21
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Wisconsin
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/672525
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00805928
AU  - Yeh, Daniel
AU  - Wisconsin Department of Transportation
TI  - INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL TRANSPORTATION - OVERVIEW AND PRESENTATION OF ALTERNATIVE POLICIES FOR INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL TRANSPORTATION - WISCONSIN TRANSLINKS 21
PY  - 1994/07
SP  - 17 p.
AB  - Passenger rail services are a key part of Wisconsin's transportation system, and are growing in importance after periods of decline and stabilization.  The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is currently engaged in a long-range transportation planning process called Translinks 21. Translinks 21 outlines a comprehensive transportation system, which will move people and goods efficiently, strengthen our economy, protect our environment, and support our quality of life. Translinks 21 includes analysis of intercity, multimodal transportation, meaning longer-distance trips over a variety of different modes of transport.  One component of intercity passenger transportation is the passenger rail system.  This document is one of a series of similar documents discussing the various freight and passenger modes of intercity transportation. The first part of this paper provides background information and key issues dealing with passenger rail transportation.  The second part discusses the various planning activities undertaken by WisDOT for the passenger rail mode.  The final section of this document outlines specific alternatives to be considered for future planning.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Freight transportation
KW  - Intercity passenger cars
KW  - Intercity transportation
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Passenger trains
KW  - Passenger transportation
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Translinks 21
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Wisconsin
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/iprt.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/672526
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711320
AU  - Southworth, M
AU  - Isaacs, R
AU  - Institute of Urban and Regional Development
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - SMART MAPS FOR ADVANCED TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEMS BASED ON USER CHARACTERISTICS
PY  - 1994/07
SP  - 137 p.
AB  - This project has three emphases: 1) an assessment of the user requirements relevant to the design of effective transit information systems; 2) a reconnaissance of enabling technologies and prototypes for electronic information systems; and 3) a set of conceptual designs for electronic, interactive traveler information systems for public transit.  A review of research examines social, psychological, informational, and environmental factors that can help design more effective transit information systems.  Throughout, attention is given to the importance of age, gender, cultural background, cognitive ability, level of education and literacy in use of various types of information.  Capabilities of the SmartMaps transit information system are explored in group scenarios, focusing on different aspects of the system.  Existing computer applications relevant to the creation of SmartMaps are summarized, and technological requirements for setting up such a system are outlined.  Several non-electronic approaches to presenting environmental information that are relevant to the creation of SmartMaps are also presented.  Information management issues including privacy, access, balance, accuracy, monitoring, community representation, and administration are discussed.  A program of future research needs is outlined including the testing of a prototype system with typical groups of users.
KW  - Computer aided design
KW  - Digital maps
KW  - Electronic equipment
KW  - Electronic systems
KW  - Information systems
KW  - Maps
KW  - Needs assessment
KW  - Smartmaps
KW  - User needs
UR  - http://www.uctc.net/papers/236.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/447575
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00720902
AU  - Schneck, D C
AU  - Laver, R S
AU  - Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - EVALUATION OF HOUSTON'S TURNKEY EXPERIENCE
PY  - 1994/07
SP  - 157 p.
AB  - This report provides a review and description of Houston METRO's recent experiences with the turnkey procurement process during its attempt to develop the Houston Fixed Guideway Project. Although the Houston Project was eventually canceled for political reasons, it remains a valuable source of information in terms of: selection of the turnkey procurement method, impact on technology selection, selection of the turnkey contractor, contract design, project management and funding, and other aspects of fixed guideway procurement.  These lessons learned and the context of the overall turnkey procurement approach are the intended purpose and value of this report.  The evaluation methodology used in this study focused mainly on the turnkey process and the turnkey contract.  It was designed to provide the reader with a solid understanding of the turnkey project proposed by METRO and the agency's experiences in attempting to execute the project.  This case study reviews the comparative differences between the turnkey procurement process and the traditional procurement methods in terms of cost effectiveness, development time, and the introduction of new technologies. Basically, this review of the Houston turnkey experience offers transit agencies: 1) assistance in determining whether or not the turnkey method offers them advantages over a conventional procurement approach, and 2) a real world example of the steps taken and lessons learned by one agency in developing a turnkey procurement.
KW  - Contract administration
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial sources
KW  - Financing
KW  - Fixed-guideway transit
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Rail transit
KW  - Turnkey systems
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/454888
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00719173
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - PENNSYLVANIA STATION REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT: ITS FINANCING AND OPERATIONAL IMPLICATIONS FOR COMMUTER RAILROADS. REPORT TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS
PY  - 1994/07
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This report responds to Public Law 103-211, 108 Statute 19, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994, which required the Secretary of Transportation to report to the House and Senate Appropriation Committees "regarding the financing of necessary improvements to the existing Pennsylvania Station and the financing of the operating and capital costs accruing to the commuter rail authorities operating in said station as a result of this redevelopment project."
KW  - Capital costs
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financial sources
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Railroad commuter service
KW  - Redevelopment
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/457076
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00713643
AU  - American Public Transportation Association
TI  - GLOSSARY OF TRANSIT TERMINOLOGY
PY  - 1994/07
SP  - 29 p.
AB  - This latest edition of APTA's Glossary of Transit Terminology updates the previous glossary that was produced in 1984, and provides significant cross-references.  This edition also gives definitions for more recent transit-related terms like National Transportation System (NTS) and Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA).  Finally, this glossary has been expanded to meet the specific needs of transit system board members, new employees in the industry, and citizens involved in transit activities.
KW  - Definitions
KW  - Glossaries
KW  - Public transit
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/448369
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00666404
AU  - Drancsak, M
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH REPORTS: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
PY  - 1994/07
SP  - 67 p.
AB  - This annotated bibliography presents the most current and available planning and research reports, as of July 1994, sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).  The bibliography is a reference tool designed to provide easy and rapid access to FTA research products.  The intent is to keep the transit community well informed of the FTA planning and research activities.  The bibliography contains recently published research products of the National Planning and Research Program and includes citations of research results to the transit community from other sources as well, along with information on how to obtain copies of the reports.
KW  - Bibliographies
KW  - Development
KW  - Information dissemination
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/405904
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00711301
AU  - National Eldercare Institute on Transportation
AU  - Community Transportation Association
TI  - A REPORT ON THE MINI-WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING AND TRANSPORTATION
PY  - 1994/07
SP  - 84 p.
AB  - On May 24, 1994 the National Eldercare Institute on Transportation held a sanctioned Mini-White House Conference on Aging and Transportation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  The event was co-sponsored by the Institute, American Association of Retired Persons and the Community Transportation Association of America.  The purpose of the conference was to afford older people an opportunity to express their concerns relating to transportation and mobility issues.  Concerns and recommendations raised at the conference were reported to the White House Conference on Aging staff.  Written comments were accepted for the record from people who were unable to attend the conference.  This report discusses some of the recommendations based upon comments from the audience.  The report conforms to the guidelines provided by White House Conference on aging staff.  Following the report in the appendices are the transcript of the proceedings and other written comments received for the record.
KW  - Aged
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Trip purpose
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/447562
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00672268
AU  - Schweiger, Carol L
AU  - EG&G Dynatrend, Incorporated
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - REVIEW OF AND PRELIMINARY GUIDELINES FOR INTEGRATING TRANSIT INTO TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT CENTERS
PY  - 1994/07
SP  - 102 p.
AB  - This report describes how transit-related functions can be incorporated into transportation management centers: facilities which use advanced technologies to provide transportation information and manage or control transportation networks.  The study team contacted 13 TMCs around the country to determine how they had dealt with transit in the context of their overall operations.  The document describes how the TMCs contacted coordinated their various roles and responsibilities, and the technologies currently used by the TMCs to collect and disseminate transit and traffic information.  The needed capabilities of future traveler information systems were also discussed.  A detailed list of contacts with the TMCs is also included.
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - Information systems
KW  - Passenger information systems
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Traffic control centers
KW  - Traffic control centers
KW  - Traveler information and communication systems
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/IVHS.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411437
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00672269
AU  - Karash, K H
AU  - Schweiger, C
AU  - EG&G Dynatrend, Incorporated
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - IDENTIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING DATA REQUIREMENTS IN FEDERAL LEGISLATION
PY  - 1994/07
SP  - 97 p.
AB  - This report identifies the new planning and associated data collection requirements set forth in the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990 and the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991.  Even though the requirements differ in terms of their specificity, they promote the integration of transportation and air quality planning processes.
KW  - Clean Air Act Amendments
KW  - Clean air act amendments 1990
KW  - Data collection
KW  - Federal laws
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Transportation planning
KW  - Travel Model Improvement Program
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/tmi.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411438
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00666405
AU  - Gomez-Ibanez, Jose A
AU  - Liu, Z C
AU  - El-Hifnawi, M B
AU  - Belkind, L
AU  - Harvard University
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - HARD CHOICES: BOSTON'S TRANSIT DEFICIT AND RIDERSHIP
PY  - 1994/07
SP  - 154 p.
AB  - Boston is typical of many metropolitan areas struggling to maintain or increase their transit ridership while keeping their transit deficits - defined here as the short fall between passenger revenues and transit agency costs - under control.  In Boston, transit ridership has increased over the last 20 years because the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has offset the effects of suburbanization and income growth by extending rail lines into the suburbs and keeping fare increases below the rate of inflation.  The service extensions and fare reductions have been a major factor, however, in the explosion of the MBTA deficit from $21 million in 1965 to $575 million in 1991.  There has been little political will or incentive to date to adopt measures - such as tolling autos or contracting out - that might help control the deficit without greatly reducing ridership.  Although these measures are not long term remedies, without them cities like Boston may soon find they can not afford to maintain transit ridership.
KW  - Deficits
KW  - Elasticity (Economics)
KW  - Fares
KW  - Management
KW  - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
KW  - Mobility
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Revenues
KW  - Ridership
KW  - Suburbs
KW  - Transit management
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/405905
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00734754
AU  - Patten, M
AU  - Mason, J
AU  - Kilareski, W
AU  - Pennsylvania State University, University Park
AU  - Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center
TI  - ACTIVITIES OF THE COALITION TO ADVANCE TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE NORTHEAST
PY  - 1994/06/14
SP  - 98 p.
AB  - The Northeast Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (NASHTO) has proposed that the states in the region work together with Federal and local governments and other transportation providers and interest groups to define and implement a development and demonstration program that applies technological advances to address common surface transportation issues.  The overall objective is to position the Northeast as a leader in identifying and implementing innovative strategies using available technology to move people and goods more efficiently.  The proposed regional coalition to advance this program would be broad based.  Its goal will be to integrate and implement advanced technological solutions to the Northeast's transportation problems.  Participation would be open to all interested transportation providers, government agencies, universities, and private concerns in the region.
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Federal programs
KW  - Ground transportation
KW  - Local government
KW  - Private enterprise
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Technology assessment
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/478070
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00669066
AU  - Federal Railroad Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
TI  - RAIL-HIGHWAY CROSSING SAFETY. ACTION PLAN SUPPORT PROPOSALS
PY  - 1994/06/13
SP  - 52 p.
AB  - This Action Plan presents a multi-faceted, multi-modal approach for improving safety at our nation's highway-rail crossings and for the prevention of trespassing on the rights-of-way of our nation's railroads.  It is multi-faceted in that it presents enforcement, engineering, education, research, promotional and legislative initiatives addressing crossings of both light and conventional rail rights-of-way by public and private streets and highways.  The objectives were to reduce the number of highway-rail crossing accidents and casualties while not impeding, but facilitating, the contribution potential of the highway and rail infrastructure on the nation's economy.
KW  - Highway safety
KW  - Railroad grade crossings
KW  - Right of way
KW  - Safety
KW  - Traffic safety
KW  - Trespassers
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/APSP.html
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/410678
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AN  - 00711343
JO  - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BRIEF: APTS
PB  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - HOUSTON SMART COMMUTER
PY  - 1994/06
IS  - 6
SP  - 4 p.
AB  - The objective of the Houston Smart Commuter project is to assess the potential for encouraging greater utilization of high-occupancy commute modes (e.g., buses, carpools, and vanpools) by applying innovative approaches using advanced technologies to provide information.  It is hypothesized that commuters who have quick and easy access to relevant, accurate, and timely information on existing traffic conditions, bus routes and schedules, and instant carpool matching services will be more likely to use public transportation and other high occupancy commute modes.  It is further anticipated that individuals may also alter their time of travel or travel route, based on this information.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Commuter service
KW  - High occupancy vehicles
KW  - Information systems
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/450665
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00675441
AU  - New Jersey Department of Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - PLANNING FOR TRANSIT-FRIENDLY LAND-USE. A HANDBOOK FOR NEW JERSEY COMMUNITIES
PY  - 1994/06
SP  - 132 p.
AB  - This handbook has been prepared by NJTRANSIT as a guide to New Jersey communities that wish to consider the implementation of "transit friendly" land use plans around their transit stations, along their major transit corridors, and for proposed new areas of development.  It has been specifically designed to assist elected and appointed planning officials, members of planning and zoning boards, technical planning staff members, community representatives, and individual citizens interested in improving the relationship between land use planning and transit.
KW  - Communities
KW  - Community values
KW  - Handbooks
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - New Jersey Transit
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Social values
KW  - Transit friendly
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56500/56501/planningfortran0870cons_0.pdf
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/9000/9100/9122/007846.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412402
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00674046
AU  - JONES, G
AU  - Downtown Denver Partnership, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - A PROGRAM OF JOINT DEVELOPMENT FOR DENVER'S CROSSMALL TRANSITWAY STIMULATING DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE TRANSITWAY CROSSMALL IN DENVER, COLORADO
PY  - 1994/06
SP  - 65 p.
AB  - In 1992, the Federal Transit Administration made a grant to the Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc. to do a joint development study of the Crossmall/Transitway along California and Stout Streets in downtown Denver.  The same year, the Regional Transportation District began the design and construction of a light rail line along the Crossmall.  The Partnership and its study team recognized that the study could prepare property owners, businesses and developments along the Crossmall for RTD's major transit investment by identifying transit related development opportunities, promoting the economic impacts of transit and developing strategies for mitigating impact and integrating the transit improvements most effectively into downtown Denver.  The findings and recommendations documented in the report became a work program which was implemented in conjunction with the development of the Crossmall and the introduction of the light rail system.  The study introduced a new urban station which was adopted by the RTD as a catalyst for focusing density and development and encouraging a business-transit patron connection.  The study also introduced zoning incentives for focusing density and making direct access links between stations and businesses which were adopted by the Mayor's Downtown Zoning Task Force.
KW  - Business districts
KW  - City planning
KW  - Denver (Colorado)
KW  - Economic impacts
KW  - Guideways
KW  - Joint development
KW  - Regional transportation
KW  - Zoning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411763
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00670227
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
TI  - REPORT TO CONGRESS. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (IVHS) PROGRAM PLAN
PY  - 1994/06
SP  - 29 p.
AB  - This report is being forwarded to Congress pursuant to Section 6054(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA).  It describes the Department's accomplishments to date in advancing the national Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS) program.  The IVHS National Program  is a key component in the national technology initiative.   The purpose of the program is to harness emerging communications, computer, and surveillance technologies to address the most challenging surface transportation problems.  This program assessment is meant to serve as a feedback mechanism for evaluating the performance of the program in achieving key IVHS goals and objectives.
KW  - Advanced systems
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Program evaluation
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16400/16493/PB2000104081.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411036
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00666402
AU  - Unisys Corporation
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - SAFETY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION STATISTICS (SAMIS) 1992 ANNUAL REPORT
PY  - 1994/06
SP  - 48 p.
AB  - This SAMIS 1992 annual report, now in its third year of publication, is a compilation and analysis of mass transit accident and casualty statistics reported by 600 transit systems in the United States under the FTA Section 15 reporting system. This report presents trend analyses summarizing the three years of SAMIS and a series of graphs and tables summarizing the safety performance of the transit industry in 1992.
KW  - Fatalities
KW  - Fta section 15
KW  - Injuries
KW  - Injury statistics
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Safety
KW  - Statistics
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/405903
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00664682
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAM. ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994
PY  - 1994/06
SP  - 67 p.
AB  - The FTA is inviting the academic community to participate in the FY 1994 University Research and Training Program.  A number of grants will be awarded through this competitive program to institutions of higher learning for research on advanced transit topics.  The 1994 program announcement contains a description of the research areas of interest to the FTA, the program requirements, application forms and procedures.  TO obtain a copy of the FY 1994 program announcement, contact Ms Elizabeth Solomon, TTS-31, telephone 202-366-0242.
KW  - Development
KW  - Grant aid
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
KW  - Research programs
KW  - Research projects
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Training programs
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/405393
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00664658
AU  - Seaborn, S J
AU  - Wooten, R
AU  - Texas Southern University, Houston
TI  - A RESIDENTIAL-EMPLOYMENT MATRIX FOR EVALUATING PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE DELIVERY: IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND ENERGY CONSERVATION
PY  - 1994/06
SP  - 57 p.
AB  - This research proposes to evaluate alternative methods currently employed to improve accessibility to dispersed employment centers.  Previous studies provide insight into the nature of service configuration patterns, institutional arrangements for increasing service effectiveness, and the design and utilization of appropriate marketing strategies and practices to meet customer needs and improve public transit service delivery.  Between 1970-1980 the growth in suburban areas mushroomed as a result of sprawling development patterns induced by an automobile-oriented transportation infrastructure. The suburban growth has resulted in the creation of more densely-developed minihubs in many metropolitan areas.  Such clustering of development has produced a viable base on which to develop a network of suburban transit routes.  The study examines the feasibility of service configuration patterns that focus on a residential-employment linkage and how to achieve a variety of service objectives: serving existing riders at less cost; improving service to strategic market segments, such as urban and elderly riders; and attracting new markets at the least incremental cost.  The methodologies employed provide a mix of bus, van and car-pool service and a system of 'reverse commuting' for central city residents through existing suburban services.  The overall objective is to evaluate public transit service delivery models and determine the efficacy for providing better service to diverse markets.
KW  - Business districts
KW  - Employment centers
KW  - Energy conservation
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Residential areas
KW  - Reverse commuting
KW  - Suburbs
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/405374
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00664647
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - NONTECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS AND BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION OF INTELLIGENT VEHICLE-HIGHWAY SYSTEMS. A REPORT TO CONGRESS
PY  - 1994/06
SP  - v.p.
AB  - Intelligent vehicle-highway systems (IVHS) have the potential to improve the performance of the Nation's transportation system. These technologies apply to all transportation modes that use streets and highways including single-occupant automobiles, multi-occupant automobiles, vans, light trucks, traditional fixed-route bus, innovative demand-responsive bus, paratransit, and trucks.  This report, called for in Section 6054(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, discusses whether nontechnical and institutional factors raise substantial barriers to the development and deployment of IVHS in the United States.  The report is based upon results of research studies and comments from members of the IVHS community, State and local governments, universities, private parties, and public interest groups.
KW  - Deployment
KW  - Development
KW  - Institutional issues
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Multimodal transportation
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16600/16676/PB2000104484.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/406648
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00647995
AU  - Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Incorporated
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - CONDUCTING PRE-AWARD AND POST-DELIVERY AUDITS FOR RAIL VEHICLE PROCUREMENTS
PY  - 1994/05/22
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The Federal Transit Act authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide assistance for the development of comprehensive and coordinated public and private mass transportation system.  The Act allows FTA to obligate federal funds to public transit providers for purchasing rail vehicles used to carry passengers in public transit service.  Recepients of these funds must comply with several federal regulations, one of which is the pre-award and post-delivery rule.  This manual provides guidance to recipients of federal funds to help demonstrate compliance with 1) the pre-award review requirements before entering into a contract with a rail vehicle manufacturer and 2) the post-delivery review requirements before the title of the rail vahicle is transferred to the recipient.
KW  - Auditing
KW  - Federal assistance programs
KW  - Manuals
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Public passenger vehicles
KW  - Purchasing
KW  - Railroad transportation
KW  - Transit vehicles
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/388786
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00674089
AU  - Norris, C R
AU  - Charles R. Norris, Urban Design & Transportation  Planning Cons.
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ASSESSMENT OF FERRIES AS ALTERNATIVES TO LAND-BASED TRANSPORTATION. PHASE 2: CASE STUDIES OF FIVE FERRY NETWORKS. VOLUME 3 OF 3 VOLUMES
PY  - 1994/05
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The purpose of the project was to assess the current and future uses of ferries as alternatives to land-based transportation modes.  Phase 1 consisted of a survey of 25 routes and systems in the U.S. to identify locations where ferry services have been used to provide an alternative to bridges, tunnels, highways or rail routes or construction.  From the list of 25 systems, five representative networks were selected for Phase 2 case study analysis.  Phase 2 consisted of a detailed case study analysis to determine in more detail the various choice factors for providing water-based alternatives as well as user preferences for selecting ferries over land-based options.  The analyses consisted of document research and site visits to assess the history, context, operations, landside options and other unique factors contributing to mode development and choice.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Consumer behavior
KW  - Consumer preferences
KW  - Ferries
KW  - Intermodal services
KW  - Water transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412746
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00674088
AU  - Norris, C R
AU  - Charles R. Norris, Urban Design & Transportation  Planning Cons.
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ASSESSMENT OF FERRIES AS ALTERNATIVES TO LAND-BASED TRANSPORTATION. PHASE 1: SYSTEM TYPES AND SURVEYS. VOLUME 2 OF 3 VOLUMES
PY  - 1994/05
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The purpose of the project was to assess the current and future uses of ferries as alternatives to land-based transportation modes.  Phase 1 consisted of a survey of 25 routes and systems in the U.S. to identify locations where ferry services have been used to provide an alternative to bridges, tunnels, highways or rail routes or construction.  From the list of 25 systems, five representative networks were selected for Phase 2 case study analysis.  Phase 2 consisted of a detailed case study analysis to determine in more detail the various choice factors for providing water-based alternatives as well as user preferences for selecting ferries over land-based options.  The analyses consisted of document research and site visits to assess the history, context, operations, landside options and other unique factors contributing to mode development and choice.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Consumer behavior
KW  - Consumer preferences
KW  - Ferries
KW  - Intermodal services
KW  - Water transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/412745
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00674034
AU  - Norris, C R
AU  - University of Massachusetts, Boston
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - ASSESSMENT OF FERRIES AS ALTERNATIVES TO LAND-BASED TRANSPORTATION: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. VOLUME 1 OF 3 VOLUMES
PY  - 1994/05
SP  - 38 p.
AB  - This report presents an overview of the rise, fall, return, and future uses of ferry systems as alternatives to land-based transportation modes in the U.S.  The purpose of the study was to learn more about where and when ferries serve as alternatives to land based transportation systems, their role as travel mode options in the future, and the context in which it makes good transportation sense to pursue the "wet road".  The research was conducted in two phases.  Phase 1 surveyed and categorized a cross section of 25 past, present and planned ferry systems. Five of the 25 were selected as representative candidate systems for more detailed evaluation in the Phase 2 case study.  The five case studies included all regularly scheduled year round ferry routes.  The task was to determine more specifically the decision factors for water or land based mode choice, and to identify factors that may influence future ferry planning and trends.  The report provides individual case study descriptions and findings for each of the five systems. The case study and survey assessments provide examples of how particular ferry routes serve as alternatives to land based transportation in a variety of locations and specific applications.  The detailed analyses identified the basic transportation functions provided by the different routes, and interpreted the historical decision making processes which have resulted in the continuation of expansion of ongoing systems and the start-up of new ones.  The conclusions are summarized and recommendations are included.
KW  - Alternatives analysis
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Ferries
KW  - Ground transportation
KW  - Water transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411755
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00765392
AU  - Battelle Columbus Laboratories
AU  - Pine and Associates
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FUEL USE. BASIC TRAINING MANUAL
PY  - 1994/05
SP  - 43 p.
AB  - This training manual first discusses alternative fuels in general and gives the following three reasons for their use: federal and state mandates for lowered emissions; reducing dependence on foreign oil; and improved public image.  The major emphasis of the manual is on liquefied natural gas (LNG).  The specific aspects covered include: composition of LNG; storage and fueling with LNG; vehicle operation and repair; safety precautions and procedures; and emergency response and preparedness.
KW  - Alternate fuels
KW  - Emergency training
KW  - Fuel gas
KW  - Liquefied natural gas
KW  - Safety
KW  - Storage facilities
KW  - Vehicle operations
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17000/17095/PB2000108013.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/502093
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00748928
AU  - Community Transportation Assistance Project
TI  - INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES FOR ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION
PY  - 1994/05
SP  - 34 p.
AB  - Innovative, accessible technologies and practices are changing the face of public transportation.  Transit systems need to comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and need to know about the range of applied technology currently on the market and being developed.  The innovative technologies discussed in this brief are particularly cost-effective or ground-breaking or both.  This publication will help transit system operators comply with the requirements of the ADA and cope with the significant numbers of persons with disabilities who are using newly accessible public transit in increasing numbers.  The publication is divided into functional areas; within each chapter, there is a general description, information on the applicable law or guideline, how the device or strategy works, principle features and the status of practical applications.  Where possible, there is a description of a transit system's experiences with the technology or how innovative approaches were adapted to assist people with disabilities.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Barrier free design
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Legal responsibility
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Special user groups
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Technology assessment
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/483911
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00664646
AU  - Pilsch, M C
AU  - Held, A L
AU  - University of Massachusetts, Boston
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - THE IMPACT OF A FERRY SYSTEM UPON ITS COMMUNITIES
PY  - 1994/05
SP  - 140 p.
AB  - The purpose of this report was to analyze both the primary and secondary impacts that a ferry system has on communities that it serves.  The impacts were assessed from economic, physical, social and environmental perspectives.  The subject under study comprised the ferry services operating between the communities of Falmouth, Barnstable, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.  The Institute found that the ferry system generates many different primary and secondary impacts to the island communities than to the landside communities.  To the islands, the ferry system provides "lifeline" service.  While the mainland communities gain economic benefits from the ferry system, more often it is seen as an increasing intrusion on the communities' own growth-stressed infrastructure.  Most of the negative impacts of the ferry system are indirectly caused, including congestion, land development and loss of natural habitat.
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Community reactions
KW  - Economic impacts
KW  - Environmental impacts
KW  - Ferry service
KW  - Fta section 6
KW  - Impact factor
KW  - Physical condition
KW  - Social impacts
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/405369
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00681620
AU  - Webster, A L
AU  - EXP Associates, Incorporated
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - NORTH AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION. STATISTICS ON CANADIAN, MEXICAN AND UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION. REVISED
PY  - 1994/05
SP  - 79 p.
AB  - This document describes the transportation systems of North America with comparable statistics for Canada, Mexico, and United States.  It was published to describe and understand the continental transportation system with the intent of encouraging future trilateral research on the system.  The report contains data on the size and scope, use, employment, fuel consumption, and economic role of each country's transportation system.  Many of these data are for 1990.  The data presented in the report cover transborder and other international transportation statistics, including transborder passengers and modal trends in freight transport.  The Comparative National Statistics section covers such items and the transportation bill, domestic passenger travel, fuel consumption, employment, fatalities, and freight.  Another section presents statistical profiles of each of the main modes of transportation, including highway, aviation, rail, water, and public transit.
KW  - Canada
KW  - Cooperation
KW  - International
KW  - International compacts
KW  - Mexico
KW  - Modal analysis
KW  - Modal split
KW  - North America
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Transportation statistics
UR  - http://www.bts.gov/publications/north_american_transportation/
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16900/16909/PB2000106071.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/422481
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00674067
AU  - LaBranche, N A
AU  - Pilsch, M C
AU  - University of Massachusetts, Boston
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - FEASIBILITY OF WATERBORNE PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION ALONG BOSTON'S CHARLES RIVER
PY  - 1994/05
SP  - 105 p.
AB  - The purpose of this report was to analyze the feasibility of instituting commuter ferry service on Boston's Charles River from Newton, MA,  a suburb of Boston to points in Cambridge, MA and Boston.  The Urban Harbors Institute utilized survey, telephone query, personal interview, on site inspection and document research to gather the information upon which it has based this report.
KW  - Boston (Massachusetts)
KW  - Commuter service
KW  - Ferry service
KW  - Passenger transportation
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Water transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/411783
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00666436
AU  - Stout, R W
AU  - Webb, K D
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - THE RENEWAL OF PARATRANSIT SERVICE UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990. A FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE
PY  - 1994/05
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a Civil Rights law designed to eliminate discrimination against persons with disabilities in three primary areas: employment, public accommodations, and transportation, and bring them into the mainstream of American life.  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has jurisdiction over the employment provision of the law, the Department  of Justice (DOJ) has jurisdiction over the public accommodation provisions and the Department of Transportation (DOT) the transportation provisions.  This paper is an update of the significant activities in the implementation of the fixed route and paratransit provision of ADA from the federal perspective.
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Civil rights
KW  - Disabled people
KW  - Employment
KW  - Federal laws
KW  - Fixed routes
KW  - Paratransit services
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Special user groups
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/406691
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00664670
AU  - Community Transportation Association
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES FOR ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION. CTAP PUBLICATION
PY  - 1994/05
SP  - 37 p.
AB  - Innovative accessible technologies and practices are changing the face of public transit.  The need for transit systems to comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, to know about the range of applied technologies currently on the market and currently being developed, and to be aware of the shift in focus toward universal accessibility helped generate this report.  This publication aims to help transit system operators comply with the requirements of the ADA and cope with the large number of passengers with disabilities now using the newly accessible public transit systems.  The technologies and practices profiled in this report are cost-effective and even ground-breaking. This publication consists of the following nine chapters: Vehicle Lift and Ramp Technology and Standee Strategies; Low-Floor Bus Technology; Securement Technology; Talking Bus Stops and Buses; Smart Card Technology; Signage Technology; Interactive Computer Training Technology; Information Technologies; and, Detectable Warning Devices.  Each chapter is divided into functional areas that provide: a general description of the technology or practice; information on the applicable law or guideline; how the device or strategy works; principal features and status of practical applications.  The concluding insight is that the desire to provide the most accessible and passenger-friendly transportation for all users, coupled with the need to comply with ADA requirements, has created an unprecedented market for innovative technologies and practices in transit today.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Americans with Disabilities Act
KW  - Barrier free design
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Persons with disabilities
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Technological innovations
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/405385
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00664678
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - METROMOVER EXTENSIONS TRANSFER ANALYSIS
PY  - 1994/05
SP  - v.p.
AB  - The Omni and Brickell extensions of the Metromover are scheduled to open in late May 1994.  The original plans for the Metromover extensions recommended that all Central Business District (CBD) oriented bus routes that operate in proximity to the Omni and Brickell Metromover stations be truncated at those locations. The purpose of this project will be to 1) present the current operating characteristics of Metrobus service to and within the Miami CBD, 2) recommend an equitable fare transfer policy, 3) analyze the impacts on existing bus riders for both travel time and cost introduced by the transfers from bus to mover upon the opening of the new extensions, and 4) prioritize routes for potential truncation.
KW  - Bus routes
KW  - Central business districts
KW  - Elasticity (Economics)
KW  - Fares
KW  - Miami (Florida)
KW  - Miami-Dade Transit
KW  - People movers
KW  - Transfer characteristics
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/406657
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00664679
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - MDTA ON-BOARD SURVEY ANALYSIS. APPENDIX B: METROBUS DEMOGRAPHIC AND TRAVEL CHARACTERISTICS BY ROUTE
PY  - 1994/05
SP  - 131 p.
AB  - The purpose of the MDTA On-Board Survey Analysis project was to 1) present the current operating characteristics of Metrobus service to and within the Miami CBD, 2) recommend an equitable fare transfer policy, 3) analyze the impacts on existing bus riders for both travel time and cost introduced by the transfers from bus to mover upon the opening of the new extensions, and 4) prioritize routes for potential truncation.  This appendix to the Final Report contains a detailed breakdown of survey responses for each Metrobus route.  Results are shown first in tabular form and then in graphic form.
KW  - Demographics
KW  - Miami (Florida)
KW  - Miami-Dade Transit
KW  - On board
KW  - Onboard navigational aids
KW  - Reports
KW  - Route analysis
KW  - Routes
KW  - Survey reports
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Travel behavior
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/405391
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00664660
AU  - Nichols, W W
AU  - North Carolina Central University, Durham
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - GIS-T IN TRANSIT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
PY  - 1994/05
SP  - 60 p.
AB  - The purpose of this project  was to contribute to the understanding of the potential uses of GIS-T (Geographic Information Systems in Transportation) for transit planning and management by: 1) reviewing the current GIS concepts affecting transit; 2) identifying transit planning and management applications that can be beneficial with the adaption to GIS; and 3) demonstrating how the different flow-control rules can be simulated within a GIS environment for transit planning and management.  Transit agencies are still in their infancy with respect to exploring the power and possibilities offered by GIS technology.  Studies on the use of GIS technology in highway planning and management have received a great deal of attention, while there has always been a neglect on the application of GIS in transit planning and management.
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Transportation management
KW  - Transportation operations
KW  - Transportation planning
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/405376
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00664642
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - NATIONAL TRANSIT SUMMARIES AND TRENDS FROM THE 1992 NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE
PY  - 1994/05
SP  - 77 p.
AB  - The National Transit Summaries and Trends (NTST) provides a national overview of the mass transit industry.  The NTST highlights the aggregate financial and operational characteristics and trends of mass transit for the five-year period 1988-1992 and the ten year period 1983-1992.  Key statistics and performance indicators are presented.  This report presents a National Transit Profile, as well as profiles for urbanized areas of under 200,000; 200,00 to one million; and, over one million residents.  Exhibits presented reflect National Transit Profile information by size of urbanized area. These profiles provide aggregate transit service performance and financial information for 1992.  Performance indicators are used to measure the effectiveness of that service.  These performance indicators are presented by mode of service and type of service (directly operated versus purchased transportation services). Performance indicators by size of urbanized area are presented in selected instances.
KW  - Capital costs
KW  - Finance
KW  - Financing
KW  - National transit profile
KW  - Operating costs
KW  - Performance
KW  - Performance indicators
KW  - Urban transit
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56400/56476/nationaltransits00unse_2.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/405365
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00664644
AU  - Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas, Incorporated
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - SEISMIC DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR MASS TRANSIT FACILITIES
PY  - 1994/05
SP  - 35 p.
AB  - Throughout history, earthquakes have been one of the most severe forms of national disaster, taking high tolls on life and property.  Their unpredictability and violence makes it particularly difficult to anticipate and prepare for them.  The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is playing an active role in the area of seismic safety.  A DOT Seismic Committee was formed to support the federal government's goal on seismic safety issues.  In support of this committee, the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (VNTSC) was asked to provide general seismic design guidelines for select mass transit facilities under FTA's jurisdiction.  Specifically, these facilities are underground structures, elevated guideways, and maintenance facilities.  This report summarizes the current state of earthquake engineering in this country, and offers general guidance on how to include seismic considerations in transit structures.
KW  - Earthquake engineering
KW  - Earthquake resistant design
KW  - Earthquakes
KW  - Hazards
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Rail transit facilities
KW  - Safety
KW  - Safety design
KW  - Seismic hazards
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/405367
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00664645
AU  - Vuchic, V
AU  - Bruun, E C
AU  - Krstanoski, N
AU  - Shin, Y E
AU  - Kikuchi, S
AU  - Chakrobotry, P
AU  - Perincherry, V
AU  - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
AU  - University of Delaware, Newark
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - THE BUS TRANSIT SYSTEM: ITS UNDERUTILIZED POTENTIAL
PY  - 1994/05
SP  - 76 p.
AB  - The bus system represents the most widely used transit mode. Upgraded bus services, primarily those which have partially or fully separated rights-of-way, represent a very cost-effective method to improve the balance between automobile and transit. Many measures for improving bus services have been introduced since 1970.  However, many of these improvements were not maintained: buses were gradually returned to operations in mixed traffic.  This report examines the quality of bus services in various cities in North America and worldwide and analyzes the reasons for the phenomenon of "backsliding" or disappearance of bus transit priority measures.
KW  - Bus transportation
KW  - High occupancy vehicle lanes
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Modernization
KW  - Priority treatment
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Right of way
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/9000/9400/9410/56801.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/405368
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00647985
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - APTS PROJECT SUMMARIES
PY  - 1994/05
SP  - 25 p.
AB  - This report announces the status of the research projects currently underway in the FTA Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) program.  The report is updated periodically to keep the transportation community informed of the most recent project activities.  The subject areas covered in this summary report include the following: APTS Program Description, Smart Traveler, Smart Vehicle, Smart Intermodal, and Program Evaluations & Research.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Fta section 6
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Intelligent vehicles
KW  - Intermodal transportation
KW  - Program evaluation
KW  - Research projects
KW  - Smart intermodal system
KW  - Smart traveler
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/387377
ER  - 

TY  - ABST
AN  - 01489276
TI  - California Smart Commuter
AB  - This project is a continuation of earlier Efficient Deployment of Advanced Public Transportation Systems (EDAPTS) research efforts focusing on making transit Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies more available to and affordable for small transit systems. This project will move the EDAPTS research effort closer to its full deployment potential by reviewing prior designs, modernizing and updating them where necessary, and kick-starting the initial process of finding private-side suppliers for EDAPTS compliant systems. The research goals are to: (1) provide industry with examples of commercially viable designs for cheap, open source and well documented systems that meet small transit ITS needs; and (2) develop performance specifications that help small transit providers identify, specify, design and deploy scalable, lower lifecycle cost ITS solutions that meet their specific unique needs. In this project, the research team will design, procure and deploy a low cost EDAPTS ITS solution package on the Cal Poly Pomona campus bus system, the Bronco Express. This controlled ITS implementation will provide the researchers with an opportunity to test and observe the EDAPTS process of engaging and empowering a typical small transit system to purchase ITS by using a systems engineering approach.
KW  - California
KW  - Commuters
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
KW  - Life cycle costing
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Transit operating agencies
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/1258293
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00647990
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - LIVABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE
PY  - 1994/04/08
SP  - 6 p.
AB  - The purpose of this paper is to inform the transportation community that the FTA is launching a multifaceted 'Livable Communities Initiative' to encourage active participation in planning and developing transit facilities and services that support community needs; to improve access to jobs, educational opportunities, health care, social services, and recreational facilities; to foster economic opportunity; and to promote a clean, safe and secure environment.  This initiative will demonstrate how transit facilities and services can be physically and functionally related to community needs when the community plays an active role in the local planning and design process for such facilities and services.  The objectives of the FTA Livable Communities Initiative are: 1) to strengthen linkages between transit and community development planning including land use policies supportive of transit; 2) to stimulate greater involvement in the local planning and design process by neighborhood and community organizations, small and minority businesses, persons with disabilities and other stakeholders who are not currently participants in the process; 3) to increase access to or generate employment through high quality community-oriented transit service facilities; and 4) to serve as the transportation linkage to the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities Program.  Any public agency with authority to administer a Federal grant program is considered an eligible recipient for the purpose of a Section 3 grant.  This would include state governments, transit agencies, and MPOs.  Two types of projects will be eligible for consideration: capital projects and planning, research and technical assistance.  For additional information, contact the FTA Office of Mobility Enhancement at 202-366-0264.
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Capital expenditures
KW  - City planning
KW  - Communities
KW  - Fta section 3
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Land use
KW  - Land use effects
KW  - Land use planning
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Livable communities
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Technical assistance
KW  - Urban development
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/387382
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00932224
AU  - CASEY, R F
AU  - Collura, J
AU  - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
AU  - Department of Transportation
TI  - ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: EVALUATION GUIDELINES
PY  - 1994/04
SP  - 168 p.
AB  - The document presents guidelines for planning, implementing, and reporting the findings of the evaluation of Federal Transit Administration's (FTA's) Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) operational tests.  These evaluation guidelines are intended for use by organizations engaged by the Research and Special Programs Administration/Volpe National Transportation Systems Center to evaluate the APTS operational tests.  In addition, the guidelines will be useful to state and local organizations involved in the design and evaluation of  the APTS. The objective of the guidelines is to foster consistency of evaluation philosophy and techniques, and comparability and transferability of results to improve the quality and utility of information obtained from the APTS program.  The guidelines are designed to emphasize the assessment of the APTS program's national objectives as well as the objectives of the local implementing agency.
KW  - Advanced public transportation systems
KW  - Evaluation and assessment
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - Implementation
KW  - Operations
KW  - Performance tests
KW  - Planning
KW  - Program management
KW  - Quality assurance
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/24000/24000/24029/1XB01.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/724393
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00664672
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS: FISCAL YEAR 1993 PROJECT DIRECTORY
PY  - 1994/04
SP  - 85 p.
AB  - This directory contains brief descriptions of Transit Planning and Research Projects initiated during Fiscal Year 1993 by the Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  Its purpose is to inform the public and especially the transit industry of the nature and scope of work underway to assist state and local agencies in improving services and reducing the cost of public transit.  Under the Transit Planning and Research Program, assistance is provided in a broad range of disciplines, including: Advanced Public Transportation Systems, Clean Air, Finance, Human Resources and Productivity, Information, Policy Analysis and Evaluation, Regional Mobility, Safety and Security, Technology Development, Transit Accessibility, Planning and Project Development, Transit Cooperative Research, and the National Transit Institute.
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Cost reduction
KW  - Development
KW  - Directories
KW  - Improvements
KW  - Level of service
KW  - Planning
KW  - Research
KW  - Research and development
KW  - Research projects
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/DOCS/93ftaprj.html
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56500/56588/transitplanning5941edit_0.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/405387
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00664674
AU  - University of South Florida, Tampa
TI  - EVALUATION WORKBOOK FOR COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION COORDINATORS AND PROVIDERS IN FLORIDA
PY  - 1994/04
SP  - 164 p.
AB  - This workbook presents a framework for evaluating the performance of designated community transportation coordinators (CTCs) and operators.  The workbook may be used by local coordinating boards or community transportation coordinators. Part 1 describes the Florida Coordinated Transportation System and presents a complete evaluation model along with instructions on how to use the workbook and how the accompanying 16 modules are organized.  Part 2 leads the evaluator through the steps necessary to begin an evaluation.  Part 3 is divided into service modules, each examining a different aspect of local coordinated transportation for the disadvantaged.  Part 4 of the evaluation workbook contains modules designed to help reviewers form conclusions based on the individual modules completed.  The appendices contain a resource list, list of abbreviations, and a glossary of terms.  This evaluation workbook was designed to provide a formal process for evaluating the performance of the CTC, as well as a means for the CTC to evaluate transportation operators that are already included in the local coordinated system or those being considered for inclusion.
KW  - Community action programs
KW  - Community transportation coordinators
KW  - Evaluation and assessment
KW  - Florida
KW  - Manuals
KW  - Modules
KW  - Modules (Electricity)
KW  - Performance evaluations
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/405388
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00664657
AU  - DeGennaro, G
AU  - Kerr, D
AU  - Keller, W
AU  - Seaman, J
AU  - Sarles, R
AU  - Battelle Transportation Systems
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL REGULATIONS IN MASS TRANSIT
PY  - 1994/04
SP  - v.p.
AB  - These guidelines will assist transit agencies in developing drug and alcohol testing programs that satisfy regulations of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).  These regulations were published in the Federal Register on February 15, 1994. as 'Prevention of Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations'(49 CFR Part 653) and 'Prevention of Alcohol Misuse in Transit Operations'(49 CFR Part 654).  These guidelines are directed to transit agencies receiving Federal funding under sections 3, 9, and 18 of the Federal Transit Act and Section 103(e)(4) of Title 23 of U.S. Code.  These guidelines will assist state agencies that receive FTA funding and contractors who perform certain services for transit agencies.  All of these types of organizations are subject to the regulations.  These guidelines will also assist transit agencies to comply with requirements of 'Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs'(49 CFR Part 40) and 'The Drug-Free Workplace Act'(49 CFR Part 29).  The guidelines are organized by the key steps that transit agencies must take in establishing and operating successful drug and alcohol programs.  These include Policy Development and Communication, Training, Types of Testing, Testing Procedures, and Administrative Requirements. The pertinent regulations are cross-referenced throughout the text and are reprinted in their entirety in Appendix I.  Forms, checklists, and lists of additional information and services are provided throughout the document.
KW  - Alcohol abuse
KW  - Alcohol safety action projects
KW  - Alcohol use
KW  - Drug abuse
KW  - Drug tests
KW  - Federal laws
KW  - Federal regulations
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - Safety programs
KW  - Test procedures
KW  - Training programs
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/56000/56400/56433/implementationg2600bate_1.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/406654
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00647986
AU  - Federal Highway Administration
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - STUDY OF THE MAXIMUM AXLE WEIGHT LIMITS OF PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLES ON THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM. REPORT TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS FROM THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1023(H) OF THE INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT OF 1991
PY  - 1994/04
SP  - 26 p.
AB  - This study is a response to a directive in the ISTEA that requires the Secretary to conduct a study of the maximum axle weight limits of "public transit vehicles" on the Interstate System.  The FHWA and FTA conducted this study by soliciting comments through a notice in the Federal Register.  The report documents the 17 questions published in the Federal Register notice inquiring about transit buses and how compliance with the Interstate System weight limits might be achieved.  Each question is accompanied with a discussion of the respondents' comments.  The study shows that the rear axles of some standard size transit buses exceed the 20,000-pound single-axle Interstate System weight limit, even when empty.  When fully loaded with sitting and standing passengers, some axles are as much as 8,000 pounds overweight.  There was general agreement among the respondents about the accuracy of the rear axle overweight shown on the charts in this report.  The high weights are caused by the equipment requirements imposed by government regulations, the need for a sturdy vehicle to achieve an acceptable service life, and the position of the engine cantilevered behind the rear axle, as well as inattention to weight-saving technology.  The report concludes that until a new bus fleet can replace the old, accommodations must be made to allow existing buses to use the Interstate System.  The recommendation was that Congress amend 23 U.S.C 127 to create a phase-in plan which will ensure that public transit buses purchased with Federal funds are eventually brought into compliance with the weight limits of 23 U.S.C. 127.
KW  - Axle loads
KW  - Axles
KW  - Bus design
KW  - Buses
KW  - Government regulations
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - Interstate Highway System
KW  - Public passenger vehicles
KW  - Rear axles
KW  - Regulation
KW  - Regulations
KW  - Size and weight regulations
KW  - Transit vehicles
KW  - Vehicle design
KW  - Vehicle rear end
KW  - Vehicle weight
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/387378
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00647066
AU  - IVHS America
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - IVHS ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. INTERIM STATUS REPORT
PY  - 1994/04
SP  - 83 p.
AB  - A major national initiative is underway to apply proven information, communications, control and electronic technologies to surface transportation to improve its efficiency and reduce its negative impacts.  Collectively, these applications are known as Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS) and are expected to create a $200 billion industry over the next 20 years.  This status report presents the latest information on the National IVHS Architecture Development Program that was initiated by the USDOT to achieve the goal of a nationally compatible intelligent transportation system.  It is the first program milestone report to be released to the public review cycle.  The report offers stakeholders and other interested persons 1) a first look at each of the four architecture development team's distinct approach to the development of a national IVHS system architecture, and 2) a mechanism for those interested to provide feedback on the progress to date.  This report documents the architecture alternatives of each of the following four teams (selected by the USDOT in September 1993): Hughes Aircraft, Loral-IBM, Rockwell International, and Westinghouse Electric.  Summaries of the 4 architecture alternatives provide an overview of each approach with emphasis on user services and implication areas of particular interest to their individual approach.  The summaries appear exactly as the teams provided them.  Teams with the most promising architectures will continue into Phase II (December 1994-July 1996).  At the end of Phase II, a national IVHS architecture will emerge.
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Communication systems
KW  - Economic efficiency
KW  - Efficiency
KW  - Electronic equipment
KW  - Electronic systems
KW  - Ground transportation
KW  - Information technology
KW  - Intelligent transportation systems
UR  - http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/16000/16600/16681/PB2000104490.pdf
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/387022
ER  - 

TY  - RPRT
AN  - 00647039
AU  - Office of the Secretary of Transportation
AU  - Federal Transit Administration
TI  - REPORT ON FUNDING LEVELS AND ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS PURSUANT TO SECTION 3(J) OF THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ACT, AS AMENDED
PY  - 1994/04
SP  - v.p.
AB  - This report provides the U.S. Department of Transportation's recommendations to Congress for allocation of funds to be made available for construction of new fixed guideway systems and extensions (Section 3 New Starts funding) for Fiscal Year 1995. The report is required by section 3(j) of the Federal Transit Act (FT Act).  The President's budget for FY 1995 proposes that $400,00 million be made available for the Section 3 New Starts program.  After setting aside three-quarters of one percent of these funds for Project Management Oversight as specified in ISTEA, $397,00 million is available for project grants.  This report recommends five projects for funding in FY 1995, all of which have existing Full Funding Grant Agreements (FFGA).
KW  - Federal aid
KW  - Fixed-guideway transit
KW  - Fund allocations
KW  - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
KW  - New Starts Program
KW  - Project management
KW  - Rail transit
KW  - Transportation
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/388752
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00647281
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Kemp, M A
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - TRANSIT FARE ISSUES IN THE 1990S--WHERE ARE WE, AND HOW DID WE GET HERE?
PY  - 1994/04
IS  - 421
SP  - p. 25-34
AB  - This workshop resource paper reviews transit fare issues over the past 13 years, from the September 1980 conference which discussed "Future Directions for Transit Pricing" to the present conference which addresses transit fare issues in the 1990s. Specific areas covered are as follows:  the U.S. transit industry since 1980; fare levels; fare increase policies; bulk purchases (tickets); fare differentiation; fare collection technology; differentiation by type of traveler, by type of trip, and for other reasons; fare integration, coordination, and the like; and the fare policy climate in 1993.
U1  - Workshop on Transit Fare Policy and Management:  Research Needs and PrioritiesFederal Transit AdministrationWoods Hole, Massachusetts StartDate:19930711 EndDate:19930714 Sponsors:Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Fares
KW  - Management
KW  - Policy
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Research
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/390331
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00647278
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - WORKSHOP ON TRANSIT FARE POLICY AND MANAGEMENT: RESEARCH NEEDS AND PRIORITIES, WOODS HOLE, MASSACHUSETTS, JULY 11-14, 1993
PY  - 1994/04
IS  - 421
SP  - 77 p.
AB  - These proceedings summarize the highlights from the three-day workshop on research needs and priorities related to transit fare policy and management.  The workshop brought together representatives from transit agencies, consulting firms, equipment vendors, universities, and federal and local agencies to discuss research needs and priorities related to transit fare policy and management.  Summaries of four resource papers and a status report on the current Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Project A-1 highlighted the opening session and helped stimulate ideas for later discussion.  The majority of the workshop was then spent in small working groups which identified, discussed, and ranked fare policy and management research needs.
U1  - Workshop on Transit Fare Policy and Management:  Research Needs and PrioritiesFederal Transit AdministrationWoods Hole, Massachusetts StartDate:19930711 EndDate:19930714 Sponsors:Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Fares
KW  - Management
KW  - Policy
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Research
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transit cooperative research program
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/390328
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00647280
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Markowitz, J E
AU  - Arrillaga, B
AU  - Mundle, S R
AU  - Shaw, P L
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - WORKSHOP ON TRANSIT FARE POLICY AND MANAGEMENT: RESEARCH NEEDS AND PRIORITIES. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
PY  - 1994/04
IS  - 421
SP  - p. 9-12
AB  - These welcoming remarks provide an introduction to the Workshop on Transit Fare Policy and Management.  J.E. Markowitz, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Chair, Workshop Steering Committee, comments on the workshop structure and the intended outcome of the workshop.  B. Arrillaga, Federal Transit Administration, comments on the renewed interest in transit operational and fare issues, the newly established Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP), and the availability of funding for transit operational and management research.  S.R. Mundle, Mundle and Associates, Chair, TRB Section E--Public Transportation, highlights the activities of the fourteen Committees and Task Forces within TRB Section E.  P.L. Shaw, Transportation Research Board, comments on the numerous opportunities for transit research studies addressing high-priority issues that are currently available and the ways that results from this workshop may be used in the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP).
U1  - Workshop on Transit Fare Policy and Management:  Research Needs and PrioritiesFederal Transit AdministrationWoods Hole, Massachusetts StartDate:19930711 EndDate:19930714 Sponsors:Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Fares
KW  - Management
KW  - Policy
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Research
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Transit cooperative research program
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/390330
ER  - 

TY  - CONF
AN  - 00647282
JO  - Transportation Research Circular
PB  - Transportation Research Board
AU  - Rodda, R S
AU  - Transportation Research Board
TI  - EVOLVING FARE TECHNOLOGIES
PY  - 1994/04
IS  - 421
SP  - p. 35-46
AB  - The scope of fare technologies available in today's market is much broader than just a few years ago.  In addition, the pace of deployment of new technologies has accelerated considerably. As a result, transit agencies are faced with many confusing choices when contemplating a new fare system.  The wrong choice could leave the agency with equipment that becomes obsolete in only a few years or that is costly to maintain and operate.  The focus of this workshop resource paper is to examine evolving fare technologies and to begin the thought process that will lead to strategies for implementation of new fare equipment.
U1  - Workshop on Transit Fare Policy and Management:  Research Needs and PrioritiesFederal Transit AdministrationWoods Hole, Massachusetts StartDate:19930711 EndDate:19930714 Sponsors:Federal Transit Administration
KW  - Equipment
KW  - Fare collection
KW  - Fare equipment
KW  - Fares
KW  - Management
KW  - Policy
KW  - Public transit
KW  - Research
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Workshops
UR  - https://trid.trb.org/view/390332
ER  -