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From page 1... ... INTRODUCTION Transit administrators, engineers, and researchers often face problems for which information already exists, either in documented form or as undocumented experiSYNTHESIS OF INFORMATION RELATED TO TRANSIT PROBLEMS This is a staff digest of the progress and status of TCRP Project J-7, "Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems," for which the Transportation Research Board is the agency conducting the research. Individual studies for the project are managed by Donna L Read the entire page →
From page 2... ... To provide a systematic means for assembling and evaluating such useful information and to make it available to the entire transit community, the Transit Cooperative Research Program Oversight and Project Selection (TOPS) Committee authorized the Transportation Research Board to undertake a continuing study. Read the entire page →
From page 3... ... Title SA-26 Implementation and Outcomes of Fare-Free Transit Systems SA-27 Off-Board Transit Fare Payment Using Proof-of-Purchase Verification SA-28 Use of Electronic On-Street Signage in Transit SA-29 Energy Savings Strategies for Transit Agencies SB-19 Ridesharing as a Complement to Transit SB-20 Proactive Use of Social Media in Public Transportation SB-21 Transit Station and Stop Adoption Programs SB-22 Use of Market Research Panels in Transit SB-23 Integrating Passenger Ferry Service with Mass Transit SD-04 Rail Transit Track Inspection Practices SE-06 Elevator and Escalator Maintenance and Safety Practices SF-15 Practices for Wayside Rail Transit Worker Protection SF-16 Improving Transit Safety Through Rewards and Discipline SF-17 Transit Operator Distraction Policies Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... 95 pp., $25.00 24 AVL Systems for Bus Transit (1997) 47 pp., $16.00 25 Light Rail Vehicle Compression Requirements (1997) Read the entire page →
From page 5... ... 87 pp., $54.00 90 Video Surveillance Uses by Rail Transit Agencies (2011) , 79 pp., $52.00 91 Use and Deployment of Mobile Device Technology for Real-Time Transit Information (2011) Read the entire page →
From page 6... ... 29, 66, 73, 77 Automatic Vehicle Monitoring 24, 34, 48, 53, 55, 73 Bicycles – Integration with Buses 4, 62 – Integration with Ferries 4, 62 – Integration with Rail 4, 62 Biodiesel 72 Buff Load (see Compression Requirements) Built Environment 86 Buses – Alternative Fuels 1 ❏ Compressed Natural Gas 1 ❏ Ethanol 1 ❏ Liquefied Natural Gas 1 ❏ Liquefied Petroleum Gas 1 ❏ Methanol 1 – Automated Vehicle Location Systems 24, 34, 48, 53, 55, 94 – Bicycle, Integration with 4, 62, 88 – Biodiesel 72 – Bypass Lanes 83 – Cleaning 12 – College and University Campuses 39, 78 – Downtown Circulators 87 – Driver Availability 33, 40, 52 – Electronic Equipment 44 – Fare Collection 26 – Field Supervisors 16 – Fuel and Fluid Storage 7 – Higher Capacity 75 – Intercity 94 – Low-Floor 2 – Maintenance 54, 81 – Maintenance Facilities 7, 9, 12 – Natural Gas 58 – Occupant Safety 18, 38, 50, 58 – Passenger Transfer 19 – Rail, Integration with 83 – Rapid Transit 75, 83 – Retrofitting 8 – Route Evaluation Standards 10 – Service Line and Cleaning 12 – Shoulders 64 – Small Buses 41 – Stops, Customer Information at 17, 37, 48 – Strollers, Integration with 88 – Suburb-to-Suburb Service 14 – System-Specific Spare Ratios 11 – Traffic Operations 49 – Waste Control at Maintenance Facilities 9 Bus Field Supervisors – Changing Roles and Practices 16 Bus Garages (see Bus Maintenance Facilities) Read the entire page →
From page 7... ... 29 – Evasion 93 – Unlimited Access Systems 39 Ferries – Bicycles, Integration with 4, 62 Fleet Management 15, 24, 35 Flexible Transit Service 53 Fixed-Route Transit 66, 74 Fraudulent Claims 36 Fuel Systems 72 Funding Allocation – Bicycle Services 62 – Circulators 87 – Infrastructure 92 – Maintenance 53 – Medicaid Transportation Programs 65 – Performance-Based 56 – Role of Performance-Based Measures 6 – Spare Bus Ratios, System-Specific 11 – Spare Rail Vehicle Ratios 15 – Surveillance 90 – Systems Costs 48 – Under ISTEA and TEA-21 42 Funding, Flexible 42 Geographic Information Systems 55 Global Positioning Systems (GPS) – Bus 24, 53, 73, 78, 91 Greenhouse Gas Emissions 84 Incentive Programs – Employee 3, 33, 52, 82 Information Technology (IT) Read the entire page →
From page 8... ... Marketing – Bicycles on Transit 62 – Circulators 87 Mobile Data Terminals 70 Monitoring Maintenance Performance 22, 54 Non-Emergency Medical Transportation 65 Paratransit Services 30, 31, 60, 65, 71, 74, 76 Parking and Storage – Bicycles 62 Partnerships, 65 Passengers – Comfort 12 – Communicating with 37, 68, 89 – Information Display 91 – Ridership Counts 29, 34 – Safety 18, 21, 50, 58, 80, 88 – Satisfaction 45, 64, 69 – Transfer Systems 19 Performance-Based Measures – Funding Allocation 56 – Diversity Training 46 – Role in Funding Allocation 6 Performance Evaluation – Bus Operators 40 – Circulators 87 – Real-Time Bus Arrival Information Systems 43, 48, 91 Planning – Advisory Committees 85 – Strategic 59 Policy Development – No-Show and Late Cancellation 60 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions 84 Policy Procedures – Rail Tunnel and Underground Structures Inspection 23 – Safe Operation for Alternative Fuel Buses 1 Productivity – Employee 3, 16, 22, 33, 54 – Transit System 54, 56, 60 Public Involvement in Transit Planning 85, 89 Quality Assurance – Bus Maintenance 81 Queue Jump/Bypass Lanes 83 Rail – Bicycle, Integration with 4, 62 – Integration with Large Items 88 – Light Rail Vehicle Compression Requirements 25 – Passenger Transfers 19 – Security 21, 90 – Station Area Development 20 – Streetcars 86 – Suburb-to-Suburb Service 14 – System-Specific Spare Ratios 15 – Tunnel and Underground Structures 23 Real-Time Transit Information 91 Recruitment – Bus Drivers 16, 33, 40 – Management 47 – Security Personnel 21 – Supervisors 16 Regulations – Air Quality 1, 7, 8, 84 – Alternative Fuel Buses 1, 72 – Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 2, 7, 16, 17, 24, 30, 31, 37, 50, 53, 60, 65, 74, 76 – Buses on Shoulders 64 – Drugs and Alcohol 16 – EPA 7 – Family Leave Medical Act 33 – Leave Policies 33 – Local and State 7 – Occupational Safety and Health Administration 7, 52 – Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 9 – Retrofitting 7, 8 Read the entire page →
From page 9... ... , 95 Training – Bus Drivers 18, 30, 40 – Diversity Training 46 – Information Technology 35, 44 – Management, Paratransit 71 – Riders, Paratransit 74 – Supervisors 16 – Technicians 81 Transfers 19 Transit-Focused Development 20 Transit, Public Involvement 89 Transit, Security 90, 93 Transit Signal Priority 83 Transitways 83 Transportation Demand Management 39 Tunnels 23 Underground Structures 23 Unions 54 U-Pass 78 Vandalism 93 Video Surveillance 90 Violence (see Security) Waste Control – Bus Maintenance Facilities 9 Read the entire page →
From page 10... ... . Persons wanting to pursue the project subject matter in greater depth should contact the CRP Staff, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Read the entire page →

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... INTRODUCTION Transit administrators, engineers, and researchers often face problems for which information already exists, either in documented form or as undocumented experiSYNTHESIS OF INFORMATION RELATED TO TRANSIT PROBLEMS This is a staff digest of the progress and status of TCRP Project J-7, "Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems," for which the Transportation Research Board is the agency conducting the research. Individual studies for the project are managed by Donna L

Read the entire page →

From page 2...

... To provide a systematic means for assembling and evaluating such useful information and to make it available to the entire transit community, the Transit Cooperative Research Program Oversight and Project Selection (TOPS) Committee authorized the Transportation Research Board to undertake a continuing study.

Read the entire page →

From page 3...

... Title SA-26 Implementation and Outcomes of Fare-Free Transit Systems SA-27 Off-Board Transit Fare Payment Using Proof-of-Purchase Verification SA-28 Use of Electronic On-Street Signage in Transit SA-29 Energy Savings Strategies for Transit Agencies SB-19 Ridesharing as a Complement to Transit SB-20 Proactive Use of Social Media in Public Transportation SB-21 Transit Station and Stop Adoption Programs SB-22 Use of Market Research Panels in Transit SB-23 Integrating Passenger Ferry Service with Mass Transit SD-04 Rail Transit Track Inspection Practices SE-06 Elevator and Escalator Maintenance and Safety Practices SF-15 Practices for Wayside Rail Transit Worker Protection SF-16 Improving Transit Safety Through Rewards and Discipline SF-17 Transit Operator Distraction Policies

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... 95 pp., $25.00 24 AVL Systems for Bus Transit (1997) 47 pp., $16.00 25 Light Rail Vehicle Compression Requirements (1997)

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... 87 pp., $54.00 90 Video Surveillance Uses by Rail Transit Agencies (2011) , 79 pp., $52.00 91 Use and Deployment of Mobile Device Technology for Real-Time Transit Information (2011)

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... 29, 66, 73, 77 Automatic Vehicle Monitoring 24, 34, 48, 53, 55, 73 Bicycles – Integration with Buses 4, 62 – Integration with Ferries 4, 62 – Integration with Rail 4, 62 Biodiesel 72 Buff Load (see Compression Requirements) Built Environment 86 Buses – Alternative Fuels 1 ❏ Compressed Natural Gas 1 ❏ Ethanol 1 ❏ Liquefied Natural Gas 1 ❏ Liquefied Petroleum Gas 1 ❏ Methanol 1 – Automated Vehicle Location Systems 24, 34, 48, 53, 55, 94 – Bicycle, Integration with 4, 62, 88 – Biodiesel 72 – Bypass Lanes 83 – Cleaning 12 – College and University Campuses 39, 78 – Downtown Circulators 87 – Driver Availability 33, 40, 52 – Electronic Equipment 44 – Fare Collection 26 – Field Supervisors 16 – Fuel and Fluid Storage 7 – Higher Capacity 75 – Intercity 94 – Low-Floor 2 – Maintenance 54, 81 – Maintenance Facilities 7, 9, 12 – Natural Gas 58 – Occupant Safety 18, 38, 50, 58 – Passenger Transfer 19 – Rail, Integration with 83 – Rapid Transit 75, 83 – Retrofitting 8 – Route Evaluation Standards 10 – Service Line and Cleaning 12 – Shoulders 64 – Small Buses 41 – Stops, Customer Information at 17, 37, 48 – Strollers, Integration with 88 – Suburb-to-Suburb Service 14 – System-Specific Spare Ratios 11 – Traffic Operations 49 – Waste Control at Maintenance Facilities 9 Bus Field Supervisors – Changing Roles and Practices 16 Bus Garages (see Bus Maintenance Facilities)

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... 29 – Evasion 93 – Unlimited Access Systems 39 Ferries – Bicycles, Integration with 4, 62 Fleet Management 15, 24, 35 Flexible Transit Service 53 Fixed-Route Transit 66, 74 Fraudulent Claims 36 Fuel Systems 72 Funding Allocation – Bicycle Services 62 – Circulators 87 – Infrastructure 92 – Maintenance 53 – Medicaid Transportation Programs 65 – Performance-Based 56 – Role of Performance-Based Measures 6 – Spare Bus Ratios, System-Specific 11 – Spare Rail Vehicle Ratios 15 – Surveillance 90 – Systems Costs 48 – Under ISTEA and TEA-21 42 Funding, Flexible 42 Geographic Information Systems 55 Global Positioning Systems (GPS) – Bus 24, 53, 73, 78, 91 Greenhouse Gas Emissions 84 Incentive Programs – Employee 3, 33, 52, 82 Information Technology (IT)

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... Marketing – Bicycles on Transit 62 – Circulators 87 Mobile Data Terminals 70 Monitoring Maintenance Performance 22, 54 Non-Emergency Medical Transportation 65 Paratransit Services 30, 31, 60, 65, 71, 74, 76 Parking and Storage – Bicycles 62 Partnerships, 65 Passengers – Comfort 12 – Communicating with 37, 68, 89 – Information Display 91 – Ridership Counts 29, 34 – Safety 18, 21, 50, 58, 80, 88 – Satisfaction 45, 64, 69 – Transfer Systems 19 Performance-Based Measures – Funding Allocation 56 – Diversity Training 46 – Role in Funding Allocation 6 Performance Evaluation – Bus Operators 40 – Circulators 87 – Real-Time Bus Arrival Information Systems 43, 48, 91 Planning – Advisory Committees 85 – Strategic 59 Policy Development – No-Show and Late Cancellation 60 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions 84 Policy Procedures – Rail Tunnel and Underground Structures Inspection 23 – Safe Operation for Alternative Fuel Buses 1 Productivity – Employee 3, 16, 22, 33, 54 – Transit System 54, 56, 60 Public Involvement in Transit Planning 85, 89 Quality Assurance – Bus Maintenance 81 Queue Jump/Bypass Lanes 83 Rail – Bicycle, Integration with 4, 62 – Integration with Large Items 88 – Light Rail Vehicle Compression Requirements 25 – Passenger Transfers 19 – Security 21, 90 – Station Area Development 20 – Streetcars 86 – Suburb-to-Suburb Service 14 – System-Specific Spare Ratios 15 – Tunnel and Underground Structures 23 Real-Time Transit Information 91 Recruitment – Bus Drivers 16, 33, 40 – Management 47 – Security Personnel 21 – Supervisors 16 Regulations – Air Quality 1, 7, 8, 84 – Alternative Fuel Buses 1, 72 – Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 2, 7, 16, 17, 24, 30, 31, 37, 50, 53, 60, 65, 74, 76 – Buses on Shoulders 64 – Drugs and Alcohol 16 – EPA 7 – Family Leave Medical Act 33 – Leave Policies 33 – Local and State 7 – Occupational Safety and Health Administration 7, 52 – Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 9 – Retrofitting 7, 8

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... , 95 Training – Bus Drivers 18, 30, 40 – Diversity Training 46 – Information Technology 35, 44 – Management, Paratransit 71 – Riders, Paratransit 74 – Supervisors 16 – Technicians 81 Transfers 19 Transit-Focused Development 20 Transit, Public Involvement 89 Transit, Security 90, 93 Transit Signal Priority 83 Transitways 83 Transportation Demand Management 39 Tunnels 23 Underground Structures 23 Unions 54 U-Pass 78 Vandalism 93 Video Surveillance 90 Violence (see Security) Waste Control – Bus Maintenance Facilities 9

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... . Persons wanting to pursue the project subject matter in greater depth should contact the CRP Staff, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001.

Read the entire page →

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Research Results Digest 104 Pages 1-10

Research Results Digest 104
Pages 1-10