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From page 1... ... Research Results Digest 94 January 2010 SYNTHESIS 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... ... information already exists, either in documented form or as undocumented experience and practice. This information may be fragmented, scattered, and unevaluated. Read the entire page →
From page 3... ... consultant based on expression of interest received in response to an industry-wide solicitation. Followingthismeeting,an agreement is negotiated with the consultant to gather information on the topic, synthesize it, and draft a report. Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... 4Table 3 PUBLISHED TCRP SYNTHESES No. Title/Pages/Price 1 Safe Operating Procedures for Alternative Fuel Buses (1993) Read the entire page →
From page 5... ... 549 Yield to Bus Programs -- State of the Practice (2003) In Press 50 Use of Rear-Facing Position for Common Wheelchairs on Transit Buses (2003) Read the entire page →
From page 6... ... 6Biodiesel 72 Buff Load (see Compression Requirements) 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 – Bicycle Integration with 4, 62 – Biodiesel 72 – Cleaning 12 – College and University Campuses 39, 78 – Driver Availability 33, 40, 52 – Electronic Equipment 44 – Fare Collection 26 – Field Supervisors 16 – Fuel and Fluid Storage 7 – Higher Capacity 75 – 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 – 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... ... 7Electronic Surveillance 38 Emergency Procedures – Bus 58 Emissions, greenhouse gas 84 Employee Assistance Programs 16, 52, 82 Environment, The – Clean Air Act 1, 7, 8 – Emissions, Biodiesel 72 – Greenhouse gas emissions 84 – Waste Control 9 Fare Collection – Bus 26, 34 – Electronic Registering Fareboxes (ERFs) 29 – 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 – 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 – Systems Costs 48 – Under ISTEA and TEA-21 42 Funding, Flexible 42 Geographic Information Systems 55 Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Read the entire page →
From page 8... ... 8– Real-Time Bus Arrival Information Systems 43, 48 Planning – Strategic 59 Policy Development – No-Show and Late Cancellation 60 – Greenhouse 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 Quality Assurance – Bus maintenance 81 Queue Jump/Bypass Lanes 83 Rail – Bicycle Integration with 4, 62 – Light Rail Vehicle Compression Requirements 25 – Passenger Transfers 19 – Security 21 – Station Area Development 20 – Suburb-to-Suburb Service 14 – System-Specific Spare Ratios 15 – Tunnel and Underground Structures 23 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 – Suburb-to-Suburb Service 14 – Waste Management 9 Retrofitting – Bus 8, 49 – Bus Maintenance Facilities 7 – Engine 7, 8 – Regulatory Impacts on 7 Revenues – Advertising 51 Ridership 63 – Forecasting 66 Risk Management – Medium Agencies 13 – Small Agencies 13 Safety – Alternative Fuel Bus Operation 1 – Bus Occupant 18, 38, 50, 64 – Bus Route Evaluation 10 – Communications 68 – Light Rail Vehicle Compression Resistance 25 – Traffic Operations 49 Scheduling – Adherence 49 – Automatic Vehicle Location Systems 24, 48, 53, 55, 73 – Bus Driver Availability 33 – Bus Route Evaluation 10 – Bus Stop Information 17, 48 – Bus Transfers 19 – Computer-Aided 57 – Demand-Responsive 53, 57 – Flexible Route 53 – Maintenance, bus 81 – Paratransit 74, 76 – Point Deviation 53 – Ridership Data Collection 29, 34, 63 – Small Buses 41 – Suburb-to-Suburb 14 Security – Automatic Vehicle Location 73 – Bus Drivers, for 33 – Crime Prevention 21, 38, 80 – Passenger Security Inspections 80 – Technology Systems 35, 38 – Terrorism 27, 80 – Violence Reduction 21 Service – Planning 66 – Quality 15, 45, 53, 57 – Small Buses 41 Service Line and Cleaning 12 Spare Ratios – System-Specific Buses 11 – System-Specific Rail Vehicles 15 Standards – Alternative Fuels 1 – Bus Route Evaluation 10, 14 – Maintenance 54 Suburb-to-Suburb Commuting 14 Table 4 (Continued ) Read the entire page →
From page 9... ... 9Supervisors – Bus Field 16 – Relations with Drivers 33 Surveys, – On-Line and Intercept 63 – Web-Based 69 Terrorism 27, 80 Tort Claims 36 Track Maintenance 43 (web-only) 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 Signal Priority 83 Transitways 83 Transportation Demand Management 39 Tunnels 23 Underground Structures 23 Unions 54 U-Pass 78 Violence (see Security) Read the entire page →

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... Research Results Digest 94 January 2010 SYNTHESIS 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

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... information already exists, either in documented form or as undocumented experience and practice. This information may be fragmented, scattered, and unevaluated.

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... consultant based on expression of interest received in response to an industry-wide solicitation. Followingthismeeting,an agreement is negotiated with the consultant to gather information on the topic, synthesize it, and draft a report.

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... 4Table 3 PUBLISHED TCRP SYNTHESES No. Title/Pages/Price 1 Safe Operating Procedures for Alternative Fuel Buses (1993)

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... 549 Yield to Bus Programs -- State of the Practice (2003) In Press 50 Use of Rear-Facing Position for Common Wheelchairs on Transit Buses (2003)

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... 6Biodiesel 72 Buff Load (see Compression Requirements) 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 – Bicycle Integration with 4, 62 – Biodiesel 72 – Cleaning 12 – College and University Campuses 39, 78 – Driver Availability 33, 40, 52 – Electronic Equipment 44 – Fare Collection 26 – Field Supervisors 16 – Fuel and Fluid Storage 7 – Higher Capacity 75 – 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 – 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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... 7Electronic Surveillance 38 Emergency Procedures – Bus 58 Emissions, greenhouse gas 84 Employee Assistance Programs 16, 52, 82 Environment, The – Clean Air Act 1, 7, 8 – Emissions, Biodiesel 72 – Greenhouse gas emissions 84 – Waste Control 9 Fare Collection – Bus 26, 34 – Electronic Registering Fareboxes (ERFs) 29 – 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 – 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 – Systems Costs 48 – Under ISTEA and TEA-21 42 Funding, Flexible 42 Geographic Information Systems 55 Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

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... 8– Real-Time Bus Arrival Information Systems 43, 48 Planning – Strategic 59 Policy Development – No-Show and Late Cancellation 60 – Greenhouse 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 Quality Assurance – Bus maintenance 81 Queue Jump/Bypass Lanes 83 Rail – Bicycle Integration with 4, 62 – Light Rail Vehicle Compression Requirements 25 – Passenger Transfers 19 – Security 21 – Station Area Development 20 – Suburb-to-Suburb Service 14 – System-Specific Spare Ratios 15 – Tunnel and Underground Structures 23 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 – Suburb-to-Suburb Service 14 – Waste Management 9 Retrofitting – Bus 8, 49 – Bus Maintenance Facilities 7 – Engine 7, 8 – Regulatory Impacts on 7 Revenues – Advertising 51 Ridership 63 – Forecasting 66 Risk Management – Medium Agencies 13 – Small Agencies 13 Safety – Alternative Fuel Bus Operation 1 – Bus Occupant 18, 38, 50, 64 – Bus Route Evaluation 10 – Communications 68 – Light Rail Vehicle Compression Resistance 25 – Traffic Operations 49 Scheduling – Adherence 49 – Automatic Vehicle Location Systems 24, 48, 53, 55, 73 – Bus Driver Availability 33 – Bus Route Evaluation 10 – Bus Stop Information 17, 48 – Bus Transfers 19 – Computer-Aided 57 – Demand-Responsive 53, 57 – Flexible Route 53 – Maintenance, bus 81 – Paratransit 74, 76 – Point Deviation 53 – Ridership Data Collection 29, 34, 63 – Small Buses 41 – Suburb-to-Suburb 14 Security – Automatic Vehicle Location 73 – Bus Drivers, for 33 – Crime Prevention 21, 38, 80 – Passenger Security Inspections 80 – Technology Systems 35, 38 – Terrorism 27, 80 – Violence Reduction 21 Service – Planning 66 – Quality 15, 45, 53, 57 – Small Buses 41 Service Line and Cleaning 12 Spare Ratios – System-Specific Buses 11 – System-Specific Rail Vehicles 15 Standards – Alternative Fuels 1 – Bus Route Evaluation 10, 14 – Maintenance 54 Suburb-to-Suburb Commuting 14 Table 4 (Continued )

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... 9Supervisors – Bus Field 16 – Relations with Drivers 33 Surveys, – On-Line and Intercept 63 – Web-Based 69 Terrorism 27, 80 Tort Claims 36 Track Maintenance 43 (web-only) 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 Signal Priority 83 Transitways 83 Transportation Demand Management 39 Tunnels 23 Underground Structures 23 Unions 54 U-Pass 78 Violence (see Security)

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