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The following page contains recent transit research publications funded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) from 2004 to the current year.
Older research publications (pre-2004) are listed in the Research Reports Archive. They can be located via the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS), a searchable database of publications, reports and articles maintained by the Transportation Research Board and supported by state and federal agencies.
Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Sustainable Transit: Environment/Energy/Alternative Fuels
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) - Advanced Public Transportation Systems
ITS Applications for Coordinating and Improving Human Services Transportation: ITS technologies to improve transportation for older adults, people with disabilities, and people with lower incomes.
APTS State-of-the-Art Report 2006 Up-to-date information on the current deployment status of transit ITS technologies, lessons learned from deployment experiences, what the future holds for Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS).
Evaluation of the South Lake Tahoe Coordinated Transit System (CTS) Project Evaluation of combined public/private transit services into one centrally dispatched operation using ITS technologies to improve efficiency and create a more user-friendly transit system.
Oregon Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Integration Program Final Close-out Report: Transit Buses as Traffic Probes
Oregon Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Integration Program Final Phase III Report: I-5/Barbur Boulevard Parallel Corridor
Oregon Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Integration Program Final Phase III Report: Transit Tracker Information Displays
Montachusett Area Regional Transit Authority (MART) Automatic Vehicle Location and Mobile Data Terminal (AVL/MDT) Pilot Program Report Project overview, challenges and lessons learned for implementation of ITS technologies at the Montachusett Area Regional Transit Authority.
NVTC SmarTrip Roll-Out Report Northern Virginia Transportation Commission's SmarTrip Regional Farebox Procurement project.
Washington State Ferries Wireless Connection Project Final Report Describes continuous high speed internet access on Washington State Ferry
Washington State Ferries: Evaluation Results, Wireless Connection Project Project design evaluation.
Independent Verification and Validation of Washington State Ferries' Wireless High Speed Data Project
Evaluation of South Carolina’s Virtual Transit Enterprise Shared web-based technology helping transit providers and South Carolina DOT solve mutual problems
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) - Integrated Corridor Management
Traveler Information
Vehicle Automation for Safety
Bus and Paratransit Systems
Bus Rapid Transit
Rural and Other Forms of Transportation
Rail Transit Vehicles and Systems
Facilities and Infrastructures
Maglev
Management, Maintenance, and Operations
Professional Capacity Building
International
Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) The Transit Cooperative Research Program is a cooperative effort of FTA, the Transportation Research Board, the Transit Development Corporation, and the American Public Transportation Association. The program’s research covers topics relating to all aspects of public transportation, including planning, service configuration, equipment, facilities, operations, human resources, maintenance, policy, and administrative practices.
TCRPOnline.org contains all TCRP reports published by the Transit Cooperative Research Program. Reports still in print are available for download; printed copies may be ordered free of charge.
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