Research & Innovation Reports and Publications

Research Publications

The Federal Transit Administration Office of Research, Innovation, and Demonstration (TRI) has completed the FTA Report on 2015 MAP-21 Section 5312 Projects (FTA Report 0091). The report highlights and provides detailed project descriptions for FTA’s research achievements as required by statute. In 2015, TRI managed a portfolio of over $135 million in projects across three strategic research priority areas: safety, asset management/innovation, and mobility.

Report No.	Full Report	Report Summary
0096	Workforce Development Summit Proceedings	PDF
0095	FTA Open Data Policy Guidelines	PDF
0094	Innovative Transit Workforce Development Projects of 2011 Report	PDF
0093	Vehicle Assist and Automation (VAA) Demonstration Evaluation Report	PDF
0092	Asset Management Guide for Small Providers	PDF
0091	FTA Report on 2015 Section 5312 Projects	PDF
0090	Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction Program: Second Assessment Report Addendum	PDF
0089	Vashon Island Passenger-Only Ferry Study: Technology Demonstration Phase and Final Report	PDF
0088	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Radio/ITS Project: Final Evaluation Report	PDF
0087	2013 Statistical Summaries - FTA Grant Assistance Programs	PDF
0086	WMATA Energy Storage Demonstration Project	PDF
0085	TriMet Streetcar Prototype - Final Report	PDF
0084	Evaluation of Transit Bus Turn Warning Systems for Pedestrians and Cyclists	PDF
0083	Rail Vehicle Qualification Test Compendium	PDF
0082	Dallas Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Transit Vehicle Real - Time Data Demonstration, Final Report	PDF
0081	Accessible Transit Services for All	PDF
0080	Promoting Employment in Transit Construction Projects by Members of Minority and Low Income Communities	PDF
0079	Evaluation of Regional Real-time Transit Communications and Data Information Sharing in the National Capital Region	PDF
0078	State of Bus Safety in the U.S.: Summary of Federal and State Regulations	PDF
0077	Integrated Corridor Management Transit Vehicle Real-Time Data Demonstration: Dallas Case Study	PDF
0076	Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment/Asset Management Pilot for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority	PDF
0075	Sound Transit Climate Risk Reduction Project	PDF
0074	San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilot	PDF
0073	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Project Report	PDF
0072	Gulf Coast Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Study - Final Report	PDF
0071	A Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of SEPTA’s Regional Rail	PDF
0070	An Integrated Approach to Climate Adaptation at the Chicago Transit Authority	PDF
0069	Transit and Climate Change Adaptation: Synthesis of FTA-Funded Pilot Projects	PDF
0068	Limited English Proficiency Accessibility Program: Demonstration Program	PDF
0067	National Study on Carless and Special Needs Populations	PDF
0066	Evaluating Transportation Equity: An Intermetropolitan Comparison of Regional Accessibility and Urban Form	PDF
0065	Lower Savannah Aging, Disability & Transportation Resource Center: Regional Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC) Model and Demonstration Project - Final Report	PDF
0064	Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction Program: Second Assessment Report	PDF
0063	Kent, Ohio, Traveler Management Coordination Center (TMCC) Project - Final Report	PDF
0062	Rail Transit Shared Use and Control Systems Study	PDF
0061	Model Orlando Regionally Efficient Travel Management Coordination Center (MORE TMCC) - Phase II Final Report	PDF
0060	Review and Evaluation of Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) for Electric Transit Applications	PDF
0059	2012 Statistical Summaries - FTA Grant Assistance Programs	PDF
0058	UWR/MSAA Demonstration of Coordinated Human-Service Transportation Models: Phase II—Phased Implementation Final Report	PDF
0057	Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide - Section 5: Local Planning and Transit-Supportive Development	PDF
0056	Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide - Section 4: Corridor Planning and Transit-Supportive Development	PDF
0055	Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide - Section 3: Regional Vision Planning and Transit-Supportive Development	PDF
0054	Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide - Section 2: General Transit-Supportive Development Planning Topics	PDF
0053	Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide - Section 1: Introduction	PDF
0052	Planning for Transit-Supportive Development: A Practitioner’s Guide - Executive Summary	PDF
0051	Bus Safety Study: A Report to Congress	PDF
0050	Trends in Transit-Oriented Development 2000 - 2010	PDF
0049	Automated Track Video Inspection Pilot Project	PDF
0048	Transit Vehicle Emissions Program Final Report	PDF
0047	American Fuel Cell Bus Project: First Analysis Report	PDF
0046	Transit Track Worker Safety Protection Demonstration Project	PDF
0045	An Assessment of the Business Case for Communications-Based Train Control	PDF
0044	Dots & Dashes: Piecing Together Transit’s Future	PDF
0043	Managing Railcar Maintenance - A Primer on Practices and Improvement Opportunities for the U.S. Transit Industry	PDF
0042	LYMMO BRT: 15 Years Later	PDF
0041	Mobility Enhancements on a Multi-Nodal Urban Campus	PDF
0040	Louisville Region Demonstration of Travel Management Coordination Center: System Pre-Deployment Preparation, Final Report	PDf
0039	2011 Statistical Summaries - FTA Grant Assistance Programs	PDF
0038	2010 Statistical Summaries - FTA Grant Assistance Programs	PDF
0037	Rail Capacity Improvement Study for Commuter Operations	PDF
0036	Application of Information Technology to Transportation Logistics and Security at Northern Kentucky University	PDF
0035	Rail Capacity Improvement Study for Heavy Rail Transit Operations	PDF
0034	Community-Oriented BRT: Urban Design, Amenities, and Placemaking	PDF
0033	Multi-Modal Trip Planning System: Northeastern Illinois Regional Transportation Authority	PDF
0032	LAFLA Public Transportation Public Participation Pilot Program: Final Technical Report	PDF
0031	Walking to Transit	PDF
0030	Transportation Needs of Disadvantaged Populations: Where, When, and How?	PDF
0029	Zero-Sulfur Diesel Fuel from Non-Petroleum Resources: The Key to Reducing U.S. Oil Imports	PDF
0028	Wayside Charging and Hydrogen Hybrid Bus: Extending the Range of Electric Shuttle Buses	PDF
0027	Asset Management Guide	PDF
0026	Urban Maglev Research Program – Updated Lessons Learned	PDF
0025	American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Statistical Summaries	PDF
0024	Transit Bus Applications of Lithium Ion Batteries: Progress and Prospects	PDf
0023	Transit Asset Inventory Development and Integration	PDF
0022	Land Use Impacts of Bus Rapid Transit: Phase II—Effects of BRT Station Proximity on Property Values along the Boston Silver Line Washington Street Corridor	PDF
0021	Crashworthiness Evaluation of Mass Transit Buses	PDF
0020	Connecticut Nutmeg Fuel Cell Bus Project: First Analysis Report	PDF
0019	Health and Productivity of Commuter Railroad Employee Involved in Critical Incidents	PDF
0018	Design & Development of the LCO-140H Series Hydraulic Hybrid Low Floor Transit Bus	PDF
0017	LYNX Community Advocacy & Service Engagement (CASE) Project Final Report	PDF
0016	Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction Program: First Assessment Report	PDF
0015	Construction Project Management Handbook	PDF
0014	FTA Fuel Cell Bus Program: Research Accomplishments through 2011	PDF
0013	Air-Steam Hybrid Engine: An Alternative to Internal Combustion	PDF
0012	Remote Infrared Audible Signage (RIAS) Pilot Program Report	PDF
0011	Low Cost Carbon Fiber Technology Development for Carbon Fiber Composite Applications	PDF
0010	Cedar Avenue Driver Assist System Evaluation Report	PDF
0009	Peer-to-Peer Information Exchange on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Bus Priority Best Practices	PDF
0008	Safe Transit in Share Use	PDF
0007	Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Management for the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area	PDF
0006	Evolution of Intelligent Transportation Systems for Mobility Management and Coordination Serving California’s Rural Frontier	PDF
0005	Crashworthiness Evaluation of Light Rail Vehicle Interiors	PDF
0004	Metro Orange Line BRT Project Evaluation	PDF
0003	National Fuel Cell Bus Program: Proterra Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus Report, Columbia Demonstration	PDF
0002	Miami Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) Pines Boulevard Transit Signal Priority Evaluation Report	PDF
0001	Flooded Bus Barns and Buckled Rails: Public Transportation and Climate Change Adaptation	PDF

Updated: Wednesday, October 26, 2016

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