Schweiger, Carol; 2013 The primary focus of the Synthesis is on determining the experience that transit agencies have had with deploying electronic signage to provide transit information in the United States and abroad, and the process that agencies are using to decide to deploy information through this dissemination channel to serve the needs of their.. read more →
Transportation Research Board (TRB) Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 132 Clark, Nigel N.; Zhen, Feng; Wayne, W. Scott The objective of this research was to develop guidelines to assist transit managers in the assessment, selection, and implementation of hybrid-electric technology options for transit buses. Two distinctly different driving forces exist for the adoption of.. read more →
Cevallos, Fabian ; Yuan, Quan; Wang, Xiaobo; Skinner, Jon; Gan, Albert The use of personal mobile GPS devices offers a potentially powerful use for paratransit. This research project explores the feasibility of using personal mobile GPS devices to help develop more efficient paratransit services. View PDF read more →
Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Transportation Research Board This report provides a comprehensive review of the operational characteristics of 511 telephone traveler information systems and how 511 systems interact with transit system call centers. This report inventories existing 511 systems throughout the country, documents the extent of transit participation and transit agency experiences with 511, and.. read more →
Schaller, Bruce; Transportation Research Board; 2002 This synthesis will be of interest to transit agency professionals and the consultants who work with them in dealing with website design. Transit executives and website managers and designers can use this report to learn from the experiences of other agencies and to compare their own experiences with those.. read more →
Transportation Research Board; 2002 This report provides guidance to public transportation managers and other professionals in the selection of technology that is appropriate for the needs, size, and type of their operations. Though the focus is on rural and small urban operations, study findings also have some application to larger urban transit operations. The guidebook.. read more →
Institute for Transportation Research and Education, TRB; 2002 This report provides guidance to public transportation managers and other professionals in the selection of technology that is appropriate for the needs, size, and type of their operations. Though the focus is on rural and small urban operations, study findings also have some application to larger urban.. read more →