FTA consulted transit stakeholders to assess potential risks, barriers and mitigation strategies associated with the implementation of automation technologies in transit buses. This fact sheet summarizes the findings of the study.
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- February 15, 2019
- February 15, 2019
Purpose
STOPS uses GTFS data to represent the transit services available in the project corridor. The GTFS data are an automated version of a transit operator’s timetable. The GTFS format is used by many transit agencies to communicate their...
- February 13, 2019
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced project selections totaling $5 million to American Indian and Alaskan Native tribal governments under FTA’s Tribal Transit Program.
- February 13, 2019
This presentation held in December 2018 provides an overview of the 2019 random drug testing rate increase.
- February 11, 2019
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the opportunity to apply for approximately $...
- February 5, 2019
The following page contains currently relevant FTA-funded and supported research reports published in the years 2003, 2002 and 2001.
Copies of these research publications can be located via the...
- February 5, 2019
This summary provides information on the procedures for predicting and assessing noise and vibration impacts of proposed transit projects for different stages of project development and different levels of analysis.
- February 5, 2019
This report examines the feasibility of transferring 13 current automated systems technologies from light-duty vehicles and commercial trucks to 40-ft diesel transit buses. It explores the associated technical and safety challenges of implementing...
- February 5, 2019
This summary identifies and characterizes 13 relevant automation systems, then assesses their potential transferability to transit vehicles, and assigns each system a grade (green, yellow, or red) based on an analysis of the extent of...
- January 30, 2019
July 8-10, 2009
On July 8 – 10, 2009 the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and the Federal Transit Administration co-hosted the First State of Good Repair (SGR) Roundtable with representatives from 30 transit...