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Transit Vehicle Innovation Deployment Centers (TVIDC) Advisory Panel Overview and Conclusions (Report 0182)
The Transit Vehicle Innovation Deployment Centers (TVIDC) program was funded by FTA to research the advancement, production, and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies and infrastructure within the public transportation sector. The TVIDC program, managed by the Center for Transportation and...
FTA Annual Report on Public Transportation Innovation Research Projects for Fiscal Year 2020 (Report 0181)
This report provides information on projects funded under Federal Public Transportation Law (49 U.S.C. § 5312). FTA research priorities are safety, mobility innovation, and infrastructure. Projects in these areas promote public transportation innovation to improve operations, infrastructure, and...
FTA Standards Development Program: Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management for Transit Bus Report Summary
This document summarizes the report that includes an examination of the standards, guidelines, and recommendations associated with crashworthiness and Crash Energy Management (CEM) for transit buses, including articulated buses, BRT buses, and paratransit body-on-chassis buses.
FTA Standards Development Program: Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management for Transit Bus (Report 0179)
This report includes an examination of the standards, guidelines, and recommendations associated with crashworthiness and Crash Energy Management (CEM) for transit buses, including articulated buses, BRT buses, and paratransit body-on-chassis buses.
FTA Standards Development Program: Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management Follow-up for Less than 30 Ft Bus Report Summary
This document is the report summary for the report that includes background research and analysis on needs and gaps for voluntary standards or recommended practices for crashworthiness and crash energy management (CEM) for less than 30-ft paratransit body-on-chassis buses (cutaways).
FTA Standards Development Program: Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management Follow-up for Less than 30 Ft Bus (Report 0141)
This report is about a comprehensive study that includes background research and analysis on needs and gaps for voluntary standards or recommended practices for crashworthiness and crash energy management (CEM) for less than 30-ft paratransit body-on-chassis buses (cutaways).
FTA Annual Report on Technical Assistance and Workforce Development for FY 2020 (Report 0180)
This statutorily required annual report provides information on FTA’s Technical Assistance and Workforce Development Program (49 U.S.C. § 5314). It provides information on technical assistance, workforce development, standards, human resources, and training projects active in FY 2020. The report...
Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Limited Access Connections Report Summary
This document is a summary of the report that presents an overview of Pierce Transit’s LAC project including identified needs, project goals, service model, project challenges, service outcomes, and lessons learned.
Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Limited Access Connections (Report 0178)
This report presents an overview of Pierce Transit’s LAC project including identified needs, project goals, service model, project challenges, service outcomes, and lessons learned.