Research & Innovation
Summary of Zero-Emission Bus Evaluation Results: King County Metro Battery Electric Buses (Report 00118)
This document summarizes the evaluation plan, analysis protocol and results from a one-year evaluation of three battery electric buses (BEBs) at King County Metro in Seattle, Washington.
Summary of Reference Manual for Planning and Design of a Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC) (Report 0117)
This document summarizes the Reference Manual for Planning and Design of a Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC) manual, which provides information about planning and designing a Transportation Management Coordination Center using intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and...
Reference Manual for Planning and Design of a Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC) (Report 0117)
This manual provides a reference for planning and designing a Transportation Management Coordination Center using intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and other technologies to enhance the coordination of mobility services for the transportation-disadvantaged.
Research Recipients’ Tool
The Office of Research Management, Innovation and Outreach, a component of the Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation (TRI), provides oversight and technical assistance to its FTA research recipients. TRI is strongly committed to sound research design, application of...
Summary of 2015 Statistical Summaries of FTA Grant Assistance Programs (Report 0114)
This summary provides provides information about FTA’s major financial aid programs for Fiscal Year 2015 that were authorized under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) federal legislation, which was signed into law in July 2012. The data in this report were compiled...
2015 Statistical Summaries of FTA Grant Assistance Programs (Report 0114)
This report provides information about FTA’s major financial aid programs for Fiscal Year 2015 that were authorized under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) federal legislation, which was signed into law in July 2012. The data in this report were compiled from the capital...
Transit Bus Automation Overview Factsheet
FTA is exploring the use of automation technologies in transit bus operations. This fact sheet provides an overview of bus automation technologies and FTA's Strategic Transit Automation Research plan.
Summary of Strategic Transit Automation Research Plan (Report 0116)
This summary provides information on the Strategic Transit Automation Research Plan, enabling the transit industry to engage more broadly with automation technologies, spur technology development and growth through application in real-world settings, and leverage research projects and...
Strategic Transit Automation Research Plan (Report 0116)
The Strategic Transit Automation Research Plan outlines an FTA research agenda for transit bus automation over five years. The plan provides a framework for the transit industry to pursue transit bus automation in a safe, efficient, and economically sound manner. Built on a foundation of...