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Bus Rapid Transit Resources

Reports and Publications BRT Examples Applicability of Bogota's TransMilenio BRT System to the United States Bus Rapid Transit Developments in China, April 2006 - Report of National Bus Rapid Transit Institute's 2006 mission to China to better understand the urban transportation...

Tunnel Design and Construction

Tunneling for transit projects is as much an art as a science. Variables affecting the design and construction of a project include predicting the behavior of ground mass during construction and the vagaries of ground-water hydrology. Predictive models are only of some use because no two...

Rail Technology and Systems Information

Rail Technology and Systems Information

The FTA Rail Infrastructure Technology program examines innovative technology solutions and practices on issues that affect facility design and construction, vehicles, transit operations, program management, structures, and equipment.

The main program...

Bus Technologies and Testing Information

An Evaluation of the Market for Small-to-Medium-Sized Cutaway Buses: Bus Technologies and Testing Information (PDF)FTA National Fuel Cell Bus Program Projects (MS Word)Alternative Fuels and Propulsion Vehicle Incentives (MS Word)National Fuel Cell Bus Technology Development Program Solicitation...

National Fuel Cell Bus Program

The American Fuel Cell Bus. A new generation of powerful electric vehicles marries federal investments with domestic innovation and entrepreneurship.Find out more (PDF)

What's New for National Fuel Cell Buses?

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $13.1 Million To Advance the...

Technical Projects

All projects receive at least 50 percent of their funding through local and private contributions

titleConsortiaPartners (State)Project SummaryAmerican Fuel Cell Bus DemonstrationCALSTARTSunLine Transit (CA), BAE Systems (NY), El Dorado (CA), Ballard FC (MA)Development and demonstration of a...

Outreach Efforts

In advancing the commercialization of fuel cell buses, a critical activity is sharing the latest findings with industry and the public. Below are outreach projects and their products: 

Project Title: Survey of Hydrogen Bus Users 2002-2007

Consortia: CTESummary: A survey of...

National Fuel Cell Bus Program Reports

FTA Fuel Cell Bus Program: Research Accomplishments through 2011 (PDF)

Author: NRELFull Report

National Fuel Cell Bus Program: Proterra Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus Report, Columbia Demonstration (PDF)

Author: NRELFull Report

Survey of Hydrogen Bus Users 2002-2007 (PDF)

Author:...

National Fuel Cell Bus Program Consortia

Three Industry Consortia in Partnership with FTA

The legislation that created FTA’s National Fuel Cell Bus Program specifies that it be conducted in partnership through three geographically diverse non-profit consortia. The three consortia are responsible for developing and managing projects...