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Bus and Paratransit Systems Publications

A Report on Worldwide Hydrogen Bus Demonstrations, 2002-2007 (PDF)  An Evaluation of the Market for Small-to-Medium-Sized Cutaway Buses Attracting Senior Drivers to Public Transportation: Issues and Concerns (PDF)- This research was sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration and...

Research Publications 2009

November 2009Collision Safety Improvements for Light Rail Vehicles Operating in Shared Right of Way Street Environments - Study to investigate the potential for reducing injuries to automobile occupants struck by LRVs with the addition of appropriate front-end structures.Remote Infrared Audible...

Research Publications 2010

October 2010Biodiesel Mass Transit Demonstration Final Report (October2010) (PDF) - This report evaluates the extended in-use performance of biodiesel (a blend of 20% biodiesel and 80% ultra low sulfur diesel) in an independent engine test and two separate field demonstrations, specifically: a 1,...

Research Publications 2011

August 2011Implementation of Advanced Technologies in Rural Transit Service for the State of North Dakota (June 2009) (PDF) - The final report for the Implementation of Advanced Technologies in Rural Transit Service for the State of North Dakota project, describes the motivation for, development...

2001 Research Reports

Assessment of the Denver Regional Transportation District's Automatic Vehicle Location System

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Matt Weatherford of Castle Rock Consultants. Prepared for FTA Office of Mobility Innovation, August 2000, 102pp. Project Number: FTA-MA-26-7007-2000.2

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2002 Research Reports

The following page contains currently relevant FTA-funded and supported research reports published in the year 2002.

Copies of these research publications can be located via the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS), a searchable database of publications, reports and articles...

2003 Research Reports

The following page contains currently relevant FTA-funded and supported research reports published in the year 2003.

Copies of these research publications can be located via the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS), a searchable database of publications, reports and articles...

Research Publications by Year

Reports and Publications by Year201120102009Prior Years Archive

The following pages contain abstracts of research reports published in the year 2003 and before by the Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation.   Reports published in the year 2004 and after may be found on the...

Research & Innovation Resources

FTA has many partners, stakeholders, and customers, who share an interest in and a concern about the vitality of transit. This group of organizations makes easily accessible information about transit issues available to the public. The following are links to FTA partner-stakeholder-customer...

Transit Research and Industry News Update

Welcome to the Federal Transit Administration's Transit Research and Industry News Update, a report that provides a variety of information about transportation-related research and technology.

FTA Research Digest - Issue 2 (PDF) - (August 2012)FTA Research Digest - Issue 1 (PDF) - (April...