Bus and Paratransit Systems
- A Report on Worldwide Hydrogen Bus Demonstrations, 2002-2007
- An Evaluation of the Market for Small-to-Medium-Sized Cutaway Buses
- Attracting Senior Drivers to Public Transportation: Issues and Concerns - This research was sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration and Florida International University, Lehman Center for Transportation Research, Miami, FL. The report was written to help transit agencies attract senior drivers to fixed route transit and identifies opportunities and challenges faced by senior s and transportation providers related to the utilization and provision of public transportation services. The research attempts to address ways to attract senior drivers to services other than paratransit. Although paratransit fulfills an important need of the elderly and people with disabilities, it is an expensive service, and occasionally abused by individuals who are able to access fixed route transit.
- The EmX Franklin Corridor BRT Project Evaluation - Project evaluation of the EmX Franklin Corridor BRT, a Bus Rapid Transit project funded by the Federal Transit Administration in the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area in Oregon.
- Evaluation of Ultra-Clean Fischer-Tropsch Diesel Fuel in Transit Bus Applications - This study reports on one particular FTA-sponsored, Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) diesel fuel evaluation program, and it incorporates related findings of other research projects conducted by ICRC/VSE.
- Feasibility Study on the Use of Personal GPS Devices in Paratransit
- Mass Transit Crashworthiness Statistical Data Analysis Federal Transit Administration-funded National Institute for Aviation Research research project to improve the crashworthiness of mass transit buses.
- Nonrail Vehicle Viability Study Final Report Explores the viability of the U.S. bus manufacturing industry and its ability to meet the demand for fixed-route transit buses.
- Optimization Models for Prioritizing Bus Stop Facility Investments for Riders with Disabilities - This research was sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration with Florida International university, Lehman Center for Transportation Research, Miami, Florida, to develop a scientific method to help prioritize bus stops for accessibility improvements for riders with disabilities. Two optimization models were proposed and evaluated. Based on a case study using data from the Broward County Transit in Florida, the models were found to produce a list of bus stops what would extend the greatest benefits to riders with disabilities. This report details the process of identifying the bus stop accessibility requirements identifying the factors affecting accessibility, preparing the required data for model input, formulating the optimization models and evaluating the model performance. It is hoped that the proposed approach provides a more objective method of allocating the often limited resources for bus stop improvements.
- Transit Bus Life Cycle Cost and Year 2007 Emissions Estimation
- Transit Bus Life Cycle Cost Scenarios Based on Year 2008 and Future Fuel Prices
- Useful Life of Transit Buses and Vans - Study detailing the useful operational life of transit vehicles.
