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• 2006 DOT ITS/Operations Resource Guide A comprehensive listing of over 400 documents, websites, training courses, software tools, and points of contact related to ITS.
  
• 2006 National 511 Progress Report Highlights the status and direction of the nation’s 511 program.
• Alternative Fuels Study: A Report to Congress on Policy Options for Increasing the Use of Alternative Fuels in Transit Vehicles Study, under SAFTEA-LU, about how to increase the use of alternative fuels in public transportation vehicles.
• An Evaluation of the Market for Small-to-Medium-Sized Cutaway Buses 
• Analysis of Capital Cost Elements and Their Effect on Operating Costs Analysis of light rail transit capital cost increase.
• Analysis of Electric Drive Technologies for Transit Applications: Battery-Electric, Hybrid-Electric and Fuel Cells The state of electric drive technology for transit buses, the benefits of major market penetration, the barriers to achieving this goal.
• Analyzing the Effectiveness of Commuter Benefits Programs TCRP Report 107.  A guide for evaluating the effectiveness of a transit benefits program.
• APTS State-of-the-Art Report 2006 Up-to-date information on the current deployment status of transit ITS technologies, lessons learned from deployment experiences, what the future holds for Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS).
  
• Assessing the Business Case for Integrated Collision Avoidance Systems on Transit Buses 
• Best Practices for Using Geographic Data in Transit: A Location Referencing Guidebook "Best practices" in planning, implementing and using geographic data in transit.
• Biodiesel Fuel Management Best Practices for Transit Benefits and challenges to the transit industry of using biodiesel.
• BRT Network Planning Study - Final Report Advanced Network Planning for Bus Rapid Transit The “Quickway” Model as a Modal Alternative to “Light Rail Lite”
• Bus Rapid Transit and the American Community 
• 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 problems and solutions.
• Bus Rapid Transit in Los Angeles 
• Bus Rapid Transit in Minnesota 
• Bus Rapid Transit in Paris 
• Bus Rapid Transit in Pennsylvania 
• Bus Rapid Transit Vehicle Characteristics Vehicle issues related to BRT.
• Bus Rapid Transit: A Handbook for Partners Improve state, regional, local communications to implement BRT
• Bus Rapid Transit: Report on South American BRT Field Visits - Tracking the Evolution of the TransMilenio Model 
• Bus Rapid Transit--Elements--Performance--Benefits  Introduces BRT, its major components, its applications, and its advantages.
• Bus Signage for Persons with Visual Impairments  A Best Practices Paper addressing the ADA specifications for destination signs with LED displays.
• Characteristics of Bus Rapid Transit for Decision-Making Comprehensive guide to BRT components and performance
• Civil Rights and Emergency Preparedness 
• Construction Project Management Handbook A comprehensive introduction to construction project management for transit agencies new to the process.
• Customer Preferences for Transit ATIS Advanced Traveler Information Systems communicate information to travelers and help transit operators better manage the public transportation system.
• Demonstration of Fischer-Tropsch Diesel Fuel in Cold Climates The potential use of ultra-clean Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) synthetic diesel fuel in cold-climate transit applications.
• Desert Research Institute Air Quality Final Report Southern Nevada Air Quality Study
• Developing Effective Mass Transit Systems: Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Public Transportation 
• Development of Requirement Specifications for Transit Frontal Collision Warning System -defines a system specification for how ITS technologies can be used to help avoid frontal collisions.
• Disaster Response and Recovery Resource for Transit Agencies Documented practices and procedures to improve emergency preparedness.
• Discussion Paper: The Characteristics of Accessible Bus Rapid Transit Examines Bus Rapid Transit and highlights major elements that affect accessibility.
• Environmental Benefits of Alternative Fuels and Advanced Technology in Transit 
• Evaluation of South Carolina’s Virtual Transit Enterprise Shared web-based technology helping transit providers and South Carolina DOT solve mutual problems.  
• Evaluation of the South Lake Tahoe Coordinated Transit System (CTS) Project Evaluation of combined public/private transit services into one centrally dispatched operation using ITS technologies to improve efficiency and create a more user-friendly transit system.
  
• General Atomics Low Speed Maglev Technology Development Program Progress of the construction of a 120-meter long test track at General Atomics in San Diego, California.
• Great Cities Transportation Initiative Urban university collaborative focusing on new technologies in urban transit
• Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Transit Bus Evaluations: A Joint Evaluation Plan of the U.S. Department of Energy and the Federal Transit Administration 
• India Trip Report FTA Mission to India - Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai - September 20 – 30, 2007
• Individualized Marketing Demonstration Program A pilot program to test the effects of individualized marketing on public transportation ridership trends.
• Integrated Collision Warning System: Final Technical Report Technical developments that integrate the advanced frontal and side collision warning systems into a unified collision warning system.
• Integrated Collision Warning System: Interface Control Document Defines the architecture of the Integrated Collision Warning System (ICWS) and interface among components.
• Intelligent Transportation Systems for Transit 
• ITS Applications for Coordinating and Improving Human Services Transportation: ITS technologies to improve transportation for older adults, people with disabilities, and people with lower incomes.
• ITS Architecture Guidance Update 
• ITS in My State 
• Las Vegas Max Evaluation Second evaluation of the Las Vegas MAX BRT project to determine the full effects of its implementation as the system matured.
• Low Cost Carbon Fiber Technology Development for Carbon Fiber Composite Application: Phase I Final Report 
• 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.
• Montachusett Area Regional Transit Authority (MART) Automatic Vehicle Location and Mobile Data Terminal (AVL/MDT) Pilot Program Report Project overview, challenges and lessons learned for implementation of ITS technologies at the Montachusett Area Regional Transit Authority.
• National Evaluation Of The New Mexico Client Referral, Ridership, And Financial Tracking (CRRAFT) System: Final Evaluation Report 
• National Fuel Cell Bus Program Solicitation To facilitate the development of commercially viable fuel cell bus technologies and related infrastructure for transit application.
• National ITS Architecture Consistency Policy for Transit Projects, Additional Grantee Guidance 
• 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.
• NVTC SmarTrip Roll-Out Report Northern Virginia Transportation Commission's SmarTrip Regional Farebox Procurement project.
• Oregon Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Integration Program - Final Phase II Report 
• OREGON REGIONAL INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS) INTEGRATION PROGRAM CALIFORNIA OREGON ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (COATS) BI-STATE RURAL INTEGRATION PROGRAM: PHASE III EVALUATION REPORT 
• Oregon Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Integration Program Final Close-out Report: Transit Buses as Traffic Probes 
• Oregon Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Integration Program Final Phase III Report: I-5/Barbur Boulevard Parallel Corridor 
• Oregon Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Integration Program Final Phase III Report: Transit Tracker Information Displays  
• Oregon Statewide Transit Trip Planning Evaluation Plan 
• Pittsburgh West Busway BRT Evaluation - April 2003  Evaluation of one of  FTA's BRT demonstration projects, Pittsburgh, PA's West Busway.
• Proceedings of the Federal Transit Administration's Urban Maglev Workshop Progress review, lessons learned, and future direction for the Urban Maglev program.
• Profiles of 511 Traveler Information Services Transit information in existing 511 traveler information services as of April 2006.
• Profiles of 511 Traveler Information Services Update 2007  
• Profiles of 511 Traveler Information Services Update 2008 
• Real-Time Bus Arrival Information Systems-Return on Investment Study Real-time Bus Arrival Information Systems facilitate transit usage through both perceived and actual reductions in passenger waiting time.
• Rich Passage Passenger Only Ferry Study: Phase1 High-speed water transportation between Bremerton and Seattle in Washington State.
• Shared Track 
• SharpRAIL: Evaluation of Mobile WiMAX and Intelligent Video for Enhanced Rail Transit Safety 
• Transit Bus Life Cycle Cost and Year 2007 Emissions Estimation  
• Transit Signal Priority: A Planning and Implementation Handbook A guide book for traffic engineers and transit planners about Transit Signal Priority (TSP) implementation.
  
• Useful Life of Transit Buses and Vans 
• Washington State Ferries Wireless Connection Project Final Report Describes continuous high speed internet access on Washington State Ferries.
• Washington State Ferries: Evaluation Results, Wireless Connection Project Project design evaluation. 
• WestStart-CALSTART 2006 BRT Vehicle Compendium  WestStart-CALSTART, in partnership with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), has released its annual update of the BRT vehicle compendium, a reference guide of domestically and internationally manufactured buses for BRT service applications.