September 2007

Reference Documents for Fixed-Route Bus Transit Technologies

Advanced Public Transportation Systems: State-Of-The-Art Update 2006 (March 2006), http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/APTS_State_of_the_Art.pdf Best Practices for Using Geographic Data in Transit: A Location Referencing Guidebook - Defining Geographic Locations of Bus Stops, Routes and other Map Data for ITS, GIS and Operational Efficiencies (April 2005); http://www.fta.dot.gov/assistance/research/research_4611.html Electronic Surveillance Technology on Transit Vehicles - TCRP Synthesis 38 / Project J-7 (2001); http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tsyn38.pdf e-Transit: Electronic Business Strategies for Public Transportation (Volume 4) - Advanced Features of Transit Websites - TCRP Report 84 / Project J-0 (2003); http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_rpt_84v4front.pdf Fare Policies, Structures and Technologies: Update - TCRP Report 94 / Project A-25 (2003); http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_rpt_94.pdf Handbook of Automated Data Collection Methods for the National Transit Database (October 2003), http://www.nctr.usf.edu/pdf/473-11.pdf Real-Time Bus Arrival Information Systems - TCRP Synthesis 48 / Project J-7 (2003); http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/Final_Report_-_Real-Time_Systems_ROI_Study.doc Uses of Archived AVL-APC Data to Improve Transit Performance and Management: Review and Potential - TCRP Web Document 23 / Project H-28 (June 2003); http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_webdoc_23.pdf Real-Time Bus Arrival Information Systems Return-on-Investment Study (August 2006), http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/Final_Report_-_Real-Time_Systems_ROI_Study.doc Smartcard Interoperability Issues for the Transit Industry - TCRP Report 115 / Project A-26 (2006); http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_rpt_115.pdf