September 2007

Reference Documents for 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 Advanced Public Transportation Systems for Rural Areas: Where Do We Start? How Far Should We Go? - TCRP Web Document 20 / Project B-17 (June 2001); http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_webdoc_20.pdf Best Practices for Using Geographic Data in Transit: A Location Referencing Guidebook (April 2005); http://www.fta.dot.gov/assistance/research/research_4611.html Computer-Aided Scheduling and Dispatch in Demand-Responsive Transit Service - TCRP Synthesis 57 / Project J-7 (2004); http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_syn_57.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 Geographic Information Systems: Applications in Transit - TCRP Synthesis 55 / Project J-7 (2004); http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_syn_55.pdf Guidance for Developing and Deploying Real-Time Information Systems for Transit (April 2003); http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/23000/23600/23663/RTTIS_Final.pdf Handbook of Automated Data Collection Methods for the National Transit Database (October 2003), http://www.nctr.usf.edu/pdf/473-11.pdf ITS Applications for Coordinating and Improving Human Services Transportation - A Cross-Cutting Study (August 2006); http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/jpodocs/REPTS_TE/14140.htm 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 Smartcard Interoperability Issues for the Transit Industry - TCRP Report 115 / Project A-26 (2006); http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_rpt_115.pdf Transit Security Design Considerations (November 2004); http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/security/SecurityInitiatives/DesignConsiderations/CD/ftasesc.pdf 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