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FLOW – Volume 5 Issue 2
The May 2012 Volume 5 Issue 2 of FLOW, the official NCTR newsletter, is now available. Featured articles include: Dynamic Travel Information Personalized and Delivered to Your Cell Phone Enabling Cost-Effective Multimodal Trip Planners through Open Transit Data Analysis of Contracting for Fixed-Route Bus Service NCTR Student Receives APTA Foundation Scholarship … Read entire article »
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Social Equity and Bikesharing Netconference
On May 3, 2012, the Federal Transit Administration and NCTR co-hosted a free netconference, Social Equity and Bikesharing. Bikesharing systems are rolling out all over the country, attracting new riders to bicycling … Read more »
Journal of Public Transportation – Vol. 15 No. 1 (2012)
Volume 15, No 1, 2012 of the Journal of Public Transportation is now available. … Read more »
NCTR Gets $3.5m Grant
TAMPA, Fla. (Jan.30, 2012) - The University of South Florida’s National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) at the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) has been competitively selected as one of 22 national … Read more »
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Integrating Bikesharing with Public Transportation webinar
In cities throughout North America, new public bikesharing systems are being introduced as a new travel option. … Read more »
Social Equity and Bikesharing Netconference
On May 3, 2012, the Federal Transit Administration and NCTR co-hosted a free netconference, Social Equity and Bikesharing. Bikesharing systems are rolling out all over the country, attracting new riders to bicycling … Read more »
Enabling Cost-Effective Multimodal Trip Planners through Open Transit Data
(Center Identification Number: 77926) This study examined whether multimodal trip planners can be developed using open-source software … Read more »
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FLOW – Volume 5 Issue 1
The January 2012 Volume 5 Issue 1 of FLOW, the official NCTR newsletter, is now available. Featured articles include: NCTR Consortium Selected as Transit-Focused UTC An Assessment of Public Transit Markets Using NHTS Data Estimating Costs and Benefits of Emissions Reduction Strategies for Transit by Extending the TRIMMS Model NCTR Student of the Year … Read entire article »
FTA Research Digest Issue 1
The Federal Transit Administration is pleased to introduce the inaugural issue of the FTA Research Digest. It contains information on research projects currently being conducted and sponsored by FTA; recent research reports issued by FTA; and news about Federal Government initiatives and emerging technologies related to reducing energy used in public transportation operations and coping with climate change, University Transportation Centers and transportation-related research at other universities, and research and technical assistance related to sustainable communities and effective asset management leading to a state of good repair. Download the inaugural issue. … Read entire article »
Social Equity and Bikesharing Netconference
On May 3, 2012, the Federal Transit Administration and NCTR co-hosted a free netconference, Social Equity and Bikesharing. Bikesharing systems are rolling out all over the country, attracting new riders to bicycling as transportation, and providing a convenient way to access other transit services. But a significant challenge for system planners and managers is ensuring that this new and exciting means of transportation can be accessed by a wide cross-section of the community. This webinar provided an overview of exciting and innovative ways that systems are pursuing social equity in bikesharing, and provide summaries and lessons learned from Capital Bikeshare in Arlington, VA, and Hubway in Boston, MA. Speakers – Darren Buck is a graduate student at … Read entire article »
Are Smart Card Ticketing Systems Profitable? Evidence from the City of Trondheim
Journal of Public Transportation Article in Volume 15, Issue 1 (2012) by Morten Welde … Read entire article »