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Guidebook for Start-up Transit Agencies
The objective of this project was to develop a guidebook for
use by agencies in the process of initiating first time transit
systems, as well as to provide a comprehensive overview of the
planning and programming aspects of the public transportation
environment. The guidebook is designed to act as a consolidated
source to inform agency personnel of various activities,
procedures and programs related to initiating and continuing to
operate a public transit agency. By detailing the wide
assortment of information related to starting and operating
public transportation agencies, this document was also
envisioned as a resource document and transit primer for those
employees and policy makers new to the public transit industry.
The report provides an overview of the institutional environment that public
transit systems must understand, including the Florida DOT and the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA). Federal and state transit funding sources,
regulations and requirements are summarized. The key steps involved in the
initiation of new transit systems are detailed and general timelines are
provided. A copy of the final report is available here in
pdf format and in
HTML format. For more information,
contact Ann Joslin at
joslin@cutr.usf.edu.
7.28.06
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813.974.5168 fax