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TCRP Releases Reports
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) recently released the following Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) reports, available at www.tcrponline.org.
Report 175: Guidebook on Pedestrian Crossings of Public Transit Rail Services. This report presents a wide array of engineering treatments designed to help improve pedestrian safety for three types of public transit rail services: light rail, commuter rail and streetcar.
Report 176: Quantifying Transit’s Impact on GHG Emissions and Energy Use—The Land Use. This report examines interrelationships between public transit and land use patterns to understand their contribution to compact development and the potential greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction benefits.
Synthesis 114: Critical Incident Management and Clearance Practices for Rail Transit. This synthesis summarizes the current state of the practice regarding incident response and identifies strategies for post-incident evaluations.
Synthesis 115: Open Data: Challenges and Opportunities for Transit Agencies. This synthesis documents the current state of the practice in the use, policies and impact of open data for improving public transit planning, service quality and treatment of customer information.
Synthesis 116: Practices for Establishing ADA Paratransit Eligibility Assessment Facilities. This synthesis examines practices used by public transit agencies to determine if a user is eligible for paratransit under ADA.
Synthesis 117: Better On-Street Bus Stops. This synthesis explores major issues and successful approaches to address on-street bus stops from the perspectives of both the public transit agency and the customer.
Synthesis 118: Practices for Utility Coordination in Transit Projects. This synthesis summarizes utility coordination practices at public transit agencies around the country.
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