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Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles TCRP Synthesis 88: Strollers, Carts, and Other Large Items on Buses and Trains TCRP Synthesis 83: Bus and Rail Transit Preferential Treatments in Mixed Traffic Other Related Titles TCRP Synthesis 75: Uses of Higher Capacity Buses in Transit Service (2008) Transit Cooperative Research Program Synthesis Program (TCRPSYNTH) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager Hemily, Brendon, King, Rolland D, Transportation Research Board. "Appendix B - Study Participants ." TCRP Synthesis 75: Uses of Higher Capacity Buses in Transit Service. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008. Please select a format: Page 68   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore Page 68 Front Matter (R1-R9) Summary (1-3) Historical Perspective (4-5) Approach (6-6) Types of Service Using Higher Capacity Buses (7-8) Reasons for Implementing Higher Capacity Buses (9-10) Facilities or Infrastructure Modifications (11-11) Actions Taken to Reduce Dwell Time (12-13) Experience with Higher Capacity Buses (14-14) Agency-Reported Customer Acceptance of Higher Capacity Buses (15-15) Issues or Concerns Raised with Use of Higher Capacity Buses (16-16) Vehicle Features and Amenities (17-18) Wheelchair Equipment and Passenger Experience (19-19) Spare Ratios for Higher Capacity Buses (20-20) Future Plans for Higher Capacity Buses (21-21) Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colorado): Higher Capacity Buses as a Component of a Family of Services (22-24) Victoria Regional Transit System/BC Transit: Search for Higher Capacity in an Older City Context (25-33) ChampaignUrbana (Illinois) Mass Transit District: Small Systems Can Effectively Use Higher Capacity Buses (34-37) Operating Performance of Current Higher Capacity Buses (38-42) A Look at the Future (43-43) Capital Costs of Higher Capacity Buses (44-45) Experience with Higher Capacity Buses (46-47) Safety Issues (48-48) Infrastructure Issues (49-49) Other Operational Issues (50-52) Trade-Offs in Using Higher Capacity Buses (53-53) Vehicle Design Issues (54-54) Chapter Six - Conclusions (55-57) References (58-59) Appendix A - Surveys of Transit Agencies and Bus Manufacturers (60-67) Appendix B - Study Participants (68-68) Appendix C - Regulations on Vehicle Size and Weight (69-71) Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications (72-72)

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69 APPENDIX B Study Participants PARTICIPATING TRANSIT AGENCIES · Regional Transportation District--Denver · San Mateo County Transit District The following transit agencies participated in this study: · San Diego Metropolitan Transit System · Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority · Alameda­Contra Costa Transit District · Snohomish County Public Transportation Benefit Area · Anoka County Transit Corporation · Antelope Valley Transit Authority · Southwest Metro Transit · BC Transit (Victoria) · Utah Transit Authority · Champaign­Urbana Mass Transit District · Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority · Chicago Transit Authority · York Region Transit · City of Everett Transportation Services/Everett Transit · City of Phoenix Public Transportation District · Coast Mountain Bus Company · Connecticut Transit BUS MANUFACTURERS AND · Edmonton Transit System OTHER ORGANIZATIONS · Fairfield/Suisun Transit · Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District The following organizations participated in this study: · GO Transit · King County Department of Transportation/Metro Transit · ABC Companies · Lane Transit District · Alexander Dennis Inc. · Miami­Dade Transit · Altoona Bus Testing Center · Mississauga Transit · American Public Transportation Association · Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority · Canadian Urban Transit Association · New Jersey Transit Corporation · DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses, NA · OC Transpo, City of Ottawa · Motor Coach Industries · Potomac & Rappahannock Transportation Commission/ · New Flyer OmniRide · North American Bus Industries, Inc. · Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada · Nova Bus, A Division of Prevost Cara