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From page 2... ... 2its preparation. As the processes of advancement continue, new knowledge can be expected to be added to that which is now on hand; eventually the synthesis may need to be updated or redone. Read the entire page →
From page 3... ... 3Following this meeting, an agreement is negotiated with the consultant to gather information on the topic, synthesize it, and draft a report. Typically, the agreement covers a period of 9 months. Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... 4Table 3 Published TCRP Syntheses No. Title/Pages/Price 1 Safe Operating Procedures for Alternative Fuel Buses (1993) Read the entire page →
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From page 7... ... 7 – Integration with Passenger Ferries 102 –Low-Floor 2 –Maintenance 54, 81, 111 –Maintenance Facilities 7, 9, 12 –Natural Gas 58 –Occupant Safety 18, 38, 50, 58 –Passenger Transfer 19 –Procurement 111 –Rail, integration with 83 –Rapid Transit 75, 83 –Repairs 111 –Retrofitting 8 –Route Evaluation Standards 10 –Routes 110 –Safety 97 –Service Line and Cleaning 12 –Signage 104 –Shoulders 64 –Small Buses 41 –Speeds 110 –Stops, Customer Information at 17, 37, 48 –Strollers, Integration with 88 –Suburb-to-Suburb Service 14 –System-Specific Spare Ratios 11 –Traffic Operations 49 –Warranty 111 –Waste Control at Maintenance Facilities 9 Bus Field Supervisors –Changing Roles and Practices 16 Bus Garages (see Bus Maintenance Facilities) Bus Maintenance Facilities –Cleaning 12 –Regulations on Design and Retrofit of 7 –Waste Control 9 Bus Route Evaluation Standards 10, 14 Bus Stops – Information at 17, 37, 48 –Locations 53, 117 –Safety Design 18, 117 –Signs 17, 37 Claims (see Liability) Read the entire page →
From page 8... ... 8Driver –Distractions 108 –Health and Wellness 52 –Hiring 40 –Performance Evaluation 40 –Retention 40 –Training 40, 44, 45, 49, 57 Dynamic Message Signs 91, 104, 115 Electronic Signage 104 Electronic Surveillance 38, 90 Elevators 100 Emergency Procedures –Bus 58 –Rail 114 Emissions, greenhouse gas 84 Employee Assistance Programs 16, 52, 82 Energy, Savings 106 Environment, The –Clean Air Act 1, 7, 8 –Emissions, biodiesel 72 –Greenhouse gas emissions 84 –Waste Control 9 Escalators 100 Fare Collection –Bus 26, 34 –Downtown Circulators 87 –Electronic Registering Fareboxes (ERFs) 29 –Evasion 93, 96 –Fare-Free 101 –Off-Board 96 –Structure 102 –Unlimited Access Systems 39 Ferries –Bicycles, Integration with 4, 62 –Passenger Ferry, Integration with Mass Transit 102 Fleet Management 15, 24, 35, 109 Flexible Transit Service 53 Fixed-Route Transit 66, 74 Fraudulent Claims 36 Fuel Systems 72 Functional Assessments 116 Funding Allocation –Bicycle Services 62 –Circulators 87 – Infrastructure 92 –Fare-Free Transit 101 –FTA Section 5307 113 –Maintenance 53 –Medicaid Transportation Programs 65 –Performance-Based 56 –Role of Performance-Based Measures 6 –Spare Bus Ratios, System-Specific 11 –Spare Rail Vehicle Ratios 15 –Surveillance 90 –Systems Costs 48 –Under ISTEA and TEA-21 42 Funding, Flexible 42 Geographic Information Systems 55 Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Read the entire page →
From page 9... ... 9Maintenance –Bus Maintenance Facilities 7, 9 –Fleet Programs 109 –Elevators and Escalators 100 –Line and Cleaning Functions 12 –Light Rail Transit 61, 43 (web-only) –Monitoring Performance 22, 44 –Preventive 81, 92 –Productivity 53, 54 –Rail Track 107 –Stops/Stations 103 Maintenance Management Information System 109 Management 44, 47, 59, 71 Management Information Systems (see Information Technology) Read the entire page →
From page 10... ... 10 –EPA 7 –Family Leave Medical Act 33 –Leave Policies 33 –Local and State 7 – Occupational Safety and Health Administration 7, 52 –Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 9 –Retrofitting 7, 8 –Suburb-to-Suburb Service 14 –Waste Management 9 Retrofitting –Bus 8, 49 –Bus Maintenance Facilities 7 –Engine 7, 8 –Regulatory Impacts on 7 Revenues –Advertising 51 Ridesharing 98 Ridership 63 –Fare-Free Transit 101 –Forecasting 66 Risk Management 90 –Medium Agencies 13 –Small Agencies 13 Safety –Alternative Fuel Bus Operation 1 –Bus Drivers 93, 108 –Bus Occupant 18, 38, 50, 64 –Bus Route Evaluation 10 –Communications 68 –Light Rail Vehicle Compression Resistance 25 – Incentives and Rewards 97 – Infrastructure 92 –Rail 114 –Track Workers 95, 107 –Traffic Operations 49 –Video Surveillance 90 Scheduling –Adherence 49 –Automatic Vehicle Location Systems 24, 48, 53, 55, 73, 91 –Bus Driver Availability 33 –Bus Route Evaluation 10 –Bus Stop Information 17, 48 –Bus Transfers 19 –Computer-Aided 57 –Demand-Responsive 53, 57 –Downtown Circulators 87 –Elevators and Escalators 100 –Flexible Route 53 –Maintenance, bus 81 –Paratransit 74, 76 –Point Deviation 53 –Ridesharing 98 –Ridership Data Collection 29, 34, 63 –Small Buses 41 –Social Media 99 –Suburb-to-Suburb 14 Security –Automatic Vehicle Location 73 –Bus Drivers, for 33, 93 –Crime Prevention 21, 38, 80 –Passenger Security Inspections 80 –Technology Systems 35, 38 –Terrorism 27, 80 –Violence Reduction 21, 93 Service –Planning 66, 89, 94 –Productivity 112 –Quality 15, 45, 53, 57 –Small Buses 41 Service Line and Cleaning 12 Signage 104 Social Media, Uses of in Public Transportation 99 Spare Ratios –System-Specific Buses 11, 109 –System-Specific Rail Vehicles 15 Standards –Alternative Fuels 1 –Bus Route Evaluation 10, 14 –Maintenance 54 State of Good Repair 92 Stop Adoption Programs 103 Streetcars 86 Sub-Allocation, Funding 113 Suburb-to-Suburb Commuting 14 Supervisors –Bus Field 16 –Relations with Drivers 33 Surveillance 90 Surveys –On-Line and Intercept 63 –Web-Based 69 Terrorism 27, 80 Ticket Purchasing 96 Tort Claims 36 Track Inspection 107 Track Maintenance 43 (web-only) , 95, 107 Traffic Engineering 110 Training –Bus Drivers 18, 30, 40, 93 –Diversity Training 46 – Information Technology 35, 44 –Management, paratransit 71 –Riders, paratransit 74 Table 4 (Continued) Read the entire page →
From page 11... ... 11 –Supervisors 16 –Technicians 81 –Track Inspection 107 –Warranty 111 Transfers 19 Transit-Focused Development 20 Transit Funding 113 Transit, Integration with Ridesharing 98 Transit, Public Involvement 89 Transit, Security 90, 93 Transit Signal Priority 83 Transit Stops/Stations, Adoption 103 Transit Vehicle Technologies 106 Transitways 83 Transportation Demand Management 39 Tunnels 23 Underground Structures 23 Unions 54 U-Pass 78 Urbanized Area Formula Program 113 Utilities 118 Vandalism 93 Van Pools 98 Video Surveillance 90 Violence (see Security) Volunteers 103 Warranty Programs –Bus 111 Waste Control –Bus Maintenance Facilities 9 Table 4 (Continued) Read the entire page →
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... 2its preparation. As the processes of advancement continue, new knowledge can be expected to be added to that which is now on hand; eventually the synthesis may need to be updated or redone.

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... 3Following this meeting, an agreement is negotiated with the consultant to gather information on the topic, synthesize it, and draft a report. Typically, the agreement covers a period of 9 months.

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... 4Table 3 Published TCRP Syntheses No. Title/Pages/Price 1 Safe Operating Procedures for Alternative Fuel Buses (1993)

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... 7 – Integration with Passenger Ferries 102 –Low-Floor 2 –Maintenance 54, 81, 111 –Maintenance Facilities 7, 9, 12 –Natural Gas 58 –Occupant Safety 18, 38, 50, 58 –Passenger Transfer 19 –Procurement 111 –Rail, integration with 83 –Rapid Transit 75, 83 –Repairs 111 –Retrofitting 8 –Route Evaluation Standards 10 –Routes 110 –Safety 97 –Service Line and Cleaning 12 –Signage 104 –Shoulders 64 –Small Buses 41 –Speeds 110 –Stops, Customer Information at 17, 37, 48 –Strollers, Integration with 88 –Suburb-to-Suburb Service 14 –System-Specific Spare Ratios 11 –Traffic Operations 49 –Warranty 111 –Waste Control at Maintenance Facilities 9 Bus Field Supervisors –Changing Roles and Practices 16 Bus Garages (see Bus Maintenance Facilities) Bus Maintenance Facilities –Cleaning 12 –Regulations on Design and Retrofit of 7 –Waste Control 9 Bus Route Evaluation Standards 10, 14 Bus Stops – Information at 17, 37, 48 –Locations 53, 117 –Safety Design 18, 117 –Signs 17, 37 Claims (see Liability)

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... 8Driver –Distractions 108 –Health and Wellness 52 –Hiring 40 –Performance Evaluation 40 –Retention 40 –Training 40, 44, 45, 49, 57 Dynamic Message Signs 91, 104, 115 Electronic Signage 104 Electronic Surveillance 38, 90 Elevators 100 Emergency Procedures –Bus 58 –Rail 114 Emissions, greenhouse gas 84 Employee Assistance Programs 16, 52, 82 Energy, Savings 106 Environment, The –Clean Air Act 1, 7, 8 –Emissions, biodiesel 72 –Greenhouse gas emissions 84 –Waste Control 9 Escalators 100 Fare Collection –Bus 26, 34 –Downtown Circulators 87 –Electronic Registering Fareboxes (ERFs) 29 –Evasion 93, 96 –Fare-Free 101 –Off-Board 96 –Structure 102 –Unlimited Access Systems 39 Ferries –Bicycles, Integration with 4, 62 –Passenger Ferry, Integration with Mass Transit 102 Fleet Management 15, 24, 35, 109 Flexible Transit Service 53 Fixed-Route Transit 66, 74 Fraudulent Claims 36 Fuel Systems 72 Functional Assessments 116 Funding Allocation –Bicycle Services 62 –Circulators 87 – Infrastructure 92 –Fare-Free Transit 101 –FTA Section 5307 113 –Maintenance 53 –Medicaid Transportation Programs 65 –Performance-Based 56 –Role of Performance-Based Measures 6 –Spare Bus Ratios, System-Specific 11 –Spare Rail Vehicle Ratios 15 –Surveillance 90 –Systems Costs 48 –Under ISTEA and TEA-21 42 Funding, Flexible 42 Geographic Information Systems 55 Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

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... 9Maintenance –Bus Maintenance Facilities 7, 9 –Fleet Programs 109 –Elevators and Escalators 100 –Line and Cleaning Functions 12 –Light Rail Transit 61, 43 (web-only) –Monitoring Performance 22, 44 –Preventive 81, 92 –Productivity 53, 54 –Rail Track 107 –Stops/Stations 103 Maintenance Management Information System 109 Management 44, 47, 59, 71 Management Information Systems (see Information Technology)

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... 10 –EPA 7 –Family Leave Medical Act 33 –Leave Policies 33 –Local and State 7 – Occupational Safety and Health Administration 7, 52 –Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 9 –Retrofitting 7, 8 –Suburb-to-Suburb Service 14 –Waste Management 9 Retrofitting –Bus 8, 49 –Bus Maintenance Facilities 7 –Engine 7, 8 –Regulatory Impacts on 7 Revenues –Advertising 51 Ridesharing 98 Ridership 63 –Fare-Free Transit 101 –Forecasting 66 Risk Management 90 –Medium Agencies 13 –Small Agencies 13 Safety –Alternative Fuel Bus Operation 1 –Bus Drivers 93, 108 –Bus Occupant 18, 38, 50, 64 –Bus Route Evaluation 10 –Communications 68 –Light Rail Vehicle Compression Resistance 25 – Incentives and Rewards 97 – Infrastructure 92 –Rail 114 –Track Workers 95, 107 –Traffic Operations 49 –Video Surveillance 90 Scheduling –Adherence 49 –Automatic Vehicle Location Systems 24, 48, 53, 55, 73, 91 –Bus Driver Availability 33 –Bus Route Evaluation 10 –Bus Stop Information 17, 48 –Bus Transfers 19 –Computer-Aided 57 –Demand-Responsive 53, 57 –Downtown Circulators 87 –Elevators and Escalators 100 –Flexible Route 53 –Maintenance, bus 81 –Paratransit 74, 76 –Point Deviation 53 –Ridesharing 98 –Ridership Data Collection 29, 34, 63 –Small Buses 41 –Social Media 99 –Suburb-to-Suburb 14 Security –Automatic Vehicle Location 73 –Bus Drivers, for 33, 93 –Crime Prevention 21, 38, 80 –Passenger Security Inspections 80 –Technology Systems 35, 38 –Terrorism 27, 80 –Violence Reduction 21, 93 Service –Planning 66, 89, 94 –Productivity 112 –Quality 15, 45, 53, 57 –Small Buses 41 Service Line and Cleaning 12 Signage 104 Social Media, Uses of in Public Transportation 99 Spare Ratios –System-Specific Buses 11, 109 –System-Specific Rail Vehicles 15 Standards –Alternative Fuels 1 –Bus Route Evaluation 10, 14 –Maintenance 54 State of Good Repair 92 Stop Adoption Programs 103 Streetcars 86 Sub-Allocation, Funding 113 Suburb-to-Suburb Commuting 14 Supervisors –Bus Field 16 –Relations with Drivers 33 Surveillance 90 Surveys –On-Line and Intercept 63 –Web-Based 69 Terrorism 27, 80 Ticket Purchasing 96 Tort Claims 36 Track Inspection 107 Track Maintenance 43 (web-only) , 95, 107 Traffic Engineering 110 Training –Bus Drivers 18, 30, 40, 93 –Diversity Training 46 – Information Technology 35, 44 –Management, paratransit 71 –Riders, paratransit 74 Table 4 (Continued)

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... 11 –Supervisors 16 –Technicians 81 –Track Inspection 107 –Warranty 111 Transfers 19 Transit-Focused Development 20 Transit Funding 113 Transit, Integration with Ridesharing 98 Transit, Public Involvement 89 Transit, Security 90, 93 Transit Signal Priority 83 Transit Stops/Stations, Adoption 103 Transit Vehicle Technologies 106 Transitways 83 Transportation Demand Management 39 Tunnels 23 Underground Structures 23 Unions 54 U-Pass 78 Urbanized Area Formula Program 113 Utilities 118 Vandalism 93 Van Pools 98 Video Surveillance 90 Violence (see Security) Volunteers 103 Warranty Programs –Bus 111 Waste Control –Bus Maintenance Facilities 9 Table 4 (Continued)

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