Transit Research Analysis Committee Letter Report: August 24, 2018 (2017) / Chapter Skim
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2 Box 1: TRAC Statement of Task TRAC, an interdisciplinary committee of experts from industry, academia, and the private and public sectors, will examine and recommend actions FTA can take to ensure that its research and innovation program is relevant, timely, and effective in meeting the diverse and changing needs of the public transportation community. To do so, TRAC will review the program's • Latest Section 5312 Research Report that highlights program activities and accomplishments; • Strategic planning process, including approaches for setting research priorities and identifying research needs and opportunities; • Procedures for obtaining and evaluating stakeholder input; and • Means for evaluating research results, furthering their use, and understanding their value to the transit industry and broader public.
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3 lessons learned. Strategic partnerships leverage the research projects and investments led by other agencies.
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4 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS You asked for TRAC's advice on FTA's efforts to develop a roadmap for transit automation research. The findings and recommendations that follow are in the form of a SWOT analysis, as requested.
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5 Demand Sandbox initiative is a useful model. Its efforts to ensure regular communication and information sharing among participating agencies and industry partners should be replicated.
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6 about Buy America and the insurance requirements that apply to automation projects. The sooner FTA can provide certainty about these issues, the faster transit agencies can proceed with projects.
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Transit Research Analysis Committee Meeting Agenda: May 31 and June 1, 2018 Keck Center (Room 207) of the National Academies 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 Thursday, May 31, 2018 CLOSED SESSION 8:45 am Welcome and updates: Katherine Kortum, Senior Program Officer, TRB OPEN SESSION 9:00 Introduction: Vincent Valdes, Associate Administrator, FTA Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation 9:30 FTA discussion on transit bus automation research 9:30–9:50 Introduction of USDOT automation activities: Gwo-Wei Torng, Director, Office of Mobility Innovation, FTA Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation 9:50–10:15 Summary of FTA requests for comments on automation readiness and barriers to automation: Steve Mortensen, Senior Intelligent Transportation Systems Engineer, Office of Mobility Innovation, FTA Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation Break around 10:15–10:30 10:30–11:30 FTA Strategic Transit Automation Research Plan: Danyell Diggs, Senior Transportation Program Analyst, Office of Mobility Innovation, FTA Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation Steve Mortensen, Senior Intelligent Transportation Systems Engineer, Office of Mobility Innovation, FTA Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation 11:30–12:00 pm International Transit Bus Automation Research: Eli Machek, Community Planner, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center 12:00 pm Lunch 1:00 Open session adjourns CLOSED SESSION 1:00 Committee discussion: impressions of FTA transit automation efforts 5:00 Committee adjourns
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Friday, June 1, 2018 OPEN SESSION 8:30 am FTA discussion with committee members Vincent Valdes 10:00 Open session adjourns CLOSED SESSION 10:00 Committee discussion: outline of letter report 12:00 pm Lunch 1:00 Meeting adjourns
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PARTICIPANT LIST Committee Anna M Barry, Deputy Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Transportation, Chair J
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U.S. Department Headquarters Of Transportation Federal Transit Administration May 11, 2018 Ms.
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2 As such, we ask the Committee to review the STAR Plan before the meeting, and be prepared to discuss the following questions: What feedback do you have for FTA about the STAR Plan? Using a SWOT view – what do you see as the strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to implementing transit automation research?
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