Category: Reports

The United States can transition its entire transit fleet to zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) by 2035, if federal support provides additional funding for vehicle and equipment procurement, technical assistance, and a comprehensive...

This report explores how transit providers make decisions and assess their internal business case for transit bus automation. It aims to inform transit agencies and other transit industry stakeholders interested in understanding...

This study aims to provide the European Parliament’s TRAN Committee with an overview on the state of play of sustainable and smart transport, including recent developments/trends, challenges and opportunities, solutions/good...

Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is the integration of various forms of transport and transportrelated services into a single, comprehensive, and ondemand mobility service. An essential part of the services offering are active...

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the nation’s transportation users and providers since February of 2020. Urgent questions arise: how will the pandemic affect the long-term future of transportation in the United States...

Adding to previous analyses on the infrastructure for cross-border public transport, this study concentrates on the analysis of cross-border public transport services (CBPT). It presents an inventory of CBPT routes and services...

NEORide, a Council of Governments (COG) comprised of at least sixteen transit agency members across Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky, launched EZfare, a new fare collection solution in June 2019. EZfare seamlessly connects public...

One of the challenges to the deployment and commercialization of zero-emission buses is the high capital cost of the vehicles relative to vehicles powered using conventional technologies. A strategy for reducing these costs is...

Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) is 1 of 8 workstreams within our Future of Transport regulatory review, which is part of the Future of Transport programme.  Our Future of Transport programme aims to shape transport innovation and...

An alternative to battery-electric buses (BEBs) for transit agencies pursuing zero-emissions vehicles is hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Their range and flexibility open up new opportunities for agencies where BEBs...

For transit agencies considering fleet electrification, a strong relationship with the local electric utility is critical, as adding ZEVs to your fleet could lead to you becoming one of your utility’s largest customers. Your...

This report summarizes results from an extensive literature review of different transit electrification deployments and experiences, including service provider insights, charging standards overviews and electric bus deployment...

Project SUMBA developed a document discussing the state-of-the-art modeling approaches and assessment tools as well as the required data and possible data sources. The most modern transport modeling concepts, approaches, and...

The main objective of the clean rail innovation study conducted by the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) for Transport Canada is to identify the “Top 10” feasible technology theme areas that will...

The Zero‐Emission Bus Deployment Guidebook is a tool for educating transit agencies on current best practices for ZEB deployments and represents lessons learned from previous deployments, industry experts, and available industry...

We determine the impacts of improvement and modernization of transport infrastructure on households’ income. We analyzed the impacts of a rapid transit system in urban areas of Punjab Province, Pakistan. We have compared the...

This report presents the findings from an analysis that applies key concepts from Edition 2 of the ISO 26262 standard to a set of Level 0 to Level 2 driving automation systems in the context of a generic 40-ft transit bus....

All cities face the challenge of developing and providing efficient, healthy and environmentally friendly mobility. City dwellers are more often exposed to air pollution, noise and heavy traffic than people living outside urban...

With its EUR 7 trillion annual revenue stream, transport attracts disruptive technology companies that are not interested in preserving the current model in the same way as conventional players may be tempted to. A perfect storm...