Risk Mitigation and Service Recovery for Public Transit in Rural and Small Urban Areas in Alabama

The purpose of this project is to design innovative solutions that improve the operational efficiency of transit agencies, as well as enhance the mobility of transit users affected by the COVID-19 public health emergency. The project focuses on expanding and enhancing Alabama's transit agencies current ability to respond to COVID-19, with the goal of developing new innovations for field implementation in the areas of disinfection, exposure mitigation, contactless payments and public confidence.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • USDOT Research Hub DisplayID 157383

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

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• Managing Organizations:

  Federal Transit Adminstration

  Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Sobhi, Nazy

• Start Date: 20210625
• Expected Completion Date: 20230630
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: COVID-19 Research and Demonstration Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: COVID-19; Disinfectants; Fare collection; Innovation; Mobility; Payment; Public opinion; Public transit; Risk management; Rural areas; Small towns
• Geographic Terms: Alabama
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01864814
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 21 2022 4:26PM