Manual for Planning and Constructing a Small, Rural, or Tribal Transit Facility

There are limited resources and guidance for frontier, small, rural, and tribal transit providers that want to build small-scale, low-cost transit facilities. Currently, providers must rely on manuals directed at larger multi-million-dollar facilities to retain the pertinent information while eliminating unnecessary information or requirements. Many transit managers who oversee frontier, small, rural, or tribal entities do not have the expertise or capacity to review manuals that do not apply to smaller-scale projects. Many transit managers rely on state department of transportation (DOT) staff, but they also may lack the expertise to oversee these construction projects. Guidance is needed on all phases of project management, including when to write multiple invitations for bids (IFBs) or try and hire one contractor for all work, what federal regulations and requirements may apply, and what the requirements are for repurposed buildings or new construction. This guidance will assist small transit providers with initiating and managing construction projects. The objective of this research is to develop a manual with checklists and templates that would assist frontier, small, rural, or tribal transit agencies with project management and construction of a low-cost transit facility (e.g., for vehicle storage and administration, depots). The target audience will be transit managers of frontier, small, rural, or tribal transit systems with little or no experience in this subject matter.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5441
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $400000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project D-23

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Transit Cooperative Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20001

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Garcia-Colberg, Mariela

• Start Date: 20241215
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction of specific facilities; Construction projects; Facilities; Manuals; Project management; Rural transit; Training; Tribal government
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01866947
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project D-23
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Dec 13 2022 9:34AM