National Bus Rapid Transit Institute

The objective of this cooperative agreement is to support the efforts of the University of South Florida to continue the operation and administration of the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute. The Institute will continue to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and innovation for increasing the speed, efficiency, and reliability of high capacity bus service through the implementation of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in the United States. Other functions of the Institute include maintenance of BRT website portal, quarterly newsletter, BRT Peer-to-Peer Program, clearinghouse, U.S. and international scanning tours. The National Bus Rapid Transit Institute was created in January 2001 at the University of South Florida's Center for Urban Transportation Research with the charge of creating a national program for training, technical assistance, research, innovation, and evaluation of existing and proposed BRT projects.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: National Research Program, National Research, Operations and Maintenance

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $1701875.00
• Contract Numbers:

  FL-26-7111

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

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

  Tann, Helen

• Performing Organizations:

  University of South Florida, Tampa

  Center for Urban Transportation Research
  3650 Spectrum Boulevard
  Tampa, FL  United States  33612-9446
• Principal Investigators:

  Hinebaugh, Dennis

• Start Date: 20060900
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20110600
• Source Data: RiP Project 24243

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality; Bus transit; Information systems; Innovation; Maintenance; Operations; Public transit; Rapid transit; Speed; Technical assistance; Training
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01489282
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: FL-26-7111
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Aug 6 2013 1:01AM