Analysis of Movable Bus Stop Boarding and Alighting Areas

The goal of this project is to explore the feasibility of creating movable bus stop boarding and alighting areas for Florida transit agencies. The specific objectives to be accomplished to achieve this goal include: Researching the state-of-the-practice and issues involved in meeting bus stop Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements; Developing design alternative(s) for movable/reusable/relocatable boarding and alighting pads, considering their relation to other bus stop amenities such as benches and shelters; Performing life-cycle cost analysis of each design alternative; and Recommending one or more alternatives that are acceptable to both transit agencies and riders with disabilities.

• Record URL:
  http://www.nctr.usf.edu/2014/05/analysis-of-movable-bus-stop-boarding-and-alighting-areas/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • The National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) is a Tier 1 University Transportation Center.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $110667
• Contract Numbers:

  DTRT12-G-UTC22

  79050-02-B

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  University Transportation Centers Program
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  National Center for Transit Research

  Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida
  4202 East Fowler Avenue, CUT 100
  Tampa, FL  United States  33620
• Managing Organizations:

  National Center for Transit Research

  Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida
  4202 East Fowler Avenue, CUT 100
  Tampa, FL  United States  33620
• Project Managers:

  Volinski, Joel

• Performing Organizations:

  National Center for Transit Research

  Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida
  4202 East Fowler Avenue, CUT 100
  Tampa, FL  United States  33620

  Florida International University

  10555 W. Flagler Street
  Room 3602
  Miami, FL  United States  33172
• Principal Investigators:

  Gan, Albert

• Start Date: 20120219
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20130228

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boarding and alighting; Bus stops; Design; Life cycle analysis; Ridership; Shelters; State of the practice
• Identifier Terms: Americans with Disabilities Act
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01587417
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Center for Transit Research
• Contract Numbers: DTRT12-G-UTC22, 79050-02-B
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jan 25 2016 9:10PM