West Region Transportation Workforce Center

Category: Workforce Development

  • Economic Impact Case Study Tool for Transit

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    Citation: Economic Development Research Group, Inc. and Compass Transportation and Technology, Inc. “Economic Impact Case Study Tool for Transit.” Transit Cooperative Research Program Report 186. Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. (2016). Link:  http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/174387.aspx Abstract: This report describes the results of a project that focused on developing a web-based database of public transportation investment projects and…

  • Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge Alternative Transportation Project

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    Citation: David Evans and Associates, Inc. Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge Alternative Transportation Project. Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Technical Assistance Center. 2010. Link: http://www.fedlandsinstitute.org/Documents/RepositoryDocuments/Santa_Ana_Case_SM.pdf Abstract: The Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Technical Assistance Center conducted a case study of the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge’s tram service. The tram service is provided to the…

  • Standardizing Data for Mobility Management

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    Citation: O’Neill, Suzanne M., and Roger F. Teal. Standardizing Data for Mobility Management. Transit Cooperative Research Program Report 62. Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. 2013. Link: http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/170080.aspx Abstract: This report examines methods to effectively exchange data on successful mobility management activities among transportation providers, riders, health and human service agencies, and others. In order to improve…

  • TR News Issue No. 303: The Bus Renaissance

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    Citation: Transportation Research Board. “TR News Issue No. 303” TR News. Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. (2016). Link: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trnews/trnews303.pdf Abstract: This issue of TR News explores bus transportation in the United States. Articles in this newsletter include the bus renaissance; the decline and revival of intercity bus services; bus rapid transit; trends in bus data;…

  • Guidebook for Measuring, Assessing, and Improving Performance of Demand-Response Transportation

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    Citation: KFH Group, McCollom Management Consulting, Urbitran Associates, Cambridge Systematics. Guidebook for Measuring, Assessing, and Improving Performance of Demand-Response Transportation. Transit Cooperative Research Program Report 124. Transportation Research Board, (2008). Link: http://www.tcrponline.org/PDFDocuments/TCRP_RPT_124.pdf Abstract: Improving demand-responsive transportation (DRT) requires an understanding of the characteristics of the system and its environment. This requires that the demand-responsive transportation system…

  • Towards a Framework for Identifying and Measuring the Benefits of Accessibility

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    Citation: Federing, Daphne, and David Lewis. “Towards a Framework for Identifying and Measuring the Benefits of Accessibility.” International Transport Forum. (2017). Link: http://www.itf-oecd.org/sites/default/files/docs/towards-framework-measuring-benefits-accessibility.pdf Report Abstract: This paper has three goals: (1) to explain the motivation for articulating the benefits of accessibility; (2) to provide a narrative basis for articulating how accessibility affects economic and social…

  • One Size Does Not Fit All: A New Look at the Labor Force Participation of People with Disabilities

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    Citation: Yin, Michelle, and Dahlia Shaewitz. “One Size Does Not Fit All: A New Look at the Labor Force Participation of People with Disabilities.” American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC. (2015). Link: http://www.air.org/sites/default/files/downloads/report/Labor-Force-Participation-People-with-Disabilities-Yin-Sept-2015.pdf Abstract: Although overall U.S. unemployment rates are nearly back to normal after the Great Recession that began in 2007, millions of working-age…

  • Strategies to Increase Coordination of Transportation Services for the Transportation Disadvantaged

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    Citation: TranSystems Corporation, Center for Urban Transportation Research, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, and Planners Collaborative. Strategies to Increase Coordination of Transportation Services for the Transportation Disadvantaged. Transit Cooperative Research Program Report 105. Transportation Research Board, 2004. Link: http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/155277.aspx Abstract: There are opportunities throughout the United States to improve the local and regional coordination of…

  • Toolkit for Rural Community Coordinated Transportation Services

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    Citation: Burkhardt, Jon E; D Koffman; C A Nelson; G Murray. Toolkit for Rural Community Coordinated Transportation Services. Transit Cooperative Research Program Report 101. Transportation Research Board, (2004). Link: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_rpt_101.pdf Abstract: Coordinated transportation services are evolving as rural communities strive to address mobility and access needs. Coordinated transportation services, developed through community-based planning efforts, typically use…

  • 2010: A Europe Accessible for All

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    Citation: European Commission. 2010: A Europe Accessible for All, Report from the Group of Experts set up by the European Commission. European Commission. (2003). Link: http://www.etcaats.eu/resources/2010-a-europe-accessible-for-all-3.pdf?i=etcaats Abstract: An accessible environment is a key for a society based on equal rights, and means that all people can seek employment, receive education and training, and pursue an…