INNOVATION IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. A DIRECTORY OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. FISCAL YEAR 1980

The report contains descriptions of current research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects sponsored and funded by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) of the Department of Transportation. This Directory focuses on activity that took place in Fiscal Year 1980, which began on October 1, 1979 and ended September 30, 1980. Section 6 of the Act pertains to research, development, and demonstration projects in all phases of urban mass transportation, which includes technology development and deployment, service and methods demonstrations, and transportation planning and management. Under Section 8 of the Act, funds are authorized each year to conduct local transportation planning studies, otherwise known as Technical Studies. A portion of these Technical Studies funds are also used annually for Special Studies to help local planning agencies and UMTA improve the quality of information used for local transportation planning. Section 11 of the Act authorizes a program of University Research and Training Grants. These grants are designed to contribute to UMTA's research and to stimulate professional growth in fields relating to transportation.

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    Transportation Systems Center

    55 Broadway, Kendall Square
    Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

    Urban Mass Transportation Administration

    400 7th Street, SW
    Washington, DC  United States  20590
  • Publication Date: 1981-4

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  • Pagination: 274 p.

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  • Accession Number: 00343572
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
  • Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-MA-06-0086-81-1
  • Contract Numbers: UMTA-MA-06-0086
  • Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
  • Created Date: Oct 28 1982 12:00AM