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Citilink Board Member Report to the City of Fort Wayne
Transit Development Planning
Transit Oriented Development with Electrified Transportation
Transit Transformation Reports, Studies and Links for Electrified Transportation
Fort Wayne Citilink Monthly Reports
Fort Wayne Citilink Annual Reports
Federal Transportation Legislation
Public Transit Government Agencies
Fort Wayne Transit History
Public Transit Campaigns
Public Support for Public Transportation
Transit Worker Solidarity
Public Transportation Advocacy
City Public Transit Connections - Indiana / Midwest Region
Transportation News Sites, Ezines & Blogs
Bus Stops, Shelters and Transit Hub Aides
World Public Transit News & Destinations
Mobility Management News and Analysis
Transportation Network Companies (Uber, Lyft, etc)
Community Transportation Networks (CTN, etc)
Passenger Rail, Commuter Trains, Light Rail and More
Public Transit Trends and Uncategorized Transit News and Reviews




Howard Traxmor, Citilink Board Member Final Report to the City of Fort Wayne Common Council, December 2020



Comprehensive Operations Analysis and 10-Year Transit Development Plan - Citizen Action Needed



Transit Development Plan (TDP) Draft Recommendations

NIRCC / TRANSIT PLANNING COMMITTEE (TPC) Minutes: April 8, 2019
Transit Development Plan Review


Transit Development Plan (TDP) Newsletter 1 - Overview of the 2030 TDP

Transit Development Plan (TDP) Newsletter 2 - Fixed Route Service and Survey Results

Transit Development Plan (TDP) Newsletter 3 - Annual Transit Cost and Sources of Funding

Transit Development Plan (TDP) Newsletter 4 - Identifying Need For Change and Steps to Addressing Change

Transit Development Plan (TDP) Newsletter 5 - Potential Changes To Service

Community Survey Invitation

2017 Strategic Plan Annual Report

2020 Draft Citilink Marketing Plan


Transit Oriented Development with Electrified Transportation

Irizar Presents Europe's First Autonomous Electric Bus, By Mark Kane, Inside EVs, January 30, 2020

Electric delivery vehicle makers and major orders in the works -Amazon.com Inc ordered 100,000 electric vans last year from startup Rivian Automotive LLC - in which it has invested, Reuters in ET Auto.com of The Economic Times, September 10, 2020
The first of those vans is due for delivery in 2021 and a Rivian spokeswoman said production will begin on schedule

Rethinking Humanity With Tony Seba, By David Orban, July 8, 2020
Tony Seba is author of 'Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation - How Silicon Valley Will Make Oil, Nuclear, Natural Gas, Coal, Electric Utilities and Conventional Cars Obsolete by 2030'

Bloomington Transit receives federal grant for electric buses, charging stations, The Federal Transit Administration awarded the local public transit system $3.2 million to purchase electric buses and charging stations, By Ernest Rollins, Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind. (TNS), August 18, 2020


NJ Transits electric bus program rolls ahead as opponents push for booting of natural gas plant, By Larry Higgs, NJ Advance Media for NJ.Com, September 9, 2020
"Opponents won a commitment from Transportation Commissioner Diane Guterrez-Scaccetti, NJ Transit board chairwoman, that she would answer their request for a meeting to present new information about building a solar powered-battery plant instead."

Indiana Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Fund Grant Awards Round 2
Fort Wayne Citilink Denied Electric Bus proposal


Indiana Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Fund Grant Awards Round 1
Fort Wayne Citilink - Electric Bus proposal for 2 electric buses, Total Project Cost $1,600,000; VW Award $320,000; Citilink Funding $1,280,000


Indiana Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Fund Grant Proposals List 2019
Fort Wayne Citilink - Electric Bus proposal 'No Progress: Dependent on outside funding'


EVs Stand for Electric and Equality Vehicles, By Howard Traxmor, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, July 5, 2020

Citilink Electric Bus Project, Fiscal Year 2019

Economic Impact of Public Transportation Investment, by Economic Development Research Group, an EBP Compan, For the American Public Transportation Association, April 2020

A Green Stimulus to Rebuild Our Economy, An Open Letter and Call to Action to Members of Congress, March 22, 2020
or go directly to the public transportation section of 'A Green Stimulus to Rebuild Our Economy' clickHere

Shenzhen to test self-driving cars with passengers, By Asia Times, March 29, 2020
Plan, to be used in designated areas, follows moves by Beijing and Shanghai last year


China"s Pony.ai Among First to Launch Passenger-Carrying Robotaxi Service, By Ding Yi, CX Tech, Mar 05, 2020
"The service, named PonyPilot, went online Feb. 25 in the city of Fremont, California"

VTA board approves resolution declaring climate emergency, By Adam F. Hutton, San Jose Spotlight, February 7, 2020
"The agency already runs five all electric buses in its fleet of 466 vehicles. But because the electric vehicles have a range of about 200 miles and require eight hours to charge, which can only be done at one of the VTAs depots, they are relegated to the agencys shortest routes."

BAE Systems unveils next generation of full battery electric power and propulsion system, The new Series EV system user fewer, lighter and more compact components, By Mischa Wanek-Libman, Mass Transit, October 25, 2019

New Flyer supports San Francisco launch of emission-reducing Green Zones, geofencing technology allows buses to operate in electric mode when in the defined Green Zones, By New Flyer of America Inc., Mass Transit, October 18, 2019

Report highlights lessons learned from electric bus implementation, By US Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, Mass Transit, October 10, 2019

The Commuting Principle That Shaped Urban History, By Jonathan English, CityLab, Aug 29, 2019

Anthropological Invariants To Travel Behavior, By Cesare Marchetti, Journal of Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 47, 1994
The scientific case for 30 minute bus routes, or higher frequency, called the Marchetti Constant, which explains why Citilink bus ridership in the South West Quadrant of the city is low.

Anheuser-Busch to Launch Largest Electric Class 8 Truck Fleet in North America, By Olivia Rosane, Ecowatch, October 3, 2019

Rally in Fort Wayne for climate change action, Local News WANE TV, Sep 20, 2019
Sunrise Movement Fort Wayne, led by event organizer Emma Steele and others in support of the international Global Climate Strike! https://www.facebook.com/SunriseFtWayne/ or email: sunrisefortwayne@gmail.com met with Howard Traxmor, a Citilink Board member to discuss the need for a rapid transition from fossil fuels in transportation which represents about 30 percent of carbon pollution. Public transit with renewable energy is the fastest and most equitable strategy to lead climate action.

Transport should be at the heart of new developments, and here is how, En Avant! A blog from pteg, Urban Transport Group, 2019

WAVE supports Antelope Valley Transit Authority to be the first fully electric fleet powered by wireless chargers, Mass Transit Magazine, August 6, 2019

City gets $2.7 million grant for electric buses, By Theresa Davis, Albuquerque Journal, August 7th, 2019

Harris, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Accelerate Electrification of Nation"s School Bus Fleet, By Sentinel News Service, June 7, 2019
"Clean School Bus Act will: Provide grants of up to $2 million to replace diesel school buses with electric school buses, invest in charging infrastructure..."


Electric vs. Diesel vs. Natural Gas: Which Bus is Best for the Climate?, By Jimmy O'Dea, Senior Vehicles Analyst, Union of Concerned Scientists, July 19, 2018

School Buses Going 100% Electric? Just Common Sense, By Lion Electric Co., School Transportation News, May 1, 2019

The Transport Sector in the Energy Transition: Findings from the Renewables 2019 Global Status Report, By Hannah E. Murdock, Project Manager & Analyst, REN21, EcoMobility CitiesSHIFT Webinar, July 4, 2019

Renewables 2019, Global Status Report, Ren21
"REN21 is an international policy network of experts from governments, inter-governmental organisations, industry associations, NGOs, and science and academia."
"A modal shift to public transportcan, greatly decrease energy use in the sector and allow for the renewable share to increase."


The Electrification of Public Transport in Foshan, Management Committee of Foshan Sino-German Industrial Services Zone( Sanlongwan Innovation Cluster), By Chen Jingyi, EcoMobility CitiesSHIFT Webinar, July 4, 2019

Albuquerque Pulls Plug on Electric Bus Deal
The arrangement for 15 electric buses slated for the city transit fleet is being cancelled after staff cited brake failures and other equipment malfunctions during training and testing, according to Mayor Tim Keller, By Steve Knight, Albuquerque Journal / Government Technology Magazine, November 14, 2018


Low carbon transport: Introduction of new energy buses in Shenzhen, By Shen Yubing, Deputy Director, Shenzhen Urban Transport Planning & Design Institute, China, EcoMobility CitiesSHIFT Webinar, July 4, 2019

Shenzhen: A City Miles Ahead, By Ross McLane and Dave Mullaney, Spark, Rocky Mountain Institute, June 30, 2019

A New EV Horizon Insights From Shenzhen's Path to Global Leadership in Electric Logistics Vehicles, By Allison Crow Dave Mullaney Yuning Liu and Zhe Wang, RMI 2019

The Verdict's Still Out on Battery-Electric Buses, By Alon Levy, City Lab, January 17, 2019

Electric Bus Industry Continues to Make Strides in 2018, Electric bus deliveries grow 29%. More transit agencies are buying, commitments explode, By EB START Consulting, Press Release, January 1, 2019

Study: Electric Buses Already Emit Less Carbon Than Diesel Buses, in Any State, And their climate impact will decrease as the grid gets cleaner, By Julian Spector, Green Tech Media News, July 23, 2018

CTA Expands Electric Bus Fleet, Chicago Transit Authority, June 13, 2018,
20 new buses will improve air quality, save on fuel and maintenance; part of Mayor"s efforts to promote green initiatives


Shenzhen"s New Energy Vehicles and charging infrastructure - policies, instruments and development, By Johannes Lauer & Wolfgang Dickhaut, 2016

S.C. city boasts first battery-operated bus fleet, By Ron Barnett, Greenville (S.C.) News, Feb. 27, 2015

Allen County Electrified Transportation (ACET)
A proposal for climate change action to substantially reduce carbon pollution in Allen County and Northeast Indiana.


Transportation Reports, Studies, and Links for Electrified Transit Transformation

Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA)
The first industry-backed coalition of its kind advocating for 100% of vehicles sold by 2030 to be electric vehicles (EVs)


Too little, too late? A decade of transit investment in the U.S., By Yonah Freemark, Transport Politic, January 7, 2020

Electric Buses in America Lessons from Cities Pioneering Clean Transportation, By U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, et. al., written by JAMES HORROX, FRONTIER GROUP and MATTHEW CASALE, U.S.PIRG EDUCATION FUND, OCTOBER 2019

Electric School Bus Pilot Project Evaluation Prepared for the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, By the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation, April 20, 2018


Citilink Managers and Financial Reports By Month for Previous Month
FY Ending December, Reports in January

Combined Board Reports - December 2020
Interim Record of Transmittals - December 2020


Combined Board Reports - November 2020
Interim Record of Transmittals - November 2020


Combined Board Reports - October 2020
Interim Record of Transmittals - October 2020


Combined Board Reports - September 2020
Interim Record of Transmittals - September 2020


Combined Board Reports - August 2020
Interim Record of Transmittals - August 2020
Proposed Operating Budget for 2021
Proposed Capital Budget for 2021


Combined Board Reports - July 2020
Including the 2020 Marketing Plan and Marketing Budget, By KYLEE WAGNER, MARKETING MANAGER; and
The 2020 Strategic Plan mid-year update
Interim Record of Transmittals - July 2020


Combined Board Reports - June 2020
Revised Human Resources Report - June 2020
Revised Statement of Net Earnings (Pages 3-5)


Combined Board Reports - May 2020
Interim Record of Transmittals - May 2020


Combined Board Reports - April 2020
Additional Record of Transmittals for April 2020
Memo to Maurice Pearl Regarding Climate Emergency Resolution, March 12, 2020
Proposed Citilink Resolution on Climate Emergency
A 90 day window of study agreed by the board

Combined Board Reports - March 2020

Combined Board Reports - February 2020

Combined Board Reports - January 2020
Citilink Goal Statistics Summary Report for 2019

Combined Board Reports - December 2019

Revised Minutes - November 2019
Board Report - November 2019
Finance Report - November 2019

Board Report - October 2019
Finance Report - October 2019

Board Report - September 2019
Finance Report - September 2019

Board Report - August 2019
Finance Report - August 2019

Board Report - July 2019
Revised Board Minutes for June 13, 2019
Finance Report - July 2019

Board Report - June 2019
Finance Report - June 2019

Board Report - May 2019
Finance Report - May 2019

Board Report - April 2019
Finance Report - April 2019

Board Report - March 2019
Finance Report - March 2019

Board Report - February 2019
Finance Report - February 2019

Board Report - January 2019
Finance Report - January 2019

Board Report - December 2018
Finance Report - December 2018

Board Report - November 2018
Finance Report - November 2018

Board Report - October 2018
Finance Report - October 2018

Board Report - September 2018
Finance Report - September 2018


Board Report - August 2018
Finance Report - August 2018


Board Report - July 2018
Finance Report - July 2018


Board Report - June 2018
Finance Report - June 2018


Board Report - May 2018
Finance Report - May 2018



Fort Wayne Citilink Annual Reports

Annual Financial Statement 2019
Background Letter for Annual Financial Statement 2019

Annual Report 2017

Annual Report 2016

2016 Annual Financial Audit

2015 Annual Financial Audit


Federal Transportation Legislation

House Hearing Looks At Commuter Rail Needs, By Jeff Davis, ENO Center For Transportation, September 27, 2019

Congress"s new transportation leader wants to make a deal, Rep. Peter DeFazio (Oregon, Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee) seeks a grand, bipartisan bargain to fix our broken transit system..."we need to move ahead with electrification...electrified transportation", By Patrick Sisson, Curbed, Jan 23, 2019, 5:15pm EST

US House of Representatives: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has broad jurisdiction over the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) (including our Nation"s highways, public transit, rail systems, airports...


Public Transit Government Agencies



Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

State of Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)

State of Indiana IC 36-9-4 Chapter 4.Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporations Department of Transportation

Northeast Indiana Regional Coordinating Council (NIRCC), Transportation Planning


Transit Campaigns



APTA 2019 Public Transportation Fact Book

Transportation Electrification Accord (TEA)

50 x 50 Transportation Initiative

Transportation For America

Indiana Transportation Association

Indiana Citizens Alliance for Transit (ICAT)

National Center for Sustainable Transportation

EcoMobility Alliance - Local Governments for Sustainability

Greater Indiana Clean Cities Coalition

Green New Deal

The Bus Coalition

The Better Bus Coalition - Cincinnati - Hamilton County, Ohio

Transportation Riders United, Detroit, Michigan

The Bus Coalition - Talking Points

ENO Center for Transportation -- What's The Purpose of Mass Transit?



Transportation Public Support



State Transit Dollars - Public Mass Transportation Fund (PMTF) Needs to Be Increased, By Staff Reports, Daily Journal (Franklin, Indiana), 2/14/2019

Gasoline Taxes and Tolls Pay for Only a Third of State & Local Road Spending, By Joseph Bishop-Henchman, Tax Foundation, January 17, 2013

Transit Is Not Bleeding the Taxpayer Dry, Roads Are, By Tanya Snyder, StreetsBlog USA, Dec 12, 2011


Fort Wayne Transit History

Fort Wayne Transit History, By Chicago Transit and Railfan Website

Transit Worker Solidarity

Amalgamated Transit Union

Mobile Workers' Alliance

Gig Workers Rising

California Just Upended Gig Work. Other Cities and States Could Follow, By Sarah Holder, CityLab, Sep 11, 2019

3 Ways to make bus driving a better job, By TransitCenter, August 2019

Uber and Lyft Really Do Not Want California to Pass This Worker Rights Bill, By Sarah Holder, City Lab, Jun 13, 2019


Transit Advocacy

MAAS Alliance
The Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Alliance is a public-private partnership creating the foundations for a common approach to MaaS, unlocking the economies of scale needed for successful implementation and take-up of MaaS in Europe and beyond. The main goal is to facilitate a single, open market and full deployment of MaaS services.

Health By Design - Transportation
Indiana Citizens Alliance for Transit (ICAT)

American Public Transportation Association (APTA)

The Straphangers Campaign, New York Public Interest Research Group

Transportation Research Board

Community Transportation Association of America

Americans For Transit

TransitCenter, A foundation for transit reform across the U.S.

Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)

Rocky Mountain Institute - Transportation

Transportation Electrification Accord (Where American Electric Power Joins Sierra Club)

National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)

Tri-State Transportation Campaign, four main priorities: fixing commutes, meeting climate goals, stopping traffic deaths, and making transportation fair

The Riders Alliance, For reliable, affordable, world-class public transit and a more just and sustainable New York

Transportation Energy Data Book, Oak Ridge National Laboratory



Indiana Region Public Transit Connections

Google Maps - Transit

Fort Wayne Citilink

Muncie MITS

Lafayette CityBus

Indianapolis IndyGo

Indianapolis IndyGo Red Line Project

Bloomington Transit

South Bend Transpo

South Shore Line, Service from South Bend Airport to Millenial Station Downtown Chicago

South Shore Line Google System Map of 'the last independent interurban train line' in the US

Chicago Transit Authority CTA

Chicago CTA 'L' Trains (Red Line to Wrigley (Addison), Blue Line to O'Hare, Orange Line to Midway

Metra System Map
Commuter Rail Lines by the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) serving the Chicago metropolitan area


Detroit DDOT

Columbus and Central Ohio Transporation Authority (COTA)

Windsor, Ontario, Canada Tunnel Bus To Detroit



Transit News and Blogs

Bus World
All About Bus, Coach and People

Inside EVs

Sustainable Bus News

American Bus Association

Mass Transit Magazine

City Lab Transportation

Eno Center For Transportation, Transit Issures & Modes

Passenger Transport Magazine

Transit Wire, News on emerging transit technology

Human Transit, "The professional blog of public transit consultant Jarrett Walker."

Passenger Transport Magazine, July 6, 2018

Metro Magazine News for Transit and Motorcoach Business

The Transport Politic, Blog by Yonah Freemark
Yonah is an urbanist and journalist who has worked in architecture, planning, and transportation. He is currently a PhD Candidate in Urban Studies at MIT.


APTAU, Webinars for Public Transportation

Union of Concerned Scientists - Transportation



World Public Transit News & Destinations

International Transport Forum
The International Transport Forum at the OECD is an intergovernmental organisation with 62 member countries. It acts as a think tank for transport policy and organises the Annual Summit of transport ministers. ITF is the only global body that covers all transport modes.

Ertico
A European public-private partnership of 120 companies and organisations representing service providers, suppliers, traffic and transport industry, research, public authorities, user organisations, mobile network operators, and vehicle manufacturers

Economic Times of India, Electric Bus

TTC says it now has largest electric bus fleet in North America, By Joshua Freeman, CP24 News, September 8, 2020
Electric vehicles are part of Toronto"s TransformTO climate action strategy, which sets a target of an 80 per cent reduction in local greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Bus or bust! We obsess over market penetration of just 23 cars per 1,000 people and 126 two-wheelers per 1000 and not the pathetic 1.3 buses per 1000, By Avik Chattopadhyay, ETAuto of the Economic Times, July 29, 2020
"The most prosperous and developed economies have a robust and democratic public transport system"

Vienna"s Cultural Approach to Going Car-Free, By Feargus O'Sullivan, City Lab, January 29, 2020
"In an effort to cut vehicle emissions and boost public transportation, Austria"s capital will reward car-free travel with free access to museums and concerts."

Budget 2020: A boost for Made in India BS VI Engines and electric vehicles, By Parvatha Vardhini C, The Hindu Business Line, February 02, 2020

TransLink launches four electric buses and two charging systems into operations, Metro Vancouver can expect to see six additional electric buses as TransLink progresses its work as part of CUTRICs Pan-Canadian integration trial, By Mischa Wanek-Libman, Mass Transit, September 12, 2019
"CUTRIC estimates that each of these buses will reduce 100 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions and save C$40,000 (US$30,342) in fuel costs annually in comparison with a conventional diesel bus."

London's electric bus fleet becomes largest in Europe, Transport for London"s routes 43 and 134 will become the UK’s first all-electric, double-decker bus routes, By Transport for London (TfL), Mass Transport, September 9, 2019

Institute for Transportation and Development Policy,
"An advanced city is not a place where the poor move about in cars, rather it"s where the rich use public transportation."


The STM Moves Ahead on Electrification, By Nancy Turgeon, Corporate Advisor, Society of Transportation Montreal (STM), Urban Mobility Forum, Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA), Summer 2019

INDIA"S ELECTRIC MOBILITY TRANSFORMATION, By NITI Aayog, Rocky Mountain Institute, 2019

Municipality of Rosario, Argentina, Moving forward: a successful reform of public and non-motorized transportation, Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) Case Study #213 - March 2019,
"The City of Rosario established in 2015 its Mobility Monitoring Center (Centro de Monitoreo de la Movilidad), the first one in the country.
The Center supervises and monitors the different companies in charge of public transport operations, as well as taxis and remises, a type of taxi service where drivers use their personal cars and tariffs and accept online reservations and payments.
The Center also controls and monitors vehicle flows, traffic levels within and outside dedicated lanes, parking space occupation rates, street lights and the respect of bus routes and schedules."

Global Mass Transit Group

Urban Transport Group - European

Luxembourg Becomes First Country to Make All Public Transit Free, By Eric Baldwin, Arch Daily, Dec 24, 2018

Why Public Transportation Works Better Outside the U.S., By Jonathan English, Oct 10, 2018 'The widespread failure of American mass transit is usually blamed on cheap gas and suburban sprawl. But the full story of why other countries succeed is more complicated.'

Canadian Urban Transit Association

OppCharge, Fast charging of electric vehicles

Launch of Electric Bus Trial is Worlds First of Its Kind, Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), April 2018

Transport State Transit - Sydney, Australia

Which European Capital Has The Best Tram Network?, April 17, 2019
For complete videos of the systems:
Amsterdam
Athens
Belgrade
Berlin
Bern
Bratislava
Burcharest
Budapest
Dublin
Helsinki
Kiev
Lisbon
London
Britain"s NEW high speed train: The AZUMA!, By Wingin It! Paul Lucas, Jun 19, 2019
Madrid
Minsk
Moscow
Oslo
Paris
Prague
Riga
Rome
Sarajevo
Sofia
Stockholm
Tallinn
Vienna
Warsaw
Zagreb

Other World Cities and Towns with Electric Public Transportation

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Jewpatorija, Crimea, Russia
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Olomouc, Czech Republic
Most & Litvínov, Czech Republic
Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Zlin, Czech Republic
Pyongyang, North Korea
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo to Kyoto, Japan
Zhytomyr, Ukraine
Konotop, Ukraine
Rivne, Ukraine
Zilina, Slovakia

Green light for light rail: making light rail cost effective
Examines the factors affecting the cost of light rail and recommends ways to make it more cost effective in the future, UK Department of Transport, 20 September 2011


Bus Stops and Shelters

A Micromobility Experiment in Pittsburgh Aims to Get People Out of Their Cars, By Laura Bliss, CityLab, Oct 11, 2019
The Pittsburgh Micromobility Collective will create all-in-one mobility hubs near transit stops, to compete with Uber and Lyft and help commuters go car-free.


This Dutch City Has Transformed Its Bus Stops Into Bee Stops, By BrightVibes, July 8, 2019
"316 bus stops now have a green roof. They do not only look great, they also help capture fine dust, storage of rainwater and provide cooling in the summertime"


Vancouver, BC, Canada Installs touch-screen kiosks with live updates and transit planning functions, Vancouver Courier, May 22, 2019

Why We Need a Bus Shelter at Every Stop, By Angie Schmitt, Streets Blog USA, Oct 1, 2018

From Sorry to Superb: Everything You Need to Know about Great Bus Stops, By TransitCenter, 10/09/2018

Why Bus Stops Matter, By TransitCenter, TransitCenter is a foundation that works to improve public transit in ways that make cities more just, environmentally sustainable, and economically vibrant, Oct 11, 2018

MaaS, Cracks in the vision? By Richard Rowson, Making travel better through technology, August 3, 2018

Bus stops an economic starter? By Rob Earnshaw, Northwest Indiana Times, NWI.com, Jun 16, 2015

Bus Shelters, Project for Public Spaces, Dec 2008
"Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build strong communities."


Bus Amenities Study, Madison Area Transportation Planning Board, June 2018
Benches, Shelter, Lighting, Garbage & Ash Tray Receptacles, Bicycle Parking, System Information, Fare Payment, Art - Placemaking Features, Pavement Marking, Bollards, Charging Stations, Heating


Stations & Stops Principles, NACTO Design Guide

Transfort Bus Stop Design Standards and Guidelines, Fort Collins, CO, July 21, 2015

Guidelines for the Location andDesign of Bus Stops, Transit Cooperative Research Board, Report 19, Washington DC, 1996



Mobility Management News and Analysis
Mobility As A Service (MaaS)

"Walled Gardens" vs. Open Mobility: The Battle Begins, Why did Lyft block users of a third-party app from accessing New Yorks Citi Bike? It is the start of what could be a fundamental showdown over mobility choice, By David Zipper, Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School Taubman Center for State and Local Government, CityLab, Oct 8, 2019
"At the very least, cities negotiating or renegotiating contracts with Lyft could contain ironclad language ensuring data access for third-party MaaS providers."

Shared Mobility Principles For Livable Cities

Getting beyond the MaaS hysteria, By Jonathan Bray, s Director, Urban Transport Group, September 23, 2019

MaaS movement? New report sets out three key factors that will decide future of Mobility as a Service, By Urban Transport Group, September 3, 2019

Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to chair new city transportation task force, By Mary Wisniewski, Chicago Tribune, Aug 31, 2018
"the transportation and mobility task force to develop guidelines and goals for managing the emergence of new modes of transportation, such as ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft, electric scooters and autonomous cars"

Casual Carpool: RTD, CDOT launches Colorado s first carpool matching app, By Evan Kruegel, Fox 31 News, Denver, Updated at 07:09AM, February 12, 2019

You Can Hail a Public Bus Like an Uber in This City, Can on-demand buses stop Uber from cannibalizing public transit?, By Tracey Lindeman, Motherboard, Oct 5, 2018

Whim, the all-in-one mobility app for ridesharing, public transit and rentals is coming to the US, By Jonathan Shieber, TechCrunch, January 2018

National Center for Mobility Management (NCMM)

Community Transportation Networks (CTNs) and Microtransit News and Analysis

Indiana Council of Specialized Transportation (INCOST)

South Bend ride-sharing program solves transportation problems for workers, By Ed Semmler, South Bend Tribune, Oct 20, 2019

Can a Maryland county give microtransit a success story to build on?, By Ethan Goffman, MobilityLab, July 19, 2019
"...thus far, app-based shared transportation options have struggled to live up to the hype."

TransitCenter..."a foundation that works to improve public transit in cities across the U.S."

Coordinated Public Transit - Human Services Transportation Plan for Allen County, November 2017 Final
Northeast Indiana Regional Coordinating Council (NIRCC), Urban Transportation Advisory Board (UTAB), Transit Planning Committee (TPC)


Community Transportation Network (CTN)
"We primarily cover Allen County but if you need to go somewhere else within the State of Indiana, please inquire. "


Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA)

Medical Transportation Access Coalition (MTAC)

Via and Trinity Metro Launch ZIPZONE, Connecting Fort Worth Residents to Public Transit, July 22, 2019, Via NYC

Whim, the all-in-one mobility app for ridesharing, public transit and rentals is coming to the US, By Jonathan Shieber, TechCrunch, January 2018

Shifting Non-Emergency Medical Transportation To Lyft Improves Patient Experience And Lowers Costs, By Brian Powers, Scott Rinefort, Sachin H. Jain, September 13, 2018, Health Affairs Blog

Handbook for Examining the Effects of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Brokerages on Transportation Coordination, By Linda Cherrington, et al, TCRP RESEARCH REPORT 202, National Academy of Sciences, Transit Research Board, 2018

HealthCareDirectory.org, Transportation Assistance, "YOUR RESOURCE FOR QUALITY FREE AND LOW-COST HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN ALLEN COUNTY, INDIANA."

Seniors want transit, but who will pay for it?, By Karen Caffarini, Chicago Post-Tribune, February 26, 2016
"Troe said fares would pay about 20 percent of the total cost, with the state and federal government paying 22 percent each and local government picking up 36 to 39 percent."


Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and TAAS News and Analysis

ReThinkX
Transportation As A Service (TAAS), We are on the cusp of the fastest, deepest, most consequential disruption of transportation in history.

Future of Transportation, Keynote: 2020 NC DOT Transportation Summit, By Tony Seba, Jan 24, 2020
Transportation As A Service (TAAS)

Lyft"s New App Features Real-Time Public Transit Info, By Laura Bliss, CityLab, Sep 24, 2019
" In 2018, Lyft bookings surpassed $8 billion."

In the City That Ride-Hailing Forgot, Change Is Coming, By Laura Bliss, CityLab, Sep 17, 2019
"Fears of congestion and a powerful taxi lobby have long kept ride-hailing apps out of this transit-friendly British Columbia city. That is about to change."


Uber and Lyft admit they are terrible for traffic, finally, By Miyo McGinn, Via La Vida, Aug 8, 2019

VeoRide scooters get positive reaction from downtown visitors, WANE TV Local News, By Britt Salay, Sep 11, 2019

VeoRide

Passenger Rail News, Analysis and Advocacy

It is Time For America To Get Serious About Fixing The Trains, By Amy Crawford, Huffington Post, 06/23/2020
Instead of spending billions to bail out airlines, advocates argue for a more carbon-friendly pandemic investment: railroad travel.


What is the Best Light Rail System in the United States?, By Timosha21, Oct 10, 2018

What is the Best Commuter Rail in the United States?, By Timosha21, Jan 16, 2019

South Shore Line The Last Interurban, By ebtmikado, Jun 14, 2017, South Bend, Indiana to Chicago, Illinois

NS and SEPTA in Norristown, Pennsylvania, By Thunderbolt 1000 Siren Productions, Jan 11, 2019

Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE)
"CREATE is a first-of-its-kind partnership between the U.S. DOT, State of Illinois, Cook County, City of Chicago, Metra, Amtrak, and the nation"s freight railroads."


U.S. Senate Commerce and Transportation Committee, "Amtrak Services and Operations," June 26, 2019

Amtrak Officials: State Funding Of Rail Service Is Possible, By Adam Pinsker, WTIU Indiana Public Media, June 28, 2019

Could The Hoosier State Line Come Back? By Barbara Brosher, WTIU Indiana Public Media, June 28, 2019

Tell Your Representatives to Invest In Passenger Rail, By The Environmental Law and Policy Center

Illinois capital bill dedicates $225M to Moline-to-Chicago passenger rail project, By Sarah Ritter, Quad Cities Times, June 3, 2019

Association of American Railroads (AAR)
"world"s leading railroad policy, research, standard setting, and technology organization that focuses on the safety and productivity of the U.S. freight rail industry"


Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
"Enabling the Safe, Reliable, and Efficient Movement of People and Goods"


Chinese bullet trains depend on mega bridges, China"s high-speed rail routes employ long bridges to free up ground space and speed construction, By Asia Times staff, April 12, 2019

Why Trains Are So Much Greener Than Cars or Airplanes, By Andreas Hoffrichter, CityLab, Apr 1, 2019, "Whether moving freight or people, rail is far more energy efficient and less polluting than other transportation modes."

Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission

Rail Passengers Association

Center For Railway Research and Education

South Shore Line News

Governor Eric Holcomb Signs South Shore Line Double Tracking Bill, South Shore Line News, May 23, 2017

Indiana Passenger Rail Alliance (IPRA),
"...seeks to facilitate the development of a modern, 21st Century, passenger rail network across the state and the Midwest."


Northern Indiana Passenger Rail Alliance (NIPRA),
dedicated to bringing customer-focused passenger rail service back to communities in northern Indiana


High Speed Rail America Club

ALL ABOARD INDIANA, Indiana Passenger Rail Alliance Newsletter, Volume 6, Number 2, February 2019

What is the future of public transit in Fort Wayne? A passenger rail advocate weighs in, By Lauren Caggiano, Input Fort Wayne, December 12, 2018

A Brief History of Union Traction Company of Indiana

Indiana Trolley Lines, By Don Ross Group

Fort Wayne Interurban, Youtube, Bedford Milw, Feb 2, 2015, 1940 ride aboard the interurban from Fort Wayne, Indiana, south through Kingsland and into Bluffton, Indiana before the interurban system was scrapped in 1941.

Who Killed The Electric Street Car? YouTube, electriccar2, Aug 13, 2007, In this excerpt from Stephen Talbot's "Heartbeat of America" (1993), Christopher Snell explains how GM conspired with oil & tire companies to kill streetcars in cities all across America in order to create an inferior bus system that would guarantee the sale of tires, gas, and bus parts for an eternity

Positive Train Control, Federal Railroad Administration Updates


Public Transit Review and Trends

The Rapid moves forward on Holland-Grand Rapids commuter bus service, The Grand Rapids metro-area bus service in the coming months aims to finalize a tentative shuttle schedule along the Chicago Drive/I-196 corridor between Holland and Grand Rapids, By Michael Kransz, Mass Transit, October 18, 2019

Why Did America Give Up on Mass Transit? -Don't Blame Cars, By Jonathan English, CityLab, Aug 31, 2018

In the City That Ride-Hailing Forgot, Change Is Coming, By Laura Bliss, CityLab, Sep 17, 2019
Vancouver may pull off something no city has done, welcome ride-hailing as a complement to public transit.


The Life-Saving Benefits of Barcelona"s Car-Free "Superblocks", By Laura Bliss, CityLab, Sep 9, 2019

It's Freeing: Riders On Newton Senior Ride-Share Service, NewMo, Newton in Motion, or "NewMo," kicked off with an inaugural spin around city hall and it gets a thumbs up from two residents, By Jenna Fisher, Patch, Jun 17, 2019

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE HEAVEN OR HELL?, CREATING A TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION THAT BENEFITS ALL, By Hana Creger, Joel Espino, and Alvaro S. Sanchez, The Greenlining Institute, January 2019

How driverless cars could work for good instead of evil, By Nathanael Johnson, Jan 23, 2019, Grist

Tony Seba: Clean Disruption - Energy & Transportation, at Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES), Published on Jun 9, 2017, Stanford University futurist Tony Seba spent the last decades studying technological disruption

THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE AMERICAN COMMUTER, by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), December 13, 2018

Trending Topics, Beneficial Electrification: How To Make It Work, by Mike OBoyle, Energy Innovation Policy and Technology, October 09, 2018,
...switching from fossil energy to electricity in transportation and buildings holds tremendous potential to dramatically increase grid flexibility, reduce total household and business energy costs, and reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.


CA: Fixing Transportation May Be the Most Important Job Cities Have, Reversing decades of car-focused transportation in the United States will have to be led by cities, By Skip Descant, November 30, 2018

Meeting of the Minds, Innovating and Managing Transit In the Era of New Mobility, with Adrian Pearmine, National Director for Smart Cities and Connected Vehicles and AJ O'Connor, Manager of Intelligent Transportation Systems, Tri-Met, at the Meeting of the Minds Annual Summit, Sacramento CA, November 27-29, 2018

The bus gets a lot of hate. American cities are trying to change that. As bus ridership continues to decrease, cities are turning to creative alternatives. By Aditi Shrikantaditi@vox.com Nov 5, 2018

New Flyer Signs the Transportation Electrification Accord; Accelerates Electric and Zero-Emission Transit Adoption in America Source: New Flyer Oct 19, 2018

Electric Buses: The Peoples Electric Vehicle, September 4, 2018

Our Commitment to Green and Healthy Streets C40 Fossil-Fuel-Free Streets Declaration, September 2018

Time to stop pricing people off our railway, By Mick Whelan, Morning Star (British) Sept. 11, 2018

The 5G Race: China and U.S. Battle to Control Worlds Fastest Wireless Internet At stake are billions of dollars in royalties, a head start in developing new technologies and national security, By Josh Chin,Sarah Krouse and Dan Strumpf, Wall Street Journal, Sept. 9, 2018

With nearly half of Chicago cabs in foreclosure or idled, cabbies' hopes riding on New York-style ride-share limits, By Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, September 4, 2018

The Carbon-Free Regions Handbook: Mobility 2018 By Jacob Corvidae, Laurie Guevara-Stone, Matt Jungclaus, James Mandel, Angela Whitney, Peter Bronski at Rocky Mountain Institute, September 2018

A Koch-Fueled Attack on Electric Buses Picks Up Speed, By Dana Drugmand, Ecowatch, August 22, 2018

Why Reining in Ride Hailing Is So Critical, By Bruce Schaller, CityLab, Aug 14, 2018

Utah DOT unveils technology to help buses arrive on time, Traffic & Transit Magazine, Feb 15, 2018

Don't Enact a Lazy Ride-Hailing Tax, By Sam Adams, CityLab, Jul 25, 2018

South Bend IN: Transpo and IUSB Partner for Free Rides, Mass Transit Magazine, Aug 2, 2018 Source: McClatchy

Austin TX: Cap Metro Plugs Into a New Transit Outlet: Electric-Powered Buses Ben Wear, Mass Transit, Aug 6, 2018, Source: McClatchy

MD: Democratic Candidate for Governor Ben Jealous Rides Baltimore Bus System, Declares it 'Broken', By Luke Broadwater, Mass Transit, Aug 6, 2018, Source: McClatchy

Musk company to build Chicago-to-O'Hare express transport, By Associated Press in Journal Gazette, June 14, 2018

Turning a Busy Street Into a Work of Art in Santiago, By Martin Echenique, CityLab, Apr 2, 2018

How Cars Divide America, By Richard Florida, CityLab, Jul 19, 2018

Mapping Incentives To Change: How Commutifies Commuter Score Can Influence Sustainable Commuting
BY ANDY KEETON, ALLISON CROW, LYNN DANIELS, TIM KARFS, AND DAVID LEVY, Rocky Mountain Institute, 2018


"...California has an Advanced Clean Cars Program to reduce pollution from cars. Initiatives like this are a great step in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as the transportation sector is one of the biggest contributors of greenhouse gas emissions." U.S. Leads in Greenhouse Gas Reductions, but Some States Are Falling Behind, EESI, March 27, 2018

Creating Commuting Change: How behavioral economics can influence mobility decision-making, By Andy Keeton, Dave Levy, Tim Karfs, July 20, 2018, Rocky Mountain Institute

"A 100% renewable economy...as alternative to fossil-fuel based transportation, and their prospects for their entry into the post-carbon era, from both technological and energetic viewpoints...would demand about 18% less energy. The main reduction is expected in road transport (69%)...analysis concludes that a 100% renewable transportation is feasible" --'Transportation in a 100% renewable energy system', by AntonioGarcia-Olivares, et.al., Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 158, 15 February 2018, Pages 266-285

New evidence shows we are still way too addicted to fossil fuels, By Nathanael Johnson, Grist, Jul 19, 2018

Kochs Mobilize to Kill Public Transit Plans, Climate Nexus, June 19, 2018, EcoWatch

How the Koch Brothers Are Killing Public Transit Projects Around the Country, By Hiroko Tabuchi, The New York Times, June 19, 2018

Electric Buses to Surge Even Faster Than EVs as Conventional Vehicles Fade, By Veronika Henze, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, May 21, 2018
The advance of e-buses will be even more rapid than for electric cars, according to BNEFs analysis. It shows electric buses in almost all charging configurations having a lower total cost of ownership than conventional municipal buses by 2019


How China Took Charge of the Electric Bus Revolution, By Linda Poon, May 8, 2018

How Did Shenzhen, China Build Worlds Largest Electric Bus Fleet? by Lulu Xue and Weimin Zhou - April 04, 2018

No Need To Wait: Electric Buses Are Cost-Competitive Transit Buses Today, Clean Technica, April 29, 2018

Dutch electric trains become 100% powered by wind energy: The national railway company, NS, said that its renewables target had been met a year earlier than planned, By Agence France-Presse in The Hague, The Guardian 10 Jan 2017

The Guardian, How Dutch and German train and bus firms are taking UK taxpayers for a ride. The UK government has poured money into transport infrastructure. And thanks to privatisation, state-owned European bus and rail operators reap the benefits, 2 Dec 2017

5 Ways U.S. Cities Can Fight Climate Change Without the Paris Accord, By Laura Bliss, CityLab, May 31, 2017, Build dense. Build near transit. Rinse and repeat.

Siyasat Nama, August 28, 2018, Peshawar Metro Bus (BRT) Current Status, Latest Updates! Credits: Risen Pro and PDA from Pakistan

The Paris Process on Mobility and Climate (PPMC) is conducting a second round stakeholder consultation on the Global Macro Roadmap: An Actionable Vision on the Decarbonization of Transport, March 1, 2017