2023 “Research to Practice” Transit Symposium

Link to register. 

The symposium will take place online and streamed on YouTube. As the transit industry is poised to take advantage of the largest transit and rail investment in our lifetimes, the symposium provides a platform where transit experts share insights on how evidence-based research is being or can be, used to make the most of these opportunities in a changing environment. This year’s symposium will focus on the following topics:

• Practical applications of transit data
• Transit fare policy
• Transit equity
• Transit marketing and outreach strategies
• Transit-centered multimodal integration (e.g., MaaS)
• Transit apps and digital payments
• Microtransit and automated shuttles
• Bus fleet electrification
• Post-COVID ridership recovery strategies
• Opportunities and challenges to transit research implementation

In addition to the opening and closing plenaries, the symposium features two types of sessions:

• Researcher + practitioner sessions: researchers and practitioners will jointly present a research project that addresses a practical issue important to a transit agency, metropolitan planning organization, or department of transportation. Please describe the project background, the partnership, and how the research findings are or will be used to improve transit practice.
• Regular sessions: traditional presentations where an individual presenter shares transit-related research.

AICP credits may be available for this event (TBD).

Questions? Contact the following:

Chad Riding
Caltrans Division of Planning and Modal Program Management
(916) 907-2212
chad.riding@dot.ca.gov

Dr. Xiang ‘Jacob’ Yan
Assistant Professor & UFTI Transit Lead
Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering
xiangyan@ufl.edu

The Symposium is convened by a partnership between APTA, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), University of Florida Transportation Institute, the T-SCORE University Transportation Center, and the Mineta Transportation Institute.