2025 “Research to Practice” Transit Symposium

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The 2025 “Research to Practice” Transit Symposium will take place October 28-30, 2025. The symposium will take place online and streamed on YouTube. As the transit industry is experiencing significant changes (e.g., new technologies, potential funding shortage) in recent years, 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 dynamic environment. This year’s symposium will focus on the following topics:

• AI in Transit
• Federal Transit Innovations
• High-speed rail
• Rural Transit
• Intercity Bus Systems
• Microtransit and Paratransit State of Practice

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.
• Regular sessions: traditional presentations where an individual presenter shares transit-related research.

AICP credits will be available for this event. Information about previous years’ events can be found here.

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, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, the Mineta Transportation Institute, and the Safety and Mobility Advancements Regional Transportation and Economics Research (SMARTER) Center at Morgan State.