The Role of Universities in Advancing Advanced Transit Alain L. Kornhauser Chairman, Advanced Transit Association (ATRA) Professor, Operations Research & Financial Engineering Director, Program in Transportation Founder, ALK Technologies, Inc. and Vice Chairman, New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology Presented at US-Sweden Livability Workshop Washington, DC November 30, 2011

40 years ago… Universities played a significant role in advancing Advanced Transit (implementation of automation into mass transportation) –Automated Rail Berkeley & MIT –PRT focus at U of Minn., U of Wash & Princeton –Focus on Airport CMU & Texas –GRT WVU (Morgantown) Much of the effort was motivated by R&D funding from UMTA, plus.. –Transpo 72 (Major exposition at Dulles) DPMs, Morgantown

Possible university contributions may include: training the next generation of planners visualisations image processing for object detection or other components low-weight designs SP and RP studies demand modelling integration with other modes demonstrations on campus implementation strategies assessment CBA and social economy... Research cooperation with some Swedish University. Visiting PhD students... You can offer to be a special advisor to DOT. Cooperation with Volpe?

RITA Connected Vehicles Applications Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Communications for Safety Intelligent Transportation Systems for Transit

Appendix B: Potential Transit Research Topics Safety Safety culture and training Safety incident reporting Engineering and testing of vehicles, equipment, and infrastructure Applications of safety management systems to public transportation State of Good Repair Asset management Performance metrics Transit infrastructure data collection and analysis Transit maintenance - best and new practices Engineering of vehicles and equipment Impacts of system reliability on ridership Capital maintenance funding balance and relationship to service levels Economic Competitiveness Workforce development and training/human resources Transit and job creation Transit system operations and service planning - best and new practices Transit system management, administration, and finance Transit and economic development/value capture Service availability levels and impacts on public benefits and ridership levels Operations and funding issues Livable Communities Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Bike/pedestrian research — first mile, last mile Rural/tribal/parks/paratransit research Affordable housing and transit Transit access, social equity, and mobility Transit and High Speed Rail (HSR) interconnectivity Environmental Sustainability Land use planning Climate change mitigation and adaptation Metropolitan planning Alternative energy and transit. University Transportation Centers Program Grants Solicitation Nothing about Advanced Transit, but about livable communitiesUniversity Transportation Centers Program Grants Solicitation

Livable Communities Land use planning and multi-modal transportation research that might address: Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and consideration of social equity, mobility, and accessibility issues; or Congestion management for livability using real-time transportation information; or Optimization of multimodal systems to address environmental, health or congestion impacts on communities; or Impact of mixed-use/joint transit development on household transportation costs; or Methods to integrate and analyze the large amounts of passenger transportation data generated by vehicle-to- vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure, GPS, and other data capture and delivery systems for statistical purposes; or The development of community-based data visualization tools to support transportation decision makers and their localities to enhance livability and sustainability. Bicycle and pedestrian research that might address: Economic and/or health benefits of bicycle and pedestrian lanes and paths; or Willingness-to-pay valuations for non-motorized transportation facilities (bike-pedestrian facilities, Complete Streets); or Development of non-motorized transportation benefit-cost values applicable to a general benefit-cost analysis framework. Rural transportation research that might address: Institutional needs and intergovernmental coordination; or Access and mobility. Development of livability performance measures that might address: Measuring the linkage between transportation and land use (through economic development, jobs creation, environmental outcomes, etc.); or Specific data needs required for effective performance measures; or Effectiveness of data sets and performance measurement systems; or Current local/state capabilities in performance measures management.