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===Welcome to TransitWiki.org===
 
===Welcome to TransitWiki.org===
[[File:Orange Line BRT.jpg|right|A Los Angeles Metro articulated bus travels along the Orange Line in the San Fernando Valley|300px]]TransitWiki.org is developed and maintained by transit planners for transit planners. The goal of the site is to facilitate information transfer among transit agencies to accelerate the successful implementation of cost-effective strategies to improve transit service. On this site you'll find basic information about strategies, examples of their implementation, and links to reports and guidance from the American Public Transportation Association, the Transit Cooperative Research Program, University Transportation Centers, Caltrans, and local agencies.  The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Mass Transportation funds Transitwiki and outreach and coordination efforts with California's transit agencies.
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[[File:Greentrip2.jpg|thumb|right|450px|The [[GreenTRIP Connect|GreenTRIP Connect]] application allows  users to quickly estimate the average daily driving and average daily greenhouse gas emissions impacts from a proposed developments]]TransitWiki.org is developed and maintained by transit professionals for transit professionals. The goal of the site is to facilitate information transfer among transit agencies to accelerate the successful implementation of cost-effective strategies to improve transit service. On this site you'll find basic information about strategies, examples of their implementation, and links to reports and guidance from the [http://www.apta.com/resources/Pages/Default.aspx American Public Transportation Association], the [http://www.tcrponline.org/SitePages/Home.aspx Transit Cooperative Research Program], [http://www.rita.dot.gov/utc/centers University Transportation Centers], Caltrans, and local agencies.  The [http://www.dot.ca.gov/rail/ California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Rail and Mass Transportation] funded the [https://www.its.ucla.edu UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies] work on TransitWiki from 2012 to 2021. It remains available for all to use and update.
  
'''[[Table of Contents|See all articles on TransitWiki]]'''
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<big>'''Highlights'''</big>
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* A [https://public.tableau.com/views/MonthlyDataVis/Dashboard1?:language=en&:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link visualization] of transit ridership per capita for most US urban areas.
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** '''New''': Now includes service provision and effectiveness metrics.
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* Portals for the '''[[Portal:FTA_Mobility on Demand Sandbox|FTA Mobility on Demand Sandbox Program]]''' and '''[[Portal:Shared Use Mobility|Shared Use Mobility]]'''
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* See how smaller agencies can [[Asset management for small agencies|prepare for FTA's new Transit Asset Management rule]]
  
==About TransitWiki==
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This site is based on the MediaWiki software that powers Wikipedia and many other sites across the web. If you're familiar with how to navigate or edit Wikipedia, then TransitWiki.org should be straight forward. If not, see the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]. The [http://www.its.ucla.edu/ UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies] expands and maintains the TransitWiki.org community, with funding from the [http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/MassTrans/index.html Caltrans Division of Mass Transportation]. Transit stakeholders across the state can contribute the site following our '''[[Help:Contents#Guidelines_for_Editing_Pages_and_Contributing_New_Content|guidelines]]'''.  TransitWiki is an implementation tool of the
 
[[File:California STSP - Recommendations for Caltrans.pdf|California STSP - Recommendations for Caltrans]]
 
  
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===Help shape the future of TransitWiki.org as an Advisory Group member===
 
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TransitWiki.org is forming an User Advisory Group to provide on TransitWiki community decisions. The User Advisory Group will meet informally by emails, chat, and web meetings.  See [[TransitWiki:User Advisory Group|the User Advisory Group page for more information]].
=== Search California Transit Agency Board Reports ===
 
* '''New!''' search staff reports [https://cse.google.com/cse/publicurl?cx=007639499277394316884:red7wfkqqm0 at the California Transit Agency Google Custom Search Engine]
 
 
 
===Other Transportation Wiki Resources:===
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Public_transport Public Transport resources on Wikipedia]
 
* [http://streetswiki.wikispaces.com/ Streetswiki] for pedestrian & bike strategies.
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 22:12, 5 February 2021

Welcome to TransitWiki.org

The GreenTRIP Connect application allows users to quickly estimate the average daily driving and average daily greenhouse gas emissions impacts from a proposed developments
TransitWiki.org is developed and maintained by transit professionals for transit professionals. The goal of the site is to facilitate information transfer among transit agencies to accelerate the successful implementation of cost-effective strategies to improve transit service. On this site you'll find basic information about strategies, examples of their implementation, and links to reports and guidance from the American Public Transportation Association, the Transit Cooperative Research Program, University Transportation Centers, Caltrans, and local agencies. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Rail and Mass Transportation funded the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies work on TransitWiki from 2012 to 2021. It remains available for all to use and update.

Highlights

Registration is required to edit TransitWiki. Due to persistent automated spamming, .com addresses are restricted from self-registration. If you would like to register using a .com address, email transitwiki@luskin.ucla.edu.

See Articles by Topic

Help shape the future of TransitWiki.org as an Advisory Group member

TransitWiki.org is forming an User Advisory Group to provide on TransitWiki community decisions. The User Advisory Group will meet informally by emails, chat, and web meetings. See the User Advisory Group page for more information.