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'''Welcome to the UCLA Transit Wiki. '''
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[[File:S70_AT_SDSU.jpg|right|San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Trolley|370px]]We'll be developing this resource for California's transit agencies over the next few months.
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This tool will help facilitate the identification of cost-effective strategies that are appropriate to an agency, and connect agency staff with the additional information they need to explore and implement the strategy.
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===Welcome to TransitWiki.org===
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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.
  
This work by [http://www.its.ucla.edu/ UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies] is funded by the [http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/MassTrans/index.html Caltrans Division of Mass Transportation's] Statewide Transit Strategic Plan project.
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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]]
  
== Getting started for Users ==
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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 [mailto:Transitwiki@luskin.ucla.edu transitwiki@luskin.ucla.edu].
* Take a look at [[:Category:Internal strategies]] to browse factors within the control of agencies
 
* See [[:Category:External strategies]] to browse factors which require significant coordination with external agencies and actors
 
* Check out this [http://www.transitunlimited.org Directory of transit agencies in California (from Transit Unlimited)]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Public_transport Public Transport resources on Wikipedia]
 
  
== Updates for Authors ==
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* 2/14 - Updated [[Help:Contents]] to improve guidance for adding or editing content, pages, and categories.  Have a question? Ask it on [[Help talk:Contents]].
 
* 2/13 - Before creating a new page or category, please expand and look at the site trees for [[:Category:Internal strategies]] and [[:Category:External strategies]]
 
* 2/9 - Please work on converting [https://docs.google.com/document/d/105oDY-ta4EXS5ApTRYIfxC5Z_SZ6crfTvAwz1uTaKxo/edit outline] the to Wiki form.
 
* 2/9 - The site is based on the same system as Wikipedia.  They have extensive tutorials[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Introduction] on how to edit Wiki pages.
 
  
=== Help with the Wiki ===
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===Help shape the future of TransitWiki.org as an Advisory Group member===
* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
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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]].
* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
 
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
 

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.