Modal

Mission Statement

Through research, the Public Transportation and Modal Research Branch solves passenger transportation problems that affect the utility (safety, accessibility, convenience, connectivity, user friendliness and affordability) of the State's public transportation systems.

Specific activities include the conduct of innovative research, development of practical applications, introduction of deployable products, and the transfer of technology for transportation uses.

These activities result in new and improved products, materials, innovative processes and technologies that can be used in planning, design, construction maintenance and operation of various transportation modes.

Contact

• Don Dean
  Email:Don.Dean@dot.ca.gov

Themes

• Bus Rapid Transit
• Rail
• Smart Personal Mobility

Current Research Projects

• A Framework for Bus Rapid Transit Development and Deployment
• A Study of the Exposition Light-Rail’s Safety for Pedestrians and Drivers
• Assessment of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area
• Assessment of Service Integration Practices for Public Transportation
• Carlink II Pilot Deployment and Evaluation
• Death on a Crosswalk – A Study of Pedestrian Accidents in LA
• Development and Implementation of an Adaptive Bus Priority System - (ABPS)
• Development of a Five-Year Business Plan for CCIT
• Development of Needs and Requirements for Transit Lane Assist Systems
• Development of Performance Specifications for Frontal Collision Warning System - (FCWS)
• Development of Precision Docking System and Advanced Bus Stops for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
• Efficient Development of Advanced Public Transportation Systems. The EDAPTS Smart Transit System
• Fresno Area Sky Train (FAST)
• Hydrogen Storage System for Transportation Applications
• Improving Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Connectivity And Access With the Segway Human Transporter And Other Low Impact Mobility Devices.
• Increasing Bus Transit Ridership: Dynamics of Density, Land Use, and Population Growth
• Initial Scoping of Bay Area Smart Mobility Corridors & ITS World Congress Platform expo.
• Innovative Grade Crossing Safety Measures for the San Joaquin Rail Corridor
• National Center of Excellence for Aviation Research - (NEXTOR)
• Personalized Demand-Responsive Transit Service
• Rural Trip Planning Tool Project
• Smart Parking Management Pilot project: A Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Parking Demonstration and Research Evaluation
• SmartBRT v2.0: Use of Refined Toolset with California Bus Rapid Transit Concepts (Phase II)
• Transit Bus Collision Warning Systems integration - (CWSI)
• Zebra Battery Propulsion System for Transit Vehicles
• Transportation Needs with ITS Applications for California’s National Parks
• Amber Alert Policy: Laboratory Experiments to Improve a Policy
• Experiments to Increase Freeway Merge Capacity
• WTI’s Evaluation of California/Oregon Advanced Transportation Systems (COATS) Projects.
• Improved Grade Crossing Safety with In-Pavement Warning Lights