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Transit Planning Board Technical / Informational Reports

The following documents are various technical reports and other supporting materials developed as part of the Transit Planning Board's work program that may be of interest to any of our partners.

• TPB Paper 1 - Regional Transit Funding - Sources and Trends 1996 - 2005 (January, 2007)
• TPB Paper 1 - Appendix A - Operating Expenses by Provider
• TPB Paper 1 - Appendix B - Sources of Operating Funds
• TPB Paper 1 - Appendix C - Sources of Capital Funds
• TPB Paper 2 - Introduction to Fare Types and Technologies (March, 2007)
• TPB Paper 3 - Atlanta Regional Transit Service Existing Conditions (April 2007)
• TPB Travel Pattern Assessment (June, 2007)
• Map of Proposed Regional Transit Projects from Previous Plans (July, 2007)
• Project Prioritization Process for Projects in Previous Plans (August, 2007)
• Previous Proposed Project Matrix (August, 2007)
• TPB Atlanta Region Corridor Travel Patterns (September, 2007)
• TPB Model Methdolody and Results for Concepts 1 and 2 (October, 2007)

The following documents are various the Transit Planning Board's Performance Measurement activities.

• Atlanta Region Transit System Performance 2000 - 2005 (January 2007)
• April 2007 Service Availability Report
• July 2007 Service Availability Report
• Presentation on MARTA Balanced Scorecard (July, 2007)
• October 2007 Service Availability Report
• January 2008 Service Availability Report
• April 2008 Service Availability Report
• Update on Atlanta Regional Transit System Performance 2000 - 2006 (April, 2008)

Other Technical / Informational Reports

The following documents are various technical reports and informational reports and articles regarding transit related issues that our various partners may find interesting.

• Overview of Charlotte Transit Plan and Governance (March, 2008) - Update of Commuter Rail Plan for Atlanta
• Transit Oriented Development in Charlotte (March, 2008) - Update of Commuter Rail Plan for Atlanta
• Commuter Rail Plan Update (December, 2007) - Update of Commuter Rail Plan for Atlanta
• Feasibility Analysis of Joint Running of Light Rail and Heavy Rail Vehicles in the Helsinki Metro
• Deloitte Final Report on FTA New Starts Program - Feb, 2007
• Deloitte Final Report on FTA New Starts Program - Appendix A: Case Studies
• Deloitte Final Report on FTA New Starts Program - Appendix B: Analogous Project Delivery Processes
• Summary Report of Consultant Management Best Practices (October, 2003) - Prepared for the Georgia Department of Transportation
• Seattle Transit Plan (September, 2005)
• National Rail Freight Infrastructure Capacity and Investment Study (September, 2007)
• Conctractor Performance Assessment Report (September, 2007) - Produced by the Federal Transit Administration on Project Projections vs. realities

Previous Transit Planning Work in Atlanta and Georgia

The following documents are previously published planning documents that deal with transit planning on some level with the Atlanta region.

• MARTA Phase 1 Report (1981)
• Intermodal Program for Rail Passenger Service in Georgia (November, 1999)
• Northern Sub-Area Study Executive Summary
• Northern Sub-Area Study - Chapter 7 - GA 400 Corridor Analysis - Includes Specific Transit Recommendations
• Northern Sub-Area Study - Appendix F: Transit Operations Plans and Analysis
• Regional Transit Action Plan - Chapter 1
• Regional Transit Action Plan - Chapter 2
• Regional Transit Action Plan - Chapter 3
• Regional Transit Action Plan - Chapter 4
• Regional Transit Action Plan - Chapter 5
• Regional Transit Action Plan - Chapter 6
• Jacksonville - Atlanta Intercity Passenger Rail service Study (July 2004)
• Macon - Charlotte Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor Plan Final Report (May 2004)
• Atlanta Downtown/Midtown Bus Circulation Study (October, 2005)
• Buford Highway Multimodal Corridor Study Final Report (March, 2007)
• Tara Boulevard Multimodal Corridor Study Final Report (March, 2007)
• Map of the 12th Amendment of the Rapid Transit Conctract and Assistance Agreement (April 2007) - Authorized Additions to the MARTA System
• The Economic Impact of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (May 2007)
• MARTA Documents on the Beltline
• MARTA Documents on the Memorial Drive BRT
• MARTA Documents on the GA 400 Corridor
• MARTA Documents on the West Line
• MARTA Documents on the I-20 East corridor
• Reports on Commuter Rail in Atlanta

Transit Technology Information

Technology Fact Sheets: The following are brief information sheets on different transit technologies being discussed in the Atlanta region. These are informational only. All links are .pdf documents and open in a new window.

• Arterial Bus Rapid Transit
• Exclusive Guideway Bus Rapid Transit
• Circulators
• Commuter Rail
• Express Bus
• Heavy Rail
• Light Rail
• Local Bus
• MAGLEV
• Monorail
• Paratransit
• Streetcar
• Vanpool

Technology Videos: The following links are short videos of different transit technologies being discussed in the Atlanta region. These are informational only.

• Heavy Rail 1 - Riding on the Prague Metro (art-type film)
• Heavy Rail 2 - Riding on the Brussels Metro
• Heavy Rail 3 - Riding on the Prague Metro. View from front of train in tunnel
• Heavy Rail 4 - Waiting on the train in Paris
• Heavy Rail 5 - Shaky video showing the Boston Blue Line switch from overhead power to 3rd rail power
• Heavy Rail 6 - Riding the Metrorail in Miami
• Light Rail / Streetcar 1 - Video of Charlotte's new line on opening day
• Light Rail / Streetcar 2 - Video of Charlotte's new line in everyday service
• Light Rail / Streetcar 3 - 10th Anniversary Video of Dallas' Light Rail System
• Light Rail / Streetcar 4 - Neighborhood Grade Crossing on LA Gold Line
• Light Rail / Streetcar 5 - Vehicle running in the median of an arterial road
• Light Rail / Streetcar 6 - Various vehicle types in different operating environments in Brussels
• Light Rail / Streetcar 7 - Vehicle using 3rd Rail and Overhead Wires in Amsterdam
• Bus Rapid Transit - Busway 1 - Exclusive Busway in Ottawa
• Bus Rapid Tranist - Busway 2 - Orange Line Busway in Los Angeles
• Bus Rapid Transit - Busway 3 - Exclusive Busway in Brisbane
• Bus Rapid Transit - Busway 4 - Silver Line Tunnel in Boston
• Commuter Rail 1 - Metrolink in Covina, CA
• Commuter Rail 2 - The view out the window on a Metrolink train in Los Angeles
• Commuter Rail 3 - Passengers boarding a Virginia Railway Express train in Northern Virginia
• Commuter Rail 4 - Riding on an MBTA train leaving Framingham, MA
• Automated Guideway Transit / People Mover - 1 - Riding the Miami Metromover

Proposed Regional Transit Projects From Previous Studies

These maps present regional transit projects proposed over the past 30 years in an adopted planning document. For further information about a particular project and where it was recommended, please contact the TPB. All links are .pdf documents and open in a new window.

• City of Atlanta
• Cobb County
• Cherokee County
• Clayton County
• Dekalb County
• Douglas County
• Fayette County
• North Fulton County
• South Fulton County
• Gwinnett County
• Henry County
• Rockdale County
• Potential Park-n-Ride Locations




Presentations from September 7, 2007 Commuter Rail Symposium

These presentations were given as part of the Commuter Rail Symposium - the HOW and WHY on September 7, 2007. All links are .pdf documents and open in a new window.

• David Solow - CEO of Metrolink
• Jacki Bacharach - Fouding Chair of Metrolink
• Lonnie Blaydes - Trinity Rail Express - Dallas / Ft. Worth
• Dale Zehner - CEO of Virginia Railway Express




Presentations to the Joint Study Committee on Transportation Funding

These presentations were given as part of the Joint House-Senate Joint Study Funding on Transportation Funding. The TPB was invited by the committee to present at the September 10-11 meeting given in Valdosta, GA and at the September 24-25 meeting in Atlanta, GA. The presentations can be found on the committee's website here.