The 2024 “Research to Practice” Transit Symposium took place on October 22-24, 2024. As the transit industry is poised to take advantage of the largest transit and rail investment in our lifetimes, the symposium provides a platform where transit experts share insights on how evidence-based research is being or can be used to make the most of these opportunities in a changing environment. This year’s symposium will focus on the following topics:
- Jarrett Walker on Human Transit
- Cutting-edge Transit Technology
- Innovation in Contracting and Procurements
- Leslie Richards on SEPTA
- Women in Transit
- Homelessness and Transit
- Susan Handy on Shifting Gears
- Transit Agency-University Partnerships
- Transit-Oriented Developments/Communities
In addition to the opening and closing plenaries, the symposium features two types of sessions:
- Researcher + practitioner sessions: researchers and practitioners will jointly present a research project that addresses a practical issue important to a transit agency, metropolitan planning organization, or department of transportation.
- Regular sessions: traditional presentations where an individual presenter shares transit-related research.
The Symposium is convened by a partnership between APTA, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), University of Florida Transportation Institute, the USDOT Tier-1 Center for Equitable Transit-oriented Communities University Transportation Center, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, and the Mineta Transportation Institute. Organizing Committee members:
- Chad Riding, Andrew Furillo, Kevin Spiker, Connor Campbell, Mina Rezaei, Afnan Mohammad, Keith Sirisack, Alex Opulencia & Wendy Moran, Caltrans
- Jacob Yan & Xilei Zhao, University of Florida
- Art Guzzetti, APTA
- Hilary Nixon, Mineta Transportation Institute
- Kari Watkins, UC Davis
- Greg Newmark, Morgan State University
- Brendon Hemily, Public Transportation Consultant
- Roderick Bailey, Mississippi DOT
- John Andoh, City of Redding, CA
AICP credits were available for this event. Information about previous years’ events can be found here.
Questions? Contact the following:
Chad Riding
Caltrans Division of Planning and Modal Program Management
(916) 907-2212
chad.riding@dot.ca.gov
Dr. Xiang ‘Jacob’ Yan
Assistant Professor & UFTI Transit Lead
Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering
xiangyan@ufl.edu