The 2025 “Research to Practice” Transit Symposium will take place October 28-30, 2025. The symposium will take place online and streamed on YouTube. As the transit industry is experiencing significant changes (e.g., new technologies, potential funding shortage) in recent years, 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 dynamic environment. This year’s symposium will focus on the following topics:
- Automated Transit Vehicles
- Microtransit and Paratransit State of Practice
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.
AICP credits are 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 | 
Click Here to Register!
YouTube Live Streams (View Presentation Slides ):
Day 1, October 28: https://www.youtube.com/live/z1RwWhZWVQQ?si=VIOXkPNPnAsLXMTx
Day 2, October 29: https://www.youtube.com/live/Y0t2w2twfY4?si=OTFkh1V524oEKHPE
Day 3, October 30: https://www.youtube.com/live/uiP3eHeksJw?si=A8hk3IjGGDrxEup2
The Symposium is convened by a partnership between California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), University of Florida Transportation Institute, APTA, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, and the Mineta Transportation Institute. Organizing Committee members: - Chad Riding, Kevin Spiker, Connor Campbell, Mina Rezaei, & Keith Sirisack, Caltrans
- Jacob Yan & Xilei Zhao, University of Florida
- Brendon Hemily, Public Transportation Consultant
- Hilary Nixon, Mineta Transportation Institute
- Greg Newmark, Morgan State University
- Roderick Bailey, Mississippi DOT
- John Andoh, City of Redding, CA
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