Members and Friends,

Below is another opportunity to make sure rural public, intercity bus, or paratransit expertise informs upcoming TCRP synthesis panels. A TCRP Synthesis study is usually a year long, or less, and scans existing practices to assemble information in an industry-friendly format.

TCRP Synthesis Panel Submissions

TCRP is seeking nominations for panel members for seven (7) new synthesis topics (see below). The due date is August 30, 2024.

This time, if you are interested, please submit your name via the Online Panel Nominations in MyTRB. 

The new project numbers, titles, and preliminary scopes of work are available at this link: TCRP Synthesis FY 2024 Topics. Note that the last one specifically calls out rural but rural should be represented in all of the synthesis.

• TCRP J-07/Topic SA-63: How Transit Operator Health and Wellbeing Affects Workforce Strength
• TCRP J-07/Topic SA-64: Transit Scheduling and Dispatch Practice that Increase Operator Quality of Life
• TCRP J-07/Topic SB-43: Transit Agency Responses to Serving Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities on ADA Paratransit
• TCRP J-07/Topic SB-44: The State of Art in Transit
• TCRP J-07/Topic SB-45: Synthesis of Transit Agency Customer Experience Programs
• TCRP J-07/Topic SE-08: Defining and Measuring “State of Good Repair” for Public Transit Assets and Infrastructure
• TCRP J-07/Topic SH-25: Building Safe, Quality Access to Bus Stops for Rural and Exurban Communities

TCRP Synthesis PI's

Additionally, they are seeking principal investigators for seven (7) new synthesis topics. Fixed fee is $55,000. If you are interested, a two-page cover letter and professional resume or CV are required to formally express interest in authoring a topic. and can be submitted here: Letters of Interest Submission Portal.