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Suggested Citation:"Abbreviations and Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2006. Methods of Rider Communication. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13963.
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51 AATA Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (Michigan) ADA Americans with Disabilities Act ATIS Advanced Traveler Information System AVL Automated vehicle location BART Bay Area Rapid Transit (California) CATA Capital Area Transportation Authority (Pennsylvania) CATS Charlotte Area Transit System, City of Charlotte Public Transportation Department (North Carolina) CityLink Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (Illinois) CMTA Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Texas) CSTSD City of Colorado Springs Transit Services Division (Colorado) DLR Docklands Light Railway DMS Dynamic message sign FCRTA Fresno County Rural Transit Agency (California) GBTA Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority (Connecticut) GHTD Greater Hartford Transit District (Connecticut) GPS Global Positioning System ILT Institute of Logistics and Transport IVR Interactive voice response KT Kitsap Transit (Washington) LCD Liquid crystal display LED Light-emitting diode LRT Light-rail transit MATS Montgomery Area Transit System (Alabama) MCTS Milwaukee County Transit System (Wisconsin) Metro Metro Transit (Minneapolis) MTA Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York City) MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission (California) Muni San Francisco Municipal Railway (California) OCTA Orange County Transportation Authority (California) Pace Pace Suburban Bus (Illinois) PAT Port Authority of Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) PDA Personal digital assistant PEPTRAN PEdestrian and Public TRAnsport Navigation PORTAL Portsmouth’s Real Time Integrated Traveler Information System RVT River Valley Transit (Williamsport Bureau of Transportation) (Pennsylvania) SCRRA Southern California Regional Rail Authority SLE Shore Line East, Connecticut Department of Transportation (Connecticut) SMRT Singapore Mass Rapid Transit Ltd. (Singapore) SMS Short message service TfL Transport for London (United Kingdom) The T Fort Worth Transportation Authority (Texas) TRANSPO South Bend Public Transportation Corporation (Indiana) Transfort Transfort/Dial-A-Ride (Colorado) Transit Link Transit Link Pte Ltd (Singapore) TriMet Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon TRIS Transportation Research Information Services VTA Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (California) VCTC Ventura County Transportation Commission (California) VISTA Ventura Intercity Service Transit Authority VOIP Voice over Internet Protocol WAP Wireless application protocol Wheels Norwalk Transit District (Connecticut) Wi-Fi Wireless fidelity YCTA York County Transportation Authority (rabbittransit) (Pennsylvania) ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 68: Methods of Rider Communication examines methods of communicating with transit customers in a variety of situations. The report explores the state of the practice in transit agency communications with customers, investigates how transit agencies determine the effectiveness of their communications activities, and reviews lessons learned in developing communications programs and communicating by electronic means.

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