Students planning a career in the field of rural or tribal transit and have performed research to were invited to share their original study on transportation with top industry leaders at the 5th National RTAP Conference: Navigating the Tides of Change with Rural & Tribal Transit, held in Myrtle Beach, SC, on December 3, 2023. The winning posters, along with additional posters, were showcased at the Conference Student Poster Session on December 3, 2023. This year, there was a tie for first place.
Students planning a career in the field of rural or tribal transit and have performed research to were invited to share their original study on transportation with top industry leaders at the 5th National RTAP Conference: Navigating the Tides of Change with Rural & Tribal Transit, held in Myrtle Beach, SC, on December 3, 2023. The winning posters, along with additional posters, were showcased at the Conference Student Poster Session on December 3, 2023. This year, there was a tie for first place.
Congratulations to all the students for their excellent work!
1st place
Tatum Thomas, Modesty Pernett, UMass Amherst
Sidewalk Connectivity and Condition in Rural Transit Networks
1st place
Alexandria Lowery, San Jose State University
Sustaining Zero-Fare Transit in Rural and Tribal Communities
2nd place
Naomi Gross & Erika Teetsel, Boston University School of Public Health
3rd Place
Janson Busby, DePaul University
Changes in Connectivity: An Analysis of Bus Service, 1980 vs. 2023
Additional Poster
Tate Coleman, UMass Amherst
Data-Driven Approaches for Capital Transit Planning
(download poster and open in Adobe Acrobat)
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