Intercity Transportation Topic Guide

Intercity Transportation Topic Guide

Formula Grants for Rural Areas Programs Guidance (FTA C 9040.1H), 2024

Intercity Bus Program Section 5311 (f), webinar presentation, 2015

• 101 Webinar on the FTA Intercity Bus Program, 2015
• Intercity Bus Peer Forum request form
• Intercity Bus 101: State of the Industry, 2023
  
• Progressive Rural Transit Services Offer Lessons in Mobility, Access for All, in Metro Magazine, 2019
• Why Connection Points Matter, 2024

National RTAP 2023 Technical Assistance Conference Presentations:

• Gonterman, Stephanie. Intercity Bus: A Connected Network
• Schwieterman, Joseph. New Directions: Shifts in the Intercity Bus Travel in the Wake of the Pandemic
• Stocker, Nina. Intercity Bus: A Connected National Mobility Network

Bergstein, Shira. Increasing Access to Amtrak’s Passenger Rail Network. University of California, 2012

Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS) Intercity Bus Atlas, 2023, and Access to Intercity Transportation in Rural Areas, 2023

Busby, Janson. Changes in Connectivity: An Analysis of Bus Service, 1980 vs. 2023. DePaul University, 2023

Chaddick Institute's Intercity Bus Schedule Frequency on Notable U.S. Routes: A Review of Intercity Bus Service Provided by Bus Lines, 2024-2025

Clouser, Karoline and David Kack. Intercity Bus Stop Analysis. Montana State University, College of Engineering, Small Urban and Rural Livability Center, 2017

Greyhound. Intercity Bus and Interconnectivity: Building Community and Bridging Mobility Gaps, 2021

Hall, David. The Intercity Bus Renaissance: One Company's Experience. TR News. May-June 2016, page 11

Mattson, Jeremy. Innovative Approach to Estimating Demand for Intercity Bus Services in a Rural Environment. National Center for Transit Research, North Dakota State University, 2016

McLeod, Ethan. States Work to Fill Gaps with Branded, Subsidized Intercity Bus Services. Eno Center for Transportation, 2022

Schwieterman, Joseph P. States Expand Investments in Intercity Bus Service to Close Gaps, Metro Magazine, 2024

Schwieterman, Joseph P. and Zaria Bonds. Stepping Up Service: 2025 Outlook for the Intercity Bus Industry in the United States. Chaddick Institute, 2025

Transit Cooperative Research Program's (TCRP) Toolkit for Estimating Demand for Rural Intercity Bus Services, 2011

DISCLAIMER: The resources provided in each topic guide are not an exhaustive survey of every available resource on each topic. If you would like to add a resource to a Topic Guide, please email info@nationalrtap.org.  This document was prepared by National RTAP with the financial assistance of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The contents do not necessarily represent the opinions or policy of any agency of the U.S. Government, and the U.S. Government assumes no liability for the contents or use thereof. It does not have the force and effect of law and is not meant to bind the public in any way.

Updated May 20, 2025