Intercity Transportation Topic Guide
Intercity Transportation Topic Guide
Intercity Transportation Topic Guide
FTA
Formula Grants for Rural Areas: Program Guidance and Application Instructions (FTA C 9040.1G, Chapter VIII.8), 2014
Intercity Bus Program Section 5311 (f), webinar presentation, 2015
National RTAP
101 Webinar on the FTA Intercity Bus Program, 2015
2021 Intercity Bus Survey Results
Intercity Bus Peer Forum request form
Intercity Bus Peer Roundtable Presentation webinar with AASHTO MTAP, 2021
Progressive Rural Transit Services Offer Lessons in Mobility, Access for All, in Metro Magazine, 2019
Additional Resources
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's, 2023
Clouser, K. and D. 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, D. The Intercity Bus Renaissance: One Company's Experience. TR News. May-June 2016
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
National RTAP's Intercity Bus 101: State of the Industry, 2023
Schwieterman, Joseph P. States Expand Investments in Intercity Bus Service to Close Gaps, Metro Magazine, 2024
Schwieterman, Joseph P., Chesney Blythe, and Akshara Das. Back on the Bus: 2024 Outlook for the Intercity Bus Industry in the United States. Chaddick Institute, 2024
Transit Cooperative Research Program's (TCRP) Effective Approaches to Meeting Rural Intercity Bus Transportation Needs, 2002 and Toolkit for Estimating Demand for Rural Intercity Bus Services, 2011
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Updated November 15, 2024
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