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Item Curbside Intercity Bus Industry: Research of Transportation Policy Opportunities and Challenges(2014-05-23) Scott, Marcia; Collins, Eileen; Wicks, Arthur IIIThis report from the Institute for Public Administration (IPA) at the University of Delaware (UD) serves to document the industry’s unprecedented growth and related transportation policy issues within the Northeast Corridor. With project support from the University of Delaware University Transportation Center (UD-UTC), the team conducted a literature review on the intercity bus industry, a field assessment of curbside operations, survey of passengers, and a June 13, 2012 Curbside Intercity Bus Transportation Policy Forum for industry stakeholders. A case study on a local Chinatown bus company was also conducted to spotlight the alarming industry issue of reincarnated carriers—companies that have been shut down by the federal government for violating laws and regulations, yet defy enforcement by continuing to operate under other names or companies.Item Intermodal Transportation Facilities: Research of Viable Attributes and Potential to Integrate Curbside Intercity Buses(2013-11) Scott, Marcia; Kelly, Christopher; Collins, EileenThis report builds on previous research to assess the potential of integrating curbside intercity bus operations within intermodal transportation facilities. The report highlights the rise of of the curbside intercity bus industry, NEC transportation pressures, the concept of intermodalism, and the need for intermodal facilities. Findings suggest that investment in intermodal transportation facilities will promote a more integrated and sustainable transportation system.Item Research of Viable Attributes and Potential to Integrate Curbside Intercity Buses(Transportation Research Board, 2017-01-08) Scott, Marcia; Kelly, Christopher; Collins, Eileen; Lewis, Jerome; Faghri, Ardeshir; Li, MingxinOutpacing air and rail transportation, the curbside intercity bus industry now represents the fastest growing mode of intercity travel in the United States. The paper highlights the industry’s unresolved transportation policy issues associated with its unprecedented growth—particularly within the Northeast Corridor (NEC). Follow-up on several topics of research was suggested, including the need to plan for and invest in intermodal transportation facilities that serve all methods of transportation and facilitate interconnections among all modes. Incorporating multiple modes of transportation—including curbside intercity buses—into transportation facility master plans can further leverage public and private investment/resources to better meet the needs of all transportation users. While barriers to intermodalism exist, paper findings suggest that development and investment in intermodal transportation facilities—which serve as a hub for all modes of transportation, including curbside intercity buses—will promote a more integrated and sustainable transportation system. Through a case study approach, viable attributes of successful intermodal facilities in the NEC were identified. A matrix was developed to provide a planning framework and consider viable attributes of successful intermodal facilities. This planning framework approach is applied to Washington, D.C.’s Union Station, which is identified as a model intermodal transportation facility.