The National Transit Database (NTD) is the primary source for information and statistics on the transit systems of the United States. The State of Georgia and more specifically, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) as a recipient of funds from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is required to report service and financial data for all rural transit systems in Georgia that receive Section 5311 funds on an annual basis. As part of this project, Georgia Tech researchers work with GDOT to collect data required to fulfill NTD reporting requirements for 5311 rural transit systems in Georgia.
The data collected for this project has formed the foundation for several related research efforts, including the development of a Statewide Transit Plan for Georgia, identification of rural and small urban areas that will likely have their federal funding impacted after the 2020 Census due to areas being reclassified as large urban areas, and cost and benefit assessment for rural and small urban systems in Georgia.
Publication related to this project:
[1] Garrow, L.A., Douthat, T.H., Douglass, S. and Nord, A. (2020). A statewide assessment of public transit funding needs for counties trending urban in Georgia. Georgia Department of Transportation Research Report 17-01. Available here.