JTRF Special Issue
Call for Papers

The Journal of the Transportation Research Forum is soliciting papers for a special issue that will focus exclusively on public transportation. This special issue is being published in partnership with the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).

Potential papers topics include

• Bus and paratransit operations
• Communicating with the public
• Commuter and intercity rail
• Customer service
• Intelligent transportation systems
• Maintenance issues
• Alternative fuels
• Service coordination
• Safety and security
• Workforce development

Deadline for submittal of papers is April 30, 2008. A copy of the guidelines for authors can be found at www.trforum.org/journal/policy.php.

The articles included in this special issue of the Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, which is scheduled to be published in fall 2008, will also be available on the Internet to ensure that all members of the public transportation industry will have ready access to them.

The Transportation Research Forum, now in its 49th year, is a nationwide network of transportation practitioners, researchers, and government officials involved in all modes of transportation. The Journal of the Transportation Research Forum is a peer-reviewed publication.

If you have any questions, please contact Jill Hough, who is serving as guest editor for the issue, at (701)231-8082 or jill.hough@ndsu.edu.

Papers should be submitted (via mail or e-mail) by April 30, 2008 to:

Jill Hough, Ph.D., Director
Small Urban & Rural Transit Center
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
North Dakota State University
P.O. Box 5074
Fargo, ND 58105
jill.hough@ndsu.edu

For more information about the Transportation Research Forum, go to www.trforum.org