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Transit Commons welcomes practitioners, developers, and innovators who want to advance transit technology through experimental projects and emerging initiatives.

Ways to Participate

Lead or contribute to experimental projects
Share your implementation experiences
Test new approaches and provide feedback
Document practical insights
Connect with other practitioners

Industry Engagement

TRB Engagement

Drive research and understanding through TRB AP090(1):

Contribute to research initiatives
Participate in working group meetings
Present findings at TRB conferences
Shape research priorities
Build academic partnerships

APTA Engagement

Advance best practices through APTA's standards process:

Contribute to standards development
Share implementation experiences
Help create practical guidance
Participate in technical reviews
Support industry adoption

Current Opportunities

Project Areas

Open data standards development
System integration experiments
Implementation case studies
Technology prototypes
Best practices documentation

Contribution Types

Technical development
Documentation writing
Implementation testing
Use case development
Knowledge sharing

Community Resources

Discussion Forums

Join our GitHub Discussions
Share ideas and ask questions
Connect with other practitioners
Learn from implementation experiences
Find collaboration opportunities

Project Repositories

Browse our GitHub repositories
Contribute to ongoing projects
Start new experimental initiatives
Share your own projects
Collaborate with others

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New experimental projects
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Implementation insights
Industry engagement opportunities
Project outcomes

Contact Information

Community Channels

GitHub Discussions: transit-commons/discussions
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Industry Working Groups

TRB AP090(1)

Monthly virtual meetings
Annual in-person meeting at TRB
Email: [coming soon]

APTA Standards Working Group

Bi-monthly virtual meetings
Quarterly in-person workshops
Email: [coming soon]