California Department of Transportation
 

Modal

Overview

The Caltrans Division of Research and Innovation has been in the forefront of the effort to improve the efficiency and attractiveness of modal systems throughout the state. By making public transportation more efficient, more comfortable, and more dependable, it will grow in importance as a traveler's choice. Benefits such as efficient integration of land use and transportation, congestion relief, and air quality improvements can occur as a result.

Master agreements with the University of California, and standard agreements with other research institutions, facilitate research partnerships and lend continuity to annually-programmed tasks.

Mission Statement

Through research, the Public Transportation and Modal Research Branch solves passenger transportation problems that affect the safety, accessibility, convenience, connectivity, user friendliness and affordability of the State's public transportation systems.

Goals

  1. Conduct innovative research, develop practical applications, introduce deployable products, and facilitate the transfer of technology for public transportation uses.
  2. Champion new and improved products, materials, innovative processes and technologies to be used in the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation of public transportation services.
  3. Improve delivery of real-time traveler information via web and mobile phone to the public for better planning and operation of the State’s transportation network.

Contact Information

  • Branch Chief
    • Prakash Sah,
      Senior Transportation Electrical Engineer, Caltrans
      E-Mail: Prakash_Sah@dot.ca.gov
      Phone: (916) 654-7657
  • Team Member

Current Research Projects

Completed Research Projects