Project Status And
Activities
The New Paradigms project is
exploring three questions:
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Why
is fundamental change - a paradigm shift - needed in public
transportation;
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What
is the scope and scale of change that might be sought; and
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How
can fundamental change be most effectively pursued and sustained.
Observations about Why
fundamental change may be necessary are provided in TCRP
Report 53, “Forces
and Factors that Require Consideration of New Paradigms.” The
executive summary from the report is contained on this web site.
(link)
In addition,
the annotated presentation describing the emergence of a new
paradigm for public transportation organizations is contained in Sources
and Resources.
Observations about What
changes may be on the horizon have been taken from dozens of
examples of recent fundamental change in other businesses and
industries, and are highlighted in the full text of TCRP Report
58, “Opening
the Door to Fundamental Change,”
contained on this web site. (link)
To explore the real-world
issues of How to launch and sustain fundamental
change, the research team has examined changes now underway
in a number of transit organizations, both here and abroad. A
final project report is being prepared for publication entitled,
"Emerging New Paradigms in Public Transportation: Chartering the
Change -- A Guide to Fundamental Change in Local Public
Transportation Organizations."
Many of the most
significant examples of fundamental change are described in
the Field
Reports section of this site.
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