Acumen Newsletter
June 24, 2025
Welcome to the Acumen E-Newsletter, a recap of recent project highlights and staff updates.
Publications
Articles by Acumen
December 31, 2024
Acumen staff shares transportation expertise in the following articles.
TCRP Report 237, Fare-Free Transit Evaluation Framework
April 5, 2023
Walter E. Allen of Acumen was a panel member for the Transit Cooperative Research Program Report 237. Transit practitioners can use this framework to evaluate the benefits, costs and trade-offs of fare-free transit.
Transit IDEA 79 Project Final Report: Implementation of Smart Card Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) Technology in Small Transit Agencies for Standards Development
September 13, 2016
Acumen’s project plan for implementing smart card automatic fare collection technology culminated in a successful 90-day pilot operation.
Innovation in Action: Accomplishments of the Transit IDEA (Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis) Program
September 13, 2007
See page 12 for Acumen’s research.
Acumen Newsletter
June 24, 2025
Welcome to the Acumen E-Newsletter, a recap of recent project highlights and staff updates.
Articles by Acumen
December 31, 2024
Acumen staff shares transportation expertise in the following articles.
TCRP Report 237, Fare-Free Transit Evaluation Framework
April 5, 2023
Walter E. Allen of Acumen was a panel member for the Transit Cooperative Research Program Report 237. Transit practitioners can use this framework to evaluate the benefits, costs and trade-offs of fare-free transit.
Transit IDEA 79 Project Final Report: Implementation of Smart Card Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) Technology in Small Transit Agencies for Standards Development
September 13, 2016
Acumen’s project plan for implementing smart card automatic fare collection technology culminated in a successful 90-day pilot operation.
Innovation in Action: Accomplishments of the Transit IDEA (Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis) Program
September 13, 2007
See page 12 for Acumen’s research.