The Journal of Public Transportation is an international peer-reviewed open access journal published by the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida, through the National Center for Transit Research. The Journal contains original research and case studies associated with various forms of public transportation and related transportation and policy issues. Topics are approached from a variety of academic disciplines, including engineering, planning, economics, geography, public policy, political science, and others, and include policy, methodological, technological, and financial aspects. Emphasis is placed on the identification of innovative solutions to public transportation problems. CUTR and its National Center for Transit Research strive to help improve the performance and relevance of public transportation and other forms of active transportation. Much of CUTR's research is applied, practical research, in support of implementation of innovative solutions, and is designed to assist those who plan, design, operate, and maintain transit and paratransit systems, commuter assistance programs, and first-mile/last-mile components that support public transportation. Paper Content Up to 40 papers per year are published in the Journal of Public Transportation, which is produced on a limited budget, a fiscal constraint that requires us to establish priorities in the types of papers we will publish. As such, the articles included in the Journal should be accessible and understandable by personnel in transit properties or related services so the findings can be used to the benefit of passengers, agencies, and communities. Papers featuring case studies should do more than use already-accepted methodologies and share findings; the research should advance the state of knowledge and should feature lessons learned and techniques that can be generalized so the information is useful in other locales that may have similar challenges. Papers that are highly technical/mathematical and/or very academic in nature that might be beyond the comprehension of most transit or related agency personnel are not encouraged. Authors should consider submitting these papers to more technical journals such as: Annals of Operations Research Computers and Industrial Engineering European Journal of Operational Research European Journal of Scientific Research International Journal of Applied Management and Technology International Journal of Project Management Journal of Discrete Applied Mathematics Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Journal of Operations Research Journal of Operations Research Society Journal of Transportation Science Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics