Data Infrastructure & Governance Subcommittee

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Designated AP090(1), this subcommittee focuses on the practical challenges and practices for implementing modern data infrastructure and governance within transit agencies.

Mission

The subcommittee’s mission is to help bridge the gap on a practical level between cutting-edge data infrastructure and governance practices and where transit agencies large and small are today.

Most broadly, to do this we:

• Convene people who are doing this sort of work or want to be
• Curate a knowledge repository that inventories and highlights relevant tools and practices
• Cultivate spaces for industry-wide peer support and collaborative projects or research against shared challenges

More specific activites and projects will be discussed at the upcoming TRB Annual Meeting and then open to further discussion online for those who are unable to attend.

Get Involved

• Join us in person at the TRB Annual Meeting in January 2025 (see below)
• Join us on Slack in #trb-ap090-data-infra under MobilityData’s community workspace (request invitation)
• Submit your email address to subscribe to updates or request to join the subcommittee

Volunteer roles

We are looking to recruit two volunteers to pair on each of the following areas

• Monthly newsletter
• Agency show-and-tell presentations
• State-of-practice agency surveys
• Best-practice interviews
• Project librarian

APTA sub-working group

This TRB subcommittee collaborates closely with the APTA sub-working group on Data Standards and Utilization. Where TRB committees and subcommittees focus on research and convening, this APTA sub-working group is charged with publishing guideline and best practice documents. Through these two groups’ collaboration, we can continually assess the state of the industry and current practices and develop materials to help agencies move forward efficiently.

Upcoming Events

• Session @ Annual Meeting 2025

Past Events

• Kickoff @ Annual Meeting 2024
  • Meeting Minutes