Having already been on the road for a couple of conferences, both folks in the public transit and motorcoach sectors have a lot of optimism the ship is starting to correct itself, and it’s good to see all the energy out on the show floors and in the halls.
I remember in my first few weeks of working for METRO, my former editor gave me a heads up that Frank Di Giacomo, our publisher at the time, was coming to the home office for a visit. I must admit after hearing stories about him, I was nervous about our meeting, so on that Monday morning sitting across from Frank as he twisted his pinkie ring, I didn’t quite know what to expect.
Austin, Texas’ Capital Metro is implementing an onboard digital display system integrated with a real-time data feed versus the traditional integration with on-vehicle schedule information, across a subset of its fleet.
King County Metro (KCM) and MV Transportation developed and implemented a new multi-tenant GIS recording and reconciliation system to collect, process, and distribute pathway data: CommonPaths.
N.M.’s North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) partnered with LiquidSpring to test its Compressible Liquid Adaptive Suspension System (CLASS).
The entire North American Greyhound Lines Inc. (Greyhound) fleet was upgraded with the Icomera X-Series wireless internet connectivity gateway to significantly improve the passenger experience.
Rochester, N.Y.’s Regional Transit Service (RTS) recently launched the world’s first Account-Based Ticketing solution powered by Masabi’s MaaS-enabled Fare Payments-as-a-Service platform, in the Transit app.
Zero-emissions electric vehicle supplier GreenPower Motor Company partnered with Perrone Robotics to create/develop the first fully autonomous electric passenger transportation vehicle, the AV Star.
GIRO and L.A. Metro collaborated to develop the Customer Impact Simulator (CIS) — a software tool for transit planners that calculates an expanded range of customer-benefit metrics.
These products can also help enhance the customer experience through next-bus arrival info, trip-planning, and fare payment. Visit our suppliers’ websites for even more information.
Tymon explains the urgency of now and why it is essential for Congress to take what he describes as a "once in a generation opportunity" and pass the infrastructure package.
NJ TRANSIT talks about the impact of COVID-19, their 'While You've Been Away' Campaign, as well as other projects to bring ridership back in this episode of Roads, Rails, & Reels.
Rich Amodei discussed key challenges for transit properties, increasing ridership and more with METRO.
Graeme Masterton discussed impact on commuter systems, returning to an office work environment and more with METRO.
Timothy Schmidt, VP of Lockwood, Andrews, & Newnam Inc., is one of several top executives METRO spoke with for a consultant roundtable in the July issue.
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