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Transit Dispatches

Alex Roman

Alex Roman

Executive Editor

Transit Dispatches is your go-to source for the latest news, trends, and analysis in public transportation, motorcoach travel, and sustainable mobility. From city buses to luxury motorcoaches, we explore the evolving landscape and help you stay informed and ahead of the curve with expert insights on transit innovations, fleet management, passenger experience, and policy updates.

Transit Dispatchesby Bonnie CrawfordOctober 20, 2021

Convincing Customers to Ditch their Cars for Public Transportation

The state of public transportation in the U.S. is painfully subpar when compared to the rest of the developed world. This begs the question: Why can’t we have that here in the U.S.?

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Transit Dispatchesby Scott ShepardOctober 6, 2021

How Local and Regional Transit Authorities are Embracing MaaS: A Global Review

We are starting to see a shift within the mobility domain away from the desire for single car ownership. The explanations are many, but in a digitalized, shared, and on-demand society, the requirement of owning your own automobile has diminished in the priorities of one’s lifestyle.

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Transit Dispatchesby Giles BaileySeptember 29, 2021

An International Case Study: Public Transport in Geneva, Switzerland

As a prosperous wealthy country there have been persistent shortages of labor for many decades, and this remains the case today, which causes significant impacts on thinking about regional mobility.

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Transit Dispatchesby Scott ShepardSeptember 15, 2021

Shared Mobility & MaaS in 2021-22: Four Trends and Predictions

As 2020 drew to a close and COVID set in, the dust began to settle on the “gold rush” that was shared mobility over the past few years. Reality began to set in, and the collective hangover we’ve all been experiencing made us start to question where we are, and where we’re going.

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Transit Dispatchesby Niosha Kayhani August 25, 2021

The Summer of Struggle on America’s Roads

How the pandemic has increased costs and poor conditions for car travel.

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Transit Dispatchesby Todd MouwAugust 10, 2021

Transit Agency Fleets Save Millions by Switching to Propane

Propane is a safe, domestically produced fuel that provides a return on investment.

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