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Transit Dispatchesby Heather RedfernMarch 26, 2019

'Going to School' to Cultivate the Next Generation of Transit Employees

To help mitigate the effects of a potential workforce shortage, SEPTA is taking its recruitment efforts to the next generation, reaching out to students about careers in transportation.

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Transit Dispatchesby Walter AllenMarch 18, 2019

How congestion pricing, MaaS, and new transit policies will benefit all

By working in tandem, these elements will result in better public transportation infrastructure, more egalitarian access to transit options, affordable or free services, and a healthier environment.

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Transit Dispatchesby Paul ComfortMarch 13, 2019

How private-sector vendors can successfully navigate transit agencies

What I found in my public sector roles was that often private sector vendors did not understand how we operated nor how to interface effectively with us as the public agency.

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Transit Dispatchesby Michael GrecoMarch 6, 2019

Labor Concerns Should Not Deter Deployment of AV Bus Tech

Transit agencies don’t need to wait for fully autonomous vehicles to become a reality before they can begin saving money, augmenting safety, and enhancing efficiencies in their bus operations.

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Transit Dispatchesby Amos HaggiagFebruary 28, 2019

The Major Tech Gap Impeding Mobility Innovation

Cities spend billions of dollars maintaining, upgrading, and operating their public transit networks, but this market receives remarkably short shrift in conversations about the future of mobility.

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Transit Dispatchesby Walter AllenFebruary 25, 2019

How AVs, TNCs and public transit will shape the future of transportation

In the next three to 15 years, autonomous vehicles will be the norm for commuting and other trips.

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Safety Cornerby Lindsay AthertonFebruary 15, 2019

How AEDs Can Help Save Lives on Public Transit

Sudden cardiac arrest does not discriminate, it can strike anyone regardless of age or gender and at any time or place.

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From the Editor'sby Janna StarcicFebruary 12, 2019

Come Together to Shut Down the Shutdown, Fund a Transit Bill

As I write this, we are a few days away from another potential government shutdown if negotiations on border security are not hammered out.

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Safety Cornerby Sarah M. KaufmanFebruary 8, 2019

The Pink Tax on Transportation: Women’s Challenges in Mobility

Women in New York City spend an average $26 to $50 extra per month to stay safe on transportation.

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Transit Dispatchesby Paul ComfortFebruary 6, 2019

Denmark Transits Form Demand-Response Cooperative to Cut Costs

The cooperative orchestrates the “optimal and cheapest combination of trips, originating from many different transportation authorities and different booking interfaces, utilizing vehicle resources from many different private transportation operators.”

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Transit Dispatchesby Heather RedfernJanuary 16, 2019

SEPTA bids farewell to retiring locomotives, welcomes the new

When 2018 came to a close, SEPTA did more than say goodbye to the old year, the agency also bid farewell to its AEM-7 locomotives.

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Transit Dispatchesby Amos HaggiagJanuary 8, 2019

5 Predictions About the Future of Transit and Mobility in 2019

Mobility is rapidly changing, with new service offerings, electrification and an increasing impact on our basic transportation choices, from car ownership to having a major impact on public transportation ridership.

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