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NewsOctober 29, 2020

NYCDOT Installs Solar-Powered, Real-Time Info Tech

The solar-powered signage will provide bus arrival times and assist the visually impaired with spoken information and help maintain clear readability at about 80 feet.

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NewsOctober 28, 2020

KCATA, Alphapointe Rolling Out New Transit App for Visually Impaired

The RideKC Navigator mobile app is a custom platform to help individuals with vision impairment or blindness navigate select transit stops.

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NewsOctober 28, 2020

INIT Expands Contactless Payment to C-TRAN Paratransit Service

The Hop Fastpass is a regional, account-based system shared by TriMet, C-TRAN, and Portland Streetcar, and provides cross-state services within the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan region.

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NewsOctober 27, 2020

Via, Motional Partner for On-Demand Robotaxi Service

The partnership’s service is expected to launch in one of Motional’s existing U.S. markets in 2021.

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NewsOctober 27, 2020

Amtrak to Add Vehicle, Track Monitoring System

Incorporating cutting edge GPS and accelerometer sensors, the rMetrix-A system effectively and efficiently assesses ride quality, comfort, and safety.

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NewsOctober 23, 2020

Miami-Dade, Via Partner for On-Demand Service

GO Connect will expand access to transit with a mobile app, reducing congestion and emissions.

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NewsOctober 21, 2020

AECOM launches New Tech for Pandemic Response

Several of AECOM’s transportation clients are already using Mobilitics to better understand how these complex and interrelated factors may impact future mobility and help inform service and capital planning decisions today.

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NewsOctober 19, 2020

COTA, Via Team for On-Demand Bus Service

COTA//Plus Bus On-Demand transports multiple customers who hail a transit vehicle at the nearest transit stop through the COTA//Plus app.

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ArticlesOctober 19, 2020

Innovative Solutions: Operations

TheBus partnered with its CAD-provider, Trapeze, to develop a Dynamic Headway Management Module. Under dynamic headway scheduling, an entire bus route is monitored by the CAD system and total circuit times are measured in real time.

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ArticlesOctober 16, 2020

Innovative Solutions Awards: Mobility

StarTran teamed with Spare to launch an on-demand microtransit program during the pandemic, while NEORide and Masabi brought mobile ticketing to 15 transit agencies in Ohio and Kentucky.

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