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Newsby StaffFebruary 6, 2020

L.A. Metro to Consider Offering Free Rides to K-12 Students

Officials will conduct research and submit a report by April 2020 on offering the service to young students for free.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2020

Tech veteran tapped to lead ITS company GMV Syncromatics

Rich Archuleta's career includes a 26-year stint with Hewlett Packard, where he started out in semiconductor research.

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Transit Dispatchesby Lenae StoreyJanuary 2, 2020

Want to Attract Young Talent to Your City? Start Thinking Transit

Research suggests that when looking for a place to settle, the most important criteria for those aged 24 to 44 is easy access to transit.

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Newsby StaffDecember 31, 2019

Public transit users can now ask Amazon's Alexa, "Where's my bus?"

A USF researcher utilized a new personalization feature for Alexa to upgrade the OneBusAway skill.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2019

Denver RTD rider alerts provide passengers with real-time info

Because the system is tied to RTD’s data feed, employees no longer have to manually research routes and write alerts from scratch.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2019

King County Metro ceases operations of 2 on-demand pilot programs

The pilots were designed as 12-month research projects to test innovative solutions to immediate transportation needs.

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Transit Dispatchesby Steven HigashideNovember 26, 2019

Agencies must step up to achieve transportation equity

In the course of researching my book Better Buses, Better Cities, I was proud to see agencies taking the challenge head on.

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Newsby StaffNovember 13, 2019

Public transit investment in large metro areas reap a better return, study finds

The research data collected from 48 metropolitan areas in the U.S. showed a positive correlation between ridership, residential density, and the convenience of using public transportation.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2019

Report finds on-demand transportation can boost public transit usage

For the report, “On-Demand Transit Can Unlock Urban Mobility,” the BCG researchers analyzed four services in the U.S. and Germany.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2019

Report finds 62% of U.S. workers didn't apply for job due to commute

Research highlights how commuting leads to lower productivity, higher costs, longer workdays, and different lifestyle choices.

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