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Each of the 50 buses in the Unitrans fleet has been outfitted with a global positioning system tracking unit that transmits its location every 10 seconds. In addition, NextBus algorithms use a bus's location, the schedule and historical data to predict its arrival time at each stop.
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The latest Mineta Transportation Institute perspective, “Using Toll Revenues for Transit: It Can and Should Be Done,” explores the policy rationale and legal framework for using toll revenues to fund public transit operations in the U.S.
Read More →Changes to digital screens, station announcements, and the agency’s Train Time app will detail real-time seat availability for approaching trains by a customer’s location.
Read More →As part of its Bongo transportation project, the University of Iowa recently installed a number of monitor screens featuring real-time arrival information for Cambus and Iowa City Transit across the city and the campus.
Read More →With access to this data and analysis, organisations can better manage their cities, from planning construction projects to managing current transport issues.
Read More →Time-based estimates take into consideration multiple factors that can affect the arrival time of a bus, such as its schedule, historical travel times over the same distance in the month prior, and current traffic conditions. If those conditions change, MTA Bus Time™ automatically updates the prediction.
Read More →As telematics technology costs decrease, systems are more accessible than ever. Whether offering maintenance or passenger benefits, often all that's needed is a PC with an Internet connection.
Read More →This is the third borough to offer MTA Bus Time on its buses. The agency is on track to offer MTA Bus Time on every bus route in New York City in the next six months.
Read More →The installation and testing of the four initial signs is being performed in cooperation with Metro's jurisdictional partners and was funded through a federal TIGER grant.
Read More →Providing door-to-door walking and transit directions, schedules and officially licensed transit maps and, for the first time, real-time crowd-sourced information from fellow transit riders.
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