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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2018

Researchers find Uber boosts public transit ridership

Mass-transit ridership was estimated using NTD data, which differentiates between different modes of travel.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2018

Canada's TransLink adding New Flyer CHARGE battery-electric buses

The buses are part of the Pan-Canadian Electric-Bus Demonstration and Integration Trial, facilitated by the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2018

Bus battle: Do private shuttles affect the reliability of public transit?

Research from a University of Washington study suggests that public buses are unaffected by private shuttles most of the time.

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2018

UNLV collab to position Nevada as autonomous mobility leader

German-based research institute will send one of its engineers to Las Vegas to establish and expand mobility research projects.

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2018

Research examines discrimination, travel patterns for Lyft, Uber, taxis

Dr. Brown is the first scholar in the nation to access Lyft’s trip-level data and analyzed rider travel and use patterns

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Newsby StaffJuly 3, 2018

New report looks at how states regulate personal transportation devices

In their research, the Meta Transportation Institute details the wide range of regulatory approaches currently used and make recommendations for revising state regulations.

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Newsby StaffJune 28, 2018

Research shows nationwide increase in job accessibility by transit

The study, from the Accessibility Observatory at the University of Minnesota, ranks major metropolitan areas by job accessibility via transit.

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Newsby StaffApril 30, 2018

New research could potentially lead to turnstile-free mass transit

Ultra-wideband tech. could lead to better tracking of trains and buses, and potentially eliminate the need for turnstiles, tickets or cards.

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NewsApril 4, 2018

Rutgers leads rail safety research, education in N.J. and N.Y.

The need for a strong workforce is especially critical since half of the nation’s railway engineers are eligible for retirement in the next five to 10 years.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 6, 2018

GIRO to expand usage of A.I., big data for public transit

The company partnered with the Institue for Data Valorization to carry out joint research projects.

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