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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 29, 2022

TransLink to Promote a 'Car-Free Summer'

TransLink’s summer “Ride & Shine” ridership campaign will include sponsorship of community festivals, promotional partnerships with local businesses, and increased service to popular summer destinations.

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Transit Dispatchesby Scott Shepard June 22, 2022

Post-COVID Ridership Recovery: Klaipeda Public Transport Use Case

As we slowly begin to emerge from the pandemic, some very interesting trends are starting to present themselves. Specifically, in the world of mobility and public transport, we’re beginning to witness levels of commercial, recreation, and leisure activities not seen since late 2019/early 2020.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 26, 2022

FTA Announces $13 Million Funding for Transit Planning That Addresses Climate Change, Equity

The existing Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning supports site-specific planning projects that improve economic development and ridership.

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NewsMay 26, 2022

TransLink Data Reveals Bus Ridership Leading the Return to Transit

The Transit Service Performance Review (TSPR) details TransLink’s 2021 ridership and reveals that bus ridership bounced back strongest of all transit modes

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ArticlesMay 23, 2022

AECOM's Librera on Consultants Helping Inclusion, Bringing Back Ridership

Sally Librera talked about how consultant help transit agencies with the idea of equity and how they are bringing back pre-pandemic ridership.

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ArticlesMay 18, 2022

WSP USA's Walker-Ford Shares Insight on Improving Transit Equity, Ridership

WSP USA's Jannet Walker-Ford discussed how transit agencies can engage with their communities to improve equity, improve ridership, and more.

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NewsMay 17, 2022

Optibus Launches New 'Ridership Insights' Feature

With the launch of Ridership Insights, Optibus enables the analysis of ridership data directly on the map during the network planning phase.

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NewsMay 9, 2022

WMATA Finds Ridership Trending Up Compared to Forecasts

Through March, ridership has exceeded the initial forecast by 28 million passenger trips as more people chose bus and rail for travel throughout the region.

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ArticlesApril 18, 2022

North Carolina’s GoDurham Relies on Innovation to Address Operator, Ridership Issues

The agency has also delved into electric buses, focused on growing its operator pool, and implemented a fare free system for the fiscal year to help the riding public.

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NewsMarch 31, 2022

Chicago Transit Agencies Launch Joint Advocacy Campaign ‘Forward for All’

In the face of COVID-19’s impact on transit ridership, this initial phase of “Forward for All” aims to strengthen this trust and pride in the region’s transit system by building awareness of the economic, environmental, and quality of life benefits of public transportation.

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