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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2020

San Diego's MTS continues bus, rail ridership gains

The last time MTS saw this level of ridership gains was in FY 2015, when the agency recorded back-to-back years of record ridership.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 7, 2020

Peoria, Ariz., to launch first/last-mile pilot with Beep, NAVYA

The pilot program, using an autonomous shuttle, will capture ridership adoption behaviors and patterns to determine what solutions are best.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 16, 2020

WMATA's rail ridership up 20K trips on weekdays in 2019

The agency reports that customer-focused improvements implemented last year contributed to the increase in rail ridership.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2019

New D.C. Metro labor contract incentivizes ridership growth

The agreement includes an additional 1% wage increase in years when the agency’s ridership improves 2% or more over the previous year.

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Transit Dispatchesby Amos HaggiagDecember 18, 2019

5 Predictions for Public Transportation in 2020

Thoughts on mobility data, climate issues, public space, ridership gains, and autonomous vehicles.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2019

Public transit ridership up for third quarter of 2019: APTA

This includes a rise of 5.46% for heavy rail, 4.38% for commuter rail systems, and 0.59% for all bus systems.

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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2019

NY MTA 2020 budget, financial plan projected to save $1.6 billion

Proposal also includes $253 million in higher farebox revenue than projected in the July plan due to increased ridership across system.

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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

Flint MTA's Rides to Wellness service increases ridership by 64%

The on-demand service offers same-day service, provided within a goal of 30 minutes.

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Newsby StaffNovember 11, 2019

Amtrak cites customer satisfaction, safety as factors for record ridership

This year, the agency became the first major U.S.-based railroad to implement a Safety Management System, a proactive approach to managing safety, resulting in significant improvement.

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