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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJuly 14, 2023

Chicago Transit Unveils Next-Gen Performance Dashboard

CTA’s updated Performance Metrics report measures multiple areas of performance, from ridership numbers to operator headcount, elevator and escalator up-time, and availability of bus and rail fleet for service.

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NewsNovember 10, 2022

Chicago's Scorecard Shows Improved Rail Service

The enhanced scorecard shows continued progress in many areas including rail and bus service, and also reflects the need for more work in other areas.

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NewsMay 17, 2022

FRA Releases Q1 Report on Amtrak Service

The report is the first to use all metrics described in FRA’s November 2020 final rule for Metrics and Minimum Standards for Intercity Passenger Rail Service now codified in 49 CFR Part 273.

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ArticlesMay 12, 2022

How The DRPA Built Organizational Trust and Fixed Public Perception

The Delaware River Port Authority experienced challenges within its culture until CEO John T. Hanson introduced improvisational exercises to bring the trust back.

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Transit Dispatchesby Siobhan BoyleApril 27, 2022

What Rail Operators can Learn from Airports in Smoothing Journeys

Travel by city rail or metro has a long history of crowded platforms. Many of these stations are old and built-in places where there's either no room to expand or, if underground, very costly to expand.

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NewsAugust 10, 2021

Investment in Rehabilitation and Prevention Programs Make D.C.'s Metrorail More Reliable, Report Says

WMATA’s preventive maintenance program has cut the number of emergency track repairs in half since the 2018 fiscal year.

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Newsby StaffMarch 23, 2020

FRA seeks to gauge performance, service of intercity passenger rail

The rule would define Amtrak on-time performance and would set forth a minimum on-time performance standard of 80%.

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NewsFebruary 22, 2020

Best (and Worst) Cities for Commuting on Public Transportation in the U.S.

The No. 1 ranked public transportation network allows riders to get nearly anywhere in the area within 30 minutes.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2020

MTA posts best January metrics for NYC Subway, LIRR, Metro-North

Gains come as agencies undertake historic capital renewal and expansion and report ridership gains.

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ArticlesJanuary 14, 2020

How to improve transit bus on-time performance: Part 2

Key factors to focus on include, adequate/accurate running and deadhead times, recovery time, and enough operators/vehicles.

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