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It also shows that their primary driver for using public transit is convenience and, as such, technologies including mobile ticketing and vehicle location tracking are having a positive effect on ridership numbers.
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As gas prices rise, and predictions indicate they will continue to increase throughout the year, APTA’s monthly “Transit Savings Report” notes that riding public transportation saves individuals, on average, $9,656 annually, and up to $805 per month based on the Jan. 5, 2011 average national gas price.
Read More →While much of society is still grappling with the realities surrounding real-world autonomous implementations, various transit authorities and mobility-as-a-service pioneer, Beep, have been bringing concept into reality across the country.
Read More →Greenlink’s new maintenance facility gives the agency room to expand. The agency is preparing to increase its services to keep up with area growth and help bring communities together.
Read More →Since 2005, 60% of all the new jobs created in the Chicago region are in areas with high-quality transit service.
Read More →The "Let’s Take a Ride" infographic showcases five major U.S. cities — Chicago, New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco — with most extensive public transit systems in the country.
Read More →William Deville, general manager of the Regional Transit Authority, describes Hurricane Katrina's impact on the city's public transportation and his efforts to return the transit system to its former stature.
Read More →Fresh off of his trip to Dubai for UITP MENA, Transit Evangelist Paul Comfort joins METRO’s Alex Roman to discuss how the taxicabs in that region work together with public transit, as well as why some mobility models are slow to take hold in the states.
Read More →May Mobility and Via are teaming up once again to expand AV deployment across the world.
Read More →Congressional inaction on extending commuter benefits leads public transit riders to see taxes increase more than $550 in 2012. APTA is urging riders to push Congress to support commuter transit benefit as they resume negotiations to finalize the middle class payroll tax cut before it expires at the end of February.
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