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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 StaffJanuary 14, 2020

FTA initiative will make $11M available for mobility innovation

The goal of the new service models is to encourage travelers to choose transit.

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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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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2020

Ridesharing links can boost transit use in the suburbs

Two-thirds of people who took advantage of inexpensive rideshare trips in a pilot project used them to travel to or near bus stops.

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ArticlesJanuary 13, 2020

4 Questions to Ask before Investing in Microtransit

Cities can build a better version of the bus — one that operates dynamically, without routes and schedules, but still promotes shared trips to cut down on congestion.

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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 StaffDecember 11, 2019

King County Metro ceases operations of 2 on-demand pilot programs

The pilots were designed as 12-month research projects to test innovative solutions to immediate transportation needs.

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NewsDecember 2, 2019

6 ways next-gen bus scheduling impacts business

Scheduling/planning tech, which most people think of as slow and complex software, is strategic to the future of public transportation.

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