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Transit Dispatches•Siobhan Boyle•April 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.

News•Staff•October 15, 2021

TransitScreen Announces TransitScreen 7, New Screen Content and Design Options

TransitScreen's live display software can activate any TV with local real-time information using its own plug-and-play hardware.

News•Staff•September 9, 2021

C-TRAN, Transit Team to Provide Real-Time Transit Info

The solution provides a powerful tool that makes travel seamless for users across multiple modes.

News•Staff•August 31, 2021

Torrance Transit, Swiftly Inc. Partner to Improve Rider Experience

Swiftly’s tools can help TTS with its overall system performance initiative. The improvements were tested at Torrance Transit in 2019 and they are now fully implemented.

Articles•Daniel Pulskamp•July 25, 2021

3 Ways to Boost Passenger Experience and Safety with One Simple System

Passenger safety, real-time updates and digital advertising are all ways to improve the ride experience.

News•METRO Staff•July 23, 2021

LIRR's Capacity Tech Now Available in Google Maps

Using technology developed by the LIRR, customers can now turn to Google Maps in addition the LIRR Train Time app to see the number of seats available in each car at any given moment so that they can make informed decisions based on the real-time data of how many customers are on each train car.

Articles•Sanja Zlatanic, Dr. Bernd Hagenah, Thomas Grassi, and Jesse Harder•June 17, 2021

Tips for Raising Transit Pandemic Resiliency

While good personal hygiene, physical distancing, the use of personal protective equipment, and implementation of other conventional measures are important, there are also opportunities to influence the physical components of transit stations and vehicles and their ventilation systems via planning and design tools.

News•METRO Staff•June 16, 2021

Detroit’s SMART Taps Connectpoint for Real-Time Passenger Info Displays

With Connectpoint’ s ePaper digital displays, hundreds of bus stops will now provide riders with real-time departure and schedule information, 24/7, as well as service alerts.

News•METRO Staff•May 13, 2021

SEPTA Launches On-Board Seating Availability Dashboard

Seating estimates featured on the new online tool are based on ridership data that the agency collects from a mix of sources, including Automatic Passenger Counting systems and assessments by SEPTA personnel and traffic checkers.

News•METRO Staff•March 30, 2021

LIRR Unveils Real-Time Seating Availability, Trip Planning Tech

Changes to digital screens, station announcements, and the agency’s Train Time app will detail real-time seat availability for approaching trains by a customer’s location.

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