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Articlesby Alex RomanJuly 10, 2018

Q&A with Denton County Transportation Authority's Jim Cline

He speaks about the agency’s new pilot program to help provide low-income families and individuals with alternative mobility options and more.

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2018

Study: Chicago public transit should integrate ride-sharing

Study authors make recommendations including, integrating transit services and ride-sharing into the agency's Ventra fare app.

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Newsby StaffJune 21, 2018

New report blames NYC ridership dip on TNC growth

Overall, subway and bus ridership dropped by 5.6% in March 2018, compared to the previous, which is the biggest year-over-year drop since December 2017.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2018

RTC of So. Nevada, Lyft team for 'on demand' paratransit pilot

Will provide the traditional paratransit customer with a same-day transportation option while also being cost-efficient for the RTC.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2018

New study looks at what transit agencies can learn from TNCs’ late-night popularity

The study synthesized origin-destination data for TNC trips for five U.S. metro areas; a 10,000-person survey of transit and shared-mobility users conducted by SUMC; and rider surveys supplied by four large public transit agencies.

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ArticlesDecember 1, 2017

Publisher's Perspective: Transit seeking ways to combat declining bus ridership

This past May, I discussed factors that may be contributing to a disturbing trend in recent years — declining bus patronage — and ways to combat it.

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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2017

LA Metro teams to bring shared rides to select train stations

The project will be supported in part by a $1.35 million from Mobility on Demand Sandbox grant from the Federal Transit Administration FTA.

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NewsNovember 1, 2017

Lyft, Trapeze partner for paratransit rides

Officials at Trapeze said that giving transit agencies that use Trapeze software the ability to schedule rides through Lyft’s ride-sharing platform will help lower operational costs while increasing ride availability.

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Newsby StaffJuly 20, 2017

GRTC, reservation network co. partner for on-demand paratransit service

Customer benefits include direct, non-stop service; requesting a trip for same-day service; and flexibility to schedule a reservation up to 30 days in advance.

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Articlesby Alex RomanJune 12, 2017

2017 Consultant Roundtable: Industry Focused on Full Transportation Network Thinking, Finding Funding Solutions

Today, projects are being planned with an eye on how they will fit into the larger multimodal transportation picture, rather than simply moving people along its route. 

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