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The proposed new stops will utilize sustainable materials and feature passenger-friendly maps and timetables and improved amenities. All stops will also be equipped with GPS-based technology to provide different kinds of real-time schedule information to waiting passengers.
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Calls for agency to evaluate track occupancy data on a real-time basis in order to detect losses in track occupancy and automatically generate alerts to prompt such actions as immediately stopping train movements or implementing appropriate speed restrictions to prevent collisions.
Read More →With Bytemark’s powerful fare payment platform and Transit’s top-rated user experience, transit agencies can now deliver one best-of-breed mobile app for trip planning, real-time tracking, fare payment, and multimodal connections to riders.
Read More →Changed to Connect Transit. Added amenities such as bathrooms and a covered building. Repainting buses with the new name and offering a real-time arrival information app.
Read More →The Variable-Message Signs (VMS) keep passengers informed about the next arriving Trolleys, service disruptions, special events, and more.
Read More →Early data shows the communication tool has been successful and widely used, making it easier for customers to provide feedback and report issues in real-time.
Read More →PSIM technology provides an integrated “cockpit” view of different security, safety and operational systems, and analyzing and correlating information across these different sub-systems in real-time.
Read More →Agencies are providing real-time bus information and mobile apps, as well as partnering with ride-, car- and bike-sharing groups to help customers better plan multimodal trips.
Read More →The technology can enable continued fare collection, while also enhancing driver and passenger safety.
Read More →From Blacksburg Transit's VT Bus Tracker for Virginia Tech to King County Metro and the University of Washington’s One Bus Away, transit systems linked with universities are leading the way with open source technology. They are providing real-time arrival information to riders and giving them mobile access, through iPhone and Android applications. But there is a huge disparity among agencies across the country in terms of the information they are providing to riders.
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