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Newsby StaffFebruary 1, 2018

Study links rising SoCal car ownership with decline in transit ridership

The six-county region added 2.1 million household vehicles between the years 2000 and 2015, a car increase that nearly quadruples the rate of the preceding decade.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 3, 2018

Las Vegas monorail ticket sales expected to fall millions short

The system is budgeted to make about $6.5 million less in ticket sales than was forecast in ridership study.

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ArticlesDecember 26, 2017

Mobility-On-Demand: The Future of Transportation

Embracing public-private partnerships can help cities and transit agencies lower operational cost while connecting underserved communities.

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Newsby StaffDecember 15, 2017

Fla.'s PSTA taps Transit as its official app

Transit has an easy-to-use interface that features PSTA’s real-time arrival information, a trip planner, and stop-by-stop directions.

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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 6, 2017

Report analyzes drop in Chicago bus ridership, offers low-cost solutions

From 2015 to 2016, bus ridership in Chicago fell by more than 15 million rides (5.8 percent), continuing a recent trend of fewer Chicagoans riding the bus.

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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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Transit Dispatchesby Paul MackieOctober 31, 2017

Autonomous shuttles could end commuting woes

Public transit options haven't provided commuters with enough first-mile/last-mile solutions, but a driverless shuttle could be what wins drivers over.

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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2017

MV Transportation expands DART paratransit services

The partnership is the first development of MV Mobility Services, which serves to integrate alternative modes of transportation to MV's primary services.

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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2017

Uber, Lyft reduces transit usage, increases vehicle miles, report finds

The author of the report, Regina Clewlow, said in a statement that although ridehailing is complementary to transit and helps reduce vehicle ownership, ridehailing services are facilitating a shift away from more sustainable modes of transportation.

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