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Time-based estimates take into consideration multiple factors that can affect the arrival time of a bus, such as its schedule, historical travel times over the same distance in the month prior, and current traffic conditions. If those conditions change, MTA Bus Time™ automatically updates the prediction.
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The R-Line is RIPTA’s first Rapid Bus Route scheduled to begin service in January of 2014.
Read More →Bus arrival information is available via Web, smartphone or text message and the system also allows dispatchers to detect and avert bunching of buses.
Read More →The agency determined that the tablet's combination of flexible technology, reliability and Web-enabled driver/dispatcher communications abilities was the best choice for a transit agency that values and implements innovative solutions.
Read More →The base vehicles will be manufactured by Volvo Cars and then purchased from Volvo by Uber. The companies are contributing a combined $300 million to the project.
Read More →TransLoc’s Rider app will provide passengers with door-to-door trip planning to and from nine Amtrak stations throughout the state and bring multimodal transit opportunities to more than five million residents across three major metropolitan areas.
Read More →Rashidi Barnes, CEO of California’s Tri-Delta Transit, and Maggie Pears, managing consultant at the Center for Transportation the Environment, join METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman to discuss their roles in the California Transit Training Consortium, the groups rebrand, and more.
Read More →Upon delivery of 56 Orion VII production models, San Francisco's Municipal Agency (MUNI), will be the third-largest operator of hybrid diesel-electric buses in the U.S.
Read More →Finds that more people take public transit when they can access bus and train arrival times on their cellphones and computers. Ridership gains may not be larger because many riders may not be aware of the additional options for accessing arrival times.
Read More →The transit agency will handle the daily pickups, charging, and drop-offs of the scooters, said RTA CEO Mark Donaghy.
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