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NewsAugust 28, 2020

New FRA Rule Uses Tech to Improve Track Safety

The regulatory reform allows rail testing vehicles to move without stopping along the track, potentially decreasing passenger and freight train delays associated with routine inspections.

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NewsAugust 18, 2020

RideKC, Swiftly Partner to Improve Real-Time Information

As part of this project, Swiftly is leveraging existing GPS data from onboard broadband routers and the agency’s dispatch system, Trapeze’s TransitMaster.

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ArticlesJanuary 20, 2020

How GPS tracking can provide certainty for operations, customers

Although the technology has been around for some time, advances allow for more real-time tracking and simplified reporting.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2019

Wash.'s Link Transit rolls out new suite of online tools for riders

The initiative is the culmination of a nearly two-year long project to equip all Link buses with GPS hardware that allows the bus to be tracked by riders.

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Transit Dispatchesby Justin ReesDecember 23, 2019

Are airports in for a traffic jam this holiday? Not necessarily

If airports want to regulate rideshare, they need to offer alternative service that’s capable of competing with the likes of Uber and Lyft.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2019

Cubic launching loyalty-based ad service for public transit

The service allows brands to place advertisements within a transit agency’s mobile traveler app and/or physical assets such as gates and ticket vending machines.

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2019

Omaha Metro adding 10 New Flyer CNG buses

The order bolsters its vision to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while supporting the launch of its new BRT route known.

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NewsJune 26, 2019

3 spatial tools to help you maintain your wayside PTC assets

With thousands of pieces of new infrastructure, railroads are asking: How are we going to manage all these safety-critical PTC assets?

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Newsby StaffMay 21, 2019

Tech Trends: Mobility Conference Products

A look at some at some of the products and services on the show floor at this year's APTA Mobility Conference in Louisville.

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ArticlesMay 2, 2019

COTA focuses on providing greater mobilty to Columbus region

President/CEO Joanna Pinkerton discusses the agency's biggest challenges as well as how it plans to evolve to better fit riders' needs.

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