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How Transit Agencies Can Get More People 'On Board' with Transit Tech

This year’s National Get on Board Day (April 25) is a great chance to raise awareness about the importance of public transportation, showcasing the many benefits it brings to communities.

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Transit Dispatchesby Scott Shepard September 28, 2022

How Digital Infrastructure Promotes Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning

As an outcome of the Smart Cities Movement, Digital infrastructure is thought to provide great hope toward a more connected and livable urban environment.

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NewsApril 11, 2022

MaaS Market Projected to Reach $40.1 Billion by 2030

The ride hailing segment is expected to command the largest share of the mobility as a service market due to its global acceptance at all levels.

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NewsFebruary 23, 2022

Santa Maria Transit Launching Contactless Payments, Free Rides for Students

Modeshift designed and implemented the new system, which includes contactless payment options and trip planning tools for riders.

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Transit Dispatchesby Scott Shepard February 16, 2022

The Value of MaaS for the Public Sector

MaaS is a concept that has been around for some time now, however, there is one burning question that remains: What is the value, and for whom?

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ArticlesDecember 20, 2021

What is the State, and Future, of MaaS?

While transit agencies look to increase mobility for its customers, many are exploring relatively new concepts to do so. First Transit’s Tina Morch-Pierre, sr. director, innovation and technology services, and Derek Fretheim, sr. director, national innovation, discuss how mobility-as-a-service, as a concept, is evolving in transit, as well as some of the hurdles they are seeing play out in the market.

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Transit Dispatchesby Senta Belay November 17, 2021

For Transit, Owning the MaaS Customer Will Hinge on Owning the Back End

Following a pandemic-driven lull, interest in pursuing MaaS among transit agencies is taking off, and for good reason. The case for providing users access to a vivid spectrum of transportation options in a single app is compelling on grounds that range from cost and convenience to urban livability and environmental sustainability. But how do we get there?

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NewsSeptember 10, 2021

ZED Digital Enhances ZIG Mobile App

The ZIG app provides multimodal trip planning combining public transit, rideshare, bikeshare, scooters, driving directions, live traffic, toll, intercity trip planning all in one single interface.

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NewsSeptember 9, 2021

Bytemark, Velocia Partner to Bring Mobility Rewards to Public Transit

Adding mobility rewards compliments an already robust Bytemark Bridge™ MaaS” platform and will aid agencies with their post-pandemic recovery.

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Transit Dispatchesby Niosha Kayhani August 25, 2021

The Summer of Struggle on America’s Roads

How the pandemic has increased costs and poor conditions for car travel.

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