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Issue / Transit Technology

Technology has shifted both the actual transportation services available and the way that riders interact with transportation options. From demand management systems, intelligent traffic signals, vehicle automation, and new mobility options, technology is altering how the transportation system functions. While the long term outcome of recent mobility additions like ride-hailing services and dockless electric scooters is unknown, these services have already begun to influence regulation and legislation in cities and states. In some cases, technology has also changed the user experience by, for example, making it easier for transit riders to access the bus schedule and to see when their next bus will arrive.

States ‘Drive the Bus’ for Rural, Small Urban, & Specialized Transit… Not Just Literally!

While they do not usually operate transit, state departments of transportation (DOTs) certainly “drive the bus,” metaphorically...

Webinar: Redesigning Transit Networks for the New Mobility Future

Bus network redesigns have been a major trend in public transit over the past several years, in part due to the availability of much...

Webinar: The New Mobilities: Smart Planning for Emerging Transportation Technologies

New transportation technologies are coming online faster than ever. While many of these emerging technologies are helping to expand our...

Webinar: Leveraging Transit Data: Best Practices for Data Management and Sharing

Transit agencies collect a wealth of data on their systems and how riders use and experience them. As transit ridership begins to...

Webinar: A Budding Model: Los Angeles’s Flower Street Bus Lane

Dedicated lanes make bus travel more reliable, more responsive, and can reduce crowding. As transit agencies consider building and...

Eno Releases New Mobility on Demand Reports with Data Insights and Recommendations

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, public transit in the United States was going through a very dynamic period. The FTA's MOD Sandbox...

Webinar: Lessons Learned from the Mobility on Demand Pilots in the Los Angeles and Puget Sound Regions

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, King County Metro, and Sound Transit have been piloting mobility on demand...

Webinar: Improving Access for All: Bringing On-Demand Technology to Paratransit

This webinar offers one AICP Certification Maintenance credit. Click here for instructions on how to submit this event for credits via...

Research on Low Speed Automated Vehicles Demonstrates Their Limitations and Potential

During the final week of the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting, the Transit Cooperative Research Program released...

Webinar: Introducing Platform-Based Approaches to Public Transit

Platform technology is changing the way we consume products and services in many aspects of our lives. Netflix and Spotify have changed...

Webinar: Toward Universal Access

This webinar is an overview of Toward Universal Access: A Case Study in the Los Angeles and Puget Sound Regions, which is the fourth...

Guest Op-Ed: Transit Agencies Continue to Renew Their Missions and Reinvent Service

In 2020, all at once, public transportation providers were forced to confront multiple and varied challenges. Transit rose to the...

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