Explore Live NextBus Implementation
We now have more than 50 North American transit systems using real-time reporting on 100s of routes. Please begin with a virtual visit to the new NextBus installation at MIT in Cambridge, MA--and from there to all of our live installations. Click here to begin your exploration.
More Riders Will Take the Bus
If They Always Know When the Next Bus Will Arrive
We all know how important it is to create a more sustainable environment with fewer cars on the road and on campus. Not only do we face congestion, but we are also using scarce resources and adding unnecessary carbon to the atmosphere.
Unfortunately, many of us are reluctant to take buses and other public or university transportation, because it just isn’t reliable enough.
That’s where NextBus comes in. We help hardworking transportation executives provide much better service for their riders while optimizing vehicle and people resources.
Please take time to explore our site which contains articles about successful transport systems that have been able to grow ridership without breaking the budget and overwhelming the staff. You can also learn exactly how our technology works and how you can put it to work in your unique environment.
Recent News...
- Western Kentucky University Adds NextBus Passenger Solutions to their Topper Shuttle Service ---
With a history dating to the beginning of the last century, WKU achieved full university status in 1966 and has since graduated more than 110,000 students. Its beautiful main campus crowns a hill overlooking the city of Bowling Green.
Among the many services that Western Kentucky University provides its students, faculty, and staff is Topper [...] - Surprising Public Transit Trend: Young People Losing Love Affair with Cars ---
Bad News for Auto Makers but Good News for Sustainable Transportation
Although Ad Age is a surprising source for public transit information, their recent article about a transformative transportation trend highlighted research that has powerful implications for the future of buses, trains, and automobiles One quick snippet: In 1978, 75% of American 17-year-olds had drivers [...] - May of 2010 Sees Record Number of New NextBus Installations ---
Variety of Transit Systems Join the NextBus Real-time Passenger Information Family
From the Midwest to New England, the benefits of real-time passenger information will be rolling out for 97 buses on 48 different routes.
Municipal, university, and private bus systems are included—and join four new installations purchased in May of 2010.
Here are the highlights:
University of [...] - NextBus Parent Company Records Q1 2010 Revenue Jump ---
Our new parent company, WebTech Wireless Inc. (TSX: WEW today reported revenue of $10.5 million for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2010. This compares to $6.7 million for the same quarter in the prior fiscal year for growth of 57%, driven by the addition of the Company’s InterFleet™ and NextBus™ businesses, acquired in late [...] - Wall Street Journal: NextBus GPS Satellite Rider Information Succeeds in San Francisco ---
Bay Area Riders Make Their Commutes Predictable and Efficient
Every municipal transit system is suffering from budget woes relating to high costs that are ironically often exacerbated by increased ridership. San Francisco’s Muni system shares these challenges but benefits from the NextBus real-time passenger information system that tells riders just when they can expect the [...] - Houston, We Have a Solution! NextBus Makes Travel Easy for Earthbound University of Houston Shuttle ---
Students and Faculty Can Now Plan Their Bus Travel Easily and Intelligently
The University of Houston serves 37,000 students at its 667 acre facility and ranks highly for its academic programs and the diversity of its student population.
Since 1993, it has provided a shuttle bus service for the university community. Now, that system is [...] - Whether You are Working or Playing on Ft. Myers Beach Florida, Nextbus Makes Your Travel Day ---
A Resort Professional Counts on Our Predictions—and So Do Her Guests
Fort Myers Beach offers year round fun for residents and visitors who use the friendly Beach Trolley to travel the full length of the sun-splashed island.
In turn, the Trolley leverages NextBus to make for an easy riding experience. As we learned recently it’s [...]