Dec
17
3rd Largest Transit System in North America Selects NextBus
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Toronto Transit Commission $5.2 Million Pilot Program Adds Leading Edge Real-time Passenger Information
The Toronto Transit Commission(TTC) announced the launch of its next vehicle arrival notification system on December 15, 2008.
The TTC moves 465 million people every year – about 1.6 million riders every… Continue reading
Dec
17
Your Riders Will Save a Bundle on Public Transit
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And, They Can Prove it to Themselves!
Riders can save enough to pay for their annual food budget–and then some!
Figures from APTA and a helpful calculator prove that public transit is still a bargain even with a late 2008 drop in fuel prices.
Even though… Continue reading
Dec
15
Dramatic Cost Reduction in Northeast Florida Paratransit System In Spite of Rider Increase
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Intelligent Transportation System Delivers Tangible ROI
Research conducted by Battelle in Northeast Florida for the U.S. DOT illustrated how an ITS delivered significant operational savings across four contiguous counties.
The Northeast Florida Rural Transit ITS project was a demonstration of successful technology deployment in four… Continue reading
Dec
1
Representative Transit Technology ROI Case Study: Ajax Hotel and Resort Shuttle
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An $80,000 Real-time Passenger Information System Delivers More Value than a New Mini-Bus
Because you can quantify the return on smart transit technology investments, you can be confident in the value of adding real-time passenger information technology. You can make a simple, but accurate comparison to… Continue reading