Fed Stimulus Dollars Now Available to Help Make Your Transit System Smarter and More Efficient

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Intelligent Transportation Technologies Eligible Under 2009 Economic Stimulus Plan

There is finally some good funding news for transit systems in the United States. Pervasive budget cutbacks have made it difficult to run, let alone improve, public bus and rail systems. That’s about to change because of transit provisions in the stimulus plan.

You community will now have the opportunity to implement intelligent transportation technologies, such as real-time passenger information from NextBus. These solutions will enable you to serve increasing passenger loads with optimum operational and fiscal efficiency. And, we can move quickly to help you implement money-saving NextBus solutions.

Exactly how will NextBus customers benefit from investing federal stimulus dollars?

They improve their operational productivity, reduce their need to buy new buses, and provide a service to their passengers that empowers them to better manage their time.

Larger communities have deployed NextBus technology to reduce traffic congestion by increasing public ridership, to reduce emissions by taking cars off the road, and to help us become energy independent.

In fact, dozens of successful implementations are delivering tangible improvements in transit systems across the country.

Passengers can view this real-time arrival information on signs at stops, at terminals, on the Web, on their cell phones, using text messaging, or through dialing a telephone for an automated response. NextBus allows passengers to reduce their overall travel time, reduce perceived waiting time, and reduce exposure to bad weather and/or crime.

In fact, not a week goes by without emails from happy transit passengers who tell us: “I love NextBus”.

Large, medium, and small transit systems rely on NextBus

NextBus, is the North American leader in utilizing GPS and GIS technology to provide Real-Time Passenger Information, including accurate predicted arrival times and expected delays or service interruptions, to transit riders.

Three of the top ten transit systems in North America utilize NextBus and we have 50% of the market for those universities/colleges that have implemented a real-time passenger information solution.

Our customers include such diverse organizations as San Francisco MUNI, WMATA (Washington, D.C.), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, AC Transit, Georgia Tech, and the Pennsylvania Hospital. Toronto Transit, the 3rd largest transit system in North America recently chose NextBus to encourage ridership and increase transit productivity.
To see just how our system works(in real-time), here are links to two live, real-time arrival predictions:
AC Transit Prediction

Rutgers University Prediction

Learn exactly how NextBus can make your operation more productive while increasing rider satisfaction. Simply, email our Director of Business Development, Larry Rosenshein, at larryr@nextbus.com or call him at 973-768-3606.

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