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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.
Oct
29
Five Ways to Reduce Transit Costs in the Face of Powerful Transit Challenges
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The transit industry is experiencing an unprecedented combination of factors that seriously affect transit service provision. Rising fuel costs have driven many commuters to use public transit as their primary method of transportation to and from work. To make matters worse, motor fuel tax revenues are down… Continue reading
Aug
18
NextBus Research Results Flag Top Transit Concerns & Technologies
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We have just completed a research study among municipal transit executives designed to determine key trends and technologies as of August 2008. The study covers a broad range of transit systems from very large to very small.
Here are key findings:
- 37% have seen more than a 10% increase in ridership over the past six months
- 32% operate more than 100 transit vehicles
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68% carry more than one million passengers annually
- Only 4%
Jul
11
What’s Better? A Large Fleet of Small Buses or a Small Fleet of Large Buses?
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In February 2008, a most useful research tool appeared on the transit management scene. But what was merely useful in February may be a vital tool today in the face of a 33% increase in the price of fuel from February to June 2008.
The National Center… Continue reading
Jul
10
Paperless Schedules May Be the Secret to Keeping Your Riders Happy and Safe
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There is an old joke that the paperless office is just as likely as they paperless bathroom. That may be true, but in the case of transit schedules and maps, paperless looks like the way to go.
Apart from the obvious benefit of saving trees, digital information… Continue reading
Jun
7
Transit Systems Strained as Gas Prices Soar
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In June 2008, regular gasoline costs more than four dollars a gallon. That sounds bad, but it may be just the beginning. It could well spike to five dollars a gallon by July and six dollars within the next 12 months, according to experts such as T. Boone Pickens. Suddenly, diehard car drivers are becoming born-again… Continue reading