Why Is Public Transportation Better Than Cars?
While cars seem to be a more convenient and preferred choice of transportation for people in modern times, they do unfortunately remain one of the…
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Can Micromobility Reduce Car Usage & Change Our Dependence on Personal Vehicles?
Micromobility is a relatively new concept that leverages the use of lightweight and eco-friendly vehicles designed for short-distance travel. These types of services have the…
What Is The Difference Between Transportation And Mobility?
In recent times, the word transportation is often substituted for mobility. This has created a noticeable shift in the language used to describe the movement…
What Are Some Blockchain Ideas For Smart Cities?
The application of Information Technologies is a major driver in the progression and development of Smart Cities. Blockchain technology, which is considered relatively new, and…
What Is Mobility As A Service (MaaS) & Everything You Need To Know About It
As more cities strive towards becoming “Smart”, government officials, along with city planners and investors have recognized the importance of making those cities not only…
Why Is There An Increasing Demand For Public Transportation?
Several factors have determined the growing demand for public transportation in recent years. Some of the most frequent reasons include population growth, and urbanization, along…
Shared Mobility: How Can Local Efforts Have Global Impact?
Urban mobility faces several challenges and opportunities, which arise from changes taking place in the sector along with external trends and pressures affecting the broader…
Smart Cities and Urban Mobility: What Are The Main Challenges?
Cities around the globe are growing at an unprecedented rate as more people relocate to urban areas in search of opportunities and a better quality…
Where Are The Best Public Transportation Systems In The World?
Urban mobility is becoming a major challenge for cities around the globe as streamlining traffic and dealing with population growth isn’t as easy as it…
What Is An Intelligent Transport System And How Does It Work?
As more cities enter the era of digitization, city planners and officials are consistently looking for ways to better manage these societies with the help…
Modeshift’s New Chief Revenue Officer – Margaret Free, Talks About Data In Decision-making, Transit Trends & More
As Modeshift is boldly opening a new chapter of our story in the industry, we are honored to welcome a new member to our executive…
The Labor Shortage In Public Transit: Can Technology Help To Mitigate The Problem?
The transit workforce shortage is a structural and widespread problem that affects transit providers of all sizes across the nation. Many of them would agree…
Why It’s Critical Public Transit Adopts Contactless Payments
As more transit operators around the globe go digital, we are gradually seeing the decline of old and outdated systems that use cash, paper tickets,…
Is Public Transportation Safer Than Individual Transport?
As federal and local U.S. governments grapple with the effects of traffic congestion in cities, we’ve seen a gradual increase in fatalities resulting from road…