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…
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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…
The Case For Making Public Transit Free: Is It A Good Idea?
The debate on whether or not public transportation should be free has been going on for some time now, with the opinions of the public…
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…
What Is The Importance Of A Carbon Footprint: Everything You Need To Know
Most people are familiar with the term “carbon footprint” which refers to greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide produced through various human activities. They…
Is Sustainable Transport Really That Important? Explore Its Full Impact & Benefits
The transport sector is considered to be one of the biggest contributors to pollution on the planet, accounting for around a quarter of the world’s…
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As more transit operators around the globe go digital, we are gradually seeing the decline of old and outdated systems that use cash, paper tickets,…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…
Understanding Traffic & Air Quality: How Does Urban Mobility Affect Air Pollution?
Air pollution is widely considered to be the world’s leading environmental health threat, accounting for over 7 million deaths on an annual, global scale. Among…
What Is The Future Of Artificial Intelligence AI In Transportation?
We’ve seen the transportation industry undergo a series of changes and turning points in the last several decades. We’re now at a pivotal point where…
What Is The Most Sustainable Type Of Transportation?
For the past several years, we’ve witnessed the debate on climate change, control of toxic emissions, and the management of environmental pollution only become more…
Public Transit And Safety: Can Digital Technologies Help Reduce Crime In Transportation?
Transit agencies are facing unprecedented challenges as crime rates on public transport steadily increase, making passengers and staff both feel unsafe on public transit networks….
Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) Systems And Their Implementation
With GPS currently being the most widely utilized technology for the purposes of automatic vehicle location, transportation providers and agencies across the globe have reaped…