Public Transit Loyalty Programs: Can We Use Them To Bring People On Board?
Public transit has been losing its appeal for decades. While we can blame policies that incentivized personal car ownership instead of public transit usage all…
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On-demand Public Transportation Platform Architecture: December ’22 Update
The INNOAIR project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Urban Innovative Actions Initiative. Modeshift is proud to be a part of…
Understanding Fare Evasion: Is It Inevitable?
Fare evasion is a problem that has existed since the inception of public transportation and will probably continue to exist long after the humble author…
A Complete Guide To Mobile Ticketing For Public Transportation
We’ve covered a lot about mobile ticketing on this blog – from UX and UI to its key position in the MaaS adoption process. A…
Redefining Mobile Ticketing For A Seamless User Experience
Mobile ticketing is becoming the norm – maybe more slowly than we hoped it would, but still. The gigantic step some agencies took during the…
Public Transportation Automatic Fare Collection & Interoperability
There are several buzzwords every transit professional is currently bombarded with: multimodality, MaaS, open payments, sustainability… Automatic fare collection interoperability is certainly on this list,…
The Importance Of Payment Security In Automated Fare Collection
Protecting riders is one of the most important jobs of a transit agency. This includes keeping them safe during transit – making sure all vehicles…
Contactless Ticketing For Public Transport: All You Need To Know
The future is contactless, but we believe it is also cashless. The transition toward cashless payments began a long time ago, and yet there are…
Fare Strategies & Their Role In Public Transit Adoption Rates
Public transport fare collection evolved dramatically in the past two decades. With the introduction of innovative options such as mobile ticketing and account-based ticketing, the…
Trip Planning, Tickets & Validations: The Modeshift Public Transit Mobile App
Mobile ticketing apps? We’ve seen them all – those that give you only one payment option, those that crash right when you need them, and…
How Mobile Ticketing Can Help the Implementation of Differentiated Fare Policies
Flat fares are probably not the best fit for an ever-changing transit landscape that sees an immense growth of urbanization moving more and more people…
The Importance Of UI/UX In A Public Transit Mobile App
In a world of thousands of apps, how do you design one that stands out? Especially if it’s in a domain most people consider boring…
Mobile Ticketing: The New Trend In Smart Public Transportation
Transit agencies across the globe are facing new and unprecedented challenges – from the need to implement more hygienic solutions to the need to increase…
Why Contactless Ticketing Matters More Than We Can Imagine
Contactless technology has been around for years – yet it is now that we can fully appreciate how much it can help us thrive. As…