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Enhancing Hospital Safety with On-Demand Transportation: A Strategic Approach

2 min read

June 5, 2024

Healthcare

In the dynamic landscape of hospital administration, ensuring safety for patients, staff, and visitors is paramount. Traditional safety measures are important, but innovative solutions are… Continue Reading

Introducing the New TransLoc General Manager, Chip Schuneman

6 min read

May 14, 2024

Mobility

Renewed focus on our customers and building best-in-class transit solutions To welcome our new GM Chip Schuneman to TransLoc and the Modaxo family, we sat… Continue Reading

From Airport to Hotel: The First Impression Matters

3 min read

April 18, 2024

Mobility

When weary travelers step off a long flight, their first encounter with a new city begins. The transition from airport to hotel sets the tone… Continue Reading

Why Can’t Your Bus Be a Third Place?

5 min read

November 26, 2023

Public Transit

Back in 1989, urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg published the book The Great Good Place. It fired up a discussion about the social importance of public… Continue Reading

Can We Use Nudges to Increase Ridership?

4 min read

November 22, 2023

Public Transit

Cars are glorified in our culture. We’re bombarded with advertising that features drivers speeding down empty city streets or bucolic country roads, when in reality,… Continue Reading

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It’s the Right Time to Add On Demand Services

4 min read

November 15, 2023

Public Transit

Covid-19 emergency funding has ended while ridership remains at about 70% pre-pandemic levels. Meanwhile, operating costs have increased with inflation. Agencies large and small are… Continue Reading

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Is Your Transit Agency Prepared for Bed Bugs?

4 min read

November 8, 2023

Public Transit

What’s more terrifying than snakes on a plane? It’s bed bugs on your bus. Right now, the city of Paris is experiencing an outbreak of… Continue Reading

Do You Have the Personality Type for a Career in Public Transit?

7 min read

November 1, 2023

People

Every child loves transportation. There doesn’t exist a train, trash truck, motorbike or city bus that escapes the notice of a kid in a car… Continue Reading

The Bus Operator Shortage – What’s Driving Drivers Away?

3 min read

September 27, 2023

Public Transit

Andie* has been a bus driver for a metropolitan agency for several years. An outgoing, people person, she’s found the job to be a good… Continue Reading

Summer of ‘23 Blockbusters Benefit Transit

3 min read

September 20, 2023

Public Transit

This summer may be remembered as the summer of blockbuster concerts, with record-breaking performance tours from Beyonce and Taylor Swift. And that has directly translated… Continue Reading

Busman’s Holiday? Don’t Miss These Bus Museums and Events

3 min read

August 29, 2023

Public Transit

Pity the American bus aficionado. It seems unfair that in North America we don’t really appreciate our buses. Americans seem to prefer automobile, train, aviation… Continue Reading

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Can Congestion Pricing Help City Transit Agencies?

3 min read

August 10, 2023

Public Transit

Right now, the City of New York is hammering out the final details in their Central Business District Tolling Program, a congestion pricing plan that… Continue Reading

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Enhancing Hospital Safety with On-Demand Transportation: A Strategic Approach

Introducing the New TransLoc General Manager, Chip Schuneman

From Airport to Hotel: The First Impression Matters

Why Can’t Your Bus Be a Third Place?

Can We Use Nudges to Increase Ridership?

It’s the Right Time to Add On Demand Services

Is Your Transit Agency Prepared for Bed Bugs?

Do You Have the Personality Type for a Career in Public Transit?

The Bus Operator Shortage – What’s Driving Drivers Away?

Summer of ‘23 Blockbusters Benefit Transit

Busman’s Holiday? Don’t Miss These Bus Museums and Events

Can Congestion Pricing Help City Transit Agencies?