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TransLoc’s Top 10 Favorite Transit Stops in the World

4 min read

February 10, 2016

Transit Planning

Transit stops and stations don’t have to be boring and overlooked. They can be quite the opposite—fun, functional, whimsical, and beautiful. Continue Reading

How TransLoc Gets You There with Uber and Public Transit—It’s Uber Simple

2 min read

January 13, 2016

Technology

We know you’re curious, so we want to give you a sneak peek at how the TransLoc Rider with Uber integration will work. Continue Reading

Why a Former Transit CEO is Teaming Up with a Tech Company

3 min read

December 9, 2015

People

Providing quality transit service that meets the needs of both dependent riders and those who have a choice on how they travel isn’t easy, especially when you consider how cities have evolved in our automobile-dominated society over the past 50 years. Continue Reading

quote from Gustavo Petro: A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation.

How Will People Move in Five Years? Part IV: Public Transit That Works

4 min read

December 2, 2015

Transit Planning

In early October, I had the pleasure of talking about how people will move in five years at the American Public Transportation Association’s annual meeting. Continue Reading

What We’re Missing When We Talk About Mobility

3 min read

November 30, 2015

Equity

Frank Sinatra sang that if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere—that may be true, but I certainly didn’t feel that way after attending two recent conferences on mobility. Continue Reading

quote from Erol Ozan: You can't understand a city without using its public transportation system.

How Will People Move in Five Years? Part III: Understanding Public Transit Riders

5 min read

November 12, 2015

Transit Planning

Offering service that wins isn’t about offering service that wins for you as a transit professional. It isn’t about offering service that wins for your agency by minimizing the operational complexity. Continue Reading

quote from Kathleen Wynne: "In the same way we have a long-term plan for building roads, we have to have a long term plan to build transit."

How Will People Move in Five Years? Part II: Offer Public Transit Service That Wins

3 min read

November 6, 2015

Transit Planning

“Millennials are multimodal. They choose the best transportation mode (driving, transit, bike, or walk) based on the trip they are planning to take.” Continue Reading

Quote from Abraham Lincoln: "The best way to predict the future is to create it."

How Will People Move in Five Years? Part I: Trends Affecting Public Transit

4 min read

October 22, 2015

Transit Planning

Nowhere can the changes of the past five years be felt more than in the world of public transit. Here are some important trends. Continue Reading

Demand-response Transit is LIVE: TransLoc OnDemand

2 min read

September 30, 2015

Technology

TransLoc OnDemand is a go, people. Get excited about it. No, really. We’ve officially launched with three university Safe Ride programs across the nation and already hit 10,000 rides! Continue Reading

screenshot of TransLoc Traveler application for transit agencies

TransLoc Traveler in Action – Real-life Applications for Origin-Destination Data

3 min read

September 28, 2015

Technology

Sometimes it’s hard to see how actions can affect outcomes, especially when dealing with transit planning. TransLoc Traveler gives agencies the ability to see THE FUTURE. Continue Reading

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Measuring Success—Our Director of Services Talks Rider Feedback

3 min read

September 21, 2015

Transit Planning

Not everyone gets to be validated in his or her career, in fact, most people never get the chance to hear that what they do affects another person’s life in a positive way. I am not one of those people. Continue Reading

Humans of Transit 1.0: Changing Behaviors

4 min read

September 1, 2015

Technology

Insight on the transit experience from an every day rider. Continue Reading

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TransLoc’s Top 10 Favorite Transit Stops in the World

How TransLoc Gets You There with Uber and Public Transit—It’s Uber Simple

Why a Former Transit CEO is Teaming Up with a Tech Company

How Will People Move in Five Years? Part IV: Public Transit That Works

How Will People Move in Five Years? Part III: Understanding Public Transit Riders

How Will People Move in Five Years? Part II: Offer Public Transit Service That Wins

How Will People Move in Five Years? Part I: Trends Affecting Public Transit

Demand-response Transit is LIVE: TransLoc OnDemand

TransLoc Traveler in Action – Real-life Applications for Origin-Destination Data

Measuring Success—Our Director of Services Talks Rider Feedback

Humans of Transit 1.0: Changing Behaviors