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7 Major Themes and Takeaways from APTA’s 2017 Annual Meeting and EXPO

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October 18, 2017

Transit Planning

While public transportation agencies across the country sent their best and brightest to Atlanta, the weather failed to get the memo. And yet, despite torrential… Continue Reading

Your TransLoc APTA 2017 Survival Guide

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October 5, 2017

Transit Planning

In just a few days, transit industry folks from across the country will converge on Atlanta for this year’s APTA EXPO*. Between the EXPO floor (with… Continue Reading

Three Important Lessons Learned from Bridj’s Closure

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May 10, 2017

Technology

Last week, Bridj made news by shutting its doors. By collecting and using data to create a more demand-driven transit world, Bridj tried to create… Continue Reading

The intersection of transit and diversity

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March 31, 2017

Equity

Earlier this month, I chaperoned my daughter’s third-grade class on a walking and public transit field trip to explore economic development in downtown Durham. As… Continue Reading

What’s Missing from Tesla’s New Public Transport Plan

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August 1, 2016

Technology

Elon Musk recently released part two of his master plan for Tesla. And predictably, especially for those who have seen Musk’s ability to tackle society’s… Continue Reading

remains of a public transit bus in the woods.

Will Autonomous Vehicles Kill Public Transit?

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July 21, 2016

Technology

It’s been 54 years since the Jetsons (a cartoon show depicting futuristic life in 2062) premiered on ABC, and while we aren’t quite to the… Continue Reading

illustration of briefcase with money and hourglass

TransLoc Shifts Into High Gear – Why and How an 11-year-old Company Raised VC Funding

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April 7, 2016

People

It was just getting crowded at Los Altos Grill (outside Mountain View, CA) and the live musicians were ready to go on break. Doug (TransLoc’s… Continue Reading

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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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