Many public transit agencies use a Google trip planning widget on their website homepage to provide easy access to schedules without the need to wade through timetables. It’s clear in this way that GTFS data—the data that feeds not just Google’s trip planner, but basically every online trip planner—is great for customer information. It has […]
Exciting developments from Colorado, not just for public transit technology there, but for all users of Google Transit: On July 13, Bustang, a new intercity service managed by the Colorado Department of Transportation, will begin running three lines to and from Denver. Your commute from Colorado Springs or Loveland, and those long weekend trips to […]
Aaron and I both attended the 21st National Rural & Intercity Bus Transportation Conference October 26 to 29 in Monterey, CA. For both Aaron, who’s been in this industry for now over 7 years, and for myself, being new to public transit last year, this conference was monumental. We were invigorated by the work being […]
Attitudes toward public transit have been changing in the US for some time, but there’s been more evidence recently that the Millennials (previously known as “Gen Y”) continue to be a driving force of that change. A new report from USPIRG compiles the research from a number of studies over the last decade, including one […]