Un-Covidizing Your Transit Software

Un-Covidizing Your Transit Software

In the public transit sector, COVID-19 initiated a set of social distancing restrictions, and stringent sanitation protocols, that immediately changed the face of public transit. Today, with the  pandemic nearly in our rear-view mirrors, transportation providers are now embracing and improving upon the technological and service changes they were forced to make, just to adhere to health and safety requirements.

by: Gillian Fisher

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Universities Save Money and Get Better OTP with Bus Interlining

Universities Save Money and Get Better OTP with Bus Interlining

What is interlining?

Interlining is a common practice in the transit industry that combines two or more independent routes that arrive and depart from a common terminal. For example, a bus can arrive at a stop on a university campus on one route and after a brief layover, leave on a different route. When the bus leaves on its new route, the head sign and automated announcements get updates seamlessly. Interlining eliminates extended periods of down time where a bus would just be parked and out of service. 

by: Tanya Brusse

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6 Ways to Get to Know Naomi Schellenberg

6 Ways to Get to Know Naomi Schellenberg

I had the opportunity to chat with Naomi Schellenberg, TripSpark Transit's Director of Client Services. Naomi volunteers with the University of Calgary’s Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) organization, and she enjoys reading, hiking, camping, scuba diving and travelling.

by: Kellie Meilleur

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What is Mobility on Demand?

What is Mobility on Demand?

There are a lot of new concepts and ideas brewing in the Transitverse, oftentimes with overlapping definitions and blurred categorizations, creating confusion. Today we look at the emerging concept of Mobility on Demand (MOD).

by: Tanya Brusse

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TripSpark Launches MyRide Infotainment

TripSpark Launches MyRide Infotainment

It’s the beginning of the end for printed bus schedules.

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority made transit headlines in early August when they announced they were working to stop posting printed schedules at all bus stops in order to save $500,000 a year. Instead, they will direct all inquiries to their passenger information system.

by: Tanya Brusse

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