Transit

Leveraging the Overlap Between Paratransit and New On-Demand Service Models

Learn about finding the right balance between offering these two services, optimizing staff and fleet utilization, efficiently widening service coverage and lots more.

Starting Your On-Demand Transit Service: Things to Consider

Get a holistic idea about the on-demand space and the right questions to ask yourself for its applicability to your agency.

What’s New in Novus 7 - TripSpark’s Latest On-Demand Software Update

We are happy to announce the latest version of Novus – the best unified booking, scheduling, and dispatching solution for on-demand transit.

With Novus 7, we're excited to deliver a revamped user experience and several time-saving improvements, to make getting work done quick and easy, and reduce staff training time.

Partnerships for Progress - Developing Inter-Agency Synergies

Discover the power of partnering with other agencies - How Quinte, Belleville and Bancroft Transit teams boosted operational efficiencies, expanded service areas and effectively tackled COVID-19 disruptions.

4 Reasons to Invest in Vanpooling “Now” - Vanpooling Benefits, Pandemic Resiliency & More

We demystify the concept of vanpooling, discuss its benefits for your agency and showcase its significance in safeguarding your agency operations against disruptive events like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ontario Grants 375 Million Dollars to Help Improve and Expand Local Transit

Ontario's Minister of Transportation, Caroline Mulroney, recently announced that Ontario is offering $375.6 million through the Gas Tax program to help municipalities across the province, operate and expand public transit. The program will also offer one-time additional funding of $120.4 million, to ensure municipalities can continue to support their transit systems. This additional funding is intended to make up for the reduction in gas sales, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 Major Ways Technology Will Impact Transportation In 2022

2022 is already shaping up to be an exciting year for innovators in the transportation technology space, and new technologies are rapidly changing the personal, and public transportation landscape. Innovation is driving significant progress towards upgrading vehicles, enhancing accessibility, improving rider experience, reducing emissions, and even protecting transit employees', and riders' information. With a laser focus on innovation in 2022, we bring you the top 7 ways that technology will have a major impact on transportation in 2022, and beyond.

Cheers to Those Who Keep Transit Moving and Merry During the Holidays!

While March 18th is 'Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day', it's important to recognize all the hard-working souls who keep public transit running year-round, and especially during the holiday season. We'd like to spotlight and thank the many transit operators who fill their hearts, and even their buses, with the spirit of the season!

8 Reasons to Take Public Transit This Holiday Season

While it truly is the most wonderful time of the year, it is also the most hectic. With just a few shopping weeks left until Santa's arrival, many holiday gatherings to attend, and having to make the rounds to family festivities, this holiday this season, drivers should consider parking their cars, and taking public transit, to enjoy the top 8 benefits of letting someone else do the driving. 

Is American Public Transit Really So Bad?

Today Americans drive because it is their most convenient option. However, with extensive new transit funding, a commitment to embracing transit-oriented development, and by improving basic local service, Americans will finally find it accessible to choose public transit over driving.

Barrie’s Santa Tour Goes High Tech With a “Santa Tracker”

The City of Barrie (ON) is forgoing its annual Santa Claus parade, and opting for a more high-tech "Santa Tour" instead. This year, Santa will be travelling all around Barrie with a police escort, and Barrie's Mayor, Jeff Lehman. Barrie Transit will be enabling their passenger information technology, MyRide, to create a "Santa Tracker" for Barrie residents, to keep track of Santa's whereabouts on a map, throughout every stage of his tour.

Why You Should Get to Know Chris Keuleman

Join Chris Keuleman on his journey to becoming TripSpark Transit's new Director of Finance. An avid traveler and dog dad, Chris shares his wolrdly and local travel adventures, his love of great music, good beer and his sweet pup, Cora.

10 Ways to Protect Yourself from Germs on Public Transit

Many transit agencies have risen to the occasion to keep their vehicles clean and safe for their riders, For example, take the TTC's pilot project to reduce rider exposure to germs, by installing an anti-microbial copper coating on high-touch surfaces on all subways, streetcars, and buses. While this is a huge step in the right direction towards curbing infection, there are many other ways that germaphobes can protect themselves. Here are our top 10.

APTA Ridership Report Uncovers New Demands from US Public Transit Riders

Whether commuting to work or school, running errands, or needing to get to appointments, public transit is essential to keeping Americans moving freely, and together. According to a ridership report from the APTA, transit riders are eager to get moving on public transit again, however they're now demanding that transit agencies increase health and safety measures, before they start sharing rides again.

What Does a Successful Microtransit Implementation Look Like?

The City of Lethbridge Transit, a long-time, important agency partner of TripSpark Technologies, were the first to implement TripSpark's new microtransit app, Rides on Demand. And it's already a success story. In a recent TripSpark Transit webinar hosted by transportation expert Paul Comfort, Lethbridge Transit leaders, Tim Sanderson and Jeff Gillette, shared their amazing journey to fully redesigning their Fixed Route service, and adding microtransit to increase rider satisfaction, and manage their shrinking budget.

More Funding for Transit to Invest in Technology, the Environment, and People

As we move towards a third year of pandemic-related challenges, the transit industry is fortunate to have access to some new funding for public transportation infrastructure, and pandemic-associated needs. And with a host of new restrictions as the result of the pandemic, ARP's Additional Assistance Funding will help those who need the financial support most.