Community

4 Ways Simulators Improve Driver MDT Training

Ranger is a Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) that offers clear benefits for transit drivers, dispatchers and administrators alike. The device can make it easier for drivers to complete tasks, improve communication with dispatch and reduce distracting radio traffic. Ranger was designed...

6 Reasons People Stop Taking Transit

How can transit districts increase their ridership? Simple. By giving riders more of what they want, and less of what they don’t.

So what do people want – and not want? In this blog post, we covered the top transit improvements people really want to see. Now, we’re taking...

Limiting Paratransit Demand with Travel Training

Though people with disabilities of all ages use paratransit, in many municipalities, seniors make up the largest portion of paratransit riders. America is on the cusp of a “Silver Tsunami,” meaning the number of seniors is growing nationwide. As a result of the growing number...

4 Big Ways to Make Ridesharing Better

Colorado Springs Improves Ridesharing Services with Technology

Mountain Metropolitan Transit in Colorado Springs started their ridesharing program as a carpool hotline in the mid-2000s. Commuters would call an administrator with their route, and later receive a call back if...

Address Today’s Top K-12 Transportation Challenges

From a few cable television networks in the 50s to the vast depths of the internet in the 21st century, we are now able to access more information than ever before. Technology has transformed the way we get information in our personal lives, and it is also capable of transforming...

Passenger Information: News and Notifications

Passenger information systems allow riders to view real-time bus location information so that they can plan the best time to arrive at their bus stop. But, this isn’t all that passenger information systems can do. TripSpark’s MyRide is an advanced passenger information system...

FTA Relaxes Rules for APC Data Certification

Automated Passenger Counters (APCs) track key metrics related to passenger counts, including the number of unlinked passenger trips (UPT) and passenger miles traveled (PMT) for each vehicle they are installed in.

The data collected through APCs can help agencies gain insight...

What Do Millennials Want?

Understanding your riders and what matters to them is key to running a successful operation. The largest and most diverse generation in American history are those born between 1982 and 2003, or the Millennial Generation. Several reports, including American Public Transportation...

Wrapping up the 2017 CTAA Expo

As another year at the CTAA Expo comes to a close, we want to take the time to share with you our experiences and what we learned. The theme at this year’s CTAA Expo was Mobility Rising. One of our major takeaways was learning about the possibilities and technological advances...

Passenger Portal: Payments Module | Product Highlight

We live in an era where almost everything can be done electronically from home or on the go. It only makes sense that riders today should be able to manage their accounts wherever and whenever they wish. With our new Payments Module, riders can do just that. Passenger Portal’s...

Keep Cool and Chill With TripSpark at CTAA 2017

Are you heading to Detroit for this year’s CTAA Expo? If so, we have some exciting news to share with you. Our theme for this year’s CTAA Expo is “Keep Cool and Schedule On”, because transit software should help you stay cool and calm – and what better way to discuss...

What Do Transit Riders Want

Agencies have many options for where they can invest funding. However, some of these investments are more likely than others to have a positive impact on ridership.

So, what do riders want? To help answer this question, we can look to Who’s on Board 2016, a research report...

Highlights from TripSpark’s First Annual Ignite User Summit

It’s been two weeks since we returned from our first ever User Summit. It’s back to reality for all of us, which means we’ve got to get our own drinks instead of having acrobats and donkeys serve us. And unlike the resort, you may not have swimming pools, golf courses and...

How does Company Culture Impact Innovation

Technology companies that excel in creating an excellent workplace culture for their employees are also the best equipped to make ground-breaking innovations in technology. A company’s innovative capacity depends not only on their ability to attract the best talent, but to...

Fixed Route Software and DOT’s National Transit Map

The U.S. DOT’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released the first ever National Transit Map. While many transit agencies have local data about their own routes, this publicly available resource now provides a single source for transit services data across the U.S....

How Passenger Information Systems are Improving Augusta Transit’s Service

We can now announce an update to this recent article about Augusta Transit. They have fully approved the purchase of passenger information systems that will allow riders to monitor their bus schedules and locations in real time. As Transit Director Patrick Stephens says, “This...