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Biden's Economic Rescue Plan Gives Public Transit $30.5 Billion |
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March 11, 2021 was a monumental day for the future of Transit in the US. The House of Representatives passed legislation that enabled President Biden to sign a historic $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan – with $30.5 billion specifically to help rescue public transit. |
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Meet Rob DeSanti - TripSpark Transit's New General Manager |
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Rob DeSanti is TripSpark Transit's new GM. Rob spent over a decade in the analytical and geological laboratory testing industry, growing sales offices, and laboratories across Canada. Making a move to his passion, the Tech field, with Deighton Associates, a global infrastructure asset management software company, Rob has now found his fit as TripSpark Transit's new leader. |
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The Top 10 Reasons to Survey Transit Riders in the Time of Covid |
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From their riders, Transit agencies have learned that real-time transit updates and other information aren't just nice-to-have, they're essential. Rider surveys reveal that since COVID-19, getting riders where they need to go efficiently and with the highest degree of safety, is vital to all our health and wellness. |
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6 Great Reasons to Get to Know Daniel Bower |
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Meet Daniel (Dan) Bower, Project Manager with TripSpark's Rideshare Group. With Dan's impressive history, it's hard to imagine anyone better suited to this dynamic role. He has an extensive educational background in transportation engineering and has been living and loving transportation and technology since his high school days. |
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Useful Tools for the Transit Trade |
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The American Public Transit Association (APTA) has some cool new resources for the entire transit industry. Transit agencies and businesses can now follow current ridership trends and see how agencies stack up against their peers. From tracking changes in ridership to data drill-downs, these tools are providing valuable insights for the industry. |
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Putting Human in the Human Transportation Business |
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Jarrett Walker's nonpartisan blog, Human Transit addresses public transit problems that separate technical issues from personal values. "Once a community has expressed its transit goals, experts have a role in designing systems to meet them". Walker's blog promotes riders' rights to weigh in on public services, without treating experts as the ultimate authority. |
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TripSpark Transit's Andrea Potter Takes a Ride into Retirement |
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Andrea Potter, TripSpark Transit's long-time GM, recently took a smooth ride into retirement. Andrea's colleagues and friends take a short trip down memory lane to celebrate Andrea's amazing journey to General Manager of TripSpark Technologies and to honor and celebrate her many accomplishments. |
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