Swiftly and JMI Partner to Make Cities Move Efficiently

Swiftly and Spare Partner to Unite Fixed-Route and On-Demand Transit

Transit agencies can now provide the optimal mix of fixed-route and on-demand service for their local communities.

by Swiftly

The 2021 GovTech 100

Swiftly and JMI Partner to Make Cities Move Efficiently

The pandemic has transformed public transit. Seemingly overnight, agencies faced the monumental challenge of maintaining service when...

by Jonathan Simkin

South Australian Public Transport Authority (SAPTA) uses Swiftly’s APIs to customize how it uses data

South Australian Public Transport Authority (SAPTA) is responsible for overseeing the provision of public transport services in metropolitan...

by Sam Lewis

VIA’s SMS Story: How San Antonio Improved Prediction Accuracy by 15%

VIA in San Antonio sends between 3 and 6 million text messages containing vehicle arrival predictions to their riders every year — more than nearly...

by Matt Fleck

The Future of Reliability: Onboard App Webinar Recap

We recently caught up with 3 agencies to hear how the Swiftly Onboard App is helping them rethink on-time performance without...

by Matt Fleck

Remix and Swiftly partner to bring better transit data to cities

Your transit agency is a deep well of data that can guide you in planning and executing the best service for your community.

by Morgan Greene

How the MBTA Is Using Swiftly APIs to Expand their Operations Toolkit

For years, the MBTA’s dispatch software was slow, inflexible, and focused on the desktop, with limited ability to integrate with other platforms...

by Morgan Greene

Asheville Rides Transit (ART) uses Swiftly to create schedules in 80% less time

For the schedulers at Asheville Rides Transit (ART), updating their transit schedule used to mean riding every route in the system and timing...

by Sam Lewis

Transit Needs Tech and Innovation Now More Than Ever

Introducing Swiftly’s Onboard App

Vehicle operators are the bridge between the transit service you plan and the transit service you actually provide.

by Matt Fleck

CDC Australia Uses Onboard App to Reduce Early Departure by 37%

The team at ComfortDelGro Australia (CDC) aims to increase bus ridership by making their service more reliable.

by Sam Lewis

How Strætó Is Using Swiftly to Improve On-Time Performance by 20%

When you’re in charge of getting the residents of Reykjavík and the surrounding countryside where they need to go, it’s important that you...

by Sam Lewis

Swiftly Announces Collaboration with SMRT to Accelerate Expansion into Asia

RideKC Partners with Swiftly to Launch Improved Real-Time Information

Swiftly Makes the Inc 500 List with 1000%+ growth

We’re excited to announce that Swiftly has been recognized by Inc Magazine as one of the fastest growing private companies in the prestigious...

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Swiftly Makes the Inc 500 List with 1000%+ growth

Swiftly’s Speed Map Goes Hi-Res

For many transit agencies, there’s been an unlikely silver lining of the COVID-related lockdowns: traffic congestion has virtually disappeared...

by Matt Fleck

MV Las Vegas: Managing and Communicating Rapid Changes to Service

COVID-19 has transformed the way transit agencies manage operations. Closings and reopenings happen on a dime, congestion fluctuates dramatically...

by Morgan Greene

Managing and Communicating Rapid Service Changes during COVID-19

2020 has been a relentless year for public transit. COVID-19 has forced agencies to repeatedly throw out their rulebooks, and the civil unrest..

by Matt Fleck

Transit Becomes Big Blue Bus’s Official App

How RTA Maryland Uses Rider Alerts to Update Passengers during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced public transit agencies to alter service and implement new rules, making it challenging to keep riders informed.

by Sam Lewis

How CARTA Uses Swiftly Live Operations to Provide Safe Transit During COVID-19

The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) works hard to provide reliable service for its riders, which means doing whatever...

by Sam Lewis

Black Lives Matter and Swiftly’s Support for Racial Justice

We at Swiftly are devastated and angered over the senseless killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless others who..

by Swiftly

Introducing Swiftly’s Rider Alerts

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainty played a major role in the daily lives of most transit riders. One report showed that having limited...

by Swiftly

Introducing Inc.'s Best Workplaces of 2020

How Public Transit Agencies are Responding to COVID-19 & Official Recommendations

Six Tips for Transit Agencies During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended nearly every aspect of daily life, and public transit has been in the eye of the storm.

by Sam Lewis

A 'different world' awaits transit on the other side of coronavirus

U.S. Transit Agencies Face Rough Road Ahead, Experts Say

How Are Public Transit Agencies Responding to COVID-19? Transit Agency Response and Official Recommendations

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA), the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA), and the International Association of Public...

by Sam Lewis

These are the most innovative transportation companies of 2020

Transit, Swiftly Team Up on Traffic Data for Super Bowl

Transit app and Swiftly launch better real-time information in Miami-Dade

The State of Public Transit 2020

Here at Swiftly, we believe in the power of data to improve how cities run. That’s why we regularly turn to data to understand what’s working...

by Matt Fleck

Transit, Swiftly launch real-time info app for Miami-Dade

How Pierce Transit Used Swiftly to Improve Prediction Accuracy By Up to 50%

Pierce Transit has been serving the people of Pierce County for 40 years. The agency prides itself on providing affordable and expansive service...

by Sam Lewis

Prioritizing Bus Priority: Finding the Right Place to Put Buses First

You know the story. Congestion is increasing, bus ridership is stagnating. What will save us? What’s transit’s ace?

by Swiftly

Cya, Swiftly App. Hello, Transit! 👋

As of today, Swiftly will no longer support our mobile passenger-facing app as we focus on making transit infrastructure better.

by Swiftly

Prioritizing the Rider Experience: David Zipper Explains the Highest-Impact Transit Improvements

There are many ways to skin a cat, and there are even more ways to improve public transit — so many, in fact, it’s sometimes hard to focus on...

by Matt Fleck

How Honolulu’s TheBus Uses Operator Reports to Understand On-Time Performance and Boost Morale

TheBus is always working to improve public transit reliability in Honolulu county, and with Operator Reports from Swiftly, the agency can understand..

by Sam Lewis

52 Best Startup Companies To Watch Out For in 2020

Introducing the Swiftly Operator Reports Module

Uncover Your Data Blindspot: Introducing the Swiftly Operator Reports Module

Riddle us this: What do all public transit agencies have in common? If you said coffee machines and access to bus washes, well technically yes!

by Matt Fleck

Swiftly, Transit partner to enhance real-time passenger information

The Operator Data Blindspot and How It’s Hurting Transit Ridership

During the last five years, transit ridership has declined in all but six cities across the country, and pundits have thought up innovative ways...

by Swiftly

Data Is a Tool for Equity and Inclusion

Transit decisions have the power to impact the entire trajectory of a person’s life. For underprivileged groups living far from job and education...

by Siena Guerrazzi

The State of the Bus 2019

Transit agency and city staff across the country work every day to improve bus service; through active dispatching, bus lanes, and transit signal...

by Swiftly

Capital Metro updates ETA for journey-planning app

Capital Metro Uses Swiftly to Help Improve the Customer Experience and Increase Ridership

How do you become one of the only transit agencies in the country that can boast increasing ridership?

by Sam Lewis

How Swiftly is Harnessing Big Data to Improve City Transit

The Case for Revising Headways Policies

The transit industry is full of performance metrics. On-time performance, miles between accidents, passengers per hour, vehicle miles traveled..

by Laramie Bowron

Mind the Gap: Best practices in bus headway management

S.F.-based Swiftly partners with dozens of public transit agencies to speed them up

The Potential of Real-Time Information

It’s time for transit agencies to (actually) double down on rider focus

Mind the Gap: Best Practices in Headway Management

In the last few years, expanding high-frequency transit service has become a hot topic at transit agencies across the country, and for good reason..

by Matt Fleck

Swiftly Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding to Scale a Mobility Operating System for Cities

Ever since we founded Swiftly nearly five years ago, our mission has been to make cities move efficiently. And while those four words..

by Jonathan Simkin

Swiftly Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding to Build a Mobility Operating System for Cities

Swiftly raises $10 million Series A to power real-time transit data in your city

The Way We Build Better Transit

Great design at its core is the ability to understand people’s needs in order to create the best solution for them.

by Haomin Xu

How Swiftly Collaborates to Build Great Products

At Swiftly, we’re working to help cities move efficiently. Every day, we sit down at our desks and flex our brain muscles, then each write a bunch..

by Abe Ratnofsky

Think Like Your Riders: Introducing the Swiftly Headways Module

Reliability is one of the strongest predictors of transit ridership, so it’s important to understand how riders gauge reliability in your city.

by Swiftly

How the Power of Perception Will Win Back Transit Riders

Scientists have known for decades that people over-rely on their personal experiences to explain the world around them.

by Madeline Zhu

The Vicious Cycle of Timepoint Adherence

Timepoints: the set of transit stops that transit agencies care most about. Service Planners plan to them.

by Andy Metz

How MDOT MTA Overhauled 41 Schedules in Half the Time

MDOT MTA in Baltimore is leading innovation to improve on-time performance and increase ridership. Their latest undertaking?

by Swiftly

How Well Is America Sticking to its Promised Headways?

For most agencies, on-time performance is the gold standard for measuring transit reliability.

by Swiftly

Where’s My Bus? When Will It Arrive?

Electric Scooters And Micro-Mobility: Here's Everything You Need To Know

Swiftly’s 2019 Transit Executive Survey

At Swiftly, we’re always trying to get a better understanding of the issues transit professionals face.

by Swiftly

Swiftly Recognized as a GovTech 100 Company for 2019

Swiftly’s Top 4 Transit Takeaways from Sweden 2018

The best way to understand transportation challenges around the world — and how data can help — is to get up close and personal.

by Swiftly

Stick to Your Schedule!

If you work in transit, you understand there are a hundred and one reasons for the bus to arrive late to a stop.

by Swiftly

Asheville Redefines Transit (ART) Partners with Swiftly, Trillium, & RATP Dev USA to Bring Real-Time Information to Transit Riders in the Asheville Region

Baltimore Develops a Golden Method for Transit Signal Priority

When the MDOT MTA team in Baltimore, MD, received a small pot of funds for a second round of transit signal priority (TSP) projects last year..

by Swiftly

Speeding Up Transit (and Project Timelines) at Santa Clara VTA

The economy in Silicon Valley is roaring — Santa Clara County’s population is increasing and travel demand is at an all-time high.

by Swiftly

Ghostbusting Ghost Buses with Swiftly

Imagine the terror: a rider is waiting for the bus, real-time info predicts it will come in 8 minutes, and then some spooky stuff starts to happen.

by Swiftly

How Juneau Is Wooing Cruise Ship Passengers with a Transit Rebrand

With a large service area, a small population, and a massive seasonal influx of riders from cruise ships, Capital Transit in Juneau,

by Swiftly

MBTA selects Swiftly to provide precise real-time transit information to the Greater Boston Area

The T just launched improved bus predictions

More accurate bus predictions coming to MBTA

Swiftly Receives Grant Funding from Elemental Excelerator to Bring Reliable Transit to Low- to Moderate-Income Communities

Better Bus Predictions (A Lot Better)

Masabi and Swiftly Partner to Deliver Best-of-Breed Real-Time Information and Ticketing

5 Transportation Startups Making Waves

The Race For Autonomous Vehicles Is Heating Up, With Dozens Of Startups Focusing On Advanced Sensors, Electrical Architecture, Artificial Intelligence

DCTA Revamps its Customer Service in the Heart of Cowboy Country

DCTA provides service to Denton, TX, a mid-sized university town in the Greater Dallas area.

by Swiftly

Time for a refresh: Meet the new Swiftly Dashboard

Swiftly develops enterprise software to help transit agencies and cities improve urban mobility.

by Swiftly

Here’s What’s New at Swiftly

At Swiftly, we’re constantly adding new features so that you can provide high-quality transit service to your community.

by Swiftly

Data Is Power: Introducing the Speed Map Module

Transit speeds are declining across the country, and riders have noticed: experts say that slower speeds are closely connected to declining ridership.

by Swiftly

Real-Time Arrival Predictions Now in Swiftly Live Map

“Where’s my bus?” should never be a difficult question to answer. That’s why we’ve updated the Swiftly Live Map with real-time arrival predictions...

by Swiftly

Finally, Someone Is Helping Make Mass Transit More Predictable. And Cities Love It

This software company is trying to save the environment, improve your commute, and break up traffic jams--and it's just getting started.

Back to Tranquility: Swiftly Restores Transit Calm on the Oregon Coast

Tillamook County Transit District provides transit service to one of Oregon’s largest service areas.

by Swiftly

VTA Liberates Its Data from the Stone Age with Swiftly

VTA provides public transit service to California’s third-largest metropolitan area, including some of the state’s fastest-growing communities

by Swiftly

Meet Inc.'s Rising Stars, the 30 Most Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs of 2018

Nothing better illustrates the vibrancy of entrepreneurship than Inc.’s Rising Stars, the inspiring under-30 founders who are blazing paths in fields

Making Cities That Move

This Startup is Disrupting Public Transit (With Ford and Samsung Along for the Ride)

All aboard.

Swiftly raises $2.5M from US and French mobility leaders to expand its big data platform for urban transportation

RTD Real-Time Bus Information Launches on Swiftly App