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Transit insights

Prioritizing riders in times of budget uncertainty: 5 strategies to maintain trust

Learn 5 real-world strategies agencies are using to maintain service reliability while making every dollar count.
Ritesh Warade
Case studies

Swiftly and Miovision Opticom deliver a modern TSP solution—saving rider time and agency costs

With this cloud-based TSP solution, RABA saves commuters 15% travel time per trip (3.5 hours monthly) and reduces hardware costs.
Case study: With Swiftly, Strætó integrated RTPI with Google Maps in just a few weeks
Case studies

Strætó improves real-time passenger information for tourists and locals with Swiftly

With Swiftly, Strætó has already improved OTP by 20% and now integrates consistent RTPI across rider-facing channels.
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Victor Gomez
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Case studies

Ketchikan’s The Bus improves staff and rider communication with Swiftly

“The communication aspect has been exceptional. This is how we effectively serve the public, and this is how we ensure consistency in doing so.”
Jacquelyn Broader
Graphic showing Cove Hill Partners and Swiftly logos
Press

Swiftly to accelerate growth with strategic investment led by Cove Hill Partners with participation from JMI Equity

Swiftly announced that Cove Hill Partners will lead a strategic investment in the company with continued participation and support from JMI Equity.
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Transit insights
Product announcements

Better data, better decisions: Tools for ridership-aware planning

Learn about enhancements to Hopthru Ridership to help transit planners better incorporate ridership data into their decision-making.
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Cole Calhoun
Webinars

Webinar: From parades to game days—Keeping riders informed during large events

Transit leaders from Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Philadelphia share lessons on communicating with riders during large events.
Transit signal with checklist graphics
Transit insights

Enabling TSP to make transit faster and more reliable

Read about the common challenges to TSP projects, from planning to implementation to measurement.
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Tim Storer
Ritesh Warade
Three-dimensional cube with dimensions labeled for the three dimensions of transit data quality: Accuracy, completeness, and accessibility
Transit insights

How data quality impacts service reliability and the passenger experience

Learn how agencies can evaluate and improve their data quality—and use it to efficiently deliver transit service and improve the rider experience.
Ritesh Warade
Webinars

Webinar: How data quality impacts service reliability and the rider experience

Learn how transit agencies are improving rider experiences and empowering staff by enhancing data completeness, accuracy, and accessibility.
Peek at the State of Public Transit 2025 report
Transit insights
Reports

The State of Public Transit 2025

The numbers are in: Momentum is building for transit, but so are new pressures from riders. Explore the trends and strategies shaping the industry.
Graphic showing how you can transform raw APC data into streamlined NTD reporting
Transit insights

Guide to NTD certification: Avoiding data quality pitfalls

Learn about the benefits of APC ridership data and common challenges to achieving NTD certification.
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Cole Calhoun
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