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Product announcements

Remix and Swiftly improve transit reliability by bringing operational data into planning tools

Bridge the gap between your planning and operations teams by integrating Swiftly Run-Times data with Remix Runtime Analyzer.
Matt Fleck
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Transit insights
Case studies

Cloud-native cybersecurity to counter evolving threats to transit technology

Our head of engineering shares guidance on how to counter evolving cybersecurity threats and the benefits of cloud-native technology.
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Jim Shedlick
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Case studies

County Connection invests in a transit data foundation for the future

County Connections invested in more accurate data to improve schedule efficiency, avoid outages, and prepare for innovative future projects.
Morgan Greene
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Transit insights

An interview with Bibiana McHugh: Talking 2005, the most important year in transit data

We sat down with Bibiana McHugh for a conversation on the origins of GTFS and where data standards are headed in the future.
Morgan Greene
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Transit insights

Combining anecdotes with data for a complete picture of transit operations

Examining transit data under a microscope can identify larger trends. With Swiftly’s GPS Playback, agency staff can zoom in on any line or trip.
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David Lonergan
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Webinars

Webinar: 5 ways to improve on-time performance

Access the recording to hear five strategies every transit agency can use to significantly improve on-time performance.
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Case studies

How transit data powered Miami-Dade’s network redesign

Miami-Dade Transit recently launched their Better Bus Network, the biggest network overhaul in county history.
Morgan Greene
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Product announcements

Swiftly Run-Times data now available right in Optibus

Our new integration with Optibus puts Swiftly’s best-in-class historical time data right in the Optibus Performance Suite.
Matt Fleck
Case studies

X-trafik in Sweden increases on-time performance by 5% with Swiftly

Since 2020, X-trafik has partnered with Swiftly to improve service reliability—working towards increasing overall on-time performance to 73%.
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Victor Gomez
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Transit insights

How on-target is that ETA, really? Now there’s a way to know.

We pop open the hood on a shared benchmark to measure the accuracy of public transit’s real-time countdowns
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Case studies

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...
Sam Lewis
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Transit insights

5 ways to improve your agency’s on-time performance

On-time performance, or reliability, is one of the most important drivers of transit ridership. Read about 5 levers to pull to improve your OTP.
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