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.

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.

Jim Shedlick

Case studies

July 8, 2024

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

Transit insights

June 24, 2024

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

Transit insights

June 13, 2024

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.

David Lonergan

Webinars

June 12, 2024

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.

Transit insights

June 10, 2024

Serving students: Four essentials for campus transit tech

When RTPI is unavailable, students are not shy about speaking up. Here are 4 ways campuses can make the most out of transit technology.

Mike Smith

Case studies

May 6, 2024

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

Product announcements

April 25, 2024

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

April 17, 2024

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%.

Víctor Gómez

Transit insights

April 11, 2024

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

Case studies

April 1, 2024

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

Transit insights

February 29, 2024

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.

Transit insights

February 14, 2024

Detour ahead: Supporting detours from beginning to end

Swiftly bring riders highly accurate, detour-aware, real-time information—informed by hundreds of on-site hours with agencies.

Meredith Bordoni

Case studies

February 13, 2024

RTA Dubai builds passenger trust with increased fleet visibility

Working Swiftly, RTA Dubai was able to provide instant access to live operational data, including predictive ETAs and trip replays, to over 200...

Transit insights

Reports

January 17, 2024

The State of Public Transit 2024

Dig into our annual report for an overview of the transit industry today and to assess the state of your agency using our Transit Data Scorecard.

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The State of Public Transit 2025