A 1977 New York Times article, The Ride That Comes on Call, highlighted a new and helpful mobility service for residents in western Suffolk, New York: Dial-a-Ride. Acting Transportation Director John Sheridan announced that the service has “given them wheels. It’s given …

Occupancy Data and Accessibility Improvements in the Moovit App These days, social distancing is an important part of keeping COVID-19 at bay. And for public transportation, there’s a lot of anxiety over whether riders can properly social distance themselves onboard or even in crowded stations.  It’s our missio…

Helping keep riders safe and confident riding public transit, cities and agencies around the world have been implementing Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and contactless mobile fare solutions to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring riders back. With the benefits to agencies around reducing costs, safeguarding employees, and enticing riders, and thus increasing revenue, the demand on al…

2020 was a wild, chaotic ride. Now, the time has come for cities and agencies to assess current ridership, rider challenges, and rider needs to help determine where recovery and optimization efforts should be focused in the coming year, and we’re thrilled to be a part of the solution.  It’s that time of year –

While a lot still feels the same as 2020, change is coming to public transit in 2021.  When looking ahead in the mobility sector, there is a lot of hard work to be done, but there are also exciting opportunities to transform mobility in our cities to create more livable spaces for everyone. No matter what, one thing remains tru…

This past year has not been business as usual. It’s been a time of great uncertainty around the world, especially for transit agencies, operators, and passengers. Our industry and the work we do has never been more important than in 2020.  Last year, I wrote to you that I was confident that the Moovit team would be ready to emb…

In our last post, we discussed why on-demand is becoming a popular way for agencies to add service capacity, fill gaps in transportation networks, and offer riders a more convenient, seamless way to use public transit. Now, we’re diving into how Moovit On-Demand takes microtransit a step further using urban mobility data and our app to offer a full MaaS solution that supports on-demand…

Moovit’s Head of Solutions in Australia and New Zealand, Juan Carbonell, recently took part in a presentation and panel discussion at UITP’s virtual IT-TRANS event. Juan highlighted the ways in which the right

The fluctuating demand for public transportation due to COVID-19 has brought on-demand microtransit solutions to the forefront, helping solve the mobility conundrum of providing either too much service or not enough. By keeping riders connected and safe while enabling the agency to optimize its’ services, on-demand microtr…

The COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty in how public and private transit agencies and operators will recover after ridership lows and the fear of catching the virus on crowded buses or trains. Public transportation is facing a whole new reality, and most agencies still have more questions than answers. Luckily, we’ve be…