Moovit and Ventura Partner Up with FlexiRide Demand-Responsive Transport Service for First-/Last-Mile Connections
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 …
Read MoreAvoiding the Crowd: Know Before You Go with the Moovit App’s Crowdedness Feature
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…
Read MoreMoovit and Masabi Partner Up with Academy Bus for Seamless ‘Plan, Pay, Ride’ Experience
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…
Read MoreHow Have Transit and Rider Habits Changed in 2020? Moovit’s Global Public Transport Report Paints a Revealing Picture
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 –
Read MoreThe Future of Urban Mobility: 5 Transit Trends We’re Seeing for 2021
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…
Read MoreWrapping Up 2020: A Message from Moovit CEO Nir Erez
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…
Read MoreAnswering the Big Microtransit Questions, Part 2
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…
Read MoreAnswering the Big Microtransit Questions: How, Where, and Why On-Demand Works
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
Read MoreMoovit Powers the Smartest Way to Get Around Detroit’s Suburbs via New On-Demand Partnership with SMART
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…
Read MoreMoovit and First Transit Partner to Help Riders Enjoy Safer, Simpler Journeys with MaaS
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…
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