Since the onset of the pandemic and fluctuating demand for public transport, demand-responsive transport service solutions have been brought to the forefront to help solve the mobility conundrum of providing either too much service or not enough. By keeping riders connected and safe while enabling transport agencies to optimise services,

If you ever need to get around Mexicali, located in northern Mexico, feel free to ask Nicolás Saleme. He spent eight months helping to map out the public transportation system of the city and knows the place quite well. However, “Nico”, as Saleme is known by his friends and family, does not live in Mexicali, but is actually located 5,000 miles away in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argen…

As COVID restrictions continue to ease in many regions around the world, commuting is on the rise. Moovit’s COVID-19 mobility report shows that public transit …

Challenges are often the catalyst for innovation, and the pandemic was no different. Where contactless payments were once deployed for convenience and reduced operational costs, agencies have sped up mobile fare payment solutions to ensure their riders and employees are kept safe amidst the latest COVID variant. Where information on how crowded your next bus would be was once a nice-to…

Here at Moovit, we’re lucky to have a huge community of volunteers that help us map public transit networks in their own cities, in places that would be unmapped if not for them. We call them our ‘Mooviters’, and the Mooviter Comm…

In today’s world of social distancing, we can help each other feel more confident riding public transportation together. We recently announced new occupancy and accessibility imp…

We’re always up to big things here at Moovit. While our mission is to simplify urban mobility around the world, behind-the-scenes – it’s not that simple. Teamwork, dedication, and commitment are just some of the ingredients that go into our recipe for ‘changing the future of transportation’. In the last year or so, we’ve been working on and executing some significant smart mobility pro…

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…