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…

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…