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Transit + Design: Putting the "Me" in Transit

How do we make the customer the center of the transit experience?

Why I insist on riding Metro Transit with my preschooler

It's been 12 months since my daughter and I switched to mass transit. That means 12 months of embarrassment, hassles and important life lessons — for both of us.

From shuttles to pods: This could be the future of public transport

From connected corridors to shared shuttles, this is what tomorrow's urban transport could look like.

Rail Transit: You Get What You Pay For

Seattle Transit blog compares rail investments from five cities around the country.

Can We Cycle the "Last Mile"? — Human Transit

Max Utility asks, in a comment: I would be interested to see your take on how transit systems can better integrate bicycles into their plans to solve ‘last mile’ issues. Even on systems I’ve used that are relatively welcoming to bikes (see Berlin) it always appears to be something of an after thought and the awkwardness seems to discourage multi-modal …

Dump the pump; treat yourself to transit!

Do you feel like you deserve more spending money and more time to yourself? Maybe it’s time to dump the pump and treat yourself to public transit! You see, while you were getting cut off by that aggressive driver this morning, our passengers were reading, surfing the web or listening to their favorite tunes. While you were fillling up your gas tank, our passengers were treating themselves to lunch, movies or mall shopping with the money they saved by taking the bus. And…

What's a Transit Pod?

Lime Bike hopes to provide a new option for transit and mobility share that would resemble an electric golf cart.

Can Science Untangle Our Transit Maps?

Scientists are taking lessons from psychology and cognitive science to figure out what works—and what doesn’t—in transit map design.

Looking for a way to fight climate change? Try taking transit, walking or biking

As you may have heard, climate change has been in the news lately. Here is what we will say about that: the same thing we have been saying. Which is: generally speaking, taking transit occasionally…

Getting around just keeps getting easier, thanks to new Google Transit.

Radford Transit users who want to navigate the New River Valley have an exciting new resource.

stuff you need to know — Human Transit

If you want to do things with transit, you need to understand some basics about its geometry and costs, facts that may raise interesting questions about your own goals. To make this blog more useful as a reference, I’ve assembled the most important posts on these topics in the far right column under “Stuff You …

Algorithm Developed to Optimize Waterway Transit Schedules

An algorithm has been developed to schedule transit vessel traffic in two-way waterways where safe distances between transiting vessels…

How Mapping Public Transport Can Help Commuters

Doppler vs. Transit-time ultrasonic flowmeters: Which is right for you?

Ultrasonic flowmeters typically use two techniques for measuring flow: Doppler and transit-time. But, how do you know which method is right for you? First, you need to answer the following question…

Which FlashLink In-Transit Logger with Shadow Log is right for you?

DeltaTrak offers many families of FlashLink in-transit loggers with patented Shadow Log technology that will record temperatures for your trip - even if you forget to start it!

Planes, trains and viruses: How transit air might predict the next outbreak

It's common knowledge that congested public places such as transit systems and airports harbor all kinds of potentially harmful microbes that pass easily from person to person. What's not clear is which infectious agents might be lurking among them. Duke One Health researchers are using bioaerosol sampling—that is, testing airborne particles—to start chipping away at this question.

4 Tips for Meditation in Transit 

Stuck on a noisey bus? Scared of flying? Meditation can help. Follow these tips for meditating while in transit for a more relaxing adventure.