Topic: Data

Collecting and Understanding Data

Maps are incredibly useful at visualizing data for transit planners. Unfortunately, that data can be pretty messy, and it can…

How to Build a Data Dashboard Free On-Demand Course

Using the techniques from this workshop, transit managers can make informed decisions to plan for the future of their agency,…

GTFS Flex: What is it and How is it Used?

GIS 201: Using GIS for Transit Planning Free On-Demand Course

This hands-on workshop is geared toward transit agency staff who want to use GIS for analysis or map-making but may…

Passive Data Collection

Buzzwords in Tech: Correcting the Record

It's easy to get overwhelmed by trendy tech phrases used in the public transportation world. Use this to decode some of them and their application to transit

Emerging Transit Tech: Digital Maintenance Tracking

Asset management is a critical, behind-the-scenes effort that keeps vehicles on the road. Digital tools now allow agencies to better…

Data Practices Guidebook

There is a lot of information that transit agencies can use to inform how they serve their riders and communities.…

Data: Collecting, Managing, and Making Decisions

Data is a vital ingredient to well-informed decisions, particularly in the transit sphere. But collecting and managing it, and then…

Open Source Software and Open Data: What are They and How to Use Them

The use of open source software in the transit industry has been growing rapidly in order to provide an alternative…

GTFS Flex: What is it and How is it Used?

GTFS-flex exists to bring flexible transit services to trip planners—applications that provide travelers with navigational directions for multiple modes of…

The Stories Data Can Tell

View as PDF Data collection provides an opportunity for transit agencies, even small-urban and rural departments, to gain significant insights…