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When we announced we had scooter locations from š¦ Bird, ā”ļø Bolt, š“ JUMP, š Lime, š Lyft, š Sherpa, š« Spin, and āøļø Wheels, people in Chicago reacted immediately: in the first month, more than 43,000Ā people tapped on scooters in Transit. If you thought the average Joe didnāt care about open data, read this thread on Reddit:Ā people in Chicago articulate their exasperation with āwalled gardenā scooter apps,Ā and excitement about a better, open, inclusive alternative.
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Pittsburgh š§š·
Itās not just about Open APIs though. We need physical infrastructure to induce more car-free trips. So weāre elated toāve been chosen by Pittsburgh as part of a consortium with Spin, Waze, Zipcar, and others, as the City builds integrated digital AND physical infrastructure for car-free commuting. (More than open APIs and cross-platform payments, theyāll also be building new on-street mobility hubsāall discoverable in Transit.)
By building aĀ mobility ecosystem, the City of Pittsburgh gets all the upsidesālike better consumer choice and fewer car tripsāwithout having to build the apps and services itself. Itās a win-win-win for the city, planet, people, and partners.
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Want to create an open mobility ecosystem in your city? Alta Planning + Design are offering a free workshop on new mobility in one lucky city šĀ youāve got till August 30 to apply
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Partnerships š¼š¤š±
Weāre partnering with cities and mobility companies both: weāve just added fleets for: U-bicycle in Victoria, BC; Donkey Republic bikeshare in Europe; as well as Communauto FLEX carshare in Toronto ā which now offers native unlocking & booking šŖ right inside our app; plus our first scooter partner Spin. Theyāre offering $5 ride credits in Austin, LA, Portland, and Baltimore for Transit users who havenāt yet⦠spun.
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So many modes. So many partnerships. One more: microtransit. Why? As agencies begin to experiment with point-to-point services (to complement their fixed route options) they want ways to attract folks who arenāt familiar with the bus, and to make transit more accessible for people who donāt live near a bus stop. Thatās why Las Vegasās RTC, working with Via and Keolis, launched Trip to Strip, a new ridehail service and Transit partner. When someone plans a trip along the Vegas Strip (or to the airport), theyāll now see Trip to Stripās 11-seat vans in Transit, and microtransit-to-bus trip plans.
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Are you an agency, operator, or just someone who happens to have 1,000 e-scooters stowed away in their backyard? Want to see them in Transit? Hook us up with your API!
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Launched last month, it lets an agency notify riders if service has changed at their stopāand route them around the disruptionāwithout bothering EVERYONE along the line. Agencies like DDOT (Detroit) and UTA (Utah) and Golden Gate Transit (SF Bay) and PSTA (Tampa Bay) and VTA (San Jose) and Metro Transit (Madison) are using our dashboard to create hyper-local alerts, and taking advantage of other dashboard features as well. šŗ
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Ticketing š
Alley-oopinā our way into Ohio, weāre happy to announce Lebron no longer has to buy his transit tickets at a kiosk or store when heās home in Akron! Akron METRO RTA is one of four Ohio agencies (with more to come, thanks to EZfare) that now let riders buy fares in Transit.
Riders shouldnāt need to juggle apps to use car-free options. Now, they can plan and pay for their trip instantly. (No surprise, our ticketing integrations haveĀ been a hit among riders.)
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Our team at Transit can support whichever ticketing platform your agency uses. So if you want to talk tickets, just shoot us an email!
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Buenos Aires just launched real-time transit data this summerāin conjunction with Transit going live there, too! Now for the past month, B.A. has been one of our fastest growing cities, withĀ influencers⢠𤪠and newspapers š© all going ga-ga for Transit. At any rate⦠our team has been meticulously checking the feed, fixing the occasional data turbulence, even adding support for Ecobici, the cityās bikeshare. Exciting times ahead.
Weāve also added support for Stockholm (vƤlkomna vƤnner!) and launched real-time data for our old friends in Victoria, BC.
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Okay enough from us. Please, sneak home a little early today. Enjoy that park⦠backyard⦠balcony⦠kiddie pool⦠beach... roof⦠open fire hydrant.
We wonāt tell if you donāt!
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