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Join Ride New Orleans June 4 at 12:00 PM CST for a virtual presentation and panel conversation featuring special guests! Panelists will be discussing the need for robust transit funding through an equity lens, and the crucial role of transit advocates in the nationwide fight for funding. This is a CM-credited event. RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/gMUntpjT “Public transit should exist as a reliable and viable transportation option for residents to reach jobs and other services throughout the day. We believe that true world class transit is possible with the right funding and resources. We’re laying out a vision for what that system could look like, and how we can get there.” - RIDE New Orleans, Why Public Transit Must Grow

No worries if you weren't able to watch the Dispatch Masters Live event earlier this week. Here's the link so you can check out TLT on your own time. Interested? Reach out to your Tenstreet, LLC rep for more info or message me directly to schedule an intro. #trueloadtime #tenstreet #victoryoverdetention #truckingindustry #logisticssolutions #marketintelligence

The future of transit. Many opportunities to implement here in Atlanta. P3 means transit can be profitable.

Today, as part of a comprehensive administration-wide effort, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) proudly released the 2023 Update of the DOT Equity Action Plan. Charles T. Brown, MPA, CPD serves as a distinguished member of the DOT's Advisory Council on Transportation Equity and is co-chairing the impactful "Power of Community" subcommittee. Read the full 2023 Update of the DOT Equity Action Plan to dive into the transformative initiatives shaping the future of transportation equity. #InclusiveTransportation #EquityInAction https://lnkd.in/gYRC5K6a

📖 At Pendyne, we are celebrating the magic of storytelling during #StorytellingWeek2024!📖 Why does your role exist in your industry or company? Short of creating an existential crisis, knowing your history is important. Pendyne's Fiona Bird has created a timeline of the evolution of human factors that has impacted the UK rail industry, from societies and early adopters like British Rail, to standards, legislation and the development of in-house HF teams.  Central to the rail HF story are the Ladbroke Grove, Hatfield, Potters Bar and Grayrigg events that lead to huge industry change around safety.  Investigations highlighted the industry’s lack of understanding and management of human behaviour. And that’s not to say the people were to blame – human error is the consequence of failures in the system, not the cause.  Rail is a system run by people, for people. HF Specialists ensure that the design and management processes are in place to ensure that people can do their jobs correctly and ensure that major incidents are consigned to the past.  Why was your role created?  How does it benefit your industry? Share your story in the comments. Thank you to our HF community for their input in particular: Laura Sutton, Claire Dickinson, Ann Mills, Mark Young, Courtney Grant, Ane Merino Guevara #Storytelling #Inspiration #KnowledgeTransfer #Pendyne

Trains are just more attractive than buses, and I don’t mean visually. They have an air of permanence, quality and dependability. No one invests in property because it’s next to a bus line (maybe BRT, but still). But investing by a rail line is a thing. It’s called Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)

Recently, there has been a rising trend of U.S. cities embracing roundabouts. Research has shown that these circular intersections may play a role in lowering the rates of serious injuries and fatal accidents. If you want to know more, check out this news report. https://okt.to/KUnrf3

We recently sat down with ITS Manager Ho Nguyen and Associate Engineer Eric Lee at the City of San José to learn more about what they have seen since implementing LYT.transit at the VTA. The problem: VTA transit riders increasingly becoming frustrated due to increased traffic on the roads. The only way to fix this problem was to invest in fast, reliable bus services. Because of this the City of San Jose made the future-forward decision to move to a Transit First Policy. They needed an ITS solution that improved bus speed and efficiency while allowing for an increase in TSP data visibility in order to achieve this. The solution: The City of San Jose and VTA saw LYT as the only solution to successfully achieve their Transit First Policy. They implemented LYT.transit and the Travel Analytics Portal to improve on-time arrival of buses and gain better insight into TSP performance. TSP was implemented on 3 routes - 66, 68, and Rapid 568. Watch now: https://lnkd.in/gVaxRu7H #transportation #tsp #testimonial

I've been following this since 2018/19 and it's honestly been wonderful watching it be realised over time. Public transport plays a vital role in making our cities and towns more accessible for everyone and robust public transport systems bring our communities closer together and open more opportunities for said communities. Unfortunately, for as long as I can remember, the state of public transport for many places outside of London has been fairly dismal. As a neurodivergent and disabled individual, watching TFGM and Andy Burnham push for a more passenger-oriented service is so encouraging as, in my opinion, that's exactly how a public utility should be run. A public utility should be available, accessible and affordable to all at the point of access. We can argue about the cost to the taxpayer all day long, but once that argument is over, those communities that are poorly connected to major metropolitan areas are still there. I know for a fact that I've lost work opportunities due to the fact that I don't (and likely can't) drive due to my disabilities and the existing public transport links just aren't good enough, due to the scaling back and outright closure of various routes perpetuated under the previous deregulated system. There really is no way to convince me that TFGM striving to build a better connected network across Greater Manchester is a bad idea. The Bee Network looks set to tackle many of the issues that plague the public transport of so many cities and towns outside of London and personally I'm excited. Also I like the yellow, it's pretty!

Recently, there has been a rising trend of U.S. cities embracing roundabouts. Research has shown that these circular intersections may play a role in lowering the rates of serious injuries and fatal accidents. If you want to know more, check out this news report. https://okt.to/7aL1xN