Practical explanations of transit planning, scheduling, and operations.
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Transit Planning3 min read
Weekends and holidays bring different travel needs, operating hours, and connections. A separate service day deserves its own review of whether passengers can complete the journeys they need.
Read ArticleScheduling Explained3 min read
The first and last buses determine which daily activities transit can support. A useful service span must provide a practical arrival, workable connections, and an opportunity to return home.
Read ArticleTransit Planning3 min read
An almost empty bus is one moment in a longer trip. Understanding boardings, alightings, passenger loads, and turnover helps explain how a route can provide useful rides without looking busy at every stop.
Read ArticleTransit Operations1 min read
Passengers see a timetable designed for travel planning. Operators need something more detailed. An operator paddle translates scheduled trips, timepoints, breaks, route changes, and other instructions into the working schedule used to operate the service.
Read ArticleTransit Technology2 min read
When a trip-planning app shows a route, stop, departure time, or transfer, much of that information may come from GTFS. This standardized collection of transit data allows agencies to publish schedules in a format understood by trip planners and other transportation applications.
Read ArticleScheduling Explained3 min read
Not every mile a transit bus travels carries passengers. Deadhead movements connect garages, routes, terminals, and assignments, and although they never appear in the public timetable, they consume time, mileage, fuel, electricity, and operating resources.
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