In last week’s midterm elections, voters enthusiastically supported transportation issues. According to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), “Voters passed 17 of 20 transportation-related ballot measures—an approval rate of 85...
From Deployed to Employed: Military Veterans Bring Value to TransLoc's Company Culture
November 12, 2018
Jamie Howard is not only TransLoc’s Director of Engineering, he is a passionate advocate for assimilating military veterans into the civilian workforce. Howard served with both the US Army Infantry in the 101st Airborne Division and the North...
20 Questions You Should Ask When Shopping for Microtransit
October 12, 2018
Congratulations! You’ve decided to pursue microtransit for your agency. Now what?
Reimagining Public Transit with Microtransit
October 01, 2018
TransLoc hosted a conversation about agency-owned microtransit at the APTA 2018 Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee with (left to right) Josh Cohen, TransLoc National Director of Policy; Kimberlee Morton, CEO of Norwalk Transit District; Henry...
Staged annually in the Windy City, the National Shared Mobility Summit focuses on the discussion and exploration of the latest developments in car-sharing, shared autonomous and electric vehicles, bike-sharing, e-hailing and microtransit.
The 10 do’s and don’ts of writing a microtransit RFP
February 13, 2018
Microtransit, as a transportation mode, is a fairly new concept, which means agencies frequently encounter barriers to implementation: an unfamiliar service approach, difficulty identifying and conveying need, missing data, or lacking...
The Procurement Breakdown
January 16, 2018
The realm of public procurement can be confusing to navigate, which is why we’ve put together this easy-to-follow guide on what each type of procurement request is and when to implement it. Keep in mind, every state and agency has it's own set of...
9 transit predictions for 2018
January 04, 2018
As a rule, trends are difficult to predict—and the rule definitely applies to transit. From new legislation to groundbreaking technology, there's always something impacting the industry's trajectory. After reading tea leaves and consulting the...
When the Limes and Oranges descended on Durham
December 13, 2017
On November 27, hundreds of neon green bikes and orange bikes descended on downtown Durham. Within hours, the green LimeBikes and orange Spin bikes had migrated towards Ninth Street. A couple days later, my kids made it a game to spot the bright...