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Have an opinion on buses? The Bus Industry Taskforce would like to hear it.   The Bus Industry Taskforce is seeking feedback from bus users across the state to ensure that services better meet community needs.   Share your thoughts on what’s working or not working in your area: • Do you have access to bus services? • Would you like more bus services? • Are you currently catching a bus? If not, why not? • Are there barriers to you catching a bus e.g. there is no bus in your area? • What is your experience of buses so far? • Do you have an opinion on where bus stops are currently located? • Would you like the buses to come more frequently?   To provide your feedback, you can register to attend a Bus Passenger Forum in your local area, or visit https://lnkd.in/gjHQwtmW where you can complete an online surveyor lodge a submission.

Bus service levels are staying the same for summer. Riders should keep using the current Rider’s Guide through September 7, 2024, when fall service changes take effect. View the current route and schedule: https://zurl.co/xzeL

Sean and I are flying to #Brisbane for to capture some great stories of the #rail industry. What is it you ask? Watch this space. Oh, if there's a high speed train? We'd be on it instead of here. 😏 #StoryTelling #MarketingComm #ContentCreation 💡 RailGallery: Transport & industrial marketing

Starting the conversation of transportation safety with an older driver can be challenging. The ChORUS Transportation Planning Tool is here to help! Try it with the older driver in your life today >> https://lnkd.in/gu_iUZWd

A summer of inconvenience could one day lead to longer trains for G train riders, MTA Chair Janno Lieber said. Transit officials plan to shut down three segments of what's known as the Crosstown Line from June 28 through Sept. 3 to modernize the route’s aging infrastructure. Lieber says that once the work is complete, full-sized trains could eventually run on the G line. It's currently serviced by half-length, five-car sets that often force riders to sprint down platforms to catch an arriving train. But, Lieber says, the line needs more riders to justify longer trains. And Gov. Hochul's pause of congestion pricing may also throw a wrench into such plans. https://lnkd.in/ehgp3rt3

I've heard so many people say how great this initiative is... usually followed by "if only it could be free all the time". So, firstly, kudos to the government for making this happen. I'll ask the obvious question - what would it cost to make public transport free all the time in Perth? I'm sure there are many benefits but the obvious ones that come to mind are the issues we currently face such as high cost of living, climate change and car dependency. Would investing in free public transport year round provide a net benefit to society?

Vontas wants to help your agency go #green!🌎 Managing electric vehicles can provide a new challenge to #transit agencies. With intelligent and automated Yard Management your agency will be prepared for a #zeroemission future. Check out our eBook and learn how with automated Yard Management 📗 Buses go into the right lane the first time so you have to move buses less 📗 Buses that aren't ready for service aren't blocking other buses 📗 Dispatch knows exactly where each bus is and its status https://lnkd.in/gHkHDqrg

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Here is my new Planetizen column which responds to criticisms that public transit is more costly and subsidized than automobile travel. I hope it is useful to transit planners and advocates. “Responding to Public Transit Criticism: Public transit plays a unique and important role in an efficient and equitable transportation system. Planners must communicate the benefits that public transit provides and respond to ill-informed critics.” (https://lnkd.in/gMfXRW3D) Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to include additional graphs comparing total auto and public transit costs in various situations. I hope in the future to produce a more detailed guidebook on the subject. What do you think? How can we do a better job of communicating public transit benefits.

Back to school train safety tips 1. Various rail safety signs and devices are present around railway property. 2. Ensure that your kids know to only cross train tracks at designated level crossings. 3. Railway property is private property. 4. Being distracted around train tracks is a good way to get hurt. 5. Always look both ways before you cross railway tracks. Click here to take the Rail Safety Pledge for Kids. https://lnkd.in/gYw5X7M7 Click here to take the Rail Safety Pledge for Adults. https://lnkd.in/gQ4qgbMg