The State of Public Transit 2025

The numbers are in: Momentum is building for transit, but so are new pressures from riders. Explore the trends and strategies shaping the industry.

The State of Public Transit 2025

The numbers are in: Momentum is building for transit, but so are new pressures from riders. Explore the trends and strategies shaping the industry.

Transit insights

January 28, 2025

Guide to NTD certification: Avoiding data quality pitfalls

Learn about the benefits of APC ridership data and common challenges to achieving NTD certification.

Cole Calhoun

Product announcements

January 8, 2025

Innovation in motion: A tour of Swiftly’s product improvements in 2024

Join us for a tour of what’s new in Swiftly’s transit data platform, based on feedback from 190+ transit agencies.

Adam Cath

Transit insights

December 9, 2024

Prepare for the worst with the Transit Disruption Checklist

Learn how agencies can mitigate the impact of disruptions by preparing for both planned and unplanned (but not unexpected) scenarios.

Cole McCarren

Product announcements

November 14, 2024

Accurate, actionable OTP reporting: New tools and best practices

With new tools and best practices, evolve on-time performance data from basic reporting to actionable insights.

Sam Bleiberg

Webinars

November 13, 2024

Webinar: Make every trip count—Reporting and analyzing ridership for 2025

Hear experts in transit ridership data and planning share best practices for agencies to analyze and report on ridership.

Product announcements

September 17, 2024

Never miss a turn: Modern navigation for bus operators has arrived

With a modern yet familiar interface, Navigation in Onboard App makes it easy for operators to stay on route and on schedule.

Adam Cath

Press

August 27, 2024

Swiftly acquires Hopthru to add ridership analysis and NTD reporting to its transit data platform

Swiftly has acquired Hopthru, adding industry-leading ridership data and analytics to Swiftly's platform.

Webinars

August 22, 2024

Webinar: Bridging the gap between planning and operations

Access the recording to learn how Swiftly Run-Times departure data integrates with Remix Runtimes Analyzer to improve OTP and more.

Press

August 1, 2024

Cambridge Systematics and Swiftly partner to streamline access to quality transit data and expertise

Cambridge Systematics (CS) and Swiftly are partnering to expand access to high-quality transit customer experience solutions.

Product announcements

July 25, 2024

Remix and Swiftly improve transit reliability by bringing operational data into planning tools

Bridge the gap between your planning and operations teams by integrating Swiftly Run-Times data with Remix Runtime Analyzer.

Matt Fleck

Transit insights

Case studies

July 23, 2024

Cloud-native cybersecurity to counter evolving threats to transit technology

Our head of engineering shares guidance on how to counter evolving cybersecurity threats and the benefits of cloud-native technology.

Jim Shedlick

Case studies

July 8, 2024

County Connection invests in a transit data foundation for the future

County Connections invested in more accurate data to improve schedule efficiency, avoid outages, and prepare for innovative future projects.

Morgan Greene

Transit insights

June 24, 2024

An interview with Bibiana McHugh: Talking 2005, the most important year in transit data

We sat down with Bibiana McHugh for a conversation on the origins of GTFS and where data standards are headed in the future.

Morgan Greene

Transit insights

June 13, 2024

Combining anecdotes with data for a complete picture of transit operations

Examining transit data under a microscope can identify larger trends. With Swiftly’s GPS Playback, agency staff can zoom in on any line or trip.

David Lonergan

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The State of Public Transit 2025

The State of Public Transit 2025