Dispatching
July 29, 2020
Transit Ridership Is Shifting Constantly During the Pandemic. Here’s How the MBTA Keeps Up.
The MBTA has developed a flexible approach to service provision tailored to the challenges posed by COVID-19.
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May 22, 2020
Rising to the Challenge of Providing Reliable Service on Frequent Transit Routes
Keeping bus service reliable and evenly spaced is important to riders in normal times. With the imperative to minimize crowding during the COVID-19 emergency, preventing bunching and gapping is even more urgent now.
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September 10, 2018
Bunching is for Bananas, Not Buses: Dispatches from Austin
This week, we’re in Austin working with Capital Metro to test a new bus dispatching method in hopes of reducing bunching and improving reliability along the MetroRapid lines.
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