Westchester County’s Post

The number of passengers using commercial bus services in Ireland rose last year by 84%, according to new figures from the National Transport Authority (NTA). The report shows there were almost 19 million passenger journeys on licensed public bus services in 2022, but that is still well below the 30 million seen in 2019, before the pandemic. The NTA states that public health measures introduced due to Covid-19 meant that both passenger demand and bus capacity were curtailed and, as a result, many commercial bus operators ceased to provide services or reduced their service levels due to the financial losses that would be incurred by continuing to operate in full. In May last year, fares on Dublin Bus, Luas, Go-Ahead Ireland and Iarnród Éireann's DART and Commuter services dropped by 20%.

🚨DID YOU MISS THIS?🚨 After a successful pilot programme, Albuquerque's ABQ Ride is permanently adopting a #FareFree model. The Zero Fares initiative, launched as a result of the challenges brought by COVID-19, resulted in a range of benefits for #passengers and the operator alike, and this innovative move reflects Albuquerque's commitment to equitable and accessible #PublicTransportation, setting a precedent for cities both nation and worldwide. Exclusively for Intelligent Transport, Megan Holcomb, Public Information Officer at ABQ RIDE (City of Albuquerque), discusses why the city decided to shift to fare-free, what the impact has been on residents and how the decision is helping the operator to shift its focus to other challenges. #equity, #TransportEquity, #accessibility, #TransportAccessibility, #FareFreeTransport

🚨DID YOU MISS THIS?🚨 After a successful pilot programme, Albuquerque's ABQ RIDE is permanently adopting a #FareFree model. The Zero Fares initiative, launched as a result of the challenges brought by COVID-19, resulted in a range of benefits for #passengers and the operator alike, and this innovative move reflects Albuquerque's commitment to equitable and accessible #PublicTransportation, setting a precedent for cities both nation and worldwide. Exclusively for Intelligent Transport, Megan Holcomb, Public Information Officer at ABQ RIDE (City of Albuquerque), discusses why the city decided to shift to fare-free, what the impact has been on residents and how the decision is helping the operator to shift its focus to other challenges. #equity, #TransportEquity, #accessibility, #TransportAccessibility, #FareFreeTransport

🗣NEW & EXCLUSIVE INSIGHT🗣 After a successful pilot programme, Albuquerque's ABQ RIDE is permanently adopting a #FareFree model. The Zero Fares initiative, launched as a result of the challenges brought by COVID-19, resulted in a range of benefits for #passengers and the operator alike, and this innovative move reflects Albuquerque's commitment to equitable and accessible #PublicTransportation, setting a precedent for cities both nation and worldwide. Exclusively for Intelligent Transport, Megan Holcomb, Public Information Officer at ABQ Ride (City of Albuquerque), discusses why the city decided to shift to fare-free, what the impact has been on residents and how the decision is helping the operator to shift its focus to other challenges. #equity, #TransportEquity, #accessibility, #TransportAccessibility, #FareFreeTransport

🗣NEW & EXCLUSIVE INSIGHT🗣 After a successful pilot programme, Albuquerque's ABQ Ride is permanently adopting a #FareFree model. The Zero Fares initiative, launched as a result of the challenges brought by COVID-19, resulted in a range of benefits for #passengers and the operator alike, and this innovative move reflects Albuquerque's commitment to equitable and accessible #PublicTransportation, setting a precedent for cities both nation and worldwide. Exclusively for Intelligent Transport, Megan Holcomb, Public Information Officer at ABQ RIDE (City of Albuquerque), discusses why the city decided to shift to fare-free, what the impact has been on residents and how the decision is helping the operator to shift its focus to other challenges. #equity, #TransportEquity, #accessibility, #TransportAccessibility, #FareFreeTransport

🗣NEW & EXCLUSIVE INSIGHT🗣 After a successful pilot programme, Albuquerque's ABQ RIDE is permanently adopting a #FareFree model. The Zero Fares initiative, launched as a result of the challenges brought by COVID-19, resulted in a range of benefits for #passengers and the operator alike, and this innovative move reflects Albuquerque's commitment to equitable and accessible #PublicTransportation, setting a precedent for cities both nation and worldwide. Exclusively for Intelligent Transport, Megan Holcomb, Public Information Officer at ABQ Ride (City of Albuquerque), discusses why the city decided to shift to fare-free, what the impact has been on residents and how the decision is helping the operator to shift its focus to other challenges. #equity, #TransportEquity, #accessibility, #TransportAccessibility, #FareFreeTransport

🚨DID YOU MISS THIS?🚨 After a successful pilot programme, Albuquerque's ABQ Ride is permanently adopting a #FareFree model. The Zero Fares initiative, launched as a result of the challenges brought by COVID-19, resulted in a range of benefits for #passengers and the operator alike, and this innovative move reflects Albuquerque's commitment to equitable and accessible #PublicTransportation, setting a precedent for cities both nation and worldwide. Exclusively for Intelligent Transport, Megan Holcomb, Public Information Officer at ABQ RIDE (City of Albuquerque), discusses why the city decided to shift to fare-free, what the impact has been on residents and how the decision is helping the operator to shift its focus to other challenges. #equity, #TransportEquity, #accessibility, #TransportAccessibility, #FareFreeTransport

Have you prepared to give your customers a smooth ride if there is an incident? It is morning rushhour and the subway is full when the message came that there has been an incident downtown and a subway station was closed. From a subway ride consumer perspective what usually happens is that you come to the edge of town with the subway, you wait a long time for a replacement busses to arrive and you want to enter with thousand other people. An other option is to walk a couple of stations before and after the accident to catch the subway on the other side. Today someone optimized. Trains took people to the edge of downtown and then one train went back and forth not stopping at the closed subway station. How much money did the persons optimizing the subway travel save companies today? #optimization #customerjourney

Evidence shows passengers face many challenges with our region’s buses, including confusing fares, service cuts and poor reliability. We now have a chance to change this ❗️🚍 Have your say on how buses should be run in our region busreformwy.com #BusReformWY

When considering safety on public transport like buses, trams, and trains, the best ways to stay safe can depend on various factors such as the time of day or the level of crowding. However, there are some general guidelines that apply to every mode of transport. #PublicTransportSafety #SafeCommute #TravelSmartTravelSafe