Hardware – every transit agency executive’s nightmare. Along with Excel spreadsheets, of course. What if we took this burden off your shoulders? Modeshift’s team can help transit agencies reuse their legacy equipment or assist with the purchase of new hardware. Our account-based fare collection system is completely hardware-agnostic and media-agnostic which means we can work […]
Sustainable urban mobility has become a buzzphrase in recent years. And it’s only natural since the negative effects of transit are growing exponentially, affecting people’s health and creating logistical difficulties in cities big and small across the world. The significant technological innovations in the field have created a pathway for the transition to sustainable urban […]
EN: Modeshift is a partner of the InnoAir project – „Innovative public transport meeting the citizens’ demand for cleaner air in the urban environment”, according to Invitation 5, an initiative of the Urban Innovative Action (UIA) with the European Commission. The project started in July 2020 and will go on for three years. Its main […]
At the heart of every transit business lies impeccable organization. To deliver on-time performance and make sure all processes are handled efficiently, we developed a set of tools that synchronize the way transit agency staff and management interact. Let us introduce you to our Computer-aided Dispatch and Automatic Vehicle Location systems! In this article… What […]
The wait is over. The wait at the bus stop, that is. With Modeshift’s RTPI system, riders can now access public transit schedules at their fingertips – via their smartphones, or on the go – at bus shelters and even inside the vehicles. How do we do that? Find out more about our RTPI system […]
The INNOAIR project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Urban Innovative Actions Initiative. As part of the INNOAIR initiative, Modeshift Europe has been actively developing and improving an innovative on-demand public transportation platform that will help in the transition towards cleaner air and connected green initiatives. We have reached an important […]
Mobile ticketing apps? We’ve seen them all – those that give you only one payment option, those that crash right when you need them, those that work but are not fun to use. For a technology so advanced and so important to modern-day living, it’s baffling that mobile ticketing has seen so many failed apps. […]
When we started working on Modeshift, we knew we wanted to get one thing right from the first time: simple yet powerful account-based ticketing that works for everyone. During the past decade, many cities converted to account-based and saw the beauty of this system. But what exactly is it, why does it matter for smart […]
We at Modeshift have a very specific vision of how all things transit should be done. We value efficiency, we value customer feedback, we value getting things done. We admit that sometimes it’s not perfect, but it’s a work in progress that has led us to develop a product that combines everything a transit agency […]
Micromobility. Touted as the universal pain-killer for air pollution and gridlocks by some, condemned as a safety & security threat by others. What is the truth about this modern mobility solution that swept over cities in the past few years? Is it good or is it bad for the troublesome, car-dominated city traffic landscape? As […]
Flat fares are probably not the best fit for an ever-changing transit landscape that sees an immense growth of urbanization moving more and more people from distant suburbs to city centers every day. Differentiated fare policies, such as those based on time of the day or distance travelled, can prove to be decisive in shaping […]
The INNOAIR project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Urban Innovative Actions Initiative. Modeshift Europe is proud to be a part of the INNOAIR initiative. Our central position to the project involves the creation and implementation of an on-demand public transportation platform (ODPTP) which will be carried out by a team […]
Demand-responsive transit (DRT) is not a new phenomenon – it has been around for more than a century. With recent advances in technologies, it’s coming back to life after years of being discarded as an inefficient transit option. What has changed? How does DRT fit in the current transit landscape? And is it realistic to […]
In a world of thousands of apps, how do you design one that stands out? Especially if it’s in a domain most people consider boring (yet highly functional) – like public transit? Many designers have pondered over these questions – today we’re covering their conclusions so that we can help you understand the importance of […]
