Making Software Easier
At Cambridge Systematics, we recognize that asset management can be a frustrating and complex process. That is why we continuously strive to provide asset...
A New Open Source Dispatch Tool: Adapting the MBTA’s Skate
At CS, we’ve been working with open source transit software like OneBusAway and OpenTripPlanner for many years, and we believe in the community benefits...
Data Warehouse Expertise
Big data in transportation is – you guessed it – getting even bigger.But “Big data” is such an expansive topic that it deserves clarification. Google’s...
COVID-19 & Transit: Technological Innovations in Social Distancing
Building a TransAM Community
Trip Planning with Demand Responsive Transit: Part 1 Foundations
Long familiar to paratransit and rural riders, demand response transit options have become more common in recent years as transit agencies have...
TRB Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity (CATE) to Feature CS’ Dr. Paul Sorensen
At this year’s virtual Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity, Cambridge Systematics’ (CS) Dr. Paul Sorensen will join the technical session,...
Trip Planning with Demand Responsive Transit: Part 2 Integration and Eligibility Tradeoffs
In a previous post, we covered the basics of how we approach demand response trip planning at CS, and raised some issues about decisions and tradeoffs...
CS Software Supports the Mobility Data Interoperability Principles
CS is excited to support the Mobility Data Interoperability Principles as a co-signatory! At CS, we firmly believe that open data and interoperability...
Perceiving and Bypassing Project Proposal Pitfalls
Anyone can write a project proposal. But writing a winning proposal can be fraught with peril; a poorly composed proposal can cause confusion,...
SRTA is Improving Its Capital Planning Process with the Capital Planning Tool (CPT)
Streamlining HART’s Emergency Communications during Hurricane Ian with the OneBusAway Platform
In mid-September, during a regular meeting between the CS Software team and the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART), the team asked if it...
How to Avoid “Ghost Buses” and Other Pitfalls of Using Real-time Bus Data
“Ghost buses” are buses that are displayed on real-time bus arrival apps, but never show up. This can happen when a scheduled bus is taken out of service...