Technology-Enabled Service Design for Improved On-Demand Transit Transit agencies across Florida are exploring tech-enabled, on-demand service strategies to improve operational efficiency, better align service with demand, and respond to changing travel patterns. This session begins with a presentation summarizing a CUTR white paper on emerging on-demand transit service models in Florida, with a focus on…
Session Purpose and Description: The session will focus on the analytical foundation behind operational modernization and system redesign. Panelists will share how they used available data to diagnose performance issues, evaluate trade-offs, and justify redesigning decisions in various operating environments and service mode types. Emphasis will be on practical applications and how agencies translated analysis…
Session Purpose and Description: This session addresses the “what” and “why” of transit modernization — exploring how and why agencies evolve their service models. Discussion may include transitions across fixed-route, hybrid, and on-demand service; strategic decision-making under fiscal and performance constraints; implementation realities; and lessons learned from agencies navigating these shifts. Discussion topics include: What…
Session Purpose and Description: Transit agencies across Florida are exploring tech-enabled, on-demand service strategies to improve operational efficiency, better align service with demand, and respond to changing travel patterns. This session begins with a presentation summarizing a CUTR white paper on emerging on-demand transit service models in Florida, with a focus on service design considerations,…
One Vision, Many Voices: Aligning Transit and Regional Plans Through Local Collaboration In today’s resource-constrained planning environment, regional and local agencies can’t afford to operate in silos. One Vision, Many Voices highlights how collaboration between a metropolitan planning organization (MPO), a transit agency, and consultants led to more efficient, goal-aligned planning in Palm Beach County,…
Session Purpose and Description: In today’s resource-constrained planning environment, regional and local agencies can’t afford to operate in silos. One Vision, Many Voices highlights how collaboration between a metropolitan planning organization (MPO), a transit agency, and consultants led to more efficient, goal-aligned planning in Palm Beach County, Florida. Through the lens of the Long-Range Transportation…
Session Purpose and Description: In this session, participants will gain a clearer understanding of how to assess whether on-demand transit is the right solution based on factors such as ridership trends, service limitations, and community needs. Participants will also learn how leveraging non-dedicated ‘open’ fleets can enhance service flexibility, improve ridership, and expand coverage without…
2025 Managing Transit Service Implementation, Monitoring, and Performance Management In this session, participants will learn best practices on how to identify and implement successful types of transit services that are sensitive to the differing needs across a service area. The discussion will also focus on why and how transit agencies can best use existing information…
Session Purpose and Description: In this session, participants will learn best practices on how to identify and implement successful types of transit services that are sensitive to the differing needs across a service area. The discussion will also focus on why and how transit agencies can best use existing information and techniques to monitor the…
Session Purpose and Description: In this session, participants will learn about current updates on the Transit Development Plan (TDP), including, but not limited to, information on the current Rule, highlights of the 2025 TDP submittals, future TDP submittals, new handbook highlights, upcoming workshops, and open discussion on the most pressing issues related to the TDP.…