{"id":5996,"date":"2021-01-04T08:08:35","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T16:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/news\/?p=5996"},"modified":"2021-01-04T08:08:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T16:08:35","slug":"rtc-partners-with-transit-app-to-provide-real-time-crowding-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/rtc-partners-with-transit-app-to-provide-real-time-crowding-information\/","title":{"rendered":"RTC partners with Transit app to provide real-time crowding information"},"content":{"rendered":"

Click to Tweet<\/em><\/a>: Want to know if social distancing is possible on your @RTCSNV bus? Good news:You can now see real-time crowding info on the @transitapp. <\/em><\/p>\r\n

LAS VEGAS \u2013<\/strong> The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada<\/a> (RTC) has partnered with Transit<\/a> to provide customers with real-time crowding information directly via the Transit <\/em>app. This new feature helps riders make informed decisions about trip planning and social distancing.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cAs we continue to navigate through this pandemic, we are operating our transit vehicles at a 50-percent capacity to allow riders to practice safe social distancing,\u201d said MJ Maynard, RTC chief executive officer. \u201cWe\u2019ve made this safety commitment to our passengers, and we are taking that commitment a step further by providing our riders with valuable real-time information so they can make educated decisions about how and when to travel.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

When users tap their route line in the Transit<\/em> app, they see a map showing the live locations of transit vehicles along their route. The vehicle icon displays the last update of the vehicle’s location but also its current crowding level listed as \u201cMany seats,\u201d \u201cSome seats,\u201d or \u201cVery limited seats.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Crowding levels are calculated using the RTC\u2019s current onboard capacity restrictions for COVID-19, providing riders with access to an accurate indication of crowding on a given bus. When a vehicle is below 50 percent of the COVID-19 capacity, it is classified in the app as \u201cMany seats.\u201d Vehicles between 50 and 90 percent of the COVID-19 capacity appear as having \u201cSome seats,\u201d and buses above 90 percent of the COVID-19 capacity are shown as \u201cVery limited seats.\u201d These levels reflect the latest guidance to ensure that riders can maintain physical distancing onboard.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThis kind of information is a huge step in helping riders feel confident getting on the bus. And not just during the pandemic: it also makes a big difference if you use a wheelchair, you\u2019re carrying big luggage or you just want to feel more comfortable,\u201d says David Block-Schachter, chief business officer at Transit<\/em>. \u201cEven after the pandemic, crowding information is sure to benefit RTC customers. It\u2019s been great to partner with an agency like the RTC that\u2019s taking the lead on improving the rider experience.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Riders can also share how crowded they perceive the bus to be by using Transit<\/em>\u2019s \u201cGO\u201d step-by-step navigator. These crowdsourced reports, when compared against passenger count data from the RTC, provide important insights into how customers are feeling about crowding levels onboard.<\/p>\r\n

Transit is available to download for iPhone and Android at www.transitapp.com<\/a>. Customers can purchase their pass within the Transit app, or via the rideRTC<\/a>. For more information on the RTC\u2019s COVID-19 safety initiatives, visit: http:\/\/rtcsnv.com\/coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

About Transit<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Transit solves the urban commute in more than 200 cities worldwide. Users can easily navigate public transit with accurate real-time predictions, simple trip planning, step-by-step navigation and quick, easy payments. The app also integrates additional transport modes \u2014 bikesharing, scooters, carsharing and ridehail \u2014 so users can mix-and-match their options with public transit to determine the best way to get from A to B. The company is based in Montr\u00e9al, QC. Learn more by visiting www.transitapp.com<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Click to Tweet: Want to know if social distancing is possible on your @RTCSNV bus? Good news:You can now see real-time crowding info on the @transitapp. LAS VEGAS \u2013 The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6001,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}