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Data, news, tools, oh my! Click here to get the scoop

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Data, news, tools, oh my! Click here to get the scoop.

We teamed-up with our data scientists, interviewed transportation experts, and even built a never-before-seen tool that lets you model your own microtransit network. There’s a lot to cover here, so let’s get started.

Build your own on-demand transit network.

Interested in on-demand public transportation, but still not sure what it will actually look like?

Introducing a series of sophisticated tools that bring a sliver of Via’s technology to life. Experiment with fleet size, demand levels, vehicle capacities, and more with these three interactive models.

Start building
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The data download.
New data suggests on-demand transit is essential for equity

New data suggests on-demand transit is essential for equity.

Los Angeles, Arlington, and Jersey City prove that thoughtful integration of on-demand public transit can help cities foster equal opportunity for all.

 
Federal Highway Administration Makes 60 Million Available Advanced Transportation

What will bring your riders back? We asked them.

Our survey of nearly 600 individuals across four unique cities revealed the reasons they’re staying away from public transit — and what it will take for them to return.

 
podcast The Dispatch.
Transport Tech Could Tempt Back Covid Fearing Commuters

The new rules of transit advocacy.

Transportation for America’s Beth Osborne suggests that a future with more remote work options might mean a future with more on-demand transit.

 
Federal Highway Administration Makes 60 Million Available Advanced Transportation

What to do when space runs out.

Talking traffic in Tel Aviv with bubble Dan’s General Manager, Itai Rogatka. Could this new on-demand, shared option solve a longstanding transportation puzzle?

 
It’s back to (transit) school time.
Senate Hearing
So... what exactly is microtransit?
 
LA metro and Via Discuss Rethinking Transit
What is TransitTech, and what does it mean for the future of mobility?

We can see the future.

Tech that effortlessly simulates a complete, custom-built transportation service? You got it.

Using the knowledge and data we’ve gained from providing more than 80 million rides across six continents, our new tool ViaViewer™ has the ability to map, visualize, and calculate what microtransit network could look like in your community.

Show me how
Traffic Calculator
 
News you can actually use.
Transport Tech Could Tempt Back Covid Fearing Commuters

WBAY

Green Bay Metro extends hours of ‘GBM On Demand’ bus service
 
Federal Highway Administration Makes 60 Million Available Advanced Transportation

St. Catharine’s Standard

NRT OnDemand pilot project seeks to open new frontier for transit service
Transport Tech Could Tempt Back Covid Fearing Commuters

Delaware State News

Delaware Transit Corporation receives $318K federal grant
 
Vis St Louis Metro Partner For On Demand Service

The Northern Echo

Tees Valley’s popular on-demand service expanded
 
Our transportation tidbit.

Video: Mario & Luigi cruise through NYC.

Quarantine boredom just reached new heights. Watch these two New York pranksters skip the MTA altogether and cruise across town, Mario Kart style.

Watch it here
Subway Photos
 

Where we'll be next.


Just because we can’t meet up IRL doesn’t mean we should lose out on facetime. Join us at an event in the coming weeks (all online, of course).


Transport Innovation Summit
September 21-25 | UK
Texas Mobility Summit
September 29-30 | US
ITS World Congress
September 16-October 8 | US
UITP Latin America
October 7-8 | LATAM
 
There's no time like the present.
Cities and transit agencies around the world are using the uncertainty of today to shuffle their decks, try something new, and build the future of public transportation in their communities. There’s no better time to experiment with a sure thing, so let’s think big: it’s time to reimagine what transit could look like in your city.
Let's brainstorm