A single, well-placed investment can unlock a self-sustaining program that delivers exponentially greater benefits over time. Our Transit Opportunity Index Assessment quantifies the gap between ideal transit performance and today’s reality. Closing that gap is the opportunity to improve service, equity, safety and to reduce costs. By combining proven European operational practices and technology with existing U.S. infrastructure and agency capabilities, the path to measurable improvement is direct and achievable.
Momentum is building nationwide. Multiple initiatives are now underway to demonstrate how agencies across the United States can realize gains in speed, reliability, equity, safety, and cost efficiency. Below are the materials we used in a recent workshop with senior leadership at the California State Transportation Agency. They detail how the Transit Opportunity Index Assessment can be used to kickstart self-sustaining programs: