the tale of the comet: update – january 2015 robert a. schneider, phd executive director of the...
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The Tale of The COMET:UPDATE – January 2015
Robert A. Schneider, PhDExecutive Director of The COMET
Transit in Spring 2012
County Transportation in September 2014
What you don’t notice (if you aren’t a rider):
• Smarter routes
• More frequent trips
• Later hours, weekends & holidays
• Services from 2010 restored
Adding Technology:
• Google Maps trip planning
• Bus tracking by smartphone
• Smartphone pass purchase
• Real-time tracking at transit center
Results: Ridership is growing
• 50% increase in riders over 2012
• More than doubled transit service
• 11 new smaller propane buses
• Millennial marketing
Results: Friendlier Passes & Discounts
• 50% Discounts for Seniors & Veterans
• New lower-priced 5-Day & 7-Day options
• Smartphone ready
Results: Expanded County Service
• The COMET funds #47: Lower Richland (Eastover/Hopkins & Gadsden)
• Flex route in Lower Richland & NE Richland
• Rural transportation study launches February 2015 w/ Council of Governments
Forthcoming in 2015:
• 1000 new transit signs (already started)
• Shelter & bench installation
• Additional service expansion
• New vans for DART customers and expansion of service