Walter Jenkins

Jul
08
The Shared Transit Inbox is the Key to Operations Efficiency

The Shared Transit Inbox is the Key to Operations Efficiency

Imagine your transit agency is building a giant puzzle. Planning is working on the corners. Customer service is handling the edges. Maintenance has all the weird-shaped pieces. And everyone’s doing a great job — just on different tables.
3 min read
Jun
26
Transit Uses Email Like a Hammer to Project Manage

Transit Uses Email Like a Hammer to Project Manage

Most tools promise collaboration — but for transit agencies, they just add chaos.
4 min read
Jun
04
Transit Agencies Are Losing Their Memory—And It's Costing Them

Transit Agencies Are Losing Their Memory—And It's Costing Them

Public transit is facing a quiet crisis: institutional memory is slipping away.
3 min read
Apr
29
6 Transit Teammates Who Would Thrive with TransitChat

6 Transit Teammates Who Would Thrive with TransitChat

If you work at a public transit agency, we know that time management is more complex than a 10 minute
4 min read
Oct
30
User empathy is underrated

User empathy is underrated

In my last post about service alerts I ended up talking about accessibility in transit and the limitations that inoperable
2 min read
Oct
06
Mindless Metrics in Transit

Mindless Metrics in Transit

When it comes down to the Feds you know what you need to be doing. Their metrics bring home the dollar's and keep the wheels on the bus going round and round, but should you be thinking outside of the box when it comes to what is really your success?
3 min read
Aug
31
Turning Transit Complaints into Rider Success

Turning Transit Complaints into Rider Success

Building trust with customers imperative to success and learning how to listen and learn instead of responding will build more
4 min read
Aug
17
Metrics won't build loyal riders

Metrics won't build loyal riders

Properly responding, tracking, and cataloging your riders complaints could be a game changer for saving your sanity. It's
3 min read