Future Tense with Jon Gordon
More than 20 public transit agencies around the country have been using GPS technology. The technology has allowed the agencies to keep better tabs on their fleets, and gives riders a tool to find out when their buses will arrive.
In the Twin Cities, Metro Transit has spent $12 million to outfit its buses with automatic vehicle location equipment. Officials at Metro Transit say it allows the agency to see buses like never before. The result is better schedules: the on-time percentage of buses has increased from the mid-80s to 90%.
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