Leveraging the 'Internet of Things' to modernize small city public transit systems

摘要

The international stereotype of America may be that it's a country full of car lovers crowding the nation's highways and city streets. But Americans shattered that stereotype last November by approving dozens of public transportation-related funding initiatives that allocate about $170 billion in public transit funding. This relatively new national attitude, the rapid growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) device ecosystem, and the spread of high-speed broadband internet access combine to offer cities of all sizes the opportunity to modernize their mass transit systems. Doing so will enable officials to accomplish two long-standing goals: drive up the usage of public transportation and spur local economic development.