Manchester Metrolink

Award‐winning Transit Agency Selects Sospes for Safety

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Monday, April 12, 2021
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b'BOULDER, Colo., April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District, commonly known as MetroLINK, selected Sospes through a competitive bid process to provide their safety management software.

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  • b'BOULDER, Colo., April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District, commonly known as MetroLINK, selected Sospes through a competitive bid process to provide their safety management software.
  • "The Sospes platform is extremely user friendly, and the customer service and tech support has been outstanding.
  • "Needless to say, we are enormously proud to have been selected to partner with MetroLINK and look forward to helping them achieve their goals of engagement and excellence in safety.
  • When digital tracking occurs as part of daily safety processes, organizations benefit from faster, more streamlined processes, reduced incident rates and costs, and faster corrective action follow up.

Metrolink Customer Survey Reveals Essential Workers Represent Core Ridership

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Thursday, March 18, 2021
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Nearly 75 percent of people currently riding Metrolink identified themselves as essential workers an increase of 4 percent from Metrolinks April 2020 survey.

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  • Nearly 75 percent of people currently riding Metrolink identified themselves as essential workers an increase of 4 percent from Metrolinks April 2020 survey.
  • In addition to recording increased usage by essential workers, the Metrolink survey revealed that 85 percent of lapsed riders are likely to return to Metrolink an increase from 81 percent from the 2020 survey.
  • Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Metrolink remained an indispensable service for essential workers who kept our region functioning safely during a time of instability.
  • The Metrolink customer survey indicated opportunities to attract ridership beyond traditional work commuters, some of which will likely continue to telecommute at least part time.