Royale Treatment
It’s been nearly a year since WPBgo partnered with the Transit app to unlock access to Transit’s premium subscription, Royale, for all Palm Beach County transit riders. Since WPBgo and Transit rolled out the red carpet for local users, use of the app has increased 30%, with Nearly 10,000 Palm County riders opening Transit over 600,000 times last month alone to plan and track trips on Palm Tran. The Transit app is the one place you can find real-time information for Palm Tran, Tri-Rail, BrightBike, and even Uber and Lyft.
Convenience
The app makes it easy to keep track of transit schedules and bikeshare docking station availability, so you can plan your route effortlessly even as travel conditions change. For those seamlessly navigating their carfree commute with Transit app: THANKS! You’re helping cut down on traffic and pollution, making Palm Beach County a nicer place to live and enjoy.
With just a few taps on your phone, you can make smarter travel choices, save some time, and reduce stress—all while helping our community reach its goals for a more connected city.
Here’s a snapshot of year-over-year progress:
- Each month, Palm Beach County users open the app 647,000 times, which is double the pace of a year ago
- 9,841 unique users open the app every month
- On any given day approximately 2,500 users opened the app, equivalent to 9% of Palm Tran’s daily ridership.
- Journeys Made Smarter: The number of trips made with GO, Transit’s step-by-step navigator, doubled from 4,359 in August 2023 to 8,193 in August 2024.
- Top Lines: Our most popular Palm Tran bus lines received more than 78,000 taps — users’ favorite routes are the 3, 1, and 2.
- Staying Informed: Service alert subscriptions rose to 5,541 users in August 2024, keeping everyone well-informed on the go.
About Transit
Transit is the app that makes life better without a car in more than 500 cities worldwide. Millions of public transit riders rely on its accurate real-time updates, intuitive step-by-step navigation, and helpful crowdsourcing features. The app gives riders powerful tools to speak up for better car-free transportation and helps transit agencies bring together fare payment, on-demand transit, bikeshare, scooters, carshare, taxis, and more. Transit is based in Montréal, Québec. Learn more at www.transitapp.com.
