MTA Maryland launched new Real-time Bus Crowding Information
The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) become the latest agency to share real-time bus crowding levels information to riders. The feature updates information every 10 to 15 seconds, allowing riders to receive up-to-the-minute information on total bus occupancy levels.
The real-time occupancy information is powered by newly installed sensors on MDOT MTA buses that provide live boarding and alighting counts. The information will be available through Transit App. The occupancy information will be shown in three categories:
- Not Crowded: if up to 30% of bus capacity
- Some Crowding: between 30% and 75% of bus capacity
- Crowded: if the bus is more than 75% full