HeadwayTurn transit data into
defensible service decisions.
HeadwayForge connects GTFS schedules, real-time feeds, Census equity data, NTD benchmarks and access analysis so transit planners can detect service issues, model changes, and export board-ready planning packages — faster.
Transit planning data is everywhere. Planning decisions still take too long.
A single service recommendation can require GTFS schedules, GTFS-Realtime or AVL, ridership exports, Census demographics, NTD peer data, GIS access analysis, Title VI thresholds, and a board memo. Most planning teams still assemble that work across disconnected tools. HeadwayForge gives planning teams one workspace to move from issue detection to defensible recommendation.
- Find where service is weak, late, duplicated, or underused.
- Model route, frequency, span, and stop changes before committing resources.
- Quantify rider, equity, access, cost, and peer-benchmark impacts.
- Export reports that support board action, compliance review, and funding requests.
From service issue to approved action
HeadwayForge follows the full planning decision cycle — and every step produces an output you can hand to leadership, the public, or funders.
Detect
Ranks routes and stops by service supply, reliability, access, and benchmark gaps.
Diagnose
Connects schedule, real-time, equity, access, and benchmark signals.
Model
Tests frequency, span, route, stop, and service-supply scenarios.
Defend
Creates auditable exports for leadership, board, Title VI, and grants staff.
Monitor
Tracks outcomes after changes go live.
A workbench built around the actual transit decision cycle
Every module connects back to the same source data, so the numbers in the map, memo, CSV, and board packet stay aligned.
Service health
Trips per day, service span, scheduled headways, stop coverage, and frequency gaps for every route — filterable by mode, agency, corridor, day type, or peer group.
Equity & Title VI
Classify minority and low-income route impacts, compare before/after service, document thresholds, and export clean review tables for internal and board use.
Access to opportunity
R5 travel-time isochrones measuring how many jobs, people, schools, and key destinations are reachable within 15, 30, and 45 minutes by transit and walking.
Scenario planning
Adjust frequency, span, stop patterns, or service levels and compare the before/after effect on access, equity, service supply, and cost — before decisions go public.
Peer benchmarking
Benchmark against NTD peers on ridership, service supply, productivity, operating cost, and urbanized-area context — the evidence layer for leadership and grants.
Live feed health
Validate GTFS-Realtime vehicle positions and GTFS feed quality so planning analysis — and the rider apps that depend on your feed — start from trustworthy data.
Decision exports
Generate board-ready summaries, methodology notes, CSVs, PDFs, and scenario comparison tables from the same analysis — every output traceable to its source data.
Built for the people who have to defend the plan
Service planners
Move from route questions to data-backed service recommendations without rebuilding the same spreadsheet every month.
Planning directors
See the tradeoffs before the board does — with clear evidence, risk notes, and implementation impacts.
Title VI & compliance teams
Document service equity impacts with repeatable calculations, source data, and exportable review tables.
Grants teams
Connect service need, access gaps, peer benchmarks, equity benefits, and project readiness into stronger funding narratives.
Small & mid-sized agencies
Get planning-grade analytics without hiring a data engineering team or building a GIS workflow from scratch.
Common questions
What is HeadwayForge?
An AI-assisted transit planning workbench that helps agencies analyze service supply, equity, access, real-time operations, peer benchmarks, and planning scenarios — and export board-ready reports.
Does HeadwayForge require internal agency data?
No for the starter workflow. It begins with public GTFS, GTFS-Realtime, Census, and NTD sources. Agency integrations can add APC, fare, staffing, scheduling, and internal cost data.
Can HeadwayForge replace Remix, Swiftly, ArcGIS, or Optibus?
HeadwayForge is designed to connect and speed the planning decision workflow. In many agencies it integrates with existing tools rather than replacing them immediately.
Does the product make service decisions automatically?
No. HeadwayForge provides analysis, scenarios, recommendations, and draft outputs. Agency staff remain responsible for approval and public decisions.
What exports are supported?
CSV, PDF, GeoJSON, scenario comparison tables, Title VI review tables, methodology notes, and draft board narratives — each traceable to source data and assumptions.
See what HeadwayForge finds in your network.
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