{"id":32150,"date":"2017-08-08T18:29:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T18:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/uncategorized-en-as\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/"},"modified":"2017-10-05T13:52:30","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T13:52:30","slug":"qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#8217;POD Case Study: Eau Claire Transit"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494950564697{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\"><div data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" data-vc-stretch-content=\"true\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1491508665619\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1491507698406 vc_row-has-fill\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumb \"><div class=\"container\"><ol><li><a aria-label=\"Home\" class=\"first_bc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/\"><span><i class=\"qs-icon qs-icon-home-breadcrumb-white\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/nav>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"upb_bg_img\" data-ultimate-bg=\"url(https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/breadcrumb-bg.jpg)\" data-image-id=\"350\" data-ultimate-bg-style=\"vcpb-default\" data-bg-img-repeat=\"repeat\" data-bg-img-size=\"cover\" data-bg-img-position=\"\" data-parallx_sense=\"30\" data-bg-override=\"full\" data-bg_img_attach=\"scroll\" data-upb-overlay-color=\"rgba(0,0,0,0.35)\" data-upb-bg-animation=\"\" data-fadeout=\"off\" data-bg-animation=\"left-animation\" data-bg-animation-type=\"h\" data-animation-repeat=\"repeat\" data-fadeout-percentage=\"30\" data-parallax-content=\"parallax_content_value\" data-parallax-content-sense=\"50\" data-row-effect-mobile-disable=\"true\" data-img-parallax-mobile-disable=\"true\" data-rtl=\"false\"  data-custom-vc-row=\"\"  data-vc=\"7.0\"  data-is_old_vc=\"\"  data-theme-support=\"\"   data-overlay=\"true\" data-overlay-color=\"rgba(0,0,0,0.35)\" data-overlay-pattern=\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/parallax_video_backgrounds_vc\/assets\/images\/patterns\/01.png\" data-overlay-pattern-opacity=\"0.35\" data-overlay-pattern-size=\"\" data-overlay-pattern-attachment=\"fixed\"    ><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494945612729{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; image=&#8221;690&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1493152693641{padding-top: 90px !important;background-color: #eef5fa !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-md-8&#8243;][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;qs-post-container&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1501009604083{margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494877311579{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; image=&#8221;28647&#8243;][vc_column_text]<h1 class=\"post_title\">Q&#8217;POD Case Study: Eau Claire Transit<\/h1>[\/vc_column_text]<h4 class=\"boc_heading  al_left  \" ><span>Seeing is Believing: Demo Convinces Eau Claire Transit of the Time Savings and Better Securement with Q\u2019POD<\/span><\/h4>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">One demonstration was all it took to convince Mike Branco, Transit Manager for the City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, that the Q\u2019POD wheelchair securement system could help operators save time, improve passenger safety and minimize driver injuries.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;qs-post-container&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1501009534930{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494877311579{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"grid_holder mfp_gallery  small_spacing\" id=\"img_gallery_e75ce3932999c53794db8b9b2831e53e\" ><div class=\"col span_1_of_2 info_item isotope_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic \"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eau-claire-cs-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"col span_1_of_2 info_item isotope_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic \"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eau-claire-cs-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;qs-post-container&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1501009604083{margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494877311579{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe\u2019re always looking for ways to speed things up and do them more efficiently,\u201d says Branco. \u201cWhen I saw the Q\u2019POD in action at the 2010 Wisconsin Public Transportation Conference, I had to show my manager, because I think securement of a typical wheelchair took only 15 to 20 seconds at the most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Just to be sure, Branco\u2019s team did their own side-by-side comparison of Q\u2019POD and their current securement system. \u201cIt literally took two-and-a-half to three times longer to do the traditional wheelchair securement with our system versus the Q\u2019POD.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After installing Q\u2019POD in its five newest buses, Eau Claire Transit conducted training sessions to familiarize drivers with the new devices. \u201cThe drivers loved it and a majority of them saw the value right away,\u201d says Branco of the widespread employee support for this management decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The bending and kneeling required with the transit system\u2019s other securement devices have resulted in driver complaints and back injuries. That\u2019s changed on the buses with Q\u2019POD. \u201cWe haven\u2019t had a worker\u2019s compensation claim about anything back-oriented because of Q\u2019POD,\u201d says Branco. \u201cThat\u2019s huge because we\u2019re always trying to minimize driver risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;qs-post-container&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1501009582841{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1501008797206{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.8em; color: #013ca6;\"><em>\u201cA lot of transit agency procurement is focused on the mechanics of the bus. Is it easily repairable? What kind of engine? I think the customer experience is important, too, and so is helping the driver be as comfortable as humanly possible. I\u2019ve used Q\u2019POD as something to add to their comfort level when purchasing a new bus.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;qs-post-container&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1501009574152{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494877311579{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Q\u2019POD equipment itself has proven less prone to injury than Eau Claire\u2019s other securement systems. With those, Branco says, \u201cthe belts would always be in the water, or in the mud.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>And they\u2019d get frayed, or start deteriorating from salts. We were constantly replacing belts.\u201d That, too, has changed with Q\u2019POD. \u201cPeople talk about the tie-downs on Q\u2019POD and how great they\u2019re engineered. But in my opinion, the seatbelt goes unsung,\u201d he says. \u201cThey\u2019re self-contained, so you have less option for wear and tear because they\u2019re not hanging out in the elements. I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve changed a belt yet on any Q\u2019POD at all, and we\u2019ve had these buses for two years now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Passengers have praised the availability of Q\u2019POD as well. \u201cIt involves less touching, and passengers have commented how it\u2019s less intrusive,\u201d says Branco. \u201cThey\u2019re happier about that. I think any of us can appreciate that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This level of empathy and concern is not surprising from a system that quite literally goes the extra mile for its wheelchair passengers. \u201cEach one of our buses is handicapped accessible, but one thing we do that\u2019s kind of neat is if we\u2019re full with both wheelchair spots occupied, one of the supervisors will take out another bus so that we don\u2019t have to leave a wheelchair passenger behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;qs-post-container center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1501009639808{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494877311579{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; image=&#8221;26080&#8243;][vc_single_image alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; image=&#8221;25959&#8243;]<a\thref=\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/qpod\/\" \n\t\tclass=\"qs-btn-cta    \"  target='_self'><span>Explore Q&#039;POD<\/span><\/a><div class=\"boc_spacing \" style=\"height: 80px\"><\/div><h5 class=\"boc_heading  al_left  \" ><span>Share This:<\/span><\/h5>[vc_column_text]<div class=\"et_social_inline et_social_mobile_on et_social_inline_top\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_social_networks et_social_3col et_social_slide et_social_rounded et_social_left et_social_no_animation et_social_withcounts et_social_withnetworknames et_social_outer_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"et_social_icons_container\"><li class=\"et_social_facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qstraint.com%2Fen-as%2Fqnews%2Fcase-studies%2Fqpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit%2F&#038;t=Q%E2%80%99POD%20Case%20Study%3A%20Eau%20Claire%20Transit\" class=\"et_social_share et_social_display_count\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-social_name=\"facebook\" data-post_id=\"32150\" data-social_type=\"share\" data-location=\"inline\" data-min_count=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"et_social_icon et_social_icon_facebook\"><\/i><div class=\"et_social_network_label\"><div class=\"et_social_networkname\">Facebook<\/div><\/div><span class=\"et_social_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"et_social_twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Q%E2%80%99POD%20Case%20Study%3A%20Eau%20Claire%20Transit&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qstraint.com%2Fen-as%2Fqnews%2Fcase-studies%2Fqpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit%2F&#038;via=qstraint\" class=\"et_social_share et_social_display_count\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-social_name=\"twitter\" data-post_id=\"32150\" data-social_type=\"share\" data-location=\"inline\" data-min_count=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"et_social_icon et_social_icon_twitter\"><\/i><div class=\"et_social_network_label\"><div class=\"et_social_networkname\">Twitter<\/div><\/div><span class=\"et_social_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"et_social_linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qstraint.com%2Fen-as%2Fqnews%2Fcase-studies%2Fqpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit%2F&#038;title=Q%E2%80%99POD%20Case%20Study%3A%20Eau%20Claire%20Transit\" class=\"et_social_share et_social_display_count\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-social_name=\"linkedin\" data-post_id=\"32150\" data-social_type=\"share\" data-location=\"inline\" data-min_count=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"et_social_icon et_social_icon_linkedin\"><\/i><div class=\"et_social_network_label\"><div class=\"et_social_networkname\">LinkedIn<\/div><\/div><span class=\"et_social_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;qs-post-related-section&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1501009894114{margin-top: 80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner]<h5 class=\"boc_heading  al_left  \" ><span>You may also like:<\/span><\/h5><div id = \"post_grid_4e76fca7e3eb94e6f9f0ba8394c9d94b\" class=\"grid_holder \"><div class=\"col span_1_of_2 info_item isotope_element\"data-tags='[939, 535, 816, 940]'><div class=\"post_item_block  boxed\"><div class=\"pic \"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/featured\/quantum-case-study-securing-the-future-of-accessibility-at-tulsa-transit\/ \"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/transforming-tulsa.jpg\" alt=\"QUANTUM Case Study: Securing the Future of Accessibility at Tulsa Transit\"\/><div class=\"img_overlay\"><span class=\"hover_icon icon_plus\"><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post_item_desc dark_links layout-default\"><div class=\"category-desc\"><p><span class=\"cat-name\">CASE STUDIES<\/span><\/p><\/div><h5 class=\"h5-style\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/featured\/quantum-case-study-securing-the-future-of-accessibility-at-tulsa-transit\/\">QUANTUM Case Study: Securing the Future of Accessibility at Tulsa Transit<\/a><\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col span_1_of_2 info_item isotope_element\"data-tags='[57, 34, 55, 56]'><div class=\"post_item_block  boxed\"><div class=\"pic \"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/qnews\/quantum-case-study-securing-the-future-of-accessibility-at-tulsa-transit\/ \"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/transforming-tulsa.jpg\" alt=\"QUANTUM Case Study: Securing the Future of Accessibility at Tulsa Transit\"\/><div class=\"img_overlay\"><span class=\"hover_icon icon_plus\"><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post_item_desc dark_links layout-default\"><div class=\"category-desc\"><p><span class=\"cat-name\">CASE STUDIES<\/span><\/p><\/div><h5 class=\"h5-style\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/qnews\/quantum-case-study-securing-the-future-of-accessibility-at-tulsa-transit\/\">QUANTUM Case Study: Securing the Future of Accessibility at Tulsa Transit<\/a><\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h10 clear\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;qs-blog-sidebar&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-md-offset-0 vc_col-md-4 vc_col-sm-offset-3 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;qnews_sidebar&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seeing is Believing: Demo Convinces Eau Claire Transit of the Time Savings and Better Securement with Q\u2019POD<\/p>\n<div class=\"h10\"><\/div><a aria-label=\"QUANTUM Case Study: Securing the Future of Accessibility at Tulsa Transit\" class=\"more-link1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/qnews\/quantum-case-study-securing-the-future-of-accessibility-at-tulsa-transit\/\">Read more<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32151,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[621],"tags":[622,777,481,623],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Q&#039;POD Case Study: Eau Claire Transit : Q&#039;STRAINT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Seeing is Believing: Demo Convinces Eau Claire Transit of the Time Savings and Better Securement with Q\u2019POD\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Q&#039;POD Case Study: Eau Claire Transit : Q&#039;STRAINT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Seeing is Believing: Demo Convinces Eau Claire Transit of the Time Savings and Better Securement with Q\u2019POD\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Q&#039;STRAINT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-08-08T18:29:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-10-05T13:52:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eau-claire-cs-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1010\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Stacy Hummel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Stacy Hummel\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Stacy Hummel\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a4c5a294adf68fbdbd5a11898340af10\"},\"headline\":\"Q&#8217;POD Case Study: Eau Claire Transit\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-08-08T18:29:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-10-05T13:52:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/\"},\"wordCount\":1048,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Case Study\",\"Metro\",\"Metro Transit\",\"Q&#8217;POD\"],\"articleSection\":[\"CASE STUDIES\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AS\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/\",\"name\":\"Q'POD Case Study: Eau Claire Transit : Q&#039;STRAINT\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-08-08T18:29:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-10-05T13:52:30+00:00\",\"description\":\"Seeing is Believing: Demo Convinces Eau Claire Transit of the Time Savings and Better Securement with Q\u2019POD\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AS\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/home-page\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Q&#8217;POD Case Study: Eau Claire Transit\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/\",\"name\":\"Q&#039;STRAINT\",\"description\":\"Wheelchair Passenger Safety Solutions\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AS\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Q'STRAINT\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AS\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/qstraint-corp-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/qstraint-corp-logo.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":235,\"caption\":\"Q'STRAINT\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a4c5a294adf68fbdbd5a11898340af10\",\"name\":\"Stacy Hummel\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AS\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4ecc1065a0588790b50ff15af97864b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4ecc1065a0588790b50ff15af97864b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Stacy Hummel\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/author\/shummel\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Q'POD Case Study: Eau Claire Transit : Q&#039;STRAINT","description":"Seeing is Believing: Demo Convinces Eau Claire Transit of the Time Savings and Better Securement with Q\u2019POD","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Q'POD Case Study: Eau Claire Transit : Q&#039;STRAINT","og_description":"Seeing is Believing: Demo Convinces Eau Claire Transit of the Time Savings and Better Securement with Q\u2019POD","og_url":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/","og_site_name":"Q&#039;STRAINT","article_published_time":"2017-08-08T18:29:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2017-10-05T13:52:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1010,"height":700,"url":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eau-claire-cs-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Stacy Hummel","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Stacy Hummel","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/"},"author":{"name":"Stacy Hummel","@id":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a4c5a294adf68fbdbd5a11898340af10"},"headline":"Q&#8217;POD Case Study: Eau Claire Transit","datePublished":"2017-08-08T18:29:46+00:00","dateModified":"2017-10-05T13:52:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/"},"wordCount":1048,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#organization"},"keywords":["Case Study","Metro","Metro Transit","Q&#8217;POD"],"articleSection":["CASE STUDIES"],"inLanguage":"en-AS"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/","url":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/","name":"Q'POD Case Study: Eau Claire Transit : Q&#039;STRAINT","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-08-08T18:29:46+00:00","dateModified":"2017-10-05T13:52:30+00:00","description":"Seeing is Believing: Demo Convinces Eau Claire Transit of the Time Savings and Better Securement with Q\u2019POD","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AS","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/qnews\/case-studies\/qpod-case-study-eau-claire-transit\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/home-page\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Q&#8217;POD Case Study: Eau Claire Transit"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/","name":"Q&#039;STRAINT","description":"Wheelchair Passenger Safety Solutions","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-AS"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#organization","name":"Q'STRAINT","url":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AS","@id":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/qstraint-corp-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/qstraint-corp-logo.png","width":400,"height":235,"caption":"Q'STRAINT"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a4c5a294adf68fbdbd5a11898340af10","name":"Stacy Hummel","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AS","@id":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4ecc1065a0588790b50ff15af97864b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4ecc1065a0588790b50ff15af97864b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Stacy Hummel"},"url":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/author\/shummel\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32150"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32150"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38924,"href":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32150\/revisions\/38924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qstraint.com\/en-as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}