SANTA BARBARA, CA (21 June, 2006)

Santa Barbara-based CHK America, specialists in the visual communication of transportation data, has been hired by Montgomery County Transit (Ride On) to design their system map, public timetables, bus book, transit information aids and at stop information. That announcement was made today by Frederick A. Wood, President and CEO, CHK America.

CHK America’s in-house design, production and editorial experts will design a suite of new passenger information products for Ride On. CHK America will begin with the design of a new comprehensive services map that will include all services provided by Ride On in and around Montgomery County. From that, specific pieces of passenger information will be developed to address passenger requirements at the various stages of a person’s trip. The contract is for multiple years and will involve designs for hundreds of shelters throughout the county.

“Montgomery County Transit, Ride On, is one of the premier suburban transit agencies in the country,” explains Wood. “Their desire to build a consistent suite of passenger information products across every stage of a passenger’s journey is the ideal way to increase ridership through better communication of service options.”

CHK America has also recently been awarded Passenger Information Solution projects for Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Chicago Regional Transit Authority, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Nashville MTA, Charlotte Area Transit and several others.

Established in September 1999, CHK America provides passenger information solutions to the public transportation industry, in addition to delivering cartographic products and services across other business sectors. CHK America, a division of United Kingdom based Cook, Hammond and Kell, was established to expand the reach of its parent company’s products across the US. CHK’s products and services have been distributed extensively across Europe for over 140 years. Other companies in the group include Cook, Hammond and Kell, FWT Studios, Oxford Cartographers, National Map Center London, National Map Center Dublin.