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How we’re rethinking campus transportation from the ground up

Ideas, perspectives, and updates on campus mobility, student experience, and the technology behind XRadar.

Product4 min read

Why Campus Transit Apps Are Built Backwards

Legacy transit providers build the app last — after the contract is signed and the hardware is installed. That's why they're broken. XRadar started with the student.

David Gregory

March 2026

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Product5 min read

The 80/90 Problem: Why Non-Native Transit Apps Are Failing an iPhone Generation

80–90% of college students use iPhones. Yet nearly every campus transit app in America was built with no native platform in mind. That mismatch is costing them users every day.

March 2026

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Product5 min read

The Retention Test: Why Retention Means You're Building the Right Thing

In consumer software, retention is truth. Downloads lie. But the percentage of users who come back after one month tells you whether you're building something people need.

March 2026

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Industry6 min read

The Complacency Tax

The compounding cost of not innovating. In the short term, it's profitable. But the gap between what users expect and what you deliver widens every year. Eventually, someone closes that gap.

March 2026

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