Liverpool City Region witnesses bus passenger increase
18 March 2019 | By Intelligent Transport
A reduction in the cost of bus operators’ weekly tickets is believed to have contributed to boosting the number of adult users.
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Roundtable: assessing the component parts of successful Mobility-as-a-Service
18 March 2019 | By Carol Schweiger - Schweiger Consulting, James Datson - Transport Systems Catapult, Nuria Blanco - Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid, Piia Karjalainen - MaaS Alliance, Shwetha Surender - Frost & Sullivan
What short- and long-term strategies need to be established to ensure optimum market conditions for MaaS within public transport?
Were you satisfied with your most recent bus journey?
14 March 2019 | By Intelligent Transport
Almost nine in 10 passengers using buses were satisfied with their last journey in the latest annual survey by Transport Focus.
Uber, SHARE NOW and BIKETOWN are all available in TriMet’s new trip planner
13 March 2019 | By Intelligent Transport
TriMet tests a new trip planner in Portland, bringing together public transport, ride-sourcing, car-sharing and bike-sharing options.
New report states people, not technology, must be the focus of smart city planning
12 March 2019 | By Intelligent Transport
‘Rethinking Smart Futures’ draws on five expert roundtable discussions that took place with industry leaders, policy makers and academics throughout 2018.
Lime’s integration with Google Maps expands to a further 80 cities
6 March 2019 | By Luke Antoniou (Intelligent Transport)
Lime's bikes and scooters can now be found via Google Maps by users in almost 100 different cities worldwide, from London to Mexico City.
Contactless cards prove themselves worthy across National Express
1 March 2019 | By Daljit Kalirai - National Express West Midlands
To conclude our Ticketing & Payments Series, Daljit Kalirai, Sales Director at National Express West Midlands, details how after less than a year of operating a contactless system on National Express West Midlands, a quarter of all its bus revenue now comes from contactless.
The field of ticketing: from open standard to open source
27 February 2019 | By Joël Eppe - SNCF, Philippe Vappereau - Calypso Networks Association
Philippe Vappereau, from RATP's General Director for Services, Marketing and Customer Experience and President of Calypso Networks Association, and Joël Eppe, SNCF's Ticketing Director, explain why these two entities actively support the development of a new project in the field of ticketing.
TransPennine Express will use live data to provide journey updates
26 February 2019 | By Intelligent Transport
TransPennine Express is the first UK rail operator to launch GoMedia’s real-time rail customer information service.
A new partnership will provide superfast 5G Wi-Fi on trains in the UK
25 February 2019 | By Intelligent Transport
Rail operators have long-sought to improve the quality of Wi-Fi, but faced significant cost and technical challenges in doing so.
Why a mobile ticketing option is crucial for Herts bus operators
25 February 2019 | By Matthew Lale - Hertfordshire County Council
Matthew Lale, Passenger Transport Manager at Hertfordshire County Council, kicks off our Ticketing & Payments Series by detailing why operators must use modern technology to help them better plan their services and tailor their customer offerings, or run the risk of not satisfactorily meeting customer demands.
Managing transport for Russia’s World Cup legacy
25 February 2019 | By Konstantin Trofimenko - National Research University Higher School of Economics
In the summer of 2018, 11 Russian cities played host to the FIFA World Cup. For Intelligent Transport, Konstantin Trofimenko of the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow reflects on the process of organising transport and management centres for the event, and the subsequent consequences for the…
MTR Nordic launches new app that delivers personalised traffic information
22 February 2019 | By Intelligent Transport
MTR created the app using a 4,000-strong passenger survey together with in-depth analysis of travel patterns and traffic disruptions.
Construction is soon to begin on another new cycle route in London
22 February 2019 | By Intelligent Transport
The work includes a two-way cycle track separated from traffic and pedestrians, will begin on 18 March and is expected to be complete by the end of 2019.
Citymapper announces subscription pass for mobility in London
22 February 2019 | By Intelligent Transport
The belief that ease of ticketing is essential for public transport to compete with private players has led to Citymapper’s subscription pass.
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