Taking the Franchise Route

Taking the Franchise Route

Taking the Franchise Route This article first appeared in Transport Network  This article explores how local authorities and transport bodies can harness the franchising model spearheaded by Transport for London ‘New powers and opportunities’. That’s the subheading of...
Obtaining Simple Access to Complex Network Visualisation

Obtaining Simple Access to Complex Network Visualisation

Obtaining Simple Access to Complex Network Visualisation In my previous article, I commented that customers using Novus-FX can use their system to “view route information in the form of network visualisation maps, without the need for heavyweight GIS tools – so you...
Let’s Improve our Network Planning

Let’s Improve our Network Planning

Let’s Improve our Network Planning When I worked in local authority transport management, one of the most valuable changes we made was to bring our network planning and passenger information teams closer together. It is a strange truth that in many authorities these...
Public transport data is valuable. So why not use it?

Public transport data is valuable. So why not use it?

Public transport data is valuable. So why not use it? Since joining Trapeze I have been excited to visit a number of local authority transport teams around the country. Through these meetings and my prior industry experience, I have become aware that many authority...