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 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...
Coach & Bus UK: The Machines are Coming! As ever at Coach & Bus UK, the Theatre offered a welcome overview of the trends currently shaping our industry. Stagecoach CEO Martin Griffiths presented one of the most interesting sessions, on the topic of autonomous...
The Canadian case of a compromise too far and why UK local authorities should beware A version of this article first appeared in Local Transport Today (Issue LTT781) Why a loss of control can’t be the price to pay for the benefits of Uber-style transport networks By...
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...