TransportXtra features news, opinion and analysis from the UK transport policy & planning;
passenger transport; urban development & parking industries.

Demand-responsive buses the aim as journey planner app launches its own bus service

Lee Baker
10 May 2017
We can have buses that respond to real-time needs, claims Citymapper
We can have buses that respond to real-time needs, claims Citymapper

 

Journey planner app Citymapper says it is launching its own bus service in London to help it develop demand-responsive bus services.

Citymapper said its app has allowed it to "learn a lot about how people are moving around," and claimed it is able to see that "existing public transit routes don't always serve people best, nor evolve quickly enough to accommodate changes in the city". It declared as it launched the bus in central London near its offices yesterday that in the era of smartphones "we can have responsive buses that react to real-time needs".

Its CMX1 bus service, a 'circulator' route around Blackfriars and Waterloo Bridge, is currently on a fixed route, free for users, launched with the support of TfL. The idea is that operating the service will help the company to build better software for buses.

The project comes as ride-hailing apps such as Uber have been identified by TfL as contributing to a fall in bus use in London.

Head of Fleet Management
Brighton & Hove Council
Hollingdean Depot
£61,050 - £66,734
Head of Fleet Management
Brighton & Hove Council
Hollingdean Depot
£61,050 - £66,734
Deputy Team Leader - Transport Planning
London Borough of Havering
Town Hall, Romford, Essex, RM1 3BB, GB
Grade 9 £51,093 - £55,155 pa
View all Vacancies
 
Search
 
 
 

TransportXtra is part of Landor LINKS

© 2024 TransportXtra | Landor LINKS Ltd | All Rights Reserved

Subscriptions, Magazines & Online Access Enquires
[Frequently Asked Questions]
Email: subs.ltt@landor.co.uk | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 7959

Shop & Accounts Enquires
Email: accounts@landor.co.uk | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 7855

Advertising Sales & Recruitment Enquires
Email: daniel@landor.co.uk | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 7861

Events & Conference Enquires
Email: conferences@landor.co.uk | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 7865

Press Releases & Editorial Enquires
Email: info@transportxtra.com | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 7875

Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Advertise

Web design london by Brainiac Media 2020