Social media gives new roles for smart travellers

Social media is paving the way for a multi-modal user-driven one-stop-shop for travel information at the core of ‘smart cities’, ITS UK’s Public Transport Interest Group heard at its May meeting. Consultant Steer Davis Gleave’s Head of Design, Phil Berczuk, was highlighting openings for new forms of dynamic journey planning. The travelling public, he said, is “a valuable source of real time data, even if they are unaware of it”. The rise in smart phone...