Transcript A UK DRT Management Portal

A UK DRT Management Portal
Dr James M Cooper – Napier University
Jeff Duffell – Mobisoft UK
UK experience of Flexible Transport
• A quick definition of Flexible Transport (FT)
• Some counties using DRT/FT as major transport form
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Lincolnshire (InterConnect)
Shropshire (Shropshire Link)
Dumfries and Galloway (Community Transport)
Highlands
• Smaller schemes struggled to continue when funding
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• Poor (if any) links with Passenger Information
• Little commercial take up
Barriers to FT use
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Information on existing services
Cost of providing services
Matching availability to demand
Days and times of services
Operational reliability and service refusals
Technology Strategy Board
• Improved information sharing for the more
intelligent use of Demand Responsive
Transport: A UK booking Portal.
– Edinburgh Napier University
– Mobisoft UK
– Quotient Associates
– Aberdeen University
User Profiles
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Student moving to new area
Holiday maker
Taxi Operator
Existing DRT provider
City
Web Portal
The Potential
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Readily available access to service information
Planning to reduce empty services
Integration to increase use of existing services
Knowledge to chose appropriately
Small schemes have access to advanced
technology
• Large schemes can take step-wise approach to
integration
The Trial
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Existing DRT provider
New DRT provider
Small rural transport scheme
DAR? CT? SEN?
Taxi company
Need to show level of integration
Other? Suggestions and offers welcome!
Results
• Aberdeen University
• Ease of use/access for passengers and
operators
• An example of ‘integration’
Exploitation?
Speakers
• James M Cooper
Napier University
[email protected]
• Jeff Duffell
Mobisoft UK
[email protected]