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Join us for an informal breakfast seminar themed around reliability.
As road traffic increases so does congestion, slowing buses and making them less reliable raising costs for operators and making them less attractive for passengers just at the time we are needing to grow passenger numbers.
· How can we help provide a competitive journey time in comparison to other modes?
· What practical and technological approaches can be used for prioritising buses?
· What impact does bus priority have on the passenger?
Whilst you won’t get all the answers to the problem during a breakfast seminar you will understand the key issues and some solutions, and perhaps most importantly what questions to ask back at base.
Three of our BCoE Bloggers will be sharing their views. Tim will be sharing practical insights into bus priority measures; Matthew will be sharing examples from the Liverpool City Region and Emily will share her views on reliability from the perspective of the passenger.
This event is aimed at BCoE registered, bus operators, managers, transport planners.
• 09:00 – 09:30 – arrival, pastries, informal networking
• 09:30-09:45 – Tim – Making Bus Services Viable
• 09:45 – 10:00 – Matt – Reforming the Liverpool City Region’s Bus System
• 10:00 – 10:15 – Emily – People are already excited about buses
• 10:15 – 10:30 – Q&A / discussion and close
Tim Rivett - General Manager at RTIG Inform
Tim has over 25 years’ experience in transport technology. Initially working in the public sector, he now runs RTIG which is a community organisation for public transport technology stakeholders, advises the Department for Transport, is a member of international standards groups on public transport data standards and works as an independent consultant.
His particular niche-expertise is in systems to improve public transport information and the customer experience. He has been involved in the development and improvement of passenger information through policy development and practical initiatives such as Travelline, smart ticketing systems and bus real time information across the country.
Matt Goggins - Assistant Director for Bus at Liverpool City Region
Matt Goggins is Assistant Director for Bus at the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. As part of his role Matt leads a range of high-profile programmes and projects within the Liverpool City Region, which are focused on improving the bus offer as part of creating an integrated transport system for the region. These include Bus Reform, the deployment of hydrogen-powered zero-emission buses and over £100m of investment in bus priority measures across key bus corridors as part of the region’s Bus Service Improvement Plan.
Emily Turner- Co-creator and co-host of “Roundel Round We Go”, and Transport enthusiast
Emily is a transport enthusiast, passionate about making long-distance journeys by public transport and encouraging others to do the same. In early 2023, she went viral for a local bus journey from London to Edinburgh and is currently writing a book about travelling extended distances by bus. She is also co-creator and co-host of “Roundel Round We Go”, a podcast where each episode looks at the history of a different London Underground station.
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