RTIG

The Transport Technology Forum and Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) are becoming renowned for the quality of the UK pavilions we run at European and World Congresses and our plans for the ERTICO - ITS Europe 2025 European ITS Congress in Seville are shaping up well! Look for details on the TTF website for how you can join us.

The Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023 (AIR), require operators of local services to provide Audible and Visible (AV) route destination and location information helping all passengers, in particular disabled people to travel confidently. To increase the supply of AIR compliant coaches, the Department for Transport (DfT) will fund the development of innovative technical solutions. Organisations can apply for a share of up to £680,000, inclusive of VAT, to develop an affordable, user friendly hardware and software solution, which provides accessible audio visual information on coaches particularly rail replacement coaches. Find out more about the competition, including key dates, eligibility criteria, how to apply, and what support is available for applicants during this competition briefing webinar. https://lnkd.in/ewH5hqxy Apply to the competition: https://lnkd.in/ezVVDtVh This is a Contract for Innovation competition delivered by Innovate UK and funded by DfT. 

The December newsletter has been published and available to download from https://lnkd.in/gFA7ieZ Members please login to view your version or check your email for a direct link.

Hitting the headlines again today, another bus failing to fit under a bridge. This has been a problem for high-sided vehicles such as HGVs and buses for a long time and can be very costly - both in economic and human terms. There was a focus on HGV bridge strikes around 2010-2012 arising from the huge damage being done to the rail network. Similarly, bus operators have understandably been focussing on the issue in light of the spate of very serious bus bridge strikes in 2020. We have a research report to raise awareness of the problem in the UK bus industry; and offer some guidance on how bus operators might prevent and ultimately - eradicate the problem. https://lnkd.in/eNjVxKMn

The November newsletter has been published and available to download from Documents / Newsletters Members please login to view your version or check your email for a direct link.

Bus journey times continue to be one of the most significant challenges facing the bus industry. Providing priority for buses is of increasing importance and with increased attention to value to for money and efficiency, how is priority being delivered and what support do practitioners need? Following on from the Future of Bus Priority event in 2023 we are holding this follow-up event in conjunction with UTMC, UDG and the Transport Technology Forum. This time we want the morning session agenda to be set by you the attendees. We ask you to let us know: What you want to know about? What you need help with? What you want to share with others about your experience? In the afternoon we will explore: What the future of bus priority looks like from suppliers looking at their plans for their products in aligned areas such as bus priority, congestion management and analytics. How we can cooperate more effectively to help interoperability and adoption. The Local Transport Note – Bus User Priority published earlier this year which provides guidance aimed at local authorities. It contains information on good practice and new technologies that can be used to support bus user priority in England. How can this guidance be used in practice to make a difference ? How are different authorities planning to make use of it? if you have a question for the morning session you would like to discuss, or if you would like to speak then please contact [email protected] Book your place: https://lnkd.in/e38Q_JJp

Bus journey times continue to be one of the most significant challenges facing the bus industry. Providing priority for buses is of increasing importance and with increased attention to value to for money and efficiency, how is priority being delivered and what support do practitioners need? Following on from the Future of Bus Priority event in 2023 we are holding this follow-up event in conjunction with UTMC, UDG and the Transport Technology Forum. This time we want the morning session agenda to be set by you the attendees. We ask you to let us know: What you want to know about? What you need help with? What you want to share with others about your experience? In the afternoon we will explore: What the future of bus priority looks like from suppliers looking at their plans for their products in aligned areas such as bus priority, congestion management and analytics. How we can cooperate more effectively to help interoperability and adoption. The Local Transport Note – Bus User Priority published earlier this year which provides guidance aimed at local authorities. It contains information on good practice and new technologies that can be used to support bus user priority in England. How can this guidance be used in practice to make a difference ? How are different authorities planning to make use of it? if you have a question for the morning session you would like to discuss, or if you would like to speak then please contact [email protected] Book your place: https://lnkd.in/e38Q_JJp

The Bus services around the Christmas and New Year period will often operate differently to normal weeks. The data for use in services such as the Department for Transport Bus Open Data Service , Traveline, journey planners, real time systems and mobile phone apps all need to be updated to reflect the changed operation. This advice deals with how to prepare data for the BODS and other systems to ensure that it is correct for the Christmas and New Year 2024-25 holiday period. https://lnkd.in/eC5rNKFF

Bus journey times continue to be one of the most significant challenges facing the bus industry. Providing priority for buses is of increasing importance and with increased attention to value to for money and efficiency, how is priority being delivered and what support do practitioners need? Following on from the Future of Bus Priority event in 2023 we are holding this follow-up event in conjunction with UTMC, UDG and the Transport Technology Forum. This time we want the morning session agenda to be set by you the attendees. We ask you to let us know: What you want to know about? What you need help with? What you want to share with others about your experience? In the afternoon we will explore: What the future of bus priority looks like from suppliers looking at their plans for their products in aligned areas such as bus priority, congestion management and analytics. How we can cooperate more effectively to help interoperability and adoption. The Local Transport Note – Bus User Priority published earlier this year which provides guidance aimed at local authorities. It contains information on good practice and new technologies that can be used to support bus user priority in England. How can this guidance be used in practice to make a difference ? How are different authorities planning to make use of it? if you have a question for the morning session you would like to discuss, or if you would like to speak then please contact [email protected] Book your place: https://lnkd.in/e38Q_JJp

The October newsletter has been published and available to download from https://lnkd.in/gcNrkJC Members please login to view your version or check your email for a direct link.