On the buses with JCDecaux
JCDecaux has joined forces with RATP and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to develop an innovative facility that has been dubbed the ‘bus stop of the future’.
Friday, 28 Oct 2016 15:29 GMT
The new bus shelter is the first of its kind in the UK
Commuters using the bus shelter on Piccadilly, close to Manchester Piccadilly rail station, can charge their phones and other mobile devices, as well as access both free Wi-Fi and live travel information via digital touchscreens while they wait for their bus.
The shelter forms part of a £300,000 pilot scheme, which has been funded by the Department for Transport. Should it prove to be successful, there is a chance that the shelters could be rolled out on a wider scale.
As transforming cities has always been within JCDecaux’s ethos, it’s been a privilege to work with Transport for Greater Manchester on this project
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Helena Kavanagh, managing director street furniture at JCDecaux UK, comments: “As transforming cities has always been within JCDecaux’s ethos, it’s been a privilege to work with Transport for Greater Manchester on this project.
“Bus shelters can do so much more than simply protect waiting passengers from the elements, and with the technological means now at our disposal they can become an integral part of tomorrow’s connected cities, harnessing technology to make shared environments safer, smarter and more environmentally friendly.”
Councillor Andrew Fender, chair of the TfGM Committee, adds: “One of our key aims is to provide an improved public transport network that encourages more people to choose sustainable and more environmentally friendly ways to travel—especially in the city centre. Research indicates that improved public transport environments—with technology built in—encourage more people to use them and that’s what we’re testing out here.”
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