New South Wales Transport and Infrastructure Minister Andrew Constance announced a trial of public transport services that arrive when and where commuters need them.
“I want to see the end of timetables, and a network that can cut down on travel delays by automatically putting on extra trains in wet weather or extra buses from a footy team’s home suburbs to away games,” Andrew Constance said.
Data including how people travel, weather, and special events will be used to create public transport planning changes in real time – a timetable that is flexible and responds to what customers need.
Expressions of interest for the on demand transport trial will be released in December 2016 with responses from industry due by February 2017. Following an evaluation period, all pilot programs are expected to be operational by the end of 2017.
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