What did we do
Completed in 2018, Capita led a multidisciplinary team which made open bus data available, using ‘live’ location data to provide real time passenger information to public displays. The solution was designed and developed as part of the commission to design the acclaimed new Blackburn and Accrington Bus Stations.
The benefits delivered by the project extend from providing real time information on bus running times, to bus lane enforcement, and optimisation of traffic signals to prioritise buses for smoother and faster journeys, promoting adoption of public transport.
Starting with stakeholder consultation, then design of the system, supporting procurement of assets, system integration, technical and financial project management and finally acceptance testing of the system, Capita provided a complete consultancy service to our clients.
Solution
Pennine Reach Rapid Bus Transit is a project on behalf of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and Lancashire County Council to provide public transport improvements on core routes within the local authority areas.
Our Technology consultants worked with the Capita’s Blackburn design team to define the operational requirements and specifications for the various technology systems.
Close collaboration between the Technology team, design team, and Local Authority stakeholders saw us capture and coordinate stakeholder’s requirements from both clients, including integration of Lancashire’s existing RTPI system.
These were developed by the Technology team into a single open architecture model to permit competitive procurement and the team subsequently managed the project through procurement to final delivery.
The systems included:
By using common data standards to obtain an output from an existing RTPI system, we were able to make the existing bus positions available to other systems and leverage benefits such as faster journey times, improved information displays and greater operational efficiency, without incurring fees from the original system provider for a dedicated data feed.
Across the UK, our clients rely on us every day to de-risk, simplify, and un-complicate things. How? With the right team and the right solution – on time, and on budget.
Working with public and private sector organisations, we provide specialist project and cost management, engineering and design, health and safety, and environmental solutions. We do things differently, specialising in infrastructure – the physical networks which keep the country moving, as well as the social infrastructure which creates communities people want to be a part of – and in building solutions, from architectural innovation to sustainable and technologically advanced design and delivery.
Across the UK, our clients rely on us every day to de-risk, simplify, and un-complicate things. How? With the right team and the right solution – on time, and on budget.
Working with public and private sector organisations, we provide specialist project and cost management, engineering and design, health and safety, and environmental solutions. We do things differently, specialising in infrastructure – the physical networks which keep the country moving, as well as the social infrastructure which creates communities people want to be a part of – and in building solutions, from architectural innovation to sustainable and technologically advanced design and delivery.
