By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.
Accept
routeonerouteonerouteone
  • News
    • Show all
    • Awards & Events
    • Deliveries
    • Environment
    • Exhibitor News
    • Euro Bus Expo 2024
    • Features
    • Legal
    • Minibus and minicoach
    • Operators
    • Opinion
    • People
    • Suppliers
    • Vehicles
  • Vehicles
    • Find a Vehicle
    • ZEV Comparison Tool
    • Sell a Vehicle
    • Vehicle Seller Dashboard
  • Insights
  • Careers
  • Events
    • British Tourism & Travel Show
    • Euro Bus Expo
    • Innovation Challenge
    • Livery Competition
    • routeone Awards
  • Advertise
  • Contact
    • Share your news
    • Subscribe
    • Update Subscription Details
  • Latest Issue
  • SIGN UP
Search
© 2024 routeone News. All Rights Reserved.
Reading: Zipabout offering ethical travel platform free to LAs
Share
Font ResizerAa
routeonerouteone
Font ResizerAa
Search
  • News
    • Show all
    • Awards & Events
    • Deliveries
    • Environment
    • Exhibitor News
    • Euro Bus Expo 2024
    • Features
    • Legal
    • Minibus and minicoach
    • Operators
    • Opinion
    • People
    • Suppliers
    • Vehicles
  • Vehicles
    • Find a Vehicle
    • ZEV Comparison Tool
    • Sell a Vehicle
    • Vehicle Seller Dashboard
  • Insights
  • Careers
  • Events
    • British Tourism & Travel Show
    • Euro Bus Expo
    • Innovation Challenge
    • Livery Competition
    • routeone Awards
  • Advertise
  • Contact
    • Share your news
    • Subscribe
    • Update Subscription Details
  • Latest Issue
  • SIGN UP
Follow US
© 2024 routeone News | Powered by Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd
- Advertisement -
-
routeone > News > Zipabout offering ethical travel platform free to LAs
NewsOperatorsSuppliers

Zipabout offering ethical travel platform free to LAs

routeone Team
routeone Team
Published: October 31, 2022
Share
Zipabout providing ethical travel platform to local authorities
SHARE

Zipabout has provided Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) with what it describes as “pioneering ethical technology” via its Local platform. It is to help the local authority (LA) achieve its Local Transport and Connectivity Plan, which includes encouragement of public transport use and active travel, and forms part of a Zipabout offer to all LAs of the platform free-of-charge.

The suite of digital tools will enable OCC to reward greener travel choices with easily redeemable initiatives, provide unbiased real-time journey information, and fully integrate micro-mobility options into the existing public transport network.

In what Zipabout says is a first of its kind approach to mobility services, all the above will be delivered through existing messaging channels such as Messenger and WhatsApp, removing the requirement for users to download an app and with no location tracking or collection of personal data.

The supplier will also provide OCC with full access to data to better understand real-time transport demand in urban and rural areas. Such behavioural insight will be used to plan public transport networks based on actual need. That, says Zipabout, will solve “current challenges around over- and under-utilised bus and train routes” and help to encourage more use of sustainable transport.

The Local platform will support and enable the services offered by all transport operators and providers, including bus routes. It is hoped that other parts of the UK will follow Oxfordshire’s lead in adopting the technology.

Oxfordshire will become the founding member of a new knowledge network that has been established to enable cities and regions to identify common transport challenges and share best practice, eliminating the need for what Zipabout says are “costly mobility pilots at taxpayers’ expense.”

CEO Alex Froom adds that predicting demand is the starting point to solving a mobility crisis. “Every traveller needs to be given ethical, impartial advice so they can make the right choices. Local authorities need an easy-to-use toolkit that allows them to utilise data, and provide insight and ways to communicate with the public.

“There isn’t any need for a gimmick accelerator culture that creates yet another app. We partner with LAs to enable innovation, and unlike others, we offer our technology for free.”

Share This Article
Facebook LinkedIn Threads Email Copy Link
Previous Article Vectare expands Peterborough presence Vectare expands Peterborough presence in contract win
Next Article Driver shortage explored in CILT survey Driver shortage extent and solutions explored by CILT
- Advertisement -

Latest News

Big Bus Tours brand for McGill's Edinburgh sightseeing operation
Big Bus Tours brand for McGill’s Edinburgh sightseeing operation
News
Cozy Travel to become FlixBus UK operator partner
Cozy Travel to become FlixBus UK operator partner from 13 June
News
Pulhams – Assistant Operations Manager
Careers
Ashton under Lyne is first full electric Bee Network bus depot
Ashton-under-Lyne is first fully-electric Bee Network bus depot
News
- Advertisement -
-

routeone magazine is the indispensable resource for professional UK coach, bus and minibus operators. The home of vehicle sales and the latest bus and coach job vacancies, routeone connects professional PCV operators with complete and unrivalled news coverage.

  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • GDPR Policy
  • Sustainability
  • Advertise
  • Latest Issue
  • Share Your News
routeonerouteone
Follow US
© 2024 routeone News | Powered by Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd