DRT dedicated tendering procedure in new areas and regulatory frameworks, DRT as a Service
The tendering procedure, co-designed and tested primarily on the Split-Dalmatia County territory, covers the main relevant elements to build an official tendering document for the procurement of new services, i.e.: The DRT service. This section describes the method of providing the DRT service, its duration, funding, the area where the service will be provided, and […]
Data driven approach to DRT service expansion
A guidance document from a Public Transport Authority (PTA) perspective The developed tool focuses on three main objectives: transforming existing low-demand lines into DRT services, introducing new lines in underserved neighborhoods, and upgrading existing DRT lines to flexible, digitally supported operations. Its main features include: Data-driven passenger monitoring, enabling precise understanding of ridership patterns. Multiple […]
Business planning tool for flexible management of DRT-PT
A calculation tool to support the operational and financial planning phase of DRT services, providing comparisons between PT and four different DRT service models, and across three conceptual scenarios (“accessibility”, “intermodality”, “inclusiveness”). The calculation tool is based on the following DRT service models: Public Transit. Traditional public transit service, with fixed route and stops, and […]
How to develop service contracts integrating DRT services
The recommendations focus on the elements to be taken into consideration for the smooth integration of DRT services into the PT Service Contracts. The following main elements that must be considered for the integration, given their greater operational complexity: Priority aspects to ensure effective integration, including: coordination between DRT and traditional PT services; financial and […]
Recommendations on the integration of DRT services in MaaS
The tool provides guidelines for the integration of DRT services in the public transport network and in the MaaS platforms. It contains an analysis of the various kinds of integrations, and the current critical issues and challenges to be addressed, and finally presents a protocol for the integration of DRT services in local PT networks […]
Strategic planning approach for DRT in Public Transport (PT)
The approach offers an overview of planning instruments – functional to be aligned with the SUMP approach – tested in the Bologna Metropolitan Area to identify potential DRT systems to be integrated in the existing network in a MaaS logic It’s composed by: Methodologies for the analysis of potential demand and for the definition of service […]