Bus stop

Here Comes The Bus® Expands Across North America To Serve More Families

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, August 15, 2019
School bus, Bus stop, eMail

The Here Comes The Bus app delivers real-time school bus tracking as well as email and push notification alerts when the school bus approaches a student's home or bus stop.

Key Points: 
  • The Here Comes The Bus app delivers real-time school bus tracking as well as email and push notification alerts when the school bus approaches a student's home or bus stop.
  • "We know how hectic back to school season can be for families and we're committed to delivering a mobile solution that will create a safer and more convenient school bus experience."
  • "Here Comes The Bus is truly remarkable in providing the visibility of the bus route and accurate time of arrival that increases child safety, improves convenience and gives parents peace of mind."
  • CalAmp, CalAmp logo and Here Comes The Bus are among the trademarks of CalAmp and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries, and/or the EU.

Back-to-School Bus Safety

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 29, 2019
Human behavior, Persecution, Social issues, School bus, Student transport, Bus stop, Bus driver, Behavior, Bus, I (Almost) Got Away With It, Bullying

Verify the bus stop location offers good visibility for the bus driver; if changes are needed, talk with nearby homeowners or school district officials to implement changes.

Key Points: 
  • Verify the bus stop location offers good visibility for the bus driver; if changes are needed, talk with nearby homeowners or school district officials to implement changes.
  • Never let kids wait in a house or car, where the driver may miss seeing them approach the bus.
  • Visit BetterOurBuses.com for more school bus safety tips and information.
  • Additionally, the less distracting engine noise may allow drivers to more easily notice and address bullying behavior on the bus.

Tolar Manufacturing Company to Build 1,000 Bus Shelters, Benches and More for Three Counties In and Around Atlanta, Georgia Over Next Five Years

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Street furniture, Urban planning, Bus stop, Out-of-home advertising, Business

The company will build 1,000 bus shelters of various configurations, benches, trash receptacles, leaning rails, solar-powered lighting, and passenger information displays to be located throughout Atlanta and three surrounding metro counties.

Key Points: 
  • The company will build 1,000 bus shelters of various configurations, benches, trash receptacles, leaning rails, solar-powered lighting, and passenger information displays to be located throughout Atlanta and three surrounding metro counties.
  • While many stops will get shelters, some that cannot accommodate a shelter footprint will receive other passenger amenities such as, benches and trash receptacles.
  • About the company Tolar Manufacturing has been providing best-in-class, distinctive"Sense of Place" street furniture solutions for transit agencies and outdoor advertising companiessince its founding in 1991 by Gary Tolar.
  • Tolar Manufacturing is North America's leader in the design and fabrication of award-winning transit shelters, solar solutions, street furniture and digital/information displays.

Papercast Reveals the Future Potential of E-Paper

Retrieved on: 
Saturday, April 20, 2019
Articles, Display technology, Bus stop, Street furniture, Scrolling, Bus, Electronic paper, Innovation, Technology, Academic disciplines

"Papercast is writing the next chapter in e-paper innovation by changing what's possible with this technology.

Key Points: 
  • "Papercast is writing the next chapter in e-paper innovation by changing what's possible with this technology.
  • This breakthrough unlocks new capabilities that means we can now support animated and scrolling content," said Robert Bicket, CEO at Papercast.
  • Papercast e-paper displays were launched in 2016 specifically to transform the way bus operators provide passenger information at the bus stop.
  • With increasing adoption around the world, Papercast e-paper displays are becoming the technology of choice for bus stops.

LuxTurrim5G Ecosystem Expands With New Connected Zone Bus Stops From Teleste

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Companies, Turku, Bus stop, Street furniture, Nokia, Industries

TURKU, Finland, April 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Last year , Teleste built a smart and safe bus stop at the Nokia Campus in Espoo, Finland, as a part of the LuxTurrim5G ecosystem.

Key Points: 
  • TURKU, Finland, April 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Last year , Teleste built a smart and safe bus stop at the Nokia Campus in Espoo, Finland, as a part of the LuxTurrim5G ecosystem.
  • The innovative bus stop has been designed to improve safety and security for public places through Teleste's Connected Zone concept that was launched in 2018.
  • Now, after the successful pilot, two additional Connected Zone bus stops are applied to the ecosystem.
  • With the new bus stops the project also anticipates the pilot of an autonomous bus route that is being planned for this summer as a part of the LuxTurrim5G test network.

Futuristic Transport Service Launched in New South Wales with Papercast Technology

Retrieved on: 
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Unmanned ground vehicles, Bus stop, Street furniture, Vehicular automation, Transport, Bus, Economy

Passengers of the BusBot Automated Vehicle Service will benefit from live, accurate travel information at bus stops thanks to Papercast solar powered e-paper displays with BetterETA technology.

Key Points: 
  • Passengers of the BusBot Automated Vehicle Service will benefit from live, accurate travel information at bus stops thanks to Papercast solar powered e-paper displays with BetterETA technology.
  • The trial aims to revolutionise the way passenger transport services are designed and delivered in rural and regional communities.
  • This is a three-phase trial where the technology is tested in more complex environments as the trial progresses.
  • Papercast is an essential partner of the trial and we will continue to test Papercast in new ways throughout the duration of the project."

FS50759887

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Beeford, Bus stop, Parish councils in England

The complainant has requested information from Beeford Parish Council (“the Council”) concerning the installation of a bus shelter in the parish. This included a copy of the papers circulated to councillors ahead of a closed meeting in which concerns related to the specific bus shelter installation was discussed. The Council had responded to the majority of the request however it had withheld some information and advised that it was not in the public interest to publish the remainder of the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that as the request relates to the installation of a bus shelter and some health and safety concerns the complainant had, which would indirectly impact the environment, the request should be assessed and responded to under the EIR rather than the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: reconsider the request under the provisions of the EIR and issue a fresh response to the complainant. The Council must take this step within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.

Key Points: 
  • The complainant has requested information from Beeford Parish Council (the Council) concerning the installation of a bus shelter in the parish.
  • This included a copy of the papers circulated to councillors ahead of a closed meeting in which concerns related to the specific bus shelter installation was discussed.
  • The Council had responded to the majority of the request however it had withheld some information and advised that it was not in the public interest to publish the remainder of the request.
  • The Council must take this step within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice.

FlixBus Trials e-paper Bus Stops to Revolutionise the Bus Travel Industry

Retrieved on: 
Friday, December 14, 2018
Transport, Flixbus, Travel technology, Intercity bus service, Bus stop, Transit bus, Passenger information system

Launched in 2013, FlixBus established Europe's largest intercity bus network in just three years, attributing success to the digitisation of traditional bus travel.

Key Points: 
  • Launched in 2013, FlixBus established Europe's largest intercity bus network in just three years, attributing success to the digitisation of traditional bus travel.
  • The company is said to be revolutionising the industry with advanced smart mobility technologies, such as e-ticketing, the FlixBus-App and GPS Live Tracking.
  • The entrepreneurs have now turned their attention to digital bus stops as a replacement to paper timetables, partnering with Papercast to trial e-paper passenger information displays.
  • The platform enables transport providers to effortlessly keep passengers informed on real-time and advance service information at bus stops in a clear and user-friendly format.

Emmy-Award Winning Cameraman Tells Harrowing Tale of Taking on the Organized Crime Ring Operating in Plain Sight at a School Bus Stop

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Bus stop, Street furniture

And, he says, it has done so openly without penalty from police and town officials or coverage by the media.

Key Points: 
  • And, he says, it has done so openly without penalty from police and town officials or coverage by the media.
  • How he was able to find the dead body of a 21-year-old patient, who had been hidden behind the school bus stop for eight months.
  • How sheriffs responded to the murder, leaving parts of the body in the woods, behind the school bus stop for another three months.
  • In addition to writing What Lies Above the Clouds, he is making a documentary about the crime ring to be called Sky Falling .

Newbury Trials E-Paper Information Display at the Town's Busiest Bus Stop

Retrieved on: 
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Bus stop, Street furniture, Bus, Passenger information system, Technology

BERKSHIRE, United Kingdom, Nov. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --West Berkshire Council (WBC) is trialling an innovative information display at one of its busiest bus stops, using Papercast solar powered e-paper bus stop displays.

Key Points: 
  • BERKSHIRE, United Kingdom, Nov. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --West Berkshire Council (WBC) is trialling an innovative information display at one of its busiest bus stops, using Papercast solar powered e-paper bus stop displays.
  • The site was selected given the high volume of services calling at the stop and customer feedback on the presentation of information on an older screen inside the shelter.
  • Papercast is revolutionising the way operators provide passenger information at the bus stop.
  • Papercast's next generation bus stop passenger information solution uses wireless solar powered e-paper displays, with a comprehensive content management system developed exclusively for public transport needs.