tfl_scp_001783 Demand Responsive Bus Service Trial

The Mayor's Transport Strategy (MTS) confirms the critical role of the bus network in ensuring that, by 2041, 80 per cent of journeys are made by walking, cycling or on public transport. We want to understand the potential contribution of a demand responsive bus service to achieving this mode shift objective and to enhance Londoner's transport options more generally. Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) services are those provided by a public service vehicle which follows a flexible route, a flexible timetable or both. These have existed in various forms for several decades. However, in recent years improvements in technology, and the introduction of vastly improved routing algorithms, have…

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