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Solve for X: Innovations to Change the WorldCan AI help build a more liveable city?As we start to feel the effects of climate change, it’s clear we need to find ways to adapt our communities and lighten the impact on the planet. It can be tempting to just start over somewhere fresh — to build a fully optimized city that’s decked out with the latest technology to be sustainable and efficient. But as we’ve seen in one smart city development after another, these projects often fail to live up to the hype. It might be time to rethink what a smart solution actually looks like. In this episode, we learn about two compa...
2022-09-2924 min
Transit Stories with PantoniumDesigning Better Fixed Routes Using On-Demand Transit DataA well-designed fixed route is one that is accessible, convenient, and takes riders to the places they want to go. Having an understanding of how riders travel around their city is essential for transit agencies to design great fixed routes. Rider origin-destination data generated by on-demand service is the best source for these insights. Our operations team at Pantonium has helped numerous customers transform their transit systems by using on-demand travel data to produce optimal fixed routes. We spoke with Chris Childs, a key member of our operations team, and discussed: How origin-destination data is...
2021-11-2558 min
The Decision CornerThe Uber-fication of Public Transit with Remi DesaRemi Desa, CEO and Co-Founder of Pantonium, sits down with Brooke to discuss his company’s innovative proposal to improve public transit: on-demand buses. Remi believes in a future where public buses can respond in real time to their users instead of following a set schedule. His concept has already been implemented in several cities in North America, demonstrating huge increases in bus ridership, and decreases in mileage and operating costs. Remi’s combined background in engineering and entrepreneurship has led him on a fruitful journey to change how we experience public transportation.
In this episode, Brooke and R...
2021-10-1826 min
Dianne Saxe's Green Economy Heroes PodcastPantonium, On Demand Transit SoftwareAllowing small cities to both cut costs and improve transit service with existing buses.
2021-08-1228 min
Peggy Smedley ShowNext-Gen Public TransportationPeggy and Remi Desa, CEO, Pantonium, talk about how to make a more convenient experience for public transit riders, while also making it more efficient and flexible for transit agencies. He says the company’s goal is to improve public transit and make it better by taking buses off fixed routes and making them ride on demand. They also discuss: How transportation has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. How technology can enable on demand public transit. The challenges with transit and bringing new technology in. pantonium.com (06.08.21 - #723) Io...
2021-06-0929 minPeggy Smedley ShowNext-Gen Public TransportationPeggy and Remi Desa, CEO, Pantonium, talk about how to make a more convenient experience for public transit riders, while also making it more efficient and flexible for transit agencies. He says the company’s goal is to improve public transit and make it better by taking buses off fixed routes and making them ride on demand. They also discuss: How transportation has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. How technology can enable on demand public transit. The challenges with transit and bringing new technology in. pantonium.com (06.08.21 - #723) Io...
2021-06-0929 min
Transit Stories with PantoniumHow to Use On-Demand Transit Data to Plan Transit NetworksOnce a city deploys an on-demand transit system they begin collecting valuable data about where and when people are using public transit, city-wide travel patterns, and societal impacts. Cities gain the ability to better design their overall transit network to best achieve not only their transportation goals but also improve the quality of life for residents.Belleville, Ontario is one city that utilized data to continually morph their transit service to consistently achieve their operational and service objectives. We hosted Belleville's Manager of Transit Operations, Paul Buck, to discuss their journey from evening-only ODT to a...
2021-04-3059 minTransit Stories with PantoniumAlgorithms Unplugged: How to Assess and Apply the Performance of Transit Routing SoftwareIn this session, Khun Yee Fung, Pantonium’s co-founder and CTO, discusses the role routing algorithms play on-demand transit software platforms. Whether an on-demand transit system will be convenient to use for the rider and efficient to operate for the transit agency depends in large part on the routing algorithm chosen and implemented in the system. By understanding the inherent characteristics of the more common categories of routing algorithms, you will be able to better understand how, and how well, the various on-demand transit systems on the market will work for you.
2021-04-091h 14Transit Stories with PantoniumOne Click, One Call: A Regional Approach to On-Demand TransitOur last webinar session defined Macrotransit and how it differs from other on-demand approaches. In this episode, our Head of Sales, Jeremy Eves, reviews the application of Macrotransit to rural/regional transportation scenarios.He will cover functional capabilities through sample use cases of how Pantonium can provide a single platform, on-demand technology approach for intercity, rural, and One-Click-One-Call deployments.
2021-03-1853 minTransit Stories with PantoniumWhat is Macrotransit? Exploring the Capabilities of Large Scale On-Demand TransitAre all on-demand transit software platforms created equal? Join us as we explore the differences between Microtransit and our own Macrotransit approach by reviewing existing deployments and the published outcomes. For those transit team members who are exploring on-demand transit options, this was a great opportunity to learn the intricacies of the different options. Stay tuned until the Q&A at the end where Jeremy answers questions from all the attendees!
2021-02-2656 minTransit Stories with PantoniumLessons Learned from On-Demand Transit RFPsOn-Demand transit has been gaining in popularity and maturity as an innovative solution that Transit Agencies can use to address various challenges in operating public transportation services. This popularity has led to an increase in the number of technology providers, new terminology, and varied experiences which can create a cloud of confusion for those that are trying to assess how best to approach an on-demand transit solution. Pantonium brought together a panel of Transit Professionals to discuss the lessons they've learned from their own On-Demand Transit RFP experiences (from planning to deployment) and how they can be d...
2021-01-2956 minTransit Stories with PantoniumHow Can Policy Makers Incentivize Innovation in Public TransitWith public transit facing enormous funding and operational challenges for 2021, there will be a surge of new funding from all levels of government to help with the recovery. We discuss with three policy experts to discuss this important question: How can policy incentivize public transit to avoid making service cuts as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and not return to “business as usual”?Guests:– Drew Fagan, Professor, Public Policy, University of Toronto– Mariya Frost, Director, Coles Center for Transportation– Eric J. Miller, Director, UTTRI, University of Toronto
2020-12-0458 minTransit Stories with PantoniumPublic Transit Privatization & On-Demand TransitRecently the provincial government of Ontario announced that they want municipal transit agencies to look into replacing "low performing" fixed routes with private microtransit services. This garnered a surge of responses from transit advocates and sparked numerous discussions about outsourcing municipal transit. Pantonium hosted a discussion between three transit agencies from around North America to discuss different models of transit privatization, from the fully owned municipal transit model to the fully outsourced transit service, and everything in between. Learning Objectives: How can transit agencies operate sustainably alongside new political and economic realities In...
2020-10-301h 00Transit Stories with PantoniumHow to Design an On-Demand Transit ServiceThere have been hundreds of on-demand transit projects deployed around the world, but are transit agencies designing them for success? Pantonium’s team will discuss various approaches to designing an on-demand transit service based on our experiences deploying projects around North America and our observations from other similar projects.Luke Mellor, Milos Dobrijevic, and Jeremy Eves from Pantonium will discuss their recommendations for transit professionals considering new transit options.Covered Topics On-Demand Transit vs Microtransit vs Paratransit Making a service area that grows ridership Implications of design choices on productivity and cost Outcomes and met...
2020-08-241h 00Transit Stories with PantoniumThe Social Benefits of On-demand TransitThe City of Belleville introduced on-demand transit for their evening service in September of 2018. After a year in service, and 3,000 registered users, a research team from the University of Toronto conducted a survey to better understand the social benefits of on-demand transit service.Professor Steven Farber, Department of Human Geography, and Shauna Brail, Director and Associate Professor, Urban Studies Program, join us to discuss the social and economic outcomes uncovered in their report.
2020-06-051h 01
Transit Stories with PantoniumAdapting to COVID-19: How Belleville Responded with On-Demand TransitTransit agencies are facing significant challenges due to the COVID-19 crisis. Agencies are required to balance how to adapt to the new reality while continuing to provide sufficient transit service. Luke Mellor, Marketing Director at Pantonium is joined by Paul Buck, Transit Manager for Belleville Transit, to discuss how his agency is successfully utilizing on-demand transit to respond to the crisis.
2020-05-0159 min