Industry insights
Mobility challenges on business parks
In industrial areas, having a transport service with fixed routes and schedules that works exactly like a bus in a big city is usually very inefficient and has to be heavily subsidized.
Blog
Explainers, field notes and results from the people who plan, launch and run demand-responsive transport services.
Product and technology
Disruptive MaaS — when data integration matters
Open knowledge, an integrated use of the data that people generate through daily mobility patterns, will let us make much more efficient use of existing or future transport networks.
Industry insights
A gender perspective on on-demand transport
Gender-based violence and harassment is a serious concern in the public transport sector. Shotl is committed to providing those who identify as female with better access to economic and educational opportunities, and we deliver on this promise daily.
Industry insights
The fall of car-centrism
Vehicles designed for shared use are more suited to user-centric mobility. In other words, we should move people, not vehicles. Once we start to understand this concept, we can put vehicles at the service of people.
Industry insights
Turning our backs on the car
Statistics show that young people are increasingly choosing not to get their driving license. For many, buying or maintaining a car has become a luxury they can no longer afford, or even are interested in.
Industry insights
The rising role of the 'Community Driver'
Drivers of on-demand bus services, also labelled community drivers, have a very important role as ambassadors of the neighborhood. They are helpful to physically challenged commuters and responsible and trustworthy when caring for minors.
Industry insights
On-demand buses for events and conventions
Shotl offered a free DRT service for all attendees to the Catalan Mobility Day, which is organized annually by the Association of Municipalities for Urban Mobility and Transport (AMTU). During the event, a vehicle connected Reus commuter train station, the city center, and the main hotels with the convention center.
Industry insights
3 regions leading the way with on-demand transit
At Shotl, our experience shows demand-responsive transit (DRT) works best in suburban or rural areas that are underserved by traditional fixed-route/schedule transit. With this in mind, we take a look at three European regions that are leading the way with DRT deployments.
Operations
How to successfully launch a demand-responsive transit service
Launching a new demand-responsive transit (DRT) system is a big investment, so it’s important to get it right. We take a look at the critical conditions and elements that need to be in place to ensure success.
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