I’ve also had the pleasure of continuing my involvement as Patron of the Young Bus Managers Network and secretary of the Ten Per Cent Club of bus directors and a Trustee of the Foundation of Integrated Transport but it’s certainly been a wonderful decade of travels. Retirement hasn’t all been about bus and train journeys. I’ll be commenting on this in a talk at 11:30 next Saturday (1st April) at the South East Bus Festival at the Kent County Showground at Detling, near Maidstone, (if any readers are in the area, it’ll be lovely to meet you) as well as in future blogs. Both sectors have been facing huge challenges over the last five or so years with the pandemic coming on top of structural changes (ie ownership and control) and continued uncertainty over funding.
When it launched, the company had zero budget for marketing. According to Yusuf, his idea started when he grappled with bus commute around London. Citymapper was founded by Azmat Yusuf, a former Google employee. They’re much appreciated.ĭuring all these travels I’ve seen the best and worst of Britain’s buses and trains. Citymapper uses thoughtful route planning combined with real-time data to help you navigate complex public transportation networks. I’m grateful to all those who get in touch with news of upcoming developments and recommendations for future trips. Citymappers buses are proper buses the company joked that for Silicon Valley, its fine to refer to them as 'social hyper local multi-passenger pooled vehicles.
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