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How to change people mindset to focus on other features instead of just price
Bergamo 2.(035)
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Antonio Bonacina
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BERGAMO PROBLEM AREA:
ABSENCE OF A COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME INFORMATION
SYSTEM FOR THE CITY PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
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THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OF BERGAMO
The unique system for public transportation in Bergamo city is
composed by a bus network managed by the company called Atb.
Atbwas established in the 1907 and since the beginning of its historyprovides transportation services to Bergamo inhabitants.
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Nowadays with about 14 main routes, Atb provides transports bothinternally to Bergamo and also linkages with city suburbs.
The role of public transportation in the city mobility is quite relevant
but unfortunately the majority of citizens use personal vehicles or
motorbike for moving thought the city.
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Typical users are students, old citizens, tourists and some workers.
In order to increase the utilization level, a better service should be
required for attracting more users.
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THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPROVING ATBSERVICE
Even if the transportation system works quite well, it is to note the
partial presence of a real-time information system.
Only in few stops of the city center are present some electronic
panels that provide info about next approaching bus and minutes
between buses.
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This system is partially lacking in diffusion and in the kind of
information provided.
Question:
How is it possible to diffuse the utilization and the proximity of thesystem to users?
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Is it possible to define something smart for improving this service
that could provide real-time information to users?
How this information should be delivered to users?
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What information could be provided to users? (hints)
expected time to arrive to the interested stop?
minute of delay?
planning of the journey (where do I need to stop and which bus doI have to jump in)?
current position of buses in the city?
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FEEDBACKS FROM USERS BEHAVIOR
Moreover, it would be useful for the transportation company having
back some information about the behavior of users.
Thanks to this information it could be monitored the real number of
passenger, the average utilization, etc, and basing on actual data Atbcould take consistent decision with the real situation.
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Is it possible to realize such a system that could provide real-timeinformation to users, but also give back useful information to Atb in
order to improve the service?
Thank you for your attention