Videos Archive
Helpful transport information when you are blind – 27 March 2017 – AITPM News
26 April 2017
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A company in America is using Artificial Intelligence to develop more empathetic train announcements for travellers. But have we thought this through for individuals who have a visual impairment. We spoke to a few people who have firsthand experience
Ikea is now selling bikes – 20 March 2017
26 April 2017
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Ikea has recently started selling its own bicycle called the Sladda that is shipped directly to you to assemble. A non-traditional supplier can offer some creative ideas that will appeal to the specific market.
Can numbers become more important than people – 20 March 2017
24 April 2017
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At a recent AITPM Young Professional Group meeting in Sydney Brian Smith began his presentation by saying: “So transport planning and traffic engineering are full of numbers, levels of service, demands, patronage flows, numerical warrants but we sometimes forget that behind these numbers are people, real people whose lives are affected by the design and
Results from Americas First Transit Incentive Program – 20 March 2017
24 April 2017
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Last year the San Francisco Bay Area BART system instigated a program to offer rewards to commuters who shifted away from travelling in the peak period. The results so far show a positive attitudinal response to the program but only a small change in behaviour.
Transport for the last mile – 20 March 2017
24 April 2017
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In transport delivery, there is the understanding of the difficulty and high cost of delivering a person or product the “last mile” the distance to the specific destination.
Ford’s 2017 Super Bowl ad – it’s not just about cars
24 April 2017
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Each year car companies make a huge splash with special ads for the broadcast of the American super bowl. The ads typical present truisms, lifestyle values, technology and humour even going to syrupy sentimentality. But this year the Ford ad stood out by showing that transport was not just about cars.
