All Aboard: Improving Bus Passenger Information - BRISTOL
Thursday 19 July 2018

The Watershed
Canons Road
Bristol

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Morning Session - Open Data
9:30 - 12:45

Afternoon Session - Accessible Information
13:15 - 16:30

You can attend one or both sessions. Please register for the appropriate ticket.

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In July 2018, and in collaboration with ODI Leeds, The Department for Transport (DfT) is holding a programme of four workshops across England.

These full-day events are part of the public consultation run by DfT on the proposed ‘open data’ and ‘audio-visual’ components of the secondary legislation of the Bus Services Act 2017. The events are a follow up to the ‘All Aboard’ series of events held in November & December 2017. (https://odileeds.org/events/databus)

The consultation process will give local authorities, bus operators, transport data providers, transport suppliers, customers, and other interested stakeholders an opportunity to contribute to the final legislation.

Prior to the four events, the DfT will be launching the legislation content in the ‘Consultation Document’ in a live-streamed event on Friday 6th July.

Note: it is advised - although not essential - that attendees of this workshop are familiar with the content of the Consultation Document in advance.

This event will be delivered in partnership with Transport for the North.

Who should attend a workshop?

These workshops will be of interest to:

• Local authorities

• Bus operators – including small and medium sized operators

• Transport data providers and users

• Digital developers – including journey planner providers

• Organisations representing bus passengers and the bus industry

• Transport academics

• Software and service suppliers to the bus industry

• Charities and businesses representing passengers with audio visual needs.

Why attend

DfT is keen to gather your feedback on the bus open data and audio visual information elements of the legislative framework.

Although we will do our best to allow everyone an opportunity to attend, places are limited so we advise early sign up.

We look forward to seeing you!

Agenda (subject to change)

09.00 - 9.30 Meet, greet, and coffee
Grab a cuppa and take a seat, get to know the other attendees.

Morning Session - Open Data
9.30 - 9.45 Welcome and introductions:
(inc. Background to the project, Bus Services Act, recap of DataBus events, Discovery project, overview of consultation process)

9.45 - 10.15 Lightning Talks
Speakers TBC

10.15 Open Consultation session 1 (of 2) - Bus Open Data

12.30 - 12.45 Facilitator presentations

12.45 Lunch

Afternoon Session - Accessible Information
13.15 - Welcome and introductions

13.30 - Lightning Talks (TBC)

14.00 Open Consultation session 2 (of 2) - Accessible information

16.15 Facilitator presentations & demos
Each facilitator presents back to the group their findings from sessions 1 and 2

16.30 Wrap up & next steps & Close
Wrap up and discussion, final thoughts from the day, and discussion about what needs to happen next.