Improving Operations with Technology | Webinar by IBI Group

Improving Operations with Technology 

Tuesday, Jul 20, 2021 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Meeting Location: Webinar (Login details will be emailed once you register)

Session Type: Moderated Panel

Topic Description

Hear directly from several transit agencies who are improving operations, through carefully planning for and deploying technology. Including real-time customer information, fleet operations, revenue management, on demand transit, and fleet electrification. They have identified needs, and then deployed supportive proven technologies. In ways that ensure commitments from the procurement are delivered, have an effective configuration, and improve business processes.

Topics and Speakers:

• Grand River Transit Fare Collection System Upgrade
  - Gethyn Beniston, Assistant Manager, Technology Equipment Maintenance,  Region of Waterloo (Grand River Transit)
  
  
• Sarnia Electric Bus Feasibility Study
  - Seth McDermott, Transit Technology Specialist, IBI Group
  
  
• Metrolinx Union Station Bus Terminal
  - Anthony Pezzetti, Senior Manager – Bus Operations, Bus Services, Metrolinx
  
  
• On Demand Transit in Region of Waterloo
  - Will Towns, Principal Planner, Region of Waterloo (Grand River Transit)
  - David Forsey, Associate - Manager, Transportation Engineering, IBI Group

Learning Objectives

• Objective 1: Technology should be selected that addresses agency needs
• Objective 2: Agencies have achieved benefits from carefully deploying a range of established technologies
• Objective 3: Hear real world experiences from agencies with how to get value from technology

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