To Simon Dixon, expert In Deloitte UK's public transport, governments need to convince people to forget the stigma of the bus and stop giving importance to the car.
According to data from the National Association of Urban Transport Companies (NTU), the number of passengers transported by bus in one day, between 1996 and 2017, shrank 42%. Brazil decided to prioritize public transportation over collective transportation, given that in recent decades, the country has experienced a phase of great stimulus to the car industry, with facilitation of financing and incentives.
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“In our research, we found that key innovations in this area include smart parking and ticketing, integrated payments, smart transit systems and electric vehicle infrastructure. There are a whole range of technology applications that can help cities improve people’s movements and make them more efficient, from optimising route planning to designing transport systems,” says Dixon.
