West Midlands Bus Alliance Board - Public Meeting - 22nd May

[Stu]

Public Meeting of the West Midlands Bus Alliance Board with an opportunity to question the people in charge of West Midlands bus services

The West Midlands Bus Alliance was set up in 2015 to increase passenger satisfaction and drive forward investment in the West Midlands bus service network. The Bus Alliance Board includes representatives from the region's bus operators, the West Midlands Combined Authority, local authority highways and transportation departments, Safer Travel Police and local councillors.

This public meeting will be an opportunity for you to learn about what the Bus Alliance has achieved so far, our future plans and give you the opportunity to question members of the Board.

If you have a question you wish to raise at the meeting, please email your question by 14:00 on Wednesday 22 May to BusAlliance@tfwm.org.uk We will try to give everyone the opportunity to ask their questions at the meeting, however due to time constraints it may be necessary to provide a written response to any that we do not have time for.

Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-midlands-bus-alliance-board-public-meeting-registration-61156613076

[harringtonp]

I don't presume they setup an online link to these meetings ?

If anybody is going and would like to ask a question on behalf of YourStop then the question is:

"Are there any plans to increase the number of operators and routes where actual vehicle location updates are posted in GTFS format ?"

I did an analysis of a snapshot of the current vehicle position feed and routes covered by it are shown below. It may seem like a lot but is in fact only a small percentage of routes for which predictions are available.

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Midland Classic,"X12","Lichfield City Centre - Burton upon Trent"
Diamond Bus,"54","Worlds End - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"47",""
Diamond Bus,"65","Darlaston - Friar Park"
Diamond Bus,"226","Dudley - Merry Hill"
Diamond Bus,"326","Bloxwich - Bilston"
Diamond Bus,"226","Dudley - Merry Hill"
Diamond Bus,"42","Redditch - Kidderminster"
Diamond Bus,"9C","Kidderminster - Caunsall"
Diamond Bus,"250",""
Diamond Bus,"401E",""
Diamond Bus,"142","Halesowen - Stourbridge"
Diamond Bus,"80","Bilston - Moxley"
Diamond Bus,"310","Wednesbury - Willenhall"
Diamond Bus,"64","Wolverhampton - Penn"
Diamond Bus,"65","Fordhouses - Wolverhampton"
Diamond Bus,"226","Dudley - Merry Hill"
Diamond Bus,"55","Brandhall - Cape Hill"
Diamond Bus,"229","Bilston - Dudley"
Diamond Bus,"28A","Bordesley - Ward End"
Diamond Bus,"34","Kings Heath - Digbeth"
Diamond Bus,"23","Brownhills West - Bloxwich"
Diamond Bus,"41","West Bromwich - Friar Park"
Diamond Bus,"63","Wolverhampton - Merry Hill"
Diamond Bus,"51",""
Diamond Bus,"65",""
Diamond Bus,"61","Perry Barr - Handsworth"
Diamond Bus,"251",""
Diamond Bus,"192","Halesowen - Kidderminster"
Diamond Bus,"228","Holly Hall - Potters Cross"
Diamond Bus,"41A","Wednesbury - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"54","Worlds End - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"298",""
Diamond Bus,"231","Blackheath - Halesowen"
Diamond Bus,"20","Bearwood - Oldbury"
Diamond Bus,"30","West Bromwich - Stone Cross"
Diamond Bus,"68A",""
Diamond Bus,"64","Wednesbury - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"20","Bearwood - Oldbury"
Diamond Bus,"21","Oldbury - Bearwood"
Diamond Bus,"23","Wednesbury - Portobello"
Diamond Bus,"A1",""
Diamond Bus,"28A","Bordesley - Ward End"
Diamond Bus,"30","West Bromwich - Stone Cross"
Diamond Bus,"74","Walsall - Gillity Village"
Midland Classic,"X12","Lichfield City Centre - Burton upon Trent"
Diamond Bus,"192","Halesowen - Kidderminster"
Diamond Bus,"4","Walsall - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"303","Kidderminster - Worcester"
Diamond Bus,"202","Halesowen - Bromsgrove"
Diamond Bus,"1","Coundon - Walsgrave"
Diamond Bus,"3",""
Diamond Bus,"303","Kidderminster - Worcester"
Diamond Bus,"31","Mossley - Walsall"
Diamond Bus,"57",""
Diamond Bus,"326","Bloxwich - Bilston"
Diamond Bus,"4H","Walsall - Hayley Green"
Diamond Bus,"48",""
Diamond Bus,"4H","Walsall - Hayley Green"
Diamond Bus,"247","Evesham - Redditch"
Diamond Bus,"57",""
Diamond Bus,"58",""
Diamond Bus,"42","West Bromwich - Dudley"
Diamond Bus,"54","Worlds End - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"2","Kidderminster - Hales Park"
Diamond Bus,"4H","Walsall - Hayley Green"
Diamond Bus,"16W","West Bromwich - Digbeth"
Diamond Bus,"247","Evesham - Redditch"
Diamond Bus,"4","Walsall - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"16W","West Bromwich - Digbeth"
Diamond Bus,"16","Newton - Digbeth"
Diamond Bus,"4H","Walsall - Hayley Green"
Diamond Bus,"16","Newton - Digbeth"
Diamond Bus,"229","Bilston - Dudley"
Diamond Bus,"4","Walsall - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"16","Hurley - Tamworth Town Centre"
Diamond Bus,"40","Wednesbury - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"48",""
Diamond Bus,"326","Bloxwich - Bilston"
Diamond Bus,"31","Mossley - Walsall"
Diamond Bus,"42","West Bromwich - Dudley"
Diamond Bus,"40","Wednesbury - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"31","Mossley - Walsall"
Diamond Bus,"32","Walsall - Lower Farm"
Diamond Bus,"31","Mossley - Walsall"
Diamond Bus,"4H","Walsall - Hayley Green"
Diamond Bus,"3",""
Diamond Bus,"51",""
Diamond Bus,"3",""
Diamond Bus,"43","Bromsgrove - Redditch"
Diamond Bus,"75","National Exhibition Centre - Sutton Coldfield"
Diamond Bus,"229","Bilston - Dudley"
Diamond Bus,"16A","Kingsbury - Tamworth Town Centre"
Diamond Bus,"89","Kingstanding - Erdington"
Diamond Bus,"145","Rubery - Droitwich Spa"
Diamond Bus,"35","Lichfield City Centre - Walsall"
Diamond Bus,"4H","Walsall - Hayley Green"
Diamond Bus,"43","Bromsgrove - Redditch"
Diamond Bus,"55","Alexandra Hospital - Redditch"
Diamond Bus,"146","Redditch - Birmingham"
Diamond Bus,"58",""
Diamond Bus,"X31",""
Diamond Bus,"27","Stratford-upon-Avon - Lower Brailes"
Diamond Bus,"57",""
Diamond Bus,"125","High Town - Stourbridge"
Diamond Bus,"50","Digbeth - Druids Heath"
Diamond Bus,"002","Weoley Castle - Merry Hill"
Diamond Bus,"50","Digbeth - Druids Heath"
Diamond Bus,"002","Weoley Castle - Merry Hill"
Diamond Bus,"50","Digbeth - Druids Heath"
Diamond Bus,"002","Weoley Castle - Merry Hill"
Diamond Bus,"58",""
First Worcestershire,"44","Link Top - Red Hill"
First Worcestershire,"33",""
First Worcestershire,"36","Worcester - Worcestershire Royal Hospital"
First Worcestershire,"38","Worcester - Worcestershire Royal Hospital"
First Worcestershire,"44","Link Top - Red Hill"
First Worcestershire,"31",""
First Worcestershire,"44","Link Top - Red Hill"
First Worcestershire,"332","Upton upon Severn - Worcester"
First Worcestershire,"44","Link Top - Red Hill"
First Worcestershire,"37","Northwick - Worcester"
First Worcestershire,"144A","Upper Catshill - Worcester"
First Worcestershire,"35",""
First Worcestershire,"X50","Worcester - Evesham"
First Worcestershire,"34",""
First Worcestershire,"X50","Worcester - Evesham"
First Worcestershire,"32","Baynhall - Worcester"
First Worcestershire,"144","Birmingham - Worcester"
First Worcestershire,"144A","Upper Catshill - Worcester"
First Worcestershire,"144","Birmingham - Worcester"
Select Bus Services,"878","Wolverhampton - Stafford Town Centre"
Select Bus Services,"71","Cannock Town Centre - Wolverhampton"
Select Bus Services,"878","Wolverhampton - Stafford Town Centre"