Elliot

🇬🇧🇩🇪🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 Software developer with a slightly unhealthy interest in information design, maps, semiotics, public transport, and languages. he/him.

[Elliot @elliotm_95]

@StagecoachSW there are some differences in stop names between the app and announcements on the 4A. The bus announces “Sowton Vospers Garage” for Honiton Road Railway Bridge and “Post Office” instead of Heavitree Shops. Livery Dole is announced, but the stop is missing on the app

[Elliot @elliotm_95]

@StagecoachSW something is up with your timetable data. For example, next J service from the Newcourt area shows as tomorrow morning. C and H services don’t appear to exist. Also, your journey planner search isn’t recognising some road names (e.g. Sandy Park Way has no results)

[Elliot @elliotm_95]

@StagecoachSW Understand that, but during times of planned disruption or diversion, this information should be reflected digitally and on the bus stop with directions to the closest alternative. At least the ability to mark a stop as temporarily closed on the app would be a good start.

[Elliot @elliotm_95]

Is this official passenger information, @StagecoachSW? Which days? Where’s the nearest alternative stop? The closure isn’t reflected in the app or elsewhere online, where departures are showing as normal.

[Elliot @elliotm_95]

@StagecoachSW Doesn’t that negate the idea of “live” journey planning? It is possible to publish diversions/stop closures to online channels. It’s also not listed on your service updates, although other stop suspensions are. I just think this is a bit mediocre from a passenger’s point of view.

[Elliot @elliotm_95]

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[Elliot @elliotm_95]

@British_Airways The plane is currently at Gatwick, though. Does this mean the delay is an operational decision? The outbound Porto flight has been delayed overnight to after the time BA2700 (the inbound for BA2701) was originally scheduled to depart Gatwick tomorrow morning.

[Elliot @elliotm_95]

@British_Airways please can you confirm reason for delay of BA2701 tomorrow TFS -> LGW?

[Elliot @elliotm_95]

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[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

Things like this are happening more and more lately as Americans fear for the future of this country.

I love America, but it’s headed in the wrong direction.

[Elliot @elliotm_95]

Is there no graphic designer in the DfT? AI slop.

[Department for Transport @transportgovuk]

Today we've announced a further £415 million funding for @theTRUpgrade, which will deliver a faster, greener and more reliable service for rail passengers across the North.

The upgrades will slash journey times along the route and deliver up to six fast trains an hour between Manchester and Leeds.

[Elliot @elliotm_95]

23:24 all the house lights come on and were pushed out. What a miserable country.

[Elliot @elliotm_95]

Go into a pub in central London on a Saturday night just before 11pm. Told last order in 4 minutes. Pub closing up around us. What is wrong with this country? Where is the nighttime economy and general enjoyment?

[Elliot @elliotm_95]

Of course there are examples of this (and possibly better) in the UK, but why is this nowhere near the norm? What seems fantastical at home is just everyday life in most of Europe, and it works. We’ve got to catch up.

[Elliot @elliotm_95]

The start of transport and tariff associations, à la Germany? Actual *networks* of integrated public transport and fares, run centrally and efficiently and marketed cohesively, in place of a myriad of competing operators who serve shareholders not the public? Yes, please! 🙏

[Elliot @elliotm_95]

And, fingers crossed, also the end of fare stages at all sorts of prices in favour of time-based fares with unlimited changes — actual convenience! And, of course, tickets are for any public transport within the relevant region/city, not for 1 private operator.

[Elliot @elliotm_95]

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[Elliot @elliotm_95]

With a Net Zero 2030 Plan in place and multiple car parks and Park & Ride facilities already supporting the city, the Council should be focusing on initiatives that prioritise community, reduce emissions, and enrich Exeter’s urban spaces.

[Elliot @elliotm_95]

Plans by @ExeterCouncil to transform the old bus station site into a car park are a huge missed opportunity for a city that should be progressing to a greener, more human-focused future. Register your objections and alternative ideas with @exetergreens: https://t.co/sOqEYnR6WB

[Elliot @elliotm_95]

An open green space here would not only add valuable leisure options, distinct from the surrounding retail and dining areas, but also serve as a vital asset in making Exeter a more sustainable and forward-thinking city.