ABSTRACT
Transporting people, goods and services within a city is costly. Transport has a direct effect on the efficiency of the city, its environmental footprint and the health and well-being of the citizens. To reduce current problems relating to pollution, congestion and dissatisfaction with services, cities have to become smarter and develop inclusive sustainable transport (Hull, 2007). This includes getting people to work and supporting trip chaining, developing transport to support flexible working, making transport an enabler of other smart initiatives and managing the interdependency of various modes of transport. Making data available across system silos, for intelligent analysis and integration, is seen as a key enabler in meeting the crosscutting challenges identified at city level (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, 2013). A ‘smart city’ (Boehm, Flechl and Froetscher, 2013) needs to be able to apply data realized through diverse platforms for the benefit of its citizens.
