Pantonium On-Demand Transit Project Begins in Belleville Ontario

Toronto, Canada, April 12, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Pantonium, a Toronto based technology company, is announcing a project to improve access to public transit buses in the town of Belleville using mobile applications and new scheduling software.

The goal of the project is to allow Belleville Transit riders to order bus trips via a free app to be picked up at any bus stop and be dropped of at any bus stop in the town.

This will remove the need for some fixed routes with low ridership and give on-demand service to riders.

The project is already in the development stage, a pilot with three buses covering a late night route will begin in the last quarter of 2018.

Successful implementation will reduce the time required for riders to contact transit to schedule trips. Current trip requests need 12 hours advance notice. During the pilot project these times will be reduced to 30 minutes. The project will also save on the costs of operating buses by reducing the number of empty buses driving on fixed routes.

Unlike other on-demand transit projects in Ontario, the Pantonium project will involve shared ride route optimization and utilize existing transit infrastructure and vehicles.

The project is supported by investments from Belleville City Council, the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund and the Ontario Centers of Excellence, i3 Customer Demonstration Program. It will conclude in January 2019 with a summary report on the impacts and further potential of new technology enabling on-demand transit.