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Empower operators with better work-life balance

The public transit industry is transforming, focusing on improving work conditions to retain and attract operators. Technology plays a crucial role in that matter by leveraging scheduling strategies to create better scheduling, offer flexible hours, and innovate with personalized rostering.

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How to Navigate Every Step of the Energy Transition

Based on the experience of the transit agencies he has worked with in North America and Europe, Houari Cheikhi, Director, Business Development and Innovation at GIRO, shares, with METRO magazine, key strategies for success in driving forward any electric-bus implementation project.

Interview
Innovating for the energy transition and beyond

Intelligent Transport Editor Leah Hockley sits down with Réseau de Transport de la Capitale’s (RTC) Christian Lebeuf, Thomas Lahille of RATP Dev Transit London and GIRO‘s Houari Cheikhi to discuss the energy transition, including the key steps that organisations should undertake in preparing their operations for the integration of electric buses, what challenges can arise during the implementation of large-scale deployments and what software ecosystems are required to support the integration of electric buses.

Article
Why and how to put equity first in public transit planning

An article by Arjan van Andel, Director of Business Development and Innovation

Article
Optimising resources for happier passengers and staff

AI and optimisation technologies are redefining the customer and employee experience in passenger rail. GIRO’s Product Manager Jean-Marc Pennont offers a quick look at these emerging best practices.

Presentation
How to introduce & optimize a large electric bus fleet

Presentation at IT-Trans 2022 by Mohab Abla, Senior Director – Product Management, Expert Advisory Services & New Markets

Interview
How AI-powered software can help passenger rail thrive

Video interview by Global Railway Review with Alexandre Savard, Director – Business Development, Rail

Expert opinion
Bringing Passengers Back

An interview with Alexandre Savard for Railway Gazette

Expert opinion
How GIRO uses parallel processing to solve tough, costly problems

An article by Charles Fleurent, Senior Director, Optimization Algorithms, Loïc Bodart, Assistant Director, Planning-Routing Algorithms, Véronique Bouffard, Assistant Director, HASTUS Algorithms

Presentation
Planning & managing an electric-bus operation

Presentation by Michael D. Compel, Account Manager, at the APTA - Sustainability & Multimodal Planning Workshop

Article
For a More Resilient Passenger Rail

4 strategies for improving flexibility, responsiveness & efficiency by Alexandre Savard, Director of Business Development, and Jean-Marc Pennont, Product Manager

Presentation
Leveraging Big Data for Network Redesign

Presentation by GIRO at the ATUQ’s annual conference, showing how big data can help factor in the customer experience to redesign networks and maximize attractiveness to riders (in French only)

Expert opinion
Unlocking rail operations with integrated resource management

An interview with Alexandre Savard for Global Railway Review

Presentation
Simulating bimodal trips for public transit planning

Presentation by GIRO at the IVADO "Zoom sur l’intelligence numérique collaborative"

Presentation
Using big data for demand-responsive service planning

Discussion of data-driven decisions for optimizing mobility during and after COVID-19, presented at UITP Asia-Pacific

Interview
Planning and delivering efficient, flexible rail service in an environment of increasing constraints

Q&A with Alexandre Savard in Global Railway Review

Expert opinion
Perpetual change: Improving rail service adaptability, responsiveness and efficiency

An interview with Alexandre Savard for Global Railway Review

Article
Planning your route to the new normal

A roundup of steps transit agencies can take to prepare for the challenges of the post-COVID-19 reopening process and what comes after.

Presentation
COVID-19: Meeting today’s transit challenges and preparing for what’s next

GIRO’s presentation in CUTA’s webinar on innovative solutions for transit in the COVID-19 crisis

Article
Tips to implement contingency plans

Some examples of contingency plans that we have seen, with short tutorials on how to implement them in HASTUS

Article
Better way

Interview with Pierre Cossette, Senior Director - GeoRoute, and Bastian Schilling, Project Manager

Article
Integrating resource management to revamp the service offer

GIRO's project with SNCF Transilien presented in Global Railway Review

Article
GIRO in Innovate Montréal

GIRO profiled in a review of Montréal's innovators

Presentation
LA Metro's NextGen Project and the role of HASTUS

How Los Angeles is carrying out a major redesign of the public transit network

Presentation
Best practices for planning and scheduling E-Buses

Presentation on strategies for integrating electric buses into efficient public transport fleets

Presentation
Driving service quality and operational performance – it's all in the data

By Alexandre Savard, Director – Business Development, Rail & Integrated Mobility

Interview
Jean-Marc Rousseau in an interview with UITP

Jean-Marc Rousseau, co-founder of GIRO, shares his views on many issues surrounding the future of public transport

Interview
GIRO at Parcel + Post Expo 2018

Interview with Pierre Cossette, Director - GeoRoute

Report
Artificial Intelligence in Mass Public Transport

Contribution to report published by UITP Asia-Pacific Centre for Transport Excellence

Report
Optimizing the Preventive-Maintenance Plan of a Public Transport Bus Fleet

An extended abstract by Charles Fleurent, Senior Director – Optimization Algorithms

Expert opinion
Alexandre Savard interviewed for UITP SITCE

Reflections on passenger rail and trends in the industry

Article
Towards the Next Generation of Public Transport Services

Presentation of a study conducted with the Société de transport de Laval into on-demand solutions for areas with low public transport demand

Trends
Cutting-Edge Technology brings the Future of Public Transportation to Today

Interview with David Fabi in Passenger Transport magazine

Article
Last-mile Express

Published in Parcel & Postal Technology magazine

Article
Bringing On-Demand Convenience to Fixed-Route Service

Published in Mass Transit magazine

Expert opinion
4 strategies for better positioning public transit organizations

Expert opinion from Alexandre Savard of GIRO

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