South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority partners with Citymapper to enhance MaaS offering
Updated: Jan 7
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) has joined forces with journey planning app Citymapper to transform public transport across the region.
The collaboration aims to enhance the travel experience for residents, workers, and visitors, while shaping the future of the area’s transport services.
SYMCA will gain access to Citymapper’s detailed data on regional travel patterns. This will enable the authority to pinpoint service gaps and prioritise investments to improve the transport network. By leveraging these insights, SYMCA hopes to deliver more efficient and effective transport options tailored to the needs of the community.
The Citymapper app will also see upgrades tailored to South Yorkshire’s transport network. Covering buses, trams, trains, and active travel modes, the app will offer comprehensive travel solutions. Features like multi-modal journey planning, real-time departure updates, and live bus tracking will allow users to make smarter, more sustainable travel choices.
This initiative highlights South Yorkshire’s commitment to modernising its transport services and meeting the region’s evolving travel demands.
South Yorkshire’s Mayor, Oliver Coppard, said: “Across South Yorkshire we deserve a better transport network, and I’m doing everything I can to turn that vision into a reality.
“From moving at pace through the bus franchising assessment process, to introducing a new TSY app and journey planner, as well as taking South Yorkshire’s Supertram back under public control.
“Data is key to understanding travel patterns and how we all travel, to help us shape a more responsive network. That’s why I’m delighted to be working with Citymapper giving us another tool to improve transport in South Yorkshire.”
Sam Griffiths, Head of UK & Nordics at Via, who acquired Citymapper in April 2023, said: “We’re delighted to collaborate with SYMCA to help South Yorkshire residents and visitors travel with ease.
“Our unique understanding of regional travel patterns will also help SYMCA transform the public transport network and deliver reliable, efficient and passenger-centric services.”
