Better Connected is the name of the new national transport strategy which has been revealed by the government of the UK with the aim of changing the means of mobility within England through making “tap-and-go” travel possible by using contactless cards on buses, trains, and trams. There are more than forty funding schemes under this national transport strategy which have been introduced in order to make things easier for passengers. The strategy allows the regions and cities to make one payment system like that of London, Liverpool and Nottingham so that the passengers can travel using one type of ticket only.
Apart from the introduction of ticketing services, the strategy will combine innovation with financial pledges for upgrading the transport network. With Google Maps partnering the scheme, live tracking of buses will become possible especially in rural regions where services have lower frequency, while an extension of the National Parking Platform will enable motorists to operate using a single application across several sites. Some pilot schemes such as a £6 million “Mini Switzerland” scheme in the Peak District region will experiment with completely synchronized transportation networks with coordinated bus and train schedules in rural regions.