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Hannover Mobile turns public transport into a full mobility service provider
The Greater Hannover Transport Association (GVH) manages mobility issues of a 1.1 million inhabitant metropolitan area through an integrated system. It offers a wide range of public transport services provided by four different companies: urban bus, tram, suburban bus, regional trains, and local rapid transit. However, this level of integration and this range of services
Purpose of EMTA
EMTA is a non-profit seeking association. Its purpose is to form a venue for meetings and exchange of information, research and experience between Authorities in charge of metropolitan transport of the main European cities. The emphasis is put on the technical character of the exchange and on a multimodal approach, covering aspects of an institutional,
Responsible authorities
Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV) Hofwiesenstrasse, 370 – 8090 Zurich – Switzerland Tel : 41 43 288 48 48 – Fax : 41 43 288 48 40 dbernet@zvv.zh.ch – Responsible person : Mr franz Kagerbauer, Director – Date of creation : 1990 – Status : Governmental Institution incorporated under Public Law – Personnel : 34 Organization ZVV
Responsible authorities
Office des Transports et de la Circulation 20, rue du Stand – 1204 Genève – Suisse Tél : 41 22 327 47 70 – Fax : 41 22 327 51 33 otc.secretariat@etat.ge.ch – Responsible person : Mr Jean-Luc Gindre – Status : Administrative Department Organization OTC collaborates with the organizing authorities of regional public transport.
Responsible authorities
Comune di Roma – Politiche Mobilità e Trasporti Via Capitan Bavastro 94 – 00 154 Roma – Italia Tel : 39 06 67 10 32 36 – Fax : 39 06 67 10 37 37 DipVII@comune.roma.it – Responsible person : Walter Tocci, Deputy Major in charge of mobility – Date of creation : 1996 –
One step forward for the third railway package
EU Commission has adopted the thrid railway package on 3rd March 2004. It contains measures to revitalise the European railways. The package consists of a Communication, four legislative measures and a working document on an extended impact assessment for the gradual opening up of the market for international passenger services. One of the legislative measures
EU Parliament supports road safety targets
Ari Vatanen, member of the European Parliament presented a report on road safety in Europe, which points out that improvements in road safety come from a combination of safer drivers, safer cars and safer roads. According the European Commission’s Community Road Accident Database (CARE) 40,000 lives are lost and 1.7 million people are injured in
Rail services improvements foreseen in Switzerland
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) are currently working on the strategic planning of rail services for 2030: the Zukünftige Entwicklung der Bahnprojekte (ZEB). Concrete measures will be announced in 2006, as required by the Parliament. However, general guidelines of service improvements have been exposed in September. The scope covers all types of rail services: freight, long
Stockholm about to experiment congestion charging
The Municipality of Stockholm will experiment a trial period for congestion charging for all private vehicles crossing the city border on weekdays. Car users will have to pay for each crossing with a maximal daily fee of about €6 per day and per car. The trial will take place from 3 January to 31 July
London uses fare policy to influence behaviours of travellers
In order to encourage the use of public transport by young people, the Mayor of London – Ken Livingstone, through his agency Transport for London, has extended the age limit for children eligible for free travel on bus and tram networks from those under the age of 11 to those under 16. Children aged less
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