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New developments and operations schemes in Warsaw region
New infrastructure projects have been decided for Warsaw and at a regional scale: the second metro line is currently under construction and is expected to enter in service in 2007. The works for the third line, measuring 6 km will start just after the beginning of first line operations. A project of a suburban express
Innovative mobility concepts in London and in Lille
As mobility in urban areas shifts from commuter trips to more complex journeys, for various purposes and covering the whole day, transport system is expected to take more and more in account intermodality. Lille and London are experiencing two innovative concepts in this field : – LILLE, main city of the Northern part of France
New framework and metro for Budapest
Financial agreement has been reached on Metro line 4 extension, consisting of 4 new stations and a new line of 2.7 km. Hungarian government will finance 70% and the municipality of Budapest will finance 30% of the project, estimated €325-400m. The total line Metró 4 project, decided in May 2003, partly funded by EIB, consists
Financial agreement for Berlin new airport
Berlin Brandenbourg International airport funding has been approved by the airport authority; by private and public stakeholders, including the Federal State, the Länder of Berlin and Brandenbourg, the European Union. This €2bn project, located on the property of Schönenfeld current airport could open in 2010 and will provide an extra capacity of 20m passengers a
London experiences new streets for the 21st Century
Exhibition Road, in South Kensington District is one of the most attractive place in London in term of cultural interest. However, transportation is a huge concern since a major road link crosses the district implying foot tunnels for pedestrians, underground station is not easily accessible and bus connections with the rest of the city are
New European transport research program
The European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC) exposed its strategic research program, underlining the importance of mobility improvement and reduction of noise and pollution. In the field of individual mobility, the research program aims at providing the relevant solutions to satisfy the expected 32% growth in demand by 2020. Focus will be made on
First track for “LGV Est”
On 19th October, the first track of the new East-European high speed line has been laid in France. This new track measures 300 kilometers and commercial trains will run at 320 km/h. However, the track design is compatible with a maximum commercial speed of 350 km/h. With 1200 meters laid every day, the line will
Norway experiments competition in national rail services
In April 2004, Norwegian Ministry of Transport opened to competition a 123 km rail service linking Oslo, the capital city to Gjovik. This profitable route carries 1.4 million passengers per year. The objectives of the government are to increase quality of service, to develop a more cost effective rail services and to increase the use
European Union Sustainable Development Strategy to be updated
In June 2001, the European Council at Göteborg discussed a strategy for Sustainable Development proposed by the European Commission : “a Sustainable Europe for a better world : A European strategy for Sustainable Development”. This strategy proposed measures to deal with important threats to our well being, such as climate change, poverty, and emerging health
The Council of Ministers welcomes the Commission’s strategy on urban environment
During the Council Meeting on October 14th, European Ministers of Environment adopted several conclusions on the strategy proposed by the Commission (see EMTA News n° 16). The Council supports the four priority themes (management, transport, construction and urban design), stresses the need to address also strategic environmental issues to reduce cities’ impact on environment. As
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