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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
New BEI funding agreement for urban transport in France
European Investment Bank, French Ministry of State for Transport and Caisse d’Epargne Group signed on September 23rd a protocol on public transport funding. This protocol, marking the installation of the Sustainable Urban Transport Program, consists in a €500 mio funding, intermediated by Caisse d’Epargne Group and dedicated to exclusive lanes projects about to be completed
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
New European Commissioner for Transport
The new Commissioner for Transport, Mr Jacques Barrot (France) is replacing Ms Loyola de Palacio. Hearings of new commissioners by European MEP’s took place on September 29th in order to receive Parliament approval, initially expected on October 27th but postponed to November 18th. Mr Barrot exposed his priorities for the next five years: – Take
Rome third metro line on the tracks
Rome has 2 projects of metro lines (C and D). The line C project consists in a 39 kilometers line with 42 stops, linking the north west (Tor di Quinto-Vigna Clara) and the south west (University Comprensorio of Tor Vergata) and also serving the historical city center. The first section of this line is about
Greece steps up in public transport
– After the success of Olympics, Greek national government announced further extensions of Athens’ metro and the beginning of works for Thessaloniki’s metro. Athens’ metro is a 135 km network serving 45 stations, recently extended thanks to the games, which will grow by 23 kilometers – 12 stations by 2009 and by 20,8 more kilometers
Transport for London evaluates impacts of Jubilee Line Extension (JLE)
The findings are described in a report prepared by the Transport Studies Group of the University of Westminster for TfL and the Department for Transport. The JLE has been initiated in order to improve the accessibility of the Docklands area and to overcome the capacity limits of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR). The line provides
Manchester supports its Metrolink project
In July, the British Secretary of State for Transport announced that funding for a three-line expansion of Greater Manchester’s light rail network, Metrolink, was “not approved” due to rising costs. A major lobbying campaign was launched to get this decision reversed backed by Greater Manchester MPs and councillors, the business community, local people and the
Public transport and car sharing synergies in Geneva
The public transport operating company in Geneva has found an innovative solution for a better use of its fleet: off peak hours, light vehicles are made available to customers of Mobility, a car sharing company independent from public transport operators, offering 24h services in the whole country. Fares agreements had been proposed in order to
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