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A new visual style for public transport in Prague and Central Bohemia
The Integrated Transport System, which covers all public transport in Prague and the Central Bohemian region, servicing 3 million people on more than 600 lines with 5 000 vehicles operated by 35 carriers, is getting a new unified look. The logo is changing together with additional graphical elements, including a new uniform design for all
EMTA General meeting – 3 to 5 november 2021 – Copenhagen (DENMARK)
Virtual and presential meeting.
MaaS governance in the context of a European multimodal ticketing initiative – 24 march 16h00/17h30
EMTA, POLIS and UITP will be holding an online event on 24 March from 16.00 to 17.30 (CET) to discuss the digital integration of transport services (aka MaaS) across Europe and the key principles laid out by the organisations in their joint opion paper. As Europe’s transport sector pursues the sustainability objectives outlined in the
SFPT (Secretariat for Public Transport) and JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) launched a new technical cooperation project to improve public transport services in the city of Belgrade
Secretariat for Public Transport, the City of Belgrade (SfPT) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) launched The Project for Modernization of Public Urban Transport in the City of Belgrade (ПРОМОД , PROMOD) in November 2020. The overall project goal is to enhance sustainability of public transport system in Belgrade including eco-friendly approach. Public transport has
EU DG MOVE : Digital Transport days 2020
After last year’s largest yet edition of the Digital Transport Days in Helsinki, the European Commission sent out the Save-the-Date for the 2020 event. Instead of taking place in Leipzig, Germany – as planned originally – the event will be held as a digital conference on November 18th, 2020. More information here
Hoekse Lijn is open
In September 2019, the much anticipated Hoekse Lijn metro line was officially opened. The railway line between Schiedam and Hoek van Holland was closed on 31 March 2017 and rebuilt into a light rail line, connecting to the regional metro network lines A and B. The conversion from rail- to lightrail was intended to take
Metropolitan region Rotterdam – Den Haag (MRDH) Towards 100% zero emission bus transport
Over the past two years, the Metropolitan region Rotterdam – Den Haag (MRDH) has been making new agreements with the public transport companies in the MRDH region about clean(er) bus transportation. In 2030, all buses will be zero emission (ZE) and from 2025 onwards, renewable energy generated locally/regionally will be used where feasible. Overall, the
London’s Heavy Goods Vehicle Safety Permit scheme
Between 2015 and 2017, Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) were disproportionately involved in fatal collisions on London’s roads; 63 per cent of fatal collisions involved people cycling and 25 per cent involved people walking. Transport for London (TfL) has developed a Direct Vision Standard to tackle road danger at its source by minimising HGV blind spots
Postponed – ITF Summit – 27 to 29 May 2020 – Leipzig (GERMANY)
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Cancelled – ECOMM 2020 – 3 to 5 June 2020 – Cascais (PORTUGAL)
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