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Impact>Mobility – 24&25 June 2019 – Amsterdam (THE NETHERLANDS)
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Paris to trial all-night metro operation
All-night service on selected metro and tram lines in Paris is to be trialled later this year, Ile-de-France President Valérie Pécresse announced on April 13. To relaunch going out in Paris, I have decided to break a taboo and run transport 24 h a day, she tweeted the next day, along with the hashtag #ParisNeverSleeps.
Direct financing allowed Amsterdam PTA to make fewer public transport cutbacks
New forms of financing can make an important contribution to improving public transport and making it more sustainable. The Transport Authority Amsterdam has implemented various alternative forms of financing in the past years, such as the Bus Loan. This enabled, among other things, the interim financing of electric buses. Nico van Paridon of the Transport
The Amsteltram, in 35 minutes from Uithoorn to Amsterdam South by tram
Transport Authority Amsterdam is commissioning authority for the realisation of the Amsteltram project, the first regional tramline in the Metropolitan area of Amsterdam. When completed, it is possible to travel from Uithoorn, a suburban town of 30.000 inhabitants some 10 kilometer south of Amsterdam to Amsterdam South station in little over half an hour. This
Vilnius is becoming the European capital with the most up-to-date public transport
In 2017, a record-breaking update of public transport was initiated in the capital of Lithuania. Currently there are almost 300 new public transport vehicles operating in Vilnius: at least 250 new buses and 41 new trolleybuses. These numbers show that 6 out of 10 buses in the streets of Vilnius are completely new: there is
Prioritising pedestrian access to public transport
According to research in pedestrian behaviour, the prioritisation of pedestrian access to public transport can increase the amount of passengers. Therefore, Movia seeks to strengthen the interaction between pedestrians and public transport in collaboration with municipalities. 90 percent of public transport users reach bus stops by foot. In addition, almost half of the total travelling
Warsaw: Towards electromobility
The capital of Poland is a city with a perfectly developed public transport system. Residents and visitors can use buses, trams, underground and agglomeration railway. In order to fight air pollution, the city uses increasingly more ecological means of transport. These are primarily electric vehicles, but also those with gas or hybrid drive. Warsaw public
The 8th Conference on the Regulation of Infrastructures – 20 & 21 June 2019 – Firenze (ITALY)
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Polis Annual Conference – 27 & 28 November 2019 – Brussels (BELGIUM)
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Autonomy & The Urban Mobility Summit – 16 & 17 October 2019 – Paris (FRANCE)
Autonomy & The Urban Mobility Summit is an annual event that brings innovators and policy makers together to change the way we move in cities. More information on their website
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