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Stockholm and Mobility-as-a-service pilots during 2018
Public transport in Stockholm County should be easily accessible, reliable and environmentally friendly. Trafikförvaltningen (Public transport administration SLL) is responsible for planning, coordination and tendering transport services. The number of travelers has been increasing each year. More than 780 000 people travel by public transport in Stockholm County each day. The various means of transport

Analysis shows how TfL’s free open data boosts London’s economy
Research by Deloitte shows the release of free, accurate and real-time open data by Transport for London (TfL) is generating annual economic benefits and savings of up to £130m (€150m) a year. The report found that customers, road users, business and TfL itself all benefit. More than 80 data feeds are now available for developers

Restrictions on circulation and promotion of public transport and sustainable mobility to combat environmental pollution in Barcelona
From December 1st 2017, by virtue of an institutional agreement, the Department of Territory and Sustainability (DTES) of the Generalitat de Catalunya can declare episode situations of environmental air pollution in Barcelona. The agreement was signed in March 2017 between the main agents and the public administrations in Area 40 of the Barcelona conurbation (see

Ambitions to achieve Zero Emission Mobility in Amsterdam region
Things are going well with the introduction of Zero Emission buses in the Amsterdam region. From April 2018 100 zero emission buses will be deployed in the area around Schiphol Airport. In summer, the Waterland region will follow with 10 electric buses. Within the entire Amsterdam metropolitan region plans to make public transport more sustainable

Trolleybus line 72 weekend route extension to Orczy tér
From Saturday, 19 August 2017, trolleybus 72 will serve an extended weekend route between Zugló railway station and Orczy tér. BKK’s network development pilot proved to be a success at July weekends when a new, environmentally friendly north-south public transport connection was created providing additional direct access options to several major hubs in the city

Warsaw: Transport without barriers
The Warsaw authorities strive to make public transport safe, comfortable and accessible to all passengers. For many years, the needs of people with disabilities and passengers with reduced mobility have been taken into account. The actions taken aim at facilitating their travel around the city. This group includes wheelchair users, but also older persons using

New fares – cleaner air in Warsaw
Warsaw has changed its public transport fares considerably in 2017. The biggest novelty was a large reduction of the prices of travel cards valid in both zones and introduction of free rides for the students of primary schools and junior high schools in Warsaw. The city shows this way that public transport and sustainability are

From private cars to Public Transport
Like most European capitals Vilnius city is facing congestion problems. It looks for solutions on how to save the time of the citizens and how to control the constantly rising private car use and pollution from traffic. A few innovations recently adopted by Vilnius city council are aimed to encourage citizens to switch from private

Testing of autonomous shuttles
Innovative public transport solutions will be gradually added to the existing offer, including the testing of autonomous vehicles on the Paris Esplanade in La Défense from June 29 to December 31, 2017, for the last kilometer of users’ commutes, where conventional buses cannot circulate. To carry out this testing in partnership with Defacto, a Public

A large number of new low-emission buses introduced on HSL bus routes
Since August, 52 brand new buses have been operating on HSL bus routes. This is an unusually high number of new buses to introduce at the same time. New vehicles allow bus companies to give up older buses. The new buses are diesel vehicles that meet the Euro 6 emissions standards with a particular focus