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Warsaw public transport consistently modernised
“I am glad to say, that the public transport system in Warsaw is consistently modernised,” says Leszek Ruta, Director of ZTM, the Warsaw Public Transport Authority. A city payment card and internet-purchased tickets are the paramount innovations ZTM has introduced in 2010. More and more tickets are also bought via cell phones, and the number
START Transnational Forum – 27 & 28 October 2011 – Lisbon (PORTUGAL)
“How to make sustainable transport easy to use by all?” http://www.start-project.eu/en/Events
London to allow access with bank or credit cards to its entire transport network
London will lead the world in 2012 when it becomes the first city where passengers are able to access an entire transport network with just a swipe of their contactless bank or credit card. By the end of 2012 card readers across the whole of the Transport for London (TfL) network will have been upgraded
UITP Conference “Urban Governance: Getting people on board” – 6 &7 october 2011 – Gothenburg (SWEDEN)
“Urban Governance: Getting people on board” with the cooperation of EMTA features high level speakers politicians and CEOs of the largest European transport authorities 6-7 October 2011 Gothenburg (Sweden) More information on this website
2nd MOVE-ITS – 6 to 9 june 2011 – Lyon (FRANCE)
Conference to be held as part of the ITS European Congress 6-9 June Lyon, France For more: MOVE-ITS-CONFERENCE@ec.europa.eu
iFahrinfo – the new VBB App for your iPhone app
The official time table iPhone app for Berlin and Brandenburg shows all travel connection for train, bus, tram and ferry – and is for free. All time tables of more than 1.000 lines covering more than 13.000 stations of the 30.0000 square kilometer VBB-area are now fitting in the passenger´s pocket. The time table will
New hybrid fuel cell buses for GVB Amsterdam
Public transport company GVB, operator of urban transport in the city region of Amsterdam, will start with 2 hybrid fuel-cell buses in their daily operations in the Spring of 2011. The main features of the buses, built by the Dutch company Advanced Public Transport Systems (part of the VDL Group) are: Lightweight composite body, with
AENEAS European Project final conference – 8 April 2011 – Brussels (BELGIUM)
For more information see their website
CRTM Madrid 25TH anniversary – 01 march 2011 – Madrid (SPAIN)
More information to come on their website : http://www.crtm.es
ITF International Transport Forum which belongs to OECD – 25/27 may 2011 – Leipzig (GERMANY)
Transport for Society Decision-makers from around the globe representing politics, business, research and civil society will make the 2011 ITF Forum a focal point for exchange on the role of mobility in modern society. More information on their website: www.internationaltransportforum.org