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Madrid meeting : 7 & 8 september 2010
– Record of decision – Draft agenda – Registration form – Hotel facilities – Map of metro Documents for the meeting – Presentation of universal design of streets and public transport stops in Göteborg – EMTA contribution to the revision of EU Disability Policy Documents presented during the meeting – Presentation of Madrid Accessibility Policy
TfL launches the Interchange Best Practice Guidelines
Transport for London (TfL) has launched the new best practice guidelines which aim to improve the quality of multi-modal transport interchange in London. The TfL Interchange Best Practice Guidelines are a new and improved version of the organisation’s 2001 guide to supporting the better design and management transport hubs, which requires close collaboration between partners
Maritime service in CADIZ BAY
Maritime service was Cádiz Bay Transport Consortium major goal for 2006. At that time, the project demanded two ferries and three maritime terminals. However, the success of this new transport mode made a third ferry necessary and in February 2007, one additional vessel started to sail. Now a fourth ferry has been constructed directly under
VBB Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg leader in cross-border travel information
The ten years old international travel planner EU-Spirit coordinated by VBB Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg was honoured by the EU project LINK with the LINK Award in Brussels 15 April 2010. The award acknowledges the excellent performance in the field of intermodal public transport travel information. The EU-Spirit network offers cross-border timetable information on the Internet to
STIB now on Google Transit
Since last February 22, Google Transit displays the timetables and routes of the STIB (public transport) network in Brussels. Google Transit is the world wide known browser of Google Maps that so far gave information and travel planner when driving a car or walking. Now in Brussels, it also gives the information for using public
IT TRANS 2010 – 24 to 26 Feb 2010 – Karlsruhe (Germany)
“Make IT work for public transport” Conference & Exhibition Karlsruhe, Germany www.it-trans.de
T ZEN concept project… more than a bus
Bus remains the favourite mode of transport in dense urban areas, according to EMTA Barometer [[EMTA Barometer is a benchmark of transport networks performances across EMTA members for more www.emta.com section Publication]]. These past ten years however, have seen tramways back into cities. They gained increasing popularity thanks to their elegant design, silent power energy
AENEAS
Attaining ENergy Efficient mobility in an Ageing Society is a European project that aims at improving the attractiveness of sustainable transport and contribute to modal shifts towards energy-efficient modes of transport among older people. Aeneas partners think that those who should benefit most from a reliable public transport system very often are unable to take
Francilien the new electric multiple unit train entered service in Ile de France on 13 December 2009
Francilien is part of the rolling stock renovation policy of STIF the transport authority: 172 trainsets will be delivered within April 2015, they will allow the discard of 40 years old push-pull trainsets no longer able to meet reliability standards and passenger comfort expectations. Francilien features innovation and leading-hedge technology. Car bodies are just 13.24m
POLIS conference – 10/11 december 2009 – Brussels (BELGIUM)
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