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EMTA welcomes a new member: the Bucharest-Ilfov Public Transport Intercommunity Development Association (TPBI)
On 11 May 2023 at the Oslo General Meeting, TPBI formally joined EMTA as a new member. Founded in 2017, the Bucharest-Ilfov Public Transport Intercommunity Development Association is the public transport authority responsible for coordinating the largest public transport system in Romania, carrying 2.5 million passengers per day. TPBI contracts out the provision of tram,
EMTA welcomes a new member: Brussels Mobility
On 11 May 2023 at the EMTA General Meeting in Oslo, Brussels Mobility formally joined EMTA as a new member. Brussels Mobility is the organising authority in the Brussels Capital Region for: public transport (bus, tram and metro with the exception of trains which remains a federal responsibility) other modes of transport (active travel, individual
400 data sharing ecosystems exist within the EU in the mobility sector
Halfway through its implementation, PrepDSpace4Mobility has successfully achieved its first objective of creating an inventory of European data ecosystems. An inventory of almost 400 data sharing initiatives was created by mapping existing data ecosystems in the mobility and logistics sector. 229 of those are available to be explored on an interactive map on the project’s
Unleashing the Potential of Public transport in Europe as the backbone of urban mobility: UPPER has launched!
UPPER is a new project funded under the Horizon Europe Program of the European Commission and coordinated by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP). It aims to lead the transition towards a zero-emission mobility which will become the cornerstone of climate neutrality by 2030, in line with the goal of Cities Mission and the
Zahraa Jawad is appointed EMTA Project Officer
The EMTA Secretariat is delighted to announce the recruitment of Zahraa Jawad as Project Officer from February 2023. Zahraa is a Dutch national with an MSc in Urban Public Administration (2020) from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She comes with a 2-year experience in public transport planning with Vervoerregio Amsterdam. Fascinated by cities, Zahraa is keen
2022 – Foreign national professional drivers – SfPT Belgrade
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EMTA barometer 2022 reveals the impact of Covid-19 on the financial balance of public transport authorities
COVID-19 brought the biggest shock in decades for public transport. The latest EMTA barometer reveals the collapse in passenger numbers and fare revenues across 30 metropolitan public transport authorities. Passenger numbers fell by 44% in 2020 versus 2019. Vilnius and London lost more than 60% of their passenger numbers; Amsterdam, Barcelona, Birmingham, Madrid, Mallorca, Manchester,
SYTRAL introduces contactless bank card payments in Lyon
The new service introduced on 30 May 2022 allows the use of contactless bank card or any connected object as a ticket for travel on the entire TCL network (bus, metro, tram, funicular, P+R). Present your contactless bank card or your connected object (phone or watch with the NFC function activated) on the validator. You
2022 – Front-door boarding policy – BKK Budapest
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News from the cable car project in Île-de-France
The 1st cable car of Île-de-France region will have small cabins, seating only 10 people. Is that enough? With less than 30 seconds between cabins, the capacity will be 1600 passengers per hour and per direction (greater than that of most bus routes.) Small cabins keep the #infrastructure compact, so that stations fit in the
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