News from the Cities
London’s contactless payment technology celebrates its second anniversary
September saw the second anniversary of Transport for London’s (TfL’s) customers being able to use contactless payment methods to pay for travel on Underground, rail and bus services across the city. TfL is the first public transport provider in the world to accept contactless payments. Since its inception, more than 600 million contactless journeys have
The Madrid Regional Government promotes the combined use of bicycles and public transport
The Madrid Regional Government, through the Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid (CRTM), continues to foster intermodality by the combined use of bikes and public transport. Recently, it has launched the REB Plan (Red de Estacionamientos para Bicicletas or Bicycle Parking Network), and has expanded some sections of Metro where bike users can access without
Montréal completes a strategic reflection on fare structure
Public transit users in Montréal, Canada have benefitted from a regional integrated fare scheme since 1998. Monthly pass holders can get unlimited rides on commuter rail, metro, express and regular bus services provided by 16 public transit organizations. The integrated fare level is set according to the eight concentric zones radiating from the central business
Vilnius : Bicycle-Friendly Transit = Bicycle-Friendly City
On the end of August Velobuses started to run in Vilnius city. Velobuses are special buses that that are equipped and have special designated areas for bikes, therefore public transport passengers can easily take their bikes on the road and more importantly this additional service is free of charge. It is a pilot project, therefore
Hello passenger! All you need under one roof
At the end of July the ME ‘Susisiekimo paslaugos’ customer information centre was opened. Here residents and guests can not only buy public transport tickets or plan their trips, but also get parking permits and pay fees. There thousands of passengers who each day travel to and from Vilnius city, having public transport information centre
The power of advertising
ME ‘Susisiekimo paslaugos’ recently took a completely different approach when it comes to promoting PT services. In the early days of Autumn advertising School ‘The Atomic Garden Vilnius‘ in cooperation with the ME ‘Susisiekimo paslaugos’ gathered together young people from Vilnius and other cities to look for innovative solutions that will promote city residents to
Parking lots powered by green energy in Warsaw
The Public Transport Authority in Warsaw invests in renewable energy sources. A tender will be announced soon that will answer the question how to power the Park and Ride parking lots with green energy. The owners of electric cars may also expect to find facilities there. In the coming days the Public Transport Authority (ZTM)
The New Bus Network in Barcelona
TMB operates in the city of Barcelona and part of its metropolitan area, serving a territory of 2.4 million inhabitants. The former Barcelona Bus Network, with 100 lines, was highly appreciated by the citizens as the satisfaction ratios used to reflect it. Nevertheless, there were some weaknesses: it only provided good service from the city
A total of 20 brand new buses improve the ratio of accessible services in Budapest
The mobility manager of the Hungarian capital, BKK Centre for Budapest Transport, was commissioned by the Municipality of Budapest to improve the service quality level of public transport. BKK and its service providers have recently put into service 20 brand new, barrier-free buses on several routes. A total of 15 Mercedes Conecto G articulated, low-floor,
Customer information
This summer Vilnius again have some exciting news to share with our dear colleagues! We recently have been working a lot on of the main fields when it comes to any service provider, whether than would be public authority or grocery market and that is CUSTOMER INFORMATION. We always work on improving our services according
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