News from the Cities
Travel in London becoming more convenient with over 12 million contactless journeys made since launch
More than 12 million public transport journeys have now been made using contactless payment cards and devices since Transport for London (TfL) launched the new more convenient way to pay on 16 September 2014. Contactless payments, part of TfL’s work to modernise and improve the service offered to customers, can be made for travel on
The new AnachB | VOR app
How do I get from A to B? When is the next bus or the next train arriving respectively departing? Are there any delays or road works on the route? How do I get in time to my appointment? Answers to these and more questions are provided live via mobile phone since 1st June. To
Brussels refreshed ! A vision on mobility in the future
By 2040, today’s children will be adults. They will move around, study, work, go out, travel, have children, create companies, take decisions, and face the future all by themselves. By then, the population of Brussels will likely have grown by 25%! So a major challenge for the Brussels-Capital Region is to manage, starting from now,
The importance of Corporate Social Responsibility for Transportation Authorities: the case of the Regional Transport Consortium of Madrid
The Corporate Social Responsibility of the Regional Transport Consortium of Madrid (CRTM) is aligned with the new social model that requires a satisfying experience of the public transport customer in his daily mobility, to position the user at the intangible values level. The association with the best values perceived by Madrid society: transparency, knowledge, leadership,
New metro line M4 opened in Budapest
The idea of building a new underground public transport line to connect south-western and north-eastern areas of Budapest had already been raised in the 1970s. The first feasibility study of this metro line was created in 1996. Construction started in 2004 with the implementation of a new entrance of a connecting station on metro line
Traffic Information Austria (VAO)
Traffic Information Austria is a high-quality, Austrian-wide, intermodal traffic information system, which is built and authorized by traffic infrastructure, traffic information, and transportation providers. Routing information and other information contents for most traffic means and its linking options are provided, such as: car routing, public transport routing, bicycle routing, Bike & Ride, Park & Ride,
Barcelona ATM is on the way to T-Mobilitat
Over the next few months Barcelona will launch a new mobility card to replace the 84 different public transport integrated fares that coexist nowadays in the metropolitan area of the Catalan capital. However, the T-Mobilitat project is not limited to public transport but has a much broader scope, defined by current tendencies and needs, and
STIF (Ile de France Transport Syndicate) is accelerating the purchase of non-polluting buses in Ile de France
On 11 December 2013, the STIF Board of Directors adopted an unprecedented plan to reduce pollutants emitted by buses. By 2020-2025 the aim is to have a fleet of all-electric and NGV Biogas buses in Ile-de-France, consistent with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% written into the Plan de Déplacement Urbain d’Île-de-France
New TfL website puts customers in control, making it easier than ever to plan journeys on the move
Transport for London (TfL) has developed a new website to make it easier than ever to plan journeys on the move and make the most of all London has to offer. The new site is optimised for use on mobile, tablet, laptop or desktop and puts customers in control by providing more personalised, live travel
CRTM grants Awards to Promotion of Public Transport and Sustainable Mobility
The Regional Transport Consortium of Madrid (CRTM) has delivered on January 14th, the II Awards on Promotion of Public Transport and Sustainable Mobility, in which Public Transport field initiatives coming from 26 organizations individuals or companies are recognised. The awards had two categories. The first category intended to recognise employees in any of the PT
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