News from the Cities
London goes contactless
Contactless payment cards have been accepted on London buses as a payment mechanism since December 2012. From early summer 2014 customers will be able to use them to pay for travel on Tube (metro), tram, Docklands Light Railway and London Overground suburban rail services. As part of its preparations, TfL has invited customers to help
A tramway network booming in Ile-de-France Region: the emblematic example of the tramway T3
The tramway network in Paris area has known a significant development with the official opening of three tramlines extensions by the end of 2012: 15th November 2012: extension of Tramway line T1 from Saint-Denis to Asnières-sur-seine-Gennevilliers-Les Courtilles 19th November 2012: extension of Tramway line T2 from La Défense to Pont de Bezons 15th December 2012:
Better public transport in Amsterdam: to benefit mass transit at less public funding
Bringing more travellers in tram, bus and metro to their destination faster is the joint ambition of Stadsregio Amsterdam and municipal transport company GVB. Moreover, this can be done with much less funding. With the transport plan 2014 ‘Towards better public transport’ adopted by the executive committee of the Amsterdam City Region the has undertaken
New Tarjeta Transporte Público: Smart ticketing comes to Madrid public transport
In early May of 2012, the Consorcio Regional de Trasportes de Madrid (CRTM) launched the new Tarjeta Transporte Público (Public Transport Card). It is the contactless card that supports transport tickets issued by the CRTM for the whole public transport system in Madrid region. The new card has a size and appearance similar to a
New transport governance in Budapest
The 1st of May 2012 signifies the beginning of a new era in the transport governance structure of the Hungarian capital. The wide-ranging reform process embarked upon by BKK Centre for Budapest Transport reached its ambitious goal of overhauling the management model that had been in place untouched since 1968. The Municipality of Budapest officially
AMT shares public transit vision 2020 for Greater Montreal
What will tomorrow’s public transit network look like? What are the leading issues and requirements that must be addressed by the transit network in order to attract users and compete against cars? The main challenges facing the AMT (Agence métropolitaine de transport) are outlined in its strategic development plan for public transit: The Future of
Tariff policy measure improves efficiency of the bus routes at Lyon SYTRAL
SYTRAL the transport authority of Lyon metropolitan area wants to discourage passengers to buy their bus ticket on board in order to spare time on the bus routes. To achieve this goal, SYTRAL decided to raise the price of the single ticket up to €2 starting January 1 2012, as opposed to €1.60 when tickets
Amsterdam urban transport facing severe cutbacks
The public transport systems in the 3 largest metropolitan areas in The Netherlands are facing severe budget cuts starting 2013. As part of a national government program of public expenditure cuts of around €18 million, the Dutch government has imposed a €120 million cut on the budget available to Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague for
ZTM a European actor of importance
On July 1, Poland took hold of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Presidency, which lasts six months, is a tremendous challenge and, at the same time, a splendid opportunity to promote both Poland and the city of Warsaw. The Public Transport Authority ZTM, based on the cooperation agreement with the
EPT launches NFC bus ticketing service in Murcia Spain
“This is a new opportunity to put technology at the service of citizens, improve public transport and encourage its use”, says the Minister of public work of the Murcia Region Jose Ballesta. The Regional government in Murcia has teamed up with the Mobile phone operator Vodafone Spain, to introduce an NFC-based public transport payment system.
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