News from the Cities
Bahia de Cadiz maritime service
Cadiz Bay and Jerez de la Frontera are situated in Andalucia south west Spain. The population figure reaches 1million inhabitants in season. Consorcio Metropolitano de Transportes de Cadiz Bay CMTBC is responsible for suburban trains, suburban and urban buses and more recently for maritime services. During the year 2006, Maritime Service was the major project
Lyon survey in household mobility
A major survey on household mobility in the metropolitan area of Lyon has been released in March. The survey covered 460 municipalities and 1,9 million inhabitants out of which 11,000 household have been inquired representing 26,000 individuals ; 90,000 trips have been reviewed from November 2005 to April 2006. The survey took into account all
Accessibility to public transport, the state of the art in Paris-region
The law on “Equal rights and opportunities, and inclusion of disabled citizens” passed in 2005 imposed on public transport authorities to elaborate an Accessibility Master Plan prior to February 2008 that describes the public transport services and draw measures to achieve full accessibility of the transport system by 2015. STIF has just completed the first
Time for cycling has come in Seville
The Seville Metropolitan Transport Plan: Seville Mobility Scheme approved by the Regional Government of Andalusia is a comprehensive, and integrated scheme, environmentally sustainable which emphasizes efficiency, intermodality, social cohesion and promotes alternative modes like walking and cycling. A 77 km network of cycle lanes is currently implemented and 2800 parking slots to accommodate 1500 bicycles
Helsinki Metropolitan Area unfolds the Transport System Plan PLJ 2007
The Executive Board of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (YTV) gave its approval to the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Transport System Plan (PLJ 2007) in March 2007. Following a previous PLJ 2002, the PLJ 2007 transport system plan has been produced on the basis of a vision for the long-term target situation. The transport system envisioned
First statutory quality partnership signed in Sheffield
On 29 January 2007 Sheffield City Council and the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) signed the First Statutory Quality Partnership Scheme to be made in England under the powers given by the Transport Act 2000.The Statutory Quality Partnership Scheme for North Sheffield (Barnsley Road) will bring significant improvements to the quality of bus services
London: Congestion charge extends west
The Central London Congestion Charge was introduced on 17 February 2003 as a £5 daily charge for driving or parking a vehicle within the congestion charging zone between 7:00 am and 6:30 pm Monday to Friday. In the course of the years, the daily charge has been raised to £8, the hours have now changed
16 January- Stockholm Congestion Tax Trial : the role of Stockholm transport (SL)
The Congestion Tax Trial in Stockhom that took place from 3 January 2006 to 31 July 2006 represented a major challenge to SL (Stockholm transport). The trial called for the provision of expanded public transport meaning an increase of 7% in SL’s total traffic that had to be planned on a very short period of
16 December – Montpellier (Line 2) : a tram partially operated with single track
The second tram line of Montpellier will complete the existing Est/West line 1 with a 19.6-kilometre long line serving 35 stations from North to South and 6 park and ride facilities. The investment costs amount to € 400 million. Line 2 will meet line 1 at four different stations of the city-centre, serving an alternative
16 December – Paris (T3 – Tramway des Maréchaux): a tram line with a strong ambition of urban renewal
The third tram line in Ile-de-France is actually the first to be opened in the city of Paris since 1937, is located along the municipal boundaries of Paris. Therefore, the 100,000 expected daily passengers will be constituted by inhabitants of the capital and of the near suburbs. The 7.9 kilometre long line serves 17 stations
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