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Britain moves one step closer towards road charging
Transport secretary Alistair Darling said at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference that congestion on roads in cities was one of the biggest threats to economic expansion and local economies in the next 10 to 15 years. CBI estimates the impact of congested road an rail holp-ups at €29 billion a year. Convinced that
London helps businesses changing their mobility habits
TfL is launching three new schemes to assist businesses in providing facilities for staff who want to reduce their dependency on private cars. Under the new schemes, if companies draw up workplace travel plans which lay out how they will encourage and help their staff to use sustainable transport – like cycling, walking or public
Employer-subsidised commuter tickets introduced in the Helsinki metropolitan area
New employer-subsidised commuter tickets have been introduced in the Helsinki metropolitan area at the beginning of 2006. The goal of the new ticket system is to increase public transport attractiveness. Employers decide individually whether they acquire the ticket to their employees or not. Employers can also decide the level of the subsidy but they have
Keolis wins Kent rail franchise contract, First group wins Thames-link/Great Northern franchise
UK Department for Transport announced in November several franchise contracts awarding for regional trains. – The Integrated Kent franchise (IKF) has been awarded to Govia, common subsidy of Keolis and Go Ahead as of 1 April 2006. The IKF will include routes on the national rail network currently operated by South Eastern Trains throughout Kent,
Hannover Mobile turns public transport into a full mobility service provider
The Greater Hannover Transport Association (GVH) manages mobility issues of a 1.1 million inhabitant metropolitan area through an integrated system. It offers a wide range of public transport services provided by four different companies: urban bus, tram, suburban bus, regional trains, and local rapid transit. However, this level of integration and this range of services
Purpose of EMTA
EMTA is a non-profit seeking association. Its purpose is to form a venue for meetings and exchange of information, research and experience between Authorities in charge of metropolitan transport of the main European cities. The emphasis is put on the technical character of the exchange and on a multimodal approach, covering aspects of an institutional,
Responsible authorities
Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV) Hofwiesenstrasse, 370 – 8090 Zurich – Switzerland Tel : 41 43 288 48 48 – Fax : 41 43 288 48 40 dbernet@zvv.zh.ch – Responsible person : Mr franz Kagerbauer, Director – Date of creation : 1990 – Status : Governmental Institution incorporated under Public Law – Personnel : 34 Organization ZVV
Responsible authorities
Office des Transports et de la Circulation 20, rue du Stand – 1204 Genève – Suisse Tél : 41 22 327 47 70 – Fax : 41 22 327 51 33 otc.secretariat@etat.ge.ch – Responsible person : Mr Jean-Luc Gindre – Status : Administrative Department Organization OTC collaborates with the organizing authorities of regional public transport.
Responsible authorities
Comune di Roma – Politiche Mobilità e Trasporti Via Capitan Bavastro 94 – 00 154 Roma – Italia Tel : 39 06 67 10 32 36 – Fax : 39 06 67 10 37 37 DipVII@comune.roma.it – Responsible person : Walter Tocci, Deputy Major in charge of mobility – Date of creation : 1996 –
One step forward for the third railway package
EU Commission has adopted the thrid railway package on 3rd March 2004. It contains measures to revitalise the European railways. The package consists of a Communication, four legislative measures and a working document on an extended impact assessment for the gradual opening up of the market for international passenger services. One of the legislative measures
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