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RATP : first contracts outside Paris
RATP, the French state-owned company operating public transport systems in the central part of the Paris metropolitan area (turnover of €2.9 billion, 42,000 employees) won over the past months several contracts, the first ones outside its core territory. It was awarded, last Autumn, a three-year contract to assist the operation of the regional railways in
Fare integration leads to increased patronage in Barcelona
Since the beginning of the implementation of fare integration in the metropolitan area of Barcelona (4.5m inhab) in 2001 by ATM, the public transport authority, passenger traffic has grown by 17.4%. In 2003 alone, 30 million additional passengers used public transport, that is to say an increase by 3.7% vs 2002. The strongest increase occurred
Introduction of electronic ticketing in Bilbao
BARIK (meaning « without » in Basque language), as is called the new electronic ticketing project for the metropolitan area of Bilbao (1m inhab.), was launched in February in the context of a pilot scheme. 4 metro stations, and 3 bus lines are used for this experiment that aims to check during 6 months that
Loans granted by the European Investment Bank to support public transport development in Brussels, Dublin, and Stockhom
The European Investment Bank announced over the past months that it will grant loans to support the development of public transport systems in the following cities : – Brussels: a long-term loan of €250 million has been granted to STIB, the public transport company of the Belgian capital city, so as to modernise tramway infrastructures
Directory of public transport in the European Metropolitan Areas
EMTA released in January its first Directory of public transport in the European metropolitan areas. This 100 page document presents some general information about the current issues and stakes of public transport in the European largest cities, as well as a precise description of the organisation, funding, supply and demand of the public transport systems
Transport Ministers aim to reduce road mortality by 50% by 2010 in Europe
The European Ministers of Transport adopted a declaration aiming to reduce by 50% the death toll on European roads by 2010 at an informal meeting in Verona (Italy) in October. In 2000, 40 800 persons were killed in road accidents in the European Union, that is to say more than 110 every day. It is
Galileo : the European satellite navigation initiative gains momentum
On 20 October, the Galileo joint undertaking published a call to select the concessionaire that will be responsible for operating the European global positioning project system. The concession contract will give the private-sector concessionaire the task of managing the deployment phase (2006 – 2007), which will see the launching of 30 satellites and the establishment
LibeRTIN : a thematic network sponsored by the European Commission to harmonise light rail systems
A consortium bringing together the railway supply industry (UNIFE), the international association of public transport (UITP) and five major consulting companies specialised in the light rail sector (TTK, Atkins Danmark, AEA Technology Rail, Die Ingenieurwerkstatt, SEMALY) was launched in September 2002 for a period of 30 months with the financial support of the European Commission
Results of European surveys in the field of public transport now available
The final reports of the following surveys ordered by the European Commission are available : – Good Practice in Contracts for Public Passenger Transport (carried out by a consortium led by Colin Buchanan & Partners), – Integration and Regulatory structures in public transport (carried out by a consortium led by NEA), – Study on accessibility
New Urban Transport Benchmarking initiative sponsored by the European Commission
The European Commission launched on 6 November 2003 a new initiative of “Benchmarking” (comparison) of the local transport networks in the EU and accession countries, after similar projects between 1998 and 2002. The objective of this one-year programme is to compare the performances of the transport systems of 35-40 European urban areas. Thematic working groups
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