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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

INTERMODES 2013 – 6 february 2012 – Brussels – BELGIUM
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INNOTRANS 2012, 18 to 21 september 2012 – Berlin (GERMANY)
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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

World Urban Forum – 1 to 7 september 2012 – Naples (ITALY)
More information on this event : [www.worldurbanforum.org/ ->www.worldurbanforum.org/worldurbanforum/equityprosperity- of-cities]

European Mobility week, 16 to 22 september – Bruxelles (BELGIUM)
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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

UITP CONFERENCE Local Rail Summit – 7 to 9 may – Warsaw (POLAND)
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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