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ITF International Transport Forum which belongs to OECD – 25/27 may 2011 – Leipzig (GERMANY)
Transport for Society Decision-makers from around the globe representing politics, business, research and civil society will make the 2011 ITF Forum a focal point for exchange on the role of mobility in modern society. More information on their website: www.internationaltransportforum.org
INTERMODES 2011 – 9/10 february 2011 – Brussels (BELGIUM)
Third edition of the congress this time Focussing on “Intermodality and accessibility” More informations and programme on their website : www.intermodes.com/fr/programme
CAPRICE European project Final Conference -17 march 2010 – Paris (FRANCE)
More information on their website : www.caprice-project.info
Focus on AENEAS
AENEAS, the acronym stands for “Attaining ENergy-Efficient mobility in Ageing Society”, is a European project of the Intelligent Energy Europe (EEI) programme. Given the significant demographic challenge of a growing Older Population that is the first ever cohort -male and female all the same- still using the private car as a favourite mode of transport
TrolleyMotion, New Horizons for Urban transport – 30 nov/1st dec 2010 – Luzern (Switzerland)
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Annual POLIS Conference 2010 – Innovation in Transport for Sustainable – 25/26 nov 2010 – Dresden (Germany)
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125th UITP Anniversary – 19 sept 2010 – Brussels (Belgium)
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London set to become a cyclists’ paradise
London’s cycling revolution has begun. This summer marks the start of the two major schemes introduced by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Transport for London (TfL), putting cycling at the heart of transport in the Capital. Thousands of bikes will be available for hire in central London from end of July when Barclays
Transfer of the Renfe-Rodalies local railway service to the Catalan Government
Contractual framework On January 1st this year, the local railway service operated by Renfe Rodalies was transferred from the Spanish Central Government to the Government of Catalonia. 197 trains and around 900 workers provide the service. This is the first time that a regional government in Spain has taken over functions that have been, until
Bus network overhaul proposed for South Yorkshire
David Brown, Director General explains in the following lines why SYPTE engages with the public on its Vision for Bus Services. “More than 80 per cent of South Yorkshire’s public transport journeys are by bus, or to put it another way, one in six of all journeys into town are made in this way. That
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