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Nottingham City Council joins pteg on 19 May 2009
Nottingham City Council has joined pteg as an associate member. Nottingham will join pteg’s existing associate members – Strathclyde Partnership for Transport and Transport for London. Chair of pteg Neil Scales said: “We are delighted to welcome Nottingham City Council as an associate member of the pteg network. With their excellent tram system, growing public

Refurbishment works at Cádiz Metropolitan shipping terminal
Consorcio de Transportes Bahía de Cádiz has finished the refurbishment works of Cádiz Metropolitan Shipping Terminal for maritime passengers service. The works that amounted to € 2,763,000 were realised by Ute Felipe Castellano S.a.u y Ferrovial Agroman from August 2007 to December 2008 and consisted of: A second pier erection, and the alteration of the

Dutch E-ticketing System: success factors for the introduction of a nation wide system.
In 2003 the Netherlands decided to switch to single E-Ticketing for all types of public transport, for train, tram, bus and underground, both in the cities and regionally. To be sure “proven technology” was used, at that time the choice fell on an already working system from Hong Kong. Via a tender procedure a consortium

New bus for London moves a step closer
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has unveiled the winning designs in the New Bus for London competition. Overall 700 entries were received from professionals and nonprofessionals of all ages. The judges were so impressed with the ideas submitted in the ‘whole bus design’ category that a joint first prize was awarded to Capoco Design Ltd

More ways to check before you travel in London
New features on Transport for London’s website have made it even easier to find the latest travel and Tube (metro) information at the click of a mouse. Additions to the site include: A single page that brings together all the travel tools so passengers can easily find up-to-date information to plan their journeys, Options to

Barcelona tramway: a success story
In June 2008 came into operation the last track of the planned tramway networks in the area of Barcelona. The project started in 1999 when a bid comprising the design, the construction and the exploitation of a tramway system was launched by ATM and awarded subsequently to a private operator (Tramvia Metropolità SA) for an

EMTA new logo
EMTA members approved to change the logo of the association at the general meeting in Valencia. After 10 years of this visual identity : The new EMTA logo will now be this one :

VELO-CITY 2009 – 12 to 15 may 2009 – Brussels (BELGIUM)
More information on the websites : – http://www.velo-city2009.com – www.bruxellesmobilite.irisnet.be

Passengers campaign for better behaviour
Transport for London (TfL) has launched a new website giving Londoners the chance to campaign for better behaviour on the Capital’s transport systems. The ‘Together for London’ site provides a forum for people to share their thoughts on everything from cyclists ignoring red lights to eating smelly food on the Tube. They can join discussions,

UITP Conference – 4 to 6 march 2009 – Bremen (GERMANY)
More information on their website : UITP Bremen conference