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Paris to trial all-night metro operation
Updated : April 17, 2019
All-night service on selected metro and tram lines in Paris is to be trialled later this year, Ile-de-France President Valérie Pécresse announced on April 13. To relaunch going out in Paris, I have decided to break a...
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Oslo is ready for the era of electric buses
Updated : April 5, 2019
In Oslo City and Akershus county, Ruter estimates that there is only nine years left until all public transport will be zero emission. This includes buses and boats. A big step is taken this year. Oslo has had six...
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Direct financing allowed Amsterdam PTA to make fewer public transport cutbacks
Updated : April 4, 2019
New forms of financing can make an important contribution to improving public transport and making it more sustainable. The Transport Authority Amsterdam has implemented various alternative forms of financing in the...
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The Amsteltram, in 35 minutes from Uithoorn to Amsterdam South by tram
Updated : March 27, 2019
Transport Authority Amsterdam is commissioning authority for the realisation of the Amsteltram project, the first regional tramline in the Metropolitan area of Amsterdam. When completed, it is possible to travel from...
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i2030 – more tracks for Berlin & Brandenburg
Updated : March 27, 2019
What is i2030 about? The project´s name is "i2030" (co-ordination project with several subprojects): VBB coordinates the project and its partners. The project i2030 organizes the development and the enlargement of the...
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Vilnius is becoming the European capital with the most up-to-date public transport
Updated : March 27, 2019
In 2017, a record-breaking update of public transport was initiated in the capital of Lithuania. Currently there are almost 300 new public transport vehicles operating in Vilnius: at least 250 new buses and 41 new...
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Bus adaption to Copenhagen’s new metro: Nyt Bynet
Updated : March 27, 2019
Copenhagen’s new circle line metro – Cityringen – will open this summer with 17 new stops through some of Copenhagen’s most densely populated areas. The new metro line is a massive improvement to the public transportation...
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Prioritising pedestrian access to public transport
Updated : March 27, 2019
According to research in pedestrian behaviour, the prioritisation of pedestrian access to public transport can increase the amount of passengers. Therefore, Movia seeks to strengthen the interaction between...
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ELENA facility supports Movia transition to electric buses and boats
Updated : March 27, 2019
The Danish regional public transport authority Movia has received a grant of EUR 1,119,000 from the ELENA facility for technical assistance to prepare a transition of parts of the fleet of buses and ferries operated...
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Denmark : Combining demand responsive public transport with fixed bus and train networks in a digital journey planner
Updated : March 27, 2019
The transport authorities in Denmark have found a viable solution to the well-known and worldwide challenge of first & last mile transportation that can provide a both cost effective and high-level public...
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