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Stephanie Wiggins appointed LA Metro CEO

9 April 2021 | By Intelligent Transport

Metrolink CEO will take the top job at LA Metro later this year as she becomes the first woman and first Black woman to lead the authority.

Strike action continues on London’s bus routes

7 April 2021 | By Joshua Minchin - Intelligent Transport

Bus drivers in London have walked out today over pay and conditions, as RATP Dev and Unite the Union fail to reach an agreement.

A study into the EU, UK and Asian shared mobility market

7 April 2021 | By

The shared mobility market in the EU, Asia, and the UK: legislation, costs, possible future developments, recommendations for growth, key stats.

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Dubai vaccinates all taxi and public transport drivers

18 March 2021 | By Intelligent Transport

Dubai has vaccinated more than 40,000 frontline transport staff as it races to jab half of its population by the end of the month.

DfT announces new offices in Birmingham and Leeds

16 March 2021 | By Intelligent Transport

The Department for Transport will create roles in the two cities as part of the expansion, which it hopes will address a perceived imbalance towards London when it comes to Civil Service roles.

First Transit make new appointments to innovation leadership team

12 March 2021 | By Intelligent Transport

US transport operator First Transit has made two new appointments to its innovation leadership team as it looks to strengthen its MaaS initiatives.

Govia-Thameslink to offer twice weekly lateral flow tests to all staff

11 March 2021 | By Intelligent Transport

Railway staff will be offered lateral flow tests twice a week to help curb the spread of COVID-19 and reassure passengers when they start to return to the railway.

Women in transport survey reveals majority faced discriminatory behaviour

8 March 2021 | By Intelligent Transport

A survey released this International Women’s Day reveals an alarming number of women have been subjected to discriminatory behaviour within the transport industry.

Dublin Bus unveils €15 million Broadstone Depot restoration

3 March 2021 | By Intelligent Transport

The new Broadstone Depot is located in the north of the Irish capital and will have capacity for 120 buses, as well as plenty of swifts.

COTA appoint Monica Jones as Chief Equity Officer in authority first

25 February 2021 | By Intelligent Transport

Monica Jones will lead the transport authority’s strategy on equity, diversity, and inclusion as it looks to implement policies fit for all Ohioans.

Bus workers in London walk out over pay and conditions

23 February 2021 | By Joshua Minchin - Intelligent Transport

Bus workers in London will walk out over pay and conditions this week as Unite the union accusing RATP of “using the cover of COVID to drive down wages.”

UK Supreme Court rules Uber drivers must be treated as workers

19 February 2021 | By Joshua Minchin - Intelligent Transport

The highest court in the land has told Uber that it now must pay workers a minimum wage and holiday pay just like employees in other industries.

Air filters installed in Turlock buses in Califronia

8 February 2021 | By Intelligent Transport

The California city of Turlock has installed air filters among a raft of other measures to keep its bus drivers safe and help reduce air pollution in its buses.

Are transport workers being left behind in Dakar?

5 February 2021 | By Intelligent Transport

The International Transport Workers’ Federation has expressed concern that workers are being forgotten in Dakar’s new Bus Rapid Transit project.