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Dubai’s RTA launches initiative to diversify transport workforce
In an initiative launched on buses, Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) hopes to inspire more women to work in the transport sector.
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Proposals for an improved public transport system in Edinburgh
Changes to the way people travel around Edinburgh could be introduced through the reform of Edinburgh’s transport companies, according to proposals recently published.
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Bus operators across Wales to benefit from Bus Emergency Scheme
The Welsh Government has announced the scheme as its previous short-term support scheme – the Bus Hardship Fund – comes to an end.
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How TfL’s Dial-a-Ride service has been helping London families during the pandemic
James Mead, General Manager of TfL's Dial-a-Ride, explains how the door-to-door service has been serving its communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, from delivering equipment to 'pop-up' hospitals, to helping provide food for those in need.
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Cityswift closes €2 million funding round as operators adopt AI-based bus crowding tool
CitySwift has raised €2 million in additional funding, as its industry-leading data engine is rolled out by two of the UK’s largest listed passenger transport providers to support social distancing and aid network recovery.
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First full-sized automated buses to operate in Connecticut in a U.S. first
The programme will launch to the public in 2021, bringing three automated full-sized New Flyer electric buses to Connecticut's CTfastrak BRT corridor.
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Transport for Wales joins Urban Transport Group
Joining UTG's network will give Transport for Wales access to expertise of other transport authorities around the UK, as it seeks to transform transport across Wales.
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Arriva starts new 10-year Czech bus contract worth €270 million
The commencement of the new contract makes Arriva the principal bus operator for the Czech Republic's Pilsen Region.
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India requires 24 times more buses to allow commuters to social distance effectively
A new study shows that India's existing nation-wide bus fleet has only a fraction of the necessary vehicles required to enable commuters to follow social distancing measures.
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Stagecoach launches in-app “busy bus” indicator to help with safer journey planning
Stagecoach's Busy Bus indicator will use data and artificial intelligence to help customers socially distance.
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Barcelona to house Spain’s first public vehicular hydrogen station
TMB and the Zona Franca Consortium are promoting hydrogen as the energy of new mobility, with TMB constructing a plant to supply energy to fuel cell buses.
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Installation of MTA’s contactless fare system remains on schedule
The transport authority announced that, despite delays related to COVID-19, the roll out of the OMNY fare system is to be completed by the end of 2020.
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The Sustainable Bus Update: volume five
Within the next edition of The Sustainable Bus Update, we summarise the most recent and standout sustainable bus purchases and developments from across the globe.
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FTA announces $891 million for 12 U.S. transit infrastructure projects
The funding is being allocated to improve and expand public transit services, and aid in the nation's COVID-19 recovery.
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Transdev signs Swedish public transport contracts worth €1.2 billion
The deals are said to mark the continuation of Transdev's development in Europe, both in traditional transportation modes (buses, trains) and in those designed to support the continuation of the European Green Deal (electric and hydrogen buses).