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Helbiz to expand fleet with MiMoto acquisition agreement
The acquisition, which is currently in the first phase, will see mopeds, e-scooters and e-bikes become available to users.
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Helbiz enters Pescara as city’s first micromobility operator
500 Helbiz e-scooters are now available to citizens and tourists in the Italian city through Helbiz’s mobile app.
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€300 million provided to Italian province for sustainable recovery projects
EIB funding will support public infrastructure, public transport, energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, the fight against climate change and economic recovery in the Autonomous Province of Trento following the crisis caused by the pandemic.
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Smarter Italy programme to invest €20 million in innovative mobility
The initiative is hosting a consultation day, with the aim to to prepare for the suitable tender and uptake of mobility solutions that contribute to the recovery from COVID-19.
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Bus sharing partnership launched for Italian workers during epidemic
With public transport levels being reduced and operators having to assert social distancing measures, the transport offering aims to provide critical staff with a transit option during the national lockdown.
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Improving public transport networks with distributed big data analytics
Eduardo Quiñones, Senior Researcher at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and ELASTIC project coordinator, explains how the European project ELASTIC will form the technological basis for advanced mobility systems and autonomous transport networks.
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Moovit and FREE NOW partner to offer integrated mobility services in Italy
The partnership will see users able to book a FREE NOW taxi in connection with public transport options detailed in the Moovit app, offering truly integrated travel options.
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Implementing a new business model for flexible mobility
Giorgio Ambrosino, Director, and Saverio Gini, Senior Project Manager, both from MemEx, present the Flexible Mobility Centre concept, demonstrating its upcoming real-life implementation on Tuscany’s Elba Island, and explaining the need to reconcile and enhance the two parallel axes of urban mobility by testing and demonstrating innovative mobility solutions.
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First 1,500V Hesop advanced reversible substation put into service
Yellow Line of Milan Underground receives the first reversible substation of its type, put into service by Alstom…
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Italy orders 22 new electric buses
14 July 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
Italy has ordered 22 Solaris Bus & Coach electric buses comprising 12 Urbino 12 electric for ATB Bergamo and ten of the same for ATM Milano.
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Ensuring security of Europe’s public transport systems
19 October 2016 | By Mauro Borioni, Project Manager, SRM – Bologna’s Mobility and Public Transport Authority
This article gives a brief overview of two EU-funded projects – P-REACT and EUSTO – that aimed in varying ways to tackle antisocial behaviour and ‘volume’ crimes, with a view to protecting Europe’s public transport systems. Mauro Borioni, Project Manager, SRM – Bologna’s Mobility and Public Transport Authority – explains…
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Bikes and Heavy Vehicles: Pay attention to Blind Spots!
30 June 2016 | By Mauro Borioni, SRM (Public Transport Authority in Bologna) and Prof. Andrea Simone, University of Bologna
Mauro Borioni and Prof. Andrea Simone discuss the conflict between bikes and heavy vehicles and highlight a recent initiative in Bologna that raises awareness amongst cyclists.
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CAF to supply new units to Naples Metro Line 1
20 June 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Intelligent Transport
Neapolitan public transport operator ANM (Azienda Napoletana Mobilità) has awarded a contract to supply ten 6-car units to Naples Metro Line 1 to CAF.
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Transport Accessibility supplement 2016
In our first-ever Accessibility Supplement, Dora Ramazzotti at SRM gives an overview of how accessible Bologna’s public transport network is, and Ezio Castagna from CTM explains how Cagliari is investing in vehicles and infrastructure to enhance accessibility. Plus Gunta Anca from the EDF says that the industry must do more…
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Improving public transport services in Rome
2 September 2015 | By Giuseppe Noia, Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer, Atac S.p.A
Giuseppe Noia, Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer of Rome’s public transport company Atac S.p.A, outlines what is currently being done to improve public transport services in the city – improvements that are necessary to secure the overall future operation of the company...