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EIB signs €50 million development venture with Bolt
The goal of the funding is to support Bolt’s product development and research in areas where the use of technology can improve the safety, reliability and sustainability of its services.
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Customer experience and the family perspective on modal choice and car ownership
The decision to stop using a privately-owned car is not one to be taken lightly – especially when the user has a family to consider and support. In this article, Francesca Ciuffini, Head of Infrastructure Marketing and Integrated Services Development at Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, argues the need to consider the…
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Over half of passengers now use contactless on the Tyne and Wear Metro
Nexus introduced ticket machines that accept card and contactless payments, as well as notes and coins, in 2013.
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Washington Metrorail records increase of seven million trips in 2019
Total rail ridership was recorded as 182 million trips for 2019, compared to 175 million in 2018 - an increase of four per cent.
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Uber announces new mobility infrastructure initiative for safe streets
Through its City Mobility Campaign, Uber aims to create and support legislation at the state, local and federal level to increase funding for infrastructure to help protect cyclists and pedestrians.
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Toyota launches European mobility brand Kinto
Kinto is said to form part of Toyota’s global vision to evolve into a mobility company by providing all kinds of transportation-related services to people around the world.
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TfL to create 7,800 new cycle parking spaces across London’s boroughs
The Mayor and TfL have committed to increase the number of journeys made in London by walking, cycling or public transport from 63 per cent to 80 per cent by 2041.
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Birmingham publishes draft Transport Plan
The draft Birmingham Transport Plan focuses on four key areas which include points such as moving away from singly occupancy vehicles, restricting access to the city centre and promoting walking and cycling.
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Via and SacRT launch America’s largest microtransit system
The collaborative service has been provided through a $12 million grant by the Sacramento Transportation Authority to help expand microtransit into new communities throughout the Sacramento region.
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Dubai enables public design and proposal of new bus routes
This initiative, which is available through the RTA Dubai smart app, is said to be based on raising customer’s satisfaction and happiness rating, which aims to increase bus ridership as a result.
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New fare scheme increases demand of regular tickets on Barcelona metro
After the launch of a new fare scheme, demand for personalised ticket types on the Barcelona metro have almost doubled compared to the same period in 2019.
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London buses to become front-boarding only in bid to reduce fare evasion
The decision comes after more than £3.6 million is said to be lost every year from fare evasion on New Routemasters London buses.
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TfL and Santander record 87 million bike hires since 2010 launch
TfL launched London's flagship cycle hire scheme on 30 July 2010 across eight London boroughs with 315 docking stations. Now, there are more than 12,000 bikes available from 781 docking stations.
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Dubai RTA reaches milestone of over a billion taxi riders
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has indicated that the taxi fleet recorded an exponential growth from 81 to 5,201 vehicles, with the number of drivers increasing from 886 to 11,500 between 1995 and 2019.
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UK open bus data service to be launched in 2020
The Bus Open Data Service will be structured by new regulations which will mean bus operators are legally required to provide route and timetable data by the end of 2020 and fare, ticket and location data by 2021.