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UITP elects Khalid Alhogail as President for 2021-2023
UITP has elected its newest President after the General Assembly voted for Khalid Alhogail to take up the role for the next two years, following his tenure as UITP Vice President.
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The British city revolutionising local transport with DRT
Listen to Via's podcast with Adele Wearing, Strategic Lead for Passenger Transport at Milton Keynes Council, and Councillor Lauren Townsend on how the city is providing efficient, cost-effective transport that helps reach sustainability goals and much more.
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Helping tolling agencies overcome challenges
The Conduent Transportation team analyses the challenges that lie ahead for tolling agencies and how they can help to overcome them.
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COTA appoints three new board members
COTA’s three new board members come from a variety of backgrounds, and have been appointed by three different cities in which the transit authority operates.
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APTA board passes racial equality plan
APTA says its plan aims to create “truly transformational” change within the transit industry, as it looks to employ “explicitly anti-racist” policies.
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Stephanie Wiggins appointed LA Metro CEO
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.
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Strike action continues on London’s bus routes
Bus drivers in London have walked out today over pay and conditions, as RATP Dev and Unite the Union fail to reach an agreement.
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DfT announces new offices in Birmingham and Leeds
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.
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Govia-Thameslink to offer twice weekly lateral flow tests to all staff
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.
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Women in transport survey reveals majority faced discriminatory behaviour
A survey released this International Women’s Day reveals an alarming number of women have been subjected to discriminatory behaviour within the transport industry.
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Dublin Bus unveils €15 million Broadstone Depot restoration
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.
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COTA appoint Monica Jones as Chief Equity Officer in authority first
Monica Jones will lead the transport authority’s strategy on equity, diversity, and inclusion as it looks to implement policies fit for all Ohioans.
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Bus workers in London walk out over pay and conditions
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.”
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UK Supreme Court rules Uber drivers must be treated as workers
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.
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Air filters installed in Turlock buses in Califronia
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.