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15 December 2010 | By Claire Haigh, Campaign Director, Greener Journeys
In the fight against climate change, transport is one of the toughest challenges. It’s the only sector where CO2 emissions are still rising, and it accounts for more than a fifth of UK emissions. Nearly 60% of these emissions are from cars, with no sign of abating. Car traffic is…
15 December 2010 | By Ivano Pinna, Bruno Dalla Chiara, Francesco Paolo Deflorio Transport Engineering, Politecnico Di Torino and Francois Mbarga Bessala, Industry Professional
This article describes and compares new technologies for the automatic counting of passengers on both rail and road vehicles, highlighting their advantages and issues, with general indications on their respective levels of outlay. It also deals with monitoring systems for weigh-in-motion, used as an indirect measurement of the passengers on-board1.
15 December 2010 | By Phil Kidner, CEO, The TETRA Association
Travel on a metro, underground network, take the subway, the MRT (mass rapid transit) train – however you choose to describe the transport, chances are that you will be travelling in the company of TETRA communications. Millions of people are, every day. TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) technology is used throughout…
15 December 2010 | By Raphael du Cheyron Calvelli, Coordinator, Tramstore 21 and Niall Dolan, Industry Freelancer
TramStore21 is a European cooperation project that aims to improve transport efficiency and the urban integration of tram depots (stabling and maintenance infrastructures). Its main areas are: the urban integration of depots, technical cooperation between operators and contribution to the public transport community. The core participants of TramStore21 are STIB…
29 October 2010 | By Peter Füglistaler, Director of the Federal Office of Transport, Switzerland
The Swiss are people who travel by bus, train and tram. The urban public transport network is already excellent, with vehicles in good condition and timetables that are dense and well coordinated with regional and long-distance traffic. But even more effort will soon be demanded: people are becoming more mobile,…
29 October 2010 | By Pascal Ganty, Head of Development and Engineering and Isabel Pereira, Press Officer, TPG
The Geneva tram network operated by TPG, the public transport authority, is undergoing a development that is nothing short of revolutionary. By the end of 2011, when our three separate lines come into operation, we will have a network that is simpler, more comprehensible and easier to manage in the…
29 October 2010 | By René Schmied, CEO of BERNMOBIL
Historic changes for the public transport network of BERNMOBIL will commence on 12 December 2010, as the tram network will be completely restructured. Tram Bern West and line G from RBS will be integrated in the existing tram network. In just one day, the tram network of BERNMOBIL will grow…
29 October 2010 | By Günter Steinbauer, CEO, and Answer Lang, Head of Communications, Wiener Linien
Wiener Linien is Vienna’s leading transportation company. Approximately 2.2 million passengers travel the length and breadth of Austria’s capital with Wiener Linien’s 83 bus, 38 tram and five underground routes every day – this adds up to 812 million people annually. Passenger numbers have been rising for years, with the…
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28 October 2010 | By Mike Schofield, Chairman, ITS (UK)
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are usually defined as the application of information and communication technology to surface transport modes. As one would expect, ITS is a fast moving sector with research progressing all the time, and new developments being continuously implemented. ITS United Kingdom is the UK association for those…
28 October 2010 | By Dr. Hermann Meyer, Chief Executive Officer, ERTICO – ITS Europe
Over the years, Intelligent Transport Systems and Services (ITS) have evolved from research and development into a broad range of on-the-market products and services. Effective development and deployment of ITS in Europe depends on cooperative actions, linking transport infrastructure, vehicle, information and communication technology. ERTICO – ITS Europe is a…
28 October 2010 | By Keith McCabe, Chairman, ITS (UK) Carbon Working Group
As we stand in the first year of a new decade, it is helpful to look forward to anticipate how our world will be in 10 years time. It seems clear that the challenge of climate change will be more immediate. The end of this decade will mark the half…
28 October 2010 | By Simon Posner, Chief Executive, Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT)
For Intelligent Transport, Simon Posner, Chief Executive at the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) explains what challenges lay ahead for Britain’s bus, coach and light rail operators, following the recent general election. Transport is the life blood of any modern economy. It plays a major role in developing environmental, economic,…
28 October 2010 | By James Abbott, Technical Editor
Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) is a digital trunked mobile radio standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). The purpose of the TETRA standard was to meet the needs of traditional Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) user organisations such as the military, those responsible for public safety at, for example,…
19 August 2010 | By Dr. Carlos Correia da Fonseca, Secretary of State for Transportation, Portugal
The 10 million residents in Portugal are distributed asymmetrically throughout the national territory, concentrating in urban areas and becoming increasingly scarce in rural areas. Two cities alone, Lisbon (the capital) and Oporto, concentrate around 40% of the population and well over half of national production. The strong concentration of populations…
