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30 June 2010 | By John Carr, Events Coordinator, BRTuk
“BRT: the time is right” was the opening heading for my previous contribution on Bus Rapid Transit to Intelligent Transport (Issue 4 2008) at a time when most developed economies were reaping the fruits of prosperity, even if urban public transport in the UK continued to experience the pains of…
30 June 2010 | By Umberto Guida, Project Director, European Bus System of the Future (EBSF) and Maeva Zebrowski, Project Manager, European Bus System of the Future (EBSF)
The European Bus System of the Future – known as EBSF (www.ebsf.eu) – is a wide-scale project co-funded by the European Commission under the seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development and has an overall budget of €26 million. Between September 2008 and September 2012, 47 partners – including…
30 June 2010 | By Richard Jeffrey, Chief Executive, tie (Transport Initiatives Edinburgh)
Construction of a 21st century transport solution for Scotland’s capital is now underway. The city’s largest thoroughfare and busiest shopping destination, Princes Street, has tramtracks laid, 46,575 metres of pipes, ducts and cables have been diverted from the route and significant work is progressing in the West of the city…
30 June 2010 | By Marc Bertin, Chairman, Eurosmart
The deployment of smart and secure technologies for public transport systems today represents a growing market for the smart security industry represented by Eurosmart. The transportation economy is becoming a more-and-more converging area for most of the new smart security technologies. This sector requires interoperability of various standards, including payment…
30 June 2010 | By Pier Aldershof, Manager of Certification & Security, Trans Link Systems
Trans Link Systems (TLS), a joint venture based in Amersfoort, was founded in 2001 by the five largest Public Transport Operators in the Netherlands. Connexxion (the trans-regional bus service), GVB (Amsterdam’s public transport operator), HTM (the public transport group for The Hague), NS (Netherlands Railways) and RET (Rotterdam’s public transport…
11 May 2010 | By Kulveer Ranger, Mayor of London's Transport Advisor
Since the dawn of the industrial revolution, the development of industry to support a thriving economy has been wedded to the need to build infrastructure that can enable people to move and to transport goods. Transport projects are crucial to the future of our cities, countries, and continent, and as…
11 May 2010 | By Mike Weston, Operations Director of London Buses, Transport for London (TfL)
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, made a manifesto commitment to introduce a new bus catering for the needs and tastes of 21st century London. The new bus will draw some inspiration from the iconic Routemaster, including an open platform at the back. The design will also make use of…
11 May 2010 | By Jonathan Fox, Director, Docklands Light Railway Limited
Transport for London's Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is in the final stage of construction of its newest extension, northwards from London's Canning Town station to Stratford International, the new High Speed 1 station, which is situated in what will be the heart of the Olympic Park. For Intelligent Transport, DLR…
11 May 2010 | By Keith Sibley, Stations Delivery Manager, Tube Lines
Over the last seven years the London Underground has been undergoing a major transformation to improve its performance, safety and reliability, thereby improving journeys for millions of passengers. One of the largest capital infrastructure projects in the world, Tube Lines is helping to deliver that vision through a 30 year…
11 May 2010 | By Michael Leach, ITSO
In December 2009, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) published its strategy for smart and integrated ticketing and in doing so clearly stated an aspiration to revolutionise public transport ticketing and to create a seamless transport experience for the end user. ITSO is at the heart of this vision, through…
11 May 2010 | By Miryam Hernández, Junior Manager - Metro Activities, International Association for Public Transport (UITP)
Forty years after the implementation of the first pioneering systems, there are now over 500km of automated lines in operation, distributed among 57 lines in 43 cities and 13 airports. Although the U.S. championed the concept with the development of small-scale systems serving university communities, airports and parks, the use…
11 May 2010 | By Phil Kidner, CEO, TETRA Association
Today, TETRA is the most widely used open standard in its field, with recent industry figures showing that the technology has been implemented in some 114 countries around the world. TETRA's major strength is the provision of highly resilient, functionally-rich mission-critical voice and data for public safety, public transportation (including…
11 May 2010 | By Josef Stehlík, Strategy Department, Prague Public Transit Co. Inc.
Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic, is a large urban area with a population of almost 1.25 million living in an area of 496km2. Prague is also the centre of the Region of Central Bohemia, which has an area of approximately 11,000km2 and a population of an additional…
11 May 2010 | By Pauline Norstrom, Chairman of the British Security Industry Association's CCTV Section
In today's testing global environment, the requirement for robust security measures on public transport across Europe with millions of passengers carried daily has never been greater. Crucially, those responsible for ensuring the smooth running of this critical service have to contend with a broad range of challenges, whether that is…
22 February 2010 | By Dr. Peter Ramsauer, Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Development, Germany
Mobility is among the most elementary basic needs of our society. To be able to guarantee mobility for everyone, local public transport is of great importance within a networked transport system. In Germany, nearly 30 million people use local public transport everyday. Especially in the agglomerations where the number of…
