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3 May 2016 | By Eva Muñoz, SIMON Project Manager
People with mild or severe disabilities – either temporary or permanent – represent almost 80 million people in the EU. That equates to one in six citizens facing different attitudinal and environmental barriers that prevent them from fully participating in society and the economy. In particular, access to transport and…
28 April 2016 | By Ross Butcher, National Chair of Modeshift
Ahead of his article in Intelligent Transport Issue 3, Ross Butcher, National Chair of Modeshift, discusses how the not for profit membership organisation is encouraging the switch from car to alternative modes of transport and why sustainable travel is essential for an efficient and coherent transport system…
22 April 2016 | By European Bus Forum
There are currently 70,000 urban buses serving a population of over 100 million inhabitants in 24 European countries and over the past 10 years the bus industry has been testing and investing in alternative fuels...
21 April 2016 | By Intelligent Transport
Intermodality has its challenges but is on the agenda of city transport authorities across Europe. Ian Hall invited three cities...
21 April 2016 | By Laurent Cremer, Executive Director, OSPT Alliance
HCE may face usage constraints in public transport but it offers operators considerable benefits. Laurent Cremer, OSPT Alliance’s Executive Director, discusses why HCE in this sector can make mobile transport ticketing the true ‘killer app’ when combined with secure open standards.
14 April 2016 | By KeolisAmey Docklands
KeolisAmey Docklands discusses how its Docklands Light Railway mental health awareness pilot aims to help those in distress through preventative or early intervention measures insuring an inclusive railway.
7 April 2016 | By Ivo Cré, Director of Polis
Ivo Cré provides a quick overview of the Polis smart cities position paper and gives a key example of smart cities in the Growsmarter Project.
One of the major obstacles that persons with disabilities still face today is accessing public transport. Although some cities have already become good reference studies by showing how networks can be made accessible for all, Gunta Anca – Vice-President of the European Disability Forum (EDF) and Chair of their Expert…
Intermodality has its challenges but is on the agenda of city transport authorities across Europe. Ian Hall asked three cities to showcase their intermodality initiatives.
A good transport interchange will make travel easier. There are many elements that determine the overall quality but, broadly speaking, that is the acid test. For Eurotransport, Transport for Greater Manchester’s Head of Programme Management Services, Peter Boulton, explains how that idea exists at the very core of completed, developing…
Promoting multi-modal transport is essential if cities are to quench the thirst of its citizen’s ever-increasing need for mobility. A strong and efficient public transport service provides the necessary backbone for multi-modal transport, and public transport already holds the multi-modal customer base. According to Dorthe Nøhr Pedersen, CEO of Movia…
A CCTV system provides service in different phases of a security process. As a fixed and visible element it has a deterrent effect and impacts the prevention phase, while the recorders facilitate the forensic analysis of incidents and enable solutions to be designed to mitigate security vulnerabilities. However, it has…
CITRAM is the integrated public transport management centre of the Madrid region public transport authority – Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid (CRTM) which became fully operational in August 2013, following a long period of technological integration that lasted six years. Since then, CITRAM has become a model for other…
31 March 2016 | By Graham Ellis
In his latest blog for Intelligent Transport, Graham Ellis looks at the progress and future development of smart ticketing using data and calls on operators to provide a simple and easy ticketing system that covers all modes of transport…
24 March 2016 | By Secretary General, UITP (International Association of Public Transport)
Alain Flausch, UITP Secretary General, discusses what impact transport and urban environments have on global health problems and how high quality public transport and good urban planning can encourage active lifestyles…
