What does the Editor think?
11 February 2016 | By Intelligent Transport
We’ve collated a selection of questions from Intelligent Transport readers to put to Editor Craig Waters. Here are his thoughts on current and future trends…
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‘get me there’… Implementing multi-operator smart ticketing in Manchester
Transport for Greater Manchester’s (TfGM) mission is to make travel easier and smart ticketing is key to delivering that corporate commitment...
Intelligent Transport 2016 upcoming features
4 February 2016 | By Craig Waters, Editor
We’ve some exciting print-editorial plans during 2016 in Intelligent Transport, and here’s a quick Editor-overview of some standout features and authors...
Traffic information? In Movia it’s created in the process
Since 2012, Movia Public Transport in Denmark has been working on a strategy to renew its traffic information; a decision that followed customer studies which revealed that among the different elements of public transport, customers rate useful traffic information as a high priority. Anders Borring-Møller, Programme Manager, explains how Movia…
Every journey matters – a pan-TfL Customer Information Strategy
Following a review of customers’ current and future expectations, Transport for London (TfL) is working on a long-term vision to improve how their passengers access information. Silke Elvery, TfL’s Strategy and Planning Manager, provides details of their Customer Information Strategy and how it supports the fact that customers ultimately want…
Strengthening accessibility in Cagliari through buses
Cagliari, a city of approximately 150,000 inhabitants, is the regional capital of the Italian island of Sardinia, as well as the main centre of a vast metropolitan area. In order to enhance the accessibility of the city’s public transport network, CTM SpA is implementing a strategy to invest in new…
Accessibility of public transport in Bologna
Bologna is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy, where those responsible for public transport are committed to making changes so that services are accessible for all. Dora Ramazzotti, General Affairs Manager at SRM (the public transport authority of Bologna) and Andrea Bottazzi, Rolling Stock Manager at TPER…
Redesigning the surface transport system in Barcelona
In a blog for Intelligent Transport, Graham Ellis looks at how authorities are redesigning the surface transport system in Barcelona as part of the city’s sustainable mobility plan for 2013-2018...
Intelligent Transport top 10 stories of 2015
29 January 2016 | By Intelligent Transport
2015 was an exciting year for the industry, with appearance of new ticketing and vehicle technologies, improvements in city transport flow and intermodality and a renewed focus on the environment. Intelligent Transport has put together industry highlights from 2015 based on what our readers have been looking at the most…
Issue #6 2015 – Digital version
In this issue: A Foreword from Dan Ťok, Minister of Transport for the Czech Republic; Developments in Sofia, Žilina and Prague; Thomas Kritzer, Member of the UITP Security Commission, explores cyber security threats to public transport; Peter Boulton, Head of Programme Management at TfGM, covers Greater Manchester’s bus priority package;…
Vehicle Design supplement 2015
In our latest Vehicle Design Supplement, articles cover the design of the Avenio M for the city of Ulm; how the FLEXITY 2 meets passenger demands in Ghent and Antwerp; and David beer from Transport Focus takes a look at what passengers really want...
Ticketing supplement 2015
In our latest free-to-view Ticketing Supplement, contributions come from Barry Dorgan at Ireland’s NTA covering the success of Leap Card; a future ticketing outlook from Philippe Vappereau from CAN, and Steve Wakeland from ITSO discusses how 2016 will be a crucial year for smart ticketing in the UK...
Foreword: Developments of urban city public transport in the Czech Republic
17 December 2015 | By Dan Ťok, Minister of Transport, Czech Republic
Dan Ťok, Minister of Transport, Czech Republic presents where they stand with public urban transport in the Czech Republic...
Sustainable development of Sofia public transport
17 December 2015 | By Metodi Avramov, Marketing Director of the Sofia Urban Mobility Centre
Sofia’s public transport was significantly developed in the years 2007-2013, with the introduction of extended metro lines, rolling stock and traffic management systems. Following the success of these changes, Metodi Avramov, Marketing Director of the Sofia Urban Mobility Centre, discusses how the Bulgarian capital city is now focusing on improving…
Eastern Europe: Žilina, Slovakia – Information, information, information
17 December 2015 | By Jan Šimko, Director of Transport, Dopravný podnik mesta Žiliny s.r.o. (DPMŽ)
Providing urban transport in the Slovakian town of Žilina and its surroundings is Dopravný podnik mesta Žiliny s.r.o. (DPMŽ). With its history dating back to 1949, the transport enterprise continues to grow and with future funding in the pipeline, Jan Šimko, Director of Transport, explores the importance of offering real-time…
