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Tariff policy measure improves efficiency of the bus routes at Lyon SYTRAL
Updated : février 10, 2012
SYTRAL the transport authority of Lyon metropolitan area wants to discourage passengers to buy their bus ticket on board in order to spare time on the bus routes. To achieve this goal, SYTRAL decided to raise the...
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TRANSPORT 2.0 in Murcia
Updated : février 10, 2012
Are you one of the 100 million twitter users ? Do you use public transportation ? If you knew when the next bus was coming, or how long it would take to get to your destination, would you use it more ? The...
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Armando Gutiérrez on Seville Metropolitan area Transport Authority : “Nine key steps over ten years”.
Updated : février 10, 2012
The whole concept dates back to the 80’ when the regional government of Andalusia started the first talks about a Transport Authority. But it really started in 2001 when the necessary agreements especially between the...
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Turin night bus network is growing.
Updated : février 10, 2012
The night bus service in Turin was first introduced in 2008. The network consisted of 10 bus routes and the city hub was the beautiful Piazza Vittorio Veneto (one of the biggest public squares in Europe, 40.000 square...
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London switches on a new electric vehicle scheme “Source London”.
Updated : février 10, 2012
London Mayor Boris Johnson has launched a city-wide electric charge point network and membership scheme, Source London.The new pan-London scheme replaces a range of different localised schemes making it easier for...
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Madrid Video Interpretation Project in Language of Signs "on-line".
Updated : février 10, 2012
The Regional Consortium of Madrid Transports (CRTM) has carried out a new project targeted at the deaf and dumb persons who use the language of signs. The project is called Video Interpretation Project in Language of...
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A success story coming to an end :
Updated : août 17, 2011
CAPRICE (for Capital regions integrating collective transport for increased energy efficiency) aimed at promoting integrated public transport systems with a view to improve energy usage. It brought together five...
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Amsterdam urban transport facing severe cutbacks
Updated : août 17, 2011
The public transport systems in the 3 largest metropolitan areas in The Netherlands are facing severe budget cuts starting 2013. As part of a national government program of public expenditure cuts of around €18...
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ZTM a European actor of importance
Updated : août 16, 2011
On July 1, Poland took hold of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Presidency, which lasts six months, is a tremendous challenge and, at the same time, a splendid opportunity to promote both...
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EPT launches NFC bus ticketing service in Murcia Spain
Updated : août 16, 2011
"This is a new opportunity to put technology at the service of citizens, improve public transport and encourage its use", says the Minister of public work of the Murcia Region Jose Ballesta. The Regional government...
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