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London uses fare policy to influence behaviours of travellers
Updated : novembre 8, 2005
In order to encourage the use of public transport by young people, the Mayor of London - Ken Livingstone, through his agency Transport for London, has extended the age limit for children eligible for free travel on...
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Very short term rental of cycles available in Lyons
Updated : novembre 8, 2005
Greater Lyon launched in May VeloV, an innovative service of cycle rental for very short duration. Rental spots are spread across the cities of Lyons and Villeurbanne, where about 600,000 people live and work. The...
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Turin prepares to host winter Olympics
Updated : novembre 8, 2005
In about 100 days, Torino will host the XX Olympic Winter Games that will take place from 10 February 2006. Organisation of world wide events welcoming thousands of visitors put a strong pressure on transport systems...
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New night bus services in Paris Ile de France region
Updated : novembre 8, 2005
In order to better match the growing mobility needs in night time, the network of night buses in Paris and Ile de France region has been restructured and reinforced in September. Provision of services has been...
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Towards a unique contactless card for Denmark
Updated : novembre 8, 2005
Denmark aims at implementing a nation-wide ticketing scheme “Travel Card” based on contactless cards. As of 2008, inhabitants of Copenhagen and the rest of Eastern Denmark will benefit from this new scheme. A €200...
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UITP presented Mobility in Cities Database, illustrating current mobility worldwide
Updated : juillet 27, 2005
UITP, the international association of public transport, presented during Rome congress its last version of Mobility in Cities Database (MCD), gathering 120 mobility indicators in 50 cities across the world. This...
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Energy efficiency addressed at European level
Updated : juillet 27, 2005
With the growing concerns about oil prices energy supply dependence and climate change, efficiency in energy consumption becomes more and more key issues for future development of our countries. On 22nd June, the EU...
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International Energy Agency call governments to "Save oil in a Hurry"
Updated : juillet 27, 2005
The International Energy Agency which is the energy forum for 26 industrialised countries published on April 28th a report exploring a set of measures governments could take to save oil as quick as possible, in order...
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PLUME final conference promotes integration of land use and transport planning
Updated : juillet 27, 2005
Planning and Urban Mobility in Europe (PLUME) is a EU funded project that is part of Land Use and Transport Research cluster (LUTR). It aims at facilitating transfer innovation in the field of planning and urban...
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Benchmarking initiative : end of year 2
Updated : juillet 27, 2005
The Urban Transport Benchmarking Initiative is a EU funded project gathering a group of participants representing local and regional urban transport stakeholders from 35-40 cities. The objective is to undertake a...
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