News
UK Department for Transport launches debate on road charging
Updated : juillet 27, 2005
The Department for Transport published in May 2005 National Statistics of average traffic speeds in English urban areas in 2004. This report shows that average speed on roads in large urban areas was 33 km/h during...
Read more »
New service provision in Lisbon
Updated : juillet 8, 2005
In order to better take into account mobility needs of citizens and to reverse the current trend (32% fall in patronage in 15 years), Carris, the State owned company operating Lisbon public transport networks, is...
Read more »
Mobile phone services to be implemented in London Underground
Updated : juillet 8, 2005
Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London announced in March a consultation aiming at exploring possibilities offered by new mobile technologies in order to improve passengers’ journeys in the Underground. These services...
Read more »
Successful partnership between public transport and car sharing in Hamburg
Updated : juillet 8, 2005
Hamburger Verkehrsverbund, the local public transport authority, announced in June new developments of its successful partnership with Greenwheels, a car sharing company, initiated in 1998. New prices for short term...
Read more »
European environment agency stresses the underestimation of car pollution
Updated : avril 27, 2005
The agency published in October a report describing ten key transport and environment issues of policy-makers. The report states that traffic is growing at roughly the same rate than GDP raising the challenge of...
Read more »
New law for accessibility in France
Updated : avril 27, 2005
On February 11th, French Parliament passed a law stressing the equality of chances and full participation within society for disabled people. This law has huge consequences in accessibility of public areas, especially...
Read more »
UE gets ready for Kyoto...and looks further
Updated : avril 27, 2005
Kyoto Protocol entered into force on 16th February and should lead to a 8% reduction of greenhouse effect gases emissions (compared to 1990 levels) by the end of the decade. If some countries will hardly reach this...
Read more »
EU Ministers aim to enhance the urban dimension within the Union
Updated : avril 27, 2005
Informal Ministerial meeting on Urban Policy took place in Rotterdam on 30th November to address EU priorities for urban policy : strengthening competitiveness, stimulating social inclusion and improving urban...
Read more »
Working Program for transport field in 2005 presented to EU Parliament
Updated : avril 27, 2005
Commissioner for Transport, Mr Jacques Barrot, exposed the working program of the Commission for 2005 to the Transport Commission of EU Parliament on February 1st. On local public transport side, he stressed the aim...
Read more »
New metro line and paying expressway in St Petersburg
Updated : avril 8, 2005
St Petersburg metro network, made of 4 lines representing 100km will significantly grow in the coming years, with a target of 140 km by the year 2015, particularly in the northern area of the city. This extension...
Read more »
