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18 October 2019 | By Intelligent Transport
The living lab will test a host of potential new accessibility features for the New York subway, including physcial and digital wayfinding.
26 April 2024 | By Intelligent Transport
New technologies trialled in NSW aim to enhance bus accessibility for vision-impaired and mobility-challenged passengers, empowering them to use public transport more independently.
3 March 2014 | By Jermey Long, European Business, MTR Europe
MTR has a wealth of experience of successfully introducing new rolling stock around the world. In the UK, our joint venture LOROL (London Overground), oversaw the introduction of 244 new Bombardier vehicles between 2009 and 2011. We have also consulted on introducing new stock to Rio de Janeiroโs metro in…
3 January 2012 | By Haukur Ingason, Professor of Fire Protection Engineering at the Department of Fire Technology at SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden and Anders Lรถnnermark, Senior Research Scientist at the Department of Fire Technology at SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden
In September 2011, the Swedish METRO project finalised a large scale test programme in an abandoned railway tunnel. The objective of the METRO project is to improve safety in underground metro systems and to explore differences in the fire behaviour of the carriage using different types of interior materials. Further,…
6 May 2011 | By Philip Purdy. Director of Metrolink, Transport for Greater Manchester
Bringing people together is one of the greatest benefits of any transport system, and here in Manchester, weโre transforming the cityโs iconic Metrolink service to connect passengers with new areas across the region. New routes, new trams and new ticket machines are only part of the ambitious work currently being…
16 October 2013 | By Alstom
โWeโre delighted to be able to showcase the work weโre doing in Nottingham..."
31 October 2011 | By Roland Bonzon, CEO, TPG
As previously announced in Intelligent Transport Issue 5 2010, after several years of feasibility studies, preparation and finally construction, travellers in Geneva will be able to benefit from tram line 14 and its new 6.5km extension to Bernex. At the same time, a major re-organisation of the tram and bus…
24 February 2022 | By Intelligent Transport
With the three new bus networks set to commence on 1 August 2022, Keolis will operate a total of 101 lines and approximately 400 vehicles โ providing better transport links to over 400,000 residents.
22 January 2013 | By Radek Honฤl, Project Manager, Capital Projects Department, Prague Public Transport Company (DPP)
The west end of Pragueโs metro line โAโ is being extended in a construction project estimated to cost CZK 21.13 billion (expected total capital cost including indexing). The section known as Metro Line V.A is located in the northwest of Prague and will run from Dejvickรก Station via four new…
5 September 2012 | By ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Two new major orders with a total volume of 1,400 buses emphasize...
25 August 2022 | By Intelligent Transport
New Orleans RTA's pilot will connect residents of East New Orleans with low incomes, seniors and people with disabilities to vital transportation services that are often difficult to access due to distance.
8 April 2022 | By Intelligent Transport
Funded as part of the FTA Bus and Bus Facilities programme, New Orleans RTAโs new paratransit vehicles will provide a shared-ride service for customers with mobility constraints that are unable to access fixed-route public transport.
30 June 2009 | By Professor Matti Siemiatycki, Transportation Policy & Planning Specialist, University of Toronto
Across Europe and around the world, media headlines report a now familiar story. โTube repairs at risk as cost overrun hits ยฃ750mโ1. โAmsterdam Metro Line Sinks Deeper into Troubleโ2. โTrenton: Rail Construction Faces Cost Overrunsโ3. And in the most recent setback for the Edinburgh tram project, โTram line design months…
21 November 2023 | By Intelligent Transport
According to the new study, the cost-of-living crisis has forced those on low incomes to โdrastically modifyโ their travel habits, but has also had an unequal effect on women, millennials, rural residents and people with disabilities.
20 September 2009 | By Mรกrio Coutinho dos Santos, Chief Financial Officer of Metro do Porto and Chief Executive Officer of TIP
The Andante intermodal system aims to provide a new concept in public transportation, and is based on an integrated mobility system focused on the customer and oriented by the market. In contrast with traditional transport systems, Andante is based on co-opetition (cooperative competition) among various transport operators, who assume a…
