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10 April 2015 | By Jason Angelopoulos
After the replacement of cash with paper tickets in 1986, the capital of Greece, Athens, had to wait 28 years before a new fare medium was introduced in the city. Having missed magnetic and SMS tickets, the so-called Athens ‘paper taboo’ was finally broken in December 2014, and Athens leaped…
14 July 2014 | By Arno Kerkhof (UITP)
Fortunately the theme of urban mobility has gained increasing prominence in discussions at all levels. For the International Association of Public Transport, UITP, knowledge management and studies related to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems has always been addressed as the main item of a positive agenda. UITP support for BRT…
11 November 2008 | By Roland Bonzon, CEO, Geneva Public Transport (TPG)
In Switzerland, the Lake Geneva region, and more particularly the Geneva conurbation, is at the very heart of an unprecedented demographic change, where demand for public transport is very high. Geneva Public Transport (TPG) is one of the few creditable responses to the exponential growth in mobility, which makes its…
22 January 2013 | By Leons Bemhens, Chairman of the Board, RP SIA Rīgas satiksme
During the last two years, Rīgas satiksme (the Riga public transport company) has continued its programme of significant changes by successfully developing the potential of electronic payment services, expanding the fleet of low-floor trams as well as achieving the best passenger satisfaction results in the last 14 years. Riga keeps…
23 April 2013 | By Vossloh Kiepe
Approved and in Line-Service Operation: Four new articulated trolleybuses from Vossloh Kiepe and Hess for the French city of Limoges...
2 May 2013 | By Vossloh Kiepe
Twelve innovative trolleybuses manufactured...
12 November 2014 | By Vossloh Kiepe
Esslingen orders four electric battery trolleybuses from the consortium partners Vossloh Kiepe GmbH and Solaris Bus & Coach...
15 January 2019 | By Intelligent Transport
Electric buses are more economical in use, they are noise and emission-free, and it is these vehicles that, according to Solaris, represent the future of city transport.
25 January 2021 | By Switchio
The latest in contactless ticketing technology has the capability to save public transport authorities as much as 85 per cent in costs – as illustrated by the work that the Czech city of Ostrava has done with Switchio.
11 November 2013 | By Jacques Baumann, Deputy Director and Divisional Head of Marketing, Zurich Public Transport
The city of Zurich in north-central Switzerland is experiencing enormous growth. By 2030, jobs and residents in the city are expected to increase by 15% and 20% respectively. Public transport needs to keep pace with this growth as failure to do so could result in gridlock because traffic congestion has…
11 November 2013 | By Michel Joye, Director, Transports publics de la région lausannoise SA (tl)
Lausanne – the capital of the canton of Vaud situated in the heart of Europe on the shores of Lake Geneva – is home to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), the IMD and the Béjart Ballet, which together with other leading…
22 December 2014 | By Leona Bemhens, Chairman, Rigas satiksme
In an interview for Intelligent Transport, Leons Bemhens – the company’s Chairman of the Board, discusses passenger and staff satisfaction levels, the ordering and delivery of new vehicles, plus the city’s increasingly popular electronic payment system...
22 February 2024 | By Tomasz Wojtkiewicz - Nextbike Poland
The past year has been exceptionally intense for the micro-mobility market. From the renaissance of Mobility-as-a-Service, through EU funds for local government units, to combatting transport divide, Tomasz Wojtkiewicz, CEO of Nextbike Poland, explores some of the key challenges and opportunities that have the potential to transform the whole of…
2 November 2015 | By Norbert Schmassmann – Head of Lucerne’s public transport company VBL1
What does the agglomeration of the Swiss city of Lucerne with around 200,000 inhabitants need the most – a bus or a tram system? Lucerne’s politicians and traffic experts have discussed this question over recent years following a steady increase in frequencies on its public transport network. As Norbert Schmassmann…
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…
