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SYNAPTIC @ FGSV Colloquium “Current Themes on Public Transport” in Wuppertal, 7. Mai 2012

On 07.05.2012 Gösta Weber from RoCK delivered a lecture on “A strategy for seamless mobility in EU 2030″ at the colloquium of the German transport research association, www.fgsv.de. FGSV develops rules and recommendations that are regularly adopted by the German transport ministry as state of the art in transport. FGSV identifies new research topics and research gaps, [...]

Mobility in Switzerland – Ergebnisse des Mikrozensus Mobilität und Verkehr 2010

A microzensus on mobility has allowed to gain new highly interesting insights about the demographics of mobility. Please note p 14 for the key policy recommendations and a relevant crunch point: The high acceptance of infrastructure measures combined with a resistance to accept higher prices/taxes – leading to a new policy priority: to “raise public [...]

Collecting and analysing data to measure the accessibility of transport in Europe

This report can be used as a tool for practitioners to learn how to collect and analyse data on accessibility within their city. It was produced by the Mediate project which sought to establish a common European methodology for measuring the accessibility of public transport. Source: Eltis – Latest Tools

Monitoring and planning of PT system in Donostia / San Sebastian, Spain

CTSS-DBUS the public transport provider has defined and implemented a new expert planning system for the bus fleet and a fleet monitoring system to improve the service quality and to reduce operational costs. Background & Objectives The dependency of one person in the planning and optimisation of human resources to reduce costs as well as [...]

A free green bus service promotes sustainable mobility in Fiumicino (Italy)

The new Green Bus Service started as a pilot project in Fiumicino (near Rome) on the 1st of March. It is run by the Municipality and co-funded with the Ministry of Environment. It will be tested for 12 months. On 28th February the Green Bus initiative was presented to citizens. “The project is the result [...]

50 European cities commit to sustainable urban mobility

Fifty European cities are developing action plans to substantially improve urban transport. The cities started activities to improve urban transport only recently, or do not see the expected effect of past actions. In the framework of the QUEST project they will learn from advanced forerunner cities. The 50 mid-sized cities from 17 European countries will [...]

UK train operator prepares roll-out of Dutch-style station bike hire

Dutch-style cycle hire facilities are to be set up at 50 stations in England under plans to get more rail passengers to complete their journeys by bike. The facilities are among projects to be part-funded from the Department for Transport’s (DfT) £15m (€18m) Linking Places Fund, of which £8m (€10m) is going to cycle-rail projects [...]

Tallinn introduces free public transport from 2013 (Estonia)

Tallinn will be the first capital city in Europe to introduce free public transport to its residents. A week-long referendum on the topic ended on Sunday with 75.5 percent of participants voting in favour of the idea. In total, 68,059 people, or 20 percent of the city’s voting-age population, took part in the referendum. As [...]

SUMP Technical Training Seminar

A Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan is a way of tackling transport-related problems in urban areas more efficiently. Building on existing practices and regulatory frameworks in the Member States, its basic characteristics are: A participatory approach; A pledge for sustainability; An integrated approach; A clear vision, objectives and measurable targets; A review of transport costs and [...]

ITS ACTION PLAN – Study “Towards a European Multi-Modal Journey Planner”

The present study has been commissioned by the European Commission, DG Mobility and Transport. It was carried out within the policy framework of the ITS Action Plan, the Action Plan on Urban Mobility and the ITS Directive, that calls for promoting and supporting EU-wide multimodal travel information services1. In a wider context, Vice-President Kallas, Commissioner [...]

EUROPEAN COMMISSION – PRESS RELEASE Transport: First Smart Mobility Challenge – and the winner is …

Brussels, 12 March 2012 – Vice-President Siim Kallas, Commissioner for mobility and transport, announced today the winners of the first Smart Mobility Challenge on European multi-modal journey planners. In the category of ‘operational journey planners’ the two winners are Idos and Trenitalia, and in the category of ‘innovative ideas’ the winners are Penelope Ventures GmbH [...]

SYNAPTIC Award Entrants 2012

Judging will take place on 25 April 2012 by an international panel of judges for the SYNAPTIC Awards for Excellence in Seamless Mobility. Entrants have been selected from among Eltis case studies submitted between 1 January 2011 and 31 January 2012. Awards will be offered in the following categories: The best multimodal door-to-door travel solution [...]

Railteam – High Speed Europe

The nine members of the Rail team are the “diplomatic service” from seven European railway companies. A car would not fit in here. The office is to be revolutionized from which the European rail traffic is significantly smaller than a parking lot. Five, a maximum of six square meters of office space measure, called [...]

ISOCARP – Knowledge for better Cities

The International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) is a global association of experienced professional planners. It was founded in 1965 in a bid to bring together recognised and highly-qualified planners in an international network. ISOCARP is a global, non-governmental organisation, a network of professional planners, recognised by the United Nations, UNESCO and [...]

INTA’s Communities of Competence – Discussions

INTA is a global membership association where public and private policy-makers and urban practitioners come together to share knowledge, experience and performing tools for integrated urban development. INTA is an unparalleled network bringing together the major actors in urban development: policymakers of national, regional and local government; business leaders in real estate development, construction, engineering, service provision, product development; preeminent [...]

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