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Local Transport Today
Regular news
A U.S report says that increases in driving “show no sign of returning” as the average number of miles driven by Americans heads into its... continue
Local Transport Today
Feature

Erik de Romph
Companies such as TomTom possess enormous databases with vehicle-movements based on GPS data to predict traffic jams in real time and, with the... continue
Companies such as TomTom possess enormous databases with vehicle-movements based on GPS data to predict traffic jams in real time and, with the... continue
Local Transport Today
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Paul O’Neill
Over the past 12 months, I have visited over 100 offices around the UK, Indo-Asia and the Middle East presenting to clients, local authorities and... continue
Over the past 12 months, I have visited over 100 offices around the UK, Indo-Asia and the Middle East presenting to clients, local authorities and... continue
Local Transport Today
Articles

Lorenzo Meschini, and Thomas Otterstätter and Johannes Schlaich from PTV Group
Traffic managers know from experience what traffic is going to be like during a specific time and day of the week and can therefore handle incidents... continue
Traffic managers know from experience what traffic is going to be like during a specific time and day of the week and can therefore handle incidents... continue
Local Transport Today
Articles

Sílvio Rogério Tôrres, SPTrans
Brazilian cities are celebrated for their excellent bus services and São Paulo is no exception. The city has a complex surface transit network... continue
Brazilian cities are celebrated for their excellent bus services and São Paulo is no exception. The city has a complex surface transit network... continue
Local Transport Today
Media monitor

The notion that the UK Government is going backwards in its commitment to cut carbon dioxide emissions made the front page of The Independent on 11... continue
Local Transport Today
Detail
Bombardier presented on high-speed rail technology capable of travelling at up to 380km/h (236mph) at the first international symposium on rolling... continue
New Transit
People

New Chairman and Chief Executive of Veolia Transdev Jean-Marc Janaillac has made a series of changes following the project for Caisse des... continue
New Transit
People

Sir Peter Hendy , Commissioner of Transport for London is set to become the new president of UITP, The International Association of Public... continue
New Transit
Bus News

Cape Town’s first easy access bus - the Optare Solo SR - has been introduced for residents living on the MyCiTi route from Civic Centre to... continue
New Transit
Bus News
BYD has announced solutions for electrifying Hong Kong City’s public transport with plans to replace diesel buses and LPG taxis in a bid to... continue
New Transit
Bus News
Six all-electric buses just put in service by Arriva in the national park of Schiermonnikoog in the Dutch province of Friesland have become the first... continue
New Transit
Feature

Kenneth Lin
According to National Rail’s Journey Planner, a simple trip in the Greater London area from Watford Junction to Woking requires two mainline... continue
According to National Rail’s Journey Planner, a simple trip in the Greater London area from Watford Junction to Woking requires two mainline... continue
New Transit
Feature

Dan Wright
Delivering major city rail schemes is so expensive, complicated and integral to city economies that it is hard to believe that a purely private... continue
Delivering major city rail schemes is so expensive, complicated and integral to city economies that it is hard to believe that a purely private... continue
New Transit
Feature

Peter Stonham and Dan Wright
The majority of the world’s population now live in urban areas. That point was reached in 2008, according to official UN statistics, as the... continue
The majority of the world’s population now live in urban areas. That point was reached in 2008, according to official UN statistics, as the... continue
New Transit
Rail News
A new model for rail service provision in China is being put in place to address a financial overhang at the now-defunct Railways Ministry.
A newely... continue
New Transit
Bus News

IIn quitting London bus operations, UK-based transport group First has made good on its promise to raise £100m through disposal of non-core... continue
New Transit
Rail News

JR Central has put its latest-generation Shinkansen train, the N700A into service from Tokoyo to Osaka.
The 300km/h 16- car tilting trains seating... continue
New Transit
Editorial Comment

Peter Stonham
Passenger transport does not operate in isolation. People travel for reasons, and transport systems provide a vital ingredient to economic and social... continue
Passenger transport does not operate in isolation. People travel for reasons, and transport systems provide a vital ingredient to economic and social... continue
Local Transport Today
Regular news

Rik Thomas
ON 26 APRIL, The Birmingham Mail piggybacked on the LTT-supported Cycle City Expo in England’s second city to launch “a new campaign... continue
ON 26 APRIL, The Birmingham Mail piggybacked on the LTT-supported Cycle City Expo in England’s second city to launch “a new campaign... continue






