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Sugar Land explores autonomous elevated cable and rail system

Connected and autonomous vehicles14 Nov 2024

Swyft Cities and Sugar Land will examine the potential for a Whoosh system that uses small, electric gondola vehicles that use advanced autonomous technologies.

Can digital twins better manage integrated transport networks?

Digital twins12 Nov 2024

Report shows the potential impact of transport digital twins across the economy, environment and to the public to improve efficiency and promote greener travel.

Tallinn maps accessibility of public transport stops

Inclusivity28 Oct 2024

The project will map over 1000 stops and make use of the Crowdsorsa mobile game app, which has been employed in Helsinki to map crosswalks and traffic lights.

AI lidar used to improve airport safety and efficiency

Air Travel24 Oct 2024

Indoor Lab transitions to 4D lidar with planned deployments at JFK airport’s Terminal One, along with mass transit and smart infrastructure integrations.

Optibus automates design of passenger billboards

Road travel17 Oct 2024

The design automation tool simplifies the workflow of converting complex service data into modern, streamlined passenger information displays with a few clicks.

New Rochelle unveils plans for transit centre redesign

Planning and redevelopment11 Oct 2024

Redesign is a cornerstone of the City’s transformative downtown redevelopment strategy, positioning it as a model for equitable and sustainable urban growth.

Transport UK London Bus electrifies first London bus route

Electric vehicles02 Oct 2024

The bus company has introduced a fleet of electric double-decker buses and developed its Walworth depot in London to incorporate fully electric routes.

West Midlands to establish UK’s first mobility hub network

Transport hubs01 Oct 2024

Placed in key travel corridors, mobility hubs connect schemes such as shared bikes, e-scooters and car clubs with public transport and active travel options.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Smart Cities Reports30 Sep 2024

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

How transit tech is addressing NYC transportation challenges

News27 Sep 2024

Report from the Transit Tech Lab public-private initiative details how 18 tech companies partnered with New York-area transit agencies to test their technology.

Madison Metro Transit launches tap to ride fare system

Mobility-as-a-Service24 Sep 2024

System introduces account-based ticketing through the new Metro Fast Fare Card smart cards, ensuring a seamless and flexible payment experience for all users.

Butler Transit Authority rolls out new digital fare system

Mobility-as-a-Service18 Sep 2024

Butler Transit Authority riders in Pennsylvania will benefit from a modernised transit system designed to enhance convenience and improve the riding experience.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – San Diego

Smart Cities Reports18 Sep 2024

Delve into the latest City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld, focusing on how the City of San Diego is innovating through policy and technology to best serve its communities.

Research shows Londoners support more low traffic neighbourhoods

Road travel13 Sep 2024

Cyclomedia Urban Road Safety Index examines transport and mobility trends across 32 European cities

Denmark’s Rejsekort travel app rolled out nationwide

Mobility-as-a-Service04 Sep 2024

Public transport users aged 18 and above in Denmark can now easily travel on trains, buses, trams, and the metro with just one swipe on their smartphones.

Optibus expands into real-time data with new acquisition

Analytics02 Sep 2024

Acquisition of Datik to reimagine application of real-time data for passenger information, control and monitoring, safety, and operational solutions.

Osaka Metro signs agreement towards implementation of eVTOLs

Air Travel29 Aug 2024

Under this agreement, SkyDrive and Osaka Metro will explore detailed business plans and operations to determine how they can practically use eVTOL technology.

Companies team for edge functionality in mass transit pilot

Internet of Things19 Aug 2024

Tecno has installed the system at select stations throughout a major urban subway network in Latin America to wirelessly monitor and gather systems data.

Five megaprojects that could transform urban economies

Economic Development16 Aug 2024

SmartCitiesWorld explores five of the world’s biggest infrastructure projects to see what challenges they’re facing and how they can be potentially transformative to local and global economic development.

MassDOT board approves $16.7bn capital investment plan

Transport hubs22 Jul 2024

The new MassDOT five-year plan, which covers fiscal year 2025-2029, aims to improve infrastructure, accessibility, and mobility across the state of Massachusetts.

Wastewater-powered inclined elevator to open in French resort

Transport hubs19 Jul 2024

Ascenseur des Thermes will open in August 2024, providing a sustainable transport link between the resort of Saint-Gervais and thermal baths in Le Fayet.

TfL establishes new funds for road safety and bus improvements

Road travel18 Jul 2024

Funding includes up to £50m for boroughs to address road safety issues and up to £30m for improvements to bus journey times and overall transit experience.

Transport for Greater Manchester to utilise AI for bus travel

Road travel17 Jul 2024

The move makes it the first franchised UK transport authority to utilise artificial intelligence to deliver more reliable, frequent and quicker bus journeys.

Cubic switches to SkedGo to power Umo mobility app routing

Mobility-as-a-Service15 Jul 2024

Cubic’s Umo mobility app now offers riders the ability to plan, book and pay for multiple public transport options alongside shared micromobility services.

Berlin forges strategic deal with Hamburg in local transport

Road travel08 Jul 2024

The cities aim to pool the expertise of transport companies, associations and administrations to work together on sustainable urban mobility solutions.

FTA awards $343m to improve accessibility at transit-rail stations

Inclusivity03 Jun 2024

Grant recipients will use the federal funding to make rail stations more accessible and inclusive and in line with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

St Louis develops transportation and mobility plan

Policymaking29 May 2024

The Transportation & Mobility Plan will establish city’s vision and values for transportation and allow St Louis to move towards national policy best practices.

Ticketing platform implemented across Dakar’s electric bus system

Mobility-as-a-Service29 May 2024

Dakar Mobilité is partnering with Kuba to deploy a ticketing platform to boost use of the electric bus rapid transit system in the Senegalese capital.

Seoul issues eco-friendly travel tourist Climate Card

Climate action20 May 2024

Passes will allow unlimited use of Seoul’s public transportation during the selected period at low cost, making it economical and convenient for tourists.

Cities transforming transportation

Editor's Blog17 May 2024

Recent developments in Estonia and the US highlight the transformative potential of smart transportation solutions in benefiting communities worldwide.

Optibus partners with Snapper to improve on-time performance

Analytics14 May 2024

Operators are able to visualise complex data sets easily, implement improved runtimes and monitor the impact of service changes – all from one unified platform.

Mexico City wins Lee Kuan Yew World City international award

News09 May 2024

The prize is a biennial international award which has been jointly organised by Singapore’s Urban Redevelopment Authority and the Centre for Liveable Cities.

Firms named to test new tech with NY regional transit agencies

News08 May 2024

Transit Tech Lab focused on customer experience, climate resilience and kerb management and those selected will deploy their tech in a proof-of-concept period.

MTA reveals Climate Resilience Roadmap

Rail Travel30 Apr 2024

Roadmap is comprised of a Climate Vulnerability Assessment and climate resilience goals to address the magnitude of climate threats facing MTA infrastructure.

Transforming public transportation networks

Editor's Blog29 Apr 2024

How cities are leveraging innovative approaches to enhance accessibility, efficiency, and user experience in public transport to build more inclusive cities.

Salt Lake City shares vision for transit-oriented hub

Planning and redevelopment22 Apr 2024

The Rio Grande District Vision & Implementation plan is intended to serve as a redevelopment roadmap for around 11 acres of land west of the city’s Downtown.

St Pancras terminus introduces digital wayfinding solution

Rail Travel17 Apr 2024

Living Map’s digital wayfinding solution offers passengers and shoppers a dynamic tool to navigate the St Pancras International station’s layout effortlessly.

Phoenix secures $1.2m for transit-oriented rail development

Rail Travel15 Apr 2024

These types of grants help cities plan with the community around major transportation projects to improve access to public transit and affordable housing.

Butler County transit authority adopts account-based ticketing

Mobility-as-a-Service05 Apr 2024

Butler County Regional Transit Authority is working with NeoRide and fare payments-as-a-service company Masabi to simplify journeys across the region.

Orléans Métropole rolls out open payment ticketing system

Mobility-as-a-Service22 Mar 2024

System allows riders to use their bank cards, smart phones or other connected devices to pay for their journeys on buses and trams in French city of Orléans.

US DoT awards $50m to transportation tech projects

Economic Development15 Mar 2024

The projects are part of the President’s Investing in America agenda and encompass locations across 22 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

New 15-mile walking route 'Green Link Walk' launches in London

Transport hubs04 Mar 2024

Green Link Walk is launching in response to London’s boom in leisure walking since the pandemic and Londoners’ desire for more space dedicated to walking.

Optibus supports Spanish transit agencies to exchange data

Data management & software28 Feb 2024

Geoactio is making Optibus’ GTFS Manager accessible to Spanish public transit agencies and cities that have been struggling to transfer service data to the cloud.

UK establishes £4.7bn local transport fund

Economic Development26 Feb 2024

The investment for the Midlands and northern England claims to be the first transport budget specifically targeted at smaller cities, towns, and rural areas.

Ohio DoT awards boost e-mobility and fund travel feasibility study

Electric vehicles22 Feb 2024

Central Ohio Transit Authority has received two awards totalling $2.7m to study feasibility of East-West Workforce Connector and to boost EV infrastructure.

Glasgow progresses plans for reshaped transport network

Policymaking09 Feb 2024

Glasgow Transport Strategy will play a central role in battling climate change and aims to create more liveable neighbourhoods as well as tackle inequality.

Greater Lynchburg Transit Company upgrades transit tech

Mobility-as-a-Service31 Jan 2024

Masabi is delivering a new GLTC branded app, FlexFare, and is powering mobile ticketing in Transit, an app which thousands of GLTC riders already use.

Sixth Transit Tech Lab challenge call for entries

Climate action09 Jan 2024

The established challenge is looking for tech-driven approaches to support the agencies’ objectives in customer experience, resiliency and kerb management.

Here and Uber collaborate to drive precise mapping

Road travel08 Jan 2024

Here Technologies named by Uber as a global location provider focused on bringing further advanced location-aware tools and functions to the Uber platform.

Bay Area transit riders to get improved connections

Mobility-as-a-Service03 Jan 2024

New partnership aims to deliver guaranteed on-time transit connections for passengers, ensuring a seamless experience for riders in Fairfield and Sonoma County.

Las Vegas’ RTC introduces open payments across the network

Mobility-as-a-Service19 Dec 2023

Las Vegas tourists and local riders can now simply tap their contactless cards or mobile device to pay for transit without having to download RTC’s app.

UK councils team to create green, active travel district

Road travel15 Dec 2023

The vision for the new green travel district in the Birmingham area is for less congestion, less pollution, fewer accidents and more productive communities.

Expanding alternative mobility options through partnerships

Mobility-as-a-Service11 Dec 2023

Urban Mobility Partnership’s James Lancaster provides real-world examples of mobility partnerships that are working for cities and residents in the UK.

Partnership to boost mobile performance in London streets

Fibre networks04 Dec 2023

Boldyn and EE are installing a network of small cells in the King’s Cross and Euston area to boost mobile capacity and expanding it over the next two years.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

Smart Cities Reports16 Nov 2023

Discover how the City of Dallas is pushing ahead with its smart city efforts with the latest new-look City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld.

Transit authorities invited to test passenger insight platform

Mobility-as-a-Service15 Nov 2023

Snapper Services is partnering with the public transport app Transit to integrate real-time passenger experience data into its Mosaiq Insights platform.

Why housing plans must factor in multimodal transit systems

Policymaking25 Oct 2023

James Lancaster of the Urban Mobility Partnership reflects on the UK political party conference season and considers the implications for future mobility.

Local bus services in England receive £150m funding boost

Road travel24 Oct 2023

Funding has been made possible by cancelling the northern arm of the UK HS2 high-speed rail project and will see £150m redirected to the North and Midlands.

How Jacksonville is embedding autonomous mobility in transit

Connected and autonomous vehicles12 Oct 2023

Nat Ford, CEO at the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, explains how its Ultimate Urban Circulator project could serve as a blueprint for transit worldwide

Texas launches automated ADS paratransit system

Inclusivity11 Oct 2023

The platform by Spare has been launched by CapMetro and claims to be one of the world’s largest automated Americans with Disabilities Act paratransit systems.

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