March 1, 2013
Today, rail operators across the world aim to improve safety and productivity, improve customer interface, and ensure smoother operations.
February 1, 2013
Several transit agencies and authorities across the world revealed major plans to construct bus rapid transit systems (BRT), introduce dedicated bus lanes, procure new buses...
January 1, 2013
The past year witnessed significant developments in the bus transport sector across the world. Authorities and operators in North America and Europe placed the maximum...
December 1, 2012
Several transit agencies launched new smart cards, deployed mobile ticketing facilities and awarded contracts for the launch of automated fare collection (AFC) systems....
November 1, 2012
Increasing gasoline prices and environmental issues associated with the use of fossil fuels have engaged policymakers' interest in both pure-electric and hybrid-electric vehicles.
October 1, 2012
In Europe, new urban bus schemes called 'Buses with High Level of Service' (BHLS) are being implemented to achieve service quality equivalent to trams at lower costs with the use....
September 1, 2012
Reduction of carbon emissions has become an important agenda for policy makers worldwide.The urban transport sector, plagued by an increasing number of automobiles...
August 1, 2012
Metro rail tunnel projects spanning over 100 km have been undertaken in India (India Infrastructure Research). Construction of the modern underground metro systems...
July 1, 2012
In order to improve urban mobility and meet the transport needs of the people, Brazil is undertaking bus rapid transit (BRT) and light-rail transit (LRT) projects....
June 1, 2012
Brazil is hosting the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup, 2014 in 12 major cities. The event is expected to attract a large number of...
April 1, 2012
In March 2012, the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) released its biennial report on the state of transportation infrastructure, the ‘2010 Status....
March 1, 2012
Transit agencies all over the world including Africa are progressively migrating away from cash-based payment systems (for example, paper and magnetic stripe tickets)......
February 1, 2012
The mass transit sector continued to grow in terms of investments and opportunities during 2011. In the second part of the two-part series, Global Mass Transit explores the prominent trends and key developments in Asia Pacific and Europe.
January 1, 2012
The mass transit sector continued to grow in terms of investments and opportunities during 2011. In this two-part series, Global Mass Transit explores the prominent trends and key developments across the world.
December 1, 2011
Rail operators depend on their communications infrastructures for safe and efficient operations. A key enabler is modern, reliable, and flexible communications infrastructure that forms the core network to route the monitoring, control and status data effectively, efficiently and on time.
November 1, 2011
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been a catalyst for metro expansion in India with about six projects worth INR672 billion in various stages of execution and planning.
October 1, 2011
Given the magnitude of investment and technical complexity, metro projects are among the most challenging of all infrastructure projects in urban transportation.
September 1, 2011
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is the largest multi-modal transportation agency in the Bay Area and the seventh largest in the US.
August 1, 2011
The Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T) are the European Commission's (EC) planned networks for road, rail and other (air and water) transport designed...