Spotlight

Detailed look at a specific topic or area of interest

• Automated fare systems in North America: Updates as of 2012

  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....

• Electric buses: Witnessing increasing demand worldwide

  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.

• BHLS in Europe: Buses with High Level of Service

  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....

• Public Transport Energy Efficiency in Europe: Need, initiatives and developments

  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...

• Metro rail tunnels in India: Witnessing growing demand

  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...

• Transit Projects for FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil: Status of projects

  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....

• Transit Projects for FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil: Status of upcoming 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...

• US Transit: Capital Investment Impacts and Financing

  May 1, 2012
  In March 2012, the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) released its biennial report on the state of transportation infrastructure.....

• US Transit: System characteristics, asset conditions and performance

  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....

• AFC in Africa: Evolution to contactless payments, mobile wallets

  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)......

• Recap 2011: Key developments in Asia Pacific and Europe

  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.

• Recap 2011: Key developments in Americas and MEA

  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.

• GSM-R in Europe: Harmonisation of railways

  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.

• Metro projects in India: Opportunities in upcoming projects

  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.

• Metro rail projects in India: Operational projects proving to be a success

  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.

• SFMTA's SOGR Strategy: Gearing towards a holistic approach

  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.

• TEN-T : Massive transport programme in Europe

  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...

• Urban rail in ASEAN: Opportunity in extensions and new projects

  July 1, 2011
  Urban rail systems are currently operational in four cities in the ASEAN region - Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Singapore. Manila was the first city...

• State of Good Repair Bus and Bus Facilities Initiative: Attempt at meeting urgent needs

  June 1, 2011
  Today the US is beleaguered with severe infrastructural bottlenecks such as congested roads, century-old subway networks and obsolete long-distance railway networks.

• High-speed railway in China: Solutions to materialise ambitious plans

  May 1, 2011
  HSR has succeeded well in China. As of 2009, there were 773 HSR trains operating daily, enjoying an occupancy rate of 101.7 per cent. The rail-based mode of transport...