May 1, 2018
The installed base for metro rail rolling stock in India is expected to increase by over 3,343 railcars by 2023 as the country’s metro network is expected to increase from 438.7 km to 1,060.8 km.
May 1, 2018
Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), also known as automated, driverless, self-driving and robotic vehicles, are projected to take over the manual task of driving and synchronise in real-time with all the elements of the transport network including other vehicles and infrastructure.
April 1, 2018
In March 2018, Metrolinx released a Draft Plan Engagement Report for the 2041 Regional Transportation Plan (2041 RTP) to develop an integrated transportation system for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).
April 1, 2018
Transport for London (TfL) has undertaken several initiatives in the last few years to deploy low- and zero-emission buses and has unveiled major plans for the future.
April 1, 2018
Johannesburg city has a population of 4.9 million residents (2017) and this is expected to increase to 5.43 million by 2021 and 6.5 million by 2040.
March 1, 2018
Barranquilla, also known as the Golden Gate of Colombia, is the fourth largest city in the country, capital of the Atlántico Department, and an important port.
March 1, 2018
Connecting Italy plan outlines its vision for the transportation and infrastructure system up to 2030. The scope of work includes renewal of rolling stock, upgrade of the existing system, and development of new metro and tram lines to expand the public transportation network.
February 1, 2018
Italy’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) approved the plan "Connecting Italy: needs and infrastructural projects" in April 2017. The planoutlines its vision forthe transportation and infrastructure system up to 2030.
January 1, 2018
TransAction is the long-range, multimodal transportation plan for Northern Virginia. TransAction 2040, which was adopted in 2012, is the most recent long-range plan developed by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA).
January 1, 2018
On December 27, 2017, Shenzhen city in China became the first city in the world to fully transition to a 100percent electric bus fleet.
January 1, 2018
The European Commission (EC) launched the CIVITAS Initiative in 2002 as a programme “of cities – for cities.” The word CIVITAS was coined as an amalgamation of three key components of a modern European society, namely city, vitality and sustainability.
December 1, 2017
Transantiago, the public transport system in Santiago, Chile, comprises a bus rapid transit (BRT) network, feeder bus lines, metro system and commuter rail system. It completed 10 years of service in February 2017 and involved an investment of around USD15 billion over the 10 years.
December 1, 2017
In November 2017, the United States Department of Transportation's (DOT’s) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced the selection of projects for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Positive Train Control (PTC) Grant Program.
December 1, 2017
Between 2009 and 2016, the number of operational bus rapid transit (BRT) systems in India increased from three to nine and the size of the operational network increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35.8 per cent from 30 km in 2009 to 256.26 km in 2016.
November 1, 2017
In October 2017, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published an audit report of deployment of European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS), a European control-command, signalling and communication system.
November 1, 2017
In March 2016, the Government of Colombia began operations on nine stations of the 10-km trunk route of Transcaribe Integrated Mass Transit System/Sistema Integrado de Transporte Masivo (SITM), the first bus rapid transit (BRT) in Cartagena de Indias (Cartagena).