Features

Analytical, insightful and topical write-ups on major trends and developments

• Metro Rail Rolling Stock in India: Installed base to more than double by 2023

  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.

• Autonomous Vehicles in US: Initiatives of the FTA [free access]

  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.

• Metrolinx 2041: Building on the Big Move plan [free access]

  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).

• TfL’s bus initiatives: Focus on new procurements despite declining ridership

  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.

• Public Transport in Johannesburg: Expansions planned to meet increasing demand

  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.

• Public transport in Barranquilla: New LRT to supplement current BRT [free access]

  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.

• Connecting Italy: General trends, expansion plans and funding

  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.

• (((eTicket Deutschland: New clearing system by September 2018

  March 1, 2018
  eTicket Deutschland is regarded as one of the most advanced ticketing systems in the world.

• Connecting Italy: Requirements and infrastructure projects [free access]

  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.

• Public transport in Mauritius: Plans for new LRT, bus upgrades

  February 1, 2018
  Mauritius, also known as the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country.

• Clean Buses in Asia: Slow off take of hydrogen-fuelled buses

  February 1, 2018
  Efforts to deploy fuel cell buses or hydrogen-fuelled buses in Asian cities have been few and far between.

• Northern Virginia TransAction: Segue to inaugural Six Year Program in 2018

  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).

• Clean Bus Deployment in Asia: Opportunities in electric bus market [free access]

  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.

• CIVITAS 2020 Projects: New projects, knowledge sharing

  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.

• Transantiago reforms, Chile: Preparing for Version 2.0 [free access]

  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.

• FY 2017 PTC Grant Program Projects : USD197 million awarded to 17 projects

  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.

• Bus Rapid Transit in India: Gaining popularity

  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.

• Public Transportation in Cape Town: Existing system and expansion underway

  November 1, 2017
  Cape Town is the second most-populous city of South Africa with a population of over 433,688 (2011 census).

• ERTMS Audit: Patchy deployment and missed deadlines [free access]

  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.

• Transcaribe BRT, Cartagena: Another BRT success in Colombia

  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).