Using smart technology to deliver best value
ITS United Kingdom is the UK society for everybody who works in the intelligent transport systems (ITS) sector. ITS can be defined as the integration of information and communications technology with...
View ArticleProviding a coordinated and integrated response for the needs of Madrid
The Spanish State is organised on the basis of a Central Government - 17 Autonomous Regions with wide-ranging powers at the regional level and Municipalities which represent towns and villages at the...
View ArticleKeeping Cologne moving
On a daily basis, more than 200,000 people come to Cologne to work, shop and to experience all that the city has to offer. Cologne is a metropolis in the west of Germany and is a big city with an...
View ArticleImplementing Germany’s first large-scale electronic ticketing system
The Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) passenger transport association is one of the biggest in Europe, and has recently made plans to implement Germany's first large-scale electronic ticketing system....
View ArticleThe tram-train: perfect in form and function for the city and the region
The project On 18 September 2009, the transport authorities Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH (AVG) and Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe GmbH (VBK) ordered 30 FLEXITY Swift type dual-system tram-trains from...
View ArticleA success story of an innovative concept
In Karlsruhe, a fully developed tram-system has been operating since 1900, and there is also an important railway junction where many main lines and branch lines meet. This situation creates the idea...
View ArticleTough terrain does not stop Stuttgart’s success
Stuttgart is a city built on many hills and this results in countless stairs and slopes. Organising public transport in a place like this means you have to be careful not to end up running a network...
View ArticleThe accessible and affordable public transport objective
Mobility is among the most elementary basic needs of our society. To be able to guarantee mobility for everyone, local public transport is of great importance within a networked transport system. In...
View ArticleAn open road to a streamlined future
Open payment systems, which permit a range of payment options for consumers, are inevitable for public transportation. Customers want to be able to breeze through the metro turnstiles by simply...
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