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Move – 22 & 23 october 2019 – Hamburg (GERMANY)
8th annual Move summit taking place in Hamburg on the 22 & 23rd October 2019. Please click here for our 2019 MOVE Programme Every year E.N.G. brings together 80 to 100 leaders specifically focused on modern mobility paradigms and the future of people and goods transport. Unlike other events we go beyond simple green washing
MaaS@AMS – Sharing the Future of Urban Mobility – 21 october 2019 – Amsterdam (THE NETHERLANDS)
During this MaaS event, international and local experts will share their experiences, vision, findings, and plans in relation to MaaS and its consequences for urban mobility. More information on this website.
8th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation – 4 to 6 september 2019 – Budapest (HUNGARY)
More information on their website The symposium is an annual event organized by the European Association of Research in Transportation (hEART). The aim of the conference is to connect researchers in transport modeling, transport economics and transport policy with advanced practice.
Digital Transport Days – 7 to 9 october 2019 – Helsinki (FINLAND)
More information on this website In cooperation with the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union the conference will offer a European viewpoint on digital solutions for transport and mobility. The conference will explore the latest developments in the field, to help define and implement enabling policies, as well as developing customer-oriented services.
Impact>Mobility – 24&25 June 2019 – Amsterdam (THE NETHERLANDS)
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Paris to trial all-night metro operation
All-night service on selected metro and tram lines in Paris is to be trialled later this year, Ile-de-France President Valérie Pécresse announced on April 13. To relaunch going out in Paris, I have decided to break a taboo and run transport 24 h a day, she tweeted the next day, along with the hashtag #ParisNeverSleeps.
Oslo is ready for the era of electric buses
In Oslo City and Akershus county, Ruter estimates that there is only nine years left until all public transport will be zero emission. This includes buses and boats. A big step is taken this year. Oslo has had six electric buses in operation since 2017, split on 2 buses each for three PTOs. There have
Direct financing allowed Amsterdam PTA to make fewer public transport cutbacks
New forms of financing can make an important contribution to improving public transport and making it more sustainable. The Transport Authority Amsterdam has implemented various alternative forms of financing in the past years, such as the Bus Loan. This enabled, among other things, the interim financing of electric buses. Nico van Paridon of the Transport
The Amsteltram, in 35 minutes from Uithoorn to Amsterdam South by tram
Transport Authority Amsterdam is commissioning authority for the realisation of the Amsteltram project, the first regional tramline in the Metropolitan area of Amsterdam. When completed, it is possible to travel from Uithoorn, a suburban town of 30.000 inhabitants some 10 kilometer south of Amsterdam to Amsterdam South station in little over half an hour. This
Vilnius is becoming the European capital with the most up-to-date public transport
In 2017, a record-breaking update of public transport was initiated in the capital of Lithuania. Currently there are almost 300 new public transport vehicles operating in Vilnius: at least 250 new buses and 41 new trolleybuses. These numbers show that 6 out of 10 buses in the streets of Vilnius are completely new: there is































