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Podcast: in conversation with Emily Yates, CIO, SEPTA

Emily Yates is the latest guest on the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, talking pandemic recovery and what it means to innovate.

Podcast: in conversation with Xavier Brice, CEO, Sustrans

The latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast sees editor Luke Antoniou joined by Sustrans CEO Xavier Brice for a conversation on all things sustainable urban mobility.

Podcast: in conversation with Emily Yates, CIO, SEPTA

Emily Yates is the latest guest on the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, talking pandemic recovery and what it means to innovate.

Podcast: in conversation with Xavier Brice, CEO, Sustrans

The latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast sees editor Luke Antoniou joined by Sustrans CEO Xavier Brice for a conversation on all things sustainable urban mobility.

Smart Cities News

Salt Lake City shares vision for transit-oriented hub

Planning and redevelopment22 Apr 2024

The Rio Grande District Vision & Implementation plan is intended to serve as a redevelopment roadmap for around 11 acres of land west of the city’s Downtown.

St Pancras terminus introduces digital wayfinding solution

Rail Travel17 Apr 2024

Living Map’s digital wayfinding solution offers passengers and shoppers a dynamic tool to navigate the St Pancras International station’s layout effortlessly.

Phoenix secures $1.2m for transit-oriented rail development

Rail Travel15 Apr 2024

These types of grants help cities plan with the community around major transportation projects to improve access to public transit and affordable housing.

Butler County transit authority adopts account-based ticketing

Mobility-as-a-Service05 Apr 2024

Butler County Regional Transit Authority is working with NeoRide and fare payments-as-a-service company Masabi to simplify journeys across the region.

Orléans Métropole rolls out open payment ticketing system

Mobility-as-a-Service22 Mar 2024

System allows riders to use their bank cards, smart phones or other connected devices to pay for their journeys on buses and trams in French city of Orléans.

Public transport ITS market in Europe and US to reach €4.3bn

Road travel18 Mar 2024

Analyst Berg Insight reports that the market for intelligent transportation systems in public transport is in a growth phase which will continue until 2027.

US DoT awards $50m to transportation tech projects

Economic Development15 Mar 2024

The projects are part of the President’s Investing in America agenda and encompass locations across 22 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

New 15-mile walking route 'Green Link Walk' launches in London

Transport hubs04 Mar 2024

Green Link Walk is launching in response to London’s boom in leisure walking since the pandemic and Londoners’ desire for more space dedicated to walking.

Optibus supports Spanish transit agencies to exchange data

Data management & software28 Feb 2024

Geoactio is making Optibus’ GTFS Manager accessible to Spanish public transit agencies and cities that have been struggling to transfer service data to the cloud.

UK establishes £4.7bn local transport fund

Economic Development26 Feb 2024

The investment for the Midlands and northern England claims to be the first transport budget specifically targeted at smaller cities, towns, and rural areas.

Ohio DoT awards boost e-mobility and fund travel feasibility study

Electric vehicles22 Feb 2024

Central Ohio Transit Authority has received two awards totalling $2.7m to study feasibility of East-West Workforce Connector and to boost EV infrastructure.

Glasgow progresses plans for reshaped transport network

Policymaking09 Feb 2024

Glasgow Transport Strategy will play a central role in battling climate change and aims to create more liveable neighbourhoods as well as tackle inequality.

Iwakuni Bus uses AI platform to tackle driver shortages

AI and Machine Learning01 Feb 2024

Optibus’ bus scheduling software and Timetable Optimisation will transform how services are planned and scheduled in the face of bus driver retention obstacles.

Greater Lynchburg Transit Company upgrades transit tech

Mobility-as-a-Service31 Jan 2024

Masabi is delivering a new GLTC branded app, FlexFare, and is powering mobile ticketing in Transit, an app which thousands of GLTC riders already use.

Sixth Transit Tech Lab challenge call for entries

Climate action09 Jan 2024

The established challenge is looking for tech-driven approaches to support the agencies’ objectives in customer experience, resiliency and kerb management.

Here and Uber collaborate to drive precise mapping

Road travel08 Jan 2024

Here Technologies named by Uber as a global location provider focused on bringing further advanced location-aware tools and functions to the Uber platform.

Bay Area transit riders to get improved connections

Mobility-as-a-Service03 Jan 2024

New partnership aims to deliver guaranteed on-time transit connections for passengers, ensuring a seamless experience for riders in Fairfield and Sonoma County.

Las Vegas’ RTC introduces open payments across the network

Mobility-as-a-Service19 Dec 2023

Las Vegas tourists and local riders can now simply tap their contactless cards or mobile device to pay for transit without having to download RTC’s app.

UK councils team to create green, active travel district

Road travel15 Dec 2023

The vision for the new green travel district in the Birmingham area is for less congestion, less pollution, fewer accidents and more productive communities.

Expanding alternative mobility options through partnerships

Mobility-as-a-Service11 Dec 2023

Urban Mobility Partnership’s James Lancaster provides real-world examples of mobility partnerships that are working for cities and residents in the UK.

Partnership to boost mobile performance in London streets

Fibre networks04 Dec 2023

Boldyn and EE are installing a network of small cells in the King’s Cross and Euston area to boost mobile capacity and expanding it over the next two years.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

Smart Cities Reports16 Nov 2023

Discover how the City of Dallas is pushing ahead with its smart city efforts with the latest new-look City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld.

Transit authorities invited to test passenger insight platform

Mobility-as-a-Service15 Nov 2023

Snapper Services is partnering with the public transport app Transit to integrate real-time passenger experience data into its Mosaiq Insights platform.

Why housing plans must factor in multimodal transit systems

Policymaking25 Oct 2023

James Lancaster of the Urban Mobility Partnership reflects on the UK political party conference season and considers the implications for future mobility.

Local bus services in England receive £150m funding boost

Road travel24 Oct 2023

Funding has been made possible by cancelling the northern arm of the UK HS2 high-speed rail project and will see £150m redirected to the North and Midlands.

Smart, autonomous vehicle hub established in Masdar City

Connected and autonomous vehicles17 Oct 2023

The Smart and Autonomous Vehicle Industries cluster aims to position Abu Dhabi as a leading industry hub, focusing on air, land and sea mobility applications.

How Jacksonville is embedding autonomous mobility in transit

Connected and autonomous vehicles12 Oct 2023

Nat Ford, CEO at the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, explains how its Ultimate Urban Circulator project could serve as a blueprint for transit worldwide

Texas launches automated ADS paratransit system

Inclusivity11 Oct 2023

The platform by Spare has been launched by CapMetro and claims to be one of the world’s largest automated Americans with Disabilities Act paratransit systems.

Collaboration to deliver open payments for public transit

Mobility-as-a-Service10 Oct 2023

Masabi and Worldpay team to create fully-certified, pre-integrated contactless open payments solution with an easy upgrade path to support all rider groups.

San Francisco unveils affordable, transit-oriented housing

Residential buildings29 Sep 2023

Kapuso in the Upper Yard is a transit-oriented, affordable housing development, providing homes for low-income families, including public housing residents.

Helsinki light rail line begins operations ahead of schedule

Rail Travel21 Sep 2023

Helsinki light rail line 15 is designed to provide a new, zero-emission mode of travel that will improve crosstown transport services and connectivity.

Seoul and Bogotá collaborate on integrated transportation

Mobility-as-a-Service11 Sep 2023

The memorandum of understanding sets out how the global capitals will share their knowledge and experience in areas such as bus, rail and cable car transportation.

Editor's Blog: The future of urban transportation is taking shape, guided by technology, innovation, and strategic partnerships

Editor's Blog08 Sep 2023

In this Editor’s blog, we’re shining a light on two compelling initiatives that offer a glimpse into the future of transport, and the work that will be required to get there, from urging government action to fostering successful collaborations in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs).

TfL buses and Tubes hit pre-pandemic levels during bumper summer

Transport hubs08 Sep 2023

After a significant spike in London’s public transport usage this summer, TfL is encouraging Londoners to continue the trend into the autumn.

Gloucestershire park and ride 5G rollout improves passenger experience

Transport hubs05 Sep 2023

The 5G solution has helped reduce unauthorised parking through reliable connectivity to support a QR code-based ticketing system, and curbed local emissions as a result.

The convergence of technology and sustainability is driving a paradigm shift in urban transportation.

Editor's Blog01 Sep 2023

From technology to improve the passenger experience to electric vehicles (EVs) contributing to cleaner streets, cities are at the forefront of a smart and sustainable transport revolution.

Brazilian transport operators use AI to optimise bus fleet

Road travel22 Aug 2023

Optibus’ planning and scheduling software, including its on-time performance feature, will be rolled out across the Porto Alegre’s 11 transportation operators.

Hardt Hyperloop secures funding for European test centre

Rail Travel19 Jul 2023

The 420-metre-long test facility in the Netherlands will allow Hardt to prove essential technologies for hyperloop and will also be open to other developers.

More than 160 US infrastructure projects awarded funding

Economic Development06 Jul 2023

Raise discretionary grants aim to help rebuild infrastructure and drive a clean-energy economy to combat climate change and make communities more resilient.

Charlotte mobility corridor awarded $12m US DoT funding

Road travel30 Jun 2023

The West Sugar Creek Mobility Corridor will feature smart, energy-efficient lighting, signage, wayfinding and electric vehicle charging to support mobility.

Construction underway on Manchester mobility hub

Transport hubs12 Jun 2023

Work has started on site to build what is claimed to be the UK’s first mobility hub in Manchester, which forms part of the Ancoats people-first neighbourhood.

$52m awarded to technology travel projects in eight states

Economic Development31 May 2023

Projects funded by the Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation programme include signal timing systems and seamless transit payment systems.

LA Metro implements solar-powered e-paper displays

Transport hubs18 May 2023

As part of its next-gen bus system strategy, LA Metro is incorporating the electronic displays to improve customer experience in the city’s downtown areas.

Paris to deploy upgraded public ticketing ahead of ’24 Games

Mobility-as-a-Service06 Apr 2023

French public transport operator RATP is working with Flowbird to upgrade its ticketing infrastructure to include new LED touchscreens and faster processing.

The key considerations for EV charging implementationSponsored by Siemens

Electric vehicles03 Apr 2023

Siemens’ Marcel Ruemenapf explains how public and private sector collaboration is critical to the success of efficient, equitable electric vehicle charging.

Optibus supports digitisation of public transit in Portgual

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