Buses and coaches are an integral part of public transport and travel and key elements in a sustainable transport system.
Every year, buses and coaches around the world bring passengers safe and sound to their intended destinations with the lowest impact on the environment of all transport modes.
However, many people are still unaware of just how safe, environmentally friendly, affordable, user-friendly and efficient buses and coaches really are.
Smart Move is about raising decision makers' awareness of the inherent social, environmental and economic benefits of buses and coaches.
Together, we can create a truly safe, green, affordable, user-friendly and efficient mobility system by simply doubling the use of buses and coaches. Find out here what can and must be done to make the Smart Move today!
New publication: IRU study on best policy and industry practices to achieve a doubling of the use of collective passenger transport by bus and coach just published!
As of this week, our Russian, Arabic and Turkish-speaking supporters and readers can download three new fact sheets on the contribution of buses and coaches to transport and mobility.
Smart Move best practice: Doubling the use of buses and coaches by constructing park & ride facilities. Park & ride facilities, situated next to major bus and coach routes in the suburbs, attract more people from the countryside to leave their cars outside the city and alternatively use collective/public means of transport to reach their final destination in the city.
