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26 January 2012
See the interview with M.F. Gustavo A. Cardenas V., President of CANAPAT about why Mexico made the Smart Move.
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20 January 2012
Multi-modal travel information via a smartphone has been extended in Scotland and Wales with the launch of two new apps for Blackberry and Android, showing live and scheduled bus times at selected stops.
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20 January 2012
Replacing subsidised air travel with inter-city buses would cut costs by 68% and CO2 emissions by 63,500 tonnes per year, research has found.
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20 January 2012
User-friendly onboard Internet service, low fares and high fuel costs get car users increasingly on buses, reversing a 46-year decline of the bus industry, once viewed as a last resort.
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20 January 2012
An independent study on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in US cities confirms BRT as the best mobility solution over rail-based options for costs, flexibility and efficiency. City authorities should make this smart move!
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20 January 2012
Indian authorities have massively invested in new deluxe vehicles, making long distance transport by bus safer and more appealing to citizens in southern India.
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20 January 2012
An Italian academic research shows that the bus is likely to win over airplaine and train for long distance transport.
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17 January 2012
See the interview with Ruben Prada Garcia, Vice President of the Spanish federation ASTIC about why Spain made the Smart Move.
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05 January 2012
Buses and coaches are instrumental in achieving the sustainable mobility of all people, as safe, green, affordable, user-friendly and efficient elements of the entire public transport chain. Joining and promoting the Smart Move campaign can be a zero-cost way of supporting and encouraging the growth in bus and coach travel.
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28 December 2011
BUSWORLD TURKEY 2012, the International Trade Fair for the Bus Industry and Accessories will be organised from April 19 to 21, 2012 in the Halls 1 and 2 of the Istanbul Expo Center, gathering the industry's professionals together.
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22 December 2011
As 2011 comes to a close, we are pleased to welcome three new partners to the Smart Move family. Fenebus, Go Bus and Jornal Strada. These new partners have committed to promoting the Smart Move campaign in their respective countries.
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21 December 2011
A virtuous circle: innovative and cooperative transport policies pay off and help support sustainable mobility and new investments.
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12 December 2011
The IRU is pleased to invite you to you the 9th Symposium of lawyers which will take place in Geneva on 24 February 2012. The theme of the Symposium is 'The Evolution of Contractual Relations in Road Transport- Increasing Liabilities for Road Carriers'.
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09 December 2011
The Major of Skopje, Koce Trajanovski, promotes the Smart Move campaign by using public advertising screens showcasing the advantages of bus and coach transport.
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05 December 2011
IRU Workshop on Long Distance Bus and Coach Transport in Europe: (re)Discovering the wheel"
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23 November 2011
Tiramisu, a new iphone application, allows bus riders in Pittsburgh, USA, to track their current location while riding the bus and, in turn, share this information with people who are still waiting, thereby creating a more complete map and schedule of bus routes and times.
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23 November 2011
The first fully working version of the New Bus for London (NBfL), formerly described as a "21st century Routemaster", has been unveiled in Northern Ireland... The UK capital's mayor, Boris Johnson emphasised the bus's "contemporary take", including its interior lighting and grooved flooring on the staircases and entrance, and stressed its environmental advantages.
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23 November 2011
Polskibus expands its coach fleet to 68 vehicles, all of which meet the latest Euro 5 emissions standards and offer free wi-fi, leather seats and air conditioning. They will be used to offer fast inter-city express journeys for as little as 1 Zloty (0.22 euro).
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23 November 2011
The Floating Dutchman, which began service last month, is a tour coach and canal boat rolled into one smart touring ride for passengers between two connecting flights at Amsterdam’s airport.
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23 November 2011
The city of Seoul, South Korea, has debuted its new electric bus, Namsan Electric Bus. Seoul’s newest form of public transport and the latest trophy in terms of green initiatives for the Seoul Metropolitan Government is a significant milestone for the city-wide efforts to go green. The buses, which are also dubbed Peanut Buses because of their distinctive look can carry 1,000-3,000 passengers a day and up to 47 passengers per trip
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23 November 2011
A massive $1.23bn bus rapid transit scheme is being proposed for Chicago to address its transport needs. The proposal would add dedicated bus lanes, pre-paid fares, level boarding at defined stations every half-mile, and signal prioritisation to 95 miles of streets on ten corridors. The plan would see buses every 5-10mins and significantly improve connections with existing transport lines.
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25 October 2011
European transport and travel political and business leaders discuss the best policies and operational practices to further green the travel and tourism chain highlighting that buses and coaches offer the best transport solution for ensuring the sustainable mobility of European citizens.
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25 October 2011
The IRU Bus Excellence Award 2011 goes this year to the German company "Reutlingen Stadtverkehrsgesellschaft mbH Hogenmuller & Kull Co. KG (RSV)", for its strong commitment to service quality and customer satisfaction achieved through innovative offers. In many cases, it delivered more than customers expected and helped change the mindsets of both customers and authorities.
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25 October 2011
UK resort of Southport wins the IRU City Trophy 2011, as the world's most friendly city for group tourism, whose transport policy doubled the number of visiting tourist coaches over the past ten years.
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25 October 2011
The IRU Coach Tourism Innovation Award 2011 international jury declared Videobustour, Germany's "better city sightseeing tour" company, this year's winner for its innovative coach tourism service: "Discover a new form of city sightseeing - unique multimedia tours on buses with on-board video screens", which couples a traditional sightseeing coach tour with modern multimedia tools.
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25 October 2011
This year marked the 40th anniversary of Busworld, the largest exhibition of buses and coaches in the world. The fully booked 2011 edition was held in Kortrijk, Belgium from October 21-26 and allowed visitors from all over to discover what's new in the world of buses and coaches.
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25 October 2011
The Japan Bus Association (NBA) was recently commended by the international IRU Bus Excellence Award 2011 jury, for its involvement in the management of the post-crisis situation after the earthquake, the tsunami and the Fukushima power plant crash in March 2011 and the support offered to its members in the affected regions.
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25 October 2011
More than 11,000 passengers enjoyed a free ride on the bus on Thursday 22 September as part of World Car Free Day activities in the Bay of Plenty. The region's Bay Hopper and City Ride buses were made free for the entire day as a surprise to reward those committed to using public transport.
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25 October 2011
NATIONAL Express is operating around one hundred additional coaches during peak months to meet demand on its London to Paris service.
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25 October 2011
CAMBRIDGESHIRE'S guided busway offering a minimum 10-minute frequency between St Ives and Cambridge, and bypassing the notoriously busy A14 trunk road, opened last week. Services are operated by Stagecoach and Whippet Coaches on the 25-kilometre busway, which is the world's longest.
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25 October 2011
Taking public transport can be anywhere from 10 to 20% less expensive than using your car?
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19 September 2011
Leading representatives from the EU transport policy and business sphere will discuss best policy and operational practices to further green the entire travel and tourism chain at the 7th European Bus and Coach Forum, held in the framework of Busworld Kortrijk in October 2011.
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19 September 2011
The bus and coach industry will present the 'Bus Excellence', the 'City Trophy' and the 'Coach Tourism Innovation' Awards during the Busworld opening ceremony in Kortrijk - Belgium on 20 October 2011 in the framework of the global Smart Move campaign.
These three global awards commend innovation, best practices and excellence in bus operations and coach tourism policies that promote and support sustainable mobility by bus and coach transport.
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19 September 2011
First bus equipped to accommodate driving simulator is tested in France. This mobile training platform, called Cassiopeia, will be used to train 7,000 employees of the group's 170 members.
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19 September 2011
French Transport Minister, Thierry MARIANI, has authorised cabotage operations on 230 new interregional coach lines crossing France within the framework of international journeys - thus reducing the number of empty seats while offering flexible and affordable services.
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19 September 2011
Bus rapid transit (BRT) ranks among the cheapest and quickest ways to cut CO2 emissions by transportation. According to a study conducted by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), the cities that have delivered the Bus Rapid Transit System most successfully while cutting the most carbon are in South Africa, Colombia, India and China.
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19 September 2011
Official figures from Transport for London (TfL) say the number of journeys made on London buses has reached a 53-year high. Last year, the number of passenger journey reached 2.3 billion, surpassing the previous year by 24 million passengers.
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19 September 2011
Safe, user-friendly, green, efficient and affordable: an example of a coach operation that ticks all the Smart Move boxes is Megabus.com in the US. Launched in 2006, the service is the first intercity express bus line dedicated to providing high-quality, low cost travel options to 17 Midwest and 13 Northeast cities.
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19 September 2011
A luxury express coach service, Scottish Citylink's Gold service, has carried more than 130,000 passengers on its up-market operation between Glasgow and Aberdeen and Inverness, since its launch last year. Scottish Citylink says that 36 per cent of customers previously used their cars, while 31 per cent used to travel by train.
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19 September 2011
'Trade Your Transport', a new initiative from the UK Company Cartakeback.com, encourages people to recycle their older, more polluting cars and choose a greener form of transport.
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09 September 2011
Although more than 100 journey planners already exist, there is not one yet that allows users to find information or book a ticket for a journey within Europe regardless of the number of countries or transport modes involved. This is particularly true for planners that include buses and in particular long distance coach lines.
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13 July 2011
Studies and emissions calculators show that if you take the coach instead of using your car, you are contributing to making a significant reduction in the CO2 emissions causing the greenhouse effect and protecting the environment from climate change.
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13 July 2011
A unique hop-on hop-off flexible coach network, Busabout, offers door-to-door service travel around Europe.
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13 July 2011
Taking a bus is one of the best - and cheapest - ways to see the capital, says Badaude, the illustrator of London Walks, a quirky, hand-drawn guide to exploring the city. Look for yourself!
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13 July 2011
Here's a travel tip: buses are much faster than most trains in Turkey, and provide inexpensive service almost around the clock between all cities and towns. They are fairly comfortable and often air-conditioned. Express buses between major cities are also significantly faster and more comfortable than local buses.
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13 July 2011
In Panama City Beach, Florida, free 'Beach Bus' rides will be provided up and down Front Beach Road this summer, giving visitors and locals alike the ability to simply wave the large buses down and go anywhere they want along the beach.
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13 July 2011
Following the successful rollout of the national modal shift campaign - Sometimes you can't beat the bus - in September 2010, Greener Journeys and the UK bus industry has made creative materials freely available to all bus operators and local authorities through an online toolkit.
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13 July 2011
Leading representatives from the EU transport policy and business sphere will discuss best policy and operational practices to further green the entire travel and tourism chain at the 7th European Bus and Coach Forum, held in the framework of Busworld Kortrijk in October 2011.
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14 June 2011
The Smart Move campaign was launched in Italy today, on the occasion of a conference organised by the Italian National Road Passenger Transport Association (ANAV) and sponsored by the City of Rome and Italian Ministry of Transport.
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14 June 2011
The EU White Paper 'Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area - Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system' identifies buses as one of the best solutions for long-distance and intercity travel, and urban transport and commuting, highlighting the significant increase in fuel costs and congestion levels by 2030, which will lead to divergences in transport accessibility.
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14 June 2011
Arriva Denmark received the International Transport Forum's Transport 2011 Achievement award for its 'Better Bus Ride' Project in Leipzig, Germany on 26 May 2011.
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14 June 2011
The Wall Street Journal highlights the growing popularity of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system around the world, describing BRT as a modern transit system with the flexibility of buses, and the speed, comfort and reliability of rail.
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14 June 2011
The new BRT system, called 'Metrobus' has 21 stations and physically separated lanes that run in the middle of the street. As an extra safety measure, the Metrobus has elevated station platforms and features countdown clocks that notify riders of the next arriving bus on each platform to keep riders informed.
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14 June 2011
An online survey conducted by Xiamen Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in May 2011, shows nearly 70% of citizens in Xiamen, China, rated the BRT service as 'excellent' and 'good'. The survey which involved 3,000 people mainly focuses on four areas: station staff services, hardware facilities; amenities and rush hour congestion.
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14 June 2011
Our Future Mobility Now, to be held in Brussels on 22 - 25 June 2011, will bring together the mobile generation of the future and Europe's leading vehicle manufacturers and to build a community that imagines how the vehicles and transport we use will evolve and influence 21st Century life.
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14 June 2011
A study conducted in 2010 by the International Transport Forum shows that buses remain a basic means of transportation, in particular among the young, the elderly, and those with low incomes.
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14 June 2011
The Rolling Hotel - Rotel rolls a coach and hotel into one unit. By day, passengers sit in the front of the coach and take in all the sights, and by night they adjourn to the rear of the vehicle to enjoy their semi-private sleeping quarters.
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17 May 2011
Travelling by bus or coach is by far the safest form of road passenger transport in the UK. It is over seven times safer than a journey made by car. Fewer cars on our roads also mean lower congestion and ultimately fewer accidents.
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17 May 2011
A new study released by The American Bus Association Foundation, Federal Subsidies for
Passenger Transportation, 1960-2009, has found that the private commercial bus industry is the most cost effective mode of public transportation in the United States.
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17 May 2011
The Belgian Bus and Coach Federation, FBAA has been conducting various activities aimed at promoting road safety for years, including a campaign for road safety on the website www.voyagescolairesecurite.org or www.veiligeschoolreis.org in Dutch.
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17 May 2011
A cocoon in a coach: feel at home when travelling long distance!
The coach company company, Willer Express, in Japan has transformed a coach into a luxurious mode of transport by designing the interiors of the bus as the first class cabins of wide bodied aircrafts. The extremely luxurious seat modules are called cocoons.
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17 May 2011
Following the results of the first meeting of the all-Italian Round Table on the outstanding issue of coach tourism entry fees ('bus ticket') in Italian cities, and the joint intervention of the European travel and coach travel industry, represented by the IRU, ECTAA and ETOA, on 10 May, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in Italy has invited the competent Tourism Department to come up with its own observations to the proposals made by the organised coach tourism industry in Italy.
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27 April 2011
The European travel and coach travel industry expects rapid progress in solving the problem of coach tourism entry fees in Italian cities, for the benefit of local economies, citizens and visitors alike.
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19 April 2011
The German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development recently launched the 'Safety in coaches' initiative to define quality criteria and provide orientation to coach operators and allow them to check their safety standards online.
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19 April 2011
The Spanish trade organisations Asintra and Fenebus have jointly published a book showing added value of buses and coaches in Spain, where long-distance public passenger transport by road is the key mode of transport to guarantee sustainable mobility of all population groups throughout the country.
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19 April 2011
The "Economic Impact of Coach Tourism", a two-year study involving 3,000 coach travelers and companies, published by the German Association for bus and coach (bdo) shows that coach tourism in Germany generates annual sales of EUR 10.5 billion Euros and ensures over 200,000 employments, including in hotels, leisure facilities, and gastronomy.
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19 April 2011
The Brazilian city of Curitiba, the capital of the southern Brazilian state of Parana has introduced 544 environmentally-friendly 28-metre-long-double-articulated buses, which represent 29% renovation of the Curitiba Rapid Transit System and can carry about 77,000 passengers per day, reducing the carbon dioxide emissions by 50%.
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19 April 2011
Winners of the Asia Coach Week BAAV Awards were announced at Busworld Asia (29 - 30 March 2011) which focused on European market entrance criteria; this contest uncovered the overlooked strengths of Chinese bus product offerings and showcased the latest Chinese industry accomplishments to European audiences and industries.
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19 April 2011
The Swedish Doubling Project, aimed at doubling the market share held by public transport, is a unique nationwide co-operation involving all employees in the public transport sector.
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19 April 2011
Any London visitor has heard about the Oyster card: a user-friendly and efficient, transport pass that also makes bus transport affordable. Passengers can take as many bus journeys as they need in a day and they will never be charged more than the day pass price.
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06 April 2011
Committed to contribute to the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and its Argentinean Member Association the Federacion Argentina de Entidades Empresarias de Autotransportes de Cargas (FADEEAC) today held an international conference on "Road Safety and Road Transport Professional Training", attended by some 800 representatives of the public authorities, road transport and training industries from Latin America.
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18 March 2011
Spanish speaking policy-makers, bus and coach business managers, media and citizens can now make the Smart Move too, as the campaign's messages have been made available in Spanish. With this new development, the word about how safe, user-friendly, green, efficient and affordable bus and coach transport is can now be spread in over 20 countries where Spanish is the official language.
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18 March 2011
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) provides faster, greener, safer and more efficient service than an ordinary bus. "These systems operate like a surface subway", say BRT advocates, "but cost far less than building an actual metro."
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18 March 2011
As oil price continues to climb, taking the bus gets even more affordable compared to taking the car. Gas prices, as noted by the American Public Transportation Association in a recent statement increased 28 cents since the end of February, for a national average of $3.47 a gallon (3.78 litres).
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18 March 2011
In March 2011, one month prior to the EU's adoption of the White Paper on the Future of Transport Policy, the Spanish Council of Ministers adopted a comprehensive Strategy for Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency (Estrategia de Ahorro y Eficiencia Energetica, EAEE), supported by an awareness campaign on the importance of energy saving. The strategy, which focuses in three main fields: transport and mobility, construction and lighting and electricity consumption, will allow an annual reduction of 12.5 million tonnes of CO2 emissions.
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18 March 2011
Faced with increasingly severe environmental pollution, the scarcity of oil and other non-renewable resources and the growing necessity of energy efficiency and emissions reductions, new and renewable energy vehicles have become the latest developmental trend in the bus and coach industry. This year's Busworld Asia to be held from 30 March - 1 April, will therefore feature the latest innovations in renewable energy and facilitate international exchange and dialogue.
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18 March 2011
A handful of cities in the US are running pilot programs to test an automated voice warning system on buses to alert pedestrians before they cross the street
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18 March 2011
A UK bus company, Arriva Yorkshire, has launched a campaign to make their customers' bus experience more user-friendly by highlighting the issue of people playing their personal music at levels that disturb fellow passengers, hence a more user-friendly bus experience for their fellow passengers
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18 March 2011
Kolumbus, a Norwegian transit company, has just launched a social network for buses, which features QR code, a specific matrix barcode readable by smart phones. This service is aimed at making bus schedules more easily available, through real-time information provided by the QR codes. The company has embedded the codes in more than 1,200 bus stops around the country.
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18 March 2011
"Carte Azur", a single ticket for unlimited travel by bus and tram, was launched on 28 February 2011. The multimodal and integrated new card system connects the will allow travelers to validate their tickets on any bus and tram in the French region of Alpes-Maritime.
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10 March 2011
Buses and coaches are undoubtedly the best solutions politicians can think when devising strategies to reduce CO2 emissions and achieve decarbonisation and energy efficiency, as foreseen by the EU Roadmap for building a competitive low-carbon Europe by 2050, published on 8 March 2010.
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07 March 2011
Starting from 2013, bus and coach passengers in the European Union will enjoy the same rights are rail, air and boat travelers, as the European Parliament adopted new regulations on passenger rights in bus and coach transport in February 2011.
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02 March 2011
A harmonised framework for low emission zones (LEZs) is needed at EU level, with a single information window for travellers and businesses, in order to meet ambitious objectives in sustainable mobility.
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22 February 2011
Only by putting collective passenger transport by bus and coach at the heart of the EU transport policy can policy makers at EU and national level achieve inclusive, efficient and sustainable mobility for all European citizens.
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18 February 2011
IRU calls upon all stakeholders to conclude the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe OmniBUS Agreement on international regular bus and coach lines this year!
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17 February 2011
The city of Guangzhou, China, won the 2011 Sustainable Transport Award for its new world-class Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System that integrates with bike lanes, bike share and metro stations into a collective transport system.
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17 February 2011
The first 100 city buses with Euro 5 emission standards, purchased by Beijing Transport Company, were launched on 3 January 2011. The first bus lines with Euro 5 buses in China were deployed to three suburbs bus lines.
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17 February 2011
This year's 11th edition of Busworld Asia exhibition will be held from 30 March to 1 April in the Shanghai Automotive Exhibition Center. As China is the largest market for new buses and coaches in the world by a long shot, the design and production of Chinese buses and coaches has undergone a rapid development over the last 10-15 years.
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17 February 2011
With an additional 2.98 million visitors expected to flock to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup, urban planners are grasping a golden opportunity to upgrade sustainable transport systems in the 12 host cities. In this nation of buses, that means special attention to state-of-the-art Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems, which provide fast, efficient, and affordable service.
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17 February 2011
The RATP launched an awareness campaign, "Share more, share the bus", that aims to create a better atmosphere and improve the travelling conditions on the different bus lines.
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17 February 2011
A Canadian bus company in the city of Saint John has climbed on board with free public wi-fi on 60 bus fleets. As bus-buddies can now Tweet from the comfort of their vinyl seats, the internet access is expected to increase the use of buses in the city of Saint John.
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17 February 2011
Audio-visual information on buses are an optimal solution to reducing barriers to travel: as information is key to any journey, providing sufficient information such as times of travel, frequency of service, location of stops, may encourage people to use public transport.
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14 February 2011
Launched in 2006, the BUSSTOP campaign aims to increase road safety for children, by providing proper information for teachers and parents through the internet, and training children on how to behave in traffic situations.
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17 January 2011
The bus and coach industry calls for public and private candidates for three global awards rewarding company and authorities' innovation, best practices and excellence in bus operation and coach tourism policy to facilitate and further promote sustainable mobility.
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17 January 2011
The sustainability of bus and coach transport is now enhanced by its related infrastructure as bus shelter designs rival in ingenuity.
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17 January 2011
Last month, Busworld Asia unveiled in Beijing the new rules regarding the Asia Coach Week, the highest level award for the Asian bus and passenger coach industry.
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17 January 2011
result of rising travel demand, escalating fuel prices, investments in new routes, and improved customer service. These factors propelled motor coach travel to its highest level in years and made the intercity bus the country's fastest growing mode of transportation for the third year in the row.
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17 January 2011
The number of kilometres travelled by London buses has increased by 33 % over the past 10 years to reach 480 million people in 2010, according to the latest Travel in London report released by Transport for London. The number of passenger kilometres has also doubled compared to the beginning of the 1990s.
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17 January 2011
Many examples of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems are in operation around the world, including Las Vegas, Sao Paulo, Beijing, Brisbane, Bogota, Lagos, Cleveland and many more. Istanbul also adds up to the numerous cities worldwide that has a very successful system in place. In the Turkish city which constantly suffers from severe traffic congestion, the one million passengers using the BRT save approximately 45 minutes each day.
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17 January 2011
In December, two hybrid buses were deployed in Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city in order to allow the city to run more buses with fewer greenhouse gas emissions, while also helping to reduce total vehicle kilometers traveled, congestion, and road injuries and fatalities.
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14 January 2011
Bus and coach operators contribute to global UN Decade of Action efforts by making road safety their top priority for 2011.
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17 December 2010
EU Transport Ministers endorsed Smart Move objectives while discussing ways of achieving efficient, safe, and sustainable road transport for the future, during the 1st IRU/EU Presidency Road Transport Conference and Ministerial Meeting in Brussels on 1 December.
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17 December 2010
Bulgarian coach crew from the BIOMET Company, Kremena Todorava, Dobrin Ivanov and Krum Krumov, received the IRU Grand Prix d'Honneur, an international award, recognising their outstanding act of courage, bravery, and professionalism that saved the lives of 37 passengers onboard when an armed man hijacked their bus.
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17 December 2010
With some 160 European cities with Low Emission Zones (LEZs) today, the Low Emission Zones (LEZs) website provides timely and up-to-date information on Low Emission and Environment Zones around Europe.
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17 December 2010
From 6 -10 December, the Santa Bus campaign collected food and monetary donations with collection bins on every bus and various bins in the Thunder Bay district of Canada.
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17 December 2010
An Australian bus company, the Four Hills Buses, has decided to decorate their buses in five different Christmas themes to raise money for a local children's hospital. The initiative that started in 2007 managed to raise more than 8,300 Australian Dollars just last year.
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17 December 2010
8 hydrogen buses will be introduced to the London bus network before Christmas, with the first one being launched earlier in December on one of the city's most popular routes.
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27 November 2010
Smart Move further broadens its geographical scope to promote safe, green, efficient, user-friendly and affordable bus and coach transport in Brazil and Mexico.
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19 November 2010
The Smart Move campaign was launched in Switzerland today during the celebration of the first Swiss National Bus day, organised by IRU Swiss Member, the Swiss Road Transport Association (ASTAG) to improve the economic and political framework for bus and coach in the country.
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16 November 2010
A new report titled "Modernizing Public Transportation," presents reductions in air pollutants, greenhouse gas emissions, noise and traffic accidents, as well as increased efficiency achieved by bus rapid transit (BRT) corridors, compared with traditional bus services in 13 Latin America and Asia cities.
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16 November 2010
CEO of the American Bus Association (ABA), Peter Pantuso, on the advantages of bus transport compared to rail, particularly in terms of costs and efficiency, on the National Journal Blog.
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16 November 2010
The recent launch of Charterbusconnect.com, an online booking portal for group travels that avoids consumer fees & middlemen, makes travelling by bus ever more affordable in the USA.
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16 November 2010
After making the Smart Move in 2009 by launching the first bus, LEGO City has recently launched its first intermodal station. Despite a good rail network, the previous versions of LEGO City were dominated by cars and bicycles.
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16 November 2010
For many years, air travel has been the preferred long-distance transportation. Recently, however, air travel's superior convenience has been overtaken by its crowded routes, increasing delays, and long security lines.
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16 November 2010
Faced with budget cuts, police officers in the UK are told to take the bus. Although the emergency response team still has their cars, the community police that deal with minor offences at two UK towns, Clevendon and Portishead are told to use buses to get around and do their jobs, if no car is available.
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16 November 2010
An NYU graduate student, Marco Castro Cosio, has found a good idea to associate buses with greener surroundings and cleaner air by turning them into urban gardens.
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16 November 2010
The taxi industry has unveiled its support to Smart Move's objective to double the use of buses and coaches by adopting a set of common taxi values: flexible, comfortable, green, safe and accessible, including as a recognised part of the public transport, on the occasion of the IRU International Taxi Forum held in Cologne, Germany, on 5 November 2010.
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16 November 2010
"Entre deux arrets", a Canadian bus service allowing women to request that bus drivers stop in between designated bus stops between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m, or after dark, has been operational since 1996.
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08 November 2010
IRU, CPT and EuroBusExpo leaders today joined forces to launch the Smart Move campaign in the UK, during the opening ceremony of the largest European bus and coach show, the EuroBusExpo 2010 exhibition.
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22 October 2010
The global bus and coach industry celebrates the 1st anniversary of its commitment to achieve sustainable mobility for all by doubling the use of buses and coaches.
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22 October 2010
Siemens unveiled its new system of transportation, e-BRT, equipped with the guidance system, Optical guide (Optiguide) and an automatic energy recharge at the launch of Public Transport Day September 15, 2010, and the Mobility Week of September 16 to 22.
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14 October 2010
achieving the objective of Smart Move (doubling the use of bus and coach transport worldwide in the next decade), can help achieve 5 out of 8 Millenium Development Goals.
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14 October 2010
On the occasion of the 6th US Conference on Public Transport and Sustainable Development held in September, New York City unveiled the first results of its "Greener, Greater New-York" strategy which gives priority to buses and coaches since 2007 with the creation of dedicated lanes and new bus stops.
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14 October 2010
A group of scientists, including psychologist Dr David Lewis - the man behind the term 'Road Rage', has been comparing the amount stress involved in bus and car travel and it's come up with some surprising results.
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14 October 2010
The University of Delft unveiled a 15 meters long bus prototype that can carry a 23 passengers and run up to 250 km/h.
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14 October 2010
The Nexus company, operating in the north-east of England is installing 60 cameras in bus shelters to make passengers feel safer while waiting at bus stops and stations.
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14 October 2010
What had started as an experiment to put a router on a school bus in Tucson, Arizona, has turned a rowdy bus into an Internet cafe.
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30 September 2010
OmniBUS, a global multilateral agreement on the international regular transport of passengers by coach and bus developed initiated by the within United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), may be concluded as early as 2011.
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29 September 2010
During last week's Papal visit in Great Britain, over 2,000 buses and coaches were mobilised in order to transport some 250,000 pilgrims that came to see Pope Benedict XVI at open air events in Glasgow, Birmingham and London.
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28 September 2010
On the occasion of the European Tourism Day on 27 September, leading tourism business alliance, Network of European Private Entrepreneurs in the Tourism Sector (NET) presented its proposals for the future European Tourism Policy to European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani.
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27 September 2010
There are today some 160 European cities with Low Emission Zones (LEZs), some of them introducing traffic restrictions and limitations for collective passenger transport by bus and coach, including those equipped with EURO III engines, which was the best environmental deal only 5 years ago.
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15 September 2010
As part of the campaign to support group tourism in Europe, ETOA (European Tour Operators Association) has recently launched 'Cities and Attractions Survey'.
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15 September 2010
Faced by increasing traffic congestion problems, China has revealed its plan to start trial operations by the end of this year in Beijing of an eco-friendly 'straddling bus' that can carry up to 1,400 passengers at once, and allow other vehicles to drive under its uplifted passenger compartment.
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15 September 2010
Japan recently unveiled a Solar-Powered public bus, the Solarve (Solar Vehicle) produced by Sanyo and Ryobi.
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15 September 2010
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) provides the same capacity, speed and accessibility as light rail but with the added advantage of flexibility as it can travel on all roads, whereas light rail is limited to its rail track.
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15 September 2010
The European Mobility Week to take place from 16 to 22 September 2010, with the participation of over 1,600 cities all over the world on the theme, Travel Smarter, Live better.
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15 September 2010
Smart Move is a global awareness campaign advocating an increased use of buses and coaches to achieve sustainable mobility for all.
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19 July 2010
The draft of the Transportation Plan published on July 12, 2010, by the Minister of Ecology, Jean-Louis Borloo, reveals plan to inject some 50 billion Euros investment towards urban public transport.
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19 July 2010
The IRU's Dutch Member Association, KNV, has launched the Smart Move campaign in the Netherlands.
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19 July 2010
Smart Move campaign advocates doubling the use of buses and coaches in Russia and the CIS region to improve social cohesion, safety and the environment.
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15 July 2010
As the Smart Move campaign gains momentum all over the world, it can now count on the support of 13 new media partners to help raise awareness of how safe, user-friendly, green, efficient and affordable bus and coach transport is and how it can help meet the current and future mobility challenges.
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01 July 2010
IRU and ECM launch a new generation of Smart Move partnership to promote green, safe and affordable mobility and travel.
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01 July 2010
Smart Move campaign advocates doubling the use of buses and coaches in Russia and the CIS region to improve social cohesion, safety and the environment.
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22 June 2010
A new website for route planning providing all relevant information on Low Emission Zones in Europe.
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21 June 2010
Fans who watched the 2010 FIFA World Cup matches in Johannesburg were assured of a safe and reliable transport system to the Soccer City and Ellis Park, by making use of the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid System.
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21 June 2010
Find out all FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa finalists' slogans written on their team buses/coaches.
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17 June 2010
See what business and policy leaders think about buses and coaches and the Smart Move campaign.
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17 June 2010
A Smart Move breeze at the FNTV stand at the Transports Publics 2010 exhibition in Paris.
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17 June 2010
According to a study released by the American Bus Association (ABA) Foundation, coach-based tourism generates as many as 1,056,750 jobs in communities across the United States.
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17 June 2010
Following the joint launch of the Smart Move campaign in the German speaking world (16-17 May 2010), the RDA from Germany also joined in their efforts to promote the Smart Move campaign.
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02 June 2010
The first Busworld Russia exhibition will take place from 30 June to 2 July 2010, in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
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31 May 2010
At its meeting held on 20 May, the General Assembly of the IRU Member Association in Macedonia, the Makedonija Soobrakaj (AMERIT), decided to step up its efforts to promote the global Smart Move campaign.
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31 May 2010
The annual meeting of the International Transport Forum on 'Transport and innovation: Unleashing the Potential' brought together over 800 delegates from around the world, including Transport Ministers, industry leaders and academics.
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27 May 2010
14 manufacturers were awarded for the excellence of their products.
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27 May 2010
See the pictures of the Busworld Asia inauguration, the 10th Anniversary celebration of Busworld Asia, the launch of Smart Move in Asia and the Pacific region & the Asian Coach Week (ACW) Award ceremony, Shanghai, 5 May 2010.
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21 May 2010
Belgian Bus and Coach Federation, FBAA, launched a nationwide Smart Move campaign with the objective of addressing the main problems Belgian bus and coach operators are facing at home.
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14 May 2010
Thanks to the efforts and contribution of the China Road Transport Association (CRTA), the Chinese version of the Smart Move website is now available for use by all our Chinese readers and friends.
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14 May 2010
ASINTRA, Zhongtong Holding and Hunan CSR Times Electric joined the Smart Move partner community.
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14 May 2010
On 11 May in Brussels, ETOA - a dedicated Smart Move partner - brought together stakeholders in city tourism to launch Groups mean Business - A Charter for Successful Tourism, with partners, European Cities Marketing (ECM) and the International Road Transport Union (IRU).
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06 May 2010
The Smart Move campaign, officially launched in Asia and the Pacific region at Busworld Asia in Shanghai, gains new partners in China, Japan and Australia and broadens its scope to further promote safe, green, efficient, user-friendly and affordable bus and coach transport services and achieve sustainable mobility for all.
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30 April 2010
Setting measurable targets for the increase of European collective passenger transport by bus and coach will significantly help achieve EU sustainability, mobility and social policy objectives.
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29 April 2010
Smart Move meets Vice President of the European Commission and EU Transport Commissioner, Siim Kallas.
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21 April 2010
On May 11th, ETOA will launch a Group Tourism Charter in Brussels in conjunction with European Cities Marketing (ECM) and the International Road Transport Union (IRU).
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21 April 2010
Coaches, discrete but ever so efficient, on all the roads of France and Europe.
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13 April 2010
You can now see new Smart Move video films from the 1st Euro-Asian Bus and Coach Forum in Istanbul on 25 March 2010.
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07 April 2010
The 10th Busworld Asia exhibition will take place in the Shanghai New International Expo Center from 6-8 May in parallel with the World Expo. Please contact Mr Tom Cao at tom.cao[at]vnuexhibitions.com.cn or Ms Sonja Vande Wiele at Sonja.VandeWiele[at]busworld.org should you have any questions about visas or accommodation.
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02 April 2010
End of March 2010, the French Federation of Passenger Transport, FNTV, held its traditional Coach Tourism Spring Event (Printemps du Tourisme en Autocar), with the participation of some 60 bus and coach company leaders. Smart Move was present and talked to French colleagues.
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31 March 2010
Scandinavia's leading fair for the travel, tourism and meeting industries, TUR, took place at the end of March 2010 at the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Center in Gothenburg. The Swedish Bus and Coach Federation, one of the largest exhibitors at the fair, held their own seminar program during the fair and invited Smart Move to speak about the campaign, background and achievements so far.
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30 March 2010
First Euro-Asian Bus and Coach Forum (Istanbul, Turkey, 25 May 2010) highlights the need for bus and coach-friendly policies to ensure sustainable and affordable mobility for all.
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25 March 2010
The umbrella bus and coach associations from Germany, Switzerland and Austria support the worldwide campaign of the IRU and ask for a doubling of the use of buses and coaches until 2020.
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24 March 2010
Smart Move best practice: Doubling the use of buses and coaches by adopting the Bus Rapid Transit concept.
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18 March 2010
Best policy and business practices to double the use of buses and coaches and achieve sustainable mobility for all within the next 10 years must be integrated in future EU transport policies.
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18 March 2010
Smart Move campaign now has an on-line interactive blog-forum at www.smartblog.travel where you can join and share opinions through blog articles and forum discussions. Smart Blog is developed and maintained by Busoperators.org, the on-line media sponsor of the Smart Move campaign.
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09 March 2010
The Arab Land Transport Union (AULT) joined the Smart Move club, by becoming its first supporter from the Arab-speaking community.
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08 March 2010
The Global Passenger Network (GPN), an elite group of leading coach companies around the world, joined the Smart Move family.
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05 March 2010
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.
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05 March 2010
The Nihon (Japan) Bus Association (NBA) joined the Smart Move family.
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04 March 2010
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.
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04 March 2010
The annual IRU Spring Cocktail brought together over 200 leading transport and travel representatives from the EU political, business and industry spheres, including MEPs, EU Commission officials, trade associations, manufacturers, transport operators, NGOs, as well as IRU Member Associations.
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24 February 2010
Doubling the use of buses and coaches by promoting flexible bus and coach lanes.
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24 February 2010
The Bus Industry Confederation of Australia (BIC) has joined Smart Move, by integrating the Smart Move film and messages into its own nation-wide promotional campaign.
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24 February 2010
Our strong supporters and colleagues from Busworld Turkey have just launched their newly (and smartly!) re-worked website, with information in English and Turkish.
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24 February 2010
According to our Member Association in the UK, the CPT, Britain's coldest bus stop has been found and promptly given a massive woolly hat to help keep commuters warm.
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19 February 2010
The now former Directorate General for Energy and Transport (TREN) of the European Commission has been split up in two separate directorates.
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18 February 2010
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) just published the results of its pilot study on practical solutions to achieve a doubling of the use of collective passenger transport by bus and coach.
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16 February 2010
Smart Move campaign, promoting a greater use of buses and coaches worldwide, is now accessible to the Russian-speaking public.
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16 February 2010
First Euro-Asian Bus and Coach Forum on 25 March 2010 in Istanbul to focus on facilitation of bus and coach services and best practices to achieve green, safe, efficient and affordable mobility for all in South East Europe, Middle East and Central Asian regions.
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11 February 2010
The Association of Pan-European Coach Terminals (APC) joined the 58-strong team of Smart Move Partners.
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11 February 2010
Register online for the 1st Euro-Asian Bus & Coach Forum which will take place on 25 March 2010 in Istanbul, Turkey.
The working languages of the Forum will be English, Turkish, Arabic and Russian, with interpretation provided in all four languages. Registration and participation is free of charge.
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11 February 2010
The 2nd Asian Bus and Coach Forum will take place in Shanghai on 5 May 2010, within the framework of the largest regional bus and coach exhibition, Busworld Asia, and in parallel to the World Expo 2010, also taking place in Shanghai from May to October 2010.
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11 February 2010
The BBC reports about the tests of an amphibious bus service in Glasgow (UK).
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04 February 2010
The Forum is jointly organised by the IRU, the United Federation of Travel Agents' Associations (UFTAA), the Arab Union of Land Transport (AULT), and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), in the framework of the largest regional bus and coach exhibition, Busworld Turkey.
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04 February 2010
Our Arabic speaking friends can now enjoy their Smart Move information in their own language.
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02 February 2010
The Smart Move video in German is now available on the German "Smart Move" website and on "You tube".
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02 February 2010
According to the American Union of Concerned Scientists, the coach is the cleanest travel choice in ALL travel scenarios.
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01 February 2010
Smart Move now available in Turkish Language - Otobusler ve tur otobusleri, işte Akıllı Adım!
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29 January 2010
Smart Move in Arabic as from next week
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22 January 2010
The China Road Transport Association (CRTA) joined the rapidly expanding Smart Move Partners' club.
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22 January 2010
New Smart Move promotional materials available on the campaign site
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11 January 2010
Smart Move speaks Russian: SPASSIBO - СПÐСИБО! - Turkish and Arabic versions also on their way
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08 January 2010
On Friday 8 January, another industry heavyweight - Euro Bus Expo - joined the prestigious list of Smart Move partners.
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22 December 2009
In order to help spread the word on the inherent benefits of bus and coach transport, the Smart Move campaign has now posted several new videos online.
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15 December 2009
Buses and Coaches: environmental champions of passenger transport
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11 December 2009
Smart Move latest news, videos & quiz
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11 December 2009
Smart Move, in partnership with Danske Busvognmaend and Eurolines, will be organising an event in Copenhagen, in the framework of the UN COP15 Climate Change Conference.
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11 December 2009
The US Motorcoach Council has joined forces with Smart Move.
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04 December 2009
Some 200 business leaders, Members of the European Parliament, representatives of EU Member States and the EU institutions, NGOs, and journalists were present at the various events organised during the first European Bus and Coach Day in Brussels on 2 December
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03 December 2009
The Smart Move campaign has the potential to benefit every operator, says Route One
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19 November 2009
The first European Bus and Coach Day will take place in Brussels on 2 December.
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19 November 2009
"Smart Move" leaflets, postcards, stickers and flags designs now available for supporters on the web
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14 November 2009
The Smart Move campaign was very well received during the General Assembly of Danish bus and coach operators.
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13 November 2009
IRU and its Member Associations voluntarily committed themselves to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030
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13 November 2009
Our supporters and fans from French and German speaking countries can now start spreading the good news.
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09 November 2009
The Smart Move campaign was presented to a meeting of the Board of the Swedish bus and coach operators.
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04 November 2009
ETOA, the trade association for European tourism, joined the Smart Move supporters' club.
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03 November 2009
"Smart Move" video now available on the "Smart Move" website and on "YouTube".
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03 November 2009
The United Federation of Travel Agents' Associations (UFTAA), the United Motorcoach Association (UMA) and Eurolines have just joined the Smart Move supporters' club.
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21 October 2009
IRU proposes to the UNECE a global multilateral agreement on regular bus and coach lines.
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16 October 2009
The IRU Special Company Award 2009 goes to Flygbussarna Airport Coaches of Sweden.
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16 October 2009
The city of Stockholm wins the IRU City Trophy 2009.
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16 October 2009
Doubling the use of collective bus and coach transport in the next 10 to 15 years is realistic and crucial.
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13 October 2009
The American Bus Association (ABA) joined the Smart Move supporters' club.
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