18 October 2017 IRU is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 IRU Smart Move Awards. Malta Public Transport wins the Bus Excellence Award for its outstanding public bus service and the Romanian municipality of Alba Iulia is awarded the City Trophy for the great attention paid to tourist coaches visiting the city. Read more  |
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22 August 2017 Group tourism by coach is an important business and job creator in Germany. A study commissioned by Smart Move partner, bdo (the German Bus and Coach Operators’ Association), and the Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce shows in figures the significant added value of coach tourism to the national economy. Read more |
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17 July 2017 Driverless shuttle buses will be soon seen in Tallinn operating on the route between Viru Square and the Tallinn Creative Hub - the main venue of the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. A single shuttle carries up to 8 passengers and the ride is free of charge. Read more |
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30 June 2017 Starting from this month, bus travelers in Madrid can see signs calling for the respect of the bus seat boundaries. This initiative is aimed at men who invade the space of others with their overly spread legs. Read more |
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27 June 2017 IRU’s Smart Move working group in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region pushes forward with its work to promote advanced industry regulation, and access to safe, clean and green passenger transport. Read more |
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25 June 2017 The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority decided to purchase 295 40-foot compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, which will be fueled by renewable natural gas. The contract includes an option for the purchase of 305 additional CNG buses. Read more |
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19 June 2017 Catch the Bus Week organised by Greener Journeys from 3 to 9 July 2017 will celebrate the bus for the fifth time this year. A wide range of entertaining activities designed to raise awareness of the numerous benefits of travelling by bus will take place during one week across the UK. Read more |
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18 June 2017 Passenger transport by light vehicles (with a capacity of less than 10 seats) has been growing in the last years in France. To respond to this market in expansion, the French National Federation of Passenger Transport has recently published a report offering guidelines for all the actors active or interested in this market. Read more |
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17 June 2017 Bristol has made a further step in welcoming tourists visiting the city by coach with the opening of a new coach park. The park is situated at the Bristol Fruit Market, not far from the city center and important attractions such as the Cathedral. Read more |
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17 June 2017 Helsinki announced plans to launch a self-driving bus service this autumn. The introduction of the RoboBusLine represents a shift from an experiment to regular, scheduled public transport service. The final route, launch date, and schedule of the RoboBusLine will be announced later this year. Read more |
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08 June 2017 Candidates who demonstrate innovation and excellence in supporting and promoting sustainable mobility by bus and coach have more time to apply for the 2017 IRU Smart Move Awards. The deadline for applications has been extended to the 30th of June. Read more |
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31 May 2017 The Dublin region is looking at radically transforming its public transport system and sees bus services as key in addressing congestion. Read more |
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31 May 2017 The significant growth in population that Latin America has experienced in the last years has led to a major expansion of urbanisation and consequently to high levels of traffic congestion and pollution. The Smart Move Discussion Paper on Smart Urban Mobility in Latin America provides a comprehensive overview of these issues and points out specific areas for improvement. Read more |
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29 May 2017 Metrobus 9 de Julio project in Buenos Aires will be honoured at the global summit of transport ministers. Read more |
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27 May 2017 This week, Wuppertal based WSW mobil GmbH has tendered the procurement of 63 fuel cell buses for operation in public transport. The joint procurement activity is part of the JIVE project, an EU funded project deploying 139 new zero emission fuel cell buses across nine cities. Read more |
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10 May 2017 Present at One Mega Event “Smarter solutions for a better tomorrow” which was held in New Delhi, India, on 10-12 May, IRU underlined the urgent need for a smarter approach to the movement of people for the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Read more |
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09 May 2017 The Mobility 2030: A Global Vision workshop held in New Delhi today provides a platform to establish a comprehensive vision for sustainable global mobility, following on from the work of the All India Smart Move High Level Group, with its concluding meetings held yesterday. Read more |
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08 May 2017 The All India Smart Move High Level Group meets in New Delhi today to finalise recommendations for the development of an efficient, safe and affordable bus and taxi mobility system in India. Read more |
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06 May 2017 First Bus, one of the largest bus operators in UK, has recently released an updated version of their travel app that includes multi-modal travel information and a door-to-door journey planner to make it easier for travelers to take the bus. Read more |
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03 May 2017 The Chinese automobile manufacturer BYD opened its first owned European bus factory in April in the city of Komárom in Hungary. The plant, that will eventually employ 300 people, will produce 400 vehicles annually with a focus on electric buses. Read more |
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28 April 2017 Transport for London (TfL) has recently launched a tender for the bulk procurement of fuel cell buses. Working in partnership with other UK cities (Aberdeen, Birmingham, Dundee), TfL is inviting potential suppliers of fuel cell buses to join a framework for the supply of single and double decker vehicles to cities across the UK and potentially further afield. Read more |
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28 April 2017 Leading bus and coach industry innovators, companies and representatives of cities gathered at the IRU round tables organised within the framework of the BUS2BUS Future Forum, held in Berlin on 25 - 26 April. Read more |
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26 April 2017 Italy's national train company, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, through its bus subsidiary Busitalia-Sita Nord, is launching this summer new long distance connections, under the brand Busitalia Fast, on the domestic and European market. Read more |
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24 April 2017 The digital age has opened up new opportunities for collective passenger transport to improve customer experience. Offering tailor made transport solutions based on the individual mobility needs with the help of the smart technology is the idea behind the Mobility-as-a-Service concept. Read more |
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21 April 2017 The European Commission recently launched the European Transport Innovation Challenge 2017. This is a new recognition award being offered to young transport innovators for the first time this year. The recognition will be given to creative solutions for products and services that will contribute to reducing CO2 emissions in transport. Read more |
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20 April 2017 The preliminary findings of two major studies on the main trends shaping the future of mobility in general, and of buses, coaches and taxis in particular, will be presented to key Indian public-private stakeholders in a workshop the IRU-led All-India High Level Group is organising in New Delhi on 9 May 2017. Read more |
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17 April 2017 Tourists visiting Hong Kong have now the possibility to discover the city and the local cuisine at the same time thanks to a new sightseeing restaurant bus that has been recently launched on the streets of the Chinese city. Read more |
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31 March 2017 Go-Ahead has signed up to RNIB’s (Royal National Institute of Blind People) Bus Charter to ensure services are accessible for passengers with sight loss. Read more |
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31 March 2017 An automated bus networking system will start running in Dubai by 2019. The 2.5 km-long driverless bus network will link Bluewaters Island to Dubai’s metro. The system will feature 25 automated vehicles being able to carry 24 passengers each. Read more |
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24 March 2017 The French Agency for Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) published on 23 March 2017 a study report whose conclusions recognise the environmental efficiency of coach transport. Read more |
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21 March 2017 IRU, the world’s road transport organisation, launched an India High-Level Group in 2015 to promote sustainable mobility and improve the overall status of passenger transport in the Indian market. We spoke to Dr. Kulwant Singh, Coordinator, IRU India High-Level Group, to find out the Group’s progress and its plans for the future. Read more |
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10 March 2017 Public transport data for Cape Town has recently been made freely available in electronic form for use by developers and programmers by GoMetro. The availability of this type of data should help and inspire the software development community to come up with innovative solutions like apps or platforms that would help improve mobility in Cape Town and other South African cities. Read more |
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08 March 2017 Supported by IRU – the global road transport organisation – and with backing from conceptual sponsor, German Bus and Coach Operators Association (bdo), the BUS2BUS congress, Future Forum and exhibition takes place on 25-26 April 2017 and is organised by Messe Berlin. In addition to being present at the trade fair, IRU will run two workshops at the Future Forum, focused on long distance coaches and coach tourism. Read more |
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06 March 2017 IRU initiatives to improve the public mobility chain in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), India and East Africa have been highlighted at debates in Brussels on urban mobility for emerging and developing economies. Read more |
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27 February 2017 IRU has joined leading experts, academicians and ministries’ representatives in a high level workshop for advancing Innovation in Passenger Mobility and Transportation taking place in the Indian capital. Read more |
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23 February 2017 As part of the #TheWay2Go campaign, CheckMyBus, an international search engine for bus travel, published a report which estimates that Americans spend 9 billion hours stuck in traffic yearly. By leaving their cars at home and using buses, American commuters can get rid of traffic and save 5 billion hours collectively. Read more |
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20 February 2017 The recently inaugurated Bus Rapid Transit in Tanzania’s largest city, Dar es Salaam, already shows great results in terms of improving traffic flow in the city. Travellers used to spend 3 - 5 hours in the traditional crowded ‘daladalas’ – small buses owned by individuals or small companies. They can now reach their destination in 45 minutes. Read more |
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17 February 2017 The cities of Namur and Charleroi in Belgium have together ordered 90 Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid buses as well as 12 charging stations. Delivery and installation of 55 buses in Charleroi and 35 in Namur are planned for this autumn. Read more |
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17 February 2017 IRU is launching the call for submissions for its global 2017 Smart Move awards to candidates who show excellence in putting in place business or policy practices that promote sustainable passenger transport by bus and coach. Read more |
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07 February 2017 According to the recently released ITF Transport Outlook 2017, car use in cities is set to double by 2050 as emerging economies meet mobility demand. Better vehicle and fuel technology will not be enough to achieve a reduction of CO2 emissions in cities. Changes in the mobility behaviours need to occur in order to make a difference. Read more |
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27 January 2017 Köln, Germany was this week the setting for the formal launch of a €125M collaborative project set to deploy 144 hydrogen fuel cell buses (JIVE project) and seven large hydrogen refuelling stations (MEHRLIN
project) across Europe. Read more |
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26 January 2017 IRU welcomes the launch of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017 to complement IRU’s Smart Move global campaign, championing the use of buses and coaches as a clean, safe and sustainable way to travel. Read more |
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21 December 2016 An OppCharge electric bus system with 12 Volvo electric hybrid buses and charging infrastructure supplied by ABB was inaugurated yesterday in Bertrange, commuter town in south-west of Luxembourg. Read more |
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20 December 2016 London mayor Sadiq Khan has recently unveiled the city’s first double-decker hydrogen bus. The bus, manufactured by Wrightbus, will be trialled on the English capital’s roads in 2017. Read more |
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20 December 2016 As of 11 December, 43 completely electrically powered articulated buses have started running in the Dutch cities of Eindhoven and Helmond. This is an important milestone towards the target of 100% zero emission in 2025, issued by the Dutch government. Read more |
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19 December 2016 The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has showcased for the first time ever holiday-decorated buses during the Philly Holiday Festival taking place in Philadelphia Read more |
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16 December 2016 Fuel cell electric bus project CHIC launched its final project report as tool for cities and bus operators to help them in understanding the reality of operating fuel cell buses today. Read more |
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15 December 2016 If Santa really wanted to go green on Christmas Eve, he’d be well advised to use the greenest mode of transportation available: buses. Buses emit a mere 0.19 lbs CO2 per mile meaning that Santa would save basically all of his carbon footprint if he traveled by bus - 35.3 billion lbs CO2, to be exact. Read more |
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08 December 2016 The first hybrid electric bus route in the Nordic region with wireless bus stop charging is inaugurated in Södertälje, south of Stockholm. The city bus is charged rapidly and invisibly at Vattenfall's charging station. Read more |
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05 December 2016 IRU, the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), and the European Disability Forum (EDF) have jointly published a guide to improve service quality and accessibility for public transport services for persons with disabilities. The publication has been released to honour the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December. Read more |
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30 November 2016 As part of the “TheWay2Go” campaign which is supported by Smart Move, CheckMyBus -a leading search engine for bus travel- carried out an analysis which puts into context what the CO2 emissions from the transportation industry mean for the planet under the basic premise: What would happen if all Americans travelled by bus instead of by car? Read more |
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29 November 2016 The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board in Philippines gave the green light for the 48.6-kilometer Metro Manila Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) – EDSA project. The project’s total estimated cost is PhP37.8 billion and it is expected to be operational in 2020. Read more |
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28 November 2016 WURby and Welly, the two self-driving WEpods, are currently operating as a weekly bus service as part of a trial on the campus of Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands. Read more |
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25 November 2016 The recently published CIVITAS Policy note ‘Smart choices for cities. Alternative fuel buses’ provides useful information to help policy makers, public transport authorities and local decision makers choose clean public bus transport. The policy note could also serve as a guide for bus fleet operators that are considering renewing their urban transport fleets. Read more |
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24 November 2016 Jointly initiated by UN-Habitat and IRU, the East African Community (EAC) Smart Move high level group will work for a period of one year to devise a roadmap for boosting collective passenger transport in EAC’s cities and on EAC’s roads by 2030. Benefits include better transport services, reduced carbon emissions, more jobs, fewer road deaths and reduced road congestion by up to fifteen percent. Read more |
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22 November 2016 During its Experts’ Forum in Public Transport, held last week in Berlin, the Federal Association of German Bus and Coach Operators made it clear that it opposes changes of the German Passenger Transport Act. The discussions revolved around the fact that the application of the law is currently producing tensions between municipal and private companies, with the European Commission being also skeptical regarding its implementation by municipalities. Read more |
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17 November 2016 London has been able to secure a 10% cut in the price of hybrid buses in 2016 as a result of demonstrating the global demand for clean buses through the C40 Clean Bus Declaration. Read more |
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16 November 2016 IRU, ASRTU (the Association of State Road Transport Undertakings) and Busworld Academy joined forces to organise the congress within Busworld India 2016 in Bengaluru, “Bus and coach – a smart transportation system for India”. Read more |
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31 October 2016 In its effort to reduce carbon emissions, the City of Cape Town has announced the roll out of 10 electric buses for the MyCiTi service in 2017. The tender, valued at R126 million was awarded to BYD, a Chinese electric car and rechargeable battery manufacturer which has a branch in South Africa. Read more |
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31 October 2016 The report, The Value of the Bus to Society, commissioned by Greener Journeys shows that a 10% improvement in bus services would lead to almost 10,000 more people in work in the poorest neighbourhoods in England. Read more |
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31 October 2016 IRU, ASRTU (the Association of State Road Transport Undertakings) and Busworld International are joining forces to organise the Busworld India 2016 congress in Bangalore, “Bus and coach – a smart transportation system for India”, putting a spotlight on connectivity, safety, coach tourism and electromobility. Read more |
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27 October 2016 The European Commission has found Portuguese plans to support the purchase of low-emission buses for public infrastructure in urban areas to be in line with EU state aid rules. The measure contributes to reducing CO2 emissions while limiting distortions of competition in the Single Market Read more |
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26 October 2016 Showcasing relevant initiatives such as IRU's Smart Move campaign, which champions the use of buses and coaches as a clean, safe and sustainable way to travel, the event covers “coach and tourism”, “bus and city” and “bus and financing”. Participants include policy makers, business leaders and professional experts. Read more |
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25 October 2016 Stagecoach, one of the UK's biggest bus and coach operators, will deliver contactless bus travel on all of its regional bus services across the UK by the end of 2018. Passengers will be able to pay for their travel with a contactless credit or debit card, as well as Apple Pay and Android Pay. Read more |
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24 October 2016 According to Eurostat, in 2015 the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the European Union is expected to have reached a new record level of around 2.8 billion nights, up by 3.2 % compared with 2014. The European Commission’s goal is to support this trend, to promote travel within Europe and competitive growth of the tourism sector in all Member States and thereby to maintain Europe's position as a leading tourism destination. Read more |
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20 October 2016 Efficient, affordable, environmentally friendly and safe mobility for all could be achieved by significantly increasing the use of buses and coaches worldwide. This Smart Move message was passed by IRU to the thousands of people participating these days in the UN‘s Habitat III conference taking place in Quito, Ecuador. Read more |
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29 September 2016 Digital Matatus – IRU’s Smart Move Award winner for ‘best innovation’ – reports on the successes of mobile phone crowdsourcing data to generate transport infrastructure and policy. Read more |
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22 September 2016 NAMI, a Russian government-funded automotive research organisation, teamed up with Yandex - the company operating Russia’s largest search engine, Russian truck maker Kamaz and Daimler to build a driverless shuttle bus. The bus was already displayed at the Moscow International Automobile Salon and it is planned to have it tested on closed routes next year. Read more |
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19 September 2016 Volvo has received an order for four Volvo 7900 Electric buses from public transport operator Sales-Lentz in Luxembourg. The buses will operate in the city of Differdange. Read more |
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16 September 2016 Solaris, the biggest Polish bus manufacturer, has won two contracts with two public transport operators in Oslo to supply a total of 99 Urbino buses. Delivery is expected at the beginning of next year. Read more |
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13 September 2016 Coach users have now the possibility to pay their journeys with virtual money when travelling in France with coach operator Isilines. Isilines, a division of Transdev, has been accepting payments in bitcoins since the beginning of August. Read more |
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01 September 2016 Trials in cities around the world have demonstrated that fuel-cell passenger buses can cut emissions and noise pollution while providing good quality public transport. Read more |
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11 August 2016 American Bus Association’s Women in Buses Award recognises those individuals or companies that can demonstrate having impacted the advancement and the promotion of women in the coach industry. Read more |
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09 August 2016 The world’s first elevated transit bus has been recently tested in the Chinese city of Qinhuangdao in Hebei province. The 2m-high and 22m-long bus runs on electricity and can carry up to 300 passengers while cars can drive underneath it. Read more |
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04 August 2016 Colombian Transport magazine Colombiabus and Ipojucatur, a Brasilian passenger transport company specialised in charter and tourism, are both sharing Smart Move’s vision that buses and coaches should be recognised and treated as vital tools to help meet current and future mobility and travel needs. Read more |
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29 July 2016 The city of Nyíregyháza in Hungary has decided to enlarge its public transport fleet with cleaner vehicles. The roads of Nyíregyháza will soon see 41 buses fuelled by compressed natural gas and six electric buses. Read more |
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28 July 2016 Daimler’s first self-driving city bus has been recently seen on the road in the Netherlands. The Mercedes-Benz Future Bus was tested on a 20 kilometre-long route, part of Europe’s longest BRT, in Amsterdam. Read more |
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27 July 2016 Scania has developed a mobile app aimed at helping drivers and operators to get familiarised with the two-axle and three-axle Touring coach. The app, designed to act as an easily accessible vehicle guide, covers 27 areas of the coach with short videos explaining their functioning in a simple, non-technical way. Read more |
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26 July 2016 Part of Transport for Greater Manchester’s (TfGM) bus priority investment package, a 4.5-mile bus-only guideway between Leigh, Tyldesley and Ellenbrook was put into service in April this year. Thanks to its unique concrete track, the busway provides super-smooth and rapid connections for passengers. Read more |
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25 July 2016 According to the Indian NSSO's report "Key Indicators of Household Expenditure on Services and Durable Goods", the bulk of the household expenditure on transport was spent on buses and trams in both urban and rural areas making these the most used modes of transports in India. Read more |
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22 July 2016 BUS2BUS will premiere on 25 and 26 April 2017 in Berlin and will focus on the key themes that will shape the future of the bus and coach sector. This exclusive industry event will take place every two years and will bring bus operators together with vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, service providers and visionaries. Read more |
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20 July 2016 Transports Publics Genevois has awarded a $16 million contract to ABB to provide flash charging and on-board electric vehicle technology for 12 TOSA buses. The innovative technology allows buses to connect to the charging point in less than 1 second and to charge in only 15 seconds at the bus stop. Read more |
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18 July 2016 A study carried out recently by ICB in Belgium shows that a considerable number of people are willing to travel by coach if certain criteria are met. Read more |
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26 June 2016 The 2016 edition of the London Coach Parking map provides coach drivers and tour guides with detailed information regarding parking, set-down and pick-up points and general guidance for driving coaches in the British capital. Read more |
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22 June 2016 Outfitted as an under siege base of revolutionary action, the custom designed “1916 Rise of the Rebels” bus takes its passengers on a theatrical and informative journey that explores the landmark locations in Ireland’s rise for independence in 1916. Read more |
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22 June 2016 Thomas Cook India Ltd offers now Indian travellers the opportunity to visit their own country at a reasonable price in comfortable coaches. Read more |
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22 June 2016 The first 100% electric bus line has been recently launched in Paris by transport operators Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) and Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France (STIF). Read more |
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21 June 2016 If your organisation has made improving road safety a priority, the European Transport Safety Council will want to hear from you. Apply now for the ETSC PRAISE Awards 2016. Read more |
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20 June 2016 Learn more about IRU's activities in India from a one-on-one with Sonila Metushi who is leading IRU's work in this region. Read more |
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16 June 2016 After one year of electric bus service on route 55 in Gothenburg, it is clear that the expectations have been surpassed by a wide margin. The buses and bus stops received a high rating by passengers and drivers alike, and the technology worked very dependably. Read more |
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14 June 2016 Bus commuters usually spend their time travelling in many pleasant and interesting ways. Now, thanks to a UK fitness studio London commuters have one more possibility of making good use of this time: working out while commuting. Read more |
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01 June 2016 IRU presented the Smart Move campaign to Chinese transport stakeholders, at a workshop on “Smart City and Intercity Passenger Transport by Bus and Coach” in Beijing last week. Read more |
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31 May 2016 Commissioned by DG MOVE, the Urban Transport Roadmaps on-line scenario building tool is designed to allow small and medium-sized cities in Europe to explore and identify appropriate sustainable transport policy measures and quantify the impact of these measures. Read more |
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31 May 2016 The bus is yet again celebrated in the United Kingdom between 4 and 10 July 2016 during the annual “Catch the Bus Week” campaign. The campaign is organised by Greener Journeys and it runs for the third time this year. “Catch the bus week” aims to show people the benefits of taking the bus and ultimately change travel behaviours in the long term. Read more |
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31 May 2016 Emission-free buses in the Netherlands by 2025. This is the goal of the national agreement signed between The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment and public transport operators from the 12 provinces of the Netherlands. Read more |
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30 May 2016 IRU brought together in Minsk leading representatives from national authorities, transport associations and leaders of industry from Belarus, Belgium, Germany, Latvia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine to discuss and share best practices on important aspects of facilitating international bus and coach travel. Read more |
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27 May 2016 The city of Rennes in France is planning to have a fully-electric bus fleet by 2020. A call for tender was launched seeking for proposals of both standard and articulated buses from manufacturers. Read more |
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27 May 2016 Amsterdam city authorities have produced a new website to help coach drivers and operators find parking locations in the city. The website - www.tourbuzz.nl - is available in Dutch, English and German. Read more |
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24 May 2016 Volvo Bus Latin America has received an order for 80 bi-articulated buses to the BRT system of Quito, capital of Ecuador. This is the first time that bi-articulated buses will run in Quito’s public transport system. Read more |
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24 May 2016 Moscow recently won the International Transport Forum’s 2016 Transport Achievement Award for its exemplary approach to improving traffic conditions, including through its investment in bus transport in the Russian capital. Read more |
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23 May 2016 Smart Move is delighted to announce that CheckMyBus and China Bus & Coach Yearbook have recently joined the Smart Move community of partners working to significantly increase the use of buses and coaches worldwide. Read more |
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18 May 2016 KPIT Technologies, an India-based global technology firm is the winner of ITF’s “Promising Innovation in Transport Award” 2016. Read more |
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29 April 2016 The excellent GIZ China Transport Blog on Sustainable Transport in China provides comprehensive and well-documented articles, information and downloads containig best practices. Read more |
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28 April 2016 IRU and Busworld Academy are teaming up once again, to organise an international debate on new bus and coach technologies, in Beijing China. The debate is organised within in the framework of the Beijing Bus and Truck Expo, running from 23 to 25 May 2016, with more than 10,000 visitors expected to visit the show. Read more |
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28 April 2016 The world’s first fully electric double-deck bus was launched by London's transport authority TfL last month. Built by the Chinese automaker BYD, the bus can carry 81 passengers and is be able to travel 180 miles (290 km) before needing to be recharged. Read more |
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28 April 2016 According to a recent study commissioned by the American Bus Association Foundation, the U.S and Canadian coach industry continues to be one of the most reliable, cost effective and environmentally efficient means of transportation. Read more |
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27 April 2016 The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Government of China are organising the First World Conference on Tourism for Development in Beijing on 18-21 May 2016. The topic of the conference will be “Tourism for Peace and Development”, with a kick - off high level debate on the contribution of tourism to the Sustainable Development Goals. Read more |
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27 April 2016 The Ministry of Transport (MoT) in China has recently announced that China plans to introduce 200,000 cleaner energy buses in the urban public transport system by 2020. This means a fourfold increase from the current 50,000 environmentally - friendly buses that run on the Chinese roads at the moment. Read more |
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20 April 2016 The Confederation of Passenger Transport UK (CPT) has recently launched the Coach Friendly Attraction status that is to be offered to tourist attractions that are making an extra effort in welcoming groups travelling by coach. Read more |
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19 April 2016 Smart Move wishes the Indian Transport News Magazine Transtopics a very warm welcome in its community of partners. Read more |
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19 April 2016 IRU and Busworld Academy recently organised a congress where authorities, industry decision makers and members of the press from Turkey, Asia, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Europe discussed ''Moving Towards a Sustainable Bus & Coach Future.'' Read more |
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13 April 2016 Smart Move India newsletters Read more |
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12 April 2016 As EU transport and environment ministers meet in Amsterdam the ECMF calls for a holistic vision in tackling climate change and calls for the doubling of collective passenger land transport to be a formal policy objective of the EU. Read more |
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06 April 2016 An exclusive high level workshop entitled “How technology and new business models redefine mobility” was organised by IRU in India on 4 April 2016. Read more |
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05 April 2016 Smart Move is glad to announce KPIT Technologies Ltd as new member of the All India Smart Move High Level Group. Read more |
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05 April 2016 Smart Move is pleased to announce two new partners. Motorindia and Distribution have joined the community of Smart Movers who share the view that buses and coaches provide an optimal solution to various mobility problems like congestion, connectivity, safety and climate change. Read more |
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04 April 2016 New report on Smart Urban Mobility, commissioned by IRU initiated All India Smart Move High Level Group, has laid out clear recommendations to create a sustainable, integrated transport system for India calling for proper investment and better regulation. Read more |
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31 March 2016 The All-India Smart Move High Level Group welcomes a new member - the International Transport Forum. Read more |
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25 March 2016 Women tend to engage in more complex daily journeys than men do and they appear to be more likely to use public transportation. Read more |
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25 March 2016 Autonomous driving technology is improving thanks to the EU-supported project, CityMobil2. Read more |
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25 March 2016 Edith Bischof is one of Germany’s best known business women in the transport sector. Born in 1950, she founded Bischof-Reisen in 1979 becoming the CEO of her own bus and coach company. Read more |
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23 March 2016 Ferne McCann, an English television personality, teamed up with Stagecoach, an UK public transport provider, in its efforts to encourage more women to consider a career in the bus and coach industry. Read more |
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23 March 2016 Last year, India saw a number of women-only bus services being launched across the country. Read more |
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21 March 2016 The newly launched “Executive Lane” brand from Sales-Lentz Group brings a mix of high-end chauffeur-driven cars and luxury coach travel, blurring the boundaries between the two. Read more |
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15 March 2016 IRU, as part of the Network for the European Private Sector in Tourism (NET), is calling on European parliamentarians to vote for a smarter Schengen visa package. Read more |
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09 March 2016 The IRU opened its 2016 series of global debates on long distance bus and coach services and innovation with a dedicated forum in Brussels. Prominent speakers from the research community, coach operators, ride sharing platforms, information and ticketing aggregators, and representatives from the European institutions participated in the event. Read more |
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08 March 2016 To mark International Women's Day 2016 take a look at this story
Secrets of Creating Women-Only Tours
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29 February 2016 Istanbul Electricity, Tramway and Tunnel General Management (IETT) won yet another prize for innovation during the “Turkey Innovation Week” held in Istanbul in December last year. IETT came first in the category “Culture and Organisation of Innovation”. Read more |
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29 February 2016 Krakow City Transport (MPK) awarded a contract worth € 17 million to Solaris Bus and Coach to deliver 60 of their latest Solaris Urbino buses by June 2016. Read more |
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29 February 2016 The recently developed solar bus, manufactured by Uganda’s Kiira Motors, has two batteries and one of them can be charged by the solar panels placed on the roof of the vehicle. Kayoola, the prototype electric bus, was presented in Kampala and is described by its makers as being Africa’s first solar bus. Read more |
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29 February 2016 Turkish bus and coach manufacturer TEMSA signed an additional protocol of cooperation with Teknokent from Çukurova University in Adana. Thanks to this protocol, a research program on Smart Mobility to address issues like digitalisation, sustainability, efficiency and safety was launched. Read more |
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29 February 2016 ElectRoad’s approach proposes to forget about the expensive and heavy batteries that make the shift to electric transportation difficult. Israel’s Electroad has developed a Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer (DWPT) system that powers the vehicles wirelessly from the road. Read more |
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29 February 2016 Commuting by bus is around 55% cheaper than the same commute by car according to a national study carried out by Stagecoach Group, one of the UK’s biggest bus and coach operators. On average, this saves passengers more than £ 90 per month and around £ 1,000 per year. Read more |
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29 February 2016 Istanbul added the Metrobüs bus rapid transit system to its multimodal transport network in 2007. Today, more than 800,000 passengers use it every day. Read more |
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25 February 2016 According to the latest data published by the German Federal Statistics Agency, the intercity coach market registered a growth rate of 25% in 2015 compared to 2014. This growth is 6 times higher than the second best, air transport. Read more |
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24 February 2016 Busworld will be back in Turkey for the 6th time from 14 to 17th April 2016. The event will take place at Istanbul Expo Center and will gather more than 150 local and international exhibitors.
IRU in collaboration with Busworld Academy will organise the congress entitled “Moving towards a sustainable bus and coach future”. Read more |
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08 February 2016 Smart Move is glad to announce its new media partnership with the European Bus Forum.
Bringing together an audience of bus operators, vehicle manufacturers, transport authorities and industry suppliers from across Europe and the world, the European Bus Forum is back in Manchester on 23 June 2016. Read more |
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29 January 2016 With the aim of reducing the numerous road accidents happening on the Indian roads, the Union Transport Minister stated that improvement is needed including better work conditions for drivers. The air-conditioning in the cabins of the drivers becomes compulsory. Read more |
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29 January 2016 Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has planned to install electronic ticketing machines in 200 buses by the end of January. The state bus agency manages a fleet of 4.500 buses and it intends to have all its buses equipped with ETMs by the middle of this year. Read more |
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29 January 2016 The Indian government’s decision to skip Euro V emissions standards and go straight to Euro VI emissions standards represents a big step towards reducing toxicity and public health risks in the country. The fact that refineries agreed to supply Euro VI-compliant fuel by 2020 made this decision possible. It is now up to vehicle manufacturers to also plan and implement the necessary changes. Read more |
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29 January 2016 The lithium-ion-powered buses received by the Indian Parliament from the Road transport ministry are the first prototype developed by KPIT Technologies, Pune, working together with the Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT). The “Go Green” bus has been converted from diesel to electric and the technology was entirely developed in India. Read more |
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29 January 2016 In its paper “Low-Carbon Mobility for Mega cities – What Different Policies Mean for Urban Transport in China and India”, the International Transport Forum (ITF) presents three different types of policy scenarios and their expected impact on reducing CO2 emissions in ten cities of two of the most polluted countries in the world: India and China. Read more |
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29 January 2016 Delhi traffic police, in association with Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, organised last year a road safety summer camp for children aimed at raising their awareness on the importance of respecting traffic rules. Read more |
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27 January 2016 The number of people losing their lives on the Indian roads is alarming. Indian Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Statistics shows that in 2014, nearly 500.000 persons were injured and 140.000 people got killed in road accidents. The analysis of the data showed that about 56 accidents take place every hour in the country and driver’s fault (78.8%) was found the single most important factor causing road accidents. Even more alarming is the fact that 53.8% of the victims are young people aged between 15 and 34 years. Read more |
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26 January 2016 More than half of all new buses and coaches registered in the UK in 2015 met the latest Euro-VI emissions standard. This shows that the number tripled compared with 2014, according to data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Read more |
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25 January 2016 The idea of banning tourist coaches from Princes Street in Scotland will not see the light of day. Due to the intervention of CPT Scotland, coaches will continue to drive along the iconic street of Edinburgh. Read more |
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17 December 2015 A Smart City has to have a smart bus network, and this implies one that is easy to understand, intuitive, faster and better connected, so travellers can save time and move around the city in a simpler and more sustainable manner. Read more |
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17 December 2015 While startups like Uber and BlaBlaCar continue to pack warchests with massive funding rounds as investors bet big that leveraging individual car ownership is the key to powering gigantic transportation/logistics businesses, other startups are taking a different route. And investors aren’t averse to this one either. The underlying assumption being that people, like devices, will be increasingly mobile — provided you make it easy enough for them to get around. Read more |
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17 December 2015 Brighsun New Energy, one of the many Chinese companies engaged in the manufacturing of electric buses, stated an unbelievable record of 1,004 km (623 miles) covered on a single charge by a prototype electric Touring Coach from Melbourne to Sydney in Australia. If that’s true that would be twice the range of any other EV bus record (even considering potential low-speed driving). Read more |
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17 December 2015 After launching a route between Houston and Dallas in April, luxury motor coach service Vonlane announced that it will provide a nonstop service between downtown Houston and Austin, with coaches departing at least twice daily beginning January 17. Read more |
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17 December 2015 Bill Sanfilippo, a 47-year-old kid, may be driving the only bus in America where all the photos are taken of what’s inside the windows.
Mr. Sanfilippo’s Christmas bus has become a holiday tradition in Pittsburgh, and he has never done it up bigger than this season. Rare is the passenger who can keep the traditional stone-faced commuter stare upon boarding his Port Authority bus, not when everyone from Santa to the Grinch is looking back.
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17 December 2015 A battle between the best Christmas-themed buses took place on Dec. 14, where three finalists faced off in front of Sydney's Town Hall for the annual event. Read more |
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11 December 2015 As the COP21 starts, CHIC (Clean Hydrogen in European Cities), a flagship zero emission bus project saves over four million litres of fuel and demonstrates that the fuel cell bus technology is ready to underpin the decarbonisation of our urban centres. Read more |
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07 December 2015 All India Smart Move High Level Group holds its second meeting on 23 November 2015 in New Delhi. Read more |
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26 November 2015 The November issue focuses on Innovation in the Bus & Coach Sector. Read more |
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13 November 2015 According to the statistics of the Swedish Public Transportation Association, two thirds of the buses used in public transportation in Sweden now run on renewable fuels. Read more |
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12 November 2015 The global expansion of autonomous vehicles is spreading to Switzerland next spring with the help of a startup called BestMile, a company founded by two graduates from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Read more |
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08 November 2015 The bus and coach sector is bustling with innovation. From the established players to the newer startups, companies are constantly developing new ways to facilitate the life of travellers all around the world. Read more |
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07 November 2015 The Nihon Bus Association held its annual Bus festival in October. The festival was launched in 2009 to bring the environmentally friendly buses closer to the general public. For this year the visitor amount tallied to 31 000 people. Read more |
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01 November 2015 The results of a study on the “mots de l’autocar” conducted by Médiascopie for the Institute for the National Federation of Passenger Transport (FNTV) were presented at the 23rd Congress of the Federation on October 14. Read more |
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28 October 2015 The 36th edition of the Smart Move newsletter is now available! Read more |
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23 October 2015 The 41st edition of Busworld (23rd in Kortrijk) was kicked off by the president of Busworld, Redgy Deschacht with some impressive news. This year´s Busworld was the biggest ever with 411 exhibitors out of which 59 were manufacturers. Read more |
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19 October 2015 A NET delegation comprising high level representatives from the European Private Sector in Tourism met with EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Bienkowska to discuss the main challenges and opportunities within the tourism sector. Read more |
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19 October 2015 The opening ceremony of 2015 Busworld Kortrijk was the venue for this year´s IRU Smart Awards winners to receive their trophies. Read more |
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09 October 2015 After the liberalisation of long-distances buses in 2013 the amount of passengers almost doubled in 2014. Read more |
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08 October 2015 The official launch of Mobility-as-a-Service Alliance took place during the ITS World Congress in Bordeaux on 6 October 2015. Read more |
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02 October 2015 Belgian public transport operator De Lijn, in cooperation with Brussels Airport Company is working on introducing a fleet of automated shuttle buses that can provide reliable and safe, 24/7 transfer services for airport staff and passengers alike. Read more |
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28 September 2015 The next Busworld Academy Seminar will be organised in Kortrijk from 16 - 21 October 2015. The aim of the seminar is to share the vision of manufacturers, operators and authorities on the future of the bus and coach industry. The overarching theme being “How will our mobility be organised in 2025 and what will the role of buses be? What does the bus of the future looks like?” Read more |
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18 September 2015 The All-India HLG is delighted to welcome two new members, who will join the work in mapping out a joint vision and providing policy and business recommendations, as well as an Action Plan on removing existing barriers and facilitating bus and coach transport and taxis in India. The objective of the group is to substantially increase the use of collective passenger transport by 2030. Read more |
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27 August 2015 More than 100 public and private mobility experts gathered in Brussels to support the initiative of the European Citizens Mobility Forum to double collective land transport in the EU by 2025. Read more |
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20 August 2015 The patent application for “Mobile Pickup Locations” was originally submitted in February of 2014, and made public recently by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The concept would turn buses alongside trains, subways and other vehicles into mobile pickup locations. Read more |
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19 August 2015 The Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca celebrated the title of European Youth Capital 2015 with class. For a week in June, the city offered free ride to anyone who would be reading during their journey. Read more |
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14 August 2015 The Smart Move team is delighted to welcome yet another new partner to the campaign, continuing the expansion of supporters working to double bus and coach use by the year 2025. Read more |
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12 August 2015 During the Clean Bus Summit in London it was announced that the first electric double decker bus, designed and built by BYD, will enter service in the city in October. The aim is to reduce the air pollution levels in the capital. Read more |
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26 June 2015 From 29 June to 5 July sees the annual UK Catch the Bus Week campaign. The week-long campaign focuses on raising awareness of the benefits of using the bus. Read more |
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18 June 2015 The city of Gothenburg has launched its first bus route fully powered by renewable energy. Read more |
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28 May 2015 The Smart Move team is delighted to welcome yet another new partner to the campaign, continuing the expansion of supporters working to double bus and coach use by the year 2025. Read more |
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16 March 2015 European Citizens' Mobility Forum proposes Action Programme blueprint to EU policy decision-makers on doubling the use of collective land passenger transport by 2025. Read more |
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19 January 2015 The IRU is looking for candidates who demonstrate innovation and excellence in supporting and promoting sustainable mobility by bus and coach for the 2015 Smart Awards. Read more |
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10 December 2014 Ten years ago, the Transport for London introduced a programme for the installation of white panels atop the capital’s trademark red buses in the framework of further climate-adaptation plans. Read more |
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10 December 2014 Transport (TfL) for London has recently announced that more than 500 extra buses will be brought into use on the capital’s road. Read more |
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01 December 2014 The authorities in Qatar have announced their plans to add more than 2000 buses on the roads by 2020, thus preparing for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Read more |
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01 December 2014 The city of Pitești in Romania improves its fleet of buses with 70 new environmetally friendly vehicles. Read more |
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24 November 2014 Britain's first bus powered by human waste takes to the streets of the UK, running between the cities of Bath and Bristol. The 40 seat bus can travel over 300km on one tank of gas. Read more |
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12 June 2014 Pantou is a free online platform that promotes accessible tourism in Europe, including by bus, coach and taxi, by connecting tourists with special access needs to the tour operators who can help. Read more |
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02 June 2014 Slovakia launches biggest promotional campaign at national level in Europe thus far, to promote Smart Move goal of doubling bus and coach use to achieve sustainable mobility for all. Read more |
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01 June 2014 This year London celebrates the ‘Year of the Bus’ - a series of engaging events, exhibitions, recreations and activities that will reconnect Londoners with their bus network and remind the world of the incredible role it plays in this great city. Read more |
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23 May 2014 IRU and CTC RTC create Smart Move Working Group in CIS region to double use of collective passenger transport. Read more |
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20 May 2014 The European Citizens’ Mobility Forum (ECMF) will organise, on the 14 October 2014, in Brussels, a workshop dedicated to Multimodal Terminals which will bring together EU, national and local authorities, as well as civil society researchers and stakeholders, business representatives and trade associations to debate the role and place of passenger transport terminals in the intermodal transport chain. Read more |
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15 May 2014 London celebrates the Year of the Bus by using the latest digital technology aimed at helping Londoners and visitors to the city get around the capital’s extensive bus network more easily. Read more |
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09 May 2014 The international transportation policy group EMBARQ highlights the benefits of bus rapid transit (BRT) systems in Mexico City and Istanbul following the outcome of the organization’s recent report - Social, Environmental and Economic Impacts of BRT Systems. Read more |
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28 April 2014 IRU, IDB and GIZ stage successful three day Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) training workshop and visit to Istanbul’s BRT system for transport decision-makers from across the Middle East and Central Asia. Read more |
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02 April 2014 The European Commission (EC) has recently awarded a contract to extend the coverage of the LEEZEN website and to convert it into a fully-fledged one-stop-shop for road freight and passenger transport operators. Read more |
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22 March 2014 The TIDE project (Transport Innovation Deployment for Europe), working on innovative urban transport and mobility measures, has published its innovation toolbox: ‘15 inspiring transport measures that can change your city’. The project’s aim is to foster a more favorable climate for cities and regions to integrate innovations in their urban mobility policies. Read more |
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21 March 2014 The IRU to intervene at a workshop focusing on the new regulations concerning cabotage and its different cases of application across Europe, Brussels, 5 March 2014. Read more |
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05 March 2014 Are you making the Smart or Dumb Move on the way to work each morning? Play our printable board game to find out! Read more |
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28 February 2014 Following a one year industry investigation, the French Competition Authority recently published a report highlighting that the creation of long distance coach lines could create between 10,000 and 16,000 jobs, with the advantage of complementing TGV travel at a much lower cost. Read more |
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24 February 2014 The European Parliament is looking for long distance coach operators interested in promoting their services while showcasing the film entrant of this year’s LUX Film Prize. Read more |
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12 February 2014 The European Citizens Mobility Forum, composed of all key political and business stakeholders, today held its first formal meeting with a view to propose new concrete actions to double the use and market share of buses, coaches and taxis in the EU by 2025. Read more |
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28 January 2014 The Smart Move team is pleased to welcome on board the Hellenic Federation of International Road Transport (OFAE), which will join the more than 100 Smart Move Partners, to promote safe, user-friendly, green, efficient and affordable bus and coach transport services in Greece. Read more |
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26 January 2014 The Brazilian city of Curitiba, best known for building the first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in the 1980s, is a well-known leader in sustainability with its model public transport network. It has been ranked third among the world’s “smartest cities” and will be featured as the guest of honour at the next European Mobility Exhibition in Paris from 10-12 June. Read more |
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23 January 2014 The Kyzylorda public transport network in Kazakhstan is getting a major Green boost to buy 100 new eco-friendly buses with a USD 18 million investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Read more |
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15 January 2014 Smart Move Partner, French passenger transport association FNTV, has launched Operation Sécuricar, a campaign to teach youth about road safety by bus through a fun video and instructional booklet. Read more |
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15 January 2014 4 in 10 Europeans experience problems with urban mobility according to a new European Commission survey. Air pollution, congestion and travel costs are among the biggest mobility issues for EU citizens. Read more |
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10 January 2014 Smart Move Partner, the American Bus Association, has announced the winners of the 2014 Green Operator Award with two leading American operators being honoured. Read more |
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01 January 2014 An exciting new era of emission free bus travel was unveiled in London recently as Transport for London (TfL) and bus operators began a trial of the UK capital’s first all-electric buses. Read more |
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09 December 2013 Germany exceeds the Smart Move aim of doubling bus and coach use with a 125% increase in services in just 12 months following deregulation of its inter-city coach market. Read more |
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05 December 2013 A new report by transport researchers demonstrates that investing in sustainable transport can save lives. Read more |
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03 December 2013 Continuing its global growth, FIAA, the oldest and largest bus and coach trade fair in Spain, joins the Smart Move community to seek a doubling of bus and coach use. Read more |
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29 November 2013 Bus driver Margaret Pannell started off by trying to cheer up depressed people over the Christmas period by decorating her bus. Now, 16 years later, she is a Newcastle institution. Read more |
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20 November 2013 Customers of the Milwaukee County Transit System in the U.S. were asked to give their reasons for riding the bus. Check out what they had to say and why they choose to make the Smart Move. Read more |
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19 November 2013 A new cooperation agreement between German taxi operators and a long distance coach service provider aims to bring a better service to customers providing them with a facility that will ensure that in the event of unusual disruption coach passengers can still reach their destination. Read more |
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18 November 2013 Bus drivers get together with a group of blind and partially sighted people to work together on how to improve their mutual understanding when travelling by bus. Read more |
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18 November 2013 Bus Rapid Transit could be the answer to some of India’s travel and commuting problems with modal share likely to increase from 27% to 40% and decrease the number of accidents in larger cities. Read more |
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13 November 2013 In France, only 2% of long-distance travel is done by bus, against 4-5% in Britain and Sweden, where the market is liberalised. Long distance buses are underutilised, says the Competition Authority, and an inter-regional network could be expanded at a low cost to society. Read more |
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11 November 2013 An on-demand minibus service run by Helsinki’s public transit authority now lets riders choose their own route and summon a bus with a simple smartphone app. Read more |
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07 November 2013 Public transport is becoming more eco‐friendly in Warsaw, as the Polish capital municipal transport company decides to add 35 articulated LNG buses to its vehicle fleet. Read more |
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04 November 2013 Developed in California, America’s first electric school bus will not only bring environmental improvements, but could also end up saving school authorities thousands of dollars. The bus could be picking up California students by 2014. Read more |
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18 October 2013 8th European Bus and Coach Forum emphasises contribution of group tourism by coach to seniors’ and out of season tourism and travel in Europe and beyond. Read more |
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18 October 2013 Policy-makers, transport industry leaders, cities and public transport customers unite forces through a permanent public-private Citizens’ Mobility Forum, with the aim to drive sustainable mobility and travel across the EU by doubling the use and market share of collective passenger transport in the EU by 2025. Read more |
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18 October 2013 Held on the eve of the Busworld exhibition, the world’s largest bus and coach exhibition, was again the European Coach and Bus Week. Six buses and twelve coaches participated in this competition, which was one of the biggest ever. Read more |
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18 October 2013 Busworld Academy is now fully operational and offers an online knowledge sharing platform for the worldwide bus and coach sector. Read more |
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18 October 2013 eCalypso is an online platform that brings offer and demand within social tourism into one location, allowing for quick and simple transactions between the two. Read more |
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17 October 2013 International Road Transport Union and Busworld International sign Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen private bus and coach industry’s leadership worldwide, and support initiatives providing sustainable mobility for all Read more |
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17 October 2013 The IRU City Trophy 2013 was awarded today to the city of Skopje, the capital of the FYR of Macedonia, for its overall ambitious policy to promote group tourism by coach as an integral part of the city’s public transport system. Read more |
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17 October 2013 Danish coach company Papuga A/S awarded IRU Coach Tourism Innovation Award 2013, for highly innovative and affordable coach-cycle road tour concept "Let’s Cycle Together". Read more |
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17 October 2013 Societatea de Transport Public (STP) SA Alba Iulia wins IRU Bus Excellence Award 2013 for significant investments in a green and comfortable vehicle fleet accessible to people with special needs, and for its punctual schedule, integrated ticketing system, and customer satisfaction and information policy. Read more |
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07 October 2013 Public transport directions have arrived on Google Glass. After installing Google's latest monthly update, Glass Explorer Edition owners will now be able to select "transit" when receiving directions. Read more |
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07 October 2013 In just 10 days 250 representatives will be attending the 8th IRU European Bus and Coach Forum at Busworld Kortrijk, Belgium, for the launch of the European Citizens Mobility Forum, the first Busworld Academy Seminar focusing on technical aspects of the bus and coach industry, and to meet the winners of the Smart Move 2013 Awards. Read more |
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01 October 2013 Building a bus line can help a city get the most bang for its buck when it comes to attracting development according to a new report that compares 21 cities. Read more |
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30 September 2013 The Smart Move "Take a smart shot" photo contest gave participants the chance to share the benefits of buses and coaches with their social networks by making the Smart Move bus travel all around the world. The contest was a success and even saw the bus travel as far as India! Now, it’s time to meet the winners. Read more |
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25 September 2013 With 99% of an inspected bus fleet passing with flying colours, the latest report from German vehicle inspectorate, TÜV, has yet again shown what we already know – buses are the safest form of transport. Read more |
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24 September 2013 The biannual European Coach & Bus Week (ECW) immediately preceding Busworld Kortrijk has been given a makeover for this year’s edition and will see the introduction of five new ‘labels to recognise Safety, Ecology, Comfort & Ergonomics, Styling & Design – an excellent Smart Move! Read more |
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24 September 2013 Smart Move organises meet & greet event with new partner Busbud – the Canadian startup that is quickly rising to become the worldwide leader in online bus ticket sales. Read more |
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23 September 2013 As smart card ticketing gains in popularity, both customers and operators see the benefits. Indeed, smart cards contribute to higher customer satisfaction and even encourage them to take the bus more often. Read more |
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08 September 2013 Perceptions of bus drivers are often not positive ones but this year’s winner of the UK’s bus driver of the year is a perfect example of the diversity and professionalism that exists within the industry. Read more |
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05 September 2013 The Smart Move Workshop on Passenger Transport Terminals held in Latvia today, stressed the need for bus and coach operators to be given free access to other transport modes’ terminals in order to provide seamless multi-modal sustainable travel services to customers. Read more |
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03 September 2013 As urban populations swell, city planners must bolster bus and other public transport systems if we are to reduce traffic accidents. Read more |
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03 September 2013 Bus company operating on France's Reunion island, offers free bicycle transport to passengers as a new service to promote green mobility. Read more |
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28 August 2013 Some 250 representatives of the tourism and travel industry, Members of the European Parliament, national competent authorities, European Commission officials, bus and coach manufacturers, researchers, and specialised journalists from all over the world will debate the current and future contribution of group tourism by coach to seniors’ and out of season tourism and travel in Europe and beyond. Read more |
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12 August 2013 Bonn’s public transport company SWB has been engaged in electric mobility for a while. The outcome of an electric bus network feasibility study is anxiously awaited in December: the goal is to become Europe’s first city with a fully-electric public transport network. Read more |
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10 August 2013 Cities like Wellington have a strong case for choosing BRT over light rail when it comes to transit expansion, especially when looking for an efficient and low cost solution. Plus, riders may ultimately not really care how sexy a transit vehicle is — provided it picks them up soon and takes them where they need to go. Read more |
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05 August 2013 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) plans to pull back on its hybrid programme, swapping out their hybrid engines for newer diesel ones, which have become more fuel efficient than many comparable hybrid cars. Read more |
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31 July 2013 Smart Move "Take a smart shot" photo contest, in partnership with Workshop InFiné. This summer, make the Smart Bus travel around the world, and photograph some unique shots using the Smart Bus to illustrate one or more of the contest themes. Win awesome prizes and end the summer with a blast! Read more |
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05 July 2013 25 finalists from 13 countries on three continents enter the final stage of the global IRU Smart Move Awards 2013 competition. Read more |
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01 July 2013 Eurolines demands Member States follow through on passenger rights commitments and calls on the European Commission to take action to ensure coach passengers benefit fully from the new proposals, including identifying key coach terminals across the 28 EU Member bloc. Read more |
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27 June 2013 The new version of the iconic London bus is on a world tour to promote greener bus transport, improved passenger comfort and vehicle design to other cities across the globe. The Smart Move team could not resist a peak when it arrived in Brussels. Read more |
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27 June 2013 America has joined the rest of the world in the fight against climate change with President Obama marking a key shift in policy in June. . Buses and coaches are now leading the way in the USA in helping to meet the countries climate change obligations. Read more |
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18 June 2013 18 June 2013 – By focusing on passenger needs and public-private partnership, Brighton and Hove has doubled the number of bus journeys in 20 years. Read more |
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17 June 2013 Warsaw becomes the latest city to trial electric buses with the arrival of a Chinese built vehicle that runs on electricity with fully recyclable batteries. Read more |
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11 June 2013 Three retired women traveling every bus route in London star in a film on the Freedom Pass, a London scheme offering free travel to older and disabled passengers across all modes. Read more |
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04 June 2013 Online booking of long distance luxury and express coaches in South East Asia has taken another step forward with three new major bus and coach operators joining Easibook.com, which currently handles over 5,000 departures a day and covers journeys in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Read more |
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01 June 2013 Last month, the Jamaican Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change unveiled a bus advertising campaign which seeks to draw national attention to the critical issue of climate change. Read more |
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31 May 2013 Washington DC is to get a major boost in its fight against traffic congestion and pollution with a new Bus Rapid Transit scheme for the city that will link some of its key suburbs. Read more |
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25 May 2013 The IRU 7th Euro-Asian Road Transport Conference taking place in Amman from 12-13 June has made the Smart Move by working with luxury coach transport provider The Jordan Express Tourist Transportation Company (JETT). Political and business leaders from some 40 countries across the region will have the opportunity to learn all about the Smart Move campaign while relaxing in the comfort and safety of luxury coaches en route to the Conference venue. Read more |
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21 May 2013 Coach travel has once again demonstrated its affordability and flexibility on international routes from Amsterdam to Marseille, with two new stops in Paris and Lyon for a low price of USD 50. Read more |
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20 May 2013 In times of economic hardship and government spending cuts, a new study from Canada shows that governments could save up to a fifth on public bus services by switching to private operators instead of increasing fares and taxes or slashing services. Read more |
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16 May 2013 According to a recent study, traffic problems in the world’s 30 largest cities costs USD 266 billion per year. The study’s authors advocate the opening of transport data to facilitate mobile information and encourage drivers to leave their cars at home and take the bus. Read more |
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15 May 2013 EU public-private Smart Move High Level Group provides recommendations on “doubling the use of collective road passenger transport” to save lives and cut carbon emissions, for the European Commission to adopt as a formal EU policy objective to be reached by 2025. Read more |
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15 May 2013 EU public-private Smart Move High Level Group provides recommendations on “doubling the use of collective road passenger transport” to save lives and cut carbon emissions, for the European Commission to adopt as a formal EU policy objective to be reached by 2025. Read more |
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07 May 2013 The EU public-private Smart Move High Level Group’s public debate and publication of its policy recommendations are taking place next week in Brussels, bringing together key transport and mobility politicians, industry stakeholders and European Institutions to double the use of buses and coaches in Europe by 2025. Get ready for a sneak preview! Read more |
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05 May 2013 “With us, this would not have happened to you”. As part of a plan to raise awareness on the benefits of public bus transport, the city of Fürth in Germany, is giving away free day tickets for local bus services to all car drivers that receive a parking ticket as an incentive and reminder to opt for bus transport the next time. Read more |
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03 May 2013 As part of the UN Global Road Safety Week, the bus and coach industry adopts the Smart Move Road Safety Handbook and charter, as a commitment to further improve its already exemplary safety record. Read more |
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02 May 2013 A German travel company has launched an around-the-world coach trip to raise awareness on the benefits of coach tourism. The journey will cover an incredible 52,000 km and pass through 26 countries in nine months! Read more |
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01 May 2013 As flight delays in America continue to soar in the face of government spending cuts, passengers are learning to make the Smart Move and are taking the coach instead to save both time and money. Read more |
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29 April 2013 All smart Move newsletters Read more |
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29 April 2013 Smart Move partner and sustainable transport group, Greener Journeys, launches. The ‘Catch the bus week’ campaign ran from 29 April to 5 May with wide support from operators on UK bus routes and full backing of the UK Government to get the public out of cars and onto buses. Read more |
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29 April 2013 Online group coach travel directory BusRates.com has received the White House seal of approval after being nominated for the prestigious White House Champions of Change programme “Transportation Technology Solutions for the 21st Century” awards. The company is also set on keeping up its meteoric rise with the launch of a new smartphone app. Read more |
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25 April 2013 EU funded project Compass4D meets in Copenhagen to plan upcoming work to test new technology on 90 buses to improve journey times through better road junction control, therefore helping the Danish capital to reach its goal of becoming the first carbon-neutral city by 2025. Read more |
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24 April 2013 National Express is making a Green and User-friendly Move with a $40 million investment in 130 new buses, an upgraded control room, hi-tech equipment for a new smartcard ticketing system and a smartphone app for bus riders in the English West Midlands region. Read more |
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19 April 2013 National Express coaches, a key part of Smart Move partner Eurolines who run inter-city regular services, has launched a new and free of charge service for its customers, making it more convenient than ever to travel by coach. Using the latest technology, Coach Tracker allows you to track your coach in real-time, anytime, anywhere! Read more |
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19 April 2013 Taking the Smart Move High Level Group model, Australia has committed itself to a major expansion and development of its urban mobility plans. It focuses not just on public transport with increased frequencies and funding for new services, but also on improving the environment and addressing the problems caused by other transport modes too. Furthermore, the City of Adelaide has committed itself to a 10 year Smart Move Strategy. Read more |
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19 April 2013 Investing in the urban bus represents 'exceptional value for money for the taxpayer' – this is the message from a new report published in the UK. Not only that but it also shows that there are social, health and economic benefits too. Read more |
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19 April 2013 Just hours after being elected as the leader of the world's 1.2bn Catholics, Pope Francis jumped on a bus with other cardinals instead of the usual papal limousine to 'help set a good example of what priests and bishops should do'. Read more |
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19 April 2013 During the recession, residential property values in the US performed 42% better, on average, if they were located near public transport with high-frequency service, according to a new study released by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). Read more |
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19 April 2013 In 2014, the city of Mannheim in south-western Germany will test two electric buses equipped with contactless recharging technology. The vehicles quickly recharge by induction at each stop, without any connection - an answer to the problems of electric vehicles' range. Read more |
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19 April 2013 The number of passengers using buses and trams in Bordeaux has risen by a quarter in the last 3 years since the restructuring of the urban transport network, putting them well on the way to double bus use within 10 years! The network is to be expanded further in May 2013 to meet the growing demand. Read more |
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19 April 2013 New passenger rights for regular bus and coach services and occasional coach services in the European Union come into force on the 1 March 2013, bringing coach travel in line with other transport modes. Read more |
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19 April 2013 The Smart Move campaign continues to expand its global footprint by welcoming on board its latest partner – Canadian based worldwide intercity bus schedule and information website: Busbud. All bus companies are invited to pool in and increase their ridership. Read more |
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19 April 2013 It is now even easier to pay for bus travel in London, as the latest contactless technology to pay for journeys with a simple swipe of a credit or debit card is now available on board. Read more |
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19 April 2013 The Luxembourg transport system has announced a massive investment in the latest technology to regulate services, provide information to passengers and connect with transport systems in neighbouring countries. Read more |
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19 April 2013 Last month saw the completion of the UK’s national Bus for Jobs scheme coordinated by Greener Journeys, which enabled jobseekers to travel free on their local bus services throughout January. Initial estimates are that in the region of 45,000 free bus journeys were made, attracting significant media and political attention. Read more |
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04 February 2013 The passenger road transport industry strongly supports the European Parliament proposal to improve the 12-day driving derogation for international coach travel in the EU, adopted as part of the revision of the regulation on the digital tachograph that will significantly simplify the regulations governing its use. Read more |
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25 January 2013 21 January - Two outstanding coach companies, Anderson Coach and Travel of Greenville, Pennsylvania, and Northeast Charter and Tour Co. of Lewiston, Maine, were honoured as the recipients of ABA's “Green Operator Award”. Read more |
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25 January 2013 An Australian academic has backed criticism of the South Australia State Government’s decision to competitively tender Adelaide’s public transport bus services. Heavy criticism is also levelled for over-investment in rail given its high costs and lower ridership. Read more |
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25 January 2013 Kenya’s bus industry has gone hi-tech with a new user-friendly mobile solution to book bus tickets. Read more |
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25 January 2013 A new cultural bus service has started in Spain – the theatre bus. Unlike usual buses, it does not take you to the theatre: it brings the theatre to you, providing a 50 minute door-to-door dose of theatrical performance that is innovative, original and fun. Read more |
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25 January 2013 Swiss company intercity PostBus rolls out a bus extension, as of 12 January 2013, to accommodate additional passengers. Read more |
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25 January 2013 The Scottish Government’s National Older and Disabled Persons Concessionary Travel Scheme operates all year round, but its impact over Christmas and New Year is even more welcome, as it helps bring families together from across Scotland at a special and expensive time. Read more |
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25 January 2013 Public transport in Estonia’s capital, Tallinn, is now free of charge as of 1 January 2013, as city’s much-debated free travel reform takes effect. Read more |
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25 January 2013 The Smart Move High Level Group makes its final call for contributions from external interested parties. All the recommendations and contributions that have so far been received will be discussed at the next HLG meeting on 21 February for potential inclusion in the group’s final report. Read more |
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25 January 2013 The IRU is looking for Smart Move award candidates who demonstrate innovation and excellence in business/policy best practices that promote sustainable mobility by bus and coach. Read more |
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25 January 2013 The connection between public transit and health Read more |
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14 December 2012 A French report shows what we already knew – that car use is three times more expensive than public transport. A new study was also published this month from the University of Dresden showing that car use has hidden costs of EUR 1,600 for each vehicle every year. Read more |
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14 December 2012 A partnership between bus operators and the UK state employment agency offers free bus travel to job seekers across areas in England, Scotland and Wales in January 2013. Read more |
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14 December 2012 Salzburg, Austria, continues to lead by example and orders more electric trolleybuses for its urban transport system, bringing its total to 65 by 2017. Read more |
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14 December 2012 The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have launch a new campaign to encourage sustainable tourism as the world gets set to see the one billionth tourist this month. Read more |
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14 December 2012 Long distance coach travel in America is engrained in the national culture, but a new website and new coach services are making the experience even more affordable and more convenient. Read more |
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14 December 2012 India is the second largest market in the world for buses and coaches, second only to China, with an nnual demand for buses and coaches of twice that of all Western Europe. Read more |
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14 December 2012 Eurolines France has taken the smart route and introduced a CO2 calculator that lets customers compare CO2 emissions for their journey using different modes of travel. Read more |
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07 December 2012 EU public-private Smart Move High Level Group outlines recommendations to double the use of buses, coaches and taxis at final working meeting. Read more |
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21 November 2012 The next EU Smart Move High Level Group will meet on 6 December to discuss policy recommendations for doubling the use of buses and coaches for commuting and urban travel. Read more |
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21 November 2012 French bus and coach association FNTV leads the way on kid's safety with three new videos aimed at further improving the safety of children's bus travel. Read more |
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21 November 2012 A website for intercity bus travel has launched a newly redesigned website to celebrate its one-year anniversary. The new design of Busbud.com aims to make it easy for bus travellers around the world to find accurate travel information at their fingertips and make better travel decisions. Read more |
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21 November 2012 The new Californian BRT JAZZ line began operating on 1 September, serving temporary stations. Now, in partnership with the Monterey Jazz Festival, the new Sand City Station and 24 other new bus shelters along the route, will allow waiting passengers to download jazz concert recordings from past festival performances while they wait for their bus. Read more |
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21 November 2012 Organisers of the coach and bus trade show, Euro Bus Expo, have heralded the event a major success with an increase in visitor numbers and the announcement of industry orders worth over £250 million. Read more |
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21 November 2012 The Italian bus and coach association, ANAV, held its annual conference on coach tourism during the IBE Exposition in Rimini. They used the occasion to attack heavy taxes on the coach tourism sector the political ignorance that is stifling growth. Read more |
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21 November 2012 With carbon dioxide levels in many Asian cities expected to rise by 50% by 2030 the Asian Development Bank is highlighting the role that green transport can make to the economic well-being of Asian cities, urging them to make better use of their infrastructure and invest in urban mobility. Read more |
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21 November 2012 In Pune, India, on 1 November, around 2,500 buses were deployed all over the city to celebrate ‘Pune Bus Day’, which encouraged commuters to make the Smart Move and abandon their private vehicles and use public transport in a bid to solve the city’s worsening traffic mess. Read more |
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07 November 2012 UK Transport Minister Norman Baker announces £20 million funding for the Green Bus Fund and a new easy-to-use toolkit for low carbon buses. Read more |
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06 November 2012 In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and with all of the disruptions to the intricate transportation system in the north-east United States, it's clear that when it comes to safely transporting large numbers of people into or out of a disaster area, coaches are the most flexible and best alternative available. Read more |
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25 October 2012 A New York City resident is working to bring the success of comparison travel shopping to buses in an easy to use and free mobile app called "bustripping." Read more |
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25 October 2012 The Smart Move team is delighted to welcome yet another new partner to the campaign, continuing the expansion of supporters working to double bus and coach use over the next 10 years. The new partner is PSV Glass and its sister company Bus and Coach Glazing based in the UK Read more |
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25 October 2012 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems have emerged as a cost-effective, flexible, and environmentally sustainable form of public transportation. Several cities in India are currently developing or augmenting their BRT systems, with a special focus on improving their safety. Read more |
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25 October 2012 A 12-day regular coach service linking Birmingham with a city in Pakistan has been floated as a means of strengthening ties between the two communities. The Birmingham-Pakistan coach would pass through at least seven countries and cost about £130. Read more |
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25 October 2012 Real Time Information at bus stops in Wellington has been a success. The new signs have not only made things easier at bus stops, but increased online traffic to mobile information sites making journey planning easier. Read more |
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25 October 2012 Millions of people in England are at risk of being cut off due to the cost of fuel and the lack of transport alternatives, a UK charity has said. Transport group Sustrans' report, Locked Out, has called on the UK government to invest more in collective transport solutions. Read more |
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25 October 2012 By the end of the year, 2,500 bus stops in Santiago will be illuminated with renewable energy using low energy LED lighting systems. The move has stimulated a change in passenger attitudes to their bus services. Read more |
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03 October 2012 The Public-Private EU Smart Move High-Level Group (HLG) met in Brussels on 27 September to discuss its second main topic, namely, the future of group tourism by coach in Europe. Read more |
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19 September 2012 Local officials in Washington DC are looking to speed up buses along the region's traffic-clogged roads, using various tools from special lanes to new signals at traffic lights that turn green for buses. The improvements are being financed by a $58.8 million federal stimulus grant. Read more |
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18 September 2012 The EU Smart Move High Level Group has been doing its work since May 2012. The group consists of the European Commission, representative from the 4 main parties in the European Parliament and leading industry stakeholders and operators A vital part of their work is to consult as widely as possible to find the best solutions for securing the future of the bus and coach industry in Europe. So make your voice heard. Read more |
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17 September 2012 Passengers stranded at bus terminals or awaiting missing luggage may now use a mobile application for free to check their rights immediately and on the spot. Read more |
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17 September 2012 A European bus operator conducted a flash mob to promote bus use among the wider public. Check out the video below for some fascinating facts and arguments about why taking the bus is best. Read more |
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17 September 2012 A new vehicle safety system – a so-called “intelligent co-pilot” - that takes control of the vehicle when it detects that the driver may have failed to take account of road hazards - has been developed by researchers at the American university MIT. Read more |
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17 September 2012 PUBLIC transport patronage in Melbourne is booming, with commuters making an extra 19 million trips last financial year. Buses have seen the biggest growth with an increase of 16% or 17 million extra journeys. Read more |
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17 September 2012 Hybrid buses are gaining North American and Asian- Pacific markets. This trend looks set to continue its solid growth until 2018 a report says. Read more |
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17 September 2012 18 million spectator journeys were made to venues in London using public transport during the Olympics. A further 900,000 spectators used park-and-ride, shuttle buses, accessible services, direct coaches, and special walking and cycling routes, to get to nine venues outside London during the Olympic Games. A Smart Move for the city and for the Games! Read more |
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29 August 2012 The new and longest bus in the world has taken to the streets of Dresden, Germany this month as part of the city's continuing innovation in bus service provision. Read more |
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02 August 2012 The 12th edition of Busworld Asia, taking place from 22-24 November 2012, is moving to Guangzhou to join forces with Auto Guangzhou, China's third biggest automotive show. Read more |
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23 July 2012 Blind, deaf, and other disabled passengers in Spain and Italy have been given a helping hand from a new smart phone app that informs them where and when to board a bus using data from GPS based transit systems in various cities. Read more |
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23 July 2012 Smart Move continues its global expansion as momentum in the campaign and its values grows. This month we welcome on board two new partners; Kalter Truck & Bus from Ecuador, and Autobus Blog from Italy. Read more |
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23 July 2012 The summer is apparently here and that means holidays – and we want to see all the Smart Moves that you have taken or witnessed on your travels. So post your photos to our Facebook page and share your experiences. Read more |
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23 July 2012 Construction work begins on South Africa’s first Bus Rapid Transit network in Pretoria that will bring rapid, reliable, safe, efficient bus services with a low carbon footprint. The new BRT will link disadvantaged areas of the city with the economic centres, and so drive employment and growth. The system should be operational by April 2014. Read more |
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23 July 2012 Delhi’s successful BRT system, which the government is planning to expand, is being taken to court by a wealthy car owning minority in the city who seek the right to use dedicated bus lanes that serve the majority of the city’s road commuters. Read more |
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23 July 2012 Bus travel is a key contributor to economic and social well-being, according to a new UK report published this month. It highlights that bus commuters generate a staggering £64 billion of economic activity every year, and that 1 in 10 bus users would have to find a new job if bus services were cut. Read more |
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23 July 2012 A group of French small private coach operators have joined forces to enter the newly emerging market in France with a fleet of new luxury coaches and new routes to provide an alternative to private cars Read more |
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23 July 2012 Following the annual G20 meeting in Mexico, where urban public transport was specifically discussed for the first time, the G20 affirmed that investment in public transport is crucial to achieving sustainable development. Read more |
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16 July 2012 The EU public-private Smart Move High Level Group, initiated by the IRU, started its work on how to achieve the Smart Move objective of doubling the use of bus and coach transport by boosting intercity bus and coach regular lines in Europe. Public and private stakeholders and citizens are invited to contribute. Read more |
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25 June 2012 A smart phone app in New Zealand allows customers to board buses and pay their fair simply by swiping their smart phone. The app will enable travellers to pay for bus and taxi fares as well as small retail purchases. Read more |
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25 June 2012 Viet Nam will soon get new diesel-electric hybrid buses that will cut fuel consumption by up to 50% resulting in substantial cost and emissions reduction Read more |
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25 June 2012 The authorities of Greater Dijon, France have signed a joint partnership with Heuliez Bus and Barclays, as part of a public private partnership (PPP) for the purchase of 102 hybrid buses. This is the largest order of this type of vehicles in France. Read more |
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25 June 2012 A new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system is being proposed to link New Jersey with Philadelphia. The new BRT would carry nearly 7,000 passengers per day, reduce congestion on a key commuter route, reduce journey times and expand the existing park and ride system by more than 2000 spaces. Read more |
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25 June 2012 Tourism experts from international organisations, United Nations agencies and the tourism sector have outlined how green innovation in tourism can drive sustainable development by reducing costs, boosting revenue, creating jobs and improving resource efficiency Read more |
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22 June 2012 Italian Smart Move Partners ANAV presented the first newly instigated Smart Move Awards for innovation and excellence in coach tourism, regular long distance services, and local public transport. The awards were presented to the winners on 21 June 2012 in Rome Read more |
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14 June 2012 Three global organisations have teamed up to launch the most comprehensive, public database of bus rapid transit (BRT) systems around the world. The new site, http://Brtdata.org, shows that 134 cities have BRT systems, serving 22 million passengers a day. Read more |
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29 May 2012 The Public-Private Smart Move High Level Group held its kick-off meeting and started its work with the ambition to submit recommendations and a Smart Move Action Plan on doubling the number of bus and coach users in the EU in the next 10 years, and contribute to the EU Growth Agenda 2020. Read more |
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22 May 2012 Calgary Transit is among the first Canadian major urban systems to make use of new technology, such as the online look-up schedules and trip planning tools. SMS notifications already provide users with instant messages about delays or new services and now new technology will help in service management and ticketing too. Read more |
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22 May 2012 EcoManager uses industry leading technology to monitor driving behaviour, passenger comfort and critical vehicle information to provide fully automated reports on driver efficiency and safety. Read more |
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22 May 2012 Buchanan Bus Station has been given a £20,000 solar panel system as part of owner Strathclyde Partnership for Transport’s (SPT) commitment to reduce carbon emissions and energy costs. Read more |
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22 May 2012 The international road transport Union (IRU) has published a manual for bus and coach operators on the new EU Regulation on passenger rights that comes into force on 1 March 2013. The manual aims to provide information on the obligations of bus and coach operators to their passengers and promote increased service quality within the sector. Read more |
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22 May 2012 A new report on public transport from America shows that people who make the Smart Move and take the bus save almost $10,000 a year compared to car drivers, due to low fares, high fuel prices, and the high cost of car parking – not to mention the stress of finding a parking spot in the first place. Read more |
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22 May 2012 Long distance coach services in India have just become much more luxurious with interior design, facilities and seat service that are more reminiscent of aeroplanes than buses. Read more |
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22 May 2012 Taking the bus instead of the car is the healthy option according to a report from the USA. Public transport users are 40% less likely to be overweight, walk three times as much as their car taking counterparts, and contribute to lower emissions and vibrant communities Read more |
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22 May 2012 A new report by the Institute for Transport Studies and Greener Journeys will show that investing in the bus network mobilises the workforce and boosts spending :as societies struggle to come out of the economic doldrums, buses play a vital role in getting people to work and delivering shoppers to the high street. Read more |
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22 May 2012 European leaders should seize the opportunity at the EU summit in Brussels this week and on June 28/29 to boost growth in Europe by actively supporting the Smart Move of doubling collective passenger transport by bus and coach to bring affordable and socially inclusive door-to-door mobility to all at the lowest cost to taxpayers. Read more |
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19 April 2012 To celebrate the Year of the Dragon, two ‘dragon buses’ will operate along the City LINK bus route in central Auckland throughout 2012 to encourage increased bus use by members of the Chinese community. Read more |
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19 April 2012 Taking its inspiration from Brazil, a proposal for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in the Filipino city of Cebu has been endorsed for a planned launch by 2020City representatives say the system will earn $15 million in revenues annually. Read more |
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19 April 2012 The Basque region of Spain has introduced a new online travel planning portal for combined public transport modes that could potentially be reproduced worldwide as a key mobility enabler. Read more |
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19 April 2012 Eurolines Romania jumped to the rescue of passengers stranded by the collapse of the Hungarian low-cost airline MALEV, by offering free seats to passengers on the popular Romania – Budapest route. Read more |
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19 April 2012 Buses and coaches are the most cost-effective and economically sound means of passenger transport so how could it possibly get better? Just ask the Mayor of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, who says that the city will offer free public transport across its bus and tram network starting 2013. Read more |
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19 April 2012 Smart move has continued to expand to new countries, by welcoming the New Zealand Bus and Coach Association and Israel’s Olam Ha’autobusim magazine as new Smart Move partners. Read more |
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03 April 2012 ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) provider i2MApp and the Basque autonomous regional government have joined forces to produce an integrated public transport portal that allows users to plan their journeys using a number of public transport options. Read more |
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03 April 2012 United States federal bus and coach regulators have unveiled a smart phone app that gives bus riders a quick and free way to review a bus company's safety record before buying a ticket or booking group travel. Read more |
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28 March 2012 Smart move is proud to announce our recent partnership with the independent magazine based in Rehovot, Israel - Olam Ha’autobusim, or “Bus World” in Hebrew. Read more |
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21 March 2012 Hot on the heels of welcoming the American Motorcoach Marketing Council and the Ibero-American AITBUS organisations on board, Smart Move is continuing its global growth with the New Zealand Bus and Coach Association being the latest partner to recognise the strength and value of the campaign. Read more |
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20 March 2012 Tourists to Phuket's neighboring Krabi Province have been treated to a new two million baht network of bus stops that feature a striking monkey design. Read more |
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20 March 2012 A massive expansion of the innovative bus system in Mexico City has been given the green light. It will see the existing Metrobus system - introduced in 2005 and now carrying 263,000 passengers a day – extended from 20 to 220 km as part of a new five-year partnership designed to ‘green’ Mexico City’s transport system. Read more |
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20 March 2012 Peak-period commuters in North West Sydney will from this month have access to 24 new buses and 46 new services. The new services could slash 25 minutes from journey times as passengers will no longer have to change bus. Read more |
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20 March 2012 The first coach to meet the new Euro VI emissions standards which comes into force in 2014 has won the Spanish bus of the year award 2012. The manufacturers have been able to resolve the problem of reduced pollutants and have lower fuel consumption by using new engine and fuel technologies, thereby addressing a major industry concern relating to the new rules. Read more |
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20 March 2012 Rising petrol prices and a new breed of British-owned discount operators, based in the densely populated US north-east corridor, have made the coach a viable alternative to the car, plane or train for a growing number of travellers. Read more |
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20 March 2012 SNCF has seen the benefits of bus travel and confirmed at an IRU conference in Brussels its intention to launch long distance regular lines in France. Read more |
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07 March 2012 The first steps towards the further greening of road transport, while achieving the EU growth agenda, were agreed to by the European Commission (EC) and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) at the 2nd IRU/EU Road Transport Conference on "Efficient solutions for making road transport greener" held in Brussels last week. Read more |
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02 March 2012 Check out the highlights from the first of its kind Europe-wide workshop on "Long distance bus and coach transport in Europe: (Re)discovering the wheel". Read more |
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20 February 2012 The world's largest bus is getting ready to roll out in both Beijing and Hangzhou, where the need for public transportation continues to grow along with its population. Read more |
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20 February 2012 Quality and affordable transportation access is more critical than ever for linking Americans to jobs, schools, grocery stores, hospitals, and other vital services. Yet the U.S. Congress is preparing to vote on a proposal that would strip away all investments in public transit, leaving countless communities disconnected from opportunity. Read more |
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20 February 2012 The Smart Move campaign is off to a great start this year as we welcome, in addition to the recent partners from Germany, Spain, and Portugal in December, a new Ibero-American industry partner, AITBUS, and our 4 new media partners from Romania, Sigurant Auto, Transporter, TIR magazin, and Traveller magazin. Read more |
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20 February 2012 On 29 February, leading representatives from EU institutions, European member states, academics, and transport operators of long distance bus and coach lines will come together in Brussels to share best practices and examine the opportunities and challenges of expanding long distance travel by bus and coach across Europe. Read more |
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20 February 2012 Smart Move would like to extend its congratulations to the Coventry City Council, winner of the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT)'s Coach Friendly City Award, for its clear understanding of the commitments and investments necessary in providing high quality facilities for coaches, their passengers, and drivers, resulting in improved user-friendliness and efficiency of bus and coach transport. Read more |
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20 February 2012 More than a decade after its inception, Bogota's pioneering TransMilenio BRT system carries 1.6 million passengers every weekday, and has successfully reduced travel time for Bogotanos, as well as reducing pollution and improving safety. But the new Integrated Public Transport System (SITP) is about to take the success story of TransMilenio a step further by reducing a chaotic, decentralised network of 66 different private bus companies into a streamlined and efficiently coordinated system of 13 companies that will completely transform the culture of transportation in Bogota. Read more |
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20 February 2012 Government of Queensland, Australia, to spend $1.4million on a 12-month trial of two diesel-electric hybrid buses, which could cut emissions by up to 40 per cent over a traditional bus. Read more |
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17 February 2012 US-based Motorcoach Marketing Council partners with Smart Move to promote safe, green, efficient, user-friendly and affordable bus and coach transportation worldwide Read more |
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13 February 2012 The European bus and coach industry and the European Commission jointly promote the Single European Emergency Number 112 Europe-wide to enhance road safety and provide a rapid and effective response in case of a road accident. Read more |
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27 January 2012 Smart Move is happy to announce that www.chauffeurdecar.com has joined the campaign as a new media partner. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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! Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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'. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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05 December 2011 IRU Workshop on Long Distance Bus and Coach Transport in Europe: (re)Discovering the wheel" Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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). Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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 Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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25 October 2011 Taking public transport can be anywhere from 10 to 20% less expensive than using your car? Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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! Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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%. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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." Read more |
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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). Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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 Read more |
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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 Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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! Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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'. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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15 September 2010 Japan recently unveiled a Solar-Powered public bus, the Solarve (Solar Vehicle) produced by Sanyo and Ryobi. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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19 July 2010 The IRU's Dutch Member Association, KNV, has launched the Smart Move campaign in the Netherlands. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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22 June 2010 A new website for route planning providing all relevant information on Low Emission Zones in Europe. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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21 June 2010 Find out all FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa finalists' slogans written on their team buses/coaches. Read more |
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17 June 2010 See what business and policy leaders think about buses and coaches and the Smart Move campaign. Read more |
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17 June 2010 A Smart Move breeze at the FNTV stand at the Transports Publics 2010 exhibition in Paris. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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27 May 2010 14 manufacturers were awarded for the excellence of their products. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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14 May 2010 ASINTRA, Zhongtong Holding and Hunan CSR Times Electric joined the Smart Move partner community. Read more |
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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). Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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29 April 2010 Smart Move meets Vice President of the European Commission and EU Transport Commissioner, Siim Kallas. Read more |
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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). Read more |
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21 April 2010 Coaches, discrete but ever so efficient, on all the roads of France and Europe. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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05 March 2010 The Nihon (Japan) Bus Association (NBA) joined the Smart Move family. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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24 February 2010 Doubling the use of buses and coaches by promoting flexible bus and coach lanes. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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11 February 2010 The Association of Pan-European Coach Terminals (APC) joined the 58-strong team of Smart Move Partners. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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11 February 2010 The BBC reports about the tests of an amphibious bus service in Glasgow (UK). Read more |
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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. Read more |
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04 February 2010 Our Arabic speaking friends can now enjoy their Smart Move information in their own language. Read more |
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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". Read more |
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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. Read more |
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01 February 2010 Smart Move now available in Turkish Language - Otobusler ve tur otobusleri, işte Akıllı Adım! Read more |
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29 January 2010 Smart Move in Arabic as from next week Read more |
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22 January 2010 The China Road Transport Association (CRTA) joined the rapidly expanding Smart Move Partners' club. Read more |
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22 January 2010 New Smart Move promotional materials available on the campaign site Read more |
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11 January 2010 Smart Move speaks Russian: SPASSIBO - СПАСИБО! - Turkish and Arabic versions also on their way Read more |
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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. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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15 December 2009 Buses and Coaches: environmental champions of passenger transport Read more |
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11 December 2009 Smart Move latest news, videos & quiz Read more |
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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. Read more |
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11 December 2009 The US Motorcoach Council has joined forces with Smart Move. Read more |
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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 Read more |
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03 December 2009 The Smart Move campaign has the potential to benefit every operator, says Route One Read more |
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19 November 2009 The first European Bus and Coach Day will take place in Brussels on 2 December. Read more |
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19 November 2009 "Smart Move" leaflets, postcards, stickers and flags designs now available for supporters on the web Read more |
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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. Read more |
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13 November 2009 IRU and its Member Associations voluntarily committed themselves to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030 Read more |
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13 November 2009 Our supporters and fans from French and German speaking countries can now start spreading the good news. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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04 November 2009 ETOA, the trade association for European tourism, joined the Smart Move supporters' club. Read more |
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03 November 2009 "Smart Move" video now available on the "Smart Move" website and on "YouTube". Read more |
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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. Read more |
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21 October 2009 IRU proposes to the UNECE a global multilateral agreement on regular bus and coach lines. Read more |
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16 October 2009 The IRU Special Company Award 2009 goes to Flygbussarna Airport Coaches of Sweden. Read more |
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16 October 2009 The city of Stockholm wins the IRU City Trophy 2009. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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13 October 2009 The American Bus Association (ABA) joined the Smart Move supporters' club. Read more |
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