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The European Commission has indicated that it will step up its support to towns and cities, and encourage the development of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans. These initiatives form the cornerstones of the new Urban Mobility Package which the European Commission adopted in December 2013. Vice-President Siim Kallas, EU commissioner for mobility and transport, said, ‘Addressing the problems of urban mobility is one of the great challenges in transport today. With coordinated action we can be more successf

Birmingham City Council has implemented a network of 36 APT Technologies Evolt electric vehicle (EV) charging points at 18 locations across the city in both on- and off-street locations, installed by E.ON Energy. The posts are part funded by the UK Government’s Plugged-In Midlands scheme and it is anticipated that the scheme, managed by Cenex, will lead to a regional network of more than 500 electric vehicle charging points across both the east and West Midlands. The Evolt Street charge features a ta

A report by global consultancy Arthur D Little, with its partner the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) identifies three strategic directions and 25 imperatives for cities to consider to better shape the future of urban mobility. “The Future of Urban Mobility 2.0 – Imperatives to shape extended mobility ecosystems of tomorrow,” report assesses the world’s cities in terms of mobility maturity and performance and revealing that most cities are still struggling to cope with future mobility

The seventh Intertraffic Innovation Award for the most innovative exhibit will be presented during the opening ceremony of Intertraffic Amsterdam 2014 on 25 March. An international jury has selected a shortlist of nominees from 60 entries and awards will be presented in each of five categories: infrastructure, ITS traffic management, safety, parking and smart mobility. One of five winners will then be chosen as the overall winner of the Intertraffic Innovation Award. Companies shortlisted for the award

Siemens is to supply, install and configure traffic signal controllers in the County of Maigaiti in Kashi City, Xinjiang, in north-western China. In the first phase, Siemens traffic control systems will control up to 44 intersections in Maigaiti, with more intersections expected to be added to the system over the coming years. Project implementation is expected to be completed by mid 2014. Kashi is an important transportation hub in southern Xinjiang. The China-Pakistan highway runs through the city,

According to the European Commission, assistive and cooperative systems (ITS) are expected to have a significant impact on the safety of vulnerable road users (VRU), by influencing all road users' behaviour. The third European Motorcyclists' Forum, to be held in Brussels on 5 and 6 March will discuss this and the current state-of-the-art of ITS for transport which has not undergone any specific impact assessment with regard to positive or negative consequences for the specific mode of transport on powere

Investment in the light rail and metro system in Sao Paulo, Brazil in the period 2012-1025 is expected to reach US$17.75 billion, as the network undergoes huge expansion over the next five years, increasing from the current 330 kilometres of tracks to over 450 kilometres. Seven expansion projects are currently either in progress or due to be started, with some to be complete in 2014, seeing the metro and monorail tracks expand by 78.2 kilometres., which will allow for an increase in passenger capacity,

Several school buses in Clarke County School District, Georgia have been fitted with camera systems that will provide visual evidence of motorists who violate the flashing red lights and stop arms of school buses as children embark and disembark. The school bus stop-arm system utilises a series of six camera mounted on the bus to catch violators from several angles. When the stop arm is deployed, the cameras detect vehicles illegally passing in either direction and captures video of the violation and sti

Building on the automated Ford Fusion Hybrid research vehicle unveiled last month, Ford is announcing new projects with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford University to research and develop solutions to some of the technical challenges surrounding automated driving. Automated driving is a key component of Ford’s Blueprint for Mobility, which outlines what transportation will look like in 2025 and beyond, along with the technologies, business models and partnerships needed to get the

Peek Traffic’s ATC-1000 ATC, NTCIP and NEMA TS2-2003 standard compliant traffic controller has been approved by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The ATC-1000 features Peek’s latest ATC engine board, a full line of communication options including multiple serial and Ethernet ports, a USB firmware and memory port and interchangeable I/O and D modules. It also features multiple layers of TSP functionality, which the company says makes it the most advanced traffic controller today. The ATC-100

Jenoptik’s Traffic Solutions division and its long-term local partner, First Joint Group, are to supply the Kuwait Ministry of Interior with fixed and mobile radar-based speed and red light enforcement systems to upgrade all traffic enforcement equipment in the country. The systems are equipped with the latest digital camera and tracking radar technology Delivery of the order, valued at more than US$2.7 million, is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2014. Jenoptik traffic safety technology ha

Germany’s largest public transport corporation Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) has ordered around 900 ticket terminals from Höft & Wessel, including over 580 stationary ticket terminals for the underground and more than 300 mobile ticket vending machines for fare payment on trams. The Hannover-based company will also supply the central management system for the ticket vending machines. The order also includes a long-term service agreement. Delivery of the new ticket vending terminal system is planne