India has made promising early steps in its aspirations to lower rail carbon emissions after Narendra Modi, the country’s Prime Minister, unveiled the first of many planned electric locomotives – part of its policy to …
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All the bad things about Uber & Lyft (StreetsBlog)
Here’s the latest evidence that Uber and Lyft are destroying our world: Students at the University of California Los Angeles are taking an astonishing 11,000 app-based taxi trips every week that begin and end within …
Continue readingIrish Rail seeks second-hand DMUs (RailJournal)
IRELAND’s National Transport Authority (NTA) has published a contract notice seeking 60-80 second-hand DMUs for operation on the Irish Rail (IE) network. The transaction would take the form of either a lease with a minimum …
Continue readingBattle plan to save France’s rural railways (RailwayGazette)
A report into the condition, usage and prospects of almost 9 000 route-km of secondary railway is to be handed to government before the end of March. According to Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne, the report …
Continue readingUpcycling in the rail industry (RailwayTechnology)
Over the past few months, a number of rail companies have launched upcycling and recycling initiatives aimed at tackling climate change and preserving the environment. With their minds set on preventing waste from ending up …
Continue readingCorporate electric fleets gaining traction (GreenBiz)
Companies increasingly are buying electric cars and trucks to replace gas and diesel-powered vehicles to move goods and people. This week, the non-profit The Climate Group released an annual report reviewing the progress that companies …
Continue readingHere comes the micromobility revolution (CityLab)
At a Bay Area summit devoted to electric scooters and other new mobility devices, fans evangelized about the potential of technology. But safety was an afterthought. Inside a luminous former factory on the Bay Area …
Continue readingMobility as a Service: MaaS – Movin’On Part 2
Mobility as a Service is a term oft mentioned as a potential saviour of cities, but its advocates typically describe the concept in generalities. Fortunately, the Movin’On 2018 Montréal conference had a number of sessions …
Continue readingLuxembourg free public transport details (MetroReport)
LUXEMBOURG: Transport Minister François Bausch announced details on January 21 of plans to offer free nationwide public transport. Free public transport is to be offered to all passengers, whether or not they are resident in …
Continue readingBig year ahead for North American LRT (RailwayAge)
The North American light rail transit (LRT) renaissance began in the late 1970s and early 1980s, starting with Edmonton in 1978 and followed by Calgary and San Diego. More than 40 years later, LRT remains …
Continue readingTransportation data tug of war (MoveForward)
The relationship between cities and new mobility companies was tense from the start. Uber, which launched in San Francisco in 2010, had spread across the country by the end of 2011, opening operations in cities …
Continue readingNorway invests in electric ferries (CleanTechnica)
Corvus Energy has been selected by Norwegian ferry operator Fjord 1 to supply lithium-ion energy storage systems for 5 new all electric ferries. The new ships are being built by Havyard shipbuilders and are expected …
Continue readingNew Yorkers support Manhattan congestion pricing (Quartz)
How do you get people to use cars less? Try making driving more expensive. Support for congestion pricing, a tax designed to mitigate traffic by charging motorists to enter crowded zones, is at a historic …
Continue readingDC new Metro cars warned against cyber threats (ProgressiveRailroading)
Four Democratic senators representing the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) service area are calling on the agency to mitigate cybersecurity risks as it seeks to procure new 8000-series rail cars. In a letter sent …
Continue readingManchester promised tram-train funding (RailTechnology)
Plans for tram-trains in Manchester unveiled as Grayling and Burnham mull expansion of Metrolink Proposals for an expansion of Greater Manchester’s (GM) tram network are in the works, Chris Grayling and [Manchester Mayor] Andy Burnham …
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