ITS Sections Related News - ITS17 Transmart http://www.itsinternational.com/Related-News-ITS17-Transmart.rss Swedish contactless smart card supplier Arcontia International is to partner with IT service provider Telexis and Atos Worldline to provide The Hague's public transport company, HTM, in the Netherlands with the Telexis e-ticketing solution based on Arcontia's contactless smart card validators. The contract includes the installation of 720 ARC3300 T5 validators on board trams operating in the city. With enhanced user interface and contactless features, the validator enables passengers to pay fares more quick http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/dutch-tram-company-opts-for-arcontia-smart-card-ticket-validators/ 85551 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130521000700 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:11:15 GMT 20130521121115 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:13:20 GMT 2013052112121320 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT02 Trams MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Arcontia Blackpool Transport in the UK is expanding its partnership with transport ticketing technology specialists Parkeon after awarding the company the contract to deliver a multi-faceted platform as part of the on-going NowCard ITSO smart ticketing scheme, together with a commercial smartcard solution that will utilise the area's extensive PayPoint retail outlets. The contract will see 150 electronic ticket machines (ETM) installed as replacements for the company's TGX150 machines, which will have been in servic http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/blackpool-expands-partnership-with-parkeon/ 85525 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:06:00 GMT 20130520000600 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:33:54 GMT 20130520123354 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:36:43 GMT 2013052012123643 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News Parkeon on www.ITSInternational.com ITSO The European Investment Bank (EIB) is increasing its loan for Poland's PKP Intercity's Pendolino trains from US$288 million to US$440 million. The project consists of the purchase of twenty modern high-speed trains and the construction of an associated maintenance depot in Warsaw. With the increase of financing, the bank aims to ensure smooth project implementation by completing the financing plan. The high-speed passenger connections will be available between Gdynia, Warsaw and Krakow/Katowice, part of a T http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/eib-increases-support-for-high-speed-trains/ 85486 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130516000700 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:24:13 GMT 20130516142413 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:26:08 GMT 201305161422608 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com European Investment Bank Schneider Electrics is to implement its smart mobility management platform in Ecuador's capital city, Quito. The contract, part of the range of initiatives being developed in the city, was awarded by the Metropolitan Public Mobility and Public Works Company (EPMMOP) and will provide integrated management and coordination of the city's mobility. Schneider Electric's SmartMobility ICM platform will allow municipal agents to coordinate the management of the city traffic, video surveillance system, and travell http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/detection-monitoring-machine-vision/news/schneider-electric-implements-smart-city-technology-in-quito/ 85445 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130515000700 Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:39 GMT 20130515140039 Wed, 15 May 2013 14:05:16 GMT 201305151420516 Kestutis Rusas ITS4 Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision NM09 Vision Based Systems ITS5 Classification & Data Collection RI03 Detection, Monitoring, Radar & Classification ITS7 Networking & Communication Systems RI01 Communication Systems - Cellular, Wireless ITS8 Utc NM05 Traffic Management NM06 Traveller Information Systems ITS9 Travel Information, Weather NM06 Traveller Information Systems RI08 Variable Message Signs ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Schneider Electric Trimble is to supply its Quantm alignment planning system to the Russian High-Speed Rail Authority to investigate alternatives for two high-speed rail lines. The technology will allow the Rail Authority to rapidly view a wide range of alternatives, considering the social, environmental and design constraints and present preferred options to stakeholders for public consultation during 2013. The Russian study is examining the feasibility of two 1,600 kilometre high-speed rail lines. The first line would conne http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/gis-mapping/news/russia-opts-for-trimbles-alignment-planning-system/ 85384 Tue, 14 May 2013 00:06:00 GMT 20130514000600 Tue, 14 May 2013 14:21:16 GMT 20130514142116 Tue, 14 May 2013 14:24:29 GMT 201305141422429 Kestutis Rusas ITS6 Gis, Mapping MS06 Modelling ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News Trimble on www.ITSInternational.com Arcontia International, Swedish contactless smart card products supplier, is to supply 1,000 of its contactless smart card readers for integration into the Handheld Nautiz eTicket Pro PDA for e-ticketing and fare collection. Arcontia works closely with Swedish PDA manufacturer Handheld, supplying the public transport industry with ruggedised PDAs with high performance contactless smart card readers. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/arcontia-smart-card-readers-integrated-into-handheld-pda/ 85303 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:09:00 GMT 20130513000900 Mon, 13 May 2013 14:07:35 GMT 20130513140735 Mon, 13 May 2013 14:09:57 GMT 201305131420957 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Arcontia Swedish contactless smart card supplier Arcontia International is to supply 250 ARC3300 T5 ticket validators to MicroPagos de Costa Rica SA, a local AFC system integrator and partner based in San José, Costa Rica. The ARC3300 T5 validator is an interactive contactless terminal housing a 5.7" TFT colour touch display and four physical buttons. With enhanced user interface and contactless features, the ARC3300 T5 ticket validator allows passengers to pay for their trip faster, and more easily. The validators http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/arcontia-implements-contactless-ticketing-solution-in-costa-rica/ 85116 Thu, 02 May 2013 00:08:00 GMT 20130502000800 Thu, 02 May 2013 12:13:05 GMT 20130502121305 Thu, 02 May 2013 12:15:04 GMT 2013050212121504 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Arcontia ITS solutions provider Init is to install an inter-modal fleet management system for Canada's Durham Region Transit (DRT), Toronto. DRT has a fixed route fleet of 205 vehicles which includes twenty-six Pulse Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicles. Init is to replace DRT's existing scheduling software and will also supply onboard computers, touchscreen driver terminals, planning software, statistics and reporting software and onboard passenger information displays and announcements. Init will also install automat http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/canadas-drt-chooses-init-fleet-management/ 85099 Wed, 01 May 2013 00:10:00 GMT 20130501001000 Wed, 01 May 2013 11:44:16 GMT 20130501114416 Wed, 01 May 2013 11:46:12 GMT 2013050111114612 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News INIT on www.ITSInternational.com Florida's Miami-Dade Transit has installed liquid crystal display screens at several Metrorail stations to provide commuters with up to date travel information. The LCD screens are the latest technological improvement on the Metrorail system, and display arrival and departure times for the next three trains, and show which trains serve the Green Line (Palmetto to Dadeland South), and which belong to the Orange Line (Dadeland South to Miami International Airport). The monitors have been installed in ten and http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/miami-dade-transit-installs-passenger-information-screens/ 85102 Wed, 01 May 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130501000700 Wed, 01 May 2013 11:56:16 GMT 20130501115616 Wed, 01 May 2013 11:58:50 GMT 2013050111115850 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Florida Department of Transportation Polish rail infrastructure manager PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (PKP PLK) has awarded Kapsch CarrierCom a US$12 million contract to design and install GSM-R equipment for the roll-out of European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) on the 148 km Legnica - Wrocław - Opole section of corridor E30. The contract covers the expansion of existing base station controller (BSC) and transcoder unit infrastructure, together with the installation of thirty-two BTS 9000 base stations at sixteen locations. Kapsch is to http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/kapsch-awarded-polish-gsm-r-contract/ 85081 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:08:00 GMT 20130430000800 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:03:43 GMT 20130430120343 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:06:53 GMT 2013043012120653 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart News Kapsch on www.ITSInternational.com Thales is to design, integrate and install an advanced passenger information system for the extensions to Delhi Metro Line 6, part of the Delhi Metro Phase 3 expansion programme. This new project, for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will cover nine elevated and seven underground stations, distributed over three sections of line with a total length of 23 km. It is scheduled to be commissioned in February 2015. The Thales passenger information system uses a single software platform to enable the Delhi http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/thales-passenger-information-solution-for-delhi-metro-extensions/ 85011 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:10:00 GMT 20130426001000 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:37:33 GMT 20130426133733 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:39:39 GMT 201304261313939 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News Thales on www.ITSInternational.com New Jersey Transit has introduced a mobile ticketing pilot program that will transform customers' smart phones into their train tickets, enabling them to purchase one-way tickets and monthly passes at anytime, anywhere. Called MyTix, the app is now available for free download on any web-enabled iOS or Android operating system, via the App Store for iOS devices and the Google Play Store for Android devices. MyTix allows customers to purchase one-way tickets and monthly passes securely on their mobile devices http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/new-jersey-transit-pilots-mobile-ticketing/ 85013 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:08:00 GMT 20130426000800 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:58:13 GMT 20130426135813 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:00:12 GMT 201304261420012 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News Following its successful first meeting in Spain earlier this year, the Compass4D consortium met for the second time in Copenhagen to plan forthcoming work and to participate in a joint workshop with ITS Denmark on ITS deployment best practices. The Copenhagen pilot site is important to the project as the city will deploy cooperative systems on at least ninety buses and at twenty-one traffic signals. The route chosen for the pilot site is a central bus route running between Copenhagen Central Station and the http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/compass4d-second-meeting-examines-danish-its-bus-project/ 85016 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:06:00 GMT 20130426000600 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:06:15 GMT 20130426140615 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:09:49 GMT 201304261420949 Kestutis Rusas ITS8 Utc NM05 Traffic Management TI01 Traffic Signals ITS10 Location Based Systems VS02 In-Vehicle Systems ITS14 Associations ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Compass4D As part of a recently implemented new fare payment system, the ManjaLink card, based on NXP's Mifare Plus technology, Malaysian bus operator, Handal Indah, has ordered Mifare Plus ticket validators from Swedish company Arcontia. The order includes ARC2330 validators, as well as ARC3300 validators for check-in/check-out, making payment onboard buses faster, easier and more convenient. The ARC2330 validator is a compact smart card reader with a graphical LCD display, while the ARC3300 validator is an interac http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/malaysian-bus-operator-orders-arcontia-afc-system/ 84747 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:08:00 GMT 20130423000800 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:01:34 GMT 20130423140134 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:05:43 GMT 201304231420543 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Arcontia Thales is to supply the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) with an advanced passenger information system for the new Jaipur Metro rapid transit system in India. Currently under construction, the metro will be one of the largest metro rail systems in India, with eight elevated and three underground stations. It is due to be commissioned in 2013. The Thales passenger information system will be interfaced with the traffic management system and will use a single software platform to enable the Jaipur Metro to http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/jaipur-metro-to-get-thales-supply-passenger-information-system/ 84749 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:06:00 GMT 20130423000600 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:10:53 GMT 20130423141053 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:13:01 GMT 201304231421301 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News Thales on www.ITSInternational.com Thales is to provide telecommunications systems for the Manaus monorail. The monorail will also be equipped with the Thales Seltra communications-based train control (CBTC) system to provide an integrated signalling and communications solution. With Thales technology, the project will have a communications infrastructure that fully supports the operational, administrative and maintenance applications needed to operate the monorail, ensuring reliability, redundancy, high availability and security in station http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/thales-to-implement-telecommunications-systems-on-manaus-monorail/ 84360 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:08:00 GMT 20130418000800 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:10:43 GMT 20130418121043 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:13:39 GMT 2013041812121339 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News Thales on www.ITSInternational.com Launched in October 2011, Transport for London's Countdown real time bus information service has proven extremely popular. The latest research shows that around 830,000 bus journeys made in London each day are informed by live bus arrival information. Building on this success, TfL has developed a new way of delivering live bus arrival information to a range of public locations, such as hospital waiting rooms or shopping centre foyers. This means that real time bus arrival information can be provided to pa http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/delivering-londons-live-bus-arrival-information/ 84219 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:08:00 GMT 20130417000800 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:50:13 GMT 20130417115013 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:52:42 GMT 2013041711115242 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Transport For London Management consulting and technology company Accenture and Rail Solutions, an SNCF subsidiary, have successfully delivered a range of passenger-focused systems for new Italian rail operator, Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV), including an advanced reservation and distribution platform, a revenue management system and a customer relationship management (CRM) system. Having chosen Navitaire Rail's hosted reservation solution, developed by Accenture subsidiary Navitaire, NTV awarded its implementation to Accen http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/accenture-and-sncf-deliver-passenger-focused-systems-for-italys-ntv/ 83971 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:09:00 GMT 20130415000900 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:42:43 GMT 20130415134243 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:45:52 GMT 201304151314552 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Accenture The New South Wales government (NSW) in Australia has introduced six mobile applications for train users in Sydney to track arrival of trains in real-time using satellite information. State Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian unveiled the updated apps that will have the real-time capability, making use of markers on stations that will receive information from trains, and then pass it on to the apps. Funded by the state government, one of the apps gives voice-over notification to remind users to exit http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/nsw-government-unveils-apps-to-track-trains-in-real-time/ 83874 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130412000700 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:01:26 GMT 20130412120126 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:12:12 GMT 2013041212121212 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a US$1.2 million, four-city project to support local efforts to build bus rapid transit (BRT) systems in Boston, Chicago, Nashville and Pittsburgh. In each city, the grant will support research, communications and community outreach efforts to engage and educate local stakeholders on the benefits of BRT. As part of its effort to transform cities, the Rockefeller Foundation's transportation work aims to encourage economic growth and improve quality of life by helping http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/rockefeller-foundation-grant-to-support-brt-in-four-us-cities/ 83774 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130411000700 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:56:42 GMT 20130411115642 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:58:53 GMT 2013041111115853 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Finnish consulting and engineering company Pöyry is to provide design services for the eight kilometre Western Metro extension in Espoo, the third largest city in Finland. It will be part of the metro system in the Helsinki capital region. The US$8.25 million contract, awarded by Länsimetro Oy, will bring the metro within the reach of 50,000 people in south-western parts of Espoo, and is expected to be complete by 2018. Pöyry has also provided track engineering, rock and geotechnical engineering, architect http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/pyry-to-design-helsinkis-western-metro-extension/ 83776 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:06:00 GMT 20130411000600 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:00:16 GMT 20130411120016 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:02:07 GMT 2013041112120207 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Pöyry Portland, Oregon, public transit services provider plans to begin testing the new TriMet tickets mobile app later this spring that will allow riders to conveniently buy and use fares from their smartphones. The agency is now taking applications from volunteers for the beta test of the mobile ticketing app designed by local software company GlobeSherpa. Bus, Max and Wes commuter rail passengers will be able to buy fares instantly, anywhere, at any time using an iPhone or Android phone, by downloading the fre http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/trimet-to-beta-test-new-mobile-ticketing-app/ 83495 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130405000700 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:50:53 GMT 20130405145053 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:07:25 GMT 201304051530725 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com TriMet London's commuters will be able to use their mobile phones and bank cards for travel across the city, if Transport for London's (TfL) plans come to fruition. Thousands of London bus users already pay their fares using contactless bank cards instead of TfL Oyster cards, which have been widely used over the past decade. Users pay different charges for different London Underground zones and for train travel, so TfL has to decide on suitable payment mechanisms, and could drive the widespread adoption of systems http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/ticketless-travel-for-londons-commuters/ 83430 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130404000700 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:58:42 GMT 20130404135842 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:01:11 GMT 201304041420111 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Transport For London Co-Cities Prime provides an opportunity for cities and regions which want to provide integrated multimodal transport and set up mobility services with the opportunity to equip their information systems with the Commonly Agreed Interface of Co-Cities supported by an experienced technology provider. Up to 50 per cent of the implementation effort will be contributed by the Co-Cities project. The call for participation is open from April 3rd to May 5th, 2013, and city administrations, urban transport authoriti http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/call-to-become-part-of-co-cities-prime/ 83291 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:09:00 GMT 20130403000900 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:50:06 GMT 20130403135006 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:53:00 GMT 201304031315300 Kestutis Rusas ITS8 Utc NM05 Traffic Management ITS14 Associations ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Thales, as a member of the Eurodom consortium, has supplied communication, supervision, signalling and ticketing systems for line 2 of the Santo Domingo Metro in the Dominican Republic. The opening of the metro line, which crosses the city from east to west, is a key milestone in a national plan to improve public transport and relieve congestion on the road network. It connects to the north-south line 1 and once complete, will run for 21 km and will have twenty stations. Fourteen stations are now open and t http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/thales-transport-systems-for-santo-domingo-metro/ 83209 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130402000700 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:06:56 GMT 20130402140656 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:17:34 GMT 2013042311111734 Natalie Trueman ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News Thales on www.ITSInternational.com Cubic Transportation Systems has been awarded a contract worth almost US$27 million from the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority to build and integrate the bus hardware system for MTA Bus Time, the authority's customer information system for bus location and arrival times that will be accessible to passengers using an internet browser-based map, a mobile phone-based application and a text message-based service. As part of the bus hardware system, Cubic will deliver its new mobile validator that w http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/cubic-to-deliver-hardware-system-for-mta-bus-time/ 82843 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:10:00 GMT 20130319001000 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:39:06 GMT 20130319113906 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:19:47 GMT 201304111641947 Natalie Trueman 2013 March April ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News Cubic on www.ITSInternational.com Metropolitan Transportation Authority Public transport operator Express del Futuro has unveiled plans to test zero-emissions, all-electric buses in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, noise, and maintenance costs, as well as eliminate fossil fuel consumption over the lifetime of the buses in the Colombian capital. Bus manufacturer BYD is supplying its K9 all-electric bus for the project, which will take into account operational performance, energy consumption during the driving cycle, battery behaviour in terms of discharge and recharge d http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/bogot-launches-pilot-rapid-transportation-system/ 82844 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:09:00 GMT 20130319000900 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:44:27 GMT 20130319114427 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:51:41 GMT 2013031911115141 Kestutis Rusas ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com BYD Express del Futuro Siemens is to provide the central section communications and control systems for the high-frequency metro service between Whitechapel and Paddington through new tunnels under central London under a contract announced by Crossrail. The scope of works includes the design, testing, installation and commissioning of key communications and control systems within Crossrail's central section including CCTV and public address systems at stations, customer information displays, staff and emergency services radio sys http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/siemens-wins-communications-and-control-systems-contract/ 82824 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:08:00 GMT 20130318000800 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:16:59 GMT 20130318141659 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:19:24 GMT 201303181421924 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens ITS and electronic fare collection technology specialist Init is to partner with GlobeSherpa on the release of their fully-customisable mobile ticketing solution, Mobileticket. Mobileticket is a new smartphone application that the companies say helps transit authorities connect with their passengers, reduce operating costs, and move into the future of open payment systems. With Mobileticket, passengers can easily buy and use public transit passes via their mobile phone. The solution offers an inspector's ap http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/customisable-mobile-ticketing-launched/ 82782 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:10:00 GMT 20130315001000 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:36:18 GMT 20130315133618 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:38:33 GMT 201303151313833 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News INIT on www.ITSInternational.com Transport for London (TfL) is launching a competition to create new 'Accessibility Apps', marking the first of a series of initiatives to improve the variety of accessibility apps on offer. As part of the competition developers are being invited to apply with ideas for a new travel app which will make Transport for London (TfL) real time data more accessible to a far wider audience than mainstream Apple/Android apps. The winning entries will receive development support from TfL. Making the transport network http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/transport-for-london-launches-competition-to-create-accessibility-apps/ 82724 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130314000700 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:18:42 GMT 20130314121842 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:21:56 GMT 2013031412122156 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News Apple on www.ITSInternational.com Android Transport For London The Thai government is expanding its current transportation systems with plans for 55 transportation projects worth US$72 billion which are expected to be completed by 2020. Of the US$72 billion, 64 percent will be spent on 31 rail projects, 24 per cent on 13 road projects, 7 per cent for seven water transportation projects, and 4.75 per cent is for four air transportation projects. These projects are designed to make Thailand a crossroads for the ASEAN logistics network, enabling cities in the region to be http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/thailand-expands-transportation-infrastructure/ 82605 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:08:00 GMT 20130311000800 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:48:18 GMT 20130311114818 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:52:12 GMT 2013031111115212 Kestutis Rusas ITS8 Utc NM05 Traffic Management ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Texas-based Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) is to launch Where's my Ride, an integrated intelligent transportation system (ITS), which will provide passengers with real-time travel information. Where's My Ride will allow passengers to obtain predictive arrival information for the next bus or train at a passenger's particular stop location via mobile application, SMS text alert, telephone interactive voice response or through the DCTA website. DCTA anticipates deployment of this product late th http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/networking-communication-systems/news/wheres-my-ride-delivers-real-time-information/ 82607 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:06:00 GMT 20130311000600 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:37:13 GMT 20130311133713 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:44:48 GMT 201303111314448 Kestutis Rusas ITS7 Networking & Communication Systems RI01 Communication Systems - Cellular, Wireless ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT03 Light Rail MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Dallas Area Rapid Transit Fort Worth Transportation Authority Denton County Transportation Authority Florida's Hillsborough Area Rapid Transit Authority (HART) is testing a smartphone application that would inform passengers in real time when buses will arrive. The OneBusAway pilot project is part of HART's ongoing effort to provide bus information on mobile devices, officials said. The system would allow users to enter a numeric code for their bus stop and receive information on the length of time before the bus reaches them. A HART survey found that more than half of 400 respondents indicated real-time i http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/app-to-give-real-time-estimate-of-bus-arrival-time/ 82485 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130307000700 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:37:51 GMT 20130307143751 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:41:00 GMT 201303071424100 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News OneBusAway Quick Response codes, or QR codes, are being introduced on a trial basis at some local bus stops in Shanghai to allow passengers to check the whereabouts of buses and the expected arrival time of the next bus. Passengers can obtain real-time information on buses by scanning the QR code using their smartphones, allowing them to adjust commuting plans. The service was first launched in Shanghai during late 2012. Almost 90 bus routes serving Pudong New Area can be checked using a smartphone application. People http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/networking-communication-systems/news/real-time-bus-arrivals-delivered-via-scan-code/ 82459 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:08:00 GMT 20130306000800 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:56:01 GMT 20130306135601 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:57:48 GMT 201303061315748 Kestutis Rusas ITS7 Networking & Communication Systems RI01 Communication Systems - Cellular, Wireless ITS17 Transmart MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com In a contract worth US$59 million, German telematics specialist Init is to supply a fleet management system for iBus, one of the largest public transport projects in Canada currently being launched by Société de Transport de Montréal (STM). STM, the main transit authority in the second most important economic region in Canada is modernising and enhancing its operations over the next few years. At the heart of this is a fleet management and real-time passenger information system with state-of-the-art vehicle http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/init-scoops-passenger-information-project-in-canada/ 82243 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130228000700 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:41:40 GMT 20130228124140 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:54:19 GMT 201304121425419 Natalie Trueman 2013 March April ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News INIT on www.ITSInternational.com Société de Transport de Montréal A consortium led by Bombardier Transportation in partnership with Thales and Nokia Siemens Networks has won the US$146 million contract to modernise the signalling of the 350 km long E65 railway line linking Warsaw and Gdynia. The need to comply with the standards of the trans-European transport network linking the north and south of Europe makes the contract is one of the most important investments of PKP, the Polish railway lines operator. The consortium claims the modernisation will enhance safety and in http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/consortium-wins-polish-rail-modernisation-contract/ 82135 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130227000700 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:52:31 GMT 20130227125231 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:56:12 GMT 2013022712125612 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News Thales Nokia Bombardier on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens Siemens' dual function smart card has been awarded the MasterCard Transport Ticketing Award 2013 in the category 'Ticketing technology of the year' at the recent Transport Ticketing Conference in London. The award marks Siemens UK launch of integrated mobility and eTicketing, part of the company's expanding portfolio of ITS and city solutions. According to the company's business development manager, Andy Gill, electronic ticketing from Siemens makes it easier for people to switch between different means of http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/siemens-wins-top-ticketing-award/ 81875 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:10:00 GMT 20130220001000 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:11:14 GMT 20130221091114 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:13:49 GMT 201302210991349 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens MasterCard The synergy between two European transportation projects, the optimised CO-Modal PASSenger transport for reducing carbon emissions (Compass) and Optimising Passenger Transport Information to Materialise Insights for Sustainable Mobility (Optimism) has prompted the release of a joint newsletter to report their activities and findings. Both projects share common objectives. Through the scientific analysis of social behaviour, mobility patterns and business models they propose a set of strategies, recommendat http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/compass-first-newsletter-available/ 81881 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:06:00 GMT 20130220000600 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:32:40 GMT 20130221093240 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:35:33 GMT 201302210993533 Kestutis Rusas ITS8 Utc GV02 Regional, State Government ITS16 General ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com A $US30 million plan to improve transport links in the UK town of Worcester has been given the go-ahead by local transport minister Norman Baker. The government is backing it with US22 million of funding. The project will improve access to rail travel, upgrade traffic signals and make it easier to walk and cycle in the area. Intelligent transport systems which provide better information to bus passengers and road users will also be installed and a smarter choice scheme will encourage transport users to look http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/worcester-transport-project-given-go-ahead/ 81871 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:10:00 GMT 20130219001000 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:49:06 GMT 20130221084906 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:52:03 GMT 2013022110105203 Kestutis Rusas ITS8 Utc NM05 Traffic Management TI01 Traffic Signals ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Sweden's supplier of RFID solutions for rail applications, TagMaster, has been awarded a major new contract by Alstom Transport in France to develop and supply RFID systems to Alstom's signalling division. Both companies have signed an agreement that will see TagMaster develop a customised version of its heavy duty (HD) RFID reader which, together with HD ID tags, will be used to provide positive train detection functionality as a sub-system in the Alstom Urbalis communications based train control (CBTC) si http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/alstom-opts-for-tagmaster-rfid-systems/ 81726 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:08:00 GMT 20130218000800 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:16:47 GMT 20130218081647 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:34:18 GMT 201304111643418 Natalie Trueman 2013 March April ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News TagMaster on www.ITSInternational.com The Moovit crowd-sourced app for public transport information is now available in beta in the UK, including complete coverage across England, Scotland, and Wales. Already operating in the US, Canada, and Western Europe, Moovit is said to be the first public transport application to harness the power of the crowd, using real-time user-generated information to improve public transport trip planning and navigation. In addition to schedules, trip planning, and step-by-step navigation, Moovit collects and shares http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/moovit-crowd-sourced-public-transport-app-launched-in-uk/ 81729 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:06:00 GMT 20130218000600 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:24:50 GMT 20130218082450 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:28:20 GMT 201302180882820 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com T-Systems Hungary has been awarded a contract by Hungarian public transport operator Kaposvari Tomegkozlekedesi to set up a new passenger information system in the municipality of Kaspovar. The project includes the installation of passenger information displays including 41 solar-powered units at bus stops, wi-fi hotspots, and a new real-time GPS tracking system. Bus arrival times will be displayed on the passenger information displays, including information on the arrival of low-floor buses for the disabl http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/hungary-to-get-real-time-passenger-information-system/ 81636 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:08:00 GMT 20130213000800 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:39:01 GMT 20130213133901 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:45:44 GMT 201302131314544 Kestutis Rusas ITS10 Location Based Systems RI07 Gps, Gnss ITS17 Transmart MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com T-Systems A new study by transportation software provider PTV Group concludes that scarcity of resources and demographic change are determining the future of public transport. The study illustrates which topics are moving the public transport sector and how stakeholders are dealing with them. The study involved around 300 participants from around the world, including transport operators, associations, consultants and engineering companies. The majority (81 per cent) stated fewer resources and climate change as the l http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/public-transport-study-what-moves-the-sector/ 81464 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130211000700 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:07:37 GMT 20130211120737 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:17:51 GMT 2013021112121751 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com PTV In a contract worth US$47 million, Thales and Kapsch are to provide Bulgarian railway infrastructure company NRIC with the electronic signalling and telecommunication technology for the Sofia-Plovdiv railway line, part of the International Rail Corridor IV from Dresden to Istanbul. Kapsch CarrierCom will deliver the GSM-R technology for the project, while Thales will deploy electronic interlocking systems for five stations, including outdoor facilities, ETCS (European Train Control System) Level 1 tracksid http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/thales-and-kapsch-to-provide-systems-for-bulgarian-railway/ 81411 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130208000700 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:28:09 GMT 20130208142809 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:31:54 GMT 201302081423154 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News Kapsch Thales on www.ITSInternational.com The JustRide end-to-end Smartphone Ticketing system for transit developed by mobile transport ticketing supplier Masabi has been named as a finalist in this year's Global Mobile Awards in the Best Mobile Innovation for Smart Cities category alongside AT&T, Vodafone, Huawei, Streetline and ZTE. The first JustRide system was launched on Boston's commuter rail network in November 2012 and, says the company, within seven weeks had already sold more than 100,000 tickets and now accounts for almost 10 per cent of http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/masabi-named-as-finalist-for-global-mobile-award/ 81331 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:08:00 GMT 20130207000800 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:07:31 GMT 20130207120731 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:13:33 GMT 2013020712121333 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News Streetline on www.ITSInternational.com Vodafone AT&T GSMA First Huawei Masabi A Chinese electric vehicle consortium led by the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) has signed agreements to help develop an electric bus network in Poland. Other members of the consortium are BIT subsidiary BIT Huachuang Electric Vehicle Technology, CITIC Guoan Mengguli Power Science and Technology and Shanghai Dianba New Energy Technology. According to the agreements signed with Warsaw University of Technology and Polish power company Tauron Polska Energia, the Chinese group and Tauron will establish http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/chinese-polish-consortium-to-build-electric-buses/ 81332 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130207000700 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:25:22 GMT 20130207122522 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:29:30 GMT 2013020712122930 Kestutis Rusas ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Pike Research Yutong Transportation consultants Cambridge Systematics have been presented with the 2012 Innovative Transportation Solution of the Year for MTA Bus Time, New York City's real-time bus customer information system. The award, presented by the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) Greater New York Chapter, recognises organisations for their efforts in enhancing the transportation industry in their community through innovation and creativity, and providing value. Cambridge Systematics and partner OpenPlans Transporta http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/innovative-transportation-award-for-new-yorks-mta-bustime/ 81261 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130206000700 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:59:23 GMT 20130206135923 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:02:18 GMT 201302061420218 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Cambridge Systematics OpenPlans Transportation Lagos, Nigeria, is about to get a mass transit system with a difference, which the manufacturer says will play its part in reducing congestion and air pollution in the city. For the first time in the country's history of Nigeria, a cable car company, Ropeways Transport, is set to launch a cable car mass urban transit system in the nation's commercial capital. Under the terms of a thirty-year franchise agreement between Ropeways Transport, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) and the Lag http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/lagos-to-get-mass-transit-system/ 81231 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:10:00 GMT 20130205001000 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:16:23 GMT 20130205121623 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:01:12 GMT 201302051530112 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority Canada's south coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink) has adopted the NXP Semiconductors MIFARE technology platform for Vancouver's public transport system. Vancouver is introducing the Compass card, which will enable passengers to enjoy convenient and secure transactions across buses, sky trains and ferries using just one contactless smart card. In addition, passengers can add travel products or values to their Compass card at vending machines, online, by phone, or at a walk-in custome http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/vancouver-deploys-nxp-mifare-based-ticketing/ 81186 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:08:00 GMT 20130204000800 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:25:22 GMT 20130204122522 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:30:05 GMT 2013020412123005 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News TransLink NXP Semiconductors on www.ITSInternational.com Kapsch CarrierCom, supplier of GSM-R railway safety systems, is to partner with Dutch technology manufacturer Rohill Engineering to offer Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) solutions for public transport. Rohill's TETRA infrastructure solution uses soft-switch technology and a real-time Linux operating system to provide numerous benefits including increased flexibility, speed and integration of IP. Kapsch has already equipped more than 70,000 kilometres of railway with GSM-R technology, supporting both safet http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/kapsch-to-offer-radio-systems-for-public-transport/ 80994 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:10:00 GMT 20130128001000 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:20:42 GMT 20130128112042 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:26:48 GMT 2013012811112648 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail News Kapsch on www.ITSInternational.com Finland-headquartered contactless fare media supplier Confidex is to supply Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) with contactless ITSO (the UK technical standard for interoperable smart ticketing) smart tickets to replace the magnetic stripe tickets currently in use across the Glasgow underground system. The tickets will be encoded and issued from vending machines, parking machines and ticket offices. SPT assistant chief executive Eric Stewart says: A key part of SPT's subway modernisation work is http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/confidex-to-supply-smart-ticketing-for-glasgow-subway/ 81000 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:08:00 GMT 20130128000800 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:41:03 GMT 20130128114103 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:44:27 GMT 2013012811114427 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Confidex Strathclyde Partnership for Transport ITSO Cubic Transportation Systems has broadened its portfolio of transportation solutions with the acquisition of NextBus from Webtech Wireless. The US-based integrator of payment and information technology and services for intelligent travel solutions says the acquisition also positions NextBus to accelerate its growth by leveraging Cubic's global presence and customer base. NextBus is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that accurate, real-time arrival information for buses, subways and trains. The system http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/cubic-adds-nextbus-to-solutions-portfolio/ 80957 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130125000700 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:13:21 GMT 20130125141321 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:17:39 GMT 201301251421739 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News WebTech Wireless Cubic on www.ITSInternational.com Thailand's government has announced a USD 74.01 billion investment package to boost the country's transport system. According to Transport Minister, Chadchat Sittipunt, 78 per cent of the total investment will cover transport infrastructure projects including rail, roads, air and water transports. He added that the infrastructure upgrades will lower logistics expenses by as high as 13.2%, by shifting transportation mode from roads to rail network. The huge spending on infrastructure was crucial for the cou http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/thailand-invests-in-transport-infrastructure/ 80925 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:10:00 GMT 20130124001000 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:32:20 GMT 20130124113220 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:45:56 GMT 201302270884556 Natalie Trueman 2013 January February ITS16 General ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Bus passengers in San Bernardino, California now have up-to-the-minute, accurate bus arrival information at their fingertips with bus operator Omnitrans' new NexTrip technology. Passengers can access NexTrip real-time bus information via mobile web browser, desktop computer, SMS/text, or by calling 1-800-9-OMNIBUS and selecting the NexTrip option. Online, customers can view buses and stops on a route map with real-time tracking. They even can sign up for automatic alerts, such as notification when the bus i http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/live-bus-prediction-technology-launched/ 80876 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:08:00 GMT 20130122000800 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:15:33 GMT 20130122141533 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:20:56 GMT 201301221422056 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Omnitrans San Diego North County's Interstate 15 corridor is best known for its flood of freeway traffic, not its mass transit stations. This is due to change next year, when the Sabre Springs/Penasquitos transit station, just east of I-15 on Sabre Springs Parkway, is set to undergo a US$12.2 million face-lift that will include a four-storey parking garage, electric vehicle charging stations, electronic next bus signs and even some smart parking spaces. This will be our flagship station, said Frank Owsiany, who ov http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/parking-access-control/news/transit-hub-promised-in-san-diego-area/ 80812 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:20:00 GMT 20130118112000 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:20:13 GMT 20130118122013 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:20:13 GMT 2013011812122013 Natalie Trueman ITS3 Parking & Access Control PA01 Payment Systems 2013 January ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com San Diego Association of Governments Suffolk County Transit (SCT), based in Yaphank, New York, has chosen US ITS technology provider INIT to implement an intelligent transportation system (ITS) on more than 300 of their fixed-route and community transport vehicles. SCT provides public transport for over 1.5 million people over a service area of 900 square miles on Long Island. The contract includes an inter-modal fleet management system, onboard computers, driver terminals and onboard announcements. 10 percent of the fleet will be equipped wi http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/long-island-gets-intelligent-public-transport/ 80773 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:05:00 GMT 20130117110500 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:58:05 GMT 20130117115805 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:58:06 GMT 2013011711115806 Natalie Trueman 2013 January ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News INIT on www.ITSInternational.com UK headquartered ticketing technology company Parkeon Transit is to provide the complete ticketing system for the Edinburgh tram project, including the supply and maintenance of the company's latest Galexio-Plus ticket machines, Axio platform validators, and hand-held payment terminals. The system will be enabled to dual-read both ITSO cards and the Lothian Buses' Ridacard, and will be linked to the existing Lothian Buses' back office, with card holders sharing the benefits across both the tram and bus netw http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/tram-ticketing-contract-for-parkeon/ 80750 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:50:00 GMT 20130116135000 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:31:15 GMT 20130116143115 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:25:04 GMT 201302270992504 Natalie Trueman 2013 January February ITS17 Transmart MT02 Trams MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News Parkeon on www.ITSInternational.com The bus operator of Seville city in Spain, Tussam has launched a new mobile phone application to provide passengers with real time bus travel information. The application provides details on the distribution of stops and times lines of public transport routes, offers information on how to reach different parts of the city and provides real-time data on traffic incidents and outages. The company has promised to return the price of the ticket if the bus is late by more than five minutes. The app can be used o http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/seville-launches-real-time-bus-timetable-application-for-mobiles/ 80690 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:10:00 GMT 20130114121000 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:34:19 GMT 20130114123419 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:35:00 GMT 2013011412123500 Natalie Trueman 2012 January ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Android Blackberry Tussam Singapore-based ST Electronics has been awarded transportation contracts valued at a combined total of US$156.21 million. The company is to implement the second phase of the Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System (EMAS) on major arterial roads under a contract awarded by the Land Transport Authority (LTA). Under this project, which is due to be completed by 2014, the EMAS will be expanded to four major arterial corridors in the island republic that serve as the expressways' alternative routes. In another http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/st-electronics-secures-significant-transportation-contracts/ 80555 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:09:00 GMT 20130110000900 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:58:28 GMT 20130110135828 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:02:20 GMT 201301101420220 Kestutis Rusas 2012 November December ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Land Transport Authority ST Electronics Public transport passengers in Spokane, Washington, US, are to get real time transit information both on and off the vehicle. Passenger transport systems provider Trapeze Group is to extend the current Spokane Transit Authority (STA) Trapeze transit enterprise system to include a comprehensive intelligent transportation system to help them better manage their fixed-route bus service and provide passengers with real time transit information. The Trapeze solution for STA includes computer-aided dispatch and http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/spokane-transit-authority-expands-public-transport-system/ 80556 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:08:00 GMT 20130110000800 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:05:38 GMT 20130110140538 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:09:29 GMT 201301101420929 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News Trapeze on www.ITSInternational.com In a contract valued at around US$10.75 million, Chinese provider of automation and control technologies, Hollysys Automation Technologies, is to supply the ground-based signalling system for the 357 km Guangdong section of the Xiamen-Shenzhen high-speed rail line which has a designed travelling speed of 200 km/h. Hollysys will provide the ground-based high-speed rail signaling system, including train control centres (TCC), line-side electronic units (LEU) and other auxiliary equipments, which are expected http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/high-speed-rail-signalling-system-contract-win-for-hollysys/ 80473 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:09:00 GMT 20130109000900 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:57:59 GMT 20130109115759 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:04:13 GMT 2013010912120413 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Hollysys Automation Technologies In the UK, rail operator First ScotRail plans to install 140 smartcard validation machines across seventy of the 350 stations in Scotland, focusing on the Aberdeen, Stirling and Strathclyde areas. The technology was installed in twenty-seven stations at the end of 2012, and should be implemented in the remaining stations in the next three months. Building on a pilot scheme for annual season-ticket holders that has been running between Edinburgh and Glasgow on the line through Falkirk since 2011, the move wi http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/first-scotrail-unveils-smartcard-plan/ 80478 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130109000700 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:30:23 GMT 20130109123023 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:43:05 GMT 2013010912124305 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Scottish Government Fujitsu ScotRail New safety technology being installed along some rail lines across the US, including Central Minnesota, aims to prevent deadly train crashes caused by human error. The technology is designed to automatically stop or slow a train to prevent accidents such as a collision with another train or a derailment caused by excessive speed. The changes stem from federal legislation passed in 2008 after a commuter train collided head-on with a freight train in California, killing twenty-five people and injuring 135. An http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/rail-safety-technology-launched-in-central-minnesota/ 80380 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130107000700 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:01:52 GMT 20130107140152 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:05:15 GMT 201301071420515 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Amtrak Metro Transit Catching the next airport bus is expected to be a lot simpler for Citybus's Cityflyer airport bus passengers. The IT and network technology provider NEC Hong Kong recently developed a fleet management system (FMS) that uses GPS-based technology to monitor airport buses and predict their arrival times at upcoming bus stops. Available at Citybus' web site and as a smartphone mobile app, the estimated time of arrival (ETA) service covers around 300 bus stops of all Citybus A routes and the accuracy of predicti http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/gps-system-to-track-hong-kong-airport-bus-service/ 80255 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130104000700 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:56:15 GMT 20130104135615 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:00:10 GMT 201301041420010 Kestutis Rusas ITS10 Location Based Systems RI07 Gps, Gnss VS01 Fleet Management, Haulage ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com NEC More than US$13.44 million funding will be spent by train companies to boost passenger information at stations across the UK. The funding will pay for a national roll-out to link customer information screens at stations to the latest live real time train information data, fed from a database developed and maintained by train companies. The upgrade will be rolled out in around 2,000 National Rail stations. The first stations will be switched on in summer 2014 and the whole project is anticipated to be comp http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/uk-railways-to-benefit-from-information-upgrade/ 80126 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:10:00 GMT 20130103001000 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:39:22 GMT 20130103123922 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:43:06 GMT 2013010312124306 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com ATOC The first step towards a long-awaited reform of Tijuana's antiquated and inefficient public transportation system is scheduled to begin early in 2013, with the construction of a 10.5 mile rapid-transit bus route linking the San Ysidro border to the eastern El Florido area of the city. The city is currently served by a disorganised network of buses and taxis. The US$123 million project, known as Ruta Troncal Número 1, is expected to serve more than 120,000 residents a day. Mexico's federal development bank, http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/rapid-transit-bus-route-for-mexico/ 80048 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:09:00 GMT 20130102000900 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:40:06 GMT 20130102124006 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:42:46 GMT 2013010212124246 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com After years of renovation, Cambodia's modern railway system has commenced commercial rail operations on the 256 km southern line between the capital city of Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville Port. The renovation was carried out with financial support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and development partners. "ADB welcomes this first commercial train service to the Port of Sihanoukville which marks a significant development towards the completion of the long-awaited Pan-Asian railroad - a contiguous Iron Sil http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/cambodias-first-commercial-train-begins-operation/ 80051 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:07:00 GMT 20130102000700 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:56:01 GMT 20130102135601 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:03:22 GMT 201301021420322 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Asian Development Bank Polish infrastructure manager PKP PLK has awarded a consortium of Bombardier (ZWUS) Poland, Thales Poland, and Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) a $US153 million contract for the country's first commercial European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Level 2 installation. The project covers the 340km line E65 between Gdynia and Warsaw, which also forms the northern section of Pan-European Corridor VI from Gdynia to Katowice and Zilina in Slovakia. Bombardier and Thales will supply the ETCS Level 2 equipment, http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/consortium-wins-polish-ertms-contract/ 79967 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:09:00 GMT 20121221000900 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:37:10 GMT 20121221133710 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:21:46 GMT 201302270992146 Natalie Trueman 2013 January February ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News Thales Nokia Bombardier on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens San Antonio, Texas, is launching a new GPS-based bus rapid transit system (BRT) that keeps San Antonio's new VIA Primo bus fleet on-schedule with minimal impact on individual traffic flow. Siemens Road and City Mobility business has worked together with Trapeze Group to create a new transit signal priority (TSP) solution that they say is the first of its kind to use a 'virtual' GPS-based detection zone for transit vehicle traffic management without the need for physical detector equipment at the intersectio http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/san-antonio-gps-based-brt-gets-the-green-light/ 79926 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:09:00 GMT 20121220000900 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:11:49 GMT 20121220121149 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:16:23 GMT 2012122012121623 Kestutis Rusas ITS10 Location Based Systems RI07 Gps, Gnss ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News Trapeze on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens BRT systems Technology supplier Royal Imtech (Imtech) has announced an agreement with the Flemish transport authority De Lijn for improvement of Antwerp's sustainable public infrastructure. The Livan 1 Antwerp design, build, finance and maintain (DBFM) tram project will be implemented by a consortium called NV Livan Infrastructure comprising Lijninvest as a public shareholder and Poseidon Infrastructure (Imtech, Denys and Macquarie Capital Group) as a private partner. The total investment is around US$132 million. M http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/imtech-to-provide-technology-for-antwerps-new-tram-project/ 79927 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:08:00 GMT 20121220000800 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:21:35 GMT 20121220122135 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:26:11 GMT 2012122012122611 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT02 Trams News on www.ITSInternational.com Imtech Macquarie De Lijn Luxembourg's integrated passenger transport system is to benefit from a new system for control, passenger information and electronic fare collection (e-ticketing). Init has been awarded a contract by the Luxembourg transport association to equip thirty-four private and three public transport companies with the system over the next three years. The contract also includes control centres and providing around 920 vehicles with hardware and software. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/integrated-passenger-transport-system-for-luxembourg/ 79928 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:07:00 GMT 20121220000700 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:27:47 GMT 20121220122747 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:30:15 GMT 2012122012123015 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News INIT on www.ITSInternational.com The Greater Wellington Regional Council is developing a transport study to upgrade the public transport system in the city of Wellington, New Zealand, with the study due to be wrapped up by April 2013. The council plans to build a light rail network to connect Kilbirnie and the Central Business District (CBD), and is also considering upgrading bus lanes or constructing a bus corridor under the transport study. Greater Wellington Regional Council chair Fran Wilde said stretching the study to include the sout http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/light-rail-network-planned-for-wellington/ 79885 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:10:00 GMT 20121218001000 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:00:57 GMT 20121218110057 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:04:42 GMT 2012121811110442 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Sydney bus passengers can now track whether their bus service is running late, with the New South Wales (NSW) government making real-time information on bus movements available to mobile app developers. The latest versions of TripView, Arrivo Sydney and TripGo allow users to locate the nearest bus stop and ticket machine, predict when a bus is to arrive and see where a bus is on its route using GPS data from the Public Transport Information Priority System (PTIPS). The real time information will initially b http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/sydney-gets-real-time-bus-information/ 79887 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:08:00 GMT 20121218000800 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:13:51 GMT 20121218111351 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:15:57 GMT 2012121811111557 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Austrian rail telecommunication systems integrator Kapsch CarrierCom has been awarded the contract to maintain the entire GSM-R (Global System for Mobile Communications Railway) network on behalf of British railway infrastructure operator Network Rail. The multi-year agreement will see Kapsch supporting Network Rail's control centre team to ensure the highest levels of network availability, enabling higher frequency of train services and greater safety standards. GSM-R is an international wireless communi http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/networking-communication-systems/news/kapsch-to-maintain-uk-rail-gsm-r-network/ 79839 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:09:00 GMT 20121217000900 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:18:54 GMT 20121217121854 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:24:08 GMT 2012121712122408 Kestutis Rusas ITS7 Networking & Communication Systems RI01 Communication Systems - Cellular, Wireless ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News Kapsch on www.ITSInternational.com Canada-headquartered Mentor Engineering is to provide several agencies with comprehensive Intelligent Transportation Systems to help them better manage operations and enhance customer service. Capital Area Rural Transportation (CARTS) in Austin, Texas, has been a long-time Mentor paratransit client. Now, CARTS will be implementing Mentor's fixed route solution, which includes the Mentor MyRide passenger information system. With MyRide, passengers are able to get real-time schedule and bus information anywhe http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/us-transport-agencies-get-its-from-mentor-engineering/ 79844 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:07:00 GMT 20121217000700 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:39:22 GMT 20121217123922 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:49:36 GMT 2012121712124936 Kestutis Rusas ITS10 Location Based Systems VS01 Fleet Management, Haulage VS02 In-Vehicle Systems ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Mentor Engineering Veolia Transportation Transit Authority of River City Bus passengers in London can now use their use their contactless debit, credit or charge card to touch in on the yellow Oyster card readers and pay the single Oyster fare on any of London's 8,500 buses. Introducing the scheme, Transport for London (TfL) says the new payment option will also be good news for the approximately 36,000 people per day who board a bus and find they have insufficient pay as you go balance on their Oyster to pay for their journey as they will be able to use the other card they may http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/contactless-payments-introduced-on-londons-buses/ 79791 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:10:00 GMT 20121214001000 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:19:20 GMT 20121214121920 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:32:36 GMT 2012121412123236 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Transport For London American Express MasterCard Visa The European Union is to co-finance a project to electrify a 58 km section of British rail infrastructure with US$6.5 million from the TEN-T Programme. The project, which was selected for funding under the 2011 TEN-T Annual Call, is part of the Railway/road axis Ireland/United Kingdom/continental Europe TEN-T Priority Project 26, and will bring considerable benefits to rail traffic in the area. The project consists of the works necessary to install a 25kV AC overhead electrification line on a 58 km single http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/eu-support-for-rail-improvements-in-the-uk-to-bring-faster-travel-times/ 79667 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:07:00 GMT 20121212000700 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:22:56 GMT 20121212092256 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:27:57 GMT 201212120992757 Kestutis Rusas ITS8 Utc GV02 Regional, State Government ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com European Union Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency Thales India has been appointed by engineering and construction company Larsen & Toubro to provide Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) and Integrated Communications and Supervision (ICS) systems for the Hyderabad Metro rail project, to be implemented on rail lines 1, 2 and 3, covering 72 km of rail and comprising of 66 stations. Thales will design, build, deliver and manage the installation of its SelTrac Communications-Based Train Control solution, which is already in use by more than thirty of the w http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/thales-to-supply-communications-systems-for-hyderabad-metro-rail/ 79645 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:09:00 GMT 20121211000900 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:42:27 GMT 20121211144227 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:53:07 GMT 201212111425307 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News Thales Code on www.ITSInternational.com Larsen & Toubro A section of French rail network from Mulhouse to Chalampé on the German border has been inaugurated to passenger traffic as part of a European Union supported project. The TEN-T funded project involves a 17.5 km section of French single-track rail infrastructure; the modernised section, supported by US$903,000 of EU funds, will allow faster connections to and from Mülheim in Germany. The project contributes to the TEN-T Priority Project 24 Lyon/Genova-Basel-Duisburg-Rotterdam/Antwerp railway axis, an esse http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/ten-t-funds-modernise-french-rail-line/ 79609 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:10:00 GMT 20121210001000 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:30:04 GMT 20121210123004 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:40:52 GMT 2012121012124052 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com European Commission European Union TEN-T Executive Agency By tapping a Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled phone against the tags installed at 211 tram stops, passengers nine transit lines operated by Helsinki Region Transport (HRT) can now use their NFC-enabled mobile phones to not only pay for tickets, but also to upload and view comments on Helsinki Region Transport's online message wall. Helsinki Region Transport already enables commuters to purchase tickets using their mobile phones. Travellers can simply input an SMS code and send it as a text message in http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/helsinki-commuters-use-rfid-to-buy-tickets-post-messages/ 79578 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:08:00 GMT 20121207000800 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:12:00 GMT 20121207141200 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:15:04 GMT 201212071421504 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT02 Trams MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Helsinki Region Transport Toronto public transport passengers will soon be able to use a single-fare Presto card to get around on the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) or seven other municipal transit systems in Ontario. Transit and government officials say the Presto fare system will be in place throughout the entire TTC system, subway stations, buses and new streetcars, by 2016. Bob Chiarelli, Ontario's minister of transportation and infrastructure, said Toronto transit passengers have been requesting the electronic fare system fo http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/toronto-to-get-electronic-payment-cards/ 79143 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:10:00 GMT 20121130001000 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:45:37 GMT 20121130114537 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:51:16 GMT 2012113011115116 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Toronto Transit Commission GO Transit Metrolinx VeriFone Systems has installed its open-architecture vehicle tracking TransitPAY system on more than 1,000 buses serving the Bronx, following the award of a US$8.5 million contract by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York. The Bronx contract award follows a similar contract in 2011 for the Staten Island fleet component of the MTA Bus Time system, which uses VeriFone on-board systems to generate location data that is communicated wirelessly to the Bus Time server that passengers can acc http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/bus-location-system-delivers-real-time-passenger-information/ 78961 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20121128000000 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:41:56 GMT 20121128144156 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:11:39 GMT 201211281531139 Kestutis Rusas ITS7 Networking & Communication Systems RI01 Communication Systems - Cellular, Wireless ITS10 Location Based Systems RI07 Gps, Gnss ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Metropolitan Transportation Authority Verifone After more than a decade of delays, the New South Wales (NSW) government in Australia is to begin trials of the Opal electronic ticketing system on select ferry routes, with a trial set to commence on Sydney ferries in December. NSW Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian said that commuters would be able to use a single card to pay for tickets on ferries, trains, buses, and light rail by 2015. The Opal card will be available on all Sydney ferries and some trains in 2013, with buses and light rail to come on http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/sydney-to-get-transport-electronic-ticketing-system/ 78805 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20121127000000 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:58:13 GMT 20121127135813 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:01:53 GMT 201211271420153 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT03 Light Rail MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com The vision of Austria's transport experts of implementing a comprehensive integrated transport network is about to become a reality with Traffic Information Austria (VAO). Launched at the ITS World Congress, VAO is scheduled to go live in late spring 2013, using technology provided by software companies PTV Group and Haco, in partnership with Austrian motorway operator ASFINAG, the Austrian transport association organisers ARGE ÖVV, ITS Vienna Region, ÖAMTC, Ö3 traffic editorial staff, the City of Graz, th http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/first-nationwide-traffic-information-service-for-austria/ 78806 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20121127000000 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:03:26 GMT 20121127140326 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:18:32 GMT 201211271421832 Kestutis Rusas ITS8 Utc NM05 Traffic Management NM06 Traveller Information Systems ITS9 Travel Information, Weather NM06 Traveller Information Systems PA03 Information Systems ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Asfinag PTV ITS World Congress ITS Vienna Region UK-headquartered IT consultancy firm Smart421 is to design, build and manage a new Live Sales Management system for Rail Settlement Plan (RSP). This system will provide the rail industry with a flexible, high availability cloud-based solution to support ticket on departure - the collection of rail tickets from self service ticket machines after purchasing them earlier on the web. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/flexible-rail-ticketing-system-uses-cloud-computing/ 78709 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20121126000000 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:43:59 GMT 20121126144359 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:54:49 GMT 2012112710105449 Kestutis Rusas ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com England's least car dependent city, Nottingham, is to further develop its public transport system with integrated ticketing solutions from Germany-headquartered ITS provider INIT, which is to supply systems for the town's bus and tram network. With more than 40 million customer journeys per year, Nottingham's independent bus operator Trent Barton was already successfully using INIT's integrated ticketing solution comprising of Electronic Ticketing Machines (ETM), validators and Mango smartcards. Passengers http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/nottingham-takes-to-e-ticketing/ 78645 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:30:00 GMT 20121123133000 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:31:23 GMT 20121123133123 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:31:24 GMT 201211231313124 Natalie Trueman 2012 November ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News INIT on www.ITSInternational.com Dutch digital security provider Gemalto is to provide South Africa's Standard Bank with a multifunction contactless payment card enabling users to pay for transit fares and other goods and services with one digital wallet. Standard Bank customers can now use the new MasterCard debit card to wave and pay at the gates in the public transport stations, without needing to carry cash or a separate travel card. The bank says the "Muvo" card initiative will help cardholders gain greater convenience while at the s http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/just-the-ticket-for-speedier-banking-and-bus-travel/ 78603 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:50:00 GMT 20121122135000 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:28:36 GMT 20121122142836 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:28:37 GMT 201211221422837 Natalie Trueman 2012 November ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Gemalto In an effort to reduce pedestrian accidents in the city, the Board of Road and Greenery of Gdansk in northern Poland has installed number of intelligent pedestrian crossings in the Zaspa and Przymorze districts. Talking devices have been installed at tram crossings and use induction loops installed in the tracks to detect trams and warn pedestrians, via a voice message, of their approach. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/poland-installs-intelligent-pedestrian-crossings/ 78516 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:20:00 GMT 20121121112000 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:37:33 GMT 20121121113733 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:37:33 GMT 2012112111113733 Natalie Trueman ITS8 Utc TI01 Traffic Signals 2012 November ITS17 Transmart MT02 Trams News on www.ITSInternational.com Travelling in some Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses in Mysore, India, will now be hassle-free, thanks to the launch of what is said to be India's first Intelligent Transport System (ITS). The system will enable passengers across the city to have the arrival and departure of buses at their fingertips. It will cut down passenger waiting time provide details of bus movements either by sending an SMS or through the interactive voice response system (IVRS). http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/travel-information-weather/news/bus-transport-in-mysore-becomes-intelligent/ 78450 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:30:00 GMT 20121120113000 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:00:42 GMT 20121120130042 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:00:42 GMT 201211201310042 Natalie Trueman ITS9 Travel Information, Weather MT06 Passenger, RIder Information Systems 2012 November ITS17 Transmart MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Utah State University (USU) in the US has developed what it claims is the first and only wirelessly charged electric bus designed and developed exclusively by a North American research organisation. Nicknamed the Aggie Bus, the new vehicle is also the first of its kind in the world to achieve key performance standards for a wirelessly charged vehicle. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/networking-communication-systems/news/utah-university-demonstrates-wireless-electric-bus/ 78417 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:18:08 GMT 20121119101808 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:16:21 GMT 20121119101621 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:16:21 GMT 2012111910101621 James Howard ITS7 Networking & Communication Systems RI01 Communication Systems - Cellular, Wireless ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News Cape Town's public transport commuters can now use their cell phones to access real-time timetables and plan their routes, whether they are travelling by train, taxi, MyCiTi buses or the city's Golden Arrow Bus service. FindMyWay is a free public service website that brings together all the modes of transport within the city, so that commuters can easily access the information in one place. Logging on to www.findmyway.mobi and www.gometro.co.za from a cell phone with an internet connection gives commuters http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/networking-communication-systems/news/logging-on-to-public-transport/ 78348 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:00:00 GMT 20121115140000 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:31:00 GMT 20121115153100 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:05:00 GMT 201212121530500 Natalie Trueman ITS7 Networking & Communication Systems RI01 Communication Systems - Cellular, Wireless 2012 November December ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com FindMyWay Information technology provider Indra used the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona to demonstrate its contactless smart card that the company aims to develop into a card that integrates access to all services that require identification, access control or payment. Indra says this will provide increasingly personalised services, whilst offering the convenience of integrating everything into a single medium. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/enforcement/news/indras-integrated-solution-for-single-access-to-the-services-of-smart-cities/ 78263 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:30:00 GMT 20121114133000 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:30:03 GMT 20121114143003 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:34:46 GMT 201211141423446 Natalie Trueman ITS2 Enforcement 2012 November ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News Indra on www.ITSInternational.com Customers in Massachusetts Bay on the US east coast can now purchase and then display rail tickets and passes using the MBTA mTicket app for iPhone and Android. Blackberry devices will also be supported soon. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and Masabi US, the transit mobile ticketing provider, jointly announced the launch of the US' first full smartphone commuter rail ticketing system. The tickets are displayed on the phone's screen as an encrypted barcode and as a human readable ticket. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/launch-of-first-us-smartphone-commuter-rail-ticketing-system/ 78177 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:20:00 GMT 20121113122000 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:13:10 GMT 20121113121310 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:30:34 GMT 201211131313034 Natalie Trueman 2012 November ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News Apple on www.ITSInternational.com Android Google Blackberry Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Masabi The Manaus metro in the city of Amazonas in the heart of the Amazon is to be equipped with Thales' automated driverless monorail solution, following the award to the company of its second signalling Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) project in Brazil in less than a year for the The signalling contract was awarded to Thales by the Monotrilho Manaus Consortium, comprising CR Almeida, Mendes Junior, and Serveng-Civilsan e Scomi. The 20 km monorail will be a fully automated driverless system using Thale http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/thales-awarded-manaus-monorail-cbtc-signalling-contract/ 78184 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:05:00 GMT 20121113120500 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:47:59 GMT 20121113134759 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:21:47 GMT 201212130992147 Natalie Trueman 2012 November December ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com CR Almeida Thales Transportation Royal HaskoningDHV, Netherlands-headquartered international engineering consultancy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Turkey's Hakan Kiran Architecture for the design of the new Kabatas Seagull Transportation Hub in Istanbul. The multi modal transportation hub will connect ferry, metro, tram, bus and normal traffic and is to be located on the western shore of the Bosporus in Istanbul. The project will include an underpass for vehicles, a metro station, a tram station and ferry docks, and will http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/royal-haskoningdhv-signs-mou-for-transportation-hub-in-istanbul/ 78114 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:30:00 GMT 20121112133000 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:53:44 GMT 20121112135344 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:40:15 GMT 201212130994015 Natalie Trueman 2012 November December ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Royal Haskoning Hakan Kiran Architecture Qatar's Public Works Authority (Ashghal) is in the final phase of preparing an ITS master plan, while smart transport solutions have already been integrated in the traffic system in the country, with the aim of implementing a fully integrated Intelligent Transport System (ITS) before the FIFA World Cup 2022. Plans include special lanes for buses, more advanced surveillance cameras, a dedicated radio station to raise traffic awareness and special operation rooms to deal with accidents and other emergencies. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/detection-monitoring-machine-vision/news/qatar-to-get-intelligent-transport-system-in-time-for-2022-world-cup/ 78065 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:50:00 GMT 20121109135000 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:11:54 GMT 20121109141154 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:11:54 GMT 201211091421154 Natalie Trueman ITS4 Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision NM09 Vision Based Systems ITS8 Utc NM05 Traffic Management 2012 November ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News in ITS International on www.ITSInternational.com Qatar Mobility Innovations Center Belgian public transport operators De Lijn and TEC, and parking operator Interparking, have selected ASK, French provider of contactless technology, as the supplier of interoperable MoBIB contactless smart cards for transportation in Belgium. MoBIB is a multi-application and multimodal contactless card based on ASK's TanGO CT 4018 EMV compliant contactless card, with embedded increased cryptography and triple DES security, allowing each operator and service provider to maintain and manage its own customer http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/parking-access-control/news/contactless-technology-paves-the-way-for-cross-border-interoperability/ 77952 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:40:00 GMT 20121107134000 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:57:44 GMT 20121107135744 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:57:44 GMT 201211071315744 Natalie Trueman ITS3 Parking & Access Control MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards 2012 November ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News ASK on www.ITSInternational.com De Lijn STIB Interparking Swedish traffic enforcement supplier Sensys Traffic has been awarded a contract worth US$0.4 million by the Swedish Transport Administration for the monitoring of train pantographs using its Automatic Pantograph Monitoring System (APMS). APMS is designed to identify damage to pantographs and prevent overhead power wires being torn down. The system uses non-contact technology to analyse the condition of pantographs as the train passes at normal operating speeds up to 250 km/h. Once installed, the sensor is http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/sensys-to-supply-pantograph-monitoring-for-swedish-railways/ 77731 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:15:00 GMT 20121101121500 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:34:07 GMT 20121101123407 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:50:43 GMT 201212130995043 Natalie Trueman 2012 November December ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News Sensys Traffic on www.ITSInternational.com Swedish Transport Administration A new report by information service provider Global Information says that intelligent transportation systems (ITS) improve public transport and traffic management to reduce traffic congestion, promote smoother and safer driving and improve coordinate and overall smarter use of transport networks. The development of intelligent infrastructures from roads to bridges is primarily a governmental responsibility while the domain of developing intelligent vehicles belongs to the commercial side. Both private a http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/report-forecasts-growth-in-global-markets-for-intelligent-transportation-systems/ 77734 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:00:00 GMT 20121101120000 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:53:53 GMT 20121101135353 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:39:20 GMT 201211011423920 Natalie Trueman ITS8 Utc ITS10 Location Based Systems VS01 Fleet Management, Haulage VS02 In-Vehicle Systems 2012 October ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News Qualcomm INIT Trapeze Vix Technology on www.ITSInternational.com INEO Systrans OnStar Telematics Global Information The first electric bus (eBus) to be used in Austria's capital city of Vienna has been put into service by the municipal transport authority, Wiener Linien, the first operator in Europe to implement and integrate eBuses into scheduled service. Designed and developed by Siemens Rail Systems and bus manufacturer Rampini, the vehicle is the first of twelve with which Wiener Linien intends to move two of the city's bus services to electric power by the summer of 2013. The vehicle's total energy requirement is st http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/viennas-first-electric-bus-goes-into-operation/ 77657 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:30:00 GMT 20121031123000 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:28:37 GMT 20121031122837 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:17:57 GMT 201211081531757 Natalie Trueman 2012 October ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens Wiener Linien Arcontia International, Swedish producer of contactless smart card readers and terminals, is to supply fare collection equipment manufacturer LECIP with a smart card based fare collection solution for the City of Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus (BBB) public transport operator. The system will be installed on Big Blue Buses operating throughout the City of Santa Monica and the greater Los Angeles area, providing transport to more than 20 million people annually. Arcontia contactless smartcard readers will be in http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/santa-monicas-big-blue-bus-chooses-contactless-fare-collection/ 77662 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:10:00 GMT 20121031121000 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:42:49 GMT 20121031124249 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:42:50 GMT 2012103112124250 Natalie Trueman 2012 October ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News Big Blue Bus on www.ITSInternational.com Arcontia LECIP Electric vehicle (EV) charging technology provider, OpConnect has introduced smartphone payment technology for its OpConnect network EV charging stations. EV drivers can use the OpConnect iPhone app, or other smartphone scanners to access free stations or to pay for a charging session at stations that require payment. Mobile payments are just one of many payment options available to OpConnect network members and non-members. OpConnect stations can be accessed in a variety of ways including using an email http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/smartphone-payment-for-ev-charging-stations/ 77666 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:05:00 GMT 20121031120500 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:48:40 GMT 20121031124840 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:48:40 GMT 2012103112124840 Natalie Trueman 2012 October ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com OpConnect Siemens is to upgrade over 160 traffic signal controllers across the UK's Tyne & Wear region following the award of Government Better Bus Area (BBA) funding to the Tyne & Wear Integrated Transport Authority. The project aims to improve the reliability of journey times along 19 bus corridors and relieve congestion at nine hotspots where buses are currently regularly delayed. Siemens will upgrade and connect traffic controllers to its Remote Monitoring System (RMS) and provide the Tyne & Wear urban traffic co http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/tyne-wear-signal-upgrade-aids-bus-times/ 79249 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20121031000000 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:38:13 GMT 20121203113813 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:19:53 GMT 201212031311953 Hema Mistry ITS8 Utc TI01 Traffic Signals 2012 September October ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority Bronx bus passengers will soon be able to avoid waits at bus stops and get bus-arrival information on their home computer, smartphone or mobile phone. With MTA Bus Time, passengers can access a map showing where buses are along a particular route. They can also request a text telling them where the nearest bus is on the route. Developed by New York's Metropolitan transit Authority (MTA), Bus Time uses accurate location data provided by an enhanced GPS device mounted inside each bus. That information is int http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/new-york-bus-passengers-get-real-time-bus-information/ 77608 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:15:00 GMT 20121030121500 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:59:33 GMT 20121030125933 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:59:33 GMT 2012103012125933 Natalie Trueman 2012 October ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Mobile Commons According to a new research report from analysts Berg Insight, the European market for ITS systems for public transport is in a growth phase which will last for several years to come and by 2016 the market value for ITS systems deployed in public transport operations in Europe is expected to reach US1.9 billion by 2016. The report claims the fluctuating economic climate has in most countries had little effect on the market as the public investments which underpin a major part of the ITS initiatives have rem http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/european-public-transport-market-expected-to-reach-us19-billion-by-2016/ 77501 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:09:00 GMT 20121025000900 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:53:36 GMT 20121025145336 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:53:37 GMT 201210251425337 ITS17 Transmart News INIT Trapeze Vix Technology on www.ITSInternational.com INEO Systrans Berg Insight Community Transit in Washington State in the US is equipping all its buses with GPS, automatic passenger counters and other technology that will improve operations, enhance the customer experience, and eventually allow customers to get real-time bus information by phone, computer or mobile device. The Transit Technologies pilot project was launched on a small set of commuter buses to downtown Seattle http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/washington-states-community-transit-launches-real-time-bus-information/ 77502 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:08:00 GMT 20121025000800 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:02:45 GMT 20121025150245 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:02:46 GMT 201210251530246 ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com As part of an initiative to develop a modern transport system for Ho Chi Minh City, the municipal administration plans to spend around US$152 million on a bus rapid transit (BRT) project that will run along the 25km Vo Van Kiet Mai Chi Tho boulevard, connecting the eastern and western parts of the city. The BRT system is expected to have 30 modern buses and, according to the municipal transport department, is a feasible solution for traffic congestion problems. A green corridor that will use solar energy http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/ho-chi-minh-city-plans-rapid-bus-system/ 77369 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:12:00 GMT 20121023001200 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:04:38 GMT 20121023150438 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:04:39 GMT 201210231530439 ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com World Bank German software and consulting company PTV has launched the latest version of PTV Visum public transport planning software, featuring a modern window design and powerful network display options. The company says that version 12.5 is more user-friendly, with a new window design that displays all relevant information at a glance. Users can drag windows to a different position and group them according to their requirements in the main window or extract them from the main window via drag and drop, enabling lis http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/latest-version-of-ptv-visum-transport-planning-software-launched/ 77316 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:03:00 GMT 20121022000300 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:18:58 GMT 20121023091858 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:18:58 GMT 201210230991858 ITS10 Location Based Systems MS02 Positioning MS03 Gis & Mapping ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com India's Centre for Railway Information Service (CRIS) has announced a new web application called RailRadar, which allows users to access the location of a specific train on Google maps and track movements of trains in real time. Developed jointly with RailYatri, the app will help users find the exact geographical location of Indian Railways' 6,500 passenger trains. Users can also access the RailRadar service from their mobile phones via the device's browser. The opening screen of RailRadar features a map o http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/new-application-to-track-trains-real-time/ 77314 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:01:00 GMT 20121022000100 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:08:07 GMT 20121023090807 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:17:09 GMT 201210230991709 ITS10 Location Based Systems MS02 Positioning ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Google Dubai's Road and Transport Authority (RTA) is to launch a contactless fare payment system on the city's metro, public buses and water bus. Passengers will be able to pay by smart mobile phones using Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. The RTA says that contactless technology, where the mobile phone is passed over sensors mounted on the access gates to public transport stations, is the first of its kind in the Middle East. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/dubai-introduces-contactless-payment-on-public-transport/ 77191 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:20:00 GMT 20121019112000 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:57:17 GMT 20121019115717 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:57:34 GMT 201303041315734 Kestutis Rusas 2012 October ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Since its launch a year ago, the UK's Transport for London (TfL) Countdown real time bus information service has dealt with more than 620 million requests and, according to TfL, the service has made millions of journeys easier, dealing with an average of 1.6 million requests via the internet and smart phones and 36,000 requests via text each day. TfL has also recently completed the installation of 2,500 new and improved bus information roadside signs across the capital. These provide clearer amber text on http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/success-of-transport-for-londons-real-time-bus-information-service/ 77112 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:50:00 GMT 20121018115000 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:52:35 GMT 20121018115235 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:52:35 GMT 2012101811115235 Natalie Trueman 2012 October ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Transport For London LightRiver Technologies, provider of fully-integrated, multi-technology communications networks, is to upgrade the communication structure of Chicago transit Authority's (CTA) light rail Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). The upgrade provides the network bandwidth needed to support ITS systems aimed at increasing passenger comfort and satisfaction and improving system reliability and efficiency. The communications network is designed with next-generation packet and optical telecommunications equipment http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/chicago-transit-authority-upgrades-rail-communications/ 77117 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:30:00 GMT 20121018113000 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:05:51 GMT 20121018120551 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:05:51 GMT 2012101812120551 Natalie Trueman 2012 2013 October ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Chicago Transit Authority LightRiver Technologies Dubai's Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) is keen on using cutting-edge technology to control and manage the movement of its mass transit systems, including buses. With the aim of providing advanced services to mass transit users in the Emirate, the Public Transport Agency implemented integrated intelligent systems solutions including the Automated Vehicle Management (AVM) system, which links both the internal and inter-city routes. According to Adel Shakeri, Director of Transportation Systems, RTA Public http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/dubai-automates-public-transport-management/ 77026 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:10:00 GMT 20121017121000 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:42:04 GMT 20121017124204 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:02:10 GMT 201303041420210 Kestutis Rusas 2012 October ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Dubai's Roads & Transport Authority Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) is to present a four-year public transportation program to the Taiwanese Cabinet. Over the next four years, the US$683.76 million programme will purchase more than 3,000 buses, including hybrid buses and electric buses, to replace the existing buses in Taiwanese cities. Low-floor buses will account for 30% of the total buses to be used in city area in 2016. The number of low-floor buses in metropolitan areas will increase by 2% a year, under the http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/taiwan-to-unveil-four-year-public-transportation-program/ 76961 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:50:00 GMT 20121016135000 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:45:34 GMT 20121016134534 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:45:35 GMT 201210161314535 Natalie Trueman 2012 October ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News The urban business group of Finnish consulting and engineering company Pöyry has been awarded a contract from the Finnish Transport Agency for maintenance management of the 1,800 kilometre-long Eastern Finland railway network, which the company has been managing since 2005. The new contract, valued at around US$6.7 million (EUR 5.2 million) commences at the beginning of 2013 and will run for five years. The contract covers the maintenance management of railways, rail structures and equipment, land areas and http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/pyry-extends-rail-network-maintenance-management-contract-in-eastern-finland/ 76962 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:40:00 GMT 20121016134000 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:51:10 GMT 20121016135110 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:51:10 GMT 201210161315110 Natalie Trueman 2012 October ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Pöyry The results of the US$33.8 million (€26 million) European Bus System of the Future (EBSF) project have been announced following four years of intensive research and high-profile work. The project, which started in the midst of the financial crisis in 2008 and achieved several key results, aimed to develop a new generation of urban bus systems adapted to the needs of European cities as well as improving the perception of bus transport. By defining the bus system as a whole, rather than looking just at the v http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/european-bus-system-of-the-future-paving-the-way-for-a-bus-revolution/ 76966 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:30:00 GMT 20121016133000 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:58:34 GMT 20121016135834 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:58:34 GMT 201210161315834 Natalie Trueman 2012 October ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com European Bus System of the Future The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has recently implemented a video electronic link between the public transport customer service call centre and the transport operations control centre. Dedicated monitors have been mounted in the call centre, enabling accurate and direct tracking of bus movements and schedules. The centre handles around 5000 incoming calls 24 hours a day, comprising suggestions, complaints and reports relating to bus schedules, and the link has been tailored to cover the busies http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/dubais-rta-introduces-new-information-system-to-serve-bus-commuters/ 76786 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:40:00 GMT 20121012114000 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:55:27 GMT 20121012115527 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:04:18 GMT 201303041420418 Kestutis Rusas 2012 October ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Ho Chi Minh City (HCM City), Vietnam is to spend around US$10 million annually in a four-year project to upgrade its bus transport system, according to the Department of Transport. Around 1,680 new buses will be purchased, including 350 units that are powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). Department of Transport deputy director, Duong Hong Thanh, said CNG buses, which are cheaper and cleaner, would help improve the environment and save about 35-40 per cent of costs compared to diesel buses. The first http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/ho-chi-minh-city-to-upgrade-bus-transport-system/ 76794 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:20:00 GMT 20121012112000 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:06:02 GMT 20121012120602 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:23:46 GMT 201212130992346 Natalie Trueman 2012 November December ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Swedish rail operator Svenska Tågkompaniet AB (Tågkompaniet) is to deploy a new mobile solution for its train drivers and train conductors, with three new capabilities: context, cross-platform and cloud. Based on the Appear IQ platform from mobile software specialist Appear, the solution allows Tågkompaniet to efficiently dispatch user-based information to its personnel, in order to increase punctuality, improve customer service and reduce operational costs. Tågkompaniet will be deploying smartphones and us http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/swedish-rail-operator-upgrades-mobile-solution-to-increase-efficiency-and-reduce-costs/ 76741 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:00:00 GMT 20121011140000 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:52:52 GMT 20121011135252 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:52:52 GMT 201210111315252 Natalie Trueman 2012 October ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Tågkompaniet Canada's Regional Municipality of York (YRT/Viva) has partnered with Google and INIT, supplier of ITS and fare collection systems, to offer bus passengers real-time trip plans through Google maps. The service, Google Live Transit Updates, tracks YRT buses using INIT's GPS-based navigation system and provides passengers with the exact time a bus will depart from their stop. YRT/Viva is the first transit agency in Canada to offer real-time trip planning on Google with up-to-the-minute next bus departure infor http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/real-time-passenger-information-with-live-transit-updates/ 76697 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:05:00 GMT 20121010120500 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:22:13 GMT 20121010142213 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:22:13 GMT 201210101422213 Natalie Trueman ITS10 Location Based Systems 2012 October ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News INIT on www.ITSInternational.com Google Canada headquartered Mentor Engineering has supplied the city of Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA, with a comprehensive technology solution to improve operations for their fleet of city vehicles, including the Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST) and the police and fire departments. The city had a variety of challenges that required resolution; in the event of an emergency, the fire department, as the city's first responders, wanted to be able to send the next available or closest unit to the scene t http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/all-in-one-fleet-and-transit-management-system-improves-operations/ 76621 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMT 20121009120000 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:06:22 GMT 20121009120622 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:06:22 GMT 2012100912120622 Natalie Trueman ITS10 Location Based Systems MS02 Positioning VS01 Fleet Management, Haulage VS02 In-Vehicle Systems 2012 October ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Mentor Engineering Mayor of the City of Sao Paulo in Brazil, Gilberto Kassab has announced plans for electric buses from Chinese manufacturer BYD to run in the city by the end of the year. There are approximately 15,000 public buses in the city of Sao Paulo today; however fleet buses are responsible for more than 20% of total transportation emissions. BYD says its electric bus is not only zero-emissions but also economical. It is estimated that energy savings of US$246,000 could be saved during the life cycle of a San Paulo http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/electric-bus-fleet-for-sao-paulo-brazil/ 76625 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:30:00 GMT 20121009113000 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:32:41 GMT 20121009133241 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:32:42 GMT 201210091313242 Natalie Trueman 2012 October ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com BYD UK transport consultants WYG have successfully collaborated with Hertfordshire County Council in the UK to provide technical expertise for the county's real-time public transport system. The roll-out of real time passenger information (RTPI) systems across Hertfordshire over the coming weeks is the first milestone in the project and is a key part of a wider transport improvement programme. The project presented numerous challenges, not least the need to deliver the project in partnership with private secto http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/hertfordshire-deploys-real-time-public-transport-information-system/ 76534 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:30:00 GMT 20121008113000 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:10:21 GMT 20121008121021 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:10:22 GMT 2012100812121022 Natalie Trueman ITS8 Utc NM05 Traffic Management NM06 Traveller Information Systems NM07 Urban Traffic Control Systems 2012 October ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com WYG The 1.1 million inhabitants of Adelaide, Australia, will shortly start reaping the benefits of a Xerox contactless ticketing system on the city's network of 1000 buses, 26 trams and 130 railcars. In the test phase, seventy vehicles equipped with mixed ticketing consoles and validators are serving the Adelaide Hills area, where ticket office and retailer machines have already been installed. "This partial deployment represents less than 10% of the project equipment, but calls on almost all of the functions o http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/test-phase-of-adelaide-contactless-ticketing-under-way/ 76469 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:31:11 GMT 20121005143111 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:27:11 GMT 20121005142711 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:27:11 GMT 201210051422711 ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Google Xerox Company With a total area of over 380,000 square meters, the multi-storey West Kowloon rail terminus, the majority of it located underground, will be larger than most airport terminals, and capable of handling around 99,000 passengers per day. The first trains are expected to run from 2015. The Hong Kong section of the express rail link, operating at up to 200 km per hour, will connect Hong Kong with the capital Beijing over 2,000 kilometers away, passing via Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Wuhan. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/hong-kongs-rail-terminus-goes-ahead/ 76466 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:00:12 GMT 20121005140012 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:58:11 GMT 20121005135811 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:58:12 GMT 201210051315812 ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Japanese motor manufacturer Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has begun tests of Ha:mo, an optimised urban transportation system. The tests involve TMC and its collaborative allies such as the municipal government of Toyota city, Yamaha Motor, Aichi Loop Line, Nagoya Railroad, Aichi Rapid Transit, Meitetsu Kyosho, Chukyo University, Meitetsucom, Hitachi and Meitetsu Bus. Ha:mo is the name being given to TMC-developed systems that seek to provide user, town, and community-friendly transport support through the http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/toyota-begins-testing-optimised-urban-transport-system/ 76367 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:00:00 GMT 20121003130000 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:40:04 GMT 20121003134004 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:40:04 GMT 201210031314004 Natalie Trueman ITS8 Utc NM05 Traffic Management NM06 Traveller Information Systems 2012 October ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Toyota Hitachi Nagoya Railroad Public transport in the northern Indian state of Himachal will shortly benefit from safer travel and a more efficient service, when the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) installs a vehicle tracking system based on GPS on buses in the state. Jointly funded by HRTC and the Indian government, the system will be installed on a total of 2,000 buses and will send real-time information about the location and speed of the vehicle to a central server. This information will be integrated with the passenger http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/northern-india-gears-up-for-smart-transport-system/ 76300 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:40:00 GMT 20121002134000 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:02:11 GMT 20121002140211 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:02:11 GMT 201210021420211 Natalie Trueman ITS10 Location Based Systems MS02 Positioning RI07 Gps, Gnss 2012 October ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Himachal Road Transport Corporation French company Diginext is to supply Lille transport operator, Transpole, with its MobilitX multimodal traveller information system for Lille Central Station. Using the latest European standards for interoperability MobilitX integrates real time information from all traffic and transport systems in the city, to provide full travel information, regardless of the mode of transport. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/diginext-multimodal-system-for-lille/ 79314 Sun, 30 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120930000000 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:33:46 GMT 20121203163346 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:33:46 GMT 201212031643346 Hema Mistry ITS8 Utc NM05 Traffic Management NM06 Traveller Information Systems 2012 September October ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Diginext Transpole French company Diginext has received an order from Lille urban transport operator, Transpole, for its MobilitX multimodal traveller information system to be installed in Lille Central Station. The MobilitX system is modular and based on the latest European standards for interoperability. It will integrate real time information from buses, trams and metro trains, as well as the park and ride system and other traffic systems in the city, to provide comprehensive travel information for all passengers, regardl http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/lille-to-get-diginext-multimodal-traveller-information-system/ 76128 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:40:00 GMT 20120927124000 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:09:34 GMT 20120927140934 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:09:35 GMT 201209271420935 Natalie Trueman ITS8 Utc NM06 Traveller Information Systems ITS9 Travel Information, Weather NM06 Traveller Information Systems 2012 September ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Diginext Transpole In Leicestershire, UK, the first phase of a US$3.6 million bus smart card system has been rolled out to all concessionary users, in a scheme that the Council says will improve and modernise bus travel throughout the county. The new OneCard system is now in use by elderly and disabled bus passengers. Electronic chips fitted to OneCard passes can be swiped on scanners on First, Centrebus and Arriva buses to register journeys, meaning passes no longer have to be shown. Passengers top up their cards with cash w http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/first-phase-of-leicestershire-bus-smart-card-system-completed/ 76139 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:10:00 GMT 20120927121000 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:34:12 GMT 20120927143412 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:34:13 GMT 201209271423413 Natalie Trueman 2012 September ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News Arriva on www.ITSInternational.com First Centrebus In an initiative to enable the quieter, cleaner future of public transport in Milton Keynes, UK, eight organisations led by a subsidiary of Mitsui Europe ("Mitsui") have agreed a five-year collaboration committing to the replacement of diesel buses with their all-electric counterparts on one of the main bus routes in the city by summer 2013. The trial, which could reduce bus running costs by between US$19,500 and US$23,000 per year, is a partnership between Mitsui subsidiary eFleet Integrated Service, Milto http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/networking-communication-systems/news/milton-keynes-to-trial-wirelessly-charged-electric-buses/ 76056 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:10:00 GMT 20120926111000 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:40:34 GMT 20120926114034 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:45:34 GMT 2012092611114534 Natalie Trueman ITS7 Networking & Communication Systems RI01 Communication Systems - Cellular, Wireless 2012 September ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News Arriva on www.ITSInternational.com Chargemaster Mitsui Europe Wrightbus Conductix-Wampfler Western Power Distribution The European Union and France have signed a US$1.2 billion agreement with the Egyptian government to fund the construction of a new metro extension. The agreement, signed by the EU and the French Development Agency, fulfils nearly half of the French commitments allocated for Egypt during the Deauville summit in 2011 aimed at supporting the Arab Spring, the EU said. France has already provided financial and technical support for Cairo's two existing metro lines built in the 1980s, which has helped ease Cair http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/eu-and-france-sign-metro-line-deal-with-egypt/ 75962 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:00:00 GMT 20120924130000 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:17:04 GMT 20120924141704 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:17:04 GMT 201209241421704 Natalie Trueman 2012 September ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Thales has announced the award of two major rail system contracts in Slovenia and China. The first, a US€40 million contract with the Slovenian Transport Ministry is for the provision of a complete European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 1 on the Slovenian part of Corridor D. Due for completion in 2015, this project in partnership with GH Holding concerns the 350 km line stretching from the Hungarian border to Italy. The company says this contract represents one of the most important ETCS Level 1 infras http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/major-rail-contracts-for-thales/ 75613 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:05:00 GMT 20120918110500 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:09:36 GMT 20120918120936 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:31:01 GMT 201212031643101 Hema Mistry 2012 September ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News Thales on www.ITSInternational.com European Commission TagMaster, Swedish producer of advanced RFID solutions for railway applications, has received additional orders for the XT-3HD long-range RFID reader from Trafikverket (the Swedish Rail Administration), following successful field testing. The RFID readers are to be installed as part of Trafikverket's nationwide system for tracking railway goods wagons on the main Swedish rail network. The XT-3HD long-range RFID reader is the heavy-duty model of TagMaster's XT-series of UHF readers and is fully EPC Gen 2 (IS http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/networking-communication-systems/news/tagmaster-to-supply-uhf-rfid-readers-to-swedens-trafikverket/ 75483 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:20:00 GMT 20120914112000 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:52:54 GMT 20120914115254 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:30:02 GMT 201209141313002 Natalie Trueman ITS7 Networking & Communication Systems RI01 Communication Systems - Cellular, Wireless 2012 September ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News TagMaster on www.ITSInternational.com Trafikverket Following the introduction of its real-time online bus tracking system, Sacramento Regional Transit (RT) in California has launched a new free app for iPhone and Android that enables passengers to track any bus approaching a bus stop. RT's online real-time bus tracking allows RT call center specialists and passengers to view the location of any bus moving in real time on a virtual map and sign up for email or text alerts telling them when the bus has arrived at a given stop. According to Mike Mattos of Sa http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/sacramento-regional-transit-launches-mobile-bus-tracker/ 75401 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:50:00 GMT 20120912145000 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:20:31 GMT 20120912152031 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:20:33 GMT 201209121532033 Natalie Trueman ITS10 Location Based Systems MS02 Positioning 2012 2013 September ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Sacramento Regional Transit District German headquartered Hoeft & Wessel has received an order for the Almex e-ticketing system from French bus company Les Cars Air France, operated by Aérolis, a joint subsidiary of Keolis and Air France, to be installed on buses operating between Paris Charles-de-Gaulle and Paris Orly and the city of Paris. The order, the first in France for Hoeft & Wessel, comprises a total of 55 on-board ticket vending terminals with ticket printers, together with application software and integration into the back-office sy http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/first-e-ticketing-contract-in-france-for-hoeft-wessel/ 75333 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:20:00 GMT 20120911112000 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:38:58 GMT 20120911113858 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:51:04 GMT 2012091111115104 Natalie Trueman 2012 September ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Hoeft & Wessel Group Les Cars Air France Keolis Air France Bus passengers in Montreal will soon be able to plan their journey using real time information, making trip planning easier and reducing frustration over late buses. The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) has approved a US$93 million contract to equip its 1,900 buses with a system, called iBus, that monitors the location of buses using GPS and relays that data to users via the web and smartphones. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/montreals-buses-to-get-gps-and-real-time-information/ 75251 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:00:00 GMT 20120910130000 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:09:15 GMT 20120910130915 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:09:15 GMT 201209101310915 Natalie Trueman ITS10 Location Based Systems MS02 Positioning RI07 Gps, Gnss VS01 Fleet Management, Haulage 2012 September ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News INIT on www.ITSInternational.com Société de Transport de Montréal The successful launch of the Muvo SmartCard marks the beginning of the modern era of e-ticketing in the Durban region in South Africa. The Muvo card replaces ordinary tickets and functions as a kind of electronic wallet, allowing cash or ticket products to be loaded on to it at electronic terminals. As part of the new infrastructure, the eThekwini Transport Authority (ETA) purchased the Almex Electronic Fare Collection system with ticket printer from German manufacturer Hoeft & Wessel. The system has been http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/muvo-e-ticketing-card-launched-in-south-africa/ 75253 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:50:00 GMT 20120910125000 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:27:03 GMT 20120910132703 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:27:03 GMT 201209101312703 Natalie Trueman 2012 September ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com eThekwini Transport Authority European Mobility Week (16-22 September 2012) sees the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) reaffirming its stance that a long-term commitment to invest in public transport is key to reducing congestion in European cities and encouraging the development of sustainable economies. With around 80% of Europeans expected to be living in urban environments by 2020, public transport is essential for ensuring quality of life and delivering green growth. Encouraging a modal shift from private motori http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/moving-in-the-right-direction-promoting-sustainable-transport-in-european-mobility-week/ 75259 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:30:00 GMT 20120910123000 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:39:09 GMT 20120910133909 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:39:09 GMT 201209101313909 Natalie Trueman 2012 September ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com International Association of Public Transport Thales has announced that it has been awarded a framework contract by the Norwegian rail administrator, Jernbaneverket (JBV), to supply a new railway signal interlocking system. The first three projects in the contract, worth over US$41,400,000, are for new signalling systems for the Sandnes-Stavanger line, the Ganddal cargo terminal and Høvik station. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/thales-to-upgrade-norwegian-railway/ 75164 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:40:00 GMT 20120906114000 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:38:30 GMT 20120906113830 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:38:32 GMT 2012090611113832 Natalie Trueman 2012 September ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News Thales on www.ITSInternational.com Jernbaneverket In Australia, Perth state government has unveiled its plans for a light rail network to relieve traffic congestion in Perth. The government is proposing a 22 kilometre light rail line linking the central business district to the northern suburbs and running alongside some of the city's busiest roads. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/perth-unveils-light-rail-plans/ 75090 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:30:00 GMT 20120904133000 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:10:08 GMT 20120904141008 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:12:07 GMT 201209041421207 Natalie Trueman 2012 September ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Software company, HaCon, is to develop a central data hub for the North-Hessian Traffic Association (NVV) in Germany. NVV is to introduce a dynamic passenger information system to deliver accurate comprehensive travel information to its bus and rail passengers. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/hacon-to-supply-central-data-hub-for-passenger-information-system/ 75091 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:20:00 GMT 20120904132000 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:12:42 GMT 20120904141242 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:14:10 GMT 201209041421410 Natalie Trueman 2012 September ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com HaCon A third round of funding for low-carbon buses has been announced by the Scottish government. A total of £3 million (US£4.7 million) will be available to bus operators under the Green Bus Fund 3 scheme. Keith Brown, Scottish transport minister, said the first two rounds helped nine operators introduce 74 new eco-friendly buses. Lothian Buses, which secured funds in an earlier round, said its new ADL Enviro 400H hybrids are 56.7% more fuel efficient than the old buses they replaced. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/scottish-government-to-provide-more-funding-for-low-carbon-buses/ 74983 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:50:00 GMT 20120831135000 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:05:45 GMT 20120831140545 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:08:40 GMT 201208311420840 Natalie Trueman 2012 August ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Scottish Government Tenders will shortly be issued for a proposed US$9.33 billion metro railway system in Jeddah. The metro system will consist of three main lines and 46 stations; the Orange line will be 67km long with 22 stations, the Blue line 24km with 17 stations and the Green line 17km with only seven stations. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/saudi-arabia-plans-public-transport-system-upgrade/ 74836 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:10:00 GMT 20120828101000 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:24:26 GMT 20120828162426 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:26:03 GMT 201208281642603 Natalie Trueman 2012 August ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications has set aside a budget of US$333.67 million to improve public transportation from 2013 to 2016. The proposal was approved by the Council for Economic Planning and Development on 20 August 2012. The ministry aims to increase the use of public transport to 18 per cent in 2016 and three per cent in 2025, as compared to 14.3% in 2011. By the end of 2012, 90 per cent of buses in Taiwan are aimed to be equipped with multi-card readers. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/taiwan-to-improve-public-transportation-in-four-years/ 74831 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120828000000 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:14:05 GMT 20120828161405 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:16:58 GMT 201208281641658 Natalie Trueman 2012 August ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com The Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) of Thailand is to make immediate plans to develop six additional mass rapid transit (MRT) rail lines that should be operational by 2020. The lines will measure a length of 200 kilometres and entail US$19.16 billion in combined investments. The move was spurred by a forecast that suggests some three million passengers a day will use the MRT rail system in Bangkok by 2020. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/thailand-to-spend-over-us19-billion-for-six-more-mrt-rail-lines/ 74753 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:10:00 GMT 20120824091000 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:30:19 GMT 20120824093019 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:40:41 GMT 201208240994041 Natalie Trueman 2012 August ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Mass Rapid Transit Authority The Saudi Arabian government has approved plans to modernise the transport system in its holdy city of Mecca which will include four metro railway lines with 88 stations and a combined length of 182 kms. The transport plan, which will cost US$16.53 billion, also includes building a bus network in Mecca. Saudi Arabia is also spending billions on upgrading the transport system in the capital Riyadh and on a high-speed rail line connecting Mecca with the holy city of Medina. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/saudi-arabia-plans-182-km-metro-railway-system-in-mecca/ 74510 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:00:00 GMT 20120817090000 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:41:16 GMT 20120817094116 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:43:21 GMT 201208170994321 Natalie Trueman 2012 August ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Aberdeen City Council in Scotland will be able to order ten hydrogen buses, after funding of US$5.17 million was confirmed by the government. An integrated so-called whole hydrogen system will be developed by Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution with the aim of producing and storing hydrogen by harnessing wind energy ans would fuel the buses. It is hoped that the first such buses in Scotland will be operational in under two years. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/funding-confirmed-for-hydrogen-bus-project-in-scotland/ 74511 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:50:00 GMT 20120817085000 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:44:05 GMT 20120817094405 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:48:50 GMT 201208170994850 Natalie Trueman 2012 August ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com European Commission Scottish Government Scottish Enterprise Wabtec Corporation's MotivePower subsidiary has signed a $45 million contract with Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario and the regional transportation authority for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), to repower 11 locomotives with new engines and propulsion systems that meet significantly higher environmental standards. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/wabtec-to-repower-torontos-metrolinx-locomotives/ 74464 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:30:00 GMT 20120816103000 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:04:44 GMT 20120816110444 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:10:08 GMT 2012081611111008 Natalie Trueman 2012 August ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Environmental Protection Agency Wabtec Corporation Metrolinx Spain-headquartered Indra has become the technological leader for Medellín's traffic and transportation systems after being awarded two contracts valued at just over US$11 million. The first contract, awarded by the Medellín Subway, will allow the city to have an intermodal public transportation system that is unique in Colombia and will facilitate the management and the combined use of the subway and buses. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/indra-technology-to-manage-medellns-traffic-and-public-transportation/ 74412 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:25:00 GMT 20120815082500 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:16:02 GMT 20120815081602 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:25:19 GMT 201208150882519 Natalie Trueman 2012 August ITS16 General ITS17 Transmart News Indra on www.ITSInternational.com By awarding Siemens Rail Systems a contract to modify and refurbish 21 light rail vehicles (LRV), Sacramento Regional Transit District (RT) says it will add to its fleet at a fraction of the cost of new vehicles. RT acquired the vehicles, originally built by Urban Transportation Development Corporation (UTDC) - from Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The vehicles originally went into operation in 1987 and have been in storage since RT acquired them in 2003. They are now needed for RT's expanding s http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/siemens-to-refurbish-light-rail-vehicles-for-sacramento/ 74304 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:05:00 GMT 20120813080500 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:23:48 GMT 20120814082348 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:27:48 GMT 201208140992748 Natalie Trueman 2012 August ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Sacramento Regional Transit District Despite competition clearly increasing within the contactless ticketing market, NXP maintains a dominant foothold, through its line of MiFare solutions, according to ABI Research which says the company achieved a combined market share in excess of 70 per cent for 2011 smart card and RFID ticketing IC shipments. The OSPT continues its quest in penetrating the market with CiPurse product and has certainly had a successful 2012, completing pilots and trials worldwide, leading to two on-going commercial deploym http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/nxp-maintains-pole-position-within-the-ticketing-market/ 74308 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:00:00 GMT 20120813080000 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:32:14 GMT 20120814083214 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:22:53 GMT 201208140992253 Natalie Trueman 2012 August ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News NXP Semiconductors on www.ITSInternational.com Austriamicrosystems Samsung ABI Research Giesecke & Devrient OSPT Alliance Ecebs Infineon Inside Secure Oberthur Smartrac Openticketing Watchdata EC Harris has secured as role in plans for a US$9.87 billion metro system in Doha. As part of a project management team led by Jacobs Engineering of the US, EC Harris will provide commercial risk management for the 'red' metro line. Jacobs and two other consortia were appointed by QRail to manage the scheme in July 2012. The 'green' line will be managed by Hill International, while the 'gold' line and two major stations will be managed by Egis Rail and Louis Berger. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/ec-harris-secures-role-in-qatar-metro-system-project/ 74243 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:20:00 GMT 20120810112000 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:27:08 GMT 20120810132708 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:32:06 GMT 201208101313206 Natalie Trueman 2012 August ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Louis Berger Group Jacobs Engineering Hill International EC Harris Egis Rail US-based provider of management and technical support services, AECOM, has been appointed to undertake 15 per cent concept designs for a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Western Australia. The system will be between Bassendean and Ellenbrook train station in Perth and 6,500 people are expected to use BRT daily by 2031. AECOM says it expects to complete the design work by March 2013 and it will do planning for stations, park and ride facilities and integration for existing and future usage of land. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/aecom-wins-australian-brt-contract/ 74244 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:10:00 GMT 20120810111000 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:32:49 GMT 20120810133249 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:32:04 GMT 201212031643204 Hema Mistry 2012 August ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com AECOM Doha's Qatar Railways Company (QRail) has now awarded contracts for project management and construction for its Doha metro development. Three project managers have been selected and are made up of US firm Louis Berger with French Egis Rail for the Gold Line, US firm Jacobs Engineering for the Red Line and US firm Hill International for the Green Line. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/contracts-awarded-for-doha-metro/ 74059 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:40:00 GMT 20120807114000 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:03:28 GMT 20120807120328 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:21:52 GMT 2012080712122152 Natalie Trueman 2012 August ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Louis Berger Group Saudi BinLadin Group Jacobs Engineering Hill International Parsons Brinckerhoff HBK Contracting Egis Rail The Italian Transport Ministry has approved two significant projects aimed at improving public transport links in Palermo, Sicily. The tram project involves the construction of three lines covering a total of 15 kilometres. Work on Line 1 began in 2007 and is scheduled to be open for testing by the end of this year. Line 2 is 30 per cent complete while Line 3, between Cep and Corso Calatafimi, will be the last to be finished. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/rail-and-tram-projects-approved-for-palermo/ 74070 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:20:00 GMT 20120807112000 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:30:07 GMT 20120807123007 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:32:46 GMT 2012080712123246 Natalie Trueman 2012 August ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Vix UK has worked with Go North East (GNE) and Nexus to carry out a successful trial of automatic vehicle location (AVL) technology integrated into the Vix ticketing platform. Following on from a small scale pilot for Nexus (the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive), which provided a showcase for the interaction between major real-time passenger information systems, the trial was successfully accepted and signed off by Nexus earlier this year. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/avl-trial-in-the-uk-based-on-ticketing-platform/ 73972 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:40:00 GMT 20120803084000 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:56:56 GMT 20120803095656 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:02:31 GMT 2012080310100231 Joseph Tinlin 2012 August ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News Vix Technology on www.ITSInternational.com Nexus The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDoT) has awarded an on-call contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff for construction services in support of the agency's efforts to implement accelerated rail services along a high-speed rail corridor between Pontiac/Detroit and Chicago. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/pb-wins-on-call-contract-for-detroit-chicago-high-speed-rail-project/ 73979 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:00:00 GMT 20120803080000 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:35:25 GMT 20120803103525 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:42:00 GMT 2012080310104200 Joseph Tinlin 2012 August ITS16 General ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Michigan Department of Transportation Parsons Brinckerhoff Siemens Infrastructure & Cities will handle the electrification of Hawaii's first rail transit system which is scheduled for completion by 2019. The new line will run alongside Honolulu's 32-kilometer main arterial road from the East Kapolei district via Pearl Harbor and the airport to the Ala Moana district in the west. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/siemens-to-electrify-hawaiis-first-rail-transit-system/ 73921 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:10:00 GMT 20120802101000 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:17:00 GMT 20120802121700 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:24:50 GMT 2012080212122450 Joseph Tinlin 2012 August ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens Taiwanese Cathay United Bank has launched a trial for mobile payments and transit in Taipei. The project enables bank customers to use their mobile phones to make contactless payments at local stores and to access the Taipei public transit system. The NFC-capable microSD cards used as a secure element in this project are supplied by Giesecke & Devrient Secure Flash Solutions. The mobile security card SWP microSD card is the first in Taiwan that is compliant with MasterCard PayPass standards. This card has b http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/mobile-payment-and-transit-trial-underway-in-taiwan/ 73855 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:00:00 GMT 20120801090000 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 08:59:43 GMT 20120801085943 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:05:29 GMT 201208010990529 Joseph Tinlin 2012 August ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Giesecke & Devrient HTC Clever Devices has closed a transaction to acquire substantially all of the assets of Digital Recorders, a provider of ITS to public transit agencies throughout North America and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Recorders, (DRI), which filed for bankruptcy in March, 2012. Digital Recorders will become a division of Clever Devices, a technology solutions specialist for all modes of public transportation, including fixed-route, bus rapid transit, paratransit and rail. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/detection-monitoring-machine-vision/news/clever-devices-acquires-digital-recorders/ 74279 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120801000000 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:10:55 GMT 20120813151055 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:13:26 GMT 201208131531326 Natalie Trueman ITS4 Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision NM09 Vision Based Systems 2012 July August ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT03 Light Rail News in ITS International Clever Devices Wabtec Corporation has signed a contract to manufacture brake equipment for freight cars to be purchased by GATX Rail Europe, a leading European rail equipment lessor. Under the contract, which is expected to last several years and has a value of about US$18 million, Wabtec will provide various models of brake systems which will be manufactured by Wabtec units in Europe. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/wabtec-to-manufacture-brake-equipment-for-gatx-rail-europe/ 73758 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:10:00 GMT 20120730131000 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:49:45 GMT 20120730144945 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:55:39 GMT 201207301425539 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Wabtec Corporation Pennsylvania-based LB Foster Company has been awarded the company's largest rail products contract, valued at approximately US$60 million, by contractor Kiewit/Kobayashi, a joint venture for the county-wide construction of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) passenger transit system. LB Foster rail, concrete ties, direct fixation fasteners, third rail with accessories and special trackwork will be installed throughout the Honolulu Rail Transit project's new elevated railway system and mai http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/lb-foster-wins-60-million-honolulu-rail-contract/ 73670 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:00:00 GMT 20120727130000 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:44:16 GMT 20120727134416 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:00:53 GMT 201207271420053 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com LB Foster As part of a recent rail investment package, the Department for Transport has ring-fenced a US$100 million fund for safety improvements to level crossings between 2014 and 2019, and Optex has announced that its Redscan laser detector has been specified as part of a new solution to automate signalling and detect whether or not a level crossing is clear from vehicles and pedestrians before allowing a train to pass through. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/uk-to-improve-level-crossing-safety/ 73682 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:40:00 GMT 20120727124000 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:19:05 GMT 20120727141905 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:24:26 GMT 201207271422426 Joseph Tinlin ITS4 Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision RI03 Detection, Monitoring, Radar & Classification 2012 July ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Department for Transport Network Rail McCain has announced the official release of its first round of traffic equipment for the Omnitrans E Street Corridor sbX Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in San Bernardino Valley, California. Project materials for release includes traffic signals, traffic signal controllers, traffic controller cabinets, poles, safety lighting, and battery backup systems. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/san-bernardino-brt-project-advancing/ 73604 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:10:00 GMT 20120726081000 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:49:00 GMT 20120726114900 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:55:44 GMT 2012072611115544 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News Mccain on www.ITSInternational.com Sweden-headquartered TagMaster has received an order from Bombardier Transportation to provide its advanced RFID solution for a project to upgrade and extend the signalling on Line 5 on the São Paulo Metro in Brazil. Bombardier has placed an initial order for Heavy-duty (HD) readers and ID-tags which will be delivered over a 12 month period beginning in August 2012. Additional orders for TagMaster's Heavy-duty ID-Tags and system spare parts for the project are anticipated during 2013. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/tagmaster-wins-order-from-bombardier-for-so-paulo-line-5-project/ 73499 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:40:00 GMT 20120725084000 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:12:15 GMT 20120725101215 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:16:54 GMT 2012072510101654 Joseph Tinlin ITS7 Networking & Communication Systems RI01 Communication Systems - Cellular, Wireless 2012 July ITS17 Transmart News TagMaster Bombardier on www.ITSInternational.com In one of the largest telematics projects for public transport ever deployed in Germany, Init, a provider of ITS and electronic fare management for public transport, will be the general contractor in a project for a joint tendering group led by Rheinbahn Düsseldorf. For this project, Init will set up a Tetra trunked system and install a new intermodal transport control system (ITCS) for the group over the next four years. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/init-wins-biggest-order-in-group-history/ 73411 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:50:00 GMT 20120724075000 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:52:50 GMT 20120724085250 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:56:38 GMT 201207240885638 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart News INIT on www.ITSInternational.com Rheinbahn A major project by Siemens to upgrade over 160 traffic signal controllers across Tyne and Wear is set to go ahead following the award of Better Bus Area (BBA) funding from the Department for Transport to The Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority, in the north east of England. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/uk-region-wins-funding-for-better-bus-routes/ 73416 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:30:00 GMT 20120724073000 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:06:38 GMT 20120724090638 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:11:50 GMT 201207240991150 Joseph Tinlin ITS8 Utc TI01 Traffic Signals 2012 July ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens The European Assistant (Aiding SuStainable Independent Senior TrAvellers to Navigate in Towns) project which will develop an ICT application to help older people to make unfamiliar trips on public transport has been launched. The three year project will develop an application for the home PC and smartphone that will be designed to help older travellers plan their public transport journeys and then receive guidance during their journey. This guidance will help them to find the bus that they need, warn them w http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/launch-of-the-assistant-project/ 73417 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:20:00 GMT 20120724072000 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:12:33 GMT 20120724091233 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:15:55 GMT 201207240991555 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS16 General ITS17 Transmart MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com European Commission José Mujica, President of Uruguay, BYD, CTS and Buquebus officials have signed a contract to begin bringing electric buses into Uruguay. The BYD GreenCity buses that CTS and Buquebus are purchasing are able to run 250 km (155 miles) on a single charge in urban conditions, with an energy consumption of less than 130 kWh per 100 km. The core technology of the BYD electric buses is the company's self-developed Iron-Phosphate battery technology boasting the highest safety, longest service life and most environm http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/uruguay-plans-to-buy-hundreds-of-electric-buses-from-chinese-company/ 73276 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:40:00 GMT 20120720094000 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:11:29 GMT 20120720111129 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:37:07 GMT 2012072011113707 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com BYD Vix has announced the completion of a wide scale installation of new real time passenger information (RTPI) signs across London. The 1,250 signs deployed are a part of the Countdown project which delivers real time bus information for every one of the 19,000 bus stops and 700 routes in London. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/vix-in-deployment-of-rtpi-signs-across-london/ 73286 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:20:00 GMT 20120720092000 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:37:57 GMT 20120720113757 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:02:15 GMT 2012072012120215 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News Vix Technology on www.ITSInternational.com Chatham Area Transit (CAT) Authority, in Savannah, Georgia, has selected the US subsidiary of Spanish company Indra to provide computer aided dispatch (CAD) and automatic vehicle location (AVL) to improve transit management both operationally and financially. Indra's technology will allow CAT to instantly determine a vehicle's location, make real-time decisions and to optimise its fleet. Riders of the CAT will be able to obtain real-time data including: next stops, transfers to other lines, incidents and es http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/indra-usa-to-provide-its-transit-solution-to-cat-in-georgia/ 73105 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:40:00 GMT 20120719084000 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:26:04 GMT 20120719092604 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:35:53 GMT 201207190993553 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News Indra on www.ITSInternational.com German company G&D has unveiled the first payment sticker to meet the specifications of the German banking industry. When the sticker is attached to a cell phone or smartphone, it enables contactless payment, even if the device itself is not NFC-enabled. The Seccos Mobile payment sticker is certified for the MasterCard contactless payment method PayPass. This allows bank customers worldwide to pay bills at over 350,000 PayPass locations. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/payment-sticker-equips-cell-phones-for-mobile-payment/ 72961 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:50:00 GMT 20120718085000 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:16:04 GMT 20120718091604 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:23:33 GMT 201207180992333 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Clever Devices, a technology solutions for all modes of public transportation, including fixed-route, bus rapid transit, paratransit and rail, has closed a transaction to acquire substantially all of the assets of Digital Recorders. Formerly, Digital Recorders, a provider of ITS to public transit agencies throughout North America, was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Recorders, (DRI), which filed for bankruptcy in March, 2012. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/clever-devices-acquires-digital-recorders/ 72702 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:40:00 GMT 20120716114000 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:22:35 GMT 20120716122235 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:26:23 GMT 2012071612122623 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Clever Devices An important and significant step on the road to construction of a railway line to Eilat has been announced. Israel and China began initial negotiations for the possible construction, via the Chinese government, of the t railway line that will transport passengers and cargo from Eilat to the centre of Israel. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/israel-and-china-negotiating-for-construction-of-the-railway-line-to-eilat/ 72708 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:20:00 GMT 20120716112000 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:35:33 GMT 20120716123533 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:38:43 GMT 2012071612123843 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metro-North Railroad, working with transit mobile ticketing specialists Masabi US, will begin testing a smartphone app that will let people buy their train tickets anywhere, anytime and never have to hold a piece of paper. During the pilot, select users will be able to download the free app to their iPhone, Android or Blackberry phones. Through the app, these users can buy any type of ticket, one-way, round trip, 10-trip, monthly etc, with any origin and destination http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/new-yorks-metro-north-railroad-to-test-smartphone-tickets/ 72556 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:00:00 GMT 20120713090000 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:46:33 GMT 20120713084633 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:35:29 GMT 201207130993529 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Metropolitan Transportation Authority Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority GreenRoad, a specialist in driver performance and safety management, has announced that Big Bus Tours, the largest operator of open-top sightseeing tours in the world, is expanding its use of GreenRoad from London, Dubai and Abu Dhabi to its fleet of 17 buses touring San Francisco. It is also considering deploying GreenRoad in a further 88 buses in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Washington DC, Las Vegas and Miami. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/global-tour-bus-operator-increasing-use-of-greenroad-technology/ 72572 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:10:00 GMT 20120713081000 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:56:43 GMT 20120713095643 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:01:09 GMT 2012071310100109 Joseph Tinlin 2012 June ITS16 General ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com GreenRoad Germany's Deutsche Bahn (DB) has introduced proximity search for bus and rail travellers as an additional search option in its HAFAS-based journey planner. From any starting point in Germany, the DB's journey planner generates all destinations that can be reached within a certain period of time. HaCon's 1:n search facilitates not only excursions to the countryside, but also helps to find destinations like theatres, museums and theme parks. These are shown on a map, along with their respective distances in t http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/trip-planner-selects-destinations-according-to-their-distance-in-travel-time/ 72487 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:00:00 GMT 20120712080000 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:29:26 GMT 20120712102926 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:36:49 GMT 2012071210103649 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Deutsche Bahn HaCon Transport for London's (TfL) award winning Countdown System delivers bus real time information for every one of the 19,000 bus stops and 700 routes in London is claimed to be the largest and most technically complex real time passenger information system of its kind in the world. In 2009 Telent was awarded the contract by TfL to develop the Countdown software to deliver web and mobile content. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/app-taps-into-worlds-largest-and-most-complex-real-time-passenger-info-system/ 72409 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:50:00 GMT 20120711085000 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:20:45 GMT 20120711092045 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:38:29 GMT 201207110993829 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News Telent on www.ITSInternational.com Transport For London Procurement has begun on a US$305 million programme for a bus rapid transit (BRT) network in the Greater Bristol area of England, with construction anticipated to be underway by 2014. The network, which will connect commuter areas of North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, will offer a much improved public transport service to the Greater Bristol area. The three schemes that make up the BRT network are at different stages of design prior to build, providing a number of opportunities for contractors. West http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/uk-city-to-create-rapid-transit-bus-network/ 72223 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:40:00 GMT 20120709084000 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:54:44 GMT 20120709095444 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:01:52 GMT 2012070910100152 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Transit agencies in Quebec, Canada, are going to spend almost a half-billion dollars buying 509 diesel-electric hybrid buses from Nova Bus, a Volvo-owned company, with an option to buy another 679. The 509 new buses will cost $471 million and will be delivered between 2014 and 2016. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/nova-bus-wins-major-order-in-quebec/ 72224 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:30:00 GMT 20120709083000 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:05:49 GMT 20120709100549 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:09:19 GMT 2012070910100919 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Volvo Telent, a specialist in ITS solutions including real time passenger information (RTPI) systems, urban traffic control (UTC) systems, as well as a wide range of traffic signal productS, has opened a new traffic R&D centre of excellence at its UK head office. This new centre brings together Telent's ITS research and development teams with extensive laboratory and proving facilities and it will also provide full 'hands on' customer training. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/telent-opens-centre-of-excellence/ 72068 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:10:00 GMT 20120706081000 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:36:50 GMT 20120706103650 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:46:36 GMT 2012070610104636 Joseph Tinlin ITS8 Utc 2012 July ITS16 General ITS17 Transmart MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News Telent on www.ITSInternational.com The Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) have moved a step forward to foster closer knowledge sharing with the launch of the UITP Centre for Transport Excellence (CTE) and the first LTA-UITP Singapore International Transport Congress and Exhibition (SITCE) which will be held in October 2013. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/singapore-lta-and-uitp-in-centre-for-excellence-partnership-and-new-transport-congress/ 71820 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 07:50:00 GMT 20120704075000 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:21:41 GMT 20120704082141 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:29:45 GMT 201207040882945 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart News ITS15 Events (Diary) on www.ITSInternational.com Land Transport Authority International Association of Public Transport Parsons Brinckerhoff has been selected by the Odense Municipality to assist with project management and provide strategic and economic advice on the Odense light rail project in Odense, Denmark. The first phase of the project is in the early planning stages, with a pre-feasibility study completed. Concept design starts in August 2012, and will feed into an environmental impact assessment report that will be presented to the Danish Transport Ministry in late 2013. Following the presentation, the project will http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/pb-to-manage-odense-light-rail-project-in-denmark/ 71745 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:30:00 GMT 20120703083000 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:46:58 GMT 20120703094658 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:52:37 GMT 201207030995237 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Parsons Brinckerhoff Wabtec Corporation has signed contracts worth about US$25 million to provide components, including on-board positive train control (PTC) equipment, for 50 new transit cars being built by Hyundai-Rotem. The cars will be used on new commuter rail lines being built by Denver Transit Partners in Colorado. Several Wabtec units will provide the equipment for the cars: Wabtec Passenger Transit (brakes and couplers), Wabtec Railway Electronics (PTC equipment), Bach-Simpson (event recorders) and Vapor Stone (doors) http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/wabtec-to-supply-components-for-new-transit-cars-in-denver/ 71749 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:10:00 GMT 20120703081000 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:05:06 GMT 20120703100506 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:17:28 GMT 2012070310101728 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Wabtec Corporation Hyundai Rotem Gatwick Express, the non-stop rail-air link between central London and Gatwick Airport, has introduced new barcode ticket scanners on the gates at London Victoria and Gatwick Airport stations for people who print their e-tickets or have their tickets sent to their UK mobile when booking online http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/barcode-ticket-scanner-deployment/ 72776 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120702000000 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:32:07 GMT 20120716163207 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:35:33 GMT 201207161643533 Natalie Trueman 2012 May June ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News in ITS International Gatwick Airport Veolia Transdev and IBM today announced that together they are developing a smarter mobility solution designed to help cities alleviate road congestion, optimise transportation infrastructures and improve the urban traveller experience. The first application of the smarter mobility solution is being piloted in the city of Lyon, France, which is the second largest metropolitan area in the country outside of Paris, as part of the city's Optimod project. Optimod'Lyon will test and validate new services to impr http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/veolia-transdev-and-ibm-collaborate-to-improve-urban-transport-in-cities/ 71439 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:00:00 GMT 20120627120000 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:51:21 GMT 20120627115121 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:06:08 GMT 2012062712120608 Joseph Tinlin 2012 June ITS16 General ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com IBM Veolia Transdev A new NFC Phone application developed by Vix is enabling a UK first for Stagecoach bus passengers in Cambridge. The innovative trial, which could lead to a nationwide roll out across select bus and rail services next year, is enabling the small cross section of participating bus users to receive, store and validate their bus tickets using their mobile phone. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/vix-enables-uk-first-for-stagecoach-bus-passengers/ 71206 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:20:00 GMT 20120625082000 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:48:24 GMT 20120625094824 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:59:52 GMT 201206250995952 Joseph Tinlin 2012 June ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News Stagecoach Group on www.ITSInternational.com Stagecoach ITSO Liikennevirasto, the body responsible for the management, development and maintenance of the Finnish railway network, has announced Europe's largest train identification system with passive RFID covering the whole of Finnish state rail network. Vilant has won a contract to install 120 specialised RFID reader units, and integrate them into Liikennevirasto's detector network. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/finnish-transport-agency-liikennevirasto-selects-vilant-gen2-rfid-system/ 70785 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:30:00 GMT 20120619093000 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:37:44 GMT 20120619103744 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:55:28 GMT 2012061910105528 Joseph Tinlin ITS7 Networking & Communication Systems RI01 Communication Systems - Cellular, Wireless 2012 June ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Liikennevirasto Vilant Trapeze Group has purchased Bacchus Management Holdings, the parent company of Bacchus Management Systems based in Brisbane, Australia, which provides integrated operations and financial management, ticketing and RTPI (real-time passenger information) solutions to the passenger transport industry. The company's core product is TIMS, a comprehensive integrated transport solution for bus and road transport operations. Bacchus clients include major operators in bus and coach transport across Australia and New http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/trapeze-group-acquires-australias-bacchus-management-holdings/ 70647 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 08:40:00 GMT 20120618084000 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:53:30 GMT 20120618095330 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:57:16 GMT 201206180995716 Joseph Tinlin 2012 June ITS17 Transmart News Trapeze on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens Vietnam and Vietnam Motors Industry Corporation (Vinamotor) headquartered in Hanoi have entered into a cooperation agreement to apply Siemens Elfa hybrid drive technology for city buses in Vietnam. Siemens will supply all necessary components and provide technical support, while Vinamotor will prepare the platform and manufacture remaining parts of the bus for operational readiness. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/siemens-in-hybrid-drive-bus-partnership-in-vietnam/ 70518 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:00:00 GMT 20120615090000 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:07:42 GMT 20120615090742 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:56:32 GMT 2012081311115632 Joseph Tinlin 2012 July August ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News in ITS International on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens A team of experts funded by an IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant has provided government leaders with initial recommendations for a more effective and efficient public transport system in Rabat and nearby Sale and Temara, in Morocco, by 2020. Rabat won a Smarter Cities Challenge grant from IBM which sent some of its top employees to work and live in the city for three weeks. There, they studied the area's transportation opportunities and created a plan to improve the urban public transport system. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/strategy-for-public-transport-in-greater-rabat-outlined-by-ibm/ 70291 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:50:00 GMT 20120613095000 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:24:48 GMT 20120613102448 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:30:41 GMT 2012061310103041 Joseph Tinlin 2012 June ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com IBM Tangier in Morocco has announced that at the end of 2012 the first calls to tender should be launched for an aerial tramway transport system in the city, where the streets are often on steep slopes. It will require an investment of around nearly US$23 million, less than an underground rail system as the city is on sandy ground making such a system expensive to build. It will have a capacity of 2,800 passengers per hour, or 32,000 per day, the equivalent of 50 buses. It will be the first of its kind in Moroc http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/aerial-tramway-planned-for-tangier/ 70204 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:10:00 GMT 20120612111000 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:36:44 GMT 20120612113644 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:03:04 GMT 2012061212120304 Natalie Trueman 2012 June ITS17 Transmart MT02 Trams News on www.ITSInternational.com Google launches NFC-enabled transit payment card in Kenya Google has launched Beba in Kenya, a pre-paid NFC (near field communication)-enabled card to allow cash-free payment of bus fares by transit travellers. According to TechMtaa, an African technology website, the move was expected, and is rolling out first in Nairobi. The card, which can be loaded with up the local equivalent of US$115, is likely attractive to customers, as it may help them dodge rising rates, or bus drivers that don't provide exact or http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/google-launches-nfc-enabled-transit-payment-card-in-kenya/ 70114 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120611000000 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:49:35 GMT 20120611094935 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:00:52 GMT 2012061110100052 Natalie Trueman 2012 June ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Google TechMtaa The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is continuing to support improvements to public transport systems in Romania with a loan of up to US$25.75 million to the city of Arad to finance the acquisition of new energy efficient trams. The financing will support the city's wider objective of restructuring its public transport system and improving efficiency, as well as reducing traffic congestion and air pollution in Arad. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/ebrd-helps-improve-public-transport-system-in-arad-romania/ 70131 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120611000000 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:07:00 GMT 20120611100700 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:09:52 GMT 2012061110100952 Natalie Trueman 2012 June ITS17 Transmart MT02 Trams News on www.ITSInternational.com European Bank for Reconstruction and Development An island which is home to the Netherlands' first National Park is about to launch Europe's cleanest bus fleet. The city of Schiermonnikoog in the province of Friesland, Netherlands is nestled on this 16 km long island and is virtually car-free. While home to about 1000 residents, over 350,000 people visit the island every year and will now ride in six new, long-range, all-electric BYD buses set to launch on Schiermonnikoog early next year. In a European legal tender and open bid supported by four major bus http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/chinas-byd-wins-european-electric-bus-orders-for-netherlands-city/ 69977 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:00:00 GMT 20120607130000 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:15:21 GMT 20120607131521 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:19:10 GMT 201206071311910 Joseph Tinlin 2012 June ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com BYD Embarq, the World Resources Institute's centre for sustainable transport, has released the draft Traffic Safety on Bus Corridors guidelines to improve traffic safety worldwide. Based on more than two years of research, the guidelines are part of the Road Safety in 10 Countries (RS10) project, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/new-traffic-safety-guidelines-for-bus-corridors-worldwide/ 69829 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:00 GMT 20120601110000 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:28:59 GMT 20120601102859 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:05:45 GMT 2012060111110545 Joseph Tinlin 2012 June ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com EMBARQ World Resources Institute Fleet operators have been warned that police forces across the UK are waiting to convict one of them under corporate manslaughter and corporate homicide legislation. The chilling message was delivered to fleet decision-makers attending this year's Mercedes-Benz sponsored ACFO (Association of Car Fleet Operators) Conference and AGM by Sgt Gareth Morgan, supervisor of South Wales Police Driver Training. To-date there have been just two successful prosecutions under the 2007 Corporate Manslaughter and Corporat http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/uk-police-recommends-psychometric-profiling-for-fleet-drivers/ 69776 Thu, 31 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT 20120531120000 Thu, 31 May 2012 11:57:43 GMT 20120531115743 Thu, 31 May 2012 12:09:40 GMT 2012053112120940 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Mercedes Association of Car Fleet Operators Telvent GIT has announced that it will provide continuous engineering and IT services to upgrade and enhance Pinellas County's advanced traffic management system (ATMS) and ITS. Since becoming operational in 2006, the county's ATMS has reduced the number of stops and delays and improved overall travel times. Additionally, Pinellas County has realised an improvement in air quality. Telvent, which has worked with the county since 2003, will upgrade and enhance the ATMS and ITS systems with its advanced techno http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/telvent-to-enhance-atms-and-its-system-in-florida/ 69780 Thu, 31 May 2012 11:50:00 GMT 20120531115000 Thu, 31 May 2012 12:10:43 GMT 20120531121043 Thu, 31 May 2012 12:15:31 GMT 2012053112121531 Joseph Tinlin ITS8 Utc NM05 Traffic Management NM06 Traveller Information Systems 2012 May ITS17 Transmart News Telvent on www.ITSInternational.com Asseco Poland has ordered 109 Hoeft & Wessel Almex.station ticket vending machines for bus and tram stops of the municipal transit association of the industrial region of Upper Silesia headquartered in the city of Katowice (KZK GOP Komunikacyjny Zwiazek Komunalny Górnoslaskiego Okregu Przemyslowego). These units are part of a project for the introduction of a new smart card featuring RFID technology. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/hoeft-wessel-supplies-ticketing-vending-machines-to-poland/ 69792 Thu, 31 May 2012 11:20:00 GMT 20120531112000 Thu, 31 May 2012 12:37:22 GMT 20120531123722 Thu, 31 May 2012 12:45:40 GMT 2012053112124540 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Hoeft & Wessel Group Asseco Poland The ITS sector is now going through an evolution driven by the maturation of communications technologies and their increasing adoption in major cities worldwide. The widespread availability of high-speed networks, both fixed and wireless, along with the ability to embed intelligence in physical objects throughout the urban environment and the diffusion of mobile devices that can send and receive real-time vehicle or infrastructure information, is driving the adoption of smart transportation systems in citie http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/smart-transport-systems-investment-will-continue-to-grow-despite-public-sector-cuts/ 69707 Wed, 30 May 2012 13:00:00 GMT 20120530130000 Wed, 30 May 2012 13:26:42 GMT 20120530132642 Wed, 30 May 2012 13:35:09 GMT 201205301313509 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Pike Research Frost & Sullivan has released the results from its customer survey with several hundred companies conducted in December 2011, executed to find out the top predictions for 2012 for the global automotive and transportation market. Market growth in all regions except Europe, accelerated introduction of plug in hybrid and battery electric vehicles due to increasing fuel prices, mobility and integrated transportation as well as the integration of the smart phone with dedicated application stores and innovative H http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/four-predictions-for-the-automotive-and-transportation-industry/ 69726 Wed, 30 May 2012 12:30:00 GMT 20120530123000 Wed, 30 May 2012 14:30:35 GMT 20120530143035 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:05:52 GMT 201205301530552 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Frost & Sullivan NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) LeasePlan ITS America has appointed six new members to its board of directors, while Peter Sweatman, director of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, who previously served as Vice-Chair, takes over as the Board Chair. The Board also reappointed Jill Ingrassia, managing director, Government Relations and Traffic Safety Advocacy, AAA and Gerry Mooney, general manager, Global Smarter Cities, IMB Corporation. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/six-new-its-america-board-members/ 69736 Wed, 30 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT 20120530122000 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:08:05 GMT 20120530150805 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:38:05 GMT 201205301533805 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS14 Associations ITS17 Transmart News ITS America Kapsch Qualcomm Ford on www.ITSInternational.com Verizon AAA Southwest Research Institute HELP Inc IBM University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute A road train, comprised of three Volvo cars plus one truck automatically driving in convoy behind a lead vehicle, has operated on a public motorway among other road users. The historic test on a motorway outside Barcelona, Spain, took place last week and was pronounced a success. This is a very significant milestone in the development of safe road train technology, commented Sartre project director, Tom Robinson of Ricardo. For the very first time we have been able to demonstrate a convoy of autonomousl http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/europes-sartre-road-train-project-takes-to-public-roads/ 69556 Tue, 29 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT 20120529110000 Tue, 29 May 2012 11:16:31 GMT 20120529111631 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:34:22 GMT 201207091423422 Natalie Trueman ITS10 Location Based Systems VS02 In-Vehicle Systems 2012 May ITS17 Transmart News SARTRE Ricardo UK Tecnalia SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden Volvo Volvo Group Siemens has been awarded a US$73 million contract to build 18 of its S70 light rail vehicles for TriMet in Portland, Oregon. The vehicles will be manufactured from start to finish at Siemens' rail vehicle manufacturing plant in Sacramento, California. These 18 vehicles were ordered as a part of the Portland-Milwaukie light rail transit project. This extension includes a light rail alignment that travels 11.75kms, connecting Portland State University in downtown Portland, inner Southeast Portland, Milwaukie http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/siemens-wins-us73-million-light-rail-vehicle-order-from-portlands-trimet/ 69567 Tue, 29 May 2012 10:50:00 GMT 20120529105000 Tue, 29 May 2012 12:07:19 GMT 20120529120719 Tue, 29 May 2012 12:32:28 GMT 2012052912123228 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens TriMet Thales has delivered European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 1 systems for the Gyeongchun Line, a 81 km rail link in the north-east of Seoul, in South Korea, and the 89 km Jeolla Line serving Yeosu in the south of the country, host city for Expo 2012. The ITX (Intercity Train eXpress) Gyeongchun high-speed train service began operating in February after project completion to a tight schedule of just 18 months. Based on the quality of the systems and the work performed, the customer also selected Thales http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/thales-record-korea-deployment/ 69571 Tue, 29 May 2012 10:40:00 GMT 20120529104000 Tue, 29 May 2012 12:15:11 GMT 20120529121511 Tue, 29 May 2012 12:33:13 GMT 2012052912123313 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News Thales on www.ITSInternational.com According to a new report from Pike Research, ITS will see increased investment in coming years even as government budgets are tightening, because smart transport is seen as a way to maximise existing transportation systems without making major new capital investments. The company forecasts that global investment in smart transportation systems will total US$13.1 billion between 2011 and 2017. Most of this investment will be in intelligent traffic management systems, as this is the sector with the broadest http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/over-13-billion-to-be-invested-in-its-in-six-years/ 71300 Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120529000000 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:19:19 GMT 20120625141919 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:03:19 GMT 201206260990319 Joseph Tinlin ITS8 Utc NM05 Traffic Management ITS10 Location Based Systems 2012 January February ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Pike Research Thales Austria has signed the contract with the Hungarian infrastructure company NIF to provide modern electronic train control technology for the 101 km electrified Boba-Bajánsenye line. The contract includes the design, supply, installation and commissioning of a complete European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 solution and adaptations to the existing ETCS Level 1 system. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/thales-wins-major-etcs-level-2-project-in-hungary/ 69440 Mon, 28 May 2012 10:10:00 GMT 20120528101000 Mon, 28 May 2012 10:45:35 GMT 20120528104535 Mon, 28 May 2012 11:00:50 GMT 2012052811110050 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS17 Transmart News Thales on www.ITSInternational.com NIF MÁV The world's first pedestrian airbag fitted as standard on the all-new Volvo V40 is the next step which the company says will go some way to help further reduce the number of fatalities involving pedestrians, currently 14 per cent in Europe and 25 per cent in China. It was in 2008 that Volvo announced a unique goal in stating that 'By 2020, nobody shall be seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo'. To contribute towards that aim, it has fitted technology including pedestrian detection, city safety and the http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/volvo-vehicle-safety-world-first/ 69334 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT 20120525110000 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:03:39 GMT 20120525110339 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:16:13 GMT 2012052511111613 Joseph Tinlin ITS10 Location Based Systems VS02 In-Vehicle Systems 2012 May ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Volvo A new study by civil engineers at MIT shows that using stiffer pavements on America's roads could reduce vehicle fuel consumption by as much as three per cent, that could add up to 273 million barrels of crude oil per year, or US$15.6 billion at today's oil prices. This would result in an accompanying annual decrease in CO2 emissions of 46.5 million metric tons. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/civil-engineers-find-fuel-savings-where-the-rubber-meets-the-road/ 69129 Wed, 23 May 2012 11:40:00 GMT 20120523114000 Wed, 23 May 2012 12:33:57 GMT 20120523123357 Wed, 23 May 2012 12:42:37 GMT 2012052312124237 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded a US$54.5 million grant to the city of Fort Collins in Colorado for its MAX Bus Rapid Transit project. Nearly $3.9 million will also be given by the FTA for the project via its bus facilities and bus grant programme. That amounts the overall federal commitment to the project to some $69.4 million, 80 per cent of the project. The balance of funding is to come from the Colorado State University, Fort Collins, the Downtown Development Authority and the Colo http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/fort-collins-gets-grant-for-rapid-transit-bus-project/ 69135 Wed, 23 May 2012 11:30:00 GMT 20120523113000 Wed, 23 May 2012 12:43:51 GMT 20120523124351 Wed, 23 May 2012 12:56:30 GMT 2012052312125630 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Colorado DOT Federal Transit Administration Colorado State University The Mineta Transportation Institute has released its newest peer-reviewed research report, A Framework for Developing and Integrating Effective Routing Strategies within the Emergency Management Decision-Support System. It describes the modelling, calibration, and validation of a multi-modal traffic-flow simulation of the San Jose, California, downtown network. It also examines various evacuation scenarios and first-responder routings to assess strategies that would be effective during a no-notice disaster. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/new-framework-to-plan-traffic-routing-in-no-notice-disasters/ 68626 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:00 GMT 20120518130000 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:44:50 GMT 20120518134450 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:53:11 GMT 201205181315311 Joseph Tinlin ITS10 Location Based Systems MS04 Route Optimisation 2012 May ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Mineta Transportation Institute Installation of automatic braking systems in buses is being considered by Japan's Transport Ministry. The advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) will be activated upon the detection of the risk of a crash and is one of a number of high-tech safety advancements being reviewed by the ministry to be mandated for buses. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/japan-looking-at-automatic-braking-for-buses/ 68628 Fri, 18 May 2012 12:50:00 GMT 20120518125000 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:55:13 GMT 20120518135513 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:05:33 GMT 201205181420533 Joseph Tinlin ITS10 Location Based Systems VS02 In-Vehicle Systems 2012 May ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Iteris has been awarded a US$1.4 million ITS integration services contract from the city of Oxnard, in California, for deployment of the city's ITS Master Plan. Since 2006, the company has been providing ITS services to Oxnard which is the 19th most populous city in California and the most populous in Ventura County. The six-year partnership began with the development of the city's ITS Master Plan, followed by detailed design of the citywide ITS, and now its integration and deployment. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/iteris-wins-its-integration-services-contract/ 68632 Fri, 18 May 2012 12:40:00 GMT 20120518124000 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:07:17 GMT 20120518140717 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:14:37 GMT 201205181421437 Joseph Tinlin ITS8 Utc NM05 Traffic Management NM07 Urban Traffic Control Systems 2012 May ITS17 Transmart News Iteris on www.ITSInternational.com New consumer research conducted by Johnson Controls claims that 97 per cent of Americans are ready for new start-stop technology that improves the fuel economy of their vehicle. The research was conducted to gain understanding of how consumers view fuel-saving power train technologies based on attributes such as purchase price, fuel economy, annual fuel cost and performance. Focus groups across US major metropolitan areas, along with 1,200 survey respondents, provided feedback on efficient vehicle technolog http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/johnson-controls-says-us-consumers-are-interested-in-start-stop-systems/ 68635 Fri, 18 May 2012 12:30:00 GMT 20120518123000 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:17:23 GMT 20120518141723 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:30:18 GMT 201205181423018 Joseph Tinlin ITS10 Location Based Systems VS02 In-Vehicle Systems 2012 May ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Johnson Controls Bucharest underground operator Metrorex has nearly finished plans to develop its new US$1.35billion M6 underground mainline to link the city centre with Henri Coanda International Airport. The new M6 in the Romanian capital will have a length of 14km and take in 12 stations. Metrorex has changed the initial project plans by adding two new stations to cover the residential area and Baneasa Commercial Park. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/metrorex-plans-new-bucharest-underground-link/ 68512 Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT 20120517120000 Thu, 17 May 2012 14:44:45 GMT 20120517144445 Thu, 17 May 2012 15:09:42 GMT 201205171530942 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Oriental Consultants Metrorex Padeco Seneca Group International Systra A day after ITS International published details of a report from The Mobility Collaborative - $4 per gallon gas won't alter driving behaviour, claims national study - the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and Building America's Future (BAF) has released a study which draws the opposite conclusion and predicts that record numbers of Americans will turn to public transportation as a cost-cutting measure in the face of volatile gas prices. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/will-volatile-fuel-prices-increase-use-of-public-transport-or-not/ 68341 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:00 GMT 20120516130000 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:01:55 GMT 20120516130155 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:26:36 GMT 201205161312636 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com American Public Transportation Association Building America's Future As America braces for $4 average price for gasoline and the potential fallout from breaching this psychological barrier, a new study has just been released by the Mobility Collaborative that predicts $4 per gallon is not enough to significantly reduce the number of people choosing to drive alone as single occupant vehicle travellers (SOV). http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/4-per-gallon-gas-wont-alter-driving-behaviour-claims-national-study/ 68155 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:30:00 GMT 20120515093000 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:01:26 GMT 20120515110126 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:25:02 GMT 2012051511112502 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS16 General ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com BIGinsight US Energy Information Administration Cubic Transportation Systems and the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) have entered into a collaborative partnership to research the next generation of intelligent travel technologies for cities. Cubic will contribute US$500,000 over five years to the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering to fund research done by faculty, students and Cubic Transportation Systems staff. The project aims to achieve a better understanding of the application and use of em http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/collaboration-on-next-generation-intelligent-travel-research/ 67868 Fri, 11 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT 20120511090000 Fri, 11 May 2012 08:58:14 GMT 20120511085814 Fri, 11 May 2012 09:05:25 GMT 201205110990525 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS16 General ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News Cubic on www.ITSInternational.com HopStop, a popular pedestrian navigation and transit routing service covering cities in the US, Canada, Europe and Russia, has been selected by TeleCommunication Systems, a specialist in mobile communication technology to provide public transportation directions for TCS' navigation services. The HopStop service will extends TCS' navigation and search functionalities, giving its customers and business partners a location-based ecosystem that connects existing applications and services without the need to cus http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/tcs-to-provide-hopstop-public-transport-routing/ 67806 Thu, 10 May 2012 12:30:00 GMT 20120510123000 Thu, 10 May 2012 13:53:02 GMT 20120510135302 Thu, 10 May 2012 14:21:58 GMT 201205101422158 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS17 Transmart MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com HopStop TeleCommunication Systems NXP has claimed the top spot in the contactless ticketing market in ABI Research's new market analysis. Shipments of the Mifare range (Classic, Plus, Ultralight, and DESFire) remain strong despite some security concerns around the Classic product. ABI says that overall, Mifare has withstood scrutiny and demonstrates that the highest level of security is not an overriding factor in adoption with the focus on cost effectiveness, convenience, and reliability. The lack of alternative solutions has helped cement http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/new-revenue-streams-for-transit-operators-through-nfc/ 67675 Wed, 09 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT 20120509080000 Wed, 09 May 2012 07:59:06 GMT 20120509075906 Wed, 09 May 2012 08:11:44 GMT 201205090881144 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News NXP Semiconductors on www.ITSInternational.com Transport For London ABI Research Singapore's MRT system is being upgraded to become more reliable, said Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew during the ground-breaking for the East-West MRT line's Tuas West Extension. According to Lui, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) will cover the cost of infrastructure works and the systems which will cost some US$719 million. The upgrade work will include the establishment of a more robust system by train operator SMRT. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/singapore-upgrading-mrt-for-better-reliability/ 67690 Wed, 09 May 2012 07:40:00 GMT 20120509074000 Wed, 09 May 2012 08:22:39 GMT 20120509082239 Wed, 09 May 2012 08:31:57 GMT 201205090883157 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Singapore's Land Transport Authority SMRT A study by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) shows cycling, rather than travelling by car or bus, as the fastest way of travelling in Buenos Aires city. By bike, it takes 26 minutes to travel between Parque Centenario and Plaza de Mayo, compared to 40 minutes that takes by bus and 41 minutes by car. The journeys were at the same time (8:50AM). The average speed for a bike is 16.2km/h, compared to 10.5km/h for a bus and 10.3km/h for a car. Because of parking, car travel is the mo http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/cycling-is-the-fastest-way-of-travelling-across-buenos-aires/ 67694 Wed, 09 May 2012 07:30:00 GMT 20120509073000 Wed, 09 May 2012 08:34:52 GMT 20120509083452 Wed, 09 May 2012 08:46:13 GMT 201205090884613 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS16 General ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Institute for Transportation and Development Policy Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis has signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 10, BYD 40-foot electric buses for city transit services in 2012, the first city in North America to launch long-range, all-electric buses. The agreement also opens talks to bring manufacturing of BYD buses to the Ontario region in the near future. Transit Windsor has the unique distinction of running in Canada as well as in Detroit, making this launch one that serves on both Canadian and United States' roads. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/windsor-is-first-north-american-city-to-launch-byd-all-electric-buses/ 67567 Tue, 08 May 2012 07:50:00 GMT 20120508075000 Tue, 08 May 2012 08:17:24 GMT 20120508081724 Tue, 08 May 2012 08:36:20 GMT 201205080883620 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com BYD Transit Windsor Enwin Arcontia Technology, a Swedish producer of contactless smart card readers and terminals, today announced that it has won an e-ticketing tender for pick-up devices to be used by Norwegian public transport authority Ruter AS in their e-ticketing system. The contract includes the company's compact ARC3300T5 smart card terminals for reloading Mifare DESFire travel cards via the new online national order database. To expand current distribution channels and increasing Internet sales, Ruter will be launching a co http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/arcontia-wins-norwegian-tender-for-online-smart-card-reload-terminals/ 67536 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:30:00 GMT 20120504113000 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:34:12 GMT 20120504143412 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:47:18 GMT 201205041424718 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Arcontia Ruter AS The Brazilian Government has announced a US$17.01billion package for new mobility and public transport infrastructure. The huge investment includes the construction of 200km of underground and light tramway lines and more than 600km of new bus lanes. The programme of works, titled 'PAC Mobilidade Urbana Grandes Cidades', is set to benefit people in 51 cities and the metropolitan areas of 18 states. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/brazil-in-transport-spend-fast-lane/ 67415 Thu, 03 May 2012 12:40:00 GMT 20120503124000 Thu, 03 May 2012 13:39:44 GMT 20120503133944 Thu, 03 May 2012 13:43:01 GMT 201205031314301 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS16 General ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Small buses owned by Tokyo's Minato Ward, in Japan, will be retrofitted by with new motors and lithium-ion cells developed by electronics major Toshiba. In fiscal 2013, the Ward aims to start full operations of the electric-powered buses and conduct pilot runs by end-fiscal 2012. The Ward intends to deploy the buses for short journeys in housing locations, as the buses need to be recharged after a trip about 12km in a bid to maintain the battery level higher than 50 per cent. At this level of battery status http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/toshiba-develops-electric-powered-bus-with-short-charging-time/ 67150 Tue, 01 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT 20120501110000 Tue, 01 May 2012 14:10:38 GMT 20120501141038 Tue, 01 May 2012 14:23:29 GMT 201205011422329 Joseph Tinlin 2012 May ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Toshiba Chile's Ministry of Transport has reported that the number of cars using bus lanes reserved for Transantiago buses has fallen by 46 per cent as a result of the cameras that have been installed along the public transport system. Incidents of cars using lanes reserved for Solo Bus vehicles have fallen by 73 per cent, which equates to an overall reduction of 60 per cent on average. This has enabled the buses on the system to travel 24 per cent faster. Transantiago plans to increase the number of cameras from 1 http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/enforcement/news/success-for-transantiago-bus-lane-camera-enforcement/ 66891 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:50:00 GMT 20120430085000 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:52:32 GMT 20120430095232 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:07:01 GMT 2012043010100701 Joseph Tinlin ITS2 Enforcement 2012 April ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Chilean Ministry of Transport Transantiago Scania has announced it will deliver 231 city buses to the Chilean capital Santiago. With this sale, Scania begins operation in the Transantiago integrated public transport system, connecting bus lines and the metro network. The vehicles will begin to run in September and will be operated by Alsacia Express, which has extensive experience in operating buses in different integrated public transport systems throughout Latin America. With 230 hp engines, the low-floor model K 230 4X2 buses meet the European Eu http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/scania-to-deliver-231-city-buses-to-santiago/ 66749 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:10:00 GMT 20120427071000 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:13:50 GMT 20120427101350 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:26:25 GMT 2012042710102625 Joseph Tinlin 2012 April ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News Scania on www.ITSInternational.com Alsacia & Express Marcopolo Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and Masabi US, a transit mobile ticketing specialist, have jointly announced that they will be bringing mobile ticketing to MBTA commuter rail riders later this year. With applications for iPhone, Android, and Blackberry, customers will be able to seamlessly purchase commuter rail tickets and passes and, once they are purchased, customers will be able to use and display directly via their phone screen. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/usas-first-smartphone-rail-ticketing-system-to-be-launched/ 65894 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMT 20120424070000 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:01:13 GMT 20120424110113 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:10:32 GMT 2012042411111032 Joseph Tinlin 2012 April ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority The city of Oslo in Norway is constructing a new biogas facility which will convert food waste such as coffee grounds and banana peels into green fuel for buses beginning 2013. Local company, Cambi, is constructing the plant, which is to produce the energy equivalent of four million litres of diesel fuel per annum. The plant will use the thermal hydrolysis method. According to the Acting Plant Manager of the Oslo Municipality Waste-to-Energy Agency, Anna-Karin Eriksson, complete capacity for the biogas plan http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/oslo-to-build-biogas-plant-to-supply-green-fuel-for-buses/ 64602 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:30:00 GMT 20120420063000 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:53:50 GMT 20120419095350 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:57:39 GMT 201204190995739 Jacob Brown 2012 April EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Cambi The market for RFID transponders, readers, software, and services will generate US$70.5 billion from 2012 to the end of 2017. The market was boosted by a growth of $900 million in 2011 and the market is expected to grow 20 per cent YOY per annum. Government, retail, and transportation and logistics have been identified as the most valuable sectors, accounting for 60 per cent of accumulated revenue over the next five years. To date, the automotive sector has been a strong proponent of RFID, largely for immo http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/rfid-market-will-be-worth-over-70-billion-over-next-five-years/ 63738 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:20:00 GMT 20120417112000 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:18:42 GMT 20120417111842 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:20:58 GMT 2012041711112058 Jacob Brown 2012 April ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com ABI Research Linde North America, a specialist in the design, construction and operation of hydrogen vehicle fuelling systems, has commissioned an installation at AC Transit, the bus operator for 13 cities in the East Bay Area, including Emeryville, Oakland and Berkeley, and also operates trans-bay service to San Francisco. The Emeryville hydrogen fuelling station, which is now fuelling 12 fuel cell buses and up to 20 passenger cars a day, is one of two Linde is supplying to AC Transit. The second, located at the Oaklan http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/hydrogen-filling-station-operating-in-california/ 62735 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:15:00 GMT 20120411101500 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:55:01 GMT 20120411095501 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:04:00 GMT 2012041110100400 Jacob Brown 2012 April ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News AC Transit on www.ITSInternational.com Mercedes Daimler Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) has announced that it intends to look into how to encourage commuters to use public transport more frequently, lessen car travel and change their journeys to off-peak periods. A consultant is being sought by the LTA to evaluate if the various workplace-based travel plan programmes are feasible and effective in switching the travel patterns of commuters. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/singapore-to-use-travel-plan-programmes-to-ease-peak-hour-congestion/ 62121 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT 20120404120000 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:09:48 GMT 20120404120948 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:14:43 GMT 2012040412121443 Joseph Tinlin 2012 April ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Land Transport Authority Three global organisations have teamed up to launch what they claim is the most comprehensive, public database of bus rapid transit (BRT) systems around the world. The new site, http://BRTdata.org, was created by Embarq, the World Resources Institute's centre for sustainable transport, and the Across Latitudes and Cultures - Bus Rapid Transit Centre of Excellence (ALC-BRT CoE), in collaboration with the International Energy Agency (IEA). http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/new-global-database-on-bus-rapid-transit-launched/ 61773 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:00:00 GMT 20120403090000 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:29:26 GMT 20120403092926 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:16:42 GMT 201207131421642 Natalie Trueman 2012 May June ITS17 Transmart News Share in ITS International on www.ITSInternational.com EMBARQ International Energy Agency World Resources Institute Across Latitudes and Cultures - Bus Rapid Transit Centre of Excellence Sri Lanka's Airport Express Air and Rail (AEAR) is planning to build the first rapid transit metro system in the country at a cost of US$600 million. US-based Louis Berger and India-based KPMG Mumbai have been hired to conduct a technical study and a feasibility study for the project. Construction is scheduled to start in early 2013 after approvals are granted and the studies are completed. The system is scheduled to be operational by 2016. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/sri-lanka-to-spend-us600-million-on-first-rapid-transit-metro-system/ 61869 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT 20120403080000 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:52:30 GMT 20120403115230 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:58:51 GMT 2012040311115851 Joseph Tinlin 2012 April ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Louis Berger Group KPMG The Kiev City State Administration (KSCA), in the Ukraine, is intending to attract private investors to build a metro line to Troyeshchyna housing estate. The relevant memorandum of understanding was signed at the I Kiev Investment Forum last week between the KSCA and the National Agency for Investment and Innovation, which will seek investors. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/ukraine-to-seek-investor-for-metro-construction/ 61873 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:50:00 GMT 20120403075000 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:00:04 GMT 20120403120004 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:06:20 GMT 2012040312120620 Joseph Tinlin 2012 April ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com SmartDrive Systems, a specialist in fleet safety and operational efficiency, has announced the results of its Public Transit Fuel Efficiency Study, which reveals that transit fleets can reduce fuel consumption on average as much as 18.7 per cent, saving nearly US$3,400 per vehicle annually, by engaging in fuel-efficient, eco-driving best practices. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/techniques-to-improve-fuel-economy-by-187-in-public-transit-fleets/ 61591 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:20:00 GMT 20120402102000 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:59:00 GMT 20120402115900 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:03:51 GMT 2012040212120351 Joseph Tinlin 2012 April ITS17 Transmart News SmartDrive on www.ITSInternational.com Kapsch CarrierCom has successfully implemented the latest train security and communication technology on the first high speed line in the Galicia region in the North West of Spain. The route between Orense and Santiago covers 87 km of tracks with 29 km of tunnels through a very mountainous area. Kapsch has been the Base Station Subsystem (BSS) GSM-R system turnkey supplier including network design, network integration and optimisation to the project. The company has also supplied all site infrastructure req http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/kapsch-equips-high-speed-line-in-spain-with-latest-train-communication-technology/ 61606 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:50:00 GMT 20120402095000 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:20:03 GMT 20120402122003 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:24:14 GMT 2012040212122414 Joseph Tinlin ITS7 Networking & Communication Systems 2012 April ITS17 Transmart News Kapsch on www.ITSInternational.com A traffic centre aimed at dealing with traffic congestion will be set up in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City. The project will involve the construction of a traffic control centre to manage buses, the traffic light system and the installation of traffic equipment at over 1,000 crossroads. The project, which will cost an estimated US$187 million, will be carried out in three phases between 2012 and 2017. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/hcm-city-to-get-tmc/ 70808 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT 20120330060000 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:53:11 GMT 20120619125311 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:58:24 GMT 2012061912125824 Hema Mistry 2012 March April ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Dubai Metro has won another Guinness World Record for having the longest driverless Metro network in the world with a combined length of 74.695km, covering both Green and Red Lines. Meanwhile, Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is planning to extend Dubai Metro's Green Line to cover Academic City, International City and Lagoons within the next five years. According to the CEO of the Rail Agency at RTA, Adnan Al Hammadi, a community consisting 30,000 students will benefit from the proposed extension http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/dubai-metro-world-record/ 70953 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT 20120330060000 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:45:01 GMT 20120621094501 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:12:33 GMT 201303041421233 Kestutis Rusas 2012 March April ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com The Kenyan Government is planning to invest US$4.82 billion in a major multi-modal infrastructure project to reduce Nairobi's traffic congestion. The Nairobi Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) will include a new rail transport network, and a public road of 167km linking the city with key neighbouring towns and municipalities. The MRTS project will be managed by Nairobi Metropolitan Transport Authority and the government plans to finance the project through a private public partnership (PPP). Ke http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/mrts-project-in-nairobi/ 70951 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT 20120330060000 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:27:55 GMT 20120621092755 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:35:59 GMT 201206210993559 Hema Mistry ITS8 Utc NM05 Traffic Management 2012 March April ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Norfolk County Council in the UK has simplified the laborious task of updating bus timetables and bus service information across 2,000 of its bus stops with a new web-based solution from ITO World which automates the process. ITO Go, has been developed to create and manage bus posters and information more cost effectively and with fewer staff. Jeremy Wiggin, travel development team manager at Norfolk County Council explains: We found ourselves struggling to keep up when funding and personnel were reduced. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/web-based-bus-timetable-solution/ 70831 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT 20120330060000 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:28:32 GMT 20120619142832 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:38:23 GMT 201206191423823 Hema Mistry 2012 March April ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com ITO World The new public transport plan for Abu Dhabi in the UAE will consist of bus rapid transit (BRT) and two light-rail tram lines, while the planned 130-km railway network has been shortened to 70-km, according to the department of transport (DoT). The first phase of the metro railway is expected to operate by 2020 and it will cover 18km. The metro trains will travel at 80 to 100 km per hour. There will be two light railway lines that cover 40km that will travel at an average speed of 20 km per hour and the BRT http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/abu-dhabi-unveils-new-public-transport-plan/ 60968 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:00:00 GMT 20120329080000 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:00:04 GMT 20120329100004 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:11:52 GMT 2012032910101152 Joseph Tinlin 2012 March ITS16 General ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Abu Dhabi Department of Transportation A public referendum held in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, supported a plan to make the city's public transport system free of charge. Altogether 68,059 people took part in the referendum, which was just around a fifth of all eligible voters in Tallinn. In the referendum, 75.5 per cent supported and 24.5 per cent were against the idea of free public transport. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/tallinn-to-have-free-public-transport-from-2013/ 60570 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:10:00 GMT 20120328081000 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:25:38 GMT 20120328102538 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:28:42 GMT 2012032810102842 Joseph Tinlin 2012 March ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Police in Catalonia, Spain, after a year-long investigation, have arrested ten people involved in a network to forge transport tickets, just as they were preparing to print a million tickets to be used in Barcelona's public transport system. The forged tickets were of a high quality and it is estimated that Barcelona's metro system alone lost at least US$1.6 million due to this scam. Autoridad del Transporte Metropolitano de Barcelona (ATM), the metropolitan transport authority for Barcelona, had already in http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/arrests-in-forged-transport-ticket-criminal-network/ 60134 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:28:00 GMT 20120327002800 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:10:43 GMT 20120327101043 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:26:01 GMT 2012032710102601 Joseph Tinlin 2012 March ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Autoridad del Transporte Metropolitano de Barcelona City planners in China are conducting feasibility studies and initial planning to develop skytrain, an elevated transportation system, in order to ease deteriorating traffic congestion in the urban areas of major cities. The benefits of skytrain include shorter construction period, quiet operation and cheaper construction cost about one tenth of the cost of metro systems. In addition, since the skytrain runs on elevated viaducts and stations are built above ground, there will be less disruption to the sur http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/skytrains-being-planned-for-major-cities-in-china/ 60151 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:27:00 GMT 20120327002700 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:27:29 GMT 20120327102729 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:33:02 GMT 2012032710103302 Joseph Tinlin 2012 March ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Construction group Stabag has been awarded a US$119 million contract for the two construction lots U1/9 Altes Landgut and U1/10 Troststraße, forming part of the extension of underground line U1 into the south of Vienna, Austria. The client, Wiener Linien, is extending underground line U1 from Reumannplatz station to Oberlaa to provide a direct link between the densely populated areas of the Per-Albin-Hansson-Siedlung housing estate and the city centre from 2016. This will link up the residential distric http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/strabag-wins-vienna-underground-extension-contract/ 59159 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120322000000 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:37:29 GMT 20120322153729 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:47:05 GMT 201203221534705 Joseph Tinlin 2012 March ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Strabag Wiener Linien Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, has confirmed that a contract has been awarded to Virgin Media to provide public access wi-fi at up to 120 underground station platforms at zero cost to the fare or taxpayer. The new service will launch as a free, unlimited service for all tube passengers this summer and will continue to offer free live Transport for London (TfL) travel information via a new online portal after this period. Virgin Media, in partnership with London Underground, will initially introduce wi- http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/networking-communication-systems/news/up-to-120-london-underground-stations-to-get-free-wi-fi-this-year/ 58859 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120316000000 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:43:06 GMT 20120322094306 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:50:50 GMT 201203220995050 Jacob Brown ITS7 Networking & Communication Systems RI01 Communication Systems - Cellular, Wireless 2012 March ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Transport For London Virgin Media Vice-President Siim Kallas, European Commissioner for mobility and transport, has announced the winners of the first Smart Mobility Challenge on European multi-modal journey planners, to promote the development of all-in-one journey planners, going beyond national borders and offering travel options combining different transport modes. In the category of 'operational journey planners' the two winners are Idos and Trenitalia, and in the category of 'innovative ideas' the winners are Penelope Ventures and SNC http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/first-smart-mobility-challenge-winners-announced/ 58896 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120315000000 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:14:43 GMT 20120322101443 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:18:10 GMT 2012032210101810 Jacob Brown ITS10 Location Based Systems MS04 Route Optimisation RI07 Gps, Gnss 2012 March ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News ITS World Congress on www.ITSInternational.com Indra, Spain's leading IT multinational, has been awarded a contract with the Public Transportation Municipal Company in Wroclaw, which is the fourth largest city in Poland, to install its intelligent public transportation management technology for US$22.23 million and a one year execution period. Indra will install an operations assistance system (OAS) that includes passenger information subsystems, fleet management and video surveillance for 251 vehicles, 136 buses and 115 trams in the city. The OAS will http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/detection-monitoring-machine-vision/news/indra-to-help-improve-public-transport-management-in-wroclaw-poland/ 58926 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120314000000 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:31:59 GMT 20120322103159 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:35:41 GMT 2012032210103541 Jacob Brown ITS4 Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision NM09 Vision Based Systems ITS10 Location Based Systems RI07 Gps, Gnss 2012 March ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams News Indra on www.ITSInternational.com The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has selected the RoadRunner on-board video surveillance system and vehicle information management (VIM) software from Apollo Video Technology for its fleet of approximately 1,000 transit buses, trains and mobility vans. The surveillance system is designed to enhance safety and security for Marta riders and employees by deterring criminal activity and serving as an investigative tool for the system's police force. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/detection-monitoring-machine-vision/news/apollo-video-helps-marta-enhance-transit-security/ 58960 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120308000000 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:10:16 GMT 20120322111016 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:15:55 GMT 2012032211111555 Jacob Brown ITS4 Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision NM09 Vision Based Systems 2012 March ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Apollo Video Technology Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority France-headquartered ASK, a specialist in mass transit contactless smart cards, has been selected by its client system integrator Sonda to deliver the contactless cards for Panama's brand new Metrobús network. The central American city is undergoing major modernisation of its public transport system with brand new buses, Metrobús, and a brand new Metro which is currently under construction. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/ask-to-supply-13-million-mifare-plus-cards-for-new-panama-buses/ 59030 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120229000000 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:08:33 GMT 20120322130833 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:11:09 GMT 201203221311109 Jacob Brown 2012 February ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com The San Francisco Bay Area's 511 traveller information system is now offering its first smartphone app for transit users. The free 511 Transit App can be downloaded through the Android Market with a version for iPhone 4 to be released soon. The new app provides door-to-door transit trip planning and scheduled departure times for transit routes near your location or from a location you specify. It includes information for 720 routes and more than 23,700 transit stops throughout the region. An interactive, dy http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/networking-communication-systems/news/bay-area-511-app/ 59035 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120224000000 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:25:06 GMT 20120322132506 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:27:27 GMT 201203221312727 Jacob Brown ITS7 Networking & Communication Systems RI01 Communication Systems - Cellular, Wireless 2012 February ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News Android Sumitomo Corporation of America, in conjunction with its car builder partner Nippon Sharyo, has received a contract award from Virginia Railway Express (VRE) for 50 Gallery-type Bi-level passenger cars. The base order is to supply eight cars at a contract price of $21 million and is scheduled to be delivered in 2014. This contract includes an option for VRE to purchase up to an additional 42 cars. If the option is exercised, the total contract would amount to $119 million. VRE will use the cars procured thr http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/virginia-railway-express-orders-bi-level-passenger-rail-cars/ 59057 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120221000000 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:52:29 GMT 20120322135229 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:56:48 GMT 201203221315648 Jacob Brown 2012 February ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Virginia Railway Express Bombardier Transportation has won the iF Product Design Award as well as the Good Design Award for its ground-breaking very high speed (VHS) train currently being developed for leading railway markets in Europe, Asia and North America. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/bombardier-high-speed-train-wins-design-awards-in-usa-and-germany/ 56982 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120217000000 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:06:58 GMT 20120313140658 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:11:36 GMT 201203131421136 Joseph Tinlin 2012 February ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Austrian building group Strabag has won a US$178 million contract to renovate and expand three major thoroughfares in the Tanzanian capital Dar Es Salaam as part of a scheme to introduce a bus rapid transit (BRT) system which will have separate priority bus lanes. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/strabag-wins-dar-es-salaam-brt-system-work/ 57200 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120213000000 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:28:44 GMT 20120314102844 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:38:03 GMT 2012031410103803 Joseph Tinlin 2012 February ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News World Highways on www.ITSInternational.com Strabag Atkins has won design contracts to increase safety, functionality and comfort for travellers on the Oslo Metro, Norway's rapid transit system. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/atkins-wins-oslo-metro-upgrade-contract/ 57286 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120208000000 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:05:39 GMT 20120314120539 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:10:34 GMT 2012031412121034 Joseph Tinlin 2012 February ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Atkins The Irish railway operator "Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail" (IÉ) has awarded the implementation of a digital train radio system for the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) region to Kapsch CarrierCom. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/kapsch-to-implement-digital-train-radio-system-in-ireland/ 57384 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120203000000 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:46:03 GMT 20120314154603 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:56:05 GMT 201203141535605 Joseph Tinlin 2012 February ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News Kapsch on www.ITSInternational.com Iarnród Éireann Thales has signed a new US$26.3 million signalling contract with Turkish State Railways (TCDD) to install the ETCS Level 2 system, including automatic train protection and GSM-R communications, for the 250 km double-track Eskisehir-Sincan section of the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed line. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/thales-to-deploy-etcs-level-2-on-turkeys-first-high-speed-rail-line/ 57394 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120203000000 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:58:20 GMT 20120314155820 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:13:15 GMT 201203141641315 Joseph Tinlin 2012 February ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News Thales on www.ITSInternational.com Turkish State Railways US-headquartered Navistar has announced a global commercial bus partnership with Brazilian commercial bus body manufacturer San Marino Onibus e Implementos (Neobus). http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/global-commercial-bus-partnership-announced/ 57403 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120202000000 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:14:36 GMT 20120314161436 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:25:06 GMT 201203141642506 Joseph Tinlin 2012 February ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Navistar Neobus Banedanmark, the Danish infrastructure owner, has awarded the Thales - Balfour Beatty Rail consortium, a €400 million contract for the installation of a state-of-the-art European signalling system on nearly 1,200 km of rail lines across Jutland. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/thales-balfour-beatty-rail-consortium-awarded-400-million-danish-contract/ 57421 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120201000000 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:54:32 GMT 20120314165432 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:06:32 GMT 201203141750632 Joseph Tinlin ITS8 Utc 2012 February ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News Thales on www.ITSInternational.com Balfour Beatty Banedanmark The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is continuing to support the modernisation of Serbia's transport infrastructure and promote further reform of the rail sector with a sovereign-guaranteed loan of up to €95 million (US$125 million) to the Serbian Railways company. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/ebrd-investment-to-modernise-serbias-railways/ 57478 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120131000000 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:53:06 GMT 20120315095306 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:01:05 GMT 2012031510100105 Joseph Tinlin Date 2012 January ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Serbian Railways Mentor Engineering has been awarded a US$2 million contract from the Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority to implement a complete end-to-end transit ITS system for Oklahoma City's Metro Transit. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/mentor-engineering-transit-its-solution-for-oklahoma-city/ 57502 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120130000000 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:17:02 GMT 20120315101702 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:24:24 GMT 2012031510102424 Joseph Tinlin ITS8 Utc 2012 January ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Mentor Engineering Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority RouteMatch Software has been selected by Nebraska Department of Roads (NDoR) to become the state's primary ITS partner, providing a standardised and integrated passenger transportation management technology platform for 13 Nebraska rural public and tribal transit agencies. The technologies address NDoR's primary goals of improving mobility management and creating seamless, consistent transit coordination amongst these agencies. The RouteMatch partnership will also allow NDoR to closely facilitate paratransi http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/routematch-software-wins-nebraska-statewide-its-contract/ 59074 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120126000000 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:27:05 GMT 20120322142705 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:31:51 GMT 201203221423151 Jacob Brown 2012 January ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News Routematch on www.ITSInternational.com Nebraska Department of Roads Thales has been awarded a contract by IHI Corporation to re-signal the automated people mover (APM) located within Hong Kong international airport, with a state-of-the-art solution. The company will supply its radio-based SelTrac CBTC system for the existing lines and for a planned extension to the Midfield Concourse, which will service a third runway. The CBTC technology will also be applied to both existing and new trains circulating on the line. Project completion is scheduled for 2014. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/thales-wins-signalling-contract-for-hong-kong-apm/ 59153 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120124000000 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:30:42 GMT 20120322153042 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:33:07 GMT 201203221533307 Jacob Brown 2012 January ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News Thales on www.ITSInternational.com East Midlands Trains in the UK, part of the transport operator Stagecoach Group which operates trains and buses throughout the UK, is expanding its smartcard scheme that will allows rail users to purchase and store rail season tickets on a re-usable electronic smart card instead of using traditional paper tickets. The programme is operating under the UK government's ITSO smartcard scheme for interoperable transport. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/smartcard-scheme-expanded-in-uk/ 59169 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120123000000 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:44:10 GMT 20120322154410 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:47:26 GMT 201203221534726 Jacob Brown 2012 January ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News Stagecoach Group Vix Technology on www.ITSInternational.com ITSO Pöyry`s Urban Business Group has been awarded a contract to provide services for the design, tender documentation and site supervision phases for Line 2 of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro, Vietnam. The assignment will be carried out with Helsinki-headquartered Pöyry as the technical leader of a consortium that includes ILF Beratende Ingenieure, Germany, Obermeyer Planen + Beraten, Germany and Tedi South, Vietnam. Pöyry's share of the contract is approximately US$16.7 million. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/pyry-wins-metro-contract-in-vietnam/ 59158 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120123000000 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:37:28 GMT 20120322153728 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:42:24 GMT 201203221534224 Jacob Brown 2012 January ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News Poyry INIT Innovations in Transportation, a leading provider of ITS located in Chesapeake, Virginia, has partnered with Simtech, a supplier of customised electronic products, to launch a new business venture in the city of Chesapeake. Superior Quality Manufacturing (SQM) was established to produce a variety of electronic modules and devices featuring components such as computer boards and LED panels. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/travel-information-weather/news/superior-quality-manufacturing-established/ 59182 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120118000000 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:02:38 GMT 20120322160238 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:05:22 GMT 201203221640522 Jacob Brown ITS9 Travel Information, Weather 2012 January ITS17 Transmart MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail News INIT World Highways on www.ITSInternational.com Iteris has received an order for US$706,000 from Comet Electric to provide video detection systems and related communication equipment for the Omnitrans sbX Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. The Vantage video detection systems will cover a 22.25km corridor across San Bernardino and Loma Linda, California. The multi-agency sbX project is the beginning of an intermodal public transit system in California's San Bernardino Valley that aims to reduce vehicle congestion and provide the public with a cost effective http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/detection-monitoring-machine-vision/news/iteris-wins-video-detection-equipment-order-for-brt-project/ 59254 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120112000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:00:52 GMT 20120323100052 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:03:55 GMT 2012032310100355 Jacob Brown ITS4 Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision 2012 January ITS17 Transmart MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail News Iteris on www.ITSInternational.com Handal Indah Sdn Bhd (Causeway Link), one of the largest bus company providers based in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, has integrated onboard light bus validators from Arcontia Technology into its new ticketing system. The company operates some 400 stage and express buses, operating throughout the city of Johor Bahru, interstate and cross-border to Singapore. The ManjaLink fare card system, the first contactless-card based automatic fare collection (AFC) system introduced for public transport in Johor Bahru, uses A http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/charging-tolling/news/arcontia-validators-deployed-in-malaysia/ 59480 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120103000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:50:20 GMT 20120323145020 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:53:29 GMT 201203231425329 Jacob Brown ITS1 Charging & Tolling RI05 Electronic Charging & Tolling Equipment 2012 January ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Arcontia ISO The Tamil Nadu government in India intends to replace buses that have reached more than 700,000 kilometres in mileage or those that are more than six years old. The state government will spend US$82 million to buy 3,000 new buses, with the first phase involving the purchase of 520 new buses. Tamil Nadu government also plans to repair 1,432 buses, which will involve an additional investment of US$18 million. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/tamil-nadu-to-spend-us100-million-on-bus-transport/ 59487 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120102000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:54:11 GMT 20120323145411 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:55:43 GMT 201203231425543 Jacob Brown 2012 January ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com The US Department of Transportation (US DoT) has selected the Battelle Memorial Institute to develop a new Transit Safety Retrofit Package (TRP) that will be used as part of the Safety Pilot model deployment. The focus of this procurement is to acquire a qualified team to integrate wireless Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) technology into transit vehicles and to develop research prototypes of appropriate safety applications on these vehicles. These applications must be interoperable with other ve http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/battelle-to-develop-transit-safety-retrofit-package/ 59528 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111227000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:59:51 GMT 20120323155951 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:05:38 GMT 201203231640538 Jacob Brown ITS10 Location Based Systems 2011 December ITS17 Transmart MT02 Trams News US Department of Transportation on www.ITSInternational.com Battelle The San Francisco Bay Area's Clipper transit fare-collection programme has hit the magic one million active cards in circulation milestone. Staff at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) credit the surge to transit operator campaigns to transition more riders, especially youth and senior riders, from paper tickets and passes to the reloadable Clipper card before the end of the year. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/clipper-hits-millionth-card-milestone/ 59526 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111227000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:56:48 GMT 20120323155648 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:59:03 GMT 201203231535903 Jacob Brown 2011 December ITS16 General ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News Metropolitan Transportation Commission on www.ITSInternational.com The government of Nepal has invited an expression of interest (EOI) from interested international companies for consultancy services for the detail survey and design of a 114km electrified railway Line from Simara to Tamsaria (114 km), Ram Krishna Wagel reports. The EOI also covers a 109km section of the proposed Mechi-Mahakali railway link to the border connection with India at Bhairahawa. Closing date of the EOI is 7 January, 2012 and full documents in PDF format, are available from Ram Krishna Wagel at e http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/eoi-for-railway-project-in-nepal/ 59531 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111227000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:06:46 GMT 20120323160646 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:09:38 GMT 201203231640938 Jacob Brown 2011 December ITS16 General ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Kathmandu metropolitan city is planning to operate a 24-hr metro bus system using double-decker buses that will carry more passengers and also provide night services, reports Ram Krishna Wagle from Nepal. An EOI for the operation of the metro bus has appointed a local company which plans to operate 10 buses initially. The company is funding the purchase of the metro bus from its own resources although the government has provided tax breaks for providing the service. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/24-hr-metro-bus-service-for-kathmandu-metropolitan-area/ 60168 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111223000000 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:05:13 GMT 20120327110513 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:06:57 GMT 2012032711110657 Jacob Brown 2011 December ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com The European Investment Bank, the European Union's long-term lending institution, has agreed to provide US$157 over 19 years to enable Nottingham City Council to expand the city's light rail system with two new tram lines to the south and south west. The new lines will have services every seven minutes between 7am and 7pm and include 28 stops along 17.5kms of track. The project also includes 22 new low-floor trams for the line to link park and ride sites next to the M1 at Clifton and Toton Lane with the cit http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/eib-to-fund-new-tram-lines-in-nottingham-with-157-million-loan/ 60175 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111222000000 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:12:02 GMT 20120327111202 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:15:56 GMT 2012032711111556 Jacob Brown 2011 December ITS17 Transmart MT02 Trams News on www.ITSInternational.com European Investment Bank European Union Nottingham City Council North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDoT) has announced it is seeking projects to to receive its Mobility Fund grant which has an allocation of about US$45 million in fiscal 2012/2013 and $58 million in fiscal 2013/2014. All kinds of rail and bus transit projects are eligible to be submitted for consideration but the projects are required to have funds ready for construction within five years. Grants will be given to projects that are approved to be able to boost efficiency and mobility across the http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/north-carolina-dot-solicits-transit-projects-for-mobility-fund-grants/ 60179 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111221000000 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:16:29 GMT 20120327111629 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:20:03 GMT 2012032711112003 Jacob Brown 2011 December ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com North Carolina Department of Transportation Thales has been selected by Andrade Gutierrez (AG) and CR Almeida to deliver its SelTrac communications-based train control (CBTC) signalling solution for Line 17 of the São Paulo metro. The new line will be driverless and fully automatic. The first phase of implementation is planned to support the 2014 FIFA World Cup, with completion scheduled for August 2014, a record delivery time of just 27 months. The new 18km elevated line will be built by a consortium led by Andrade Gutierrez (AG) and including CR Al http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/thales-awarded-first-metro-signalling-contract-in-brazil/ 60198 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111216000000 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:35:34 GMT 20120327113534 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:44:30 GMT 2012032711114430 Jacob Brown 2011 December ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News Thales on www.ITSInternational.com Scomi Fifa Andrade Gutierrez CR Almeida MPE Group In a historic and unanimous vote, the Nassau County Legislature, Long Island, New York, has approved a contract with Veolia Transportation to manage the county's bus and paratransit system under a new public-private operating partnership to commence January 1, 2012. The value of the contract is US$106 million annually and makes Veolia Transportation the service provider of four of the top five largest transit contracts in the US, including Nassau County, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and New Orleans. The company won http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/historic-106-million-annual-public-private-transit-agreement/ 60208 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111215000000 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:46:58 GMT 20120327114658 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:51:21 GMT 2012032711115121 Jacob Brown 2011 December ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Veolia Transportation Thales has opened the last phase of Mecca's new 18.5 km metro line on schedule and in time for the Hajj pilgrimage, the world's largest religious gathering. The line transports pilgrims between holy sites, reducing travel time between Arafat and Muzdalifah from five hours to just ten minutes. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/thales-delivers-ato-system-for-the-mecca-metro/ 63969 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111214000000 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:45:46 GMT 20120417144546 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:48:05 GMT 201204171424805 Samuel Luchford 2011 December ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News Thales on www.ITSInternational.com Granite Construction has announced that the Houston Rapid Transit Joint Venture team (HRT) has received full notice to proceed on the US$1.2 billion contract to expand the existing light rail transit system in Houston, Texas. The design/build contract was awarded to HRT in 2009 by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/green-light-for-houston-light-rail-project/ 63904 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111208000000 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:41:09 GMT 20120417134109 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:43:56 GMT 201204171314356 Samuel Luchford 2011 December ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Parsons Thales has been awarded a contract to implement a ticketing system for the Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon, a new metro transit system in the city of Gurgaon, connected to Delhi metro. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/thales-to-supply-ticketing-system-for-indias-gurgaon-metro/ 59854 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111207000000 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:48:04 GMT 20120326134804 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:55:31 GMT 2012062510105531 Hema Mistry 2011 December ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News Thales on www.ITSInternational.com Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) has awarded Thales a contract for a high performance broadband radio network communication system. It will comprise a management system, over 250 wayside radios, onboard radios, antennas for installation throughout the tunnels and on STM's train fleet, network security devices and CCTV cameras for monitoring passenger flow at all station platforms. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/thales-wins-montreal-metro-communications-contract/ 59791 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111205000000 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:01:36 GMT 20120326120136 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:28:01 GMT 201203261312801 Samuel Luchford 2011 December ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News Thales on www.ITSInternational.com Société de Transport de Montréal Höft & Wessel is developing what it claims is the world's first Bluetooth reader for e-tickets as a wireless extension for handheld devices in long-distance passenger transport for the Danish State Railway (DSB). http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/charging-tolling/news/world-first-bluetooth-reader-for-e-tickets/ 59760 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111202000000 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:41:07 GMT 20120326114107 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:50:12 GMT 2012032611115012 Samuel Luchford ITS1 Charging & Tolling 2011 December ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Höft & Wessel Bluetooth ITSO Danish State Railway Wabco Holdings has announced it will supply its adaptive cruise control (ACC) system to Yutong in China, the world's largest manufacturer of buses, as part of an expanded long-term agreement to furnish advanced safety technologies. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/wabco-industry-first-for-advanced-safety-technology/ 59732 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111201000000 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:30:16 GMT 20120326113016 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:39:36 GMT 2012032611113936 Samuel Luchford ITS10 Location Based Systems VS02 In-Vehicle Systems 2011 December ITS17 Transmart MT02 Trams News on www.ITSInternational.com Wabco Yutong Scania has announced a major order for 121 biofuel buses from Nobina, the Nordic region's largest passenger traffic operator of buses. This is Scania's biggest order for gas engines to date and represents a breakthrough for the new generation of gas engines introduced by the company in the autumn of 2010. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/big-biofuel-bus-order-for-scania/ 59652 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111129000000 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:15:37 GMT 20120326101537 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:23:43 GMT 2012032610102343 Samuel Luchford 2011 November ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News Scania on www.ITSInternational.com The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting support for public transport in the Kyrgyz Republic with a US$10.1 million sovereign loan, accompanied by a US$ 5.5 million grant from the EBRD's Shareholder Special Fund, for the benefit of the municipally owned Bishkek Trolleybus Company. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/ebrd-invests-in-trolleybuses-for-kyrgyz-republic/ 59628 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111128000000 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:54:40 GMT 20120326095440 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:58:47 GMT 201203260995847 Samuel Luchford 2011 November ITS17 Transmart MT02 Trams MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com European Bank for Reconstruction and Development The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) board has voted to award a contract of up to US$129.5 million to ACS Transport Solutions Group for equipment and services for the installation of a modernised fare system under its new payment technologies (NPT) programme. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/1295-million-philadelphia-fare-system-contract-awarded-to-acs/ 59590 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111125000000 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:12:32 GMT 20120326091232 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:21:21 GMT 201203260992121 Samuel Luchford 2011 November ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News ACS on www.ITSInternational.com Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Parsons has been selected by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB), which owns and operates Caltrain (the commuter rail line between San Francisco and San Mateo and Santa Clara counties), for design and installation of its $138 million interoperable communications-based overlay signal system positive train control (CBOSS PTC). http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/parsons-wins-major-rail-contract/ 59540 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111124000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:21:36 GMT 20120323162136 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:24:28 GMT 201203231642428 Samuel Luchford 2011 November ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News in ITS International Amtrak Parsons C-Tran, the Vancouver, Washington public transit agency, has awarded a contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff for a transit improvement project that will consider bus rapid transit (BRT) options. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/pb-to-undertake-vancouver-transit-improvement-project/ 59565 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111124000000 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:39:54 GMT 20120326083954 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:50:37 GMT 201203260885037 Samuel Luchford 2011 November ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com C-Tran The South-Korean company Chungsuk Engineering has been awarded a contract to prepare the DPR for 136 km of the Bardibas-Simara-Birgunj section of the proposed Nepal's East-West electric Railway, writes Ram Krishna Wagle from Nepal. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/south-korea-company-wins-contracts-in-nepal/ 59543 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111123000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:31:00 GMT 20120323163100 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:33:50 GMT 201203231643350 Samuel Luchford 2011 November ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com A smartcard trial on Southern Railway has been officially launched by the UK transport minister, Norman Baker. 'The Key' offers rail passengers a quick and simple alternative to paper tickets and sees the installation of Vix smartcard platform validator units on the Coastway East service at stations between Brighton and Seaford. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/uks-southern-railway-trials-smartcard/ 59525 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111118000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:56:19 GMT 20120323155619 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:03:25 GMT 201203231640325 Samuel Luchford 2011 November ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Hoeft & Wessel, together with the Standard Bank and the National Department of Transport in South Africa, is developing an e-ticketing solution based on the EMV contactless system. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/intermodal-e-ticketing-to-be-rolled-out-in-durban/ 59446 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111116000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:09:11 GMT 20120323140911 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:28:15 GMT 201203231422815 Samuel Luchford 2011 November ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Hoeft & Wessel Group Standard Bank Department of Transport - South Africa Bombardier Transportation has selected TagMaster's advanced onboard RFID solution for a new monorail mass transit system in São Paulo, Brazil. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/tagmaster-to-supply-rfid-system-for-so-paulo-monorail-project/ 59471 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111116000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:36:44 GMT 20120323143644 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:41:26 GMT 201203231424126 Samuel Luchford ITS10 Location Based Systems VS01 Fleet Management, Haulage 2011 November ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News TagMaster Bombardier on www.ITSInternational.com Fast Pass is a three-year project, funded by OSEO (French innovation fund), the European Fund of Regional Development (FEDER), the Toulon Provence MΘditerranΘe community council (TPM), and the Alpes-Maritimes and regional county council and it has been supported by the SCS cluster. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/charging-tolling/news/ask-is-project-leader-for-fast-pass/ 59403 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111115000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:27:52 GMT 20120323132752 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:47:30 GMT 201203231314730 Samuel Luchford ITS1 Charging & Tolling 2011 November ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News ASK on www.ITSInternational.com H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, chairman of the board and executive director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has announced that ridership of the Dubai Metro Red and Green Lines has touched new heights, breaking the 100 million passengers barrier on 7 November since the service was launched in September 2009. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/dubai-metro-hits-100-million-riders-since-sept-2009/ 59437 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111115000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:58:41 GMT 20120323135841 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:19:30 GMT 201303041421930 Kestutis Rusas 2011 November ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Legic Identsystems has announced it is developing Legic MMT to improve security and convenience for Mifare-based environments. The forthcoming development will be based on the company's Master-Token System Control, a proven concept which is in worldwide use. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/more-secure-mifare-based-contactless-applications/ 59372 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111111000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:01:08 GMT 20120323120108 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:44:57 GMT 2012032312124457 Samuel Luchford 2011 November ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Legic Two London entrepreneurs have released a new smartphone app, called London Bus Stop, that delivers real-time bus schedule information for London commuters through their smartphones. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/networking-communication-systems/news/never-miss-a-london-bus-app/ 59291 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111107000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:42:34 GMT 20120323104234 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:46:17 GMT 2012032310104617 Samuel Luchford ITS7 Networking & Communication Systems RI01 Communication Systems - Cellular, Wireless 2011 November ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Android Scomi Engineering, which is upgrading Kuala Lumpur monorail for its operator Prasarana, has selected Thales to supply a turnkey signalling solution costing some US$18.6 million. The monorail, operational since 2003 in Malaysia's capital, is currently expanding its passenger transportation capacity by the introduction of new rolling stock with four-carriage trains and by the replacement of the existing signalling along the eleven stations of the monorail. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/thales-upgrading-kuala-lumpur-monorail-signalling/ 59301 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111107000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:47:31 GMT 20120323104731 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:49:51 GMT 2012032310104951 Samuel Luchford 2011 November ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News Thales on www.ITSInternational.com Scomi Pierre Mongin, chairman and CEO of RATP has today inaugurated the commissioning of the first automatic trains on Line 1 of the Paris metro in the presence of Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, minister for ecology, sustainable development, transportation and housing and Jean-Paul Huchon, president of the regional council of Île-de-France. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/paris-metro-world-first-inaugurated-today/ 59265 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111103000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:16:28 GMT 20120323101628 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:34:01 GMT 201206211423401 2011 November ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Paris Metro RATP Syndicat des Transports Île-de-France Miami International Airport's Automated People Mover (APM) is now operational, with a capacity to move more than 3,000 passengers per hour, at a top speed of 65km/h. The driverless system was constructed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and is the company's fourth APM deployment in the US. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/miami-apm-operational/ 71075 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:00:00 GMT 20110930060000 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:01:54 GMT 20120622110154 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:15:52 GMT 2012062211111552 Hema Mistry 2011 September October ITS16 General ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Mitsubishi Hong Kong MTR has awarded Thales a contract to supply an Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) and security access management system for West Island Line (WIL), South Island Line (SIL(E)) and Kwun Tong Line Extension (KTE), which are all new extensions, currently under construction, of the existing MTR rail network. The WIL, consisting of three stations, will add another 3km to the Island Line; SIL(E), with five stations, is a new 7km section; while KTE is a 2.6 km extension of the current Kwun Tong Line with two http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/hong-kong-ticketing/ 71165 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:00:00 GMT 20110930060000 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:28:53 GMT 20120622152853 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:31:26 GMT 201206221533126 Hema Mistry 2011 September October ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News Thales on www.ITSInternational.com Finland-headquartered RFID technology specialist Confidex has opened an office in São Paulo, Brazil, to be closer to the Latin American market where the company has already built up an extensive partner network and is engaged with key players in the industry to provide solutions for large deployments across the continent. Confidex centralises its R&D activities in Finland and already has offices across Western Europe, the US, India and China. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/charging-tolling/news/confidex-expands-in-latin-america/ 71183 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:00:00 GMT 20110930060000 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:05:51 GMT 20120622160551 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:10:07 GMT 201206221641007 Hema Mistry ITS1 Charging & Tolling 2011 September October ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Confidex A consortium led by Prodata Mobility Systems has won a US$147 million contract to equip the buses and the trams of the Belgian transport company Vlaamse Vervoersmaatschappij De Lijn with an onboard computer and validators for the transport company's new Mobib chip card. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/multi-million-dollar-fare-system-upgrade/ 71061 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:00:00 GMT 20110930060000 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:13:28 GMT 20120622101328 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:22:04 GMT 2012062210102204 Hema Mistry ITS10 Location Based Systems MS04 Route Optimisation MS05 3D Software VS02 In-Vehicle Systems 2011 September October ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Prodata Pöyry's Urban & Mobility Business Group has been awarded a US$3 million contract to provide specialised technical assistance to the consortium in charge of project management for the design and construction of Line 1 of the Panama Metro. Pöyry's services are related to the implementation of the whole metro system. The project began in July 2011 and is expected to be completed by June 2014. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/pyry-to-provide-technical-assistance-for-panama-metro/ 63546 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110819000000 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:30:49 GMT 20120416143049 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:41:47 GMT 201204161424147 Samuel Luchford 2011 August ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com The Israel National Roads Company has begun to install the first electronic signs in interurban bus stations that will provide passengers with real time information about bus arrival times at the station, with plans to deploy thousands of smart signs throughout the country. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/travel-information-weather/news/israel-deploying-solar-electronic-bus-info-signs-in-three-languages/ 63702 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110815000000 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:26:41 GMT 20120417102641 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:28:33 GMT 2012041710102833 Samuel Luchford ITS9 Travel Information, Weather MT06 Passenger, RIder Information Systems 2011 August ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com In Jiangyin city, in China's Jiangsu province, the No.99 bus route was launched yesterday, the first in the country to be operated exclusively by electric buses. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/chinas-first-all-electric-bus-route-launched/ 64440 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110810000000 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:56:59 GMT 20120418145659 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:58:52 GMT 201204181425852 Samuel Luchford 2011 August ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com VeriFone Systems has announced its Payware Mobile Enterprise and managed services solution has been selected by Austrian company Westbahn Management for use as a mobile ticketing validation and payment service when its innovative rail service begins this December. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/verifone-wins-austrian-rail-ticketing-contract/ 64400 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110809000000 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:01:42 GMT 20120418140142 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:03:55 GMT 201204181420355 Samuel Luchford 2011 August ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com QDVC, a joint venture between Qatari Diar and French group Vinci has won the contract for the new phase of work in the light railway development in the Qatari town of Lusail near Doha. The contract, worth US$536.67 mllion, and covers civil engineering work on eight underground stations, the construction of a viaduct crossing a motorway and preliminary work on a light rail transport depot and maintenance workshop. The project is expected to take 38 months to complete. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/vinci-wins-contract-for-light-railway-project-in-qatar/ 64168 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110804000000 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:18:36 GMT 20120418091836 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:43:40 GMT 201204180994340 Samuel Luchford 2011 August ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com VINCI Group Qatari Diar QDVC New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)has awarded a four-year, US$6.9 million contract to VeriFone Systems for delivery, installation, and warranty and maintenance services for 1,000 TransitPay systems to provide real-time bus information to customers on Staten Island buses. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/travel-information-weather/news/verifone-transitpay-for-new-york-mta/ 63695 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110801000000 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:13:20 GMT 20120417101320 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:17:42 GMT 2012041710101742 Samuel Luchford ITS9 Travel Information, Weather PA03 Information Systems 2011 August ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Metropolitan Transportation Authority The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is planning to provide the Bulgarian capital of Sofia with a series of loans to support the modernisation of the city's public transport system. The financial package of four loans worth a total of €24.96 million (US$35.6 million) will increase the quality, safety, accessibility and also the energy efficiency of transportation in the city. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/funding-to-modernise-key-areas-of-sofias-urban-transport-system/ 64847 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110729000000 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:47:28 GMT 20120419144728 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:50:24 GMT 201204191425024 Samuel Luchford 2011 July ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com European Bank for Reconstruction and Development The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has reached a new official position on 'Combined Mobility'. The document shows how traditional public transport can overcome some of its shortcomings and offer high flexibility and convenience so as to meet mobility demand of modern fellow citizens: by building up the so-called 'sustainable mobility alliance' with car-sharing, cycling and taxis, public transport is able to offer a full mobility portfolio and compete with the private car in terms of co http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/associations/news/uitp-releases-combined-mobility-position-paper/ 64886 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110718000000 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:26:03 GMT 20120419152603 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:29:33 GMT 201204191532933 Samuel Luchford 2011 July ITS14 Associations ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT03 Light Rail MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com International Association of Public Transport INIT Innovations in Transportation has been awarded what it says is a landmark contract with Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), an association of local governments in the six-county Sacramento, California region that provides transportation planning and funding for the region. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/init-landmark-contract-with-sacramento/ 46597 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110715000000 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:21:50 GMT 20120127152150 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:23:56 GMT 201206141532356 Joseph Tinlin 2011 July August ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News INIT on www.ITSInternational.com A consortium led by Indra has won the design, supply, implementation and start-up of the contactless ticketing technology for Kuala Lumpur Monorail in Malaysia for US$6.24 million. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/indra-consortium-to-provide-contactless-ticketing-technology-for-kl-monorail/ 46521 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110714000000 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:21:30 GMT 20120127092130 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:13:30 GMT 201206141421330 Joseph Tinlin 2011 July August ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News Indra on www.ITSInternational.com The Toronto Transit Commission in Canada has activated a next vehicle arrival system (NVAS) for its bus network and made available its open data/XML feed for third-party developers. Using GPS software, NVAS allows transit customers to receive real-time route data as to when the next buses (up to six succeeding) will arrive at any specific bus stop. Next-vehicle information is available for more than 9,300 TTC bus stops inside Toronto and more than 800 TTC bus stops in the GTA served by contracted TTC vehicl http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/toronoto-activates-next-vehicle-arrival-system/ 63965 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110713000000 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:42:40 GMT 20120417144240 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:46:03 GMT 201204171424603 Jacob Brown 2011 July ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Toronto Transit Commission UK highways servicing contractor, Ringway, has successfully delivered a scheme on behalf of Solihull Council to improve travel links in the Solihull area that includes a new variable bus lane, the first of its kind in the UK.The variable bus lane uses the Ringway-installed CCTV and digital signage to adjust the status of the bus lane in order that it does not remain empty during peak traffic times. This pioneering bus lane is just one aspect of the ANITA Project, which has seen Ringway provide a dedicated http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/first-uk-variable-bus-lane-opens/ 63775 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110706000000 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:01:13 GMT 20120417120113 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:10:27 GMT 2012041712121027 Jacob Brown ITS8 Utc NM05 Traffic Management 2011 July ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com NEC Ringway Solihull Council Canada-headquartered Bombardier, which claims to be the world's largest train manufacturer, has today announced over 1,400 jobs are to go at its plant in Derby, Britain's last remaining railway carriage factory. Today's announcement follows last month's decision by the UK government to award to Siemens a contract for 1,200 carriages for the Thameslink commuter service in the London area, with the majority of the manufacturing being undertaken in Germany. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/siemens-order-win-costs-over-1400-bombardier-jobs-in-the-uk/ 63982 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110705000000 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:56:14 GMT 20120417145614 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:58:31 GMT 201204171425831 Jacob Brown 2011 July ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News Bombardier on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens Leading Spanish IT company, Indra and Siemens have signed an agreement to develop a new thorough railway signalling solution which comprises traditional signalling and the ERTMS level 2 technology for the future European railway traffic management system. The agreement includes commercialisation of the platform by both companies at national and international level. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/indra-and-siemens-team-up-on-railway-signalling/ 64660 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110629000000 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:07:58 GMT 20120419110758 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:10:36 GMT 2012041911111036 Samuel Luchford 2011 June ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News SAE Indra on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) has selected a joint venture of AECOM and Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) to provide conceptual planning and preliminary design for the US$1.4 billion Metro Regional Connector Transit corridor project, also known as the Downtown Connector or Downtown Light-Rail Connector. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/aecom-and-pb-jv-for-los-angeles-regional-connector/ 65624 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110614000000 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:05:28 GMT 20120423120528 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:09:21 GMT 2012042312120921 Samuel Luchford 2011 June ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com AECOM Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Parsons Brinckerhoff Executives from Veolia Transportation's On-Demand Division, whose SuperShuttle, Compass and Golden Touch franchised brands provide consumer and specialised transport services, and SmartDrive Systems, a leader in fleet safety and operational efficiency, have announced Veolia's purchase of SmartDrive safety and eco-driving technology for the division's 1,631 vans and buses throughout the US. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/veolia-to-deploy-smartdrive-systems/ 65731 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110607000000 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:39:18 GMT 20120423153918 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:45:08 GMT 201204231534508 Samuel Luchford ITS10 Location Based Systems VS02 In-Vehicle Systems 2011 June ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News SmartDrive on www.ITSInternational.com Veolia Transportation Siemens and Hyundai have made a proposal to Moscow's government to form a concession company for underground construction. The company is not only to build the metro and supply the rolling stock but also get a concession for land plots. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/siemens-and-hyundai-propose-concession-company-for-moscow-metro-construction/ 65383 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110606000000 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:52:26 GMT 20120420145226 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:55:43 GMT 201204201425543 Samuel Luchford 2011 June ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens Hyundai Arcontia, a Swedish producer of contactless smart card readers and terminals, today announced that its embedded contactless smart card reader, designed for the Nautiz eTicket Pro PDA, is to be used by Dutch Railways (Nederlandse Spoorwegen - NS). http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/major-arcontia-deployment-on-dutch-railways/ 68509 Tue, 31 May 2011 06:00:00 GMT 20110531060000 Thu, 17 May 2012 14:19:35 GMT 20120517141935 Thu, 31 May 2012 17:00:46 GMT 201205311750046 Joseph Tinlin 2011 July August ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Handheld Group Arcontia Ford engineers have developed a car seat that can monitor a driver's heartbeat, opening the door to a wealth of health, convenience and even life-saving potential. A joint project undertaken by experts from Ford's European Research and Innovation Centre in Aachen, Germany and Rheinisch-Westfalische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, the seat uses six special embedded sensors to detect electrical impulses generated by the heart. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/ford-develops-heart-rate-monitoring-seat/ 68235 Mon, 30 May 2011 06:15:00 GMT 20110530061500 Wed, 16 May 2012 08:56:20 GMT 20120516085620 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:04:16 GMT 2012051610100416 Hema Mistry ITS10 Location Based Systems 2011 May ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News Ford on www.ITSInternational.com HaCon has won the contract for EVAplus, a large-scale Deutsche Bahn (DB) project which will see complete remodeling of the integration of the German operator's timetable data. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/major-deal-between-deutsche-bahn-and-hacon/ 68231 Mon, 30 May 2011 06:10:00 GMT 20110530061000 Wed, 16 May 2012 08:35:54 GMT 20120516083554 Wed, 16 May 2012 08:55:19 GMT 201205160885519 Hema Mistry 2011 May ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Deutsche Bahn HaCon Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract with Saudi Arabian construction company, Saudi Binladin Group, to design, build, operate and maintain a Bombardier Innovia APM 300 automated people mover system for the King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) development project in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The total value of the contract is US$96 million. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/bombardier-people-mover-system-for-jeddah/ 68472 Tue, 24 May 2011 06:20:00 GMT 20110524062000 Thu, 17 May 2012 11:11:25 GMT 20120517111125 Thu, 17 May 2012 11:20:44 GMT 2012051711112044 Hema Mistry 2011 May ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News Bombardier on www.ITSInternational.com Saudi BinLadin Group During a visit to Paris, a delegation from the Bagdad Mayoralty in Paris has signed a contract with Systra for the design and tender services for the Bagdad Underground Metro Lines 1 and 2, which are intended to be the backbone of future transport development in the Iraqi capital. Systra's contract involves the basic design, preparation of tender documents, and selection of EPC Contractor for two underground metro lines. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/systra-wins-bagdad-underground-metro-contract/ 66473 Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110523000000 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:02:07 GMT 20120425160207 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:03:33 GMT 201204251640333 Samuel Luchford 2011 May ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens Industry has been awarded a US$17.2 million contract from Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), on behalf of the City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District, to provide Atlanta with four new streetcars. The first car is expected to be delivered in September 2012 with revenue service beginning in early 2013. These will be the first streetcars in Atlanta since 1949 and will mark Siemens entry into the streetcar market in the United States. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/siemens-to-build-streetcars-for-atlanta/ 66479 Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110523000000 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:09:16 GMT 20120425160916 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:11:34 GMT 201204251641134 Samuel Luchford 2011 May ITS17 Transmart MT02 Trams News on www.ITSInternational.com Siemens Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority TagMaster, together with its Chinese distributor Richor and FTRD, a technology supplier to the rail industry in China, have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) which covers the joint development of an RFID system for use on mainline railways in China. The RFID system will form part of a new onboard warning system which will be used to improve train safety when passing temporary speed limits and work sections along the line. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/tagmaster-richor-and-ftrd-sign-loi/ 66378 Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110516000000 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:19:41 GMT 20120425141941 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:34:23 GMT 201204251423423 Samuel Luchford 2011 May ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News TagMaster on www.ITSInternational.com According to a recent report from Pike Research, the trend toward cleaner transit buses will continue over the next several years, and by 2015 the cleantech market intelligence firm forecasts that alternative fuel vehicles will represent more than 50 per cent of the 64,000 total transit buses that will be delivered worldwide during that year, up from 28 per cent of total bus deliveries in 2010. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/alternative-fuel-buses-gaining-significant-traction/ 66375 Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110516000000 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:14:48 GMT 20120425141448 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:16:24 GMT 201204251421624 Samuel Luchford 2011 May ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com BYD, manufacturer of the first long-range (300+ km), all-electric bus has been selected as the sole eBus provider for the 2011 International Universiade Games which will be held in Shenzhen, China. The company will deliver over 300 eBus-12 units by this coming August. After the Universiade Games, they will be will be incorporated into Shenzhen's city bus fleet, creating the largest all-electric bus fleet in the world. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/largest-electric-bus-fleet-in-world-nears/ 66222 Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110513000000 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:34:13 GMT 20120425103413 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:40:39 GMT 2012042510104039 Samuel Luchford 2011 May ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com WebTech Wireless, a provider of vehicle fleet location-based services and telematics technology, has received a four-year contract from the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA), in Texas, to implement its NextBus Real-Time Passenger Information System (RTPIS) on an enhanced bus route. This will use nine dedicated buses equipped with NextBus GPS units, plus 17 NextBus LED signs installed at selected high-volume bus stops. The company also will implement its telephone information system to provide Fort http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/first-deployment-of-rtpis-in-texas/ 68241 Mon, 09 May 2011 06:20:00 GMT 20110509062000 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:18:49 GMT 20120516091849 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:30:20 GMT 201205160993020 Hema Mistry 2011 May ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News WebTech Wireless on www.ITSInternational.com Telematics Technology Fort Worth Transportation Authority Kinkisharyo International, a supplier of low-floor, light-rail vehicles in North America, has undertaken a demonstration in Dallas, Texas, for officials and invited guests of the AmeriTram, the company's prototype of the 100 per cent low-floor, electro-hybrid streetcar specifically designed for North America. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/ameritram-demonstrated-in-dallas/ 66422 Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110502000000 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:58:40 GMT 20120425145840 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:02:37 GMT 201204251530237 Samuel Luchford 2011 May ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has been presented as a good and cheaper alternative to new tramways in Stockholm, according to a report from the consultancy WSP. If the BRT buses are operated on biofuel or electric-hybrid then this form of transport is also as green as trams. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/brt-alternative-to-trams-presented-to-stockholm/ 66438 Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110502000000 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:16:11 GMT 20120425151611 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:19:36 GMT 201204251531936 Samuel Luchford 2011 May ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com GreenRoad, a specialist in driver safety and fuel efficiency, says it has signed more than ten bus and coach customers following its presence at Eurobus 2010 five months ago with insurance partner Belmont International. As a result, GreenRoad will be used in an additional 2,100 UK buses and coaches with the total number now using the system standing at over 19,000. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/greenroad-selected-for-2100-uk-buses-and-coaches/ 68780 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:40:00 GMT 20110418064000 Mon, 21 May 2012 10:20:23 GMT 20120521102023 Mon, 21 May 2012 10:29:12 GMT 2012052110102912 Hema Mistry 2011 April ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com GreenRoad "South Korea's Seoul city will shortly install GPS devices in short-haul public buses. A total of US$1.84 million will be spent on the installation of the Bus Management System in 1,366 village buses, while some of the money will be used to upgrade the CCTV system. When the system goes live in November, 2011, smartphone applications can be used to track buses via users' handsets. The locations of the buses can be transmitted to a central bus control centre via the GPS technology. Users can also use the Int http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/detection-monitoring-machine-vision/news/seoul-to-install-gps-devices-in-short-haul-public-buses/ 68788 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 06:00:00 GMT 20110404060000 Mon, 21 May 2012 10:37:51 GMT 20120521103751 Mon, 21 May 2012 10:45:01 GMT 2012052110104501 Hema Mistry ITS4 Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision NM09 Vision Based Systems ITS10 Location Based Systems RI07 Gps, Gnss 2011 April ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com ASK has announced the delivery of the first batch of one million contactless cards for public transport in Dubai. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/one-million-ask-contactless-cards-delivered-in-dubai/ 48634 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110308000000 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:15:40 GMT 20120203161540 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:21:15 GMT 201303041422115 Kestutis Rusas 2011 March April ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News ASK on www.ITSInternational.com Al Abbas Group WebTech Wireless has won a contract award for its NextBus intelligent transportation system with the Conseil Intermunicipal de Transport Laurentides (CITL), which provides intra-urban bus services to several communities near Montreal, in Canada. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/networking-communication-systems/news/nextbus-to-be-deployed-in-montreal/ 54629 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110222000000 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:56:11 GMT 20120301135611 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:01:32 GMT 201203011420132 Kestutis Rusas ITS7 Networking & Communication Systems 2011 March April ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News WebTech Wireless on www.ITSInternational.com The French firm Systra has won an 18-month contract for civil engineering studies for the first metro line in Panama. The contract was signed with Consorcio Linea Uno, a joint venture formed by the Brazilian engineering company Odebrecht and the Spanish engineering company FCC, which won the international call to tender for the design and construction. Systra will be in charge of the civil engineering of the two overland sections of the 13.7km automatic line as well as detailed studies for the depot and wor http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/systra-wins-panama-metro-line-contract/ 68793 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110127000000 Mon, 21 May 2012 11:07:58 GMT 20120521110758 Mon, 21 May 2012 11:18:30 GMT 2012052111111830 Joseph Tinlin 2011 January ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Odebrecht FCC Construcción Systra INIT, Innovations in Transportation, has signed a contract with the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) in Salt Lake City for the installation of an intelligent transportation solution to be fitted on more than 35 FrontRunner commuter rail vehicles. Fifty per cent of the vehicles already have existing automatic passenger counting technology from INIT and will be upgraded with the new system components. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/detection-monitoring-machine-vision/news/utah-commuter-rail-system-upgrades-init-solution/ 68406 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110121000000 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:29:20 GMT 20120516152920 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:42:22 GMT 201205161534222 Joseph Tinlin ITS4 Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision RI03 Detection, Monitoring, Radar & Classification ITS5 Classification & Data Collection RI03 Detection, Monitoring, Radar & Classification 2011 January ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News INIT on www.ITSInternational.com Utah Transit Authority Two announcements on the same day from the OCEA Consortium and from Andrew Solutions - have reported overcoming the challenges of internet access in high-speed trains travelling at over 200mph (320km/h) in France and Italy. The technological achievements realised by the consortium have risen to the challenge of ensuring service at high speed in a high voltage electrical environment, and integrating the system's maintenance into the overall maintenance schedules of a high-speed network with no impact on th http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/networking-communication-systems/news/high-speed-surfing-in-france-and-italy/ 68676 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110120000000 Fri, 18 May 2012 16:21:17 GMT 20120518162117 Fri, 18 May 2012 16:55:09 GMT 201205181645509 Joseph Tinlin ITS7 Networking & Communication Systems RI01 Communication Systems - Cellular, Wireless 2011 January ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com CommScope Telecom Italia Orange Business Services Trenitalia The Indian government has appointed the UK-based Urban Light Transport PRT (ULTra PRT) to study the feasibility of operating driverless pod taxis at Gurgaon in Haryana state of India. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/india-commissions-feasibility-study-on-driverless-pod-taxis/ 46203 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110118000000 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:08:35 GMT 20120125140835 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:44:50 GMT 201206141314450 Joseph Tinlin 2011 January February ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT04 Mass Transit Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com ULTra PRT The French city of Strasbourg is one of the nine chosen by the government to test mobile contactless services. The city council and the Communauté urbaine de Strasbourg (CUS) hope to develop several applications for general use, such as paying for parking and public transport tickets and sending out geolocalised information on traffic or availability of places in car parks. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/parking-access-control/news/strasbourg-to-test-contactless-mobile-services/ 68317 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110114000000 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:30:48 GMT 20120516113048 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:43:51 GMT 2012051611114351 Joseph Tinlin ITS3 Parking & Access Control MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards 2011 January ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Communauté urbaine de Strasbourg Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro) has retired the last diesel bus in its fleet, becoming the world's first major transit agency to operate only clean fuel buses - nearly 100 per cent of which operate on compressed natural gas (CNG). According to Metro, compared with diesel buses, its CNG fleet reduces cancer-causing particulate matter by more than 80 per cent. And, because of the switch from diesel to CNG, Metro avoids emitting nearly 300,000 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per da http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/la-retires-last-diesel-bus/ 68622 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110113000000 Fri, 18 May 2012 12:19:53 GMT 20120518121953 Fri, 18 May 2012 12:32:33 GMT 2012051812123233 Joseph Tinlin 2011 January ITS16 General EV02 Green Vehicles Incl Biofuels ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Axion International, which claims to produce the world's strongest recycled composite plastic industrial building products and railroad crossties (sleepers), has announced the successful completion of its first project with ONCF, the national railway of Morocco. The project provided Axion's patented recycled plastic composite sleepers for the North African nation. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/morocco-rail-project-uses-recycled-plastic-sleepers/ 68801 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110106000000 Mon, 21 May 2012 11:41:30 GMT 20120521114130 Mon, 21 May 2012 11:58:16 GMT 2012052111115816 Joseph Tinlin 2011 January ITS17 Transmart News on www.ITSInternational.com Axion International ONCF Init Innovation in Traffic Systems has won a contract, worth over US$21 million, from the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport (DoT) under which the Karlsruhe-based telematics specialist will supply a telematics system as part of the DoT's master plan for the development of public transport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/init-wins-tender-for-major-project-in-abu-dhabi/ 46280 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101216000000 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:07:14 GMT 20120126090714 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:52:43 GMT 201206141315243 Joseph Tinlin ITS10 Location Based Systems VS02 In-Vehicle Systems 2011 January February ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Innovation in Traffic Systems AG San Diego's Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), in California, has selected Apollo Video Technology's RoadRunner MRH DVR and back-end management software for its fleet of transit vehicles. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/san-diego-deploying-apollo-video-technologys-transit-camera-system/ 55177 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101026000000 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:49:13 GMT 20120302144913 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:02:19 GMT 201203021530219 Kiran Gandham ITS4 Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision NM09 Vision Based Systems 2010 November December ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News on www.ITSInternational.com Apollo Video Technology Legic Identsystems has announced that it will support NXP Semiconductors' Mifare technology in its reader platforms. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/legic-and-nxp-sign-license-agreement-for-mifare-technology/ 55093 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101020000000 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:32:28 GMT 20120302113228 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:06:18 GMT 201203021310618 Kiran Gandham ITS3 Parking & Access Control ITS17 Transmart News NXP Semiconductors on www.ITSInternational.com Legic Sweden-based truck manufacturer Scania has created a division in Brazil especially for Bus Rapid Transit systems. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/scania-creates-brt-division-in-brazil/ 47457 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100820000000 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:39:48 GMT 20120131163948 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:42:36 GMT 201201311644236 Joseph Tinlin 2010 September October ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News Scania on www.ITSInternational.com UK-headquartered Magnadata Group has been awarded a five-year, US$37.35 million contract by ATOC (Association of Train Operating Companies) to produce the iconic orange magnetic rail ticket and associated products for all the UK train operating companies. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/magnadata-group-wins-3735-million-rail-ticket-contract/ 47517 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100819000000 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:49:30 GMT 20120201094930 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:02:21 GMT 2012020110100221 Joseph Tinlin 2010 September October ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Magnadata ATOC Isolux-Corsan has awarded Telvent a contract to implement its SmartMobility Light Rail solution for a new light rail system in the Algerian city of Oran. Comprising 32 stations along its 18-kilometre route, the new light rail system is scheduled to begin operating by 2011. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/telvent-solution-to-be-deployed-in-oran-algeria/ 47262 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100811000000 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:10:13 GMT 20120131141013 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:18:38 GMT 201201311421838 Joseph Tinlin 2010 September October ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News Telvent on www.ITSInternational.com Isolux The future tramway line and bus network in the French city of Angers will be equipped with a ticketing system supplied by Parkeon. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/parkeon-wins-ticketing-system-contract-in-france/ 47309 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100802000000 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:52:33 GMT 20120131145233 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:55:55 GMT 201201311425555 Joseph Tinlin 2010 September October ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses MT02 Trams MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News Parkeon on www.ITSInternational.com China has joined the only two countries in the world Germany and Japan - to have developed maglev (magnetic levitation) high-speed rail technology. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/china-joins-the-worlds-most-exclusive-its-technology-club/ 46997 Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100504000000 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:32:07 GMT 20120131083207 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:13:37 GMT 201206141531337 Joseph Tinlin 2010 May June ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News on www.ITSInternational.com Transrapid Siemens Chengdu Aircraft Industrial Company Aviation Industry Corporation of China Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Company ThyssenKrupp Telvent's SmartMobility Light Rail Solution will be deployed for the new metropolitan light rail system in Spain's Bay of Cadiz. The new light rail system, which will have a total of 22 stations along its 24km route, is expected to go into operation by 2011. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/smartmobility-for-bay-of-cadiz/ 46937 Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100504000000 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:22:21 GMT 20120130152221 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:04:08 GMT 201206141530408 Joseph Tinlin 2010 May June ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News Telvent on www.ITSInternational.com In an initiative unprecedented across the Middle East and North Africa, Dubai's Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has teamed up with Google to upload Dubai public bus stop information on the digital space of Google Earth. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/dubai-bus-stops-on-google-earth/ 48046 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100406000000 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:04:27 GMT 20120202140427 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:22:15 GMT 201303041422215 Kestutis Rusas 2010 March April ITS17 Transmart MT06 Passenger, Rider Information Systems News on www.ITSInternational.com Google Leading international public transport group, Stagecoach, is undertaking trials of an amphibious bus - 'amfibus' - on the River Clyde near Glasgow in Scotland. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/amphibious-bus-may-replace-ferry/ 47735 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100310000000 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:23 GMT 20120201150023 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:18:40 GMT 201202011531840 Joseph Tinlin 2010 January February ITS17 Transmart MT01 Buses News Volvo CE on www.ITSInternational.com Stagecoach Strathclyde Partnership for Transport Dutch Amphibious Transport Vehicles BV Hoeft & Wessel has received an order from Rheinbahn, the company responsible for the public transport system in Germany's Düsseldorf and the surrounding region, for the installation of e-ticketing machines (ETMs) with an integrated boarding control system. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/dsseldorf-orders-540-e-ticketing-machines/ 69875 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100205000000 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:23:47 GMT 20120606112347 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:45:10 GMT 2012060611114510 Joseph Tinlin 2010 January February ITS17 Transmart MT05 TIcketing And Smart Cards News on www.ITSInternational.com Hoeft & Wessel Group Rheinbahn In a contract valued at US$3.2 million, Telvent is to implement its SmartMobility Light Rail solution on the new light rail system that will connect the Moroccan cities of Rabat and Salé. http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/telvent-to-implement-light-rail-priority-system-in-morocco/ 47838 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100202000000 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:43:23 GMT 20120202094323 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:48:00 GMT 201202020994800 Joseph Tinlin 2010 January February ITS17 Transmart MT03 Light Rail News Telvent on www.ITSInternational.com