Modasti’s latest newsletter is out now. If you aren't a subscriber, then you can read it online (see post below)! #metro #electricbus #lightrail lnkd.in/e6P-BKbC lnkd.in/ewgYA998

Great news, especially when you consider the fact Dubai Expo City is currently transformed from the former site of the Expo into a real 15-minute city! The metro station is huge and well-developed for the many delegates for their daily trips to the COP28…lnkd.in/dTS7sqz8

After 3 years, there is a Dutch ‘Day of Public Transport’ again where #publictransport professionals gather . . . just kicking off in The Hague right now! lnkd.in/eG5VQHAv

On my way to Brussels! 😀 lnkd.in/e7dPHScm

Green #publictransport in Brussels! lnkd.in/eUcxTpkn

TRAM-BUSES IN BRUSSELS In 2020, the Belgian transport operator De Lijn officially inaugurated its first tram-bus in Brussels. Today, exactly two years after this inauguration, I had the chance to experience the tram-bus myself. A fleet of 14 tram-buses -…lnkd.in/ekcsAa5J

Impressive! lnkd.in/e75beq2N

What a fantastic UITP happening nine days ago (on June 29th)! It was the first time UITP members gathered again in Brussels for three events: 1. The annual General Assembly (which took place as a hybrid event) with among others an overview of UITP’s activ…lnkd.in/eEDh8kDs

Did you know that less than 20% of the total road and rail infrastructure investment is devoted to rail? On a positive note, five countries invested more in rail than road at the end of the last decade: 1. Austria (79%); 2. Great Britain (58%); 3. Belgium…lnkd.in/ef3r-rpU

ELECTRIC BUSES IN QATAR I already mentioned Doha's fleet of 741 #ElectricBuses in Modasti Consulting's most recent newsletter (lnkd.in/eqD3fTfX) and now Sustainable Bus has all the details in the article below. Some interest…lnkd.in/ecByQK8u lnkd.in/eU3SVEy7

The Royal Commission for AlUla (Saudi Arabia) recently announced plans for a 50km long light rail network. The splendid design of the trams is inspired by the historic Hedjaz Railway which ran more than a century ago all the way fr…lnkd.in/ekTnp2Ki lnkd.in/emVw8VpC

REVIVING THE RAILWAYS I already mentioned the fact that major national railway schemes are underway in several countries in the #MENA region in Modasti Consulting's most recent newsletter (lnkd.in/eqD3fTfX) and now The Econo…lnkd.in/eN36uUjH lnkd.in/eBfx59Ga

Climate-smart transport options are still too much concentrated in the developed world, according to this interesting blog post by Riccardo Puliti, VP at World Bank Group. As the article states "Greenhouse gas emissions from transp…lnkd.in/esBkFUAk lnkd.in/eYfc_qtq

The global #decarbonization challenge summarized in 103 words. This is the introduction page of Bill Gates' HOW TO AVOID A CLIMATE DISASTER. Published in February last year and definitely one of the best books on climate change I've read so far! lnkd.in/eAyd6YUq

From the oldest surviving underground urban rail line in Europe to openings of kilometres and kilometres of modern #metro lines and the Marmaray commuter rail line in the 2010s, this is the history of Istanbul's (rail-bound) #publi…lnkd.in/eEXX3SU7 lnkd.in/eXJriQf7

Excellent article - written by Sustainable Bus - about the current status of the global #ElectricBus market! lnkd.in/ezHcV7WB

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I hope Elon Musk will step down as head of Twitter! This will be good for Twitter, for the earth, and for humankind.

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