Same driver shortages in the US as in Europe:

📣 Abstract Submissions for #TRA2024 are open! Take this opportunity to boost the visibility of your work in front of an expert audience made up of transport professionals from all over Europe and beyond! #Research #Transport #Transitions #Sustainable #Inclusive #Mobility

#hongkong is probably one of the very few places where thousands turn up to bid farewell to a retiring train, LRV or a bus. #publictransport fans are plentiful in the city.

All aboard the Superloop. I’m investing a further £6m in improving bus travel in outer London. TfL is planning a new network of express bus routes that provide quicker and more direct services to town centres & stations, circling the entire city. metro.co.uk/2023/03/28/new…

London’s first Cargo Bike Action Plan has launched to promote the growth of cargo bikes and help cut carbon emissions. Our new plan, working with boroughs, businesses and the freight and servicing industry to transform how deliveries and servicing trips tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publ…

"Low-cost, high-quality public transportation will serve the public better than free rides" Agreed! theconversation.com/low-cost-high-…

Today Brussels released its new travel census, and the #s are impressive. Walking, not cars, is now the city's top transport mode. Modal shift, 2010-22: - Walking ⬆️ 32% to 36% - Biking ⬆️ 3% to 9% - Transit ⬇️ (a bit) 24% to 22% - Cars ⬇️ 38% to 27% …bilite-mobiliteit-brussels.prezly.com/s/843fe872-d20…

The wait is over, we are online! Absolutely thrilled to finally launch our brand new project website. Pay us a visit here👉 upperprojecteu.eu and become a proactive agent in the dissemination of #UPPERprojectEU Eurocities UITP Europe CIVITAS Initiative NetZeroCities 🚇🚍🇪🇺

Such an ambitious project! Glad that EMTA is part of it.

Mision cumplida! Thank you UITP Summit 2023 UITP see you in Versailles GrandParc next week!

Congratulations 👏 to Anne Shaw and her team for the transport planning and operations during last summer’s Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

What a fascinating chart on.ft.com/3r34cVP

Our recommendations: ✅ Reform #fuel #taxes ✅ Supplement with distance-based charges ✅#Congestion charges where required ✅ Set charges to meet sustainable transport objectives Join us at 10:00 Central European Summer Time today 👇🏽

Why are buses vital? Nearly 1/4 of households have no car 🚫🚗 People in households without a car make 4 x as many bus trips as those with a car 🚌🚌🚌🚌 77% of jobseekers in cities outside London have no access to a car 👩‍🎓🔎 Let's back buses with long term, adequate funding.

I wrote about data and digital services and why I think they're not currently delivering better and more productive government. TLDR: it's because we've sacrificed most of the gains to centralisation. oecdcogito.blog/2023/07/19/dec…

👏👏👏 Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan “will not compromise on any moves that could reduce the effectiveness of the [ULEZ] policy, which is designed to tackle air pollution and climate change.” theguardian.com/environment/20…

Two months today, buses in GM start to go back under public control and the cost of combined bus and tram travel will be cut by 20%. 24 September should signal the beginning of a public transport revolution across not just GM but the whole of England. #BeeNetwork

BREAKING: New large-scale Belgian study shows shocking impact of vehicle weight increases on road death and injury. e.g. When a cyclist or pedestrian is hit by a pick-up, the risk of serious injury increases by 90% compared to a car. The risk of death increases by 200%. They

We’re launching 65km of new 20 mph speed limits across the capital. The new limits will be introduced on sections of roads in the following boroughs in 2023. 🚗 Royal Borough of Greenwich 🚙 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 🚗 Lewisham 🚙 Southwark 🚗 Wandsworth 🚙

We cycle towards a greener future. Today, we proposed a European Declaration on Cycling that includes clear commitments to improving road safety and the quality and quantity of cycling infrastructure across our Union. Read more → europa.eu/!FQBpfx #EUGreenDeal