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December 2, 2022
ITS Australia Global Summit 2023: super-sized
Four-day Global Summit will be held on 28-31 August, 2023 in Melbourne: accelerating smarter, safer, sustainable transport is focus of next year's expanded event for whole ITS community
November 23, 2022
US holiday season: don’t drive - ride!
Lyft credits are being provided in four US states to discourage seasonal drunk driving
November 22, 2022
Pollution foiled by foliage
Living walls provide an innovative solution for reducing air pollution and improving air quality along congested urban highways. Richard Sabin, managing director of Biotecture, explains how
November 15, 2022
Asecap: get ready to rethink everything you know
How can we make our infrastructure ready for new sustainability challenges? What kind of investments are needed? And who will finance them? Tolling association Asecap has some thoughts. Geoff Hadwick reports from Lisbon
November 11, 2022
Keeping cool in LA
As the earth’s temperatures rise, cities are set to become hotter. A project in Los Angeles may point the way to keeping cool while improving access to transit services in an uncertain future
November 7, 2022
Charlotte, NC: looks like we’re walking
Charlotte is committing to ambitious Vision Zero targets and has a plan for modal shift which emphasises active travel in the North Carolinian city
November 1, 2022
Better liveability through more micromobility
Shared and micromobility offer new options, weaning urbanites off their cars, stitching existing mass transit combinations together. Andrew Stone looks at a report on transforming our cities
October 28, 2022
Cannabis and cars don’t mix
Increased – legal – cannabis use has created increased – illegal – use by drivers. Adam Hill looks at a new report which advises State Highway Safety Offices on tackling the issue
October 26, 2022
Digital twins help city space race
As the world becomes more urbanised, there is a need to monitor the likely effects this will have on the way we live, says Jeroen Borst of TNO, the Dutch organisation for applied scientific research
October 25, 2022
UITP highlights mass transit changes
Increasingly, public transport passengers will no longer need to carry a dedicated smartcard ticket to travel, as technology enables virtually any type of contactless payment system to take over the role.
October 20, 2022
Cost Benefit: a roundabout way of lighting
One of Europe’s first smart lighting systems specifically for roundabouts is operating in Hungary and making big energy savings for local government, explains Miklós Muranyi of NIF
October 19, 2022
Leonardo addresses new mobility trends
Italy-headquartered Leonardo outlines why, and how, the company is at the forefront of more effective, efficient, and sustainable mobility - a top European priority - through investments in the Next Generation EU programme, aimed at achieving energy and climatic objectives.
October 12, 2022
AI: a means to an end
Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool to create a balance between safety, resilience, sustainability and inclusivity when it comes to connected and automated driving, says Margriet van Schijndel of TU/e
October 11, 2022
“There will be no driverless cars on a dead planet”
‘Smart’, ‘intelligent’ and ‘advanced’ are great words when they’re applied to mobility – but just make sure they can actually change the world for the better, warns Professor Glenn Lyons
October 10, 2022
Intertraffic Mexico 2022: better & safer road infrastructure urgently needed
Road safety organisation Anasevi highlights key issues for Intertraffic Mexico event