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March 27, 2020
Coronavirus fuels global cycling upsurge
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic may be sending the world's transit systems into disarray, but a global surge in cycling may just provide a much-needed silver lining.
March 27, 2020
ViaVan and BVG offer health workers free ride-share
ViaVan and German public transport provider Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) have turned their ride-share service over to health workers, free of charge, for nearly four weeks.
March 27, 2020
LA eases parking rules 'to aid social distancing'
Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti has relaxed parking enforcement across the city to help drivers more effectively practice social distancing in the wake of coronavirus.
March 27, 2020
EHang to bring UAM service to Spain
Autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) company EHang Holdings is to launch an urban air mobility (UAM) programme aimed at cutting traffic jams in the Spanish city of Seville.
March 26, 2020
University study debunks EV emissions ‘myth’
Fears that electric vehicles (EVs) could actually increase carbon emissions are 'a myth', according to new research.
March 26, 2020
Tattile has eyes on Vietnam highway
Tattile has installed a number of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras on a major road in north Vietnam.
March 26, 2020
Mucca demos multi-vehicle collision avoidance tech
A project whose members include Connected Places Catapult and Cranfield University has developed technology which could reduce the number of vehicle collisions on UK motorways.
March 26, 2020
'Half of US' fears Covid-19 on public transit
Nearly half of 1,000 Americans who took part in an opinion poll feel riding on public transit poses a high health risk due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
March 25, 2020
Ex-USDoT bosses urge Congress to reauthorise Fast 
The Metropolitan Civic Leadership Alliance is calling on US Congress to reauthorise the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (Fast) Act which is set to expire this autumn. 
March 25, 2020
Tispol rebrands as Roadpol
Enforcement group Tispol is to rebrand as Roadpol – European Roads Policing Network.
March 25, 2020
Hungary to offer EV incentives
The Hungarian government is to offer grants to incentivise the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its Climate and Nature Protection Action Plan.
March 24, 2020
Flashing LEDs may cut ‘distracted walking’ risk
Flashing LED lights embedded into pavements could improve the safety of pedestrians distracted by their phones, says Australia’s Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
March 24, 2020
Coronavirus cripples scooter operations worldwide
The ongoing battle against coronavirus is causing micromobility firms to scale down and suspend operations worldwide. 
March 23, 2020
WEF offers guidelines for city mobility
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has published guidelines ranging from data sharing and multimodal integration to help cities establish and develop partnerships with mobility partners.
March 23, 2020
CARS group forms to protect rider privacy
A group has formed to raise awareness of how mobility data specification (MDS) can be used by local governments to track personal movements through a city.