London’s mayor Sadiq Khan has been urged to replace the city’s existing road charge schemes with a single system that charges drivers per mile.
Called City Move, the scheme would apply in areas of high demand and poor air quality. Rates would vary by vehicle emissions, local levels of congestion and pollution and availability of public transport alternatives – but would be set before the journey begins.
A report by thinktank Centre for London - Green Light: Next Generation of Road User Charging for a Hea
Vix Technology has been named Global Ticketing Partner for the Transport Ticketing & Passenger Information Expo and Conference Global Series in 2015 and will provide all delegates with a smart card ticket at the exhibition in London on 27-29 January.
It is the first time that delegates will ‘tap-in’ and ‘tap –out’ at entry validators as they move throughout the exhibition and conferencing areas and in doing so qualify for competitions and incentives. The feature will give attendees first-hand experience
An IBEC working group session at ITS World Congress in Vienna in October was presented with an example of a very cost-effective means for reducing traffic travel time. There is no doubt that adaptive real-time traffic control is a very cost-effective ITS application”, Dr Ronald van Katwijk told an IBEC (International Benefits, Evaluation & Costs) working group session at the 2012 ITS World Congress in Vienna. The senior consultant with Netherlands consultant TNO and TrafficQuest, the Dutch Centre for Expert
NXP Semiconductors has announced it has begun testing a next-generation congestion management system in Singapore. Cars equipped with the company’s 3.5G telematics solution ATOP (automotive telematics on-board unit platform) are currently piloting this urban modern mobility solution.
