Skip to main content

This is why we use public transport

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Integrated public transport systems ‘make travel easier and more affordable’
    April 9, 2015
    Streamlining schedules, stops, fares, and passenger information among subways, buses and commuter rail, will make it easier for passengers, cut down on operational costs and boost operational revenue, according to a new World Bank paper published today, Public Transport Service Optimisation and System Integration. The paper, which is part of the China Transport Notes Series produced by the World Bank in Beijing to share experiences about the transformation of the Chinese transport sector, claims lack of
  • Platform announcement: public transport is running 10 years behind schedule
    March 10, 2023
    Public transport worldwide is under pressure on a variety of fronts. Jon Salmon of Snapper Services UK explains why the industry should look more at data – and pick up some tips from the retail sector
  • Stockholm to run its public transport on 75% green fuel by 2016
    June 12, 2012
    Stockholm has set a target to use renewable fuels for 75 per cent of its public transport by 2016, as part of a range of new measures for social responsibility and climate impact set by Stockholm County Council (SLL). The measures also include a 75 per cent reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by 2020, compared with 1990, and a 10 per cent reduction of particle emissions by 2016, compared with 2011. The council also aims to raise the level of material recycling to a minimum of 25 per cent and for its IT op
  • Kentkart sees sales growth for KentTablet onboard public transport computer
    October 24, 2012
    Turkey’s Kentkart comes to the World Congress having signed seven contracts in seven months for its KentTablet onboard public transport computer. The KentTablet is positioned beside the bus driver and has multiple functions. It acts as a ticket validator, a vehicle tracker (it has GPS and GPRS installed) and transmits information such as time of arrival to ‘smart’ bus stops. The device first became operational in Belgrade, Serbia, early this year. Since then, it has been designated as the main product in pu