Public Transport

The UK’s first full-sized self-driving bus will take to the roads this week as part of a government-sponsored autonomous vehicle project. The Project CAVForth pilot, which is funded by the UK government’s Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles...

Montreal’s public transport agency has launched a new app feature that allows paratransit customers to track vehicle locations in real-time. The Société de transport de Montréal’s (STM) SIRTA online reservation system – which is applicable to all minibuses...

The government of New Zealand has announced that it will halve public transport fares for three months from the beginning of April as part of a cost-of-living package to offer relief from the global energy crisis triggered by...

Greater Manchester will cap bus fares at £2 (US$2.61) for adults and £1 for children as part of a shake-up of public transport in the UK city. It follows a landmark ruling at the Royal Courts of Justice...

A report from campaign group Transport and Environment has found that the UK’s three largest cities – London, Birmingham and Manchester – are ranked lowest in Europe for public transport affordability.  Out of 36 European cities, London came...

Oxford has launched a zero emissions zone (ZEZ) pilot in a bid to cut down on polluting vehicles. Drivers of non-fully electric vehicles – including hybrid cars – using certain city centre roads will be charged a daily...

English city regions are warning of large reductions to bus services amid a financial crisis. A third of bus services in the Greater Manchester area could be cut if UK government grants do not continue past March, the...

Sunshine Coast Council in Australia is using sensor-equipped wheelchairs to map the best routes for mobility-impaired residents and visitors. The trial, in partnership with Briometrix and Spinal Life Australia, will use devices installed on wheelchairs operated by specially...

Estonia’s capital Tallinn is introducing a digital transport model which it says can forecast and analyse the city’s mobility needs to improve urban planning The tool includes data on 130,000 different road sections across the city which are...

Glasgow has announced plans to reduce the number of kilometres travelled by car in the city by 30 percent within this decade as part of efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. The Scottish city’s new draft transport...