Public Transport

Transport for London (TfL) has released new data showing a 25 percent increase in underground (Tube) passengers since early January, with ridership now at around 60 percent of pre-pandemic levels. Bus ridership is also up to 75 percent...

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has announced an expansion of its on-demand shuttle service in Coventry. Initially launched as a pilot around the University of Warwick Campus and south-west Coventry in spring 2021, the service has clocked...

The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) has approved a six-month pilot to extend half-price transit discounts to low-income customers across Columbus. The scheme – which kicks off on 1 March – will see those eligible for public income...

Vancouver’s transit operator TransLink has released its 2050 Regional Transportation Strategy, which includes plans to quadruple the rapid transit network with 300 kilometres of new lines by 2050. The strategy – which has been approved by the Mayors’...

Leicester City Council is consulting on proposals to introduce a new charge on workplace parking which it says could improve air quality, fund public transport projects and incentivise active travel. The workplace parking levy (WPL) would see companies...

A new on-demand shuttle service connecting Milwaukee residents with jobs in the city’s northern suburbs is set to launch next month. FlexRide Milwaukee will deploy 15 vehicles – one of which will be a Via-owned accessible passenger van...

The City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) have launched a new app to protect residents and visitors from growing cybersecurity threats on public Wi-Fi systems. “The City and County of Los Angeles...

capitaltribunenews.com talks to Liverpool’s Transport Committee Chairperson, Liam Robinson, and Birmingham’s Cabinet Member for Transport & Environment, Waseem Zaffar, about what they achieved this year and what they’re looking forward to in 2022. Liverpool looks to bus reform...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has appointed the city’s former Chief Information Officer, Jascha Franklin-Hodge to oversee collaboration between the city’s Public Works and Transportation Departments. As Chief of Streets, Franklin-Hodge will be responsible for the implementation of key...

Would you give up your car for €1,100 (US$1,280) a year? Tim Lehmann thinks you might. As founder of Berlin-based NGO IUM-Institute for Urban Mobility, Lehmann is behind a proposal to hand people a cash credit to use...