New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is being sued for not providing customers of its Access-A-Ride paratransit service the same half-priced fares that are available to elderly or disabled riders on the city’s subway and buses. The class action lawsuit was filed in the state...
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 trained local ‘Pilots’ to track routes from...
The City of Philadelphia has established an executive order and released a five-year plan to address the multifaceted barriers to digital access. Philadelphia’s first Digital Equity Plan lays out key goals and strategies to tackle affordability and availability of broadband and devices, as well as...
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 constantly updated, and takes into account the...
The US state of Michigan and Canada’s Ontario province have announced a new collaboration to study commercial drone corridors, which includes a cross-border connection. The project will examine how drones can be used in operations like just-in-time delivery, medical transport, and other small-scale deployments, with...
A colourised powder formula for improved disinfection, a micromobility firm that studies how e-bikes and scooters can be integrated into mass transit, and a tool that optimises bus performance were the three pilot programmes selected for the New York Transit Tech Lab’s COVID-19 Response Challenge....
Phoenix Arizona’s mobile career unit initiative – which provides job seekers with access to resources, training, and opportunities – is one of the 15 winning entries in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2021-2022 Global Mayors Challenge. Other winners include Kigali’s smart waste system, Wellington’s digital twin, a mutual...
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for the introduction of a pay-per-mile driving charge in the UK capital, along with a daily fee of up to £2 (US$2.70) for “all but the cleanest vehicles”. A new report commissioned by City Hall has revealed that a...
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 strategy also aims to tackle poverty, support...
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 of previous levels, with the recent lifting...
