Most public transport journeys start and end with a walk. In fact, walking can constitute half the time spent on multimodal trips and can be the main element of what people remember afterwards. Despite this …
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Taxes on US shared scooters & bikes average 70¢/mile, much more than on private vehicles (SmartCitiesDive)
Micromobility taxes, fees are often out of sync with city policy goals: study – The taxes and fees are 23 times higher, on average, than those on private vehicles, according to researchers at Lime and …
Continue readingNorth American Cities Join the Fare Zone Club: Finally Integrating Intermodal Fares
For most of the history of public transport, integrated tickets and fare zones were largely unheard of. Passengers would generally pay the ticket clerk or conductor a distance-based fare for each leg of their journey, …
Continue readingDockless shared micromobility taxed 23 times more than cars (Zag)
Dockless shared micromobility faces 23 times more taxes and fees per mile than personal cars. The finding comes from a report co-authored by Lime, Portland State University, and Sonoma State University, which examines tax and fee structures across 120 cities …
Continue readingWhy is it so difficult & expensive to take the train across Europe vs low-cost airlines? (EnergyInDemand)
Travelling by train across European countries is hard. High costs, delays, cumbersome booking systems, “temporary” border checks and other impediments to smooth journeys are widespread. This comes with an increasing need and demand for train travel because …
Continue readingPassenger Rights in Multimodal Journeys: Position Paper (UITP)
In its new position paper, UITP presents the views of EU public transport sector on the proposed regulation on passenger rights in multimodal journeys. The proposed regulation, by defining new rules to protect passengers using …
Continue readingZurich car ban on street sees 17,310 drivers fined in 1 month to make space for cycles (CitiesToday)
A trial that aims to discourage car use on one of Zurich’s busiest streets has raked in CHF1.3 million (US$1.44 million) in fines in just one month. Sixty metres of the busy Langstrasse street have …
Continue readingHow the e-scooter ban has changed mobility in Paris (CitiesToday)
Six months on from its landmark vote to ban shared e-scooters, Cities Today spoke with Paris’ Shared Mobility Manager, Natalia Ciciarello, about the impact the decision has had and how the city is now dealing …
Continue readingSelf-driving cars still aren’t the future (Disconnect)
A Cruise disaster deflates the robotaxi hype once again Since March 2018, when an Uber test vehicle killed a pedestrian in Arizona, there’s been a notable chill on the future of self-driving vehicles. Even Elon Musk’s claim …
Continue readingEuropean Commission urged to “show leadership” & develop a night train strategy (RailTech)
The Transport Ministers of Belgium, Austria and Luxembourg, as well as MEPs and numerous associations, call European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to act upon the recent renaissance of night trains and present a …
Continue readingUS sets off on road to mandate anti-drunk driving technology (E+T)
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has begun the process to force carmakers to adopt technology that would prevent drunk drivers from starting vehicles. The passive technology could help prevent the more than 10,000 road …
Continue readingDay Travelcards – Their History, Importance, & Salvation (Ticketing Part 2)
Digital is the mainstream now in fare payment, but it does little for those like on no or small fixed incomes, recent immigrants, those without bank or Oyster cards, people uncomfortable or unable to use …
Continue readingChanges in motor traffic in London’s Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (CaseStudiesTransportPolicy)
Highlights Abstract This paper meta-analyses traffic data extracted from monitoring reports for 46 Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes in 11 London boroughs introduced between May 2020 and May 2021. Schemes are controversial with still limited academic …
Continue readingRail travel for work: which companies have sustainable business travel? (Transport&Environment)
Flying for work is all too common for some employees. But on some common routes like London-Amsterdam, traveling by rail over plane will reduce the employee’s carbon footprint by 93%. Yet, too few companies have …
Continue readingSpain may create a short-haul flight ban: Here’s how to avoid France’s ban’s gaps (JonWorth)
France managed to make a huge splash by banning some short haul flights earlier this year. It managed to gain the country’s government massive positive publicity. Now in the talks to form a new coalition in …
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