Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has selected a transportation policy veteran to lead the city's ambitious plan to dramatically reduce traffic fatalities. Linda Bailey will ...

New globally-focused transportation non-profit launches in Washington, D.C., with $6-million grant from billionaire Stephen M. Ross.

Dr Rocio Ortego speaks with Jean Phillipe Mangeot, CEO of Urbanloop, about the company's smart urban transport innovation for sustainable cities.

If Matt Chasen gets his way, there will be a time -- in the not-so-distant future -- when commuters are able to order an air taxi that whisks them across town in ...

Jakartas urban mobility is to get a significant facelift this year with the new, modern, railway-based public transportation MRT and light rapid transit (LRT) ...

Dr. Adonia E. Lugo of Antioch University Los Angeles discusses the "practice of accounting for the diverse vulnerabilities that individuals carry with them as they ...

CES2019 provided insight into how city governments and the private sector are reimagining the urban landscape, especially vis-a-vis transportation.

Indian and China is exploring possibilities for international cooperation for participation anf investment in electric vehicles market in India.

The 'BEST' principle adopted by successful global cities can provide a solution to perils of India's urban transportation.

The opportunity of disruptive marketing lies in the hands of marketer but on the other side, this poses threat from the competitors.

Now in the cycling business, Uber, Lyft, and others are co-opting the experience of longtime safe streets advocates.

Before adjourning Monday's meeting of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, chair Will Conley, who has held the chairmanship since first being ...

A panel discussion on the first day of CES explored how Autonomous Vehicles could revitalize urban transit—or foment congestion and bad urbanism.

A weekly round up on news updates, industry events and highlights from Urban Transport News from 1st January 2019 to 06th January 2019.

The future is here: Workers unload MRT cars from a ship in Tanjung Priok Port, North Jakarta, on April 4, 2018. (JP/Seto Wardhana)Jakarta's urban mobility is to ...

It's emerging as a key way that cities can promote sustainability and reduce transportation emissions.

Gotcha, the Charleston-based company behind the city's Holy Spokes bike-share program, is testing out three electric cars that could soon become a regular ...

The Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in November 2018, pulls no punches. United States communities are already experiencing tangible harms ...

A Kansas City state lawmaker who serves on the House Transportation Committee is looking forward to hearing Missouri Governor Mike Parson's transportation ...

The Tamilnadu Governor has approved the formation of a unified transport authority (CUMTA) to integrate multi-modal transportation systems in the Chennai.

Nonpartisan report shows percent of state taxes going to transportation fell 48% since 1970.

FRED is a fleet of modified electric golf carts that offer free rides downtown, solving the "last-mile" challenge the 21st century way.

Join The Jaxson on Thursday, Jan. 24, for a free discussion focusing on the impact of Jacksonville's changing demographics on current and future transportation ...

Want to know how the City of Calgary is handling the potential of a future with driveless cars? In Episode 10, host Josh White covers a wide range of Calgary ...

The MMRDA abruptly terminated its contract with the Indo-Malaysian consortium L&T-Scomi Engineering Bhd to manage the city's monorail.

Subways in the Northeast are falling apart and losing riders. Cities on the West Coast are pouring money into their transportation networks.

This past holiday season, to the delight of retailers, saw shopping records broken left and right. Amazon set a sales record over the long Thanksgiving weekend.

What does it mean to be 'smart' these days? Tampa Bay Area researchers and innovators are working to develop technology solutions while cautioning ...

Cascadia's cities could benefit immensely from electric robo-taxi *service* someday if we get the public policies right but we don't know exactly when autonomous ...

By closing the Alaskan Way Viaduct, Seattle ushers in a period of short-term commuter pain for long-term waterfront redevelopment gain.

The Missoula Urban Transportation District this week named Jennifer Sweten as its new operations manager for Mountain Line, replacing Jeff Logan who will ...

Ms. Karuna Gopal, Smart Cities Advisor and a thought leader has talked about the current progress of 'Smart Cities Mission" of Govt. of India.

Scooters are dorky, polarizing, dangerous, fun, and maybe even useful. They could also be the kick in the butt that cities need to demand safe streets.

To encourage people to use public transportation in their routine commuting, the Urban Transport News has announced 'Selfie with Public Transport' Contest ...

NEW YORK — The start of a new year often coincides with a surge in monthly memberships to gyms.

Here Technologies has launched a new social transport app called SoMo, built from the bottom up as an all-encompassing app for planning and sharing rides.

Luxembourg suffers from major traffic jams, so the government plans to make public transportation free for everyone in the tiny European state.

To promote and encourage people to use the shared mass public transport, the Urban Transport News announced 'Selfie with Public Transport' contest.

Daimler AG and the BMW Group are collaborating on a joint urban mobility company to create a sustainable. multi-modal and readily accessible urban ...

BRUSSELS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: ...

A final design has been selected for a $1.1B Mass. Pike realignment that will open up hundreds of acres of developable land in Allston.

Today we kick off our annual “Streetsies” competition, that time of year when where we look back at the year and remember the stories that really had an impact ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of three metro corridors- Mumbai Metro-5, 9 and Pune Metro Phase III project in Maharashtra.

Elon Musk has unveiled his futuristic underground transportation tunnel in a bid to curb “soul-destroying” urban traffic. The tech entrepreneur invited reporters ...

With a veteran transportation reformer stepping into the role, Bike New York seeks to join cycling advocacy with education and public events.

Will you be saving money by riding an e-scooter after a gas tax passes to fund the new capital bill? Our fortune tellers predict the future for transportation in 2019.

WASHINGTON — More freight is moving and e-commerce is booming, but there is a finite amount of urban space for road use and parking for delivery vehicles.

The TSB said crashworthiness standards for transit buses have not been implemented in full, even after its report recommending them after the deadly crash in ...

At CES 2019, carmakers showed off vehicles with perfume-puffing headrests, augmented-reality video displays, and all manner of in-car entertainment.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today dedicated the 4.9 km long Bogibeel Bridge connecting Dibrugarh (Assam) to Itanagr (Arunachal Pradesh) to the nation.

Jakarta, Indonesia, is betting on a combination of mass transit systems and ride-sharing apps to ease traffic.

To ensure last mile connectivity, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in association with cab aggregators Uber and Ola today kickstarted a pilot project.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the flagship biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019 with a global trade show at Gandhinagar on ...

The Beijing Public Transport Corporation and AI systems integration firm Beytai will tap Mobileye's tech to develop driverless public transportation.

Across the country, cities are implementing new housing and transit laws that, oh by the way, lower their emissions of greenhouse gasses.

If you can't afford a car or Uber, and there's no major public transit route in your neighbourhood, finding a job and keeping it can be an uphill battle.

The 116th Congress has begun, and for the first time in years, climate change is on the national agenda. The House of Representatives has established a select ...

The bike taxi *service* in India is expected to grow at a stellar pace and would soon become accessible in 200 Indian cities.

Cycle.land, the bike sharing marketplace unlocking the assets of unused bikes, has raised over £200k due to its second equity crowdfunding campaign on ...

To fight global warming and air pollution, cities across the region are taking advantage of innovations in urban transportation.

ISLAMABAD (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In a bid to freshen its air and cut planet-warming emissions, the Pakistani port city of Karachi will introduce ...

After over two years of internet-fueled hype and fast-paced construction, erratic billionaire Elon Musk has unveiled a prototype tunnel outside Los Angeles that ...

Electric scooters: Thrilling, Convenient and Cheap. Fun for many, yet menace for others. Safety First!!

Self-driving car startup Zoox has become the first company to receive approval from California regulators to operate an autonomous ride *service*.

Under 10 percent of new Citi Bike and Divvy bike docks are sited where residents suggested using interactive online maps, a new study shows. But that doesn't ...

New report published by Market Research Report Store (MRRS) which offers insights on the global Railway Infrastructure Maintenance market. Infrastructure ...

Los Angeles is more than just one city – it's Brentwood and Culver City, Santa Monica and Inglewood, Westwood and more. However, the different sides of the ...

Undoubtedly, innovation in architecture of old cities (medinas) in Morocco is with no doubt extremely important, but preserving and restoring the old buildings is ...

Gavin Newsom wants to withhold transportation funds from areas that don't meet housing targets. But some worry that could punish California's poorest.

MONTREAL — In car-loving Quebec City, residents can't stop talking about what's become known as the "third link" — a future bridge or tunnel crossing the St.

The Tesla founder unveils his latest visionary project – a tunnel beneath LA that his Boring Company says will revolutionise urban transport.

Jan 15 (Reuters) - The longest shutdown in history affecting a quarter of U.S. government reached its 25th day on Tuesday, with most of the 800,000 employees ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The start of a new year often coincides with a surge in monthly memberships to gyms. Ride-hailing services are hoping customers will think ...

WASHINGTON — A comprehensive new report on the perils of speeding suggests that the ever-growing cultural divide between rural and urban America may ...

Boise's Capital City Development Corp. is proposing to add protected bike lanes and a wider sidewalk as it reduces car lanes and parking spaces along two ...

The Oak Hill Parkway project was added to the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization's 2019-2022 Transportation Improvement Program by ...

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After a powerful winter storm dumped up to a foot of snow over the weekend, residents hoping for a return to normal Monday were left with slick roads and ...

In 2018 the provincial voice for cycling, Share the Road, released a document titled, Bikes Can Do That. It details seven benefits that can be achieved when ...

With little or no public demand or consultation, the decision to go ahead with the project without studying its impact was a poor one.

The evolving policy context of metro rail expansion, particularly in the last five years in India, the concerns emanating due to public–private partnerships in ...

Metro Centre, a transit-oriented development in Owings Mills, is among just a few such projects attracting developers despite a state wish list of 16 projects.

Municipal and provincial governments in Canada are all looking for better ways to deal with their growing pothole problems, but none is properly tracking ...

Sacramento's effort to build a downtown streetcar suffered a major setback this week, leaving proponents uncertain over whether the long-planned project can ...

The Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao said that the U.S. Department of Transportation would allow routine flights over people and at night.

Could electric scooters be the next big thing in urban mobility?

In November, Italian state-owned railway operator Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane inaugurated the world's first high-speed rail *service* dedicated to freight, which will ...

TRL employees investigate how likely it is that hyperloop will be successfully integrated into the UK's existing transport networks.

Know this eleven achievements of Indian Railways, which gives a glimpas of "innovative" thinking of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal during the year 2018.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is looking to get to grips with the appalling Jakarta traffic, saying that “we have to be brave” to stop the Rp 65 trillion (US$4.6 ...

Suffolk's Planning Commission unanimously approved the city's proposed Capital Improvements Program and Plan at its Jan. 15 meeting. The plan provides a ...

Micromobility options like scooters are a small step in solving the massive challenge of urban transit.

Smart Transportation market report provides comprehensive analysis of Smart Transportation industry by types, applications, key players and regions. It shows ...

KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) and regional airline MASWings aim to serve more rural air passengers by reopening the Long ...

What would Jane Jacobs do? This question is part of the Facebook page URL for the group New Urbanist Memes for Transit Oriented Teens, a page where ...

It was reported a decrease on HANKYU HOLDINGS INC ORDINARY SHARES JAP (OTCMKTS:HYUHF)'s shares shorted with 28.5%. FINRA announced in ...

As we respond to vehicular congestion by building road infrastructure, excluding key factors, such as data and kind of vehicles, from design plans could leave ...

On 25th December 2018, the Bogibeel Bridge was inaugurated by prime minister Narendra Modi. Strategic importance to India as it will help in transportation for ...

The rise of the rented e-scooter has also brought safety fears and injury-related lawsuits. What happens when a new mobility mode meets the American legal ...

While car shoppers can be forgiven for missing it, 2018 was an astonishing year in the world of electric transportation. It was a time when major automakers ...