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Alternative Power Sources
Compressed
natural gas trains in Germany (April 20, 1998)
Liquified
natural gas buses in Copenhagen, Denmark (May 11, 1998)
Scandianavian
influence on liquefied natural gas bus decision in Orange County, California (May 11,
1998)
APTA International Members and
Services
Cooperation
agreement with International Union of Public Transport
(January 19, 1998)
International
resource service (September 22, 1997)
Associations
Bus group
announces board members (September 21, 1998)
Australian and New Zealand Transit
Changing face
of urban public transit in Australia (March 30, 1998)
International
study mission looks at transit down under (December 14, 1998)
Automated Guideways
Driverless
Meteor gets test operation on Paris Metro (February 16, 1998)
Driverless
metros in 11 cities (December 15, 1997)
Highway
automated vehicle guidance in the Netherlands (July 13, 1998)
Internal
monitoring of driverless line in Singapore (December 15, 1997)
Meteor
launched in Paris, France (December 14, 1998)
New Skytrain
line for Vancouver, Canada (September 21, 1998)
Automobiles
'Car sharing'
increasingly popular in Europe (August 17, 1998)
Bicycles
Bicycles-on-rail
program in Stuttgart, Germany (November 17, 1997)
Report cites
bicycles as integral part of transport mix (September 21, 1998)
Buses
Off-peak
taxi-bus in Toulouse, France (June 22, 1998)
Busways
High-capacity
busways in Curitiba, Brazil (October 20, 1997)
Construction Practices
Germany's first
build-operate-transfer project (November 23, 1998)
Robots and
hydrodemolition in Switzerland (November 23, 1998)
Contracting of Services
Bus
privatization 10 years later in United Kingdom (November 23, 1998)
Contracting of
bus and rail services in Scandinavia (August 18, 1997)
Many faces of
privatization in Latin America (June 22, 1998)
Development Near Transit Facilities
Private
mixed-use complex in Nagoya, Japan (April 20, 1998)
Disabled Passenger Services
Guide dog
training in France (February 16, 1998)
Helping
travelers with disabilities in Scandinavia (January 19, 1998)
European Transit
Implementation
of European concepts in Boston, Massachusetts (January 19, 1998)
Impressions of
transit in 5 cities (December 15, 1997)
Fare Collection Technology
Contactless,
rechargeable farecards in Valenciennes, France (April 20, 1998)
Finland's smart
card system tops 25 million bus trips (October 26, 1998)
Four cities test
'electronic purse' farecards (August 17, 1998)
Hong Kong is
leading in contactless fare technology (February 16, 1998)
Singapore adds
features to its cash card (October 26, 1998)
Funding Transit
Congestion
pricing fees in Oslo, Norway (November 23, 1998)
Employer
subsidies in Hamburg, Germany (November 17, 1997)
Park-and-ride
funding in Hamburg, Germany (September 22, 1997)
Intelligent Transportation Systems
European Union
pilots digital tachograph project (February 16, 1998)
Germany's
intelligent driverless assistance (February 16, 1998)
Intelligent
speed adaptation in Sweden (November 23, 1998)
Mobile traffic
analysis system in Shanghai, China (May 11, 1998)
Intercity Rail
Germany's
Hanover-Berlin high speed rail line (November 23, 1998)
High-speed
railways use perks to reward riders (August 17, 1998)
Interviews
Bailly,
Jean-Paul, International Union of Public Transport President (September 22, 1997)
Linton, Gordon,
United States Federal Transit Administration Administrator (October 20, 1997)
Marketing
Special bus
service in the resort community of Neustadt, Germany (September 22, 1997)
Meetings and Conferences
France-United
States Bi-National Roundtable (June 22, 1998)
Passenger Information Systems
Bus and
commuter rail passenger information system in Hanover, Germany (December 15, 1997)
Bus passenger
information system in Douai, France (November 23, 1998)
Bus passenger
information system in London, United Kingdom (August 18, 1997)
Digital signboards provide
parking information in Vienna, Austria (August 17, 1998)
Rail passenger
information system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (September 22, 1997)
People
Barnes,
Ron--International Transit Studies Program participant (March 30, 1998)
Planning
Back to public
transit: a policy priority in United Kingdom (November 23, 1998)
European Union
prepares for road congestion plan (December 14, 1998)
Livability
survey in France (November 17, 1997)
Passenger forums
in Germany and Austria (August 17, 1998)
Scandinavian
planning model (July 13, 1998)
Rail Cars
Bi-modal rail cars
in Saar, Germany (November 17, 1997)
Geneva,
Switzerland makes history with light rail fleet (October 26, 1998)
Light rail cars in
Montpellier, France (August 17, 1998)
Rail Transit Systems
Integrated
transit network in Hamburg, Germany (February 16, 1998)
International
light rail line crossing German-French border (May 11, 1998)
Japan sees
return of 'chin chin densha' service (September 21, 1998)
Rail link in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (October 26, 1998)
Taipei, Taiwan
prepares to open third rail line (September 21, 1998)
Safety and Security
Security
expands on German rail (August 17, 1998)
South American Transit
Lessons learned
on South American tour (July 13, 1998)
Transit System Profiles
Reykjavik,
Iceland--Straetisvagnar Reykjavikur (November 17, 1997)
Trolleybuses
Dual-mode
trolleybuses in Paris suburbs (April 20, 1998)
Trolleybuses
are workhorses of Moscow's fleet (October 26, 1998)
Vehicle Location Systems
Global
positioning satellite system in Mannheim, Germany (September 22, 1997) |
