MAN ARTICULATED BUS CHASSIS FOR ISRAEL'S BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Published at 12.04.2012 in Mass transit, Vehicle news
One of Israel's largest bus operators, DAN Society for Public Transport, recently presented the first of 172 futuristically designed buses in Haifa that will form the backbone of the state-of-the-art Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in the major cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv. MAN Truck & Bus is supplying three-axle low-floor articulated buses for this system, powered by 360-hp common-rail diesel engines that comply with the currently strictest EEV (enhanced environmentally-friendly vehicle) emission standard. The futuristic bodies of the buses, which are equipped with powerful air-conditioning systems suitable for hot climates, are manufactured locally in Israel by the Ha’argaz company.
NEW GLOBAL BUS RAPID TRANSIT DATABASE LAUNCHED
Published at 10.04.2012 in International developments, Mass transit
Three global organizations — EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute’s center for sustainable transport, and the Across Latitudes and Cultures- Bus Rapid Transit Centre of Excellence (ALC-BRT CoE) — in collaboration with the International Energy Agency (IEA) teamed up to launch the most comprehensive, public database of bus rapid transit (BRT) systems around the world, http://BRTdata.org.
BRT SYSTEMS NAMED BEST BUS LINES IN THE U.S.
Published at 10.06.2011 in Infrastructure, Mass transit
Los Angeles, Cleveland, Las Vegas, Eugene, Ore. and Pittsburgh were rated as the leading US cities for bus-based transportation because of their high-quality bus rapid transit systems (BRT), according to a new independent study, issued by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP).
LONDON TO GET BIGGEST TRANSPORT INVESTMENT IN 80 YEARS
Published at 07.04.2011 in Mass transit, Politics
London’s transport network will see massive growth in both the number of passengers it carries and the number of services it operates, according to Transport for London’s (TfL) revised Business Plan. During the next four years a huge program of investment will see three Tube lines fully upgraded with new trains on five lines, major progress on Crossrail, the completion of the London Overground network, traffic flow smoothed, the completion of the Barclays Cycle Superhighways and extension of Barclays Cycle Hire, and the maintenance of the capital’s bus network. The plan also sets out an increased savings and efficiencies program, totaling £7.6 billion (US$12 billion), up from around £5 billion (US$8 billion).
CHINA TO CREATE LARGEST MEGA CITY IN THE WORLD
Published at 25.01.2011 in Infrastructure, Mass transit
China is planning to create the world's biggest mega city, reports the British newspaper The Telegraph, by merging nine cities to create a metropolis twice the size of Wales with a population of 42 million. The "Turn The Pearl River Delta Into One" scheme will create a 41,400 km2 (6,000 sq mile) urban area that is 26 times larger geographically than Greater London, or twice the size of Wales.
