EUROPEAN RESEARCHERS LAUNCH MEGA CAMPAIGN TO ASSESS URBAN AIR POLLUTION
Published at 21.07.2009 in Infrastructure, Environment
Twenty research teams from across Europe are launching one of its largest pollution monitoring campaigns and are setting up sites in Île-de-France (a region containing the Paris metropolitan area) to investigate sources of particulate pollution in the urban environment. Their objective is to quantify and describe these sources using diverse methods such as ground-based observations at permanent sites or from mobile platforms.
BIRMINGHAM PLANS INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT
Published at 09.06.2009 in Infrastructure, Technology
The UK city of Birmingham is planning to implement Intelligent Transport, an IT-enabled transport network project, which will be developed by Virtual Earth developer Shoothill, Birmingham Science City Partnership, Digital Birmingham, Microsoft, Coventry University Enterprises and Birmingham City Council.
NEW ROAD BUILDING DECISIONS IN INDIA
Published at 02.03.2009 in Infrastructure
Official approval is being given to widen the Madhya Pradesh/Maharashtra Border-Nagpur highway section to four lanes. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is planning the project using private sector concessionaires, which will be chosen using a two-phase tendering process.
MASTERNAUT SOFTWARE REPORTS FUEL WASTAGE FOR WILFREDA BEEHIVE BUS AND COACH FLEET
Published at 11.02.2009 in Infrastructure, Technology
Rising fuel costs and the desire to reduce its carbon footprint have inspired Wilfreda Beehive to invest £50,000 in a web-based vehicle tracking system for it's entire vehicle fleet.
NEW BUS/TRAIN TICKET SYSTEM TO BE INTRODUCED IN ARGENTINA
Published at 08.02.2009 in Infrastructure, Public transport
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has announced a single bus and train ticket system that should make an end to the illegal business of trading coins in Argentina. This trade was the result of the fact that on the so-called colectivos, the feeder buses within the big cities, a ride only could be paid with coins.
