Buses World News
In brief: Worldwide montly news & informations about Buses, Busmakers, Passengers' and the Transport Industry
* Against the "BUS BUNCHING" - USA: In Houston, Texas: ** Too, PAYING FARES with Smartphone
* Texas - Metro tries a High-Tech Way to keep buses running on time
-- “Bus Bunching” is a common complaint for many transit riders. That’s when buses get off-schedule and follow each other on the same route... A bus in Houston can easily get stopped at a railroad crossing or maybe it loses time because of detours. Then you have a situation where the next bus is following directly behind it... To keep buses evenly spaced, Metro’s Tom Lambert says they’re now trying computer-aided dispatch. They’re doing it at Houston Transtar, the region’s traffic control center... They’re now using the computer dispatch system on Houston’s busiest route. That’s the 82 Westheimer, which has buses running every six minutes during peak periods... After testing the system on Westheimer, Lambert says they’ll look to expand to all the city’s high-frequency routes...
(Photo by Michael Hagerty - Houston Public Media: Metro bus in downtown Houston) -- Houston, TXS, USA - Houston Pubic M3edia, by GAIL DELAUGHTER - JANUARY 28, 2016
* Texas - Houston transit riders could soon have a new option for paying their fare
-- Metro is currently testing a mobile ticketing app that would allow riders to purchase single fare tickets and day passes... Metro has enlisted volunteers to test a new mobile ticketing app... If you’re a regular transit rider, you’ve probably found yourself in a situation where just can’t scrape up that last nickel. Or maybe you’ve forgotten your Q-Card... But what if you could pay for all your transit trips by smartphone? ... They’re already doing it in Austin and Dallas. Now Houston riders could soon enjoy the same convenience...
(Photo by Gail Delaughter/Houston Public Media - Metro could soon let riders pay by Smartphone) -- Houston, TXS, USA - Houston Public Media - 18 Jan 2016Labels: passenger's complain, passengers transports industry
TECHNO BUSES * EUROPE: Driveless buses
* Italy - Sardinia Island, trial two electric buses
-Busworld -16 Aug 2014: -- Europe’s first driverless bus trial has started on the Italian island of Sardinia. Co-funded by the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme, the demonstrations are led by the City Mobil 2 project (CM2), which is testing automated vehicles (AVs) in real-life urban environments... The two driverless electric buses, which can take up to 12 passengers each, have been provided by Robosoft and are being piloted on a busy pedestrianized seafront promenade in Oristano. The buses are guided by a differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) and have three levels of safety: two laser scanners on the front that detect obstacles within 30m (98ft); ultrasound detectors on the front and the sides that recognise obstacles, even if they are not in the vehicle’s direct trajectory; and a mechanical device that forces a stop in an emergency. Italian law requires that a human ‘supervisor’ is present on board and is capable of taking command of the vehicle if required. Despite the automation, a driver/supervisor provided by the region’s public transport operator travels on the vehicle and has a console with which they can override the autonomous systems and take control of the vehicle. The operator also provides assistance and information to the passengers, as well as collecting travel data, which will be used for further statistical analysis...
Labels: electric buses, passengers transports industry, techno buses
PASSENGERS TRANSPORT INDUSTRY * USA
* DC - Federal subsidies have inspired some silly transit projects
(Photo: A streetcar named desire)
Washington,DC,USA -The Economist -Aug 9th 2014: -- Late and over budget, streetcars are finally rumbling to life in Washington, DC. The long-awaited service, which has cost at least $135m to build, spans 2.4 miles along H Street in the city’s north-east. But it is not taking passengers yet. Operators are still learning how to drive the electric trains, which may come into service by the end of the year. In the meantime, locals can hop on the bus: plenty of them already ply this route, and often at a faster clip... Commuters have long preferred cars and buses...Labels: passengers transports industry
PASSENGERS TRANSPORT INDUSTRY * Ireland
* Dublin Bus facing 'significant challenges'
(Ultan Courtney told the transport committee that capital investment was a priority)
Dublin,Ireland -RTE News -23 September 2014: -- Dublin Bus has implemented costs savings totalling more than €60m a year, but significant challenges still remain for the company, according to Chairman-Designate Ultan Courtney... He said while the company was now heading for a more stable financial position, the careful and prudent management of the limited financial resources available remain a top priority for management... Mr Courtney said the company will be focusing on the ageing of the bus fleet, the nature and size of the Government subvention, giving customers value for money, and securing value for money from suppliers... Mr Courtney said Dublin Bus had had a very difficult few years, and that management had worked hard to make the most of the revenues available to it...Labels: passengers transports industry
SAFETY BUSES * UK
* Northern Ireland: Bus safety fears as one in four found 'unroadworthy'
Belfast,NI,UK -The Belfast Telegraph, by JOANNE SWEENEY –24 Sept 2014: -- One in four buses in Northern Ireland are unroadworthy or in breach of licensing regulations, teachers have been told, just a day after 45 pupils narrowly escaped death in a terrifying road crash... Teachers have been urged to stop children going on school trips if buses do not provide a seat and belt for every child, a special event at Stormont heard yesterday... The timely message that there is a significant number of defective buses being used to transport schoolchildren came just hours after a bus carrying 45 secondary schoolchildren was in collision with a car on the main Drumquin to Omagh road in Co Tyrone...
* Nottingham has third-highest levels of bus usage in the country
(Photo: Nottingham City Transport said new buses is among the reasons for increased passenger numbers)
Nottingham,East Midlands,UK -The Nottingham Post, by Alexander Britton -September 25, 2014: --
Nottingham has the third highest levels of bus usage in the country, new figures have revealed.
And the city’s 157 bus journeys per person each year puts it at nearly three times the national average of 51 bus journeys a year, according to the Department for Transport.
London topped the table of passenger journeys per head of population with Brighton coming second.
The figures also showed the number of bus journeys in the city increased by 100,000 to 48.8 million in 2013/14. The figures for Nottinghamshire showed a drop from 33.6 million to 33 million...Labels: buses safety, passengers transports industry
PASSENGERS TRANSPORT INDUSTRY * Australia
* Western Australia - Late buses upset passengers
(Picture by Ben Crabtree/The West Australian: Punctuality, passengers upset at late buses)
Perth,WA,Australia -The West Australian, by KENT ACOTT -September 24, 2014: -- Improving the punctuality of Perth's buses will be a key focus for public transport authorities over the next year... The Public Transport Authority's annual survey showed passengers were generally happy with bus, train and ferry services in Perth... But it also identified that passenger satisfaction with the punctuality of buses was at an all-time low - down from 82 per cent to 76 per cent. There was concern - particularly in Midland, Canning and Fremantle-Cockburn - that too many buses were running late or not running to their timed schedules... PTA spokesman David Hynes said buses, like all road vehicles, could be delayed by congestion... He said the survey would prompt a new focus to improve bus punctuality...Labels: passengers transports industry
PUBLIC TRANSPORT BUSES * Brazil: Nossa Senhora de Penha's
* Brazil - Epic bus journey: three days on the road
(Photo: The bus design is inspired of the habit of a 15th century saint)
Sao Paulo,SP,Brazil -Scania Newsroom -12 August 2014: -- With routes covering over 4,500 kilometres, the Brazilian bus company Nossa Senhora de Penha is investing in the comfort of its passengers...
(Image: Some 4,530 kilometres separate the city of Pelotas in Brazil’s far south from the city of Fortaleza in its north east)
The bus journey between the two urban centres is one of the world’s longest and requires passengers to spend more than three days on the road... Brazilian coach company Nossa Senhora de Penha sees achieving this goal as an exciting challenge. The company undertakes the journey – the longest in its schedule – once a week. A Scania bus chassis and bodywork by Marcopolo, featuring folding seats that can be converted to beds, ensure total comfort for passengers... Since 2007 Nossa Senhora de Penha has been a part of Golden Group which operates some 11,000 buses. Nossa Senhora de Penha is named after a 15th century saint and the design of its buses is based around her habit...Labels: passengers transports industry
PASSENGERS TRANSPORT INDUSTRY * Colombia: Transmilenio
* Bogota reduces emissions and costs with electric buses
(Video from you Tube -Mar 20, 2013: Introducing the BYD Electric Bus conducted to test its viability as a feeder system Transmilenio in Bogota, Colombia)
Bogota,COL -The Southern Pacific Review -10 Aug 2014: ... Bogotá is moving towards the final stages of its transition to a Transantiago-type system for public transport. This is where the city makes direct payments to the bus companies that provide transportation for the city instead of having private operators operate outside some overriding agency... In Bogotá today you can see many private buses that are not part of the Transmilenio system. Most of these are older vehicles that do not come anywhere close to the Euro V emission standards, which is the current emission standard there. A Volvo manager we talked to there said that most of those older buses are Euro 0 emissions standards, which has no limits at all on the particulate matter (PM) pollution... The city of Bogotá has already taken delivery of 231 hybrid diesel-electric hybrid buses from Volvo and is buying 790 more. But the city has also decided to use zero emissions all-electric vehicles and is taking delivery of 40 of those from the Chinese company BYD. The first order is for 40, 12-meter, 60-passenger vehicles. The next order will include the 18 meter, articulated buses, or those larger buses that have a flexible section in the middle...
Labels: passengers transports industry
PASSENGERS TRANSPORT INDUSTRY * Australia: Fewer Stops
* NSW - Sydney buses to make fewer stops, they may soon be spaced further apart
(Photo by Jim Rice - Project to remove stops from Sydney's inner west: Bus stops may soon be spaced further apart)
Sydney,NSW,Australia -The Sydney Morning Herald, by Jacob Saulwick -August 9, 2014: -- Is your bus stop within 400 metres of the next one? If so, it may be on borrowed time... Work will begin on Sunday on a project to remove at least eight bus stops from Sydney's inner west – an early stage of a government agenda to cut the number of stops across the city... Transport for NSW has a long-term aim to speed up buses through Sydney by scheduling services that stop at fewer locations... It is likely that similar programs will eventually be introduced on other congested bus corridors – such as the eastern suburbs, lower north shore and around Victoria Road...Labels: passengers transports industry
PASSENGERS TRANSPORT INDUSTRY * USA: Florida - Massachusetts
* Florida - Palm Beach County buses get green lights in order to run on time
(Photo: West Palm Beach intermodal transfer facility bus transfer)
Palm Beach,FL,USA -The Sun Sentinel, by Angel Streeter -August 9, 2014: -- People who rely on public transportation to get to work and school need buses that run on time... To make sure that happens, Palm Beach County will soon try out a system that keeps traffic signals green for buses long enough for them to get through an intersection, allowing bus drivers to shave a few minutes off their routes. Officials are estimating that the time it takes to drive an entire route can be reduced by 5 to 10 percent... Along those routes, traffic signals will pick up that a bus is coming their way and either turn green more quickly if the light is red or stay on green longer if the light is green... But this won't happen with all buses. The system will only be used if buses are running late... But some bus riders who regularly use Palm Tran, the county's bus system, are skeptical. Sommer Pytel thinks the quick fix at intersections skirts the real problems with the bus system: It doesn't have enough buses that run more often...
* Massachusetts - School children on MBTA Buses is a bad move
(Photo: Man shot and killed on MBTA bus 2/13)
Boston,MASS,USA -The Blackstonian, by Jamarhl Crawford -August 8, 2014: -- The plan to transport children in 6th, 7th and 8th grades to Boston Public Schools is not a good one. Sure, the BPS already has had students who arrive to school via the MBTA and that is not a great idea either... We’ve all seen it, the unruly teenagers who invade the MBTA in youthful stampedes at the end of school... Another disturbing trend I have noticed is with the young ladies. As their bodies are changing and we have all noticed that children are developing faster these days, perhaps it is modern fashion or lack of proper adult supervision, but there are far too many young ladies who are attempting to emulate the wonderful examples of Beyonce and Rihanna... With sex trafficking what it is, public transportation is a perfect place for an adult predator to meet an innocent young girl, perhaps even follow her home and learn her routine. Perverts on the T are so prevalent that a law was recently passed to penalize “Up Skirt” photos...
* Florida - Lafayette working to cut bus wait times
(Photo by PATRICK DENNIS - Capital Area Transit System buses line the terminal at Florida and 22nd streets)
Lafayette,FL,USA -AP/The Miami Herald -9 Aug 2014: -- Bus riders may soon be able to use their phones to find out when a bus will arrive at their stop... The Lafayette Transit System is working on a smartphone app that would allow riders to check the status of a bus, one of several changes underway or planned for the city-owned bus service... Mitchell said city-parish staff is working in-house on the smartphone app, which would tie into a GPS tracking system already in place for city buses... The free service is part of a proposal that would add up to five buses to ferry students between the campus and the parking lot at Cajun Field. The city buses would supplement the university's fleet of 11 buses and three shuttles...Labels: passengers transports industry
PASSENGERS TRANSPORT INDUSTRY * India - Australia - Philipinnes
* Karnataka/India - State Road Transport Corporation introduces intercity luxury services
-DNA -5 August 2014: -- Perhaps, disappointed with the number of road accidents involved by Volvo buses, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is contemplating to have another alternative to provide luxury bus services for the comfort of passengers. On Monday, the KSRTC has introduced Scania Metrolink HD inter-city luxury line from Bangalore to Chennai and Bangalore to Tirupathi on a trial basis to provide convenient, comfortable and affordable transportation... According to reliable sources, Scania vehicles are priced at Rs 5 lakh cheaper than Volvo buses...
* Victoria/Australia - Melbourne buses: many less frequent than 25 years ago
Melbourne,VIC,Australia -Blog by Daniel Bowen -4 August 2014: -- The Public Transport Not Traffic campaign organised a story in this week’s local paper, via campaigners Tony, Danita and Oscar setting up a fake bus stop to call for better bus services... Among the quotes in the story from locals is this one from me: “Bentleigh has less frequent buses than it did 25 years ago” ...
* Philipinnes - LTFRB allows over 2000 provincial buses to enter Metro Manila. MMDA says it will make the already bad traffic much worse
(Photo AutoIndustriya.com: LTFRB allows over 2000 provincial buses to enter Metro Manila image)
Manila,Philipinnes -Autoindustrya, by Eric Tipan -August 04, 2014: -- About 2,000 more buses are set to join the daily commute Filipinos make in Metro Manila. These are not new city buses but rather provincial buses that have been allowed back into city streets by a new memorandum from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)... MMDA Chair Francis Tolentino was unaware of this development and has since warned the public about the repercussions it will have on the current traffic situation... Labels: passengers transports industry
PASSENGERS TRANSPORT INDUSTRY * USA
* Nevada - Buses’ wheels go round and round
(Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal: Commuting on an RTC Transit bus in Las Vegas on Wednesday, July 16, 2014)
Las Vegas NV,USA -Las Vegas Review-Journal, by y MICHAEL LYLE -July 26, 2014: -- From a few blocks away, riders see Transit Bus 108 coming around the corner on Swenson Street causing them to gather their belongings and stand in anticipation of escaping the 100-plus degree heat... “I thank the dear Lord I’m not walking in this heat,” says one passenger... The doors open... It’s time to ride.... In 2013, an estimated 60 million people traveled on the bus system through the Regional Transportation Commission — it’s the nation’s 17th busiest transit system... Fares range from $2 for a single ride to a 30-day pass at $65, but the stories people might hear from traveling on a Las Vegas bus can be priceless... Whether it’s adding signs and advertisements or adjusting issues on the bus, RTC Assistant General Manager, MJ Maynard, says, the RTC relies on its customers’ feedback... “Three years ago, we decided to take our public feedback to a new level,” Maynard says... Instead of assuming what the customers want, they decided to interact directly with people... “We do a formal survey every year,” she says. “If we make a change, we also try to go out and get people’s opinions by doing informal surveys. We have become more efficient from our feedback” ...
* Massachusets - Bridj brings Uber model to Boston buses
Boston, MASS,USA -The Boston Herald, by Jack Encarnacao -July 28, 2014: -- A new “pop-up” bus service called Bridj is applying for the same license every other Boston bus company holds, while maintaining it doesn’t need one to legally operate — a departure from the regulation-shunning approaches of transportation services like Uber and Haystack... Backed by $3 million in venture capital, Bridj creates temporary bus routes based on an analysis of demand, and partners with licensed coach bus vendors for pickups. Bridj began charging for its service last week after a six-week pilot run and receiving a state Department of Public Utilities charter, CEO Matthew George said... George said Cambridge-based Bridj has only applied for a “jitney license” — basically a permit to transport large groups of people — at the request of Boston officials, including Mayor Martin J. Walsh... According to Bridj’s license application, routes launch from Centre Street in Brookline and unload at 640 Boylston St., 100 Federal St. and 347 Congress St., and 250 Kendall St. in Cambridge. Rates ranges from $1.50 to $10 based on length of trip and time of departure, with capacity for 15 to 54 passengers...Labels: passengers transports industry, transport public services
PASSENGERS' TRANSPORT INDUSTRY * UK
* England - 'Ban older buses to cut emissions'
(Photo: Strict emissions targets in UK Cities)
Leicester,East Midlands,EN,UK -Leicester Mercury, by Dan Martin -July 25, 2014: -- Campaigners want old buses banned from the city centre to try to improve air quality... Healthy Air Leicester and Leicestershire said the city should follow in the footsteps of London, Norwich and Oxford and declare a low-emission zone (LEZ)... The council said it was updating its air quality action plan and an LEZ has been discussed, though not proposed... The campaign group called for a zone covering the central part of the city which only buses that meet the Euro IV standard for emissions would be able to enter... It said the measure would lead to a significant improvement in air quality, by reducing nitrous oxide and particulate emissions...Labels: passengers transports industry
CRACK DOWN BUSES * USA: 'Jersey Jitney' Buses
* New York - 'Jersey Jitney' Buses getting shut down, ticketed by NYPD
(Photo from DNAinfo, by Mathew Katz - Aberto Sherwood stands outside of a Sphinx Jersey Jitney)
NY,USA -DNA Info NY, by Mathew Katz -July 24, 2014: -- The city is targeting cheap, unpermitted shuttle buses that ferry passengers between Midtown and New Jersey, according to officials and passengers... The so-called "Jersey Jitneys" are made up of a patchwork of different bus companies that pick up passengers along West 42nd Street, across from the Port Authority Bus Terminal, and take them through the Lincoln Tunnel for as little as $3 a ride... According to passengers and workers for the jitneys, the NYPD has begun to crack down on the companies, either by fining them or simply telling them they can't pick up customers on West 42nd Street... A police source confirmed officers were enforcing DOT intercity bus rules on the block...Labels: passengers transports industry
PASSENGERS TRANSPORT INDUSTRY * USA
* Illinois - I. Tollway, Pace pin hopes on bus service
(Photo by Chuck Berman / Chicago Tribune: A Pace bus loads up at the Forest Park Transit Center in December 2012)
Chicago,ILL,USA -The Chicago Tribune, by Richard Wronski -July 26, 2014: -- The Illinois Tollway and Pace have taken a major step toward bringing more express bus service to the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway, and motorists' tolls will help pay for it... Under a partnership agreement the agencies finalized last week, the Tollway will turn over three parcels of land along the Addams (Interstate 90) that Pace will use for new park-and-ride lots, the first ones built along the Tollway system, officials said... Tollway and Pace officials anticipate that the lots, along with new express bus routes and feeder service, will reduce congestion on the Tollway and increase access to jobs in Chicago and employment centers along the Addams corridor...
* Illinois - Grundy Transit System gets multiple new buses
Morris,Ill,USA -The Morris Daily Herald, by Jessica Bourque -July 25, 2014: ... The Grundy Transit System finally received four new buses this week... Last month, GTS acquired an additional bus that was promised in 2011, making that five new buses for the system in just one month... In total, GTS now has nine buses which will greatly help meet the needs of the county's ever-expanding ridership. From 2013 to 2014, GTS Director, Sherey Zerbian said, the Grundy Transit System saw a 38.8 percent increase in ridership numbers, jumping from 7,900 to 11,000 riders in just one year...Labels: passengers transports industry
BUS RAPID TRANSIT System * USA
* Michigan - Silver Line buses, Grand Rapids' newest, high-tech transportation fleet
(Photo by Emily Rose Bennett | MLive.com: Grand Rapids' bus service, The Rapid, will be offering a Silver Line route beginning in August)
Grand Rapids,MICH,USA -MLive.com, by Andrew Krietz -July 23, 2014: -- Come August, city streets will sport buses noticeably different than those on The Rapid's core routes... Green and silver buses, splashed with varying hues of both colors, will go into operation Aug. 25 when The Rapid establishes its new Silver Line route. The fleet clearly is distinct from the bus system's standard vehicles as it serves a separate — yet complementary — purpose: moving people across the metropolitan area, officials say... The Silver Line fleet is an operation of 10 hybrid electric buses designed for the route it serves in addition to 34 stations, said Peter Varga, CEO of The Rapid. Branding initiatives — including colors, logos and station design — launched from the beginning to qualify as a bus rapid transit (BRT) system needing grant funding from federal sources... What transpired was these special buses designed to cut 40 percent off the typical commute time along a 9.6-mile route from downtown Grand Rapids south to Wyoming and Kentwood, Varga said...Labels: bus rapid transit - BRT, passengers transports industry
PASSENGERS TRANSPORTS INDUSTRY WORLDWIDE * South Korea -
* South Wales / UK - Ahmadi Muslims launch campaign for tolerance on Newport buses
Argus,SW,UK -Ahmadiyya Times -July 13, 2014: -- A bus advertisement campaign to promote community cohesion in Newport, South Wales and the South West of England was officially launched in the city on Saturday... The Mayor of Newport, Cllr Matthew Evans, joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) Newport to launch the campaign at The Holiday Inn at The Coldra... The AMYA campaign aims to tackle Islamophobia and promote loyalty, freedom, equality and peace...
* South Korea - Intercity buses adopt ‘no standing’ rule
(Photo by Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald: Passengers board an intercity bus in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday)
Seoul,SK -The Korea Herald -16 July 2014: -- The newly imposed “no standing” policy on intercity bus services in the Seoul metropolitan area touched off complaints Wednesday from busy commuters, but stopped short of triggering chaos... On its first day of implementation, authorities operated over 100 additional buses to make up for the decreased passenger capacity. Despite the effort, a slew of commuters complained of long wait times on their way to work... Korea’s traffic law states that all passengers aboard vehicles on freeways must be seated... Due to the large number of commuters in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province, however, intercity buses in these areas that take freeways customarily allowed passengers to stand. This sparked safety concerns...Labels: passengers transports industry
PASSENGERS' TRANSPORT SERVICE * WORLDWIDE
* South Africa - MyCiTi buses to ease heavy transport demands
(Photo: MyCiti buses stand idle at their depo on the Foreshore)
Midrand,SA -TNA -Jul 7 2014: -- MyCiTi N2 Express service rolled out into the Cape Flats yesterday to alleviate transport challenges for thousands of commuters... Residents of Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha will have access to the MyCiTi service with bus stops along the major roads in these areas... The MyCiTi buses will be travelling between these areas and the Civic Centre station in Cape Town, from which passengers will be able to connect to other parts of the city, including Atlantis on the West Coast, the Waterfront or Hout Bay...Labels: passengers transports industry
PASSENGERS TRANSPORT INDUSTRY * USA: New York's BRT
* Bus Rapid Transit - Fast buses mean business
(Photo by John Greenfield)
NY,USA -Crains New York, by BILL LIPTON and JEN HENSLEY -June 27, 2014: -- To connect thousands of New Yorkers to jobs in remote corners of the city, bus-rapid-transit with dedicated traffic lanes and platform-level boarding for riders to speed the trip, is the answer... 900,000 city residents commute more than an hour each way to work, mostly to jobs that pay less than $35,000 per year. Inaccessible subway stations and long, unreliable bus trips are facts of life in many areas... Simply put, New Yorkers deserve more from their mass transit system... The good news is that we have the building blocks to give it to them. On seven corridors across the city, select bus service (SBS) has been implemented by the city Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. This service has reduced travel times and increased bus ridership. Along these corridors, SBS makes sense... However, the ideal solution to expand and modernize public transportation in outer-borough communities with limited subway access is bus rapid transit. BRT is a high-performance system that delivers the permanence, speed, and reliability of rail, along with the flexibility of bus systems, for a fraction of the cost... Like SBS, BRT includes traffic-signal priority and in-station kiosks that let riders pay fares prior to boarding. Full-featured BRT also has dedicated lanes and platform level-boarding for riders in wheelchairs or with strollers. These features allow the system to achieve even greater reliability and significantly shorten commutes...Labels: passengers transports industry
TRANSPORT PUBLIC SERVICES WORLDWIDE * Singapore - India
* Singapore - 361 buses added so far under Bus Service Enhancement Programme
(Photo: SBS Transit's SMRT buses)
Singapore -Channel News Asia -3 July 2014: -- In an update on the progress of the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) in the second quarter of 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and transport operators SMRT and SBS Transit said the programme has helped "reduce crowding, improved bus frequencies and provide better connectivity for buses"... As of June 30, a total of 361 Government-funded buses have been added under the programme, according to the joint statement issued on Thursday (July 3)... As announced by the Transport Minister during Budget 2014, another 450 Government-funded buses will be introduced under the expanded BSEP, the statement said, adding that most of the buses are expected to be in service by end-2016...
* Gujarat / India - Transport bus fares to get cheaper, no rise in LPG rates
(Photo by Gaurav Raval: A bus from Gandhinagar's City bus service. GH 3 bus stop in the background)
Gandhinagar,Gujarat,India -Business Standard -July 1, 2014: -- In a relief to people using the state transport bus system for travelling, the Gujarat government today proposed 10 per cent reduction in passenger tax in Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) buses. Furthermore, the state government also assured the people that in the current fiscal there will not be any increase in price of LPG for domestic use in the state... Finance minister Saurabh Patel today also proposed hike in taxes for ordinary and luxury omnibus having seating capacity of 12 passengers and above...Labels: passengers transports industry
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