UITP is the international network for public transport authorities and operators, policy decision-makers, scientific institutes and the public transport supply and service industry. It is a platform for worldwide cooperation, business development and the sharing of know-how between its 3,400 members from 92 countries. UITP is the global advocate of public transport and sustainable mobility, and the promoter of innovations in the sector.

UITP and KMK organise an online press conference on 4 December. This will will be the ideal opportunity to get an exclusive preview of some of the IT solutions that will be unveiled at IT-TRANS 2014 and that are helping to transform the urban mobility landscape. This press conference is also open to delegates and exhibitors. Registration is free.

28-Nov-2013

UITP took part in the EU-China Urbanisation Partnership Forum in Beijing on 20-21 November which brought together 1,000 local leaders and business executives from Europe and China. Fast urbanisation, economic development and motorisation imposed urban mobility as one of the Forum's priorities. UITP moderated a panel on public transport which brought together local leaders, operators, experts and academics. This Forum was a good opportunity for UITP to advance its policy agenda and probe business opportunities for its members in China. Read the full report.

26-Nov-2013

Re-think transport and climate change

The Transport Day 2013 will be held on 17 November in Warsaw, Poland. It is a joint initiative of the Bridging the Gap Initiative (BtG) and the SLoCaT Partnership – UITP is a partner of both initiatives.  Over the next 3 years the BtG and SLoCaT will bring together decision makers, thinkers and implementers on transport and climate change at a full day event to help ensure that the UNFCCC climate change talks better reflects the critical role of public transport in mitigating, and adapting to, climate change.

22-Oct-2013

Fourth railway package: limit the revision of Regulation 1370/2007 to what is necessary for the opening of the domestic rail passenger market.

UITP, EMTA and EPTO have joined forces to warn of the dangers of unnecessary and too far-reaching changes to the legal framework for local public transport in Europe currently being discussed in the European Parliament

21-Oct-2013

91 towns, regions and industry members took part in UITP’s worldwide campaign! For an overview of the campaign pictures and messages, key figures and press coverage, visit the campaign in action

Energy Efficiency in LRT
4 December 2013, Brussels, Belgium

Security risk assessment and emergency
4-6 December 2013, Brussels, Belgium

UITP-LTA Training Programme on Public Transport Fundamentals
17-19 February 2014, Singapore

IT-TRANS 2014 - IT Solutions for Public Transport
18-20 February 2014, Karlsruhe, Germany

MENA Transport Congress and Exhibition
Grow your city with public transport
27-30 April 2014, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

"Investing in public transport infrastructure and services creates direct jobs but is also a fantastic generator for wider business activity and indirect jobs for city economies"
Alain Flausch, UITP Secretary General

Read the press release

The World Annual Report produced by the UITP Observatory of Automated Metros is now available! Discover updated statistics on many aspects of UTO, as well as the latest developments and forecasts for automation.

This new issue is truly international with articles on the Metro Assembly and Automated Metro Seminar held in London in September, an international workshop in Johannesburg, four Training Programmes organised by the UITP MENA Center for Transport Excellence and many other activities worldwide. EU projects are also high on the agenda with a new project on Next Generation of Train Control systems,  a survey on bus systems strategies launched by 3iBS and the SECUR-ED midterm conference. Read our newsletter to find out more!

New issue: Getting the right funding mix

This issue is devoted to the different ways of financing public transport, including articles by experts on:

- What is a healthy business model for public transport?
- Funding opportunities
- Fare regulation
- Earmarking of taxes and charges for public transport (case study: Gothenburg and the West Swedish Agreement)
- Private investment