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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 15, 2022

UITP Signs Declaration to Improve Accessibility

The Lecco declaration is a framework aligning key principles that organizations can build on to improve their own implementation of accessibility.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 25, 2022

UITP Unveils World Metro Statistics with New Global Brief

Since the last World Metro Figures in 2018, 14 new cities have opened a metro system, taking the total to 193 cites.

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PodcastsMay 6, 2022

New Taxi Models, the Benefits of Contracting, and More with Paul Comfort

Fresh off of his trip to Dubai for UITP MENA, Transit Evangelist Paul Comfort joins METRO’s Alex Roman to discuss how the taxicabs in that region work together with public transit, as well as why some mobility models are slow to take hold in the states.

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NewsJuly 23, 2021

UITP Launches New Forum to Advance Open Loop Payment

Open loop payments allow for riders to pay for a trip without downloading an app.

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NewsJune 22, 2021

UITP Taps New President

As CEO and MD of SAPTCO for the past 15 years, Khalid Alhogail is a well-known and respected industry figure, overseeing one of the largest public transport companies in the Middle East and North Africa region.

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NewsJuly 24, 2019

How Transportation Works in Stockholm and Copenhagen: Part II

Expanding on Part I, the author takes a further look at public transport, including rail and micromobility options in the region.

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NewsJuly 17, 2019

How Transportation Works in Stockholm and Copenhagen: Part I

The UITP Global Congress was held in the Swedish capital between June 9 and 12 and gave the author a chance to explore the region.

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Newsby StaffMay 18, 2017

UITP Summit offers glimpse at the future of mobility

The theme of the biennial Global Public Transport Summit was “Lead the TRANSITion” and served to highlight the need for public transport to take the lead faced with the numerous changes and challenges

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Newsby StaffMay 17, 2017

Potential for urban mobility innovation project releases initial findings at UITP

The initial findings of the UMii project, initiated by Roads and Transport Authority, Dubai and implemented by UITP, in partnership with Future Cities Catapult, highlighted the fact that although innovation is often perceived as technology-based, it’s much more than that.

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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2017

UITP hosts first ever global 'hackathon' at Summit in Montreal

The event, a new initiative from the UITP Foundation Youth for Public Transport, brought together computer programmers, designers, developers, and more to collaborate on innovative and sustainable solutions to transport problems.

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