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UITP North America office hosted workshop on “Public Transport and Large Events” in partnership with NJ TRANSIT and Rutgers CAIT: Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation The workshop brought together experts from around the world to share their learnings. "#Publictransit is essential to make large events successful. Major gatherings offer the opportunity to upgrade and extend transit systems which will not only benefit the visitors, but also exist as a legacy for the citizens. I'm pleased that our partnership with NJ TRANSIT and Rutgers CAIT: Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation continues to offer such rich resources," Mohamed Mezghani, Secretary General, @UITP Read full news: https://lnkd.in/eQDYM_z6

UITP North America Forum is back!! The UITP North America Forum is an annual conference aimed to offer the North America region UITP’s worldwide resources for global connectivity and knowledge, bringing together the most current information and developments for our urban transit industry. We believe that this 7th Edition of the UITP North America Forum is an opportunity to bring members from around the world. The event will also feature several in-person networking opportunities, enabling instant connectivity between industry experts and transit agencies. The two days conference will be covering wide ranging topics including: 🏙 City planning / Transit oriented Development 🚊 Capital Project Delivery 🚍 BRT (E-BRT Project) 🚍 Zero Emission buses 🚊 Digital Rail 👩🏭 Workforce shortage 💳 Open Payment system 👮🏽 Diversity & Inclusion (both customer & Staff) 🚐 First & Last miles connectivity 📲 AI and Big Data 🏬 Design and culture Register today 👇 https://lnkd.in/gR-_nB4E

Congratulations to NJ TRANSIT on the completion of a modernized Elizabeth Station! The new station features new inbound and outbound station buildings, longer platforms for additional boarding capacity, as well as improvements to ADA access, security and communications systems and improvements to the customer experience.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveiled a fleet of 60 #electricbuses 🚌 #MTA plans to receive an additional 205 electric buses starting in late 2025, with negotiations underway for a further 265 buses by 2027. This expansion aims to bring electric buses to a total of 11 depots, further solidifying New York City’s commitment to sustainable public transportation. https://lnkd.in/ghxvG-R4

How #technology can improve passenger flow and crowd management 🚍 🚆 🚉 #Overcrowding, #underutilisation, both issues negatively affect public transport service quality – and both have the same solution. Powered by #data and #digitalisation, passenger flow and crowd management is more efficient for operators and more comfortable for passengers. Check out the latest UITP publication 👇 https://lnkd.in/gtA48g6V