European community for mobility management

The Dutch Railroads launched their first trains with a free WiFi internet-connection. At the end of march 2010 the first intercity left Amsterdam Bijlmer station with a free WiFi-connection. Through a wireless network (Wi-Fi), passengers can take advantage of a free internet-connection. According to the Dutch Railways the target is to have 1 ... (more)

Portugal has announced it is postponing construction of five major roads totalling nearly 1000 kilometres. The reason given is to cut expenditure from the national budget, but the relevant minister says there is a need to rethink the country’s transport network on a multi-modal basis.The decision was announced by the minister of public works ... (more)

The Austrian City of Innsbruck will implement a free of charge parking system for hybrid, gas or electro cars. The measure which is organised for the first time in Austria will be valid also for people who aren’t living in Innsbruck / whose car isn’t registered in Innsbruck. The city councilor wants to reduce air pollution and ... (more)

EPOMM had made  a new e-update. In the update below you can read about the 15th edition of ECOMM in Graz. Read more about the EPOMM e-update March 2010.

A month after the launch of the new SMS ticketing service, the Flemish transport company De Lijn has already sold 50.000 tickets by SMS. That’s an average of 1700 per day. The SMS tickets are valid in almost every bus and tram in Flanders. A SMS ticket for one or two hours can be bought by sending a SMS to De Lijn, before getting on the ... (more)

Transport is the sector with the fastest growing greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. Since 1990 its emissions have increased by 38%. A number of European countries have launched national programmes and promotion strategies for electric cars ranging from support for research and development to purchase incentives. But current EU policies offer no ... (more)