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The latest research “Free travel, discounts and monetization of benefits in public transport”
The NGO Vision Zero has published an analytical review “Free travel, discounts and monetization of public transport benefits in Ukraine and the EU”, prepared by Viktor Zagreba, Demian Danyliuk and Anton Hagen. The review focuses mainly on privileges in Ukraine and the European Union
Supply of trolleybuses in 2024: the worst rate in 15 years
By the end of 2024, only 15% of the cities controlled by Ukraine renewed their rolling stock. They received 34 units of trolleybuses, which is 10 times less than the level of supply in 2020. The result of 2024 is the worst in the last 15 years, and significantly lower than in the previous two years
Zhytomyr is strengthening its electric public transport fleet
EBRD has approved the city of Zhytomyr's intention to announce a tender for the purchase of trolleybuses with a power reserve, electric buses and related equipment. The total project cost is EUR 17 million and includes a EUR 10 million loan, EUR 6 million in grant assistance from the EBRD SSF and CTF, and EUR 1 million in co-financing from the city
Beginning of the cooperation between NGO “Vision Zero” and the city of Konotop
Konotop's tram network was built after World War II as an ambitious local recovery and development project. As of 2022, the network has a total length of 28 km with three routes. The municipality has serious intentions to preserve and develop the tram
Mykolaiv used trolleybuses as electric buses during the blackout
During the period of complete blackout that occurred in Mykolaiv on 28-30 November 2024, the municipal enterprise Mykolaivelectrotrans provided transportation for the city's residents using hybrid trolleybuses. To operate without power, the trolleybuses were charged at the depot using diesel generators
In the Belgian city of Liege, the tram network that was demolished in 1967 has been restored
The city of Liège is completing testing and inspections of the new tram line ahead of its official opening, scheduled for January 2025. The tram is returning to the streets of the Belgian city of 200,000 people 60 years after the network was closed
Verkhovna Rada may lift ban on humanitarian buses, trolleybuses and trams
The removal of the legal ban on the use of ‘humanitarian transport’ on routes was one of the recommendations for changes to state policy developed by the NGO Vision Zero based on an analysis of information from cities and published in February 2014.
Vilnius is ordering 73 hybrid trolleybuses to complete fleet renewal
According to the Mayor of Vilnius, Valdas Benkunskas, this is a major component of investments in increasing the number of environmentally friendly public transport. ‘We plan that by 2030 at least 55% of all public transport vehicles will be powered by electricity’
Hydrogen solutions for public transport were presented at the CommunTech-2024 exhibition in Kyiv
The CommunTech exhibition took place in Kyiv on October 15-17, with more than 180 companies participating. The public transport industry was represented at the exhibition with two stands: The manufacturer Auto-Region LLC and Politechnoservice