Category: Reports

The electrification of public transport has emerged as a crucial step in advancing environmental sustainability, improving air quality, and enhancing urban mobility. Access it here.

The Roadmap for Infrastructure Resilience in Chile highlights the vulnerabilities of Chile’s infrastructure, including public transport infrastructure, to natural hazards, including earthquakes, floods, and fires. The...

The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) has developed guidelines to assist governments in mitigating the impacts of extreme heat on public transport systems. These guidelines advocate for a systems-based...

Colorado’s 2035 Transportation Vision aims to nearly double the share of trips taken by walking, public transportation, or biking by 2035. This initiative addresses issues such as the high costs of driving, pollution,...

According to a recent Federal Transit Administration (FTA) report on transit trends, ridership in the United States continues to increase, growing by more than 17% nationwide from 2022 to 2023. The increase reflects more...

The expansion of mass transit infrastructure is crucial for accommodating the rapidly growing population in Canadian metro areas and promoting a shift toward sustainable modes of transportation. However, these initiatives are...

ERA’s Economic Steering Group (ESG) and the ERA Management Team (MT) asked the Agency’s Analysis Team to perform a study on the European rolling stock fleet covering a wide range of technical and economic topics. The main goal...

Approximately 120,000 new heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) were registered in the United States in the first half of 2024. Of these, 1,381 (0.56%) were zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). There were more zero-emission HDV registrations in...

The “TUMI Data for Sustainable Development” report highlights the transformative impact of data-driven strategies on urban mobility across cities in Latin America. In Bogotá, transport surveys identified service gaps...

The proposed policy framework aims to promote e-mobility in Tanzania, with benefits such as reducing environmental pollution, lowering operational costs and cutting carbon emissions. The Tanzanian government, in collaboration...

Transport and Environment (T&E) has developed a comprehensive ranking of European rail operator services, in order to drive improvements in the sector and inform policy changes at both national and European levels. The...

Transportation diversity refers to the variety of mobility and accessibility options available in a particular situation, including various modes, services and destinations. A transport system must be diverse in order to serve...

The Secretary of the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) convened the Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee (TTAC) in 2024 to advise the Department on innovation. In particular, the Committee was asked to address: •...

A study analyzing the efficiency of public transport systems in the Recife Metropolitan Area (RMR) compared twelve transport systems from Europe and Brazil. The findings indicated that only one Brazilian system and nine European...

The Town of Oakville is developing an equitable, sustainable, accessible, and connected transportation system that supports planned growth and enables the development of vibrant, people-oriented, and transit-supportive complete...

The transport sector currently accounts for 23% of emissions globally and these emissions are yet to start falling in the face of rising demand for mobility and the difficulty of decarbonising all modes of transport at the pace...

Public transport services are funded from both private and public revenue sources. The ratio between these sources is dynamic and changes over time depending on several factors including policy, passenger demand, network service...

This study simulates transition scenarios for European cities to meet the Green Deal objectives for the transport sector by 2030 and 2050. It is an update of a 2021 study, including more mobility measures, different impact...

This report documents the Joint Air Quality Unit’s (JAQU) investigation into the effectiveness of retrofitted Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology in reducing emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOX) from buses Access it...

Four years after the start of the liberalisation process, the purpose of this report is to take stock of the impact of liberalisation on rail agents and to identify future challenges. Access it here.