Mar 07, 2019
Over the years, there have been rampant cases of violence against women and girls (VAWG) on public transport in Africa and across developing regions. On November 17, 2014, the world’s eyes were set on Kenya as the #MyDressMyChoice campaign grew in popularity. Thousands of people took to the streets to protest sexual violence against women…
Mar 07, 2019
Women frequently pay about 7 percent more than men do for the same goods and services, like razors and dry cleaning – a phenomenon called The Pink Tax. Unfortunately, The Pink Tax applies to transportation as well: Women do not pay a higher cost for the same subway ride, but rather incur higher costs when…
Mar 05, 2019
Mobility is one of the prerequisites for a self-determined and equal participation in public life. It is a key political objective in Vienna to guarantee safe and accessible mobility for all, irrespective of their gender, socioeconomic background, or health restrictions. Vienna sets standards and guidelines Safety and security for women and girls, in particular,…
Nov 27, 2018
Reminiscing back to the summer, we took a family trip to Aquazilla – an obstacle course on the water just off of the main Montréal island. With my two sons we walked 10 minutes to the local metro station to get a train direct to the water park; then hired a Bixi bike (North America’s…
Nov 27, 2018
Future mobility won’t mean flying cars or hypersonic trains. But, it will mean a new mode of consumption. A new model for society. New practices. The transport sector is the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions. And individual cars are largely responsible for that. 75 percent of people use their own personal cars to get…
Nov 21, 2018
Warning: This text will focus on the challenges of implementing MaaS. Yes, there are clear positive effects for both citizens and cities if we can offer something more convenient than owning a car, but there are a lot of devils and details in doing it, challenges that are not understood by looking at powerpoints. Trust…
Nov 21, 2018
Cities are seeing an unprecedented shift away from individually-owned transport towards mobility solutions consumed as a service – Mobility as a Service (MaaS). NewCities has partnered with our Global Strategic Partner Transdev to present a feature editorial on MaaS – looking at the benefits, challenges and how it is shaping cities around the world. Presented…
Nov 20, 2018
Back in 2014, when we at ERTICO started working with our public and private partners to establish a dedicated Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platform, the MaaS Alliance, we knew the concept would have a disruptive impact on traditional mobility models, not only for the automotive and Intelligent Transport System (ITS) sectors butfor the transport…
Nov 20, 2018
I love being a Dad. I suspect most dads share that sentiment, so it’s not exactly a news flash. I particularly love being a Dad on Halloween. We have two daughters, 5 and 3, and we all dress up for trick or treating, a favorite American pastime. This was our first Halloween in Washington, DC.…
Nov 20, 2018
It feels like we are all mad for MaaS right now – and it appears that the excitement is well-founded, given the benefits that we expect to create. New technology is delivering new travel options like never before, options that promise to be faster, cheaper, more convenient … but we need the smarts in order…
Nov 20, 2018
In a divided society, there is one thing we can all agree on: traffic gridlock and transit congestion make a daily commute infuriating. Add to it pollution and transit safety and you have a perfect storm of discontent. And it will only get worse – unless cities take a holistic approach to managing their infrastructure.…
Nov 20, 2018
You can play things against each other, get people all worked up, and get attention. Or you can try to solve a need, which often means integrating what’s available into a whole that works better than any of its parts. This can be said about politics, nutrition, healthcare and many other things that easily stir…
