Urban

Monitor urban rail developments: Metro expansions, light rail innovations, and transit-oriented design. Essential reading for city planners and public transport executives.

The testing of Citadis’ light rail vehicles (LRVs) has begun...
March 20, 2010 7:04 am
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed in principle to...
The first natural gas powered tram system in the world...
The Dutch city of Amsterdam has awarded a €200m ($270m)...
January 24, 2010 9:05 am
The Canadian city of Vancouver has launched a new light...
January 20, 2010 7:06 am
Iraq’s national railway company has revealed that the proposed urban...
January 10, 2010 6:26 am
French firm Thales will equip Spain’s Alicante Tramway Line 2...
December 10, 2009 8:18 pm
Spanish train manufacturer Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) will...
December 9, 2009 8:33 pm
The first section of Shanghai’s Metro Line 7, also called...
November 16, 2009 11:50 am
A French consortium involving Vinci Construction Grands Projects and LOHR...
Construction has begun on the first phase of a new...
November 8, 2009 1:06 pm
The Canadian city of Calgary has awarded a $648m (C$700m)...