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Cities united and ready to call for better public transport…

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Cities and regions from five continents united and ready to call for more and better public transport

Brussels, 21 August 2013

58 cities and regions around the world have come together to join the ‘All together for public transport growth’ movement, sending a united call for greater investment in public transport to improve the world’s urban environments.

The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) encouraged its members in 92 countries to join the ‘All Together for Public Transport Growth’ movement and 58 city and regional public transport operators and authorities have responded to the call. To coincide with European Mobility Week (16-22 September), cities and regions across the globe will display the rallying slogan ‘Grow’ on and in public transport vehicles, stations, stops, websites and social media.

“The fact that 58 of some of the world’s most well-known cities and regions have come together across five continents and 28 countries to call for more and better public transport is really encouraging,” explained UITP Secretary General, Alain Flausch. “This just goes to show how widespread the movement for sustainable mobility is.”

A press conference will be held in Brussels on September 18 during European Mobility Week to announce the final results.

Participating cities/regions so far: 


  • Austria: Linz (Linz Linien GmbH), Vienna (Wiener Linien)
  • Belgium: Brussels (STIB), Flanders (De Lijn), Wallonia (TEC)
  • Brazil: São Paulo (METRA Sistema Metropolitano de Transportes)
  • Canada: Edmonton (Edmonton Transit System), Montreal (AMT, STM)
  • China: Shenzhen (Shenzhen Metro Group Co. Ltd)
  • France: Paris (RATP Group, RATP Dev)
  • Germany: Bochum (Bogestra), Dresden (Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG), Hanover (ÜSTRA)
  • Greece: Thessaloniki (Thessaloniki Public Transport Authority)
  • Hungary: Budapest (BKK)
  • India: Chennai (CMRL), New Delhi (DIMTS)
  • Iran: Mashhad (Musroc)
  • Ireland: Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Waterford (all Bus Eireann)
  • Italy: Cagliari (CTM), Lazio Region (CO.TRA.L. S.p.A), Milan (ATM), Rome (ATAC), Rome Latium (CoTral SPA)
  • Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur (SPAD)
  • Morocco: Casablanca (Casablanca Transport SA)
  • Norway: Oslo (Ruter)
  • Poland: Gdansk (Metropolitalny Związek Komunikacyjny Zatoki Gdańskiej), Gdynia (ZKM), Warsaw (Metro Warsaw)
  • Portugal: Lisbon (Carris/Metro)
  • Qatar: Doha (Mowasalat)
  • Romania: Alba Iulia (STP), Oradea (Oradea Metropolitan Area and Transregio Transport Authority), Sibiu (Tursib)
Russia: Moscow (Mosgortrans)
  • Serbia: Belgrade (City of Belgrade)
  • South Africa: Gauteng (Gautrain), Rustenburg (Rustenburg Municipality)
  • Spain: Barcelona (TMB), Catalonia (FGC)
  • Switzerland: Bern (BERNMOBIL), Lausanne (TL)
  • Thailand: Bangkok (Bangkok Metro Public Company Ltd.)
  • Turkey: Bursa (Burulas), Gaziantep (Gaziantep Buyuksehir Belediyesi), Istanbul (IETT, ULASIM), Izmir (ESHOT, IZBAN, Izmir Metro), Samsun (Samulas Light Rail System)
  • UAE: Abu Dhabi (DOT), Dubai (RTA), Sharjah (Sharjah Transport)
  • UK: London (TfL), Manchester (Transport for Greater Manchester), West Midlands (CENTRO)

For more information please visit: http://growpublictransport.org/

About ‘Grow with Public Transport’

In 2012 UITP launched the ‘Grow with Public Transport’ campaign to support its ambition of doubling the market share of public transport worldwide by 2025. The campaign targets policy markers around the world to raise awareness of the urgent need for more and better public transport. It also offers guidance for decision makers, public transport authorities and transport companies on how to improve public transport and tools to help them implement sustainable mobility solutions. Now UITP is inviting its members to adapt the campaign messages on its public transport networks around the world.

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