The International Association of Public Transport (UITP, L’Union internationale des transports publics) is the organisation for public transport

Public transport

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 authorities and operators, policy decision-makers, scientific institutes and the public transport supply and service industry. UITP supports a holistic approach to urban mobility and advocates for public transport development and sustainable mobility.
UITP represents an international network of 3,400 members located in 92 countries and covers all modes of public transport - Metro, bus

Bus

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, light rail

Light rail

Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...

, regional and suburban railways, and waterborne transport. It also represents collective transport in a broader sense.
UITP's network counts one main and EU office in Brussels

Brussels

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 and eleven regional and liaison offices worldwide (Abidjan

Abidjan

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, Bangalore

Bangalore

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, Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

, Dubai

Dubai

Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

, Istanbul

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

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, Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, Rome

Rome

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, São Paulo

São Paulo

São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

, and Tehran

Tehran

Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

). The General Secretariat in Brussels is managed by Hans Rat, the Secretary General. The current President is Alain Flausch, CEO of the STIB, the Brussels public transport company.

On 21 Septermber 2011, the members of the Executive Board of UITP have selected Alain Flausch as new Secretary General. He will take over from Hans Rat, who will retire after running the Association for 13 years. This appointment will be effective by the end of the year. Mr. Ousmane Thiam, most senior Vice-President, will follow Alain Flausch as President, effective mid-October 2011.

Activities

• UITP gathers and analyses facts and figures to provide quantitative and qualitative information on key aspects of public transport and urban mobility.
• UITP manages an on-line information centre MOBI+. Which gives access to the full texts of UITP’s studies and conference papers, as well as references to books, articles and websites. A picture library and statistics on public transport operators are also available.
• UITP publishes a quarterly magazine Public Transport International (PTI)
• UITP carries out studies, projects and surveys, the results are regularly made available in high-quality brochures, reports and CD-ROM's.
• UITP regularly leads projects for international institutions, such as the European Commission. Under the framework of these projects UITP launches and manages thematic networks of mobility experts on public transport policy and organisation.
• UITP issues Focus Papers, which are official positions of UITP on global mobility issues, representing the views of the sector.
• UITP actively engages a number of international bodies - such as the United Nations (UNEP, UNDESA, UNFCCC,UNHABITAT ), the World Bank and European institutions.
• UITP provides training courses for public transport managers
• UITP organizes a biennial event, the World Congress and Mobility and City Transport Exhibition. The 59th edition was held from 10 to 13 April 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The 60th edition will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, in May 2013.

External links

• Official homepage of the UITP
• A virtual exhibition about urban transportation in the world.