Reporting the world's cities, for the people who plan them.
THE FIRST EDITION · 5 OCTOBER 2026
Public transport, streets, and the ways cities move.
11 ARTICLES
Freight Watch - Bangkok
BANGKOK: A new regional dashboard, the Asia Freight Decarbonisation Monitor, has gone live under GIZ's Bangkok-based TUEWAS network - the first systematic tool to compare freight decarbonisation progress across China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Light Rail - Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS: Minnesota's Metro Transit announced on September 26 that the Green Line Extension - the Southwest LRT serving Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka and Eden Prairie with 16 new stations - will open on June…
Streets - New York
NEW YORK: The city is adding a two-way protected bike lane on Thomson Avenue in Queens - a redesign made possible by reduced car and truck volumes since congestion pricing began in January 2025. Advocates frame…
Fare Watch
SAN DIEGO: Fare increases took effect across San Diego County's MTS and NCTD networks on October 1 - one-way adult fares at $3, senior/disabled/Medicare fares at $1.50 on most services, and regional monthly passes at $85…
Aerial Transit - Bogotá
BOGOTÁ: A century in the waiting, the city's first metro has an opening date: Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán announced that passengers board Line 1 on March 15, 2028, with the 24-km elevated line more than 80%…
Gulf Rail - Riyadh
RIYADH: Firms have been asked to register interest by October 12 for the Qiddiya high-speed rail project - a 250-km/h line linking King Salman International Airport, the KAFD financial district and Qiddiya City. It follows the…
East Asia
BEIJING: Zhengzhou opened its 21.9-km east-west Metro Line 10 on September 26, linking the city's two main railway stations with twelve stops served by six-car Type A trains. Three days later, Harbin opened a 3.3-km northeastern…
Bus Rapid Transit - Africa
CAIRO: Egypt began public operations on phase two of Greater Cairo's BRT on September 26 - roughly 40 km and 16 stations along the Ring Road - creating, with phase one, a 75-km air-conditioned network linked…
Funding Fight - Manila
The Department of Transportation urged lawmakers to protect rail allocations in the national budget, arguing the country can catch up with ASEAN neighbours on subways and commuter rail - but only if funding holds through the…
Data For Policy - Bangkok
BANGKOK: The freight monitor on Page 1 has a Thai predecessor: GIZ's IMPROVE project, the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning and the Office of Industrial Economics launched the Thai Fuel Efficiency Data Portal…
India Desk - Metro Momentum
MUMBAI: The Union Government approved the integrated Mumbai Metro Line 5 and 5A project - 34.2 km and 19 stations at Rs 181.3 billion (about $2 billion) - extending the network into the Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan belt of…