Entries Tagged ‘Transport’

Changer d'ère: I leave France

Eight months ago, I arrived in Nice, now it’s time for me to leave. It’s been an excellent stay, and I never wanted to leave for a minute. There will be a longer, more reflective post after I get back in the UK. For now though, I’ll show you this video which was a campaign [...]

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Two months passed, 150 bikes stolen, no response given

Nice introduced its rent-a-bike system in July. Now, with over 150 Vélos stolen and/or broken, the company has been forced to suspend the service while it adjusts the security system. This is unprecedented, despite other grandes villes like Paris and Marseilles already having a stable Vélo system in place. What it really shows is the [...]

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French Bureaucracy

On the first attempt, I spent half an hour in the Transport Bureau with the naive ambition that I might leave with what I went in for. The aim was fairly simple; I wanted to buy a month-pass for the Tram, so that I could easily get around the city wherever and whenever my job [...]

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Battle of the Buses

The introduction of a new bus service for Bath students is a much anticipated example of significant progress. For a long time now, the issue of “the buses” has been a top priority for Bath students, and the change of service provider could precipitate a major development in the future of transport.

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Not the First Time Bus Prices Rise

Ticket prices for the Bright Orange Bus have increased once again this year. Prices increase annually to tie in with inflation and rising fuel prices. From September 1st 2008, a single ticket from the bus station to campus on board the number 18 will increase from £1 to £1.10 and a single from Oldfield Park [...]

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