design

Paris unveils design for next generation Passe Navigo

January 31, 2012
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Syndicat des Transports d’Ile-de-France has unveiled the design for the new Passe Navigo, which will be compatible with NFC-enabled mobile phones.

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How to turn a smart card into a fashion statement

August 12, 2011

A graduate of the Royal College of Art (UK) has turned Transport for London’s Oyster card into a wearable and fully functional accessory called Oi.

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MBTA seeks rider feedback on new locomotives

July 13, 2011

Over the next two weeks, visitors to the MBTA website can vote on their preferred design for the authority’s 20 new diesel-electric locomotives.

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Something blue: MTA tests Help Point

April 6, 2011

The MTA (NY) is testing the Help Point system in two subway stations, which provides emergency communications or travel directions at the touch of a button.

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Can you hear me now?

July 6, 2010

With the same technology used to design concert halls, acoustic engineers are making sure that that New York City’s new Second Avenue subway will be a “garble-free” zone.

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High-tech goes lo-fi

June 11, 2010

High-tech companies have begun to embrace low-fidelity design for their advertising and products.

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New look for Long Beach hybrid buses

April 27, 2009

Long Beach Transit’s new fleet of hybrid buses will sport a new look. The gasoline-electric buses will have a new design and color scheme; the agency’s goal is to encourage more people to use the bus.

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Designer envisions Opus as art

February 17, 2009

Montreal (QC) graphic designer Mélissa Nougier has challenged her fellow artists to redesign the Société de transport de Montréal’s rechargeable Opus transit pass.  “When the STM unveiled a new smart card for transit users, I dressed mine up and invited others to do the same,” Nougier said. While it’s fun to get creative with the [...]

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