International Association of Public Transport

The International Association of Public Transport (; UITP) is a non-profit member-led organisation for public transport authorities, networks and operators, policy decision-makers, scientific institutes and the public transport supply and service industry, that works to advance sustainable urban mobility.

Founded on 17 August 1885, the association is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, with 13 offices around the world. With more than 1900 members in over 100 countries, UITP advocates for sustainable mobility and produces publications, oversees projects, hosts global events and brings together all those with a vested interested in advancing public transport.

Organisation

UITP represents an international network of more than 1,900 member companies in over than 100 countries and covers all modes of public transport – metro, light rail, regional and suburban railways, bus, trolleybus, taxi and ride-hailing and waterborne transport. It also represents collective transport in a broader sense, with active committees and working bodies on digitalisation, I.T., sustainable development, design and culture, human resources, transport economics, security and more.

UITP is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium with thirteen regional and liaison offices worldwide, located in Abidjan, Casablanca, Dubai, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Johannesburg, New York, São Paulo, Singapore, Tehran, Mexico & Central America, New Delhi, and Auckland).

The General Secretariat is managed by Mohamed Mezghani, who has been working for more than 30 years in public transport and urban mobility related fields and became the association’s Secretary General in January 2018. He previously served in a number of internal positions, including as UITP Deputy Secretary General. His mandate was renewed for a second term, beginning in January 2023. 

The President of UITP is Renée Amilcar, the General Manager of OC Transpo in Ottawa, who was voted into office in June 2023 as the association’s first female President. Joining the City of Ottawa as the General Manager in 2021, Renée oversees many projects in her daily role, including the electrification of Ottawa’s transit fleet, and the deployment of 350 zero-emission buses.

With a long-standing association to UITP through her role as Bus Division Chair and Executive Board member, Renée Amilcar has a reputation as a global leader in sustainability and innovation within the international transportation industry.

Renée’s career in transportation began in 2002 at the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), and with her new role as UITP President, she will work closely with the UITP Secretariat to advance UITP in the years to come.

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 MyLibrary, 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 carries out studies, projects and surveys; the results are made available in brochures and reports.
 UITP leads projects for international institutions, such as the European Commission. Under the framework of these projects UITP launches and participates in thematic networks of mobility experts on public transport policy and organisation.
 UITP issues official positions on global mobility issues, representing the views of the sector.
 UITP tries to engages a number of international bodies - such as the United Nations (UNEP, UNDESA, UNFCCC, UNHABITAT), the World Bank and European institutions.
 UITP organises training courses, workshops and seminars for public transport experts.
 UITP empowers the youth for advocating sustainable transport through the Youth For Public Transport (Y4PT) Foundation, created on 25 November 2005 by the UITP Policy Board.
 Beginning in 2025, the UITP Global Public Transport Summit, the largest event of its kind in the sector, will move to an annual edition. Having started in 1886 as the World Congress, the next UITP Summit takes place in June 2025 in Hamburg, Germany.  
 UITP is a member of the Group of Representative Bodies.

See also
 List of metro systems
 Sustainable transport

References

External links 
 UITP – official homepage
 UITP Global Public Transport Summit - uitpsummit.org
UITP's Activity Highlights 2020 Report
Y4PT – official homepage
 A virtual exhibition about urban transportation in the world.

Sustainable transport
Sustainable urban planning
Transportation planning
Public transport advocacy organizations
Environmental organisations based in Belgium
International environmental organizations
International transport organizations
Trade associations based in Belgium
Organizations established in 1885