Transit, Food, Culture, and Technology in Barcelona
Transit, Food, Culture, and Technology in BarcelonaWe start with a look at their amazing new Metro system. The newer parts of the system are fully automated, but the system itself has been in operation for over 100 years! Their Metro has been fully automated since 2009 and has surpassed pre-pandemic ridership with 1.5 million riders a day! It’s a safe and reliable way for people to get in and around Barcelona. Plus the system has a growing network of electric buses that are charged on route and expanding bus rapid transit.
From the Metro Paul visits the UNESCO World Heritage site: La Sagrada Familia Cathedral. Towering over the city, La Sagrada Familia is one of the most iconic buildings in Barcelona.
The UITP Global Summit highlights the new technology from buses to trains to the software that keep transit systems around the world running. You can listen to the two CEO Roundtables recorded at UITP here on YouTube on the Transit Unplugged Podcast Channel:
- UITP CEO Roundtable Part 1: European Transit Leaders on Today’s Transit Trends https://youtu.be/B5JcIqR0rPg
- Innovation, Accessibility, and Attracting New Riders–UITP CEO Roundtable Part 2 https://youtu.be/U9Ha7I1fC-Q
Finally Paul takes you through the streets of Barcelona to give you a taste of the food and culture of the city. From paella to tapas to flamenco, Paul gives you a glimpse of this jewel on the Mediterranean.
Transit Unplugged is brought to you by Modaxo https://www.modaxo.com
TV Host/Producer – Paul Comfort
Video Director, Camera, and Sound – Jaime Cuadra
Video Editing – Jaime Cuadra
Music – Jaime Cuadra
Graphic Design – Tina Olagundoye
Executive Producer – Julie Gates
00:20 Introduction
01:17 Barcelona TMB Metro with Jordi Picas
03:27 The history of the Metro with Marta Espinosa
04:16 Touch screen ticket vending machines
04:33 “How do I get there!?” Getting to La Sagrada Familia Cathedral
05:30 Josep Maria Armengol, Technical Director for TMB, on TMB’s electric buses
06:10 Barcelona’s cross-city route with on route overhead charging
06:40 Inside the UITP Global Transportation Summit exhibit hall
07:04 CEO Roundtables at the Trapeze-Modaxo Booth
07:20 Technology disruptors breakfast focus on AI
07:50 How do you describe public transportation post pandemic in one word
08:18 Look at the buses on the show floor
08:36 Modaxo CEO Bill Delaney on what the the conference means to the company
09:25 Diane Shaw, Board of Directors, AC Transit Oakland, CA on the APTA study mission to Madrid and Valencia
10:30 The food and culture of Barcelona
11:30 Walking through Las Ramblas to the Plaza Real
11:45 Michel Rodriguez, what is tapas
12:29 Dmitriy Vanchugov, Uber Transit Spanish red wine from the Basque region
13:07 Flamenco
13:28 Conclusion and credits