International Union of Public Transport
| French: Union Internationale des Transports Publics | |
| Abbreviation | UITP |
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| Motto | Advancing Public Transport |
| Formation | 17 August 1885 |
| Type | AISBL |
| Legal status | Nonprofit Organization |
| Purpose | Advocating Sustainable Transport |
| Headquarters | Secretariat-General Rue Sainte-Marie 6, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, BRU, 1080, Belgium, Europe |
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Region
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Worldwide |
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Membership
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1400 members |
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Official language
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English, French, German, Spanish |
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Secretary General
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Alain Flausch |
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President
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Masaki Ogata |
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Main organ
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General Assembly |
| Subsidiaries |
Youth For Public Transport (Y4PT) Foundation (created on 25 November 2005 by Policy Board) |
| Website | www |
The International Association of Public Transport (UITP, from the French: L’Union internationale des transports publics) is a non-profit advocacy organization for public transport authorities and operators, policy decision-makers, scientific institutes and the public transport supply and service industry. The association was founded on August 17, 1885 by King Leopold II in Brussels, Belgium to support the Belgian tram and steel industries. UITP supports a holistic approach to urban mobility and advocates for public transport development and sustainable mobility.
UITP represents an international network of 1,400 member companies located in 96 countries and covers all modes of public transport – metro,light rail,regional and suburban railways, bus, and waterborne transport. It also represents collective transport in a broader sense.
UITP's network counts one main and EU office in Brussels and twelve regional and liaison offices worldwide (Abidjan, Bangalore, Canberra, Casablanca, Dubai, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Moscow, Rome, São Paulo, and Tehran). The General Secretariat in Brussels is managed by Alain Flausch, former CEO of the STIB the Brussels public transport company; Masaki Ogata is the association's President.
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