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Local Transit Days 2027

The 2027 Local Transit Days, taking place on September 14 and 15, 2027, in Kassel, will address the theme “Between Setbacks and New Beginnings: Resilience as a Future Challenge for Public Transit.”

Local Transit Days 2027: Call for Papers

The Local Transit Days have been held every two years since 1989.

The Local Transit Days held to date have had the following overarching themes:

1989 Kassel Local Transit Days:
Public transit between the city and the surrounding area
Kassel Local Transit Days 1991:
Connecting long-distance and local transit
Kassel Public Transportation Days 1993:
Is public transportation reaching its limits?
Kassel Public Transportation Days 1995:
Contributions to Urban and Regional Transportation
Kassel Local Transit Days 1997:
Local Transit Plans—A Preliminary Assessment
Kassel Local Transit Days 1999:
10 Years of the Department of Transportation Systems and Planning
Kassel Public Transportation Days 2001:
Competition in Public Transportation
Kassel Public Transportation Days 2003:
in collaboration with the Public Transportation Colloquium in Stuttgart
Competition and Operations in Public Transportation
Kassel Public Transportation Days 2005:
Local Transit Status Seminar
Kassel Public Transportation Days 2007:
Status Seminar on Local Public Transportation
2009: Instead of the usual conference, a lecture series was held
to mark the retirement of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Köhler.
Local Transit Days 2011:
Innovations in Fare Structures and Ticket Sales
Local Transit Days 2013:
New Concepts for Urban and Rural Areas
Local Transit Days 2015:
Local Transit and Leisure: Attracting New Customers Through Innovative Concepts
Local Transit Days 2017:
Digital and Disruptive—New Data and Methods for Customer-Centric Public Transit
Local Transit Days 2019:
Financing Public Transportation: Between Usage-Based E-Fares, Affordable Flat Rates, and Third-Party Funding
Local Transit Days 2023:
The Mobility Transition and Public Transit: How Do We Get Everyone On Board Before the Train Leaves the Station?
Local Transit Days 2025:
Use Buses and Trains—for Your Health and Our Future

The conference proceedings from the 1st through the 7th Local Transit Days and the Local Transit Days starting in 2013 have been published in the Institute’s series.