News and Updates

News, analysis and updates from ITS Cyprus and its initiatives.

30 September 2026•4 min read

Pedestrianising Anexartisias: The Case for a Car-Free Spine in Limassol

The recurring debate on making Anexartisias a downhill one-way street offers another compromised half-measure. Looking at the success of Heroes Square and Barcelona’s Superblocks, full pedestrianisation backed by curb-space ITS management and co-creation with shopkeepers is the only sustainable way forward for Limassol's core.

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30 September 2026•5 min read

Trams in Nicosia and Limassol: The Essence of Modal Shift, Shelved Studies, and the Need for End-to-End Planning

The recent statement by the Mayor of Nicosia reopens the debate on light rail in Cyprus. With bus ridership stuck at 4–5%, the solution is neither another shelved feasibility study nor showcase tourist routes. We need genuine modal shift, unified metropolitan governance, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and structured co-creation with citizens under a strict timetable, delivered through an end-to-end project approach before the 2030 contracting window closes.

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25 September 2026•4 min read

Moving People Out of Cars, Not Off the Bus: Why a Seaside Tram Misses Limassol’s Real Mobility Crisis

A seaside tram in Limassol risks cannibalizing our single most successful bus line (Route 30) and causing years of construction chaos for a tourist corridor. The real challenge is shifting commuters and school-run traffic out of private cars, not moving existing passengers from a bus to a tram.

10 September 2026•5 min read

The 30-Year Loophole: Why Cyprus Must End the "Classic Car" Commuter Subsidy

A critical policy look at Cyprus’s rolling 30-year antique vehicle framework. By subsidising mass-produced 1980s and 1990s double-cab pickups as "antiques," the state inadvertently sponsors high-polluting, unsafe daily commuters. A fixed FIVA Class F cut-off date (31/12/1970) and automated ANPR/ITS enforcement are urgently required to protect public health and real motoring heritage.

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7 September 2026•4 min read

Heavy Trucks in Peak Traffic: The Answer Isn't a Blanket Ban, It’s the Tech We Already Own

Another serious motorway crash has revived calls to ban heavy lorries during peak commute hours. But on an island without railways, an outright ban would paralyze the supply chain. The real fix lies in switching on the intelligent transport systems Cyprus has already installed.

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2 September 2026•6 min read

Scooters in Cyprus: The Problem Isn’t the Wheels, It’s the Asphalt

With over 5,000 police fines and rising tensions on seafront pavements, Cyprus is once again weighing a blanket ban on e-scooters. But outlawing micromobility ignores the real issue: streets engineered exclusively for cars with zero room for anyone else.

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28 August 2026•2 min read

Road to Zero Cyprus: Reframing Road Safety Through the Safe System

Welcome to the official portal of the Road to Zero Cyprus initiative. Explore how we are using Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and the Safe System approach to eliminate fatal road traffic collisions.

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