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Private operators and mayors also debated ways of modernising urban transporant to achieve energy savings. The Deputy Mayor of Zagreb, , explained how the city had improved the bus and train system and was now moving to upgrade the underground system. David Alavidze, Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi, , has high hopes for using public private partnerships to modernise his city’s transportation system. He said the city’s transport system and energy efficiency had improved thanks to an EBRD loan for the bus system, making the system more attractive for private sector operation.
“Promotion of public transport is a must in any city, if energy is to be saved,” said Pierre Cordier, Deputy Director of Veolia Transport. He and others also pointed to the environmental benefits of improved energy efficiency through well-conceived municipal investments.
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