Public transport at the heart of mobility
TML - Transportes Metropolitanos de Lisboa, 100% owned by the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, assumes powers in the areas of mobility and transport, namely those of transport authority in relation to public passenger transport services in the Lisbon metropolitan area, including the management of public service contracts for intercity and municipal road passenger transport.
With a public capital of 25 million euros and administrative, financial and patrimonial autonomy, it is also responsible for installing a technological platform that integrates the ticketing and public information system, for developing studies and plans and for implementing accessibility, mobility and transport policies.
Without prejudice to economic efficiency and financial viability and balance, TML's management is guided by the strategic objectives and guiding principles defined by the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, which aim to ensure the satisfaction, accessibility and universality of the services provided and the protection of all users of the transport system.
TML is committed to three structural policies:
- Putting people at the center of public policies, the service provided to them, improving the quality of life of citizens, of their population centers, seeking to reduce territorial, economic and social asymmetries, guaranteeing everyone financial and geographical accessibility to public transport.
- Actively contributing to the creation of conditions to support and stimulate the economy and employment, whether in commuting, tourism or leisure, or in logistics and increasing jobs in the sector.
- Integrating the environmental agenda into all its practices, particularly in view of the energy challenges and commitments and adaptation to climate change.
The chairman of the general meeting is Basílio Horta, mayor of Sintra, and Carlos Humberto de Carvalho, first secretary of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, is vice-chairman (both unpaid). Faustino Gomes is the executive chairman of the board of directors, while Rui Lopo and Paula Castro are executive members.
TML also has two advisory bodies: the metropolitan mobility council and the mobility technologies advisory council.