Vert-A-Pac small car railway transport

Friday Reads – April 22 2022

London car parking permits are cheaper than bike storage (BBC)

Long before NYC’s High Line, there was the High Bridge (UntappedNYC)

Amtrak seeks control of Washington DC Union Station for expansion (Trains)

Parking harms businesses not bikes nor buses (NewsroomNZ)

E-scooters that stop if you speed or ride dangerously (Axios)

The GM-Southern Pacific Vert-A-Pac vertical car transporter (RailwayAge)

Last of the Steam Powered Trains, Live audio 13 Nov 1970 Fillmore West (TheKinks)

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  1. The cycle hanger article (and associated comments) don’t mention a significant risk: Vandalism of the hanger, and theft of boke from hanger. There are already some reports of locked hangers being opened with a battery angle grinder and then the bikes stolen (angel grinder used to saw the locks/chains on the bikes).

    Because the hangers are out in the open, but not always overlooked (especially late at night) this is a significant problem,

    Storage inside the property (on a wall mounted hook or ceiling mounted hoist) will be a better option for many–social tenure housing should come which these options as standard or as permitted without incurring an end of rental damage charge, and change in law also to permit installation by default/on demand without impacting tenancy deposit.

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