In the autumn of 2016, Transport for London (TfL) started tracking its passengers. A month long trial at 54 stations used Wi-Fi signals from phones and other devices to harvest depersonalised data about where, when …
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Monday’s Friday Reads – 27 May 2019
• London mobility in the global league table (UrbanMobilityIndex) • It’s high time airlines paid fuel tax (AirQualityNews) • Rail delays prompt German identity crisis (Politico) • What city parents do to live car-free (CityLab) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 24 May 2019
• Can a Crossrail City Airport station be built? (HydeParkNow) • TfL extends Walking Tube Map to Zone 3 (MappingLondon) • Clean air is a national responsibility (TransportXtra) • Grand Paris Express tunneling progress video …
Continue readingInstitute of Railway Research interview (SmartRailWorld)
At the moment, large sections of the UK rail network are undergoing major development, all the while using the latest engineering techniques and technology to help deliver a system that runs efficiently and safely in …
Continue readingThe critical timing of door closing (RailEngineer)
Much has been written and said in recent times about efforts to improve the throughput of trains on metro and inner suburban railways. Using CBTC [communications-based train control] has enabled 36 trains per hour (tph) …
Continue readingGermany’s electric highway opens (Bloomberg)
Germany has opened the first stretch of a so-called electric highway that will connect hybrid trucks to overhead wires, allowing them to recharge while traveling on the country’s main transportation arteries. The 10-kilometer (6-mile) stretch …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 20 May 2019
• Hammersmith Bridge closes to cars & traffic evaporates (TwitterThread) • Birmingham Snow Hill Tunnel sidings (RailBusinessDaily) • Finland constructing its first intercity tram line (RailTech) • New Belgrade Centre station as city building (NYTimes) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 17 May 2019
• Network to monitor Thames cruise ship air pollution (AirQualityNews) • Grand Paris Express tunnelling video (FranceTVInfo) • Lyft fights to avoid Disabilities Act (Politico) • Why free public transport doesn’t work (Atlantic) • 80 …
Continue readingElectric Vehicle Outlook 2019 (BloombergNEF)
The way people and goods move is set to change dramatically over the next two decades, driven by a combination of policy, technology, economics, demographics and changing consumer preferences. The Electric Vehicle Outlook is our …
Continue reading11 self driving car GPS myths (ElecDesign)
Though it has a relatively long track record, misconceptions still surround the Global Positioning System, especially in terms of autonomous vehicles. Everyone knows that GPS uses satellites to deliver position information to things like smart …
Continue readingTech could transform congestion pricing (CityLab)
As cities like New York move ahead with plans to charge motorists to enter certain urban areas, we need to think about the best ways to manage road tolling. Now that New York City has …
Continue readingAutonomous scooters a non-starter (RadicalUrbanist)
Earlier this week, former Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson tweeted that Uber was hiring for a new “Micromobility Robotics” team that would be under its Jump Bikes umbrella — the dockless bike-sharing company it purchased last year to …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 13 May 2019
• More possible options for a Euston-Canary Wharf express tube (CityMetric) • French rural railways await possible M. Beeching (RailwayTechnology) • Bus stations don’t have to be second rate (TreeHugger) • Two abandoned Milan rail …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 10 May 2019
• Mind the Gafs at Kentish Town (HydeParkNow) • 8th European TramDriver Championship in Bruxelles (RailwayNews) • Glasgow calls for new urban rail network (IRailJournal) • A day in the life of a NUMTOT (Curbed) …
Continue readingRail’s role in meeting global climate targets (RailFreight)
More than a decade ago, four competing rail freight operators — DBCargo, TX Logistik, SBB Cargo and BLS Cargo — decided to launch a common position paper setting out the need for better framework conditions …
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