Siemens Mobility has already used Stratasys’ services3D printing, the highly versatile and adaptable technology that can quickly create exact replicas of three-dimensional components, is again being harnessed by the rail industry. One the UK’s largest …
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Friday Reads – 14 December 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • Tube map finally shows walkable interchanges (IanVisits) • Farewell to a London ghost train (HiddenEurope) • All Swiss intercity trains have playground area (WEForum) • Talent wants transit – …
Continue readingDublin plans €9bn six-line metro (SmartRailWorld)
The city of Dublin has submitted plans for an ambitious six-line metro system that will be formed of a central loop operating underneath the Irish capital. Should the project get the official go ahead it …
Continue readingMixed Signals: North American transit systems (CodeRedTO)
This report compares Toronto to similar local and commuter rail transit systems in several cities in Canada and the United States, examining specifics of fares, funding, network coverage, and governance. Transit networks are highly complex …
Continue readingMicrotransit or buses – which is better? (Atlantic)
The Bus is still best – ride-shares aren’t the most efficient way to move lots of people around cities. A recent conference I attended featured a panel called “Microtransit: The Fight Against Congestion.” Microtransit: It …
Continue readingUber Headed for Crash (NYMagIntelligencer)
By steamrolling local taxi operations in cities all over the world and cultivating cheerleaders in the business press and among Silicon Valley libertarians, Uber has managed to create an image of inevitability and invincibility. But …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 7 December 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • What was Europe’s largest tram network (JayForemanVideo) • Who’s behind bid to get London’s best bike lane ripped up? (Guardian) • London has been putting on weight (Forbes) • …
Continue readingNo-one wants to adopt crummy NYC subway stations (Politico)
Why won’t anyone adopt a subway station? In a clarion call to the private sector last year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged big businesses to adopt one of New York City’s grubby subway stations and lavish …
Continue readingFrance modernising its overnight trains (RailJournal)
THE French state will provide €30m to modernise rolling stock used on the country’s two remaining overnight trains and ensure their continued operation into the next decade, transport minister Mrs Elisabeth Borne announced during a …
Continue readingTfL’s plan for carbon neutral 2050 Tube (Wired)
From using excess heat to warm homes to installing trackside solar panels, here’s how Transport for London is turning the Tube green. Transport for London uses more electricity than anything else in the city. The …
Continue readingStreetside hubs reimagine the public call box (SmartCitiesWorld)
The interactive kiosks will be rolling out across the UK next year. Maximus Networks, a British smart city telecoms company, is investing £150m in a national network of over 2,000 interactive streetside hubs across the …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 30 November 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • Walking & cycling could help save high streets (TfL) • Wayfinding Barbican’s hidden high walks (CityWayfinding) • Colour intersections for safety & fun (Guardian) • Pitfalls of technical utopias …
Continue readingOn-board trolley innovations (OnboardHospitality)
New demands and innovative ideas mean designers are taking a closer look at trolleys, the onboard workhorse whose role is changing fast. If you think some things never change and that the onboard trolley is …
Continue readingDesigning passenger-friendly rail stations with VR (Railway-Technology)
According to the Office of Rail and Road, there were 428 million UK passenger journeys in the first quarter of 2018-19 alone. London Waterloo is by far the busiest station in the country, with 99 …
Continue readingDriving in cities is the new smoking (Wired)
Passive smoking can help fix London’s filthy air pollution crisis – if choking cities are to clean up their act, air pollution will need to become as socially unacceptable as smoking indoors. Are we finally …
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