UK, Merseyrail Merseyrail is in the middle of an ambitious programme to introduce level boarding across its 68-station network. Starting with a comprehensive yearlong platform upgrade project in October 2018 to standardise all platforms in …
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Friday Reads – 24 January 2020
• Part time step-free access on Waterloo & City line (StepFreeLondon) • 1947 Map of London trolleybus and tram-routes (MappingLondon) • Making public transit fairer to women requires data (Wired) • Parisian transport developments planned …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 6 January 2020
• Oslo reaches Vision Zero pedestrian deaths (StreetsBlog) • Grosvenor Canal, London’s last commercial canal (LondonCanals) • Level boarding fairness: Letting everyone on (PermanentRail) • Switzerland and France now linked by S-Bahn (RailTech) • Inside …
Continue readingLift retrofit cost comparison in US & Europe (MetroReport)
Most metro stations around the world rely on stairs for access to platforms. These are easy to build, especially for stations not far below the surface. However, this arrangement offers no accessibility for many people …
Continue readingMTA sued for renovating station without adding accessibility (NY Daily News)
The Feds sued the MTA and NYC Transit Authority on Tuesday for renovating a Bronx subway station without making it accessible to the disabled. The Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office joined a lawsuit from the Bronx …
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