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Category: Friday Reads

Friday Reads – 16 July 2021

On 16 July 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Eurostar, Friday Reads, Sustainability, Vertical transport

• Survey on ‘Feeling safe’ when travelling in London (LondonTravelWatch) • Transport Decarbonisation Plan: 6 key takeaways (NewCivilEng) • Women’s pros & cons of being able to use internet on the Tube (Stylist) • What …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 12 July 2021

On 12 July 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Arts, Design, Eurostar, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Pollution, River, Stations, Waterways

• London’s train link to Europe cities is unused green asset (CentreForLondon) • The green space beneath the M4 (TheSpaces) • Rebranding is generally a bad idea for transport (Freewheeling) • Study supports additional Stuttgart …

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Friday Reads – 9 July 2021

On 9 July 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Bridges, Electrification, Friday Reads, New York, Pollution, Uber

• UK urged to decarbonise railways with electrification plan (E&T) • Reprieve for 46 old railway bridges but dozens more face infill (Times) • Air grievances: NYC pollution maps by source (UrbanOmnibus) • Connect the …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 5 July 2021

On 5 July 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• There’s still lead in London’s air 20 years after fuel ban (IMechE) • National Trust High Line plans for Manchester (ArchitectsJ) • Complete streets lead to better car crash coverage (Streetsblog) • The joy …

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Friday Reads – 2 July 2021

On 2 July 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Piccadilly line, Sleeper Trains, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• The evolution of Piccadilly line trains from 1891 to 2025 (RailEngineer) • Sleeper trains gaining as Continent aims to cut carbon emissions (Bloomberg) • Istanbul’s massive metro & tram expansion forges ahead (MetroReport) • …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 28 June 2021

On 28 June 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Data, Design, Friday Reads, New York, Stations, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Mobile phone coverage coming to Underground tunnels (IanVisits) • Euston Station goes live with British Sign Language screens (Railway-Tech) • Barcelona accelerating link to connect tram networks (Tramways&UrbanTransit) • Grand by design: History of …

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Friday Reads – 25 June 2021

On 25 June 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Tunnels

• More details on Oxford Circus pedestrianisation plans (IanVisits) • Can removing highways fix America’s cities? (NYTimes) • The many different tunnels under Washington DC (CityLab) • Sankay Flows show transport still 2nd largest use …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 21 June 2021

On 21 June 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Data, Electric Vehicles (EVs), Friday Reads, Maps, Pedestrians, River, Stations

• This is not an Oxford Circus tube station upgrade (Variably) • Deciphering The Stratford Diagram (DiamondGeezer) • Can this electric hydrofoil save Venice from sinking? (Electric&Hybrid) • Bringing the Park back to Park Avenue, …

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Friday Reads – 18 June 2021

On 18 June 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Aerial, Arts, Cable Car, Design, Friday Reads, Pedestrians

• Oxford Circus to be part pedestrianised (IanVisits) • Manchester Victoria’s Telpher (RogerFarnworth) • The last Zeppelin flight: the 1939 spy mission (MarkFelton) • Ememem’s (not that one) street mosaics (MyModernMet) • Vancouver’s Broadway SkyTrain …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 14 June 2021

On 14 June 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Friday Reads, Stations

• Gear change: review of the govt’s active travel plan (Freewheeling) • History of Heathrow Express webinar (IARO) • Amsterdam bans fossil fuel, cheap flight ads in its Metro (PublicRadioIntl) • The Most Passenger Friendly …

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Friday Reads – 11 June 2021

On 11 June 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Design, Friday Reads, Logistics, Old Oak Common, Overground, Pollution, Roads, Sleeper Trains, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• South Kensington station heritage upgrades & development tensions (OnLondon) • Virtual tour of proposed West London Orbital Overground (CapitalWestLondon) • Berlin’s free cargo bikeshare program (StreetsBlog) • Opening up a brutalist bus terminal (Dezeen) …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 7 June 2021

On 7 June 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Data, Friday Reads, Funiculars, New York, Roads

• Transreport app greatly improves rail accessibility for disabled passengers (Railway-Tech) • Germany’s other historic suspension railway (UrbanTransport) • NYC MTA breached by hackers as cyberattacks surge (NYTimes) • Regional rail makes most sense on …

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Friday Reads – 4 June 2021

On 4 June 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Buses, Friday Reads, Micromobility, Pedestrians, Stations

• Could pantographs make a return to London’s buses? (IanVisits) • Get on your e-bike: ‘have a go’ scheme proposed for England (Guardian) • Sweden converting street parking to community space (WorldEconForum) • Can Lebanon’s …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 31 May 2021

On 31 May 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, New York, Pedestrians, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Tunnels, Uber

• Uber’s GMB union deal doesn’t mean its battles are over (Wired) • Finally a new rail tunnel under Hudson River is to be built (NYTimes) • The planning that goes into Amtrak livery designs …

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Friday Reads – 28 May 2021

On 28 May 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Aerial, Freight, Friday Reads, Maps, Nudges, Stations, Uber

• Plans to improve rail freight on London’s railways (IanVisits) • Airlander airship city hops could cut flying CO2 emissions by 90% (Guardian) • Schematic rail network map of France (Inat) • World’s largest model …

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