• 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
• 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 …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 9 July 2021
• 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 …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 5 July 2021
• 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 …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 2 July 2021
• 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) • …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 28 June 2021
• 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 …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 25 June 2021
• 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 …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 21 June 2021
• 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, …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 18 June 2021
• 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 …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 14 June 2021
• 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 …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 11 June 2021
• 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) …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 7 June 2021
• 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 …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 4 June 2021
• 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 …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 31 May 2021
• 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 …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 28 May 2021
• 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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