The No. 66 bus is packed on a recent weekday afternoon as it starts and stops its way from Chicago’s near west side to Navy Pier along the Lake Michigan shore. The seats and windows …
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New Czech trolleybus presented at InnoTrans (UrbanTransport)
Electrical equipment from the Prague-based company Cegelec (one of the successor companies of the former ČKD Trakce, now a member of the Vinci Energies Group) is used in thousands of trams and trolleybuses. The success …
Continue readingDoes light rail reduce traffic? The LA Expo Line case (TransfersMag)
Policymakers can focus too much on congestion relief and not enough on urban mobility and accessibility. Light rail is an attractive idea, especially in famously congested Los Angeles. Why sit stuck in traffic while the …
Continue readingDigital wayfinding to help visually impaired passengers use trams (MetroReport)
The 114 CAF trams that are scheduled to begin entering service in Jerusalem later this year will be equipped with technology from digital wayfinding company Step-Hear which is designed to make it easier for blind …
Continue readingAccessible Travel Simulation developed by Northern to familiarise passengers (RailTechnology)
Train operator Northern has received national acclaim after being the recipient of an award celebrating its unique and innovative approach to improving the accessibility standards across its network. The Accessible Travel Simulation “Serious Game” has been …
Continue readingRail electrification possible for 95% of UK freight trains, research reveals (CILTUK)
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport – CILT(UK) – has released its electrification strategy research which reveals the significant opportunity of electrification across the UK’s rail network. CILT has released a detailed map and …
Continue readingElectric truck subscription could quickly clean up polluting ports (CityLab)
Diesel drayage freight trucks are a major source of toxic emissions. Forum Mobility replaces them with electric models for a monthly fee. Every day, dozens of heavy-duty diesel trucks rumble into a freight yard lined with shipping …
Continue readingGlobal corps ask EU to mandate all new company cars be electric after 2030 (TransportEnv)
The European Commission should consider electrification targets for corporate cars as part of the Greening Corporate Fleets initiative, a coalition of 30 global businesses and organisations say. Leading companies, including Uber, Ikea, Coca Cola and …
Continue readingOver 7000 EMR customers upgrade to First Class with new app (RailUK)
More than 7,000 EMR customers have taken advantage of an app which allows Standard Class ticket customers to bid for an upgrade to First Class – starting from just £10. The Seatfrog app, which can …
Continue readingRail union warned accident like Ohio train derailment would happen (NewRepublic)
An inter-union alliance of rail workers says the train wreck happened due to antiquated regulation and corporate malpractice. The fiery train derailment that led to thousands being forced to evacuate their homes in East Palestine, …
Continue readingParis wayfinding & mapping design talk: Video (TransitMappingSymp)
Design management is a competency used for a long time in the RATP. The RATP mapping system will be presented under this angle, which will be completed by a historical vision and also as a …
Continue readingCan UK learn from Denmark’s affordable electrification? (RailTechnology)
Denmark’s governmental rail body, Banedanmark, is in the process of electrifying the mainline Danish railway in a £1.4billion programme that started in 2014 and is due to be completed in 2028. The program has already …
Continue readingNew York City is drowning in package deliveries & packages (MITTechReview)
Online orders, which ramped up with the start of the pandemic, are still clogging city streets. Amazon, Hello Fresh, Stitch Fix. Click a button, and it’s there in three to five days—perhaps even one. Packages, …
Continue readingAwareness & effect of £2 bus fare – Survey (TransportFocus)
Transport Focus wanted to understand more about awareness of the recently introduced £2 bus fare and whether it has led to more journeys being made on buses. From 1 January the government introduced a £2 …
Continue readingElectric semis/HGVs are coming & truck stops aren’t ready (Bloomberg)
Next month, Tesla Inc. plans to deliver the first of its electric Semi trucks—able to haul a full 40 ton-load some 500 miles on a single charge. These massive batteries-on-wheels may accelerate the transition to electrified transport, but those responsible for delivering …
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