Company cars are vehicles owned by companies or other organisations – not by individuals – and they represent the main market share for new cars in Europe. T&E has commissioned the fleet market research firm Dataforce …
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New virus capturing air filtration being tested in NYC (Gothamist)
The MTA [New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority] is piloting a new air filtration and purification system that the manufacturer claims can capture and kill 99.9998% of viruses and other germs through a three-stage process. …
Continue readingSFO area to approve 60% work from home mandate (GreenCalTrain)
On Wednesday September 23, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission is about to advance a policy to mandate that large employers have at least 60 percent of their employees telecommute on any given work day. The goal …
Continue readingEnhanced Scotland rail services proposed (RailTech)
Transform Scotland, the Edinburgh-based association for promoting sustainable transport, has published its proposals to improve the inter-city rail connections in the constituent part of the United Kingdom. The recommendations are focused on the development of …
Continue readingUnused buses serve as mobile WiFi hotspots (Spotlight)
In 2019, people boarded public transportation 34 million times each day. It gets us where we need to be and provides essential transport to millions of Americans. The internet, too, has become essential, and yet many people, especially …
Continue readingClean electricity will save MBTA $3M a year (StreetsBlog)
The MBTA is negotiating a new multi-year electricity contract that will power the agency’s trains, trolleybuses, stations, and other facilities exclusively on renewable power – and is furthermore expected to save the agency $3 million …
Continue readingBerlin plans hybrid trolleybus network (UrbanTransport)
As in many other cities around the world, trolleybuses have been outdated since decades – the last traditional trolleybuses ran in West Berlin in 1965 and in the eastern part of the city in 1973. …
Continue readingMetro train design response to COVID (RailMag)
Adaptable interiors for metro trains could help passenger numbers to bounce back in the post-Coronavirus era. Design company tangerine, which has created interiors for Heathrow Express and Chinese train builder CRRC, has revealed its concept …
Continue readingBus Interchange design explained video (GrahamCurrie)
This video concerns the engineering and traffic considerations in a bus interchange – yes it seems boring BUT it describes why its a great balance between competing objectives including capacity, understandability, comfort, safety, and quality. …
Continue readingLRT cost estimates: your mileage will vary (Tramways&UT)
With just ten minutes of online research I came up with five benchmark figures to help me calculate the likely costs of constructing a new light rail system in the UK. What did we do before …
Continue readingConsultations on Manchester clean air zone (AirQualNews)
Greater Manchester to hold two major public consultations on key elements of the proposed Clean Air Zone (CAZ). The government has instructed Greater Manchester to introduce a Category C CAZ, this means that buses, coaches, taxis, …
Continue readingStrava Metro active travel data free to urban planners & govts (NewCivilEng)
Strava has announced that it is making its Strava Metro active travel dataset free to use for urban planners and local governments. Continue reading (Guest login may be required)
Continue readingCOVID killing UV robots now patrolling St Pancras Int’l (E&T)
Robots equipped with coronavirus-killing ultraviolet (UV) lights have begun patrolling St Pancras International, one of London’s biggest train stations, in a bid to minimise the risk to travellers. Created by US firm UVD Robots, the …
Continue readingNetwork Rail sets electrification target strategy (NewCivilEng)
Network Rail has set electrification targets as part of its new Environmental Sustainability Strategy which sets out how the rail operator will think, plan and manage railways in the coming decades. Revolving around four core …
Continue readingTfSE/NR partnership to shift from road to rail (RailBusinessD)
A new partnership between Network Rail and regional transport body Transport for the South East aims to encourage people out of their cars as part of a long-term plan to improve rail services, boost capacity …
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