London Reconnections

Friday Reads – 21 May 2021

On 21 May 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Arts, Bridges, Cable Car, Friday Reads, London Overground, Overground, River crossings, Taxis, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Uber

• Epic row brewing over Uber’s Soho ‘taxi rank’ (Wired) • Bakerloo line Oxford Circus platforms get Harrington Humps (HydeParkNow) • Longest public art commission in the world (Guardian) • History of East London Line …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 17 May 2021

On 17 May 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Friday Reads, Maps, Pedestrians, Pollution

• Over 25,000 Low Traffic schemes already existed before LTNs (Guardian) • Rail to Refuge program for women celebrated (RailBusinessD) • Increased hate crime against disabled rail users (RailTechMag) • Paris to ban through traffic …

Friday Reads – 14 May 2021

On 14 May 2021 By Long Branch Mike In COVID, Friday Reads, Maps, New York, Pedestrians, Stations, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Tunnels

• Stratford Station to undergo massive transformation (ArchitectsJ) • Why noise pollution is bad for your heart (BBC) • Toronto to buy 60 more streetcars from former Bombardier (TheStar) • NYC subway stations now offer …

Reconnections’ Transport Miscellany – May 2021

On 14 May 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Long reads, Miscellany

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 10 May 2021

On 10 May 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Arts, COVID, Cycles, Design, Electric Vehicles (EVs), Friday Reads, Stations, Sustainability

• Integrating Grimshaw’s iconic terminal back into Waterloo Station (Wallpaper) • Cycling 10 times more important than electric cars to reach Net Zero (TheConversation) • The importance of a transport vision, from LA of all …

Friday Reads – 7 May 2021

On 7 May 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Buses, Electrification, Friday Reads, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Waterways

• East Midlands Railway launches 1st electric route after electrification (RailTech) • How the London General Omnibus Co icon was nearly a rabbit (IanVisits) • Swedes building all-electric hydrofoil ferry to serve Stockholm (Engineer) • …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 2 May 2021

On 3 May 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Croxley Rail Link, Cycles, Friday Reads, HS2, Maps, Overground

• Three train companies to increase services to 1,000 a week (RailTechMag) • History of the Watford DC Line (AshleyRabot) • Redefining & redesigning the Nantes tramway (Trams&UrbanTransit) • Tube style bike maps simplify cycling …

The Paths to Public Transport Enlightenment

On 30 April 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Long reads

Advocating public transport improvements is often an exercise in long term frustration. Decades can go by with only poorer service and line closures. But there is a way to work through these feelings. A lot …

Friday Reads – 30 April 2021

On 30 April 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Buses, COVID, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Stations, Tunnels

• Disused rail tunnel reopens at King’s Cross Station (IanVisits) • How did London’s main line stations get their names? (OnLondon) • Planting this shrubbery along roads reduces air pollution by 20% (PriceTags) • Montréal’s …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 26 April 2021

On 26 April 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, DLR, Friday Reads, HS2, Overground, Podcast, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Tunnels, Waterways

• Hopes for West London Orbital Overground consultation later this year (IanVisits) • England’s old canals help with HS2 construction (BoatingBusiness) • The Island Gardens DLR accident: what really happened (JagoHazzard) • This is how …

Friday Reads – 23 April 2021

On 23 April 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Arts, Buses, Friday Reads, Stations, Sustainability, Waterways

• Rail industry urges Govt to electrify now to meet Net Zero (RailBusinessD) • What happened with the Runcorn Busway? (Freewheeling) • Trans Europe Express could make a comeback (CNNTravel) • New Amtrak CEO aims …

Wednesday’s Friday Reads – 21 April 2021

On 21 April 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Design, Electric Vehicles (EVs), Friday Reads, Pollution, Sustainability, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

News and great links are piling up, so this is a special extra edition of Friday Reads: • Mayor announces plans to power TfL on renewables (AirQualityNews) • France’s bonus malus vehicle tax scheme make …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 19 April 2021

On 19 April 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Maps, Micromobility, Pedestrians, Uber

• Eurostar reaches refinancing deal with lenders (YahooFinance) • Traffic calming & LTNs do not delay emergency vehicles (PriceTags) • France moves to offer €2 500 e-bike credit for old gas cars (Electrek) • Tube …

Friday Reads – 16 April 2021

On 16 April 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, River, Stations, Waterways

• France bans domestic flights than can be made by train (Guardian) • Kramer did it: the renaissance of urban river swimming/ (PopUpCity) • Favourite LRT & streetcar lines (Spacing) • The history, and future, …

Hydrail Breezes in the UK (Hydrogen Part 2)

On 15 April 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Long reads, Sustainability, Zero Emission

We last looked at London’s hydrogen bus experiments, and this part of the series analyses current hydrail development. Regular operation of the world’s first hydrogen train started in September 2018 with two Alstom Coradia iLints …