On April 5 Development Minister Íñigo de la Serna unveiled a 2018-25 investment plan for Madrid’s Cercanías suburban network, the result of a year-long study by the Ministry of Development, infrastructure authority ADIF and train …
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Privacy concerns over Singapore’s Smart lampposts (E&T)
Singapore will start installing smart lampposts in the near future which boast an array of sensors and cameras that will allow authorities to recognise individual faces in a crowd. But the plan is raising privacy …
Continue readingNYC studying improving commuter rail (Crain’s)
City studying ways to get more New Yorkers on commuter rail lines The city’s Department of Transportation is studying ways to get more New Yorkers to use commuter rail lines and take pressure off of …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 13 April 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s curated lineup: • Underground landscapes (Timo Stammberger) • Subway map complexity ranked by physicists (CityLab) • Boston proposes subway connection as HQ2 corporate welfare (NextCity) • End to …
Continue readingDeutsche Bahn’s concept train (designboom)
Germany’s state-owned railway company, Deutsche Bahn, promises to transform public transportation (but more importantly the morning commute) with their 1:1 model of a future train concept ‘ideenzug’ (translation: idea train). The concept, which was presented …
Continue readingCity University of London to explore knock-on train delays (RailwayTechnology)
The Rail Safety and Standars Board (RSSB) has awarded a 12-month research contract to City University of London and Risk Solutions, to investigate the causes of knock-on train delays. The contract, which includes a partnership …
Continue readingUS cities consider easing restrictive e-bike regulations (Washington Post)
A surge in the use of electric bicycles throughout the United States is prompting cities to revise regulations that restrict their use, including bans against riding them on sidewalks and trails. The nation’s capital and …
Continue readingBeyond Commuter Rail in SFO Bay area (StreetsBlog)
Clock-face schedules, frequent off-peak service, timed transfers are key to maximizing use of rail infrastructure “Would you put BART in the category of Berlin’s S-Bahn, or New York’s Long Island Railroad, or LA’s Metrolink, or …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 6 April 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s curated list: • Designer of 3D buildings for Legible London Wayfinding (CityWayfinding) • Map of London’s ‘S-Bahn’ network (CityMetric) • Transit Map World Cup (TransitMap) • Car-free village …
Continue readingMore cities building highway cap parks (PewTrusts via OverheadWire)
More cities are banishing highways underground — and building parks on top. The most popular place to put a city park is, increasingly, on a highway. Cities looking to boost their downtowns, or to improve …
Continue readingManhattan for-hire-vehicle surcharge incl. Uber/Lyft (2nd Ave Sagas)
The for-hire vehicle [FHV] surcharge could be a first step toward comprehensive congestion pricing, if Cuomo wants it to be, and it’s worth exploring what this means for Manhattan’s crowded streets. In a tweet last …
Continue readingLondon Congestion Charge – Does it go far enough? (Monocle)
As London marks 15 years since it started getting cars off the streets with its congestion charge, we turn the spotlight to the UK’s roads. Does the congestion charge go far enough? Link to podcast
Continue readingSingapore MRT & McLaren ally to apply F1 tech to rail (SmartRailWorld)
Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) and McLaren Applied Technologies (best known for their work in F1 Racing) have announced a Memorandum of Understanding which will see them combine expertise to improve rail operations. Over a …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 30 March 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s lineup: • Atmospheric Underground photos (TubeMapper) • Glasgow considering congestion charging (AirQualityNews) • Paris Mayor floats free transit for all (NextCity) • Data shows how often cars block …
Continue readingSimulations reduce Crossrail track maintenance (E&T)
University of Huddersfield researchers have outlined how they have optimised London’s upcoming Elizabeth line underground route to lower maintenance costs associated with the inevitable wear and tear of having so many trains run across the …
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