The company behind the Oyster card is working on a face-scanning ticketing system. Cubic Transportation Systems, the US company behind London’s Oyster card technology, is working on new ticketing systems that use facial recognition, palm …
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Seattle’s Floating LRT Bridge (Mother Nature)
Seattle is topping one of its famous floating bridges with light rail. Her trio of floating bridges are already a marvel of modern engineering. By 2023, one of these spans will be reconfigured to include …
Continue readingFriday Reads – September 29, 2017
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. If you have something you feel we should read or include in a future list, please email us at [email protected]. • Landmarks (and bridges) of London map (Mapping London) • …
Continue readingPlans to use tube tunnel heat to warm homes (Ian Visits)
An experiment is under way that will soon see heat from tube train tunnels being used to heat homes and businesses around parts of Islington. It’s all part of the Bunhill Energy Centre, an experiment …
Continue readingElectric bus drove world record 1,100 miles on single charge (Quartz)
An electric bus just snagged a world record by driving 1,100 miles on a single charge. The Tesla Model S [car] can cruise for about 550 miles without recharging when pushed to the limit. Proterra …
Continue readingVirgin to auction empty First Class seats via app (Railway-Technology)
Virgin Trains has introduced a new service on its East Coast operations to auction unsold First Class tickets to its passengers through the new Seatfrog smartphone app. The new service will enable them to upgrade …
Continue readingToronto issues RFI for up to 100 LRVs (Int’l Railway Journal)
TORONTO Transit Commission (TTC) issued a request for information on September 12 “to gauge market interest and capabilities of potential suppliers” for the delivery of up to 100 low-floor LRVs. Bombardier is currently delivering an …
Continue readingFriday Reads – September 22, 2017
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. If you have something you feel we should read or include in a future list, please email us at [email protected]. • Planned pedestrianisation of Oxford Street podcast (CityMetric) • Museum …
Continue readingGarden Bridge Review: Sir Peter Hendy Transcript
In October 2016, Dame Margaret Hodge MP was appointed to lead an independent review of the Garden Bridge project. As part of this review, she conducted a number of interviews with key people and organisations. …
Continue readingNorth American BRT systems rated (Transit Designed)
Categorizing transit modes can be a challenge. What separates one mode from another can be a difficult line to draw. At what point does a streetcar become light rail? Does “light metro” count as heavy …
Continue readingIdeas above your Station: Development Potential in London (Rail Technology)
Developing London’s rail and tube stations could provide an innovative and sustainable solution to accommodating the capital’s huge population growth, a new report has found. Think tank Centre for London said that immediate action from …
Continue readingFirst pedestrian radar system installed in Paris (Ville Rail Transports)
The first pedestrian radar was installed this summer in La Grande-Motte, Paris, near the Tourist Office. Equipped with five cameras (two covering the pedestrians, two covering the vehicles, and one for an overall view of …
Continue readingFriday Reads – September 15, 2017
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. If you have something you feel we should read or include in a future list, please email us at [email protected]. • Map of London’s defunct tram network (CityMetric) • Manchester’s …
Continue readingIs the air on London Underground fit to breathe? (Railway-Technology)
Various studies in recent years have showed that London’s commuters could be exposed to dangerous levels of bacteria, particulate matter and nanodust particles on the underground system. In June, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan …
Continue readingHow British cities reduce trucks whilst deliveries increase (Core 77)
Conservation through consolidation Here was the problem faced by the UK: 1. “The British do more of their shopping on the internet than almost anyone else in the world,” according to the Economist. 2. That …
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