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 …
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Unused 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 readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 12 October 2020
• Warnings & fines for failing to wear face coverings on transport (RailBusinessD) • HS2 orders first two London tunnelling machines (IanVisits) • Woolwich ferry does donuts to support health care workers (TheCut) • Searching …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 9 October 2020
• New Central London Footways walking network & map (TfL) • Beeching reversal: reopening of the Northumberland Line (RailEngineer) • Bromley North station’s evolution – video (AnotherStation,Mile) • Why cities must make more of their …
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As in many other cities around the world, trolleybuses have been outdated since decades – the last traditional trolleybuses ran in West Berlin in 1965 and in the eastern part of the city in 1973.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 readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 5 October 2020
• Barking wants to bury a road & add an Overground station (IanVisits) • The ‘fantastically durable’ railway network: Sir Peter Hendy (RIBAJ) • Wherefore the colours of the Network Rail station symbols? (ProjectMapping) • …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 2 October 2020
• TfL picks DLR & Northern line upgrades over CR2 & Bakerloo Extension (IanVisits) • Parcel forwarding via Thames launched (TidalThames) • High speed fish shipment (RailwayGazette) • Crustacean biologist obsessed with building a DC …
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 readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 28 September 2020
• Setback for West London Orbital railway plans (IanVisits) • Liverpool region proposes re-opening disused Wapping Tunnel (TransportXtra) • Pedestrianisation anew: Ancient Romans blocked city roads to carriages (Forbes) • How not to build an …
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