Lisbon is a public transit aficionado’s dream. Whether it is the unique Elevador de Santa Justa or the city’s iconic yellow trams, picturesquely winding their way up the steep narrow streets. In this City Snapshot, …
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Monday’s Friday Reads – 10 January 2022
• Euston Hampstead Tube station to be moved for HS2 (HydeParkNow) • 100 Years of Tube train evolution: video (LTMFriends) • How London’s buses helped WW1 British tank design (HiddenLondonHangouts) • Transport noise linked to …
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• Alstom-Hitachi to build 2bn HS2 train fleet (ModernRailways) • What we can learn from London Zoo’s deserted penguin pool (99%Invisible) • Northern Powerhouse Rail needed as North has UK’s worst connected cities (NewCivilEng) • …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 29 November 2021
• How the first railway timetables were created (Numberphile) • D Trains for East Lancs Railway line – study funded (MEN) • Take a trip on a Wes Anderson designed UK steam train (IanVisits) • …
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• Salisbury train crash: two trains collide in tunnel (BBC) • How we made Secrets of the London Underground show (RailMag) • Ace of Herts: Broxbourne Station Hertfordshire (BeautyOfTransport) • Victorian railway ticket ledger found …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 15 October 2021
• Freightliner withdraws electric fleet due to high electricity prices (RailMag) • Dartmoor Line to reopen after almost half a century (RailEngineer) • Transport noise linked to increased risk of dementia: study (Guardian) • How …
Continue reading3D-printed concrete bridge at Venice Biennale (Dezeen)
Zaha Hadid Architects has built a 3D-printed concrete footbridge named Striatus at the Venice Architecture Biennale that is freestanding and assembled without mortar. Named Striatus, the 16-metre-long bridge was built by the computation and design team at Zaha Hadid Architects, known as ZHACODE, …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 1 October 2021
• Crossrail 2 critical to prevent train overloading into Waterloo (IanVisits) • UK’s last aerial ropeway uses gravity to move 300mt a day (TomScottYouTube) • Amsterdam expands smart bike parking tags for better station access …
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• Addison Lee taxi firm orders electric SUVs to speed up all EV fleet (CityLab) • And now in colour: Harlow Town Station’s Mid-Century Modern style (BeautyOfTransport) • Istanbul’s European rail terminus to reopen (RailTurkey) …
Continue readingDB concept passenger train: new ideas (UrbanTransport)
At the end of July, Deutsche Bahn (DB) presented a real-size model of an urban train of the future, setting new standards for rail transport in metropolitan regions. With the so-called IdeenzugCity, DB is once …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 30 August 2021
• Enjoy the TfL accessibility boom whilst it lasts (StepFreeLondon) • Stand out too much on the Tube? Moquette-ware (IanVisits) • Cargo bikes deliver faster & cleaner than vans: study (Guardian) • New York MTA …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 23 August 2021
• Leicester installs bee-friendly green bus shelters (CitiesToday) • Travelling on Trains & Tubes art show (MallGalleries) • The psychological benefits of commuting to work (Atlantic) • Canada invests more in first Indigenous railway (RenewCanada) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 30 July 2021
• Bus privatisation destroyed British systems – but there is hope (Guardian) • TfL property company plans to build up to 46,000 homes (ArchitectsJ) • Leeds ponders transforming iconic Holbeck Viaduct to ped High Line …
Continue readingConverting underused parking garages to housing & other uses (SmartCitiesDive)
Giving new life to deserted parking garages – cities’ declining dependence on cars and commutes may point to a novel solution for the lack of affordable housing in cities. While there are clearly no easy …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 12 July 2021
• London’s train link to Europe cities is unused green asset (CentreForLondon) • The green space beneath the M4 (TheSpaces) • Rebranding is generally a bad idea for transport (Freewheeling) • Study supports additional Stuttgart …
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