Uber’s lifting the veil – just a little – to provide data on urban transportation performance. Uber’s new Movement tool provides valuable new source of data about travel times in urban environments. We’ve gotten an …
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Underground Wifi Tracking – TfL’s Official Report (Gizmodo)
London Underground Wifi Tracking: Here’s Everything We Learned From TfL’s Official Report Earlier this year, Gizmodo UK scored ourselves a scoop, as we exclusively revealed some of the findings from last year’s wifi tracking trial, …
Continue readingAir suspension loadings to help spread out passengers (Railway-Technology)
We’ve all been there – you’re standing on the platform on the way to work, hoping to board the next train that pulls up, before seeing the crowd of packed passengers in front of you, …
Continue readingEurope still keen on UK rail franchises (Bloomberg)
The UK may be clattering toward an exit from the European Union, but its railways are headed full pelt in the opposite direction. As Brexit talks continue, the national rail companies of France, Germany, Italy …
Continue readingBridge proposed over Gare d’Austerlitz tracks (Ville Rail Transports)
The tracks of Austerlitz station are a gaping fissure in the urban fabric of east Paris. A fissure that Semapa, developer of the Left Bank district, and the City of Paris have undertaken to sew …
Continue readingHuge shift from planes to trains London-Scotland (Tree Hugger)
Because Scotland has been willing to invest in high speed rail infrastructure, people are willing to use it. In fact, a new report from Transform Scotland (and sponsored by Virgin Rail) has found a growth …
Continue readingJapan Railways plans helpful station robots (Rocket News 24)
Japan Railways wants to build a team of robots to help travelers, catch criminals in its stations. On July 5 East Japan Railways announced the formation of JRE Robotics Station. While that may sound like …
Continue readingNew Lost & Found Technologies (Railway Technology)
Third-party start-ups are trying to take the lost and found process online. In late May, Arriva Trains Wales, supported by the UK’s Rail Delivery Group (RDG), completed a two-month trial with FindMyLost, a nascent lost …
Continue readingMontréal to use Pedestrian Arches during Road Construction (Next City)
While the city of Montréal embarks on a massive, four-year project to replace aging pipes and boost pedestrian- and bike-safety on one of its main commercial streets, enormous inflatable arches will keep pedestrians away from …
Continue readingIs road investment the route to local economic growth? (Centre for Cities)
Evidence suggests that the local economic benefits of road infrastructure are less than clear. Last month the Government announced a £1 billion-a-year plan to relieve congestion, including a bypass fund to take traffic around cities …
Continue readingPrivatised industry, nationalised TOC brands (Transport Designed)
The changing and potentially not-so-changing face of UK rail branding. The government (and therefore the tax payer) still own all the stations and track (through Network Rail) and the ROSCOs (rolling stock operating company) own …
Continue readingAutomatic braking, audible warnings trial for London buses (IET)
London’s red buses are to be equipped with new safety technology including automatic braking, audible warning systems and new mirrors as part of a trial aimed at improving safety. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan set …
Continue readingLet’s do the Barnes Dance (Governing)
“Pedestrian scrambles” surged in popularity half a century ago. Some places are bringing them back. In a “pedestrian scramble,” vehicle traffic is stopped and pedestrians can cross the street in any direction. You’re on a …
Continue readingWhat’s Beneath New York City (Bloomberg)
Subterranean cartographers are bringing to light the dark, tangled truths buried under the streets. Before a single raindrop fell, Alan Leidner knew the waters could rise and throw the city into darkness. On this point, …
Continue readingThe price of jams, & making them pay (Economist)
How and why road-pricing will happen – As ride-sharing and electric cars take off, governments are seeking new ways to make drivers pay. In 1868 the world’s first traffic light was installed outside the Houses …
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