After my last post detailing how high American subway construction costs cannot be attributed to high incomes, people in comments were talking about inequality instead. Matt was talking about lack of union power, calling high US …
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Chinese carbon fibre metro trainset to enter service (MetroReport)
CRRC Qingdao Sifang has unveiled its six-car Cetrovo 1.0 Carbon Star Express metro trainset, which features carbon fibre composite bodyshells, bogies and other load-bearing structures. The manufacturer says the material is five times stronger than …
Continue readingElephant detection system to be deployed on Indian Railways (RailwayGazette)
Indian Railways has commissioned Sensonic to deploy an elephant detection system, with the aim of reducing the risk of collisions which can dangerous for trains and fatal for the animals. The distributed acoustic sensing network …
Continue readingBRT Simple Calculator Of Project Effects – SCOPE (ITDP)
Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a powerful public transit solution that can move large numbers of passengers in cleaner buses, helping cities deliver on their climate goals. Building on the release of the 2024 BRT Standard and as …
Continue readingReports on High-Speed Rail & the Northeast Corridor (PedObservations)
Two reports that I’ve collaborated on are out now, one about high-speed rail planning for Marron and one about Northeast Corridor maintenance for ETA. A third piece is out, not by me but by Nolan Hicks, about constant-tension catenary …
Continue readingThe global metro market: Driven by urbanisation & climate policy (UrbanTransport)
The global metro vehicle market is steadily increasing with annual growth of 3.1% expected until 2035. This is the result of the current market study by SCI Verkehr, a management consultancy specialising in rail and …
Continue readingUS Government invests record €12 billion in New York rail infrastructure (RailTechnology)
The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) has secured €16 billion dollars in funding to complete the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP) in New York and New Jersey. This includes €12 billion in funding from the Federal Government, marking the largest-ever federal …
Continue readingIntegrating walking and public transport (UITP)
Most public transport journeys start and end with a walk. In fact, walking can constitute half the time spent on multimodal trips and can be the main element of what people remember afterwards. Despite this …
Continue readingCity of London launches online air quality measurement tool (CitiesToday)
The City of London has launched a new online tool that allows residents to check air quality levels in real time. Air Aware – developed with funding from the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural …
Continue readingTaxes on US shared scooters & bikes average 70¢/mile, much more than on private vehicles (SmartCitiesDive)
Micromobility taxes, fees are often out of sync with city policy goals: study – The taxes and fees are 23 times higher, on average, than those on private vehicles, according to researchers at Lime and …
Continue readingRail’s Market Share against Air: A Global Review (HotRails)
It has long been recognised – at least as far back as 1988, during planning for the Channel Tunnel – that the market share achieved by a rail service against an airline serving the same …
Continue readingJapanese railway introduces giant infrastructure robot (RailwayTechnology)
West Japan Railways (West JR), one of six companies that make up Japan Railways Group, has unveiled a giant “humanoid robot” to work on heavy machinery on its lines. The as yet unnamed tool is described …
Continue readingNYC plans 6 new waterfront shipping hubs to replace truck freight with barges (Gothamist)
New York City officials plan to turn six waterfront locations into maritime shipping hubs as a way to handle the booming number of e-commerce deliveries across the five boroughs. Details of the initiative were published …
Continue readingNetwork Rail’s Eye in the Sky: Podcast (RailTechnology)
Head of Air Operations at Network Rail, Bradley Sparkes, and National Aerial Survey Specialist, Sean Leahy offer some fascinating insight into how Network Rail patrols the British railway from the sky, identifying faults on helicopter …
Continue readingNew virtual Greater Anglia station tour to aid accessibility (RailTechnology)
Witham Station has become the 18th Greater Anglia station to be given the virtual treatment, along with the operator’s entire new fleet, in a campaign to reduce the anxiety of passengers before they travel. The …
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