It has been a joy to compile Friday Reads, and many thanks to all those who have submitted links and suggestions. We present you with some inventive, insightful, and original links that you may have …
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Friday Reads – 24 December 2021
• London sustainable Xmas shopping Tube Map (MappingLondon) • Night Overground services return for weekends (RailInsider) • Two great books for transit map lovers & creators (HumanTransit) • Duck Lanes added to UK urban canal …
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• London getting wetter & its transport network is too slow to adapt (NewStatesman) • Minicab drought: ‘Rotten’ rates biting into Uber drivers’ wages (BBC) • UK public warms to road pricing as fuel duty …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 24 September 2021
• Ian Visits the Northern Line Extension opening (IanVisits) • Diamond dissects the Battersea Droop on the Tube Map (DiamondGeezer) • Battersea Power Station Bullet Train’s lost plans (LondonLaunch) • BR logo designer appalled by …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 13 September 2021
• The live, interactive TfL Go Tube map app (TfL) • Towards the inclusive railway for all users (RailEngineer) • Under South Kensington’s massive escalator replacement (IanVisits) • UK 2020 e-bikes sales almost double over …
Continue readingNYC’s LIRR adds train capacity to Google Maps (Railway-Tech)
The new feature will enable customers to see the number of seats available in each rail car using Google Maps. New York-based commuter rail system Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has added a car capacity …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 21 June 2021
• This is not an Oxford Circus tube station upgrade (Variably) • Deciphering The Stratford Diagram (DiamondGeezer) • Can this electric hydrofoil save Venice from sinking? (Electric&Hybrid) • Bringing the Park back to Park Avenue, …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 28 May 2021
• Plans to improve rail freight on London’s railways (IanVisits) • Airlander airship city hops could cut flying CO2 emissions by 90% (Guardian) • Schematic rail network map of France (Inat) • World’s largest model …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 17 May 2021
• Over 25,000 Low Traffic schemes already existed before LTNs (Guardian) • Rail to Refuge program for women celebrated (RailBusinessD) • Increased hate crime against disabled rail users (RailTechMag) • Paris to ban through traffic …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 14 May 2021
• Stratford Station to undergo massive transformation (ArchitectsJ) • Why noise pollution is bad for your heart (BBC) • Toronto to buy 60 more streetcars from former Bombardier (TheStar) • NYC subway stations now offer …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 2 May 2021
• Three train companies to increase services to 1,000 a week (RailTechMag) • History of the Watford DC Line (AshleyRabot) • Redefining & redesigning the Nantes tramway (Trams&UrbanTransit) • Tube style bike maps simplify cycling …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 19 April 2021
• Eurostar reaches refinancing deal with lenders (YahooFinance) • Traffic calming & LTNs do not delay emergency vehicles (PriceTags) • France moves to offer €2 500 e-bike credit for old gas cars (Electrek) • Tube …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 26 March 2021
• SNCF: State aid for Eurostar needed within the month to survive (RailTech) • Ex-TfL Bus Boss Leon Daniels on the National Bus Strategy (FreeWheeling) • There’s one big problem with electric cars (NYTimes) • …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 22 March 2021
• The man who sacked Harry Beck: Rethinking Harold Hutchison (Bryars&Bryars) • Scotland’s railways to be nationalised next year (Guardian) • What’s next for NYC Penn Station? Penn South (RegionalPlanAssoc) • How car-centric street networks …
Continue readingLondon’s First Highway: Part 3 – Evolution of River Passenger Transport Policy
Its roads and trains clogged, London has made a strong effort to bring passengers back to the Thames over the last two decades, as a return to its future past. TfL’s 2013 River Action Plan …
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