Micromobility companies like Bird and Lime have laid-off workers, left markets, and scrapped vehicles in recent months. But these two industry insiders see a way forward for more-sustainable shared transportation. By Melinda Hanson and Alison Murphy. …
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Friday Reads – 24 July 2020
• Bus, rail networks can no longer exist on separate planets (NewCivilEng) • City of London to convert parking bays into bike corrals (Forbes) • TfL introduce car-free zones & wider pavements in Square Mile …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 20 July 2020
• Banksy Tube graffiti removed but TfL ask him to use another space (ArtNewspaper) • Overground upgrading East London line, with government funding (IanVisits) • Portland TriMet reallocates $18m from transit police to public safety …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 13 July 2020
• It’s time to bring railways back to life (Independent) • How Dublin can regain its Cycling City ways – video (5MinUrbanist) • Parking, micromobility and COVID (LinkedIn) • Baguette fight over Paris Gare du …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 10 July 2020
• DfT to demolish historic rail bridge between Ally Pally & Muswell Hill (Ham&High) • Reclaiming London’s kerbs (CentreForLondon) • A narrow gauge railway under South London (RailwayMag) • Tram-trains are making new connections (Trams&UrbanTransit) …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 6 July 2020
• DfT to tone down warnings not to travel by train or bus (RailFuture) • Landmark devolution of transport powers & funding to South Yorkshire (RailBusinessDaily) • Impact on Cycle Hire in London due to …
Continue readingUK Govt botched e-scooter regulation (SteveChambers)
Despite other people having misgivings about it, I was keen to see e-scooters regulated in England. I thought it was important to settle the matter of where they should be used. The road or the …
Continue readingSanta Monica’s Zero Emission delivery zone (GreenBiz)
The sunny city of Santa Monica, California, in greater Los Angeles, soon could become the first zero-emission delivery zone in America. That means every good delivered in the region, from food to packages, would be …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 15 June 2020
• Masks now mandatory on England transport: Else blocked, £100 police fine (RailBusiness) • Railway station Covid announcements by key workers & children (RailTechMag) • Autonowashing: The Greenwashing of Vehicle Automation (TransportResearchPersp) • To park …
Continue readingScooter Europe lockdown rebound (Sifted)
The big scooter bounce back begins. Scooter operators have had a hard few months — but now they’re springing back into action. Who’s taken the lead? Lockdowns across Europe were not great for scooter startups. …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 5 June 2020
• Female Overground train driver on cover of British Vogue (TransportXtra) • UK Government to issue half million £50 bike repair vouchers (Road-CC) • New twist in mystery of Brunel’s Box Tunnel birthday sunrise (Guardian) …
Continue readingMiami pilots e-cargo bikes (SmartCitiesDive)
The City of Miami has partnered with shipping company DHL Express and mobility logistics hub Reef Technology to pilot four low-powered electric-assist e-cargo bikes that will be used for deliveries across the city. The cargo bikes …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 22 May 2020
• Thunderbird 4 – on the Thames! (IanVisits) • Churchill War Rooms virtual tour (ImpWarMuseum) • Running a car costs much more than people think (Nature) • Cities transforming as electric bike sales skyrocket (TheVerge) …
Continue readingUK’s first electric (charging) avenue (SmartCitiesWorld)
Siemens has worked with ubitricity and Westminster City Council to convert 24 lampposts into EV charge points using existing city infrastructure. Siemens has unveiled the UK’s first street that has been fully converted for charging …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 3 April 2020
• Victoria Embankment and cholera – urban form & disease (Guardian) • The fashionable history of social distancing (TheConversation) • Dirty air, tailpipes & COVID-19 (TransportWeekly) • The Congestion Con: more lanes means more traffic …
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