The race to roll out e-scooters across the UK is hotting up, with Voi the latest contender to be claiming a lead as it announces what it calls the UK’s first large-scale, exclusive trial – …
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Lessons for innovative transport from Segway (Transfers-£)
The lessons to be learnt from the rise and fall of Segway. Once posited as a revolutionary transportation technology, the Segway never took off as some expected, because the social acceptance of the technology was …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 31 July 2020
• The plan for open topped, COVID-safe, London buses (CityLab) • Gov’t ending message to avoid public transport (TransportXtra) • England’s new, funded cycling and walking bold vision (NickSanderson) • Salzburg – Vienna flights cancelled …
Continue readingA survival plan for e-scooter companies (Bloomberg)
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. …
Continue readingFriday 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 …
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