• Croydon tram crash safety report watered down (BuzzFeed) • Tube map of Roman London (Londonist) • Accessible UK Travel Policy Guidance published (RailwayNews) • Art Deco, Poirot & the Orient Express (ArtDecoSociety) • Boston …
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Friday Reads – 6 September 2019
• NYC new farecard decades behind London’s Oyster (NYPost) • E-scooters pulled from Miami streets to avoid ‘Scooternado’ (Gizmodo) • Toronto Green Line parkway proposal (UrbanToronto) • Freight trains could help predict earthquakes/ (PhysicsWorld) • …
Continue readingNYC rail tunnel to cut cost by $1.4Bn (MassTransit)
The Hudson Tunnel Projects trims $1.4 billion with new financial plan. The project cost for the construction of a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River and the comprehensive rehabilitation of the existing 108-year-old tunnel …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 2 September 2019
• World’s most famous crosswalk (HydeParkNow) • Box in a box to avoid Crossrail vibrations (IanVisits) • UK’s first autism friendly rail line (RailTechMag) • Photo essays of North American rail systems (SubwayNut) • Flying …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 16 August 2019
• No-one knows why Kennington Tube smells of sick (Guardian) • The Tube’s noisiest lines and spots (Economist) • Rapid transit fuels suburban building surge (Globe&Mail) • Boston Big Rail Dig could connect entire East …
Continue readingNYC MTA chooses 4 transit pilots (SmartCitiesDive)
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Partnership for New York City today announced the completion of the inaugural Transit Tech Lab accelerator, which challenged tech companies to develop products that address the …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 26 July 2019
• Second thoughts on The Tide elevated folly (HydeParkNow) • Getting down to grass tracks (RailTechnologyMag) • We need better surface transit whilst waiting for subways (Spacing) • New Yorker subway cover story & graphics …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 31 May 2019
• Updated Legible London mono- & mini-liths for the City (CityWayfinding) • Crossrail Place at Canary Wharf Crossrail (BeautyOfTransport) • New ideas for old Paris infrastructure (CityLab) • Cyclists break far fewer road rules than …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 15 April 2019
• The Shipping Forecast podcast (BBC) • Noah’s climate train travels across Europe (RailwayTechnology) • The 6 types of urban tribes (CityMetric) • Inside 45 year old 2nd Ave Subway tunnel (NY1) • Vancouver Greenways …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 8 April 2019
• 1858: Designing London’s sewers (TheEngineer) • Hovertrain, the British hyperloop of the 1970s (Wired) • Bilbao unofficial circular metro map (TransitMap) • Transit boards should represent the people they serve (MobilityLab) • NYC’s Lowline …
Continue readingNew York congestion pricing approved (Quartz)
New York City will be the first city in the US to charge motorists extra to enter the busiest areas, after the state agreed to a congestion pricing plan as part of its fiscal year …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 1 April 2019
No foolishness, real news. • Victoria Coach Station move to Royal Oak dropped (Coach&Bus) • What cities can learn from the Tyne & Wear Metro (CityMetric) • Review of ‘Britain’s 100 Best Railway Stations’ (E&T) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 29 March 2019
California Dreamin’ • London pollution affecting kids’ lung development (CityMetric) • Disused passage posters at Notting Hill Gate (VintagePosterBlog) • Dutch singing road closed after noise complaints (Beeb) • NYC Parks by subway stations map …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 25 March 2019
Do not adjust your screen – we’re starting a twice weekly Friday Reads as we have a backlog of great stories and links. • Moquettes as razzle dazzle camo (CityLab) • Cities are recycling car …
Continue readingSneak preview of NYC robot UWB comms (SignalProblems)
The New York City MTA IT department hosted an “executive demonstration” to show the installation of ultra-wideband sensors on the 42nd St shuttle track “via a robotic arm”. As a refresher, ultra-wideband, or UWB, is …
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