• 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 …
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Friday 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 …
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• 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 …
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• 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 …
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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 …
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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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Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • The first Underground fare zones map, by Phil Roe (TransitMap) • Europe’s 5 most epic sounding modern trains (TransportDesigned) • Railway station vision accessibility pilot project (VIARail) • NYC’s …
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Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • Hyde and seek – the road in Hyde Park (RoadsUK) • Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone comes into force (AirQualityNews) • Historical review of the Reconnections site (HydeParkNow) • Manchester’s …
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Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • TfL ‘Turdis’ removed after complaints (Beeb) • Concerns over poor Underground air quality report (Guardian) • Turning derelict Leeds viaduct into green space (EnvironmentJ) • Amsterdam’s canal boats going …
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Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • London bike share use jumps on Xmas day (Forbes) • Tube applied psychology experiments (Wired) • Schwebebahn Centenary, and accident (HydeParkNow) • The importance of connectivity (PedObservations) • Ways …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 14 December 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • Tube map finally shows walkable interchanges (IanVisits) • Farewell to a London ghost train (HiddenEurope) • All Swiss intercity trains have playground area (WEForum) • Talent wants transit – …
Continue readingNo-one wants to adopt crummy NYC subway stations (Politico)
Why won’t anyone adopt a subway station? In a clarion call to the private sector last year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged big businesses to adopt one of New York City’s grubby subway stations and lavish …
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