London is introducing a Walking Action Plan designed to get residents of the capital choosing walking as their primary mode of transport when possible. The plan will see London’s streets being designed to support walking …
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Beyond Thameslink and Crossrail: A London Transport Update
Accounts of what is happening in the world of transport in London in the past few months have largely been focused on Crossrail and Thameslink. Whilst these two major construction projects (together totalling over £22billion) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 13 July 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • Private hire vehicles may soon pay Congestion Charge (IntelligentTransport) • South Bank London’s Low Line – Part 2 (1LondonBlog) • Slip coaches – when British trains detached cars in …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 22 June 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. • So what’s this franchising for? (PassengerTransport) • Wireless augmented reality audio Tube navigation standard (ITUNews) • Underground lines vertical profile maps (DanSilva) • TfL to cut road speeds to …
Continue readingTfL to cut road speeds to boost safety (MayorWatch)
Bus speeds are to be limited in order to help boost the safety of cyclists – transport bosses are preparing an “ambitious” plan to boost the safety of cyclists and pedestrians on London’s roads. Due …
Continue readingWhy London’s Slow Zones save lives & New York’s don’t (StreetsBlog)
In New York’s slow zones, speed humps are the only physical traffic calming measure. London uses a greater variety of traffic calming measures, installed more intensively. New York’s quick and cheap approach to creating “neighborhood …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 1 June 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. • Wayfinding underground inspires graphic innovation (CityWayfinding) • Former Aldgate East Tube station cleared for development (IanVisits) • Better direct vision for heavy trucks (Passion4Transport) • Thames Clippers & Port …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 18 May 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s list: • Why fewer Londoners are taking the Tube (TheConversation) • South Bank London’s Low Line (1LondonBlog) • Brunel atmospheric railway structure halts road scheme (BBC) • A …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 11 May 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s list: • Crossrail to generate electricity from wind its own trains (Wired) • What can London learn from Barcelona? (BanPrivateCarsinLondon) • Woolwich hybrid battery ferries in service late …
Continue readingLondon: Taking a High Line?
Of all the transport modes we have covered on London Reconnections, we have rarely hitherto covered the first principle of movement – walking (in which we include personal mobility assistive devices and rideables). Here we …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 6 April 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s curated list: • Designer of 3D buildings for Legible London Wayfinding (CityWayfinding) • Map of London’s ‘S-Bahn’ network (CityMetric) • Transit Map World Cup (TransitMap) • Car-free village …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 23 February 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s lineup: • Fourth London bus route goes fully electric (Intelligent Transport) • Court rules Paris car ban illegal (CityLab) • Trams may run again through Rome’s historic city …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 9 February 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s lineup: • Vision impaired & on the Tube? There’s an app for that (Tech’s Good) • LED road studs to guide drivers at complex junction (E&T) • Fifty …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 26 January 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s lineup: • New solutions to reduce transport emissions (IMechE) • Zeppelin distant early warning system (Andrew Grantham) • History of the bollard, from Napoleon to Carillion (CityMetric) • …
Continue readingTransforming Oxford Street Part 2: A Real Regeneration
There have been proposals to pedestrianise Oxford Street for many years, but until now nothing has happened. This was partly because it was regarded as too difficult and partly because the City of Westminster (who …
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