• London Underground tops 4 million journeys in a single day (IanVisits) • First passenger trains run to City of London using digital signalling (Network Rail) • The Mont-Blanc Express from Switzerland to France (The …
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Changes in motor traffic in London’s Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (CaseStudiesTransportPolicy)
Highlights Abstract This paper meta-analyses traffic data extracted from monitoring reports for 46 Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes in 11 London boroughs introduced between May 2020 and May 2021. Schemes are controversial with still limited academic …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 13 November 2023
• The Most Dangerous Spots for Cyclists in London (Bloomberg CityLab) • Edinburgh to be first Scottish city to ban pavement parking (BBC) • Modernizing New York Commuter Rail (Effective Transit Alliance) • Russia said …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 27 October 2023
• New video shows the nearly finished Brent Cross West station (IanVisits) • Reflective pavements tackle urban heat but sometimes make feel pedestrians hotter (CityLab) • Kyiv Metro vs the World: How Kyiv Metro runs …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 22 September 2023
• RIA calls for Government to keep UK rolling stock factories operating (GlobalRailway) • Burberry’s rebrand of Bond Street station slammed amid commuter chaos (MarketingBeat) • New Assisted Travel Lounge at London Paddington opens (RailUK) …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 11 September 2023
• Ticket office stealth closures: London train Cos reveal they stopped hiring new counter staff (Standard) • 1st West End Tube stations receive 4G/5G coverage (RailUK) • The NIMBY infra tax on new UK & …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 25 August 2023
• Network Rail faces prosecution over fatal 2020 crash near Stonehaven (Guardian) • Let’s ride the Edinburgh Trams Extension: Video (GeoffMarshall) • AI cameras catch 297 drivers in 3 days in Cornwall (BBC) • Proposal …
Continue readingLondon eScooter trial data reveals mode shift but not from cars (CitiesToday)
New data released by Transport for London (TfL) has revealed that out of 2.5 million trips taken by rental e-scooter between June 2021 and November 2022, 93.5 percent would have otherwise been taken by walking, …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 21 July 2023
• London buses are slowing down, slowing down, slowing down (OnLondon) • Gloucester Road: Forgotten spaces, historic features, & art installation: Video (HiddenLondonHangouts) • Fare Dodger Bingo: Which excuses have you heard? (RailUK) • Freight …
Continue readingBike Runnels: Improving access for cyclists & all stairway users (ITE)
A runnel is a narrow channel in the ground that water flows through. A bike runnel is a narrow channel on the edge of a stairway that helpsdismounted cyclists with bikes, e-bikes or e-scooters negotiate …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 19 June 2023
• Britain’s railway is without a paddle (IntlRailJ) • New Wales Metro tram-train now in testing (RailUK) • Feasibility Study for £890m Oxfordshire rail link released (NewCivilEng) • Irish railway project takes old Scottish Sleeper …
Continue readingDfT has no idea if it is on track on its active travel targets (NatlAuditOffice)
Active travel describes everyday journeys made by walking, wheeling, or cycling. It includes trips that are made by foot, pedal-cycles, e-cycles, adapted cycles, wheelchairs, mobility scooters and push-scooters. Active travel is a low-carbon way to …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 12 May 2023
• TransPennine Express to be brought under government control (RailUK) • Meet the Tube moquette designer: Video (GeoffMarshall) • Improving accessibility of public transport for people with sight loss (RNIB) • Brunel’s Thames Tunnel south …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 17 April 2023
• Closing Nuneham Viaduct the right decision says Network Rail boss (NewCivilEng) • History of women in London’s transport (LTMuseum) • Repurposed Thurgoland railway tunnel has otherworldly acoustic characteristics (AtlasObscura) • If only we saw …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 27 March 2023
• Flight passenger duty cut sparks surge in UK domestic flights (Independent) • It’s time to radically rethink London’s roads: starting w/ its Red Routes (OnLondon) • Likely impact of approved Highline project will have …
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