More than 40% of the world’s population live in rural areas and the transformation of lifestyles and urban sprawl is leading to a constant new spread of housing, employment and service areas. The challenge for …
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UK to create new zero-emission e-scooter vehicle category (Zag)
Baroness Vere of Norbiton, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport, announced in the House of Lords today that the UK Government will be creating a new vehicle class for e-scooters. Vere …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 16 November 2020
• Hidden London Hangouts explores the Kingsway Tram Tunnel (LTMuseum) • Details of Nicholas Grimshaw’s Waterloo Int’l station design (Dezeen) • Skip stop at Otterington Station (BeautyOfTransport) • Mapping Britain’s intercity footpaths (BBC) • Stop …
Continue readingOn Our Line #6: Sam Schwartz’s New York
In this, the second episode of our New York mini series, Nicole talks to Sam Schwartz about the efforts to introduce road and congestion pricing in New York. Sam Schwartz served as New York City‘s …
Continue readingBranding London’s Electric Charging Points
One of the hidden gems of e-Government is the Intellectual Property Office website. The IP Office have the responsibilities their name implies – they are the government body responsible for Intellectual Property rights (such as …
Continue readingMoving Congestion Charge Technologies Proves No Easy Exercise
Inanimate objects have a mind of their own and they are out to get you. You can guarantee that as soon the estate agent puts up his “For Sale” board in your garden that light …
Continue readingBlackwall Tunnel Upgrades
TfL have confirmed that the 3-year Blackwall Tunnel refurbishment programme will begin on the 7th of February. This will mean that the northbound tunnel will be closed between 21:00 and 05:00 from Sundays through to …
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