• A sneak peek inside the DLR’s new trains (IanVisits) • Network Rail & TfL announce partnership to create 20,000 new London homes (RailUK) • The hideous pedestrian tunnels marring access to the IMAX Roundabout …
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US still allows autonomous vehicle testing on public streets despite frequent crashes (TheIntercept)
EXCLUSIVE: SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE OF TESLA CRASH ON SF’S BAY BRIDGE HOURS AFTER ELON MUSK ANNOUNCES “SELF-DRIVING” FEATURE Musk has said Tesla’s problematic autopilot features are “really the difference between Tesla being worth a lot of …
Continue readingNYC’s speed limited fleet vehicles reduced unsafe driving (SmartCitiesDive)
Dive Brief Dive Insight Cities throughout the U.S. have been working to implement vision zero plans aimed at eliminating traffic deaths. Recently released National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data showed traffic deaths dipped slightly during the first …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 20 January 2023
• New transport campaign encourages culture of active bystanders to deter harassment (RailUK) • Improving wellbeing at stations with living walls (RailStaff) • Getting bus priority right: Lessons from Bologna (ItalianUrbanLetters) • Warszawa offers 60 …
Continue readingUS Transport Safety Board identifies heavy EV safety risks (NPR)
NTSB head warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles colliding with lighter cars The head of the National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB] expressed concern Wednesday about the safety risks that heavy electric vehicles pose …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 6 January 2023
• Govt blocks release of CO2 road transport emission figures (Guardian) • TransPennine Express launches British Sign Language departure boards (RailUK) • ‘Lift & shift’ bridge installed at Shropshire rail crossing (BBC) • Berlin tries …
Continue readingNew Year’s Eve’s Eve Reads – 30 December 2022
• Dicken’s Mr Micawber’s part in TfL’s new business plan (OnLondon) • Sounds of the Night Riviera train: audio (RadioLento) • Love the Rail Mail train ride? Here’s a Maginot Line ammo train ride: LOUD …
Continue readingNorth American rail freight is courting disaster (Vice)
‘It’s Going to End Up Like Boeing’: How Freight Rail Is Courting Catastrophe – Workers are sounding the alarm that drastic cuts in employees and maintenance in order to increase profits are tempting fate. Just …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 9 September 2022
• Grimshaw wins Waterloo Station masterplanning commission (ArchitectsJ) • Bond Street Elizabeth line station tour preview video (HiddenLondonHangouts) • Railway Guardian app reports transport harassment & violence to BTP (RailInsider) • Germany’s 27-year struggle to …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 19 August 2022
• TfL could be nationalised (RailTech) • Secrets of the Elizabeth Line: video (GeoffMarshall) • These maps help you see & noise pollution in your city (FastCompany) • Vancouver, St Louis saw increased safety, decreased …
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