• Design Language Basics for TfL’s Digital Displays (TfL Blog) • Making the Multi-Colour London Transport Museum roundel: Video (Hidden London Hangouts) • So What’s the fare? A Short History of Cab Fares in London …
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Monday’s Friday Reads – 20 May 2024
• Midlands Rail Hub for Birmingham & Beyond, Explained: Video (Rail Focus) • More than 10,000 London black-cab drivers launch £250m Uber lawsuit (The Guardian) • City of London’s Radical Changes Encourage More Cyclists & …
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• Are we there yet? Barriers to transport for disabled people in 2023 (Transport for All) • UK online train ticket sellers warned to be more upfront about booking fees (The Guardian) • Revamped Central …
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• Brent Cross West station: The next stage in a long London journey (Dave Hill) • Passengers trapped on cold, dark trains as travel chaos hits west London (The Guardian) • South Western rail boss …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 13 December 2021
• TfL funding deadline gets one week extension (IanVisits) • TfL to ban private eScooters & eUnicycles from its premises (CityAM) • London cabbies’ Knowledge brains study may help diagnose Alzheimer’s (MapRoom) • Manchester buses …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 21 May 2021
• Epic row brewing over Uber’s Soho ‘taxi rank’ (Wired) • Bakerloo line Oxford Circus platforms get Harrington Humps (HydeParkNow) • Longest public art commission in the world (Guardian) • History of East London Line …
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• Deferring Crossrail 2 doesn’t only bode ill for London (OnLondon) • London’s ‘field of broken dreams’ overflows (NYTimes) • The history and future of Vivarail (RailEngineer) • Berlin finally opens U5 metro extension under …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 24 February 2020
• Heathrow e-taxi charge prices forcing cabbies to run petrol engines (TaxiPoint) • Art Deco by the Sea Exhibit (ArtDecoSociety) • The rise and fall of the Aérotrain (FabricOfParis) • Asphalt art creates safer streets …
Continue readingTaxi companies are fighting back (SmartCitiesDive)
All hail: How taxi companies stay competitive in an evolving marketplace. As ride-hailing services grow in consumer popularity, savvy cab companies are using technology and improved sustainability to compete for business. Every innovation brings the …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 15 June 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • TfL bidding to run Buenos Aires Metro (Guardian) • London black cabs to take on Uber (Wired) • Montréal’s iconic old Métro cars becoming creative spaces (NextCity) • How …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 20 April 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s list: • How accessible are London’s new electric black cabs (DisabilityHorizons) • LTM Acton Depot celebrating Capital Design this weekend (TransportDesigned) • Why doesn’t the UK have more …
Continue readingEV rapid charging network rolled out in London (E&T)
A network of rapid charging points for electric vehicles has been rolled out across London by Mayor Sadiq Khan. It includes 51 points for use by taxis and is part of a bid to improve …
Continue readingZero emission-ready cab now in London (Air Quality News)
London Electric Vehicle Company – LEVC – the company behind the zero-emission capable black cab, has handed over its first new model for use in the capital. The vehicle, dubbed the TX eCity is powered …
Continue readingElectric black cabs hit London’s streets (Engineering & Technology)
Electric versions of London’s famous black cabs are hitting the capital’s streets today in preparation for the introduction of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) next year. The vehicles come with a range of new …
Continue readingUnderstanding Uber: It’s Not About The App
On Friday 22 September, many Londoners who regularly use Uber received an email. “As you may have heard,” it began, “the Mayor and Transport for London have announced that they will not be renewing Uber’s …
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