Transport for London (TfL) has forecast further cost increases related to patching up the Capital’s ageing surface transport assets. In total, TfL spent a record £2.9M on implementing interim measures for its road tunnels and …
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E-scooters: Future of London green transport webinar (CentreForLondon)
E-scooters could play a role in ensuring a green and sustainable future for London, helping people to use private cars less. Yet many worry about their use, fearing and increase in accidents and reduction in …
Continue readingTfL seeks partner for its property developments (IanVisits)
Transport for London (TfL) has started a search for a new joint venture partner to create a portfolio of three new commercial office developments at Bank, Paddington and Southwark. TfL has traditionally tended towards leasing …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 16 May 2022
• TfL’s new property company to build offices & homes to generate transport cash (MyLondon) • TfL to expand contactless payments outside London (IanVisits) • The 5.20 from Kyiv restored suburban rail offers hope as …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 21 February 2022
• TfL warns of bankruptcy during government funding talks (IanVisits) • A fearsome beauty: Cambridge North station, Cambridgeshire (BeautyOfTransport) • NYC subway pandemic ridership changes, & time-lapse videos (NYTimes) • 4 underused US rail lines …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 24 January 2022
• Huge new train departure board at Victoria Station (IanVisits) • Inside TfL’s Lost Property Office (Guardian) • UK rail station league tables pre-Covid (Novotel) • Paris’ Blvd Périphérique to lose lanes & become greener …
Continue readingTube Financial Crisis: Why Closures Rarely Save Money
We take a look at the financial situation on the Underground in general and consider whether closing the Bakerloo line merits serious consideration. One of the more dramatic effects of Covid19 in London has been …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 12 November 2021
• The funding crisis at the heart of London’s transport (CentreForLondon) • Cockfosters depot upgrade for Piccadilly line’s New Tube for London trains (IanVisits) • Peak District railway restoration plan meets park trail advocates (Guardian) …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 16 August 2021
• Is TfL proof that public transport should be run by local government? (CityMonitor) • The hidden tunnels beneath King’s Cross station (LTMuseum) • Motor City Birmingham to throttle short car journeys (Forbes) • Inside …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 13 August 2021
• Race to save Underground from flooding (Wired) • How safe do women feel travelling in London: prelim survey results (LondonTravelWatch) • New Highway Code: motorists to cede priority to pedestrians & cyclists (Forbes) • …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 30 July 2021
• Bus privatisation destroyed British systems – but there is hope (Guardian) • TfL property company plans to build up to 46,000 homes (ArchitectsJ) • Leeds ponders transforming iconic Holbeck Viaduct to ped High Line …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 26 July 2021
• Strand to be part pedestrianised from late August (IanVisits) • TfL wants to inspire licensing partners further (LicensingSource) • Exploring London Waterloo’s secret arches (Rob’sLondon) • Europe’s cities are making transport systems more gender …
Continue readingThe Political Myth of the Driverless Tube Train
Both meaningless and meaningful, the phrase ‘driverless trains’ is a recurring one in London politics. In this piece, we explore the reality behind the phrase and what it means in a London context.
Continue readingUsing big data to avoid Tube crowding (BBC)
Tucked away on Transport for London’s (TfL) website is a glimpse of what the future could hold for passengers so that they can avoid using public transport at busy times. Currently it is rather slow …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 6 November 2020
• A 20/20 perspective of TfL at 20 (LondonFirst) • Dutch Metro driver has a whale of a stop (Guardian) • National lockdown delays Blue Pullman launch (RailwayMag) • Hiding transport (& other) infrastructure stylishly …
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