Friday Reads – 18 April 2025

By John Bull 1 min read
Friday Reads – 18 April 2025

Hard shoulder driving lanes on 'smart motorways' lead to needless deaths (BBC)

Why are America’s trains so slow? (Benjamin Schneider)

Italy's new high-speed rail line looks to reverse depopulation, lift southern economy (Reuters)

The Crash Analysis Studio (Strong Towns)

Collapse of Dresden's Carola Bridge tram lanes into the Elbe (Urban Transport)

Rhein-Ruhr fares reform to cut through the ‘tariff jungle’ (Metro Report)

Should your car warn you that you’re speeding? California says yes (NPR)

JR West builds 3D printed rail station in 6 hours (First Post)