London Reconnections

Monday’s Friday Reads – 10 August 2020

On 10 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, Cycles, Friday Reads, Overground, Pedestrians, Thameslink

• London’s low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) keep cars at bay (CityLab) • Proposal to reopen Camberwell railway station, & Overground option (IanVisits) • Think of cycleways as priority lanes for ambulances (Forbes) • Best Parisian …

Crossrail (finally) reaches Stage 2 of opening

On 7 August 2020 By Pedantic of Purley In Crossrail, Long reads, Signalling

You may wonder how you missed the news of Crossrail achieving its second milestone (out of five) in its opening strategy to fully open the Elizabeth line. The reason is simple. It hasn’t been publicised. …

Friday Reads – 7 August 2020

On 7 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, Data, Friday Reads, Sleeper Trains

• Underwhelming new TfL Go app still worth it for walking advice (SteveChambers) • Bridge loving PM refuses to fund Hammersmith Bridge repair (NewCivilEng) • Has Amtrak’s ex-airline CEO declared war on its long distance …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 3 August 2020

On 3 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Design, Friday Reads, Maps, Network Rail, Stations

• London’s non-TfL cycling lanes Tube map (CityMetric) • Season tickets now obsolete: we need flexible tickets now (Wired) • NR small & medium size station design & integration process (DesignCouncil) • The real parking …

Friday Reads – 31 July 2020

On 31 July 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Buses, Cycles, Friday Reads, Intermodal, Maps, Micromobility, Pedestrians

• The plan for open topped, COVID-safe, London buses (CityLab) • Gov’t ending message to avoid public transport (TransportXtra) • England’s new, funded cycling and walking bold vision (NickSanderson) • Salzburg – Vienna flights cancelled …

Friday Reads – 27 July 2020

On 27 July 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Buses, Friday Reads, TfL, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Mayor plans to power TfL Tube with green energy (RailBusinessD) • TfL: Buses ‘deserve priority over everything’ on London roads (Standard) • Settle & Carlisle charter trials offer alternative rail service (RailMag) • Isle …

Friday Reads – 24 July 2020

On 24 July 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Buses, Cycles, Friday Reads, Micromobility, Pedestrians

• Bus, rail networks can no longer exist on separate planets (NewCivilEng) • City of London to convert parking bays into bike corrals (Forbes) • TfL introduce car-free zones & wider pavements in Square Mile …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 20 July 2020

On 20 July 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Design, Friday Reads, Maps, Micromobility, Pollution, Uber

• Banksy Tube graffiti removed but TfL ask him to use another space (ArtNewspaper) • Overground upgrading East London line, with government funding (IanVisits) • Portland TriMet reallocates $18m from transit police to public safety …

Friday Reads – 17 July 2020

On 17 July 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, Data, Friday Reads, New York, Stations

• Network Rail seeking contractor for Forth Bridge walk (RailTechMag) • Traffic clogged Brussels is building its own RER network (Forbes) • Comeback could reopen 4,000km of closed rail lines – in Germany (RailGazetteIntl) • …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 13 July 2020

On 13 July 2020 By Long Branch Mike In COVID, Cycles, Friday Reads, Micromobility, Roads, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Tunnels, Uber

• It’s time to bring railways back to life (Independent) • How Dublin can regain its Cycling City ways – video (5MinUrbanist) • Parking, micromobility and COVID (LinkedIn) • Baguette fight over Paris Gare du …

Friday Reads – 10 July 2020

On 10 July 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Micromobility, Northern line

• DfT to demolish historic rail bridge between Ally Pally & Muswell Hill (Ham&High) • Reclaiming London’s kerbs (CentreForLondon) • A narrow gauge railway under South London (RailwayMag) • Tram-trains are making new connections (Trams&UrbanTransit) …

LR Answers: The Pre-War ‘Second Works’ Programme

On 8 July 2020 By Jonathan Roberts In History, LR Answers

In LR Answers, we take an occasional look at topics that have come up in comments on other articles and are worthy of a bit more attention on their own. Here we look at some …

No Pub Night for the foreseeable future

On 7 July 2020 By Pedantic of Purley In Meetup

In case anyone was wondering, we are not planning to have a Reconnections Pub Night for the foreseeable future. In reality we do not think we will be meeting again this year but, obviously, we …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 6 July 2020

On 6 July 2020 By Long Branch Mike In COVID, DfT, Friday Reads, History, London Cycle Hire Scheme, Maps, Micromobility, New York, Pedestrians

• DfT to tone down warnings not to travel by train or bus (RailFuture) • Landmark devolution of transport powers & funding to South Yorkshire (RailBusinessDaily) • Impact on Cycle Hire in London due to …

A Tale of Two Systems – London and New York City

On 6 July 2020 By Michael Colella In History, Long reads, New York

Letters from America – Part 1 A potted history of transport in London and New York City (NYLON) Having been born and raised just outside of New York City, but spending most of my professional …