London Reconnections

Site design and hosting update

On 5 December 2019 By John Bull In Uncategorized

You’ll probably have spotted that the site now looks a bit different. We’ve been working on a new design behind the scenes for a while and, while we’d planned to hold off on pushing it live until Christmas, we’ve done so slightly early.

No Longer World Class Capacity

On 3 December 2019 By Pedantic of Purley In Board meetings, Jubilee line, Long reads, Northern line, Victoria line

For many years TfL have run an investment programme grandly entitled ‘World Class Capacity’. Its worthy aim was to introduce a frequency of trains on the Northern, Jubilee and Victoria that could be considered world …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 2 December 2019

On 2 December 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, New York, Pedestrians, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Introducing the Central London Walking Network (LondonLivingStreets) • Sheffield’s tram-train a success so far (Wired) • Why Paris wants to tax Amazon deliveries (CityLab) • Redesign cities with women in mind (Globe&Mail) • Augmented …

Friday Reads – 29 November 2019

On 29 November 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Crossrail, Friday Reads, Maps, Pedestrians, TfL, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• TfL’s cancelled roundel (IanVisits) • London recent aerial photography (Colossal) • UK railways mostly nationalised – by other countries (LondonEconomic) • Medieval trade routes interactive map (MerchantMachine) • Copenhagen increasing parking costs 100 times …

Goodbye to a Friend: PLCD / Walthamstow Writer

On 28 November 2019 By John Bull In Obituaries

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Paul Corfield (PLCD), LR author (as Walthamstow Writer) and invaluable member of our Editorial Team. Paul will have been known to many of you …

Schrodinger’s Cab Firm: Uber’s Existential Crisis

On 27 November 2019 By John Bull In Long reads, Mayor's Office, Roads, Technology, TfL, Uber

London’s minicab regulator, TfL, has revoked Uber’s licence to operate in the British capital, one of its largest world markets. Getting that licence back may require the firm to finally confront a question it cannot …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 25 November 2019

On 25 November 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Architecture, Friday Reads, New York, Pedestrians

• Westminster Tube station gets Africa themed roundels (IanVisits) • How Barcelona replaced car domination with SuperBlocks (Vox) • Are train companies doing enough to help disabled passengers? (Which?) • The importance of station second …

Friday Reads – 22 November 2019

On 22 November 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, New York, Pollution

• Map of tunnel boring machines under the Thames (IanVisits) • Is surge pricing a fair way to manage demand? (BBC) • Rising Paris Métro ridership is driving new solutions (CityLab) • NYC is spending …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 18 November 2019

On 18 November 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Data, Friday Reads, London Cycle Hire Scheme, Maps, Pedestrians, Uber, Vertical transport

• Lyft bikeshare shut out of London (Bloomberg) • TfL publishes tables of Tube capacity (CityMetric) • Rotterdam’s crowdfunded Luchtsingel pedestrian bridge (PopUpCity) • The future of transportation is the bus, bike, and elevator (Slate) …

Friday Reads – 15 November 2019

On 15 November 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, New York, TfL

• 2nd on-demand bus trial begins (TfL) • Can poor public transport explain Britain’s productivity problems? (CityMetric) • Decay & repair of the Dingle Overhead Railway Tunnel (ChrisIles) • For better transit for all, understand …

LR Meetup at Royal Oak Pub, 14th November

On 14 November 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Meetup

It’s meetup time! This starts at 6pm. As always, these are informal affairs where the beer flows, offering an opportunity to put faces to the names of a few LR writers as well as regular …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 13 November 2019

On 13 November 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Podcast, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Underground to improve broadband speeds (IanVisits) • The end for the Cairn-Gorm mountain railway? (RailTechnology) • Boo! Who’s afraid of the pedestrian mall? (Curbed) • Gradials and the unreasonable road network (Transportist) • Sydney …

Friday Reads – 8 November 2019

On 8 November 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Architecture, Congestion Charge, Friday Reads, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Moleman of Hackney dug his own London tunnels (Londonist)• Montréal Métro station architecture showcase (MTLBlog)• Naples tram network reopening imminent (UrbanTransport)• Portland’s MAX LRT downtown tunnel study (OregonMetro)• Quito Ecuador’s new Metro opening next …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 4 November 2019

On 4 November 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Pollution

• Massive gaps in UK Gov’t air pollution monitoring (AirQualityNews) • Rotterdam Metro extension opens (RailRech) • Queen Margrethe II opens Copenhagen’s Cityringen Metro (UrbanTransport) • Parking garage residential conversion (Governing) • The war on …

Friday Reads – 1 November 2019

On 1 November 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Congestion Charge, Friday Reads, New York, Pedestrians, Roads

• How London’s ULEZ is changing travel behaviours (TheDeveloper) • Your driving is scaring me – TfL’s Vision Zero (TfL) • Paris plan to pummel its Périphérique (CityMetric) • Cars are death machines (NYTimes) • …