London Reconnections

London’s Exiles: Chris Upfold and Toronto’s Second Design Age

On 27 August 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Fonts, New LT International

At the dawn of the millennium, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) had a problem. The TTC had been a transit world leader in the 1970s, building fare integrated, barrier-free surface transit terminals at most of its subway stations. That was in the past, however, and now the system was a mess.

Monday’s Friday Reads – 26 August 2019

On 26 August 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Congestion Charge, Cycles, Friday Reads, London Underground, Pedestrians

• We need to talk about the Tube’s noise problem (Wired) • How walking makes us healthier, happier and brainier (Guardian) • Dutch build world’s largest multi-storey bike garage (TheVerge) • Europe edging towards post-car …

Friday Reads – 23 August 2019

On 23 August 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Maps, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Vertical transport

• Colindale station rebuild with housing approved (IanVisits) • Alexandra Palace 1875 season ticket railway map (MappingLondon) • France’s solar roadway is a failure (Curbed) • Berlin’s Siemensbahn is coming back! (UrbanTransportMag) • 18 spectacular …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 19 August 2019

On 19 August 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Maps, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• South Wales Metro & Cardiff tram-train Crossrail proposals (BusinessLive) • Congress moves to ban Chinese made railcars (NextCity) • Circular radial map of Indianapolis railroads & interurbans (TransitMaps) • Retrofitting surburbia – building on …

Friday Reads – 16 August 2019

On 16 August 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, London Underground, New York, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• No-one knows why Kennington Tube smells of sick (Guardian) • The Tube’s noisiest lines and spots (Economist) • Rapid transit fuels suburban building surge (Globe&Mail) • Boston Big Rail Dig could connect entire East …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 12 August 2019

On 12 August 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Friday Reads, London Overground, Maps, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Romminster, TfL’s most obscure branch line, getting new trains (CityMetric) • ‘Genius’ protected intersection for British cyclists (Forbes) • Graphic history of Kaiser Ferdinands-Nordbahn Ry operations (TransitMaps) • Milan’s extensive tram renewal (UrbanTransportMag) • …

Friday Reads – 9 August 2019

On 9 August 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Maps, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Uber

• AV industry’s frighteningly gated vision for cities (StreetsBlog) • The arrow that comes around, goes around (BeautyOfTransport) • Nice’s new tramline T2 goes underground (UrbanTransportMag) • SFO Uber/Lyft drivers are living in their cars …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 5 August 2019

On 5 August 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads

• Kirkby Design does Underground Interiors Line (LicenseGlobal) • Stanmore Tube to convert part of car park into flats (IanVisits) • UK rail pax lose almost £100m compensation yearly (Railway-Tech) • Man transforms bus stop …

Friday Reads – 2 August 2019

On 2 August 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Maps, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Literary Tube map of London (InTheBook) • Paddington station’s 1930s ‘digital’ clock (HydeParkNow) • Commuters who interact with others have more pleasant ride (NPR) • Tram network expansion in Algeria (UrbanTransportMag) • Redesigning Delhi’s …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 29 July 2019

On 29 July 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Congestion Charge, Friday Reads, London Terminals, Maps, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• The experimental TfL Braille Tube relief map (MappingLondon) • Why it’s good London has so many rail terminals (CityMetric) • Gas tax immune electric vehicles are a revenue problem (CityLab) • Hook of Holland …

Friday Reads – 26 July 2019

On 26 July 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, New York, Pedestrians, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Second thoughts on The Tide elevated folly (HydeParkNow) • Getting down to grass tracks (RailTechnologyMag) • We need better surface transit whilst waiting for subways (Spacing) • New Yorker subway cover story & graphics …

A short history of Crossrail 2 (Part 1)

On 23 July 2019 By Jonathan Roberts In Crossrail, Crossrail 2, Long reads

Starting via Crossrail 1 If Crossrail 1 is currently symbolised by ‘not on time, not on budget’, then how much does this tarnish, delay or otherwise impede progress with further rail schemes, particularly Crossrail 2? …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 22 July 2019

On 22 July 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Freight, Friday Reads, Maps

• London not Top 10 of world’s most crowded transit lines (SmartCitiesDive) • HSTs for London parcels trains? (RailMag) • Or HSTs to alleviate CrossCountry overcrowding (RailMag) • Flight-shaming is now a thing (RailwayTechnology) • …

Friday Reads – 19 July 2019

On 19 July 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Waterways

• Rolling bridge proposed for Lea River crossing (IanVisits) • Dutch Railways looking to build homes above train tracks (NLTimes) • Berlin’s big push to improve its public transit (UrbDeZine) • Portland studies tunnel LRT …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 15 July 2019

On 15 July 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• UK cities pollution warning over car tyre & brake dust (BBC) • Utrecht transformed its bus stops into bee stops (BrightVibes) • Judge orders reinstatement of Madrid’s LEZ (CitiesToday) • Could Seattle build light …