A perennial and fairly meaningless question that is often asked is ‘what are the origins …
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Operation Umbrella: Rebuilding Oxford Circus
As the Victoria line celebrates its 50th birthday, we look at a largely forgotten triumph of transport construction: Operation Umbrella.
Continue readingFriday Reads – 8 March 2019
Welcome to Reconnections’ Fridays: • London’s most stressful Tube stations (MappingLondon) • Ongoing saga of Berlin-Brandenberg airport (OneMileataTime) • Aerial views of the world’s oldest metros (QuickQuid) • Latest developments in mapmaking event (SchematicMapping) • …
Continue readingHow & when we work is changing podcast (AgileMindset)
In Episode Five of the Agility Mindset Podcast, Fiona Cannon meets: • Reconnections’ Nicole Badstuber, Doctoral Researcher in Transport Policy and Governance at UCL’s Centre for Transport, and • Christine Foster, Managing Director for Innovation, …
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Welcome to Reconnections’ Fridays: • Tube map of human body subsystems (VisualCapitalist) • Edinburgh car ban plans for greatness (Herald) • Speed limiters for all new European cars in 3 years (Evo) • Cheaper, greener …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 22 February 2019
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • Alternative Holden/Green Tube stations (Londonist) • Urban rooms where people design their city’s future (TheConversation) • The role of rail in tackling loneliness (RailwayTech) • Largest drive-free vehicle at …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 15 February 2019
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • The first Underground fare zones map, by Phil Roe (TransitMap) • Europe’s 5 most epic sounding modern trains (TransportDesigned) • Railway station vision accessibility pilot project (VIARail) • NYC’s …
Continue readingDon’t Bank on Crossrail
Throughout TfL’s recent trials and tribulations, there seemed to be one major project that remained on schedule. It was also largely on budget, but facing ‘cost pressures’. Unlike just about every other substantial TfL project, …
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Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • London Underground line chyrons (Baggma) • Abandoned Tube station conversion to co-working space proposal (Dezeen) • Euston Green Link (HydeParkNow) • How Black train porters transformed Canada (TheStar) • …
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Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • TfL bans junk food ads (RailwayTechnology) • New life for the red phone boxes (E&T) • Conversion of Swedish bridge to flats & park (TheSpaces) • Toronto to pioneer …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 25 January 2019
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • Hyde and seek – the road in Hyde Park (RoadsUK) • Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone comes into force (AirQualityNews) • Historical review of the Reconnections site (HydeParkNow) • Manchester’s …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 18 January 2019
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • Drivers resist London’s first low-emission zone (Guardian) • London 2018 Traffic Composition Survey (CityOfLondon) • Danish paper cuts most flying to cut carbon footprint (NYTimes) • Online shopping was …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 11 January 2019
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • TfL ‘Turdis’ removed after complaints (Beeb) • Concerns over poor Underground air quality report (Guardian) • Turning derelict Leeds viaduct into green space (EnvironmentJ) • Amsterdam’s canal boats going …
Continue readingCrossrail: Getting a Grip
In The Dangerous Sound of Silence we looked at the reasons why Crossrail’s delay was not spotted earlier. Possibly more importantly, we looked at why that delay was not fully communicated to those who needed …
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We have been critical of the wall of silence that has enveloped Crossrail. In a welcome contrast, at the December 2018 meeting of the Programmes and Investment Committee, the public were treated to a full, …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 4 January 2019
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • London bike share use jumps on Xmas day (Forbes) • Tube applied psychology experiments (Wired) • Schwebebahn Centenary, and accident (HydeParkNow) • The importance of connectivity (PedObservations) • Ways …
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