London Reconnections

Monday’s Friday Reads – 22 April 2019

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

• Tube map of London roads (DiamondGeezer) • Homes England to winch homes onto London rooftops (EnvJ) • Trolley canal boats and canal railways (LowTechMag) • Cycling tunnels under the Tyne dug by hand (Guardian) …

Friday Reads – 19 April 2019

On 19 April 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Maps, Uber

• Analog Tube map prototyping (EsriArcGISBlog) • Paris to trial all night Metro & Tram lines (MetroReport) • Uber admits directly competing with transit (Jalopnik) • Story of Toronto streetcars’ bullseyes (SeanMarshall) • Old NYC …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 15 April 2019

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

• The Shipping Forecast podcast (BBC) • Noah’s climate train travels across Europe (RailwayTechnology) • The 6 types of urban tribes (CityMetric) • Inside 45 year old 2nd Ave Subway tunnel (NY1) • Vancouver Greenways …

Friday Reads – 12 April 2019

On 12 April 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Maps, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Why are fewer people riding the Tube? (TheDeveloper) • £2 Tube coin design evolution and details (HydeParkNow) • Nottingham Park commuter tunnel mis-spec (AtlasObscura) • Salford students built Great War tank tram (USalford) • …

ULEZ: Why The (Slightly) Lower Emission Zone Matters

On 8 April 2019 By Pedantic of Purley In Congestion Charge, Mayor's Transport Strategy

00:01 hours on Monday 8th April 2019 saw the introduction of the so-called Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). We look at the past, present and future of low emission zones in London, what is trying …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 8 April 2019

On 8 April 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, New York

• 1858: Designing London’s sewers (TheEngineer) • Hovertrain, the British hyperloop of the 1970s (Wired) • Bilbao unofficial circular metro map (TransitMap) • Transit boards should represent the people they serve (MobilityLab) • NYC’s Lowline …

New York congestion pricing approved (Quartz)

On 3 April 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Congestion Charge, New York

New York City will be the first city in the US to charge motorists extra to enter the busiest areas, after the state agreed to a congestion pricing plan as part of its fiscal year …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 1 April 2019

On 1 April 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, New York

No foolishness, real news. • Victoria Coach Station move to Royal Oak dropped (Coach&Bus) • What cities can learn from the Tyne & Wear Metro (CityMetric) • Review of ‘Britain’s 100 Best Railway Stations’ (E&T) …

ATO, a Go-go: Signalling the SSR

On 1 April 2019 By Pedantic of Purley In Circle line, Hammersmith & City, London Underground

On Sunday 17th March 2019 Automatic Train Operation (ATO) was finally, and successfully, introduced on the Sub-Surface Railway (SSR). Next week, or maybe the week after, we’ll put the significance of this in context and …

Friday Reads – 29 March 2019

On 29 March 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Maps, New York

California Dreamin’ • London pollution affecting kids’ lung development (CityMetric) • Disused passage posters at Notting Hill Gate (VintagePosterBlog) • Dutch singing road closed after noise complaints (Beeb) • NYC Parks by subway stations map …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 25 March 2019

On 25 March 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, New York

Do not adjust your screen – we’re starting a twice weekly Friday Reads as we have a backlog of great stories and links. • Moquettes as razzle dazzle camo (CityLab) • Cities are recycling car …

Friday Reads – 22 March 2019

On 22 March 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Micromobility

I’d rather be a prisoner of a gentleman than a free man in a world gone mad. • Bunker reuse ideas (BusinessInsider) • London’s original zero-emissions buses (TheEngineer) • Disused rail stations comeback plans (LiverpoolEcho) …

Friday Reads – 5 April 2019

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

• Designing wayfinding for the 2012 Olympics (CityWayfinding) • LNER 1939 suburban lines map (MappingLondon) • Paris’ 1900 moving sidewalk (TreeHugger) • Historic & modern transit system maps compared (Guardian) • Seattle’s Waterfront, minus expressway, …

Friday Reads – 15 March 2019

On 15 March 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads

Ides of March edition • Decluttered Tube and Rail map (EveningStandard) • Quirky solution for feets on seats (GoNorthEast) • Emitted but omitted: runaway runways (Isonomia) • Cities & transit can fail the most vulnerable …

2018 Quiz: Results and Winners

On 14 March 2019 By Matt E In Christmas Quiz

Firstly, thank you to everyone who took part. Writing the questions is fun, but seeing how you all approach (and answer) them is even better. As we’re aware that it always takes us a while …