Barcelona tests an artificial intelligence system for automatic control of reserved lanes and stops to improve bus circulation. This is a pilot test resulting from the challenge launched and financed by the Barcelona City Council, …
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The Museum of Transversal Art on the New York Subway (BiancaNg)
This dashboard is a catalog of permanent art on the New York City Subway subway that was a submission to the 2024 NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)’s Open Data Challenge. It uses various data visualization …
Continue readingBecksploitation – Sydney’s Beck-style railway maps
You need to know little about urban railways’ cartography to know the name Harry Beck, the creator of the circuit diagram-style map of the London Underground. You will probably also know that his simple concept …
Continue readingPanama Metro tunnel under the Canal to cut commute times (TicoTimes)
Panama has reached a major milestone in its ambitious Metro Line 3 project: the construction of the country’s first metro tunnel beneath the Panama Canal is well underway. This unprecedented project will connect Panama City with the …
Continue readingElectric London – Securing a cleaner, fairer future through the EV transition (StonehavenGlobal)
London has always been a pioneer in transport innovation – from the first underground railway to the early rollout of ticketless travel. Now, it is leading the race to electrify road transport. EVs make up more …
Continue readingWhat Happened to the NYC Subway’s Platform Screen Doors? (AaronShavel)
Years of promises gave way to abandonment as flawed scope development and unrealistic expectations derailed the MTA’s program from the start. After years of public pressure, the MTA announced a Platform Screen Door pilot program …
Continue readingFoundations complete for HS2’s Old Oak Common station (RailUK)
The foundations for Britain’s newest high-speed railway station have been completed at Old Oak Common in London, marking a significant step forward for the HS2 project. The 850-metre-long underground station base, which will house six …
Continue readingA e-bike with no batteries, but supercapacitors: Video (France24)
Tired of carrying your electric bike’s battery with you everywhere you go? The good news is that you can now buy electric bikes without batteries. This French invention is already seducing cyclists across the country. …
Continue readingCongestion pricing works in small metro areas too (CityObservatory)
New York City is getting all the attention – much deserved – for the breath-taking success of congestion pricing. Speeds are up, congestion is down, there are fewer crashes, less noise, more people on the …
Continue readingAn update on East West Rail (RailEngineer)
Between 14 November 2024 and 24 January 2025, East West Rail (EWR) ran a third non-statutory consultation on the proposal for a new rail route between Oxford and Cambridge with a link to Milton Keynes. …
Continue readingSolar panels between tracks on an active railway line is a dreadful idea (JonWorth)
In Switzerland, as a test, 48 solar panels have been laid between the tracks on an active railway line between Neuchâtel and Buttes. News about it here, and cue all the feel-good-but-don’t-think-twice influencers crowing about it. But let’s …
Continue readingInnovative new tech to maximise level boarding potential for new Metro fleet (RailUK)
As part of the ongoing work to upgrade its Metro fleet, the Southeastern and Network Rail Alliance has appointed Cordel to provide accurate data and imaging of all platforms on the metro network. Cordel has …
Continue readingFrench railway operator tests solar panel prototype between unused train tracks (E+T)
The French railway operator SNCF has commenced six months of performance testing of a new prototype that generates energy from PV panels placed on non-operational railway tracks. SNCF possesses vast land reserves in France – …
Continue readingVisit to the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (RailAdvent)
We were recently invited by BCIMO [Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation] to the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre in Dudley, West Midlands, to see a couple of the projects that are taking place there. …
Continue readingWorld’s first electric hydrofoil ferry begins service in Stockholm (Cruise&Ferry)
The world’s first electric hydrofoil ferry, Nova, has entered service in Stockholm, Sweden. Nova departed from its dock in the suburb of Tappström and completed the 15-kilometre route to Stockholm’s City Hall in just over …
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