Clock-face schedules, frequent off-peak service, timed transfers are key to maximizing use of rail infrastructure “Would you put BART in the category of Berlin’s S-Bahn, or New York’s Long Island Railroad, or LA’s Metrolink, or …
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Friday Reads – 6 April 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s curated list: • Designer of 3D buildings for Legible London Wayfinding (CityWayfinding) • Map of London’s ‘S-Bahn’ network (CityMetric) • Transit Map World Cup (TransitMap) • Car-free village …
Continue readingMore cities building highway cap parks (PewTrusts via OverheadWire)
More cities are banishing highways underground — and building parks on top. The most popular place to put a city park is, increasingly, on a highway. Cities looking to boost their downtowns, or to improve …
Continue readingManhattan for-hire-vehicle surcharge incl. Uber/Lyft (2nd Ave Sagas)
The for-hire vehicle [FHV] surcharge could be a first step toward comprehensive congestion pricing, if Cuomo wants it to be, and it’s worth exploring what this means for Manhattan’s crowded streets. In a tweet last …
Continue readingLondon Congestion Charge – Does it go far enough? (Monocle)
As London marks 15 years since it started getting cars off the streets with its congestion charge, we turn the spotlight to the UK’s roads. Does the congestion charge go far enough? Link to podcast
Continue readingSingapore MRT & McLaren ally to apply F1 tech to rail (SmartRailWorld)
Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) and McLaren Applied Technologies (best known for their work in F1 Racing) have announced a Memorandum of Understanding which will see them combine expertise to improve rail operations. Over a …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 30 March 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s lineup: • Atmospheric Underground photos (TubeMapper) • Glasgow considering congestion charging (AirQualityNews) • Paris Mayor floats free transit for all (NextCity) • Data shows how often cars block …
Continue readingSimulations reduce Crossrail track maintenance (E&T)
University of Huddersfield researchers have outlined how they have optimised London’s upcoming Elizabeth line underground route to lower maintenance costs associated with the inevitable wear and tear of having so many trains run across the …
Continue readingEV rapid charging network rolled out in London (E&T)
A network of rapid charging points for electric vehicles has been rolled out across London by Mayor Sadiq Khan. It includes 51 points for use by taxis and is part of a bid to improve …
Continue readingVisual tools for managing Germany’s rail network (Nand)
More and more people travel by train in Germany. How can we combine machine learning and visual analytics methods to help manage the passenger loads? Peak Spotting provides yield and capacity managers with rich visual …
Continue readingCanada funding Toronto area rapid transit projects (UrbanToronto)
Federal & Provincial Governments Pledge to Help Fund Toronto Rapid Transit Projects Last week the Federal and Provincial governments pledged nearly $9 billion, $4.89 billion Federal and $4.04 billion Provincial, towards five (or six, depending …
Continue readingSmart sleepers to collect real time data (Railway Gazette)
An agreement to co-operate to develop ‘smart’ sleepers containing real-time data collection sensors has been signed by Italian start-up company Greenrail and Spanish technology provider Indra. The companies are to work together to study the …
Continue readingStuttgart pilots platform lights to reduce delays (Railway Technology)
Could a ‘luminous’ platform help reduce train delays in Germany? Deutsche Bahn has launched a new rail platform lighting system that indicates where passengers will be able to board a train before its arrival. The …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 23 March 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s lineup: • I can’t believe it’s not Johnston! (Medium) • Public consultation approves of Canary Wharf pedestrian bridge (CityAM) • Rotherhithe-Canary Wharf walking & cycling engineers appointed (Architects …
Continue readingHigh speed rail takes on air industry (Railway Technology)
A recent analysis found that on certain routes across Asia and Europe, high-speed trains are faster, cheaper and more convenient than flying to the destination. From Beijing to Shanghai and London to Paris, where in …
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