UK Power Networks Services has implemented smart new electric vehicle charging systems to power UPS’s central London delivery fleet for what is believed to be the first time in the world on this scale. Currently, …
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Subway/Metro/Underground construction cost global comparison (Pedestrian Observations)
Update 2017/7/1: This is the most linked-to post of [Alon Levy’s] about construction costs, even though the dataset here is relatively small. You can see links to more posts, with more datapoints, on his static …
Continue readingMTA sued for renovating station without adding accessibility (NY Daily News)
The Feds sued the MTA and NYC Transit Authority on Tuesday for renovating a Bronx subway station without making it accessible to the disabled. The Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office joined a lawsuit from the Bronx …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 16 March 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s lineup: • Modernism in London’s Metro-Land (CityLab) • London Transport Museum to open two engineering-themed galleries (DesignWeek) • Transit State of the Art (Reconnections) • Exquisite tunnel symmetry …
Continue readingState of the Art Urban Transport (UITP)
Transport conferences can be technically dry affairs, policy wankfests, or both. Whilst there were a few monotone speakers at the Union Internationale des Transports Public (UITP), the global bi-annual event, hosted by Montréal, Canada in …
Continue readingQueensland Rail $4.4bn train fail (News.com.au)
Days after it was discovered New South Wales (NSW)’s new trains were too big for the tunnels, turns out Queensland’s new trains are kind of illegal. Just a week after it was discovered that NSW’s …
Continue readingNY considering hire vehicle charges (NY Times)
A new report calls for charging all for-hire vehicles — including yellow taxis and Uber and Lyft cars — $50 per hour to drive in Midtown Manhattan during weekday business hours, and $20 per hour …
Continue readingGarden Bridge Review: National Audit Office Transcript
In October 2016, Dame Margaret Hodge MP was appointed to lead an independent review of the Garden Bridge project. As part of this review, she conducted a number of interviews with key people and organisations. …
Continue readingNew Transit System Could Hobble Montreal (CityLab)
It’s the largest investment in public transit the city has seen in decades, but critics warn of a fatally flawed plan that could haunt the region for years. It sounds like the kind of project …
Continue readingWhy TfL passenger numbers have dropped (BBC One Inside Out)
Nicole Badstuber will be on BBC One’ Inside Out London Monday 12 March 2018 live at 7.30pm talking about why passenger numbers have dropped on the Underground and London’s buses, & the subsequent financial implications …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 9 March 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s lineup: • Crossrail restores Kingsway tram tunnel (IanVisits) • London Book Barge: A bookshop to float your boat (NY Times) • How infrastructure affects house prices (Savills) • …
Continue readingCongestion charge: one of London’s great successes (The Conversation)
It has been 15 years since London’s congestion charge was introduced by the city’s first mayor, Ken Livingstone. Livingstone hoped the charge would reduce congestion, radically improve bus services, make journey times more consistent for …
Continue readingEvolving railway passengers’ expectations (Global Railway Review)
Transport Focus and HS2 explore what passengers think about future railways A ‘customer community’ established between Transport Focus and HS2 Ltd has revealed what future railways – such as HS2 – should aim to offer …
Continue readingTram collision detection system on test in Basel (Metro Rail Report)
Baselland Transport is testing a collision warning system on a light rail vehicle. If it proves successful, the operator intends to equip its entire fleet of Tango LRVs. BLT is working with rolling stock supplier …
Continue readingCourt ruling a ‘dark day’ for German diesel cars – (Politico)
German politicians and the car industry had tried hard to avoid having cities ban polluting cars. Germany’s car culture is under attack. A federal court in Leipzig said Tuesday that Düsseldorf and Stuttgart can ban …
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