Abstract The urban heat island (UHI), which describes the warmer temperature over urban landscape, is the most studied climate effect of cities. Most studies focus on the surface and canopy layers, particularly in common urban …
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Passenger Journeys: Pictures at a (Rail Transport) Exhibition (OpenInnovations)
This blog is about using the Office of Road and Rail (ORR) financial year 2021/22 passenger travel data projected onto a shortest-path network, using the centre-line track-model. The project looks to create a visualisation for passenger journey numbers for the …
Continue readingVessel-to-grid technology on Thames could help balance London’s power grid (E+T)
UK Power Networks (UKPN) is exploring how floating batteries on board electric vessels could support London’s electricity grid. The Electric Thames project, led by UKPN, aims to reduce the river’s carbon emissions. Partners include LCP …
Continue readingWhy the Interboro Express – IBX – Won’t Reach the Bronx (Vanshnookenraggen)
When the Interboro Express (IBX) was announced in January, 2022 by Gov. Kathy Hochul, it came as a welcome surprise to many who had been following the saga of the Triboro Line, a circumferential transit line connecting Brooklyn, …
Continue readingStudy on non-exhaust emissions (NEE) in road transport (EITUrbanMobility)
More than 96% of the European population was exposed to PM2.5 concentrations exceeding the World Health Organization’s annual air quality guideline limit in 2022. Road transport is a primary source of particulate matter in urban …
Continue readingThreatened bike lane gets more rush hour traffic than the car lane (CarbonUpfront)
Bike lanes are under threat in many cities, even when they work. Two studies dropped last week, which should give politicians like Ontario Premier Doug Ford something to think about, if he could think. One …
Continue readingTfGM begins procurement of new multi-year Metrolink & rail infrastructure contract (RailUK)
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has started a procurement process to deliver up to £1.6bn of infrastructure that will help to maintain and grow Metrolink- the UK’s largest light rail network – and improve rail accessibility within …
Continue readingBordeaux rejigs tram network & adds electric BRT (UrbanTransport)
Over the past 25 years or so, the south-west French metropolis of Bordeaux has focused on building and expanding a modern low-floor tram system, which has reached a considerable length of 80 kilometres. The expansion …
Continue readingMIT Laboratory reports on airborne threat mitigation for NYC subway (MITNews)
A multiyear program at MIT Lincoln Laboratory to characterize how biological and chemical vapors and aerosols disperse through the New York City subway system is coming to a close. The program, part of the U.S. …
Continue readingSouth Eastern trials tech to combat heat-induced signal failures: Video (RailTechnology)
South Eastern Railway has launched a pioneering trial of a new passive cooling technology on the Tonbridge to Hastings line, aimed at improving rail reliability during extreme heat. In partnership with UK green tech start-up …
Continue readingDiana, Queen of Pavement Princesses, eviscerates One-More-Lane Bros
One day in 2023, Diana Regan started her workday as an account executive and search engine optimisatoin (SEO) analyst – working a tech dream job for a San Francisco Bay area millennial. However, the shrinking …
Continue readingNYC to convert empty newsstands to London style ‘tea huts’ for Deliveristas (Streetsblog)
It’s one small hub for a few humans, but what’s needed is a giant leap for humankind. The city has begun construction on the first federally funded “Deliverista Hub,” transforming a long-abandoned City Hall news …
Continue readingBattery technology gains ground in the race to decarbonise rail (GlobalRailwayReview)
In recent years, the demand for railway batteries has picked up a remarkable pace. The global market value was worth $437 million in 2024 and is projected to cross $514 million by 2030. This growth …
Continue readingState of European Transport 2025: Rail (Transport&Environment)
Rail is a cornerstone of a European zero emission mobility system. It is highly electrified and energy efficient, but people have been let down by high prices and poor connections, reliability and services. With 7% …
Continue readingCEO of Deutsche Bahn fired (Trains)
The CEO of Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s troubled national rail company, has been fired. State-owned railway plagued by timekeeping, infrastructure issues. Broadcaster Deutsche Welle reports Richard Lutz, who had been CEO since 2017 and had a contract through …
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