In a UK first the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has approved Operational Authority for independent drone company Drone Major to conduct the UK’s first beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights over the UK’s critical national infrastructure. Hailed …
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NYC ‘Blue Highways’ Moves Forward With New Freight Dock in South Bronx
A new floating freight facility will open at the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center in a matter of weeks. That’s one small step for boats. The city’s “blue highway” dreams of maritime freight transportation took …
Continue readingThis Company Wants to Electrify Bikes Faster Than Ever Before (Streetsblog)
For just $100 and a small monthly subscription, this company hopes to get the world on e-bikes — by leveraging the bikes they already have. A U.S. company hopes to expand micromobility access across the globe …
Continue readingStudy of Impacts of Low Emission Zones on sick leave & mental well-being (JEconomicBehavior& Organization)
Abstract Air pollution poses a global concern due to its detrimental effects on climate, healthcare, and human capital accumulation. However, there is limited evidence on the health and human capital impacts of clean air transport …
Continue readingStockholm expands electric hydrofoil ferry service after successful pilot (EUUrbanMobility)
Nova reduces travel time and emissions, becoming a popular and sustainable options among commuters – Stockholm is expanding its electric hydrofoil ferry service, Nova, which significantly reduces travel time between Tappström (Ekerö centre) and Stockholm …
Continue readingMexico City opens elevated in-motion charging trolleybus BRT (UrbanTransportMag)
The “Trolebus Elevado” Línea 11 trolleybus goes into service – A new era for public transport between Mexico City and Chalco. With the official opening of the Elevado Line 11 trolleybus on 18 May 2025, …
Continue readingThe €2bn question: why has Eurostar still not ordered any new trains? (CrossBorderRail)
Is there space for a further Channel Tunnel operator at the Temple Mills depot off the HS1 line at Stratford? The issue rumbles on, with ORR expected to make a decision on the issue by …
Continue readingRussian armoured train destroyed by Ukrainian drone (RailMarket)
Ukrainian troops have destroyed a Russian armoured train in a rare drone strike. The train itself was described as a “greeting from the Second World War” by an air reconnaissance officer. The information has been …
Continue readingUS Freeways Without Futures 2025 (CongressForNewUrbanism)
For over 20 years, CNU’s Highways to Boulevards work has been at the vanguard of removing unnecessary freeways from cities. Ramming freeways through city neighborhoods did astronomical damage to cities in the 20th Century and continue to burden communities with …
Continue readingCargo thieves are attacking the US supply chain at alarming rates (CNBC)
America’s supply chain is under attack. From coast to coast, organized criminal groups are hitting trucks on the road, breaking into warehouses and pilfering expensive items from train cars, according to industry experts and law …
Continue readingBrake wear particles the greatest health threat from road transport emissions (AirQualityNews)
A new study commissioned by EIT Urban Mobility, TfL and the Greater London Authority has found that brake wear releases more particulate matter into the atmosphere than tyre wear and exhaust emissions combined. Studies in …
Continue readingShipping solar power by train to bypass grid bottlenecks (Anthropocene)
By charging up battery cars where renewable energy is cheap and delivering the power to where it’s needed, this startup thinks railroads could break the clean energy transmission logjam. Electricity moves down a wire at close …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 30 May 2025
• Tyne & Wear Metro extension to Washington new work planned on rail loop bid (ChronicleLive) • Could the Channel Tunnel finally be getting new destinations? (FullSteamAhead) • How Madrid expanded its Metro cheaply (WorksInProgress) …
Continue readingRare hyperbaric excavation method used to dig Italian rail tunnel (NewCivilEngineer)
A rare tunnelling method is being deployed to build a 650m section of the Casalnuovo Tunnel which lies within an aquifer, as part of the Naples-Bari high-speed rail project in Italy. Train travel between Naples …
Continue readingZero-emissions Artemis EF-12 ferry begins trials in Orkney (TheEngineer)
A fully electric, 12 passenger hydrofoil vessel has been delivered in Orkney as part of the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE) programme. The deployment of Artemis Technologies’ Artemis EF-12 Workboat XL signals the …
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