The 114 CAF trams that are scheduled to begin entering service in Jerusalem later this year will be equipped with technology from digital wayfinding company Step-Hear which is designed to make it easier for blind …
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Accessible Travel Simulation developed by Northern to familiarise passengers (RailTechnology)
Train operator Northern has received national acclaim after being the recipient of an award celebrating its unique and innovative approach to improving the accessibility standards across its network. The Accessible Travel Simulation “Serious Game” has been …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 27 February 2023
• Review of TfL’s recent rail & Tube upgrades (IanVisits) • Disabled campaigners are to thank for accessibility on the Elizabeth Line (TransportForAll) • Cardiff Council announces vision for Cardiff Crossrail (SWalesMetro) • Designer selected …
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• Expanded ULEZ cut toxic NOx pollution across London by 23% report finds (Guardian) • Vancouver testing accessibility app to help sight challenged better navigate transit (MassTransit) • The best rapid transit in the US …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 3 February 2023
• Trainspotting unites my family: we share the pleasure of intricate details (Guardian) • Speed cushions, traffic humps, chicanes: many ways to slow cars (TrafficChoices) • Brussels-Amsterdam-Berlin night train March 2023 launch (RailwayGazette) • Berlin …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 30 January 2023
• Lambeth strategy to make its kerbsides fairer, more accessible, & more climate resilient (LambethCouncil) • The 1930s, the decade that schematic map diagrams matured (MaxwellRoberts) • Amsterdam’s new underwater bike garage is next-level cycling …
Continue readingBoxing Day Reads – 26 December 2022
• Biggest UK government intervention ever to keep rail fares low (RailUK) • The Caledonian Sleeper experience: video (GLovesTrains) • Too much fine dust in Brussels – 50kmh speed limit & STIB free on Saturdays …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 9 December 2022
• London Underground’s accessibility priorities (MetroReport) • Princes Street, Edinburgh’s lost railway terminus: video (JagoHazzard) • Is Crossrail enough to make London’s public transport better than Paris? (CentreForCities) • Tyne & Wear Metro extension to …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 5 December 2022
• TfL vows to develop plans for Crossrail 2 & Bakerloo, DLR extensions (NewCivilEng) • London Paramedic Cycle Response Unit arrives faster than ambulances (LondonAmbulanceNHS) • GTR admits to breaching Equality Act on access for …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 2 December 2022
• TfL to slash another £600m from its annual budget by 2026 (IanVisits) • London Underground seeks passenger feedback on gap bridging device (MetroReport) • Thames-side murals, sculptures, & art (TidalThames) • A short history …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 21 November 2022
• TfL publishes step-free access consultation results, trials new gap ramp (RailUK) • UK electric car owners to pay road tax from 2025: Autumn Statement (Guardian) • Germany’s €49/ public transport ticket FAQ (JonWorthEuroBlog) • …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 24 October 2022
• Underground staff problems cause large rise in step-free suspensions (DisabilityNews) • The unbuilt Tube station at Mount Pleasant: video (JagoHazzard) • Inside the ghost pod metro of Paris: video (TimTraveller) • The NYC Subway …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 29 August 2022
• Liverpool’s 1st railway station listed as Scheduled Monument (Liverpool&McrRyTrust) • Boston subway train fire adds to troubled safety record at underfunded transit agency (CityLab) • Milan is taming cars & people love it (Forbes) …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 11 July 2022
• Uber Files leak reveals ruthless global lobbying campaign (Guardian) • Fleetwood Poulton rail line reopening approved (BBC) • Germany’s beleaguered rail network is overdue for a $14Bn overhaul (CityLab) • Fiat rooftop car factory …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 1 July 2022
• 9 more abandoned rail schemes receive funding toward restoration (NewCivilEng) • Northern line Night Tube to return July 2 (RailUK) • Paris beltway to swap traffic lanes for green space (CityLab) • Rotterdam rooftop …
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