This is a guest post by Jonn Elledge, from his blog The Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything from the June 11, 2025 edition. Newlywed friend of the newsletter Ed Jefferson is making the most of …
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Mapping the Deliberative System of Transport Governance in Paris (JPlanningEducation&Research)
Abstract Over the last twenty years, the greater Paris metropolitan region has seen a decline in vehicle trips per capita, and hasinvested in alternative modes. Understanding this transition requires looking beyond the formal planning process …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 12 September 2025
• Why tube strikes can improve Londoners’ commutes (London Centric) • What’s the fastest Manchester Metrolink tram journey?: Video (Metrolink Insights) • Creating Northern’s new network map (Transport Designed) • How Seoul Metro Installed Platform …
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 readingFriday Reads – 8 August 2025
• England’s National Cycling Network Gets a New Expansion Plan (CityLab) • How buses forged London’s social conscience (London TravelWatch) • An engineer’s tour of the Railway Museum’s New Hall: Video (Railnatter) • Station to …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 28 July 2025
• London Financial District Workers Face Dangerously Hot Commute (CityLab) • The end of the new UK roads? (Michael Dnes) • New Midland Metro tram line extension progress to Digbeth, Dudley & Brierley Hill: Video …
Continue readingKleanDrive to convert diesel buses to electric for First Bus (TheEngineer)
KleanDrive is to convert 30 Wrightbus Streetdecks from diesel to electric for First Bus, a bus operator aiming for a zero-emissions fleet by 2035. Under the initial agreement, the partners will repower 30 Wrightbus Streetdecks on acceptance …
Continue readingBarcelona launches automated bus lane & bus stop enforcement pilot with AI (UrbanTransport)
Barcelona tests an artificial intelligence system for automatic control of reserved lanes and stops to improve bus circulation. This is a pilot test resulting from the challenge launched and financed by the Barcelona City Council, …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 2 May 2025
• Superloop: No More Buggy & Wheelchair Boarding Battles (Accessible Link) • The scourge of roadworks (BusAndTrainUser) • How the Channel Tunnel Got Built: Podcast (More Jam Tomorrow) • Trip Report: Amtrak Floridian Gets a …
Continue readingThe Evolution, then Devolution, of Pittsburgh’s Streetcar Network
Only a handful of North American cities have kept their pre-war streetcar networks. Why was Pittsburgh one of them? A city native explains in this guest post. The Roots Pittsburgh is a city whose location …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 21 April 2025
• HS2 completes first anti-boom portal (Construction Index) • Edinburgh Trams ‘tap on/tap off’ system to launch soon (Herald Scotland) • Park Royal – A Station Fit for a King?: Video (Jago Hazzard) • How …
Continue readingNew Flyer have cracked the electric bus market. How did they do it? (ElectricAutonomy)
Many companies are having mixed experiences in Canada’s EV ecosystem lately, but (at least from the outside) Winnipeg-based New Flyer Industries doesn’t seem to be one of them. To industry spectators, New Flyer — a …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 31 March 2025
• London’s Tramways Posters Exhibition (Global Photos) • One Bullet, Two Volts: How Seoul’s Metro Was Born (SY Lee) • Cab ride videos with interactive map overlays of trains, trams, metros from all over the …
Continue readingFirst meeting of UK bus manufacturing panel (PassengerTransport)
Local transport minister joins bus manufacturers, metro mayors and others to discuss how to transform the fleet while supporting UK bus builders. Greener bus travel, new UK jobs and bigger business was on the agenda …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 21 March 2025
• London’s black cabs destined for extinction in 20 years, TfL warned (Guardian) • London’s Most Controversial Bus, the BYD BD11 Reviewed: Video (Network Nathan) • Britain’s Bike-Friendliest ‘New Town’ Is a Model for Car-Free …
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