In this session, we move away from the ordinary electric mobility modes (e-bikes, electric trucks/cars) and will delve into innovative approaches to electrifying existing transportation, featuring insights from three companies taking different but similar approaches: …
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Threatened 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 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 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 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 readingA e-bike with no batteries, but supercapacitors: Video (France24)
Tired of carrying your electric bike’s battery with you everywhere you go? The good news is that you can now buy electric bikes without batteries. This French invention is already seducing cyclists across the country. …
Continue readingAn e-bike that charges off USB-C (TheVerge)
Ampler made one of the first modern e-bikes I ever tested, and now it’s selling the first commercial electric bikes — the Nova and Nova Pro — I’m aware of that can be charged over a USB-C port …
Continue readingThe vision behind London’s safe cycling evolution & future: Will Norman interview (Zag)
London is in the midst of a cycling revolution. With a Cycleway network that’s surpassed 400 kilometres, the capital city now boasts bike lanes that are officially longer than the London Underground. Zag turns to London’s …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 2 December 2024
• Edinburgh-London 4 hour rail journeys ‘to be confirmed within weeks’ (The Scotsman) • London sees dramatic 63% increase in cargo bikes (Clean Cities Campaign) • The Unbuilt Tube Line to Sanderstead: Video (Jago Hazzard) …
Continue readingCargo shuttles on the Thames: enabling van-free urban delivery (ZagDaily)
Cargo bikes are becoming a norm in London, enabling last mile delivery without emissions, while taking vans off the road. Sustainable logistics provider Delivery Mates alone delivered 2.5 million parcels by cargo bike in London last year, …
Continue readingResults from the 2023 National Travel Survey analysed (Mobility Matters)
A few weeks back, the latest results from the National Travel Survey for 2023 were released by the Department for Transport. Being the closest thing that transport statistics in the UK has to a bible, it caused …
Continue readingE-bikes now outsell pedal-only ones across several European countries: Lessons for US Cities (CityLab)
If you think electric bicycles are a hit in the US, check out what’s happening across the Atlantic. Battery-boosted models now comprise a majority of bike sales in several European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, and they’re …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 16 September 2024
• Liverpool: Farewell tour marks end of the line for 1970s trains (BBC News) • Transit App Now Provides Safety-First Bike Directions (Streetsblog) • A little love for the Post Office and its new trucks …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 6 September 2024
• Network Rail’s accessibility programme ‘significantly underperformed’ in last 5 years (New Civil Engineer) • TfL land near Cockfosters station housing development given green light (Property Wire) • A new bus in London! (Emily Turner) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 2 August 2024
• Victoria line crowned hottest Tube line in 2023, surpassing Central line (IanVisits) • TfL board celebrates ‘remarkable turnaround’ in finances (On London) • Rome’s Historic, Wacky, and Modern Railways: Video (RMTransit) • Edmonton Valley …
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