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Boxing Day’s Friday Reads – 26 December 2020

On 26 December 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Airports, Cycles, Data, DLR, Friday Reads, New York, Pedestrians, River crossings, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Xmas DLR preliminary funding present for Thamesmead (IanVisits) • And a second entrance present for Surrey Quays station (IanVisits) • When the Big 4 railways banded together to run an airline (AirportOfCroydon) • How …

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Friday Reads – 4 December 2020

On 4 December 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Friday Reads, History, Micromobility, Sleeper Trains, Stations

• A deeper dig into Aldwych (HiddenLondonHangout) • The rise and fall of Broad Street Station (ALondonInheritance) • Climate change hits Chicago cyclist (StreetsBlog) • Toronto Police embarrass themselves with cyclist speed traps – streets …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 30 November 2020

On 30 November 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, COVID, Cycles, Design, Friday Reads, History, Micromobility, Pedestrians, Stations

• Restoring a heritage London Underground roundel totem (IanVisits) • Alexandra Palace’s never opened Tube station – video (JagoHazzard) • A conversation with London’s Walking & Cycling Commissioner (StreetsBlog) • Clermont-Ferrand’s one-off monorail tram now …

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Friday Reads – 27 November 2020

On 27 November 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, COVID, Cycles, Friday Reads, Pedestrians

• London hospital trust to pay £250k for a LTN for public health benefits (Guardian) • Do bike lanes have an accessibility problem? (CityLab) • Finding City Road, Islington’s abandoned Tube station video (JagoHazzard) • …

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Friday Reads – 13 November 2020

On 13 November 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Design, Fonts, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Uber

• Margaret Calvert: Woman at Work Exhibition of her wayfinding designs (IanVisits) • History of Legible London (HydeParkNow) • Interesting way to maintain safe social distancing on a train (AnonWidower) • Childseats on bike increase …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 5 October 2020

On 5 October 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Friday Reads, Network Rail, Overground, Pollution

• Barking wants to bury a road & add an Overground station (IanVisits) • The ‘fantastically durable’ railway network: Sir Peter Hendy (RIBAJ) • Wherefore the colours of the Network Rail station symbols? (ProjectMapping) • …

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Friday Reads – 4 September 2020

On 4 September 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Cycles, Friday Reads, Kings Cross, Micromobility, Pollution, Stations

• Consultation begins on banning pavement parking in England (Guardian) • Great Northern Railway Journey – King’s Cross & the ECML (Great Northern) • The Four Poster rail station (AnonW) • 82% want the gov’t …

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Cycle parking standard: call for interest (TransportXtra)

On 25 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Industry News

Although there are some excellent cycle parking products being supplied to the UK market, there are also other products which fall well below the standard required for safe and comfortable usage and/or bike security’. This …

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Logistics giant to link 100+ UK trains to cargo bikes (CyclingIndustry)

On 24 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Freight, Industry News

InterCity RailFreight has announced a significant expansion of its same day logistics services, which in tandem with its high use of EVs and electric cargo bikes, brings forward an 100% electric supply chain to a …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 24 August 2020

On 24 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Friday Reads, Intermodal, Pedestrians, Thameslink, Tunnels, Uber

• Uber drivers launching legal bid to uncover app’s algorithm (Guardian) • Secret history of Thameslink’s core – video (AnotherStationMile) • New cycleways deliver $3bn annually in health benefits across Europe (Forbes) • Extending strategic …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 10 August 2020

On 10 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, Cycles, Friday Reads, Overground, Pedestrians, Thameslink

• London’s low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) keep cars at bay (CityLab) • Proposal to reopen Camberwell railway station, & Overground option (IanVisits) • Think of cycleways as priority lanes for ambulances (Forbes) • Best Parisian …

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New Inspectorate to set higher standards for cycling infrastr. (NewCivilEng)

On 4 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Industry News

Government has set out plans to drive up cycling and walking rates through investment in new infrastructure that will also see a new inspectorate formed to improve the quality of infrastructure delivered under the plan. …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 3 August 2020

On 3 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Design, Friday Reads, Maps, Network Rail, Stations

• London’s non-TfL cycling lanes Tube map (CityMetric) • Season tickets now obsolete: we need flexible tickets now (Wired) • NR small & medium size station design & integration process (DesignCouncil) • The real parking …

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Friday Reads – 31 July 2020

On 31 July 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Buses, Cycles, Friday Reads, Intermodal, Maps, Micromobility, Pedestrians

• The plan for open topped, COVID-safe, London buses (CityLab) • Gov’t ending message to avoid public transport (TransportXtra) • England’s new, funded cycling and walking bold vision (NickSanderson) • Salzburg – Vienna flights cancelled …

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Friday Reads – 24 July 2020

On 24 July 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Buses, Cycles, Friday Reads, Micromobility, Pedestrians

• Bus, rail networks can no longer exist on separate planets (NewCivilEng) • City of London to convert parking bays into bike corrals (Forbes) • TfL introduce car-free zones & wider pavements in Square Mile …

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