The new traffic light technology is expected to make the flow of traffic in the UK capital much smoother as it collects data from all road users. Transport for London (TfL) and Siemens Mobility Limited …
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Being a passenger railway in America is tough: But there’s data (KlumpenTown)
There’s a lot that can be learned from looking at the data. Many agencies fail to use the data they collect to really understand their system, figure out where things are going wrong, and find …
Continue readingData to assess investment choices (RailwayGazette)
Transport for London and Jacobs have developed a novel transport demand modelling tool to provide a more sophisticated response to the challenge of planning rail investment as the mobility sector enters an era of profound …
Continue readingUsing big data to avoid Tube crowding (BBC)
Tucked away on Transport for London’s (TfL) website is a glimpse of what the future could hold for passengers so that they can avoid using public transport at busy times. Currently it is rather slow …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 30 October 2020
• Mind the data gap: Why do so few women report harassment on the Tube? (NewStatesman) • The real reason TfL’s finances are far from healthy (BBC) • Tunnelling complete at Bank Tube (RailBusinessD) • …
Continue readingCovenants, Easements & Wayleaves: The Hidden Urban Interfaces Which Shape London Part 1
The Underground isn’t just defined by its infrastructure, but by its interfaces too. We look at the hidden world of asset interface management, and how it affects, and is affected by, urban railway management, and …
Continue readingNetwork Rail’s open data programme begins (RailTechMag)
The working condition of 1,500 lifts and 300 escalators across nearly 500 stations will soon be available for passengers to view in aid of helping them plan their journeys through stations with real-time knowledge of …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 2 October 2020
• TfL picks DLR & Northern line upgrades over CR2 & Bakerloo Extension (IanVisits) • Parcel forwarding via Thames launched (TidalThames) • High speed fish shipment (RailwayGazette) • Crustacean biologist obsessed with building a DC …
Continue readingStrava Metro active travel data free to urban planners & govts (NewCivilEng)
Strava has announced that it is making its Strava Metro active travel dataset free to use for urban planners and local governments. Continue reading (Guest login may be required)
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 21 September 2020
• TfL to take over Crossrail this month (ConstructionNews) • Phyllis Pearsall – creator of the A-Z (GreatDesigners) • Diesel car pollution significantly higher in London suburbs (AirQualityNews) • Amtrak seat leather remade into line …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 10 September 2020
• London’s bridges are falling down (NYTimes) • Brandalism artists take over 100 UK billboards to show car danger (StreetArtNews) • Royal Station at Nine Elms (IanVisits) • The surprising physics of jamiton waves in …
Continue readingPhiladelphia transit agency recovering from cyberattack (StateScoop)
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority [SEPTA] is recovering from a reported cyberattack that resulted in the Philadelphia-area transit agency shutting down its real-time bus and rail information for two weeks, exasperating customers returning to the service’s …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 14 August 2020
• Let’s not let COVID ruin the joys of train travel (Guardian) • American SUVs not allowed in Britain (PriceTags) • Crossrail’s multiple signalling systems challenge (RailEngineer) • St Albans ends fight against rail freight …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 7 August 2020
• Underwhelming new TfL Go app still worth it for walking advice (SteveChambers) • Bridge loving PM refuses to fund Hammersmith Bridge repair (NewCivilEng) • Has Amtrak’s ex-airline CEO declared war on its long distance …
Continue readingDriverless vehicles aren’t coming anytime soon (ArsTechnica)
Progress on self-driving technology has been slower than many people expected just a few years ago. Google’s Waymo was aiming to launch a fully driverless taxi service by the end of 2018 but missed its …
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