• TfL cleaners, caterers, & security to get free London transport (Guardian) • London noise map (NoisyCities) • Lamplight design of the Thames Embankment (TheTidalThames) • Norway wants people to park their EVs & ride …
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Lighting up the Elizabeth Line with LEDs (E&T)
E&T spoke to the engineers behind the lighting architecture across London’s recently opened Elizabeth line which aims to promote a safe and efficient passenger experience. Using LEDs to light up the stations, escalator shafts and …
Continue readingDB wants home away from home on future ICE trains (RailTech)
Deutsche Bahn has unveiled the interior of the upcoming ICE 3neo long-distance trains. The new interiors are designed to be a home a way from home, ceo Richard Lutz said on Wednesday. “Travel, work, relax …
Continue readingGlobal Health Series on Urban Design, Transport, & Health (TheLancet)
Good city planning produces co-benefits for individual and planetary health and wellbeing. In 2016, the Lancet Series on urban design, transport, and health drew attention to the importance of integrated upstream city planning policies as …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 27 May 2022
• Crossrail finally opens after decades of struggle; photo essay (Guardian) • Crossrails/Elizabeth Line opening: video tour (RMTransit) • Signaling upgrade online on Great Northern (City) line into Moorgate (IanVisits) • Andy Byford: Next TfL …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 20 May 2022
• Photos from Bank station’s huge new platforms (IanVisits) • Elizabeth Line added to new London Tube Map (RailUK) • London hosts first eScooter race (Reuters) • Kyiv Metro seeks Europe’s help for spares (MetroReport) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – April 22 2022
• London car parking permits are cheaper than bike storage (BBC) • Long before NYC’s High Line, there was the High Bridge (UntappedNYC) • Amtrak seeks control of Washington DC Union Station for expansion (Trains) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – April 8 2022
• UK govt to provide £7B to overhaul buses outside of London (IntelTransport) • DfT looking at Kent-Essex under Thames tram network (NewCivilEng) • Scotland takes railway back into public ownership (RailFreight) • Southminster station …
Continue readingPriestmanGoode designs accessible interiors for VIA Rail (Dezeen)
Industrial design studio PriestmanGoode has created the interiors for a fleet of trains in Canada, which have a focus on accessible design. The London-based studio designed the interiors for a fleet of trains called Corridor that is run by …
Continue readingFriday Reads – April 1 2022
• TfL’s restricted briefing note on funding (OnLondon) • A brief history of the Crossrail branches evolution (RailwayNews) • New Exchange Square public space above Liverpool Street’s tracks (Dezeen) • The prescience of Ray Bradbury’s …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – March 28 2022
• Day in the life of a London bus: video (LondonTravelWatch) • 50 rail bridges & tunnels could escape National Highways demolition (NewCivilEng) • Untold story of a hero who risked life & liberty to …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – March 21 2022
• The design concepts behind Crossrail station architecture (Crossrail) • The definitive ranking of MerseyRail Lines (MerseyTart) • ‘Computer says road’: Call for change to crude planning models (Guardian) • European cities are making transport …
Continue readingFriday Reads – March 18 2022
• How Kyiv transformed its Metro into bomb shelters (CityLab) • No train, no-gain? How can running fewer trains be better? (Railway-News) • The Art Deco Railway: The Chessington Branch (JagoHazzard) • The long history …
Continue readingHS2 Euston ‘toenail’ replaced by prefab panels redesign (NewCivilEng)
Refreshed designs for HS2’s Euston station have been revealed, seven years after initial drawings for the London terminus were first tabled. A major change to the roof is the most striking adaptation from earlier designs, …
Continue readingLisbon: The public transit design utopia
Lisbon is a public transit aficionado’s dream. Whether it is the unique Elevador de Santa Justa or the city’s iconic yellow trams, picturesquely winding their way up the steep narrow streets. In this City Snapshot, …
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