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Category: Friday Reads

Monday’s Friday Reads – 30 August 2021

On 30 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Cycles, Design, Friday Reads, Logistics, New York, Uber, Vertical transport

• Enjoy the TfL accessibility boom whilst it lasts (StepFreeLondon) • Stand out too much on the Tube? Moquette-ware (IanVisits) • Cargo bikes deliver faster & cleaner than vans: study (Guardian) • New York MTA …

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Friday Reads – 27 August 2021

On 27 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Electric Vehicles (EVs), Friday Reads, New York, Pollution, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Tunnels

• Railway industry to tackle sexual harassment on trains (RailInsider) • Rail Alphabet 2: NR’s Wayfinding Design Manual – Pt 2 (BeautyOfTransport) • The lost history of the electric car (Guardian) • Toronto’s Crosstown LRT …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 23 August 2021

On 23 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Aerial, Arts, Design, Friday Reads, Logistics, Sustainability, Vertical transport

• Leicester installs bee-friendly green bus shelters (CitiesToday) • Travelling on Trains & Tubes art show (MallGalleries) • The psychological benefits of commuting to work (Atlantic) • Canada invests more in first Indigenous railway (RenewCanada) …

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Friday Reads – 20 August 2021

On 20 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, Buses, DLR, Electric Vehicles (EVs), Friday Reads

• Mott’s £6m plan approved for Hammersmith Bridge (ConstructIndex) • What is the City, Greenwich, & Lewisham railway? (Variably) • The future of electric buses is its own past (RidersBloc) • Former EV leader Toyota …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 16 August 2021

On 16 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, Friday Reads, Kings Cross, Micromobility, Pedestrians, TfL

• Is TfL proof that public transport should be run by local government? (CityMonitor) • The hidden tunnels beneath King’s Cross station (LTMuseum) • Motor City Birmingham to throttle short car journeys (Forbes) • Inside …

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Friday Reads – 13 August 2021

On 13 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Airports, Cycles, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Roads, TfL, Waterways

• Race to save Underground from flooding (Wired) • How safe do women feel travelling in London: prelim survey results (LondonTravelWatch) • New Highway Code: motorists to cede priority to pedestrians & cyclists (Forbes) • …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 9 August 2021

On 9 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Crossrail, Data, Friday Reads, New York, Stations, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Tunnels

• The challenges of building Crossrail’s Liverpool Street Station (NewCivilEng) • Tram wires don’t ruin Vienna, they won’t ruin your city (HumanTransit) • The future of the 2nd Avenue Subway (Vanshnookenraggen) • Unreported & undetected …

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Friday Reads – 6 August 2021

On 6 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Bridges, COVID, Cycles, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Signalling, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Hitachi Rail to acquire Thales ground transportation (IntlRailJ) • Appeal Justices: original Bishopsgate LTN ruling “seriously flawed” (Standard) • New National Disability Strategy released (RailTechMag) • UK’s historic Victorian bridges may be saved in …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 2 August 2021

On 2 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Pollution, River, Roads, Sustainability, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Tunnels, Waterways

• New Highway Code to cede priority to pedestrians & cyclists (Forbes) • Gravesend & Tilbury river bus day trips to London (ThamesClippers) • Silvertown Tunnel: pollution solution or environmental disaster? (AirQualityNews) • Europe leads …

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Friday Reads – 30 July 2021

On 30 July 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Buses, Design, Friday Reads, New York, Pedestrians, Stations, TfL

• Bus privatisation destroyed British systems – but there is hope (Guardian) • TfL property company plans to build up to 46,000 homes (ArchitectsJ) • Leeds ponders transforming iconic Holbeck Viaduct to ped High Line …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 26 July 2021

On 26 July 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Stations, TfL

• Strand to be part pedestrianised from late August (IanVisits) • TfL wants to inspire licensing partners further (LicensingSource) • Exploring London Waterloo’s secret arches (Rob’sLondon) • Europe’s cities are making transport systems more gender …

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Friday Reads – 23 July 2021

On 23 July 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Electric Vehicles (EVs), Friday Reads, Pollution, Signalling, Stations, Sustainability, Waterways

• Transport decarbonisation plan doesn’t do what it says on the tin (Freewheeling) • Metro model railway expanded to be training simulator (MétroMaquettes) • Travel Norway’s fjords on a quiet electric ferry (Hyperdrive) • Brooklyn …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 19 July 2021

On 19 July 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Buses, Friday Reads, New York, Pedestrians, Stations

• Proposal to reopen Oxfordshire rail line (NewCivilEng) • Mind the Gap: Keeping trains & platforms level is a complex issue (IMechE) • A40 buslanes almost perfect, but stop short (Freewheeling) • Berlin’s severe new …

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Friday Reads – 16 July 2021

On 16 July 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Eurostar, Friday Reads, Sustainability, Vertical transport

• Survey on ‘Feeling safe’ when travelling in London (LondonTravelWatch) • Transport Decarbonisation Plan: 6 key takeaways (NewCivilEng) • Women’s pros & cons of being able to use internet on the Tube (Stylist) • What …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 12 July 2021

On 12 July 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Arts, Design, Eurostar, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Pollution, River, Stations, Waterways

• London’s train link to Europe cities is unused green asset (CentreForLondon) • The green space beneath the M4 (TheSpaces) • Rebranding is generally a bad idea for transport (Freewheeling) • Study supports additional Stuttgart …

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