During a recent event, Houston-based transit planner and author Christof Spieler succinctly described the best way to design new rail and bus routes: identify the places people live, work, and play, then draw lines between …
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Iceland invests in electric ferry (CleanTechnica)
Global electrical product and solution and provider ABB has been selected to supply the drive and energy storage technologies that will underpin Iceland’s first electrified ferry. The 70-meter long vessel will be powered by a …
Continue readingBerlin to spend €2 Bn a year to improve public transport (CityLab)
The German capital plans to make major investments to expand bus and rail networks, boost frequency, and get ahead of population growth. When it comes to public transit, you can’t accuse Berlin of holding back …
Continue readingLA may tax Uber&Lyft, add Congestion Charge (CBS/Progressive)
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering taxing ride share companies like Uber and Lyft in hopes of seeing less of them on the road, and more people taking trains and buses. This …
Continue readingHolographic augmented reality auto head-up display (HUD)
Augmented reality navigation overlays direction information onto the road – no more looking down at a screen in the console for directions when you’re driving — Hyundai has unveiled a futuristic head-up display (HUD) for …
Continue readingFrequency-Ridership Spirals (PedestrianObservations)
Practically the entire change in subway ridership in New York over the last generation or two has come from the off-peak, and the way American cities set their frequency guidelines off-peak amplify small changes in …
Continue readingAccessibility of Britain’s railway stations (HouseOfCommons)
This Insight looks at how accessible Britain’s railway stations are for people with disabilities and what data is available via region. How to measure accessibility? Information on the level of access to railway stations for …
Continue readingWalmart taking over its rail logistics (BusinessInsider)
Walmart is taking control of their supply chain through a pilot program in which the $500 billion retailer uses name-brand freight containers designed in-house. The pilot is only in Southern California. That cuts out third-party …
Continue readingTransportation policy & economic opportunity (BrookingsInst)
This paper provides a short description of the current condition and utilization of US highways, public transit buses, and urban rail cars. It surveys what we know about how highway and transit usage responds to …
Continue readingIndia carbon-cutting plans with train conversion (SmartRailWorld)
India has made promising early steps in its aspirations to lower rail carbon emissions after Narendra Modi, the country’s Prime Minister, unveiled the first of many planned electric locomotives – part of its policy to …
Continue readingAll the bad things about Uber & Lyft (StreetsBlog)
Here’s the latest evidence that Uber and Lyft are destroying our world: Students at the University of California Los Angeles are taking an astonishing 11,000 app-based taxi trips every week that begin and end within …
Continue readingIrish Rail seeks second-hand DMUs (RailJournal)
IRELAND’s National Transport Authority (NTA) has published a contract notice seeking 60-80 second-hand DMUs for operation on the Irish Rail (IE) network. The transaction would take the form of either a lease with a minimum …
Continue readingBattle plan to save France’s rural railways (RailwayGazette)
A report into the condition, usage and prospects of almost 9 000 route-km of secondary railway is to be handed to government before the end of March. According to Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne, the report …
Continue readingUpcycling in the rail industry (RailwayTechnology)
Over the past few months, a number of rail companies have launched upcycling and recycling initiatives aimed at tackling climate change and preserving the environment. With their minds set on preventing waste from ending up …
Continue readingCorporate electric fleets gaining traction (GreenBiz)
Companies increasingly are buying electric cars and trucks to replace gas and diesel-powered vehicles to move goods and people. This week, the non-profit The Climate Group released an annual report reviewing the progress that companies …
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