The first pedestrian radar was installed this summer in La Grande-Motte, Paris, near the Tourist Office. Equipped with five cameras (two covering the pedestrians, two covering the vehicles, and one for an overall view of …
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Is the air on London Underground fit to breathe? (Railway-Technology)
Various studies in recent years have showed that London’s commuters could be exposed to dangerous levels of bacteria, particulate matter and nanodust particles on the underground system. In June, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan …
Continue readingHow British cities reduce trucks whilst deliveries increase (Core 77)
Conservation through consolidation Here was the problem faced by the UK: 1. “The British do more of their shopping on the internet than almost anyone else in the world,” according to the Economist. 2. That …
Continue readingShare data and transport innovation will follow (CityMetric)
“To help close the gap between public transit and your doorstep, we’re teaming up with Amtrak,” announced Lyft, Uber’s largest competitor, earlier this month. The partnership will allow Americans to ditch their cars and let …
Continue readingModified mobile elevated work platforms (Rail Engineer)
Installing CBTC in the Underground means installing radio antennas in the tunnels – approximately 450 of them – all linked by cables back to the control centre. The method originally envisaged for the fixing of …
Continue readingUber’s Movement: A peek at their data (City Observatory)
Uber’s lifting the veil – just a little – to provide data on urban transportation performance. Uber’s new Movement tool provides valuable new source of data about travel times in urban environments. We’ve gotten an …
Continue readingUnderground Wifi Tracking – TfL’s Official Report (Gizmodo)
London Underground Wifi Tracking: Here’s Everything We Learned From TfL’s Official Report Earlier this year, Gizmodo UK scored ourselves a scoop, as we exclusively revealed some of the findings from last year’s wifi tracking trial, …
Continue readingAir suspension loadings to help spread out passengers (Railway-Technology)
We’ve all been there – you’re standing on the platform on the way to work, hoping to board the next train that pulls up, before seeing the crowd of packed passengers in front of you, …
Continue readingEurope still keen on UK rail franchises (Bloomberg)
The UK may be clattering toward an exit from the European Union, but its railways are headed full pelt in the opposite direction. As Brexit talks continue, the national rail companies of France, Germany, Italy …
Continue readingBridge proposed over Gare d’Austerlitz tracks (Ville Rail Transports)
The tracks of Austerlitz station are a gaping fissure in the urban fabric of east Paris. A fissure that Semapa, developer of the Left Bank district, and the City of Paris have undertaken to sew …
Continue readingHuge shift from planes to trains London-Scotland (Tree Hugger)
Because Scotland has been willing to invest in high speed rail infrastructure, people are willing to use it. In fact, a new report from Transform Scotland (and sponsored by Virgin Rail) has found a growth …
Continue readingJapan Railways plans helpful station robots (Rocket News 24)
Japan Railways wants to build a team of robots to help travelers, catch criminals in its stations. On July 5 East Japan Railways announced the formation of JRE Robotics Station. While that may sound like …
Continue readingNew Lost & Found Technologies (Railway Technology)
Third-party start-ups are trying to take the lost and found process online. In late May, Arriva Trains Wales, supported by the UK’s Rail Delivery Group (RDG), completed a two-month trial with FindMyLost, a nascent lost …
Continue readingMontréal to use Pedestrian Arches during Road Construction (Next City)
While the city of Montréal embarks on a massive, four-year project to replace aging pipes and boost pedestrian- and bike-safety on one of its main commercial streets, enormous inflatable arches will keep pedestrians away from …
Continue readingIs road investment the route to local economic growth? (Centre for Cities)
Evidence suggests that the local economic benefits of road infrastructure are less than clear. Last month the Government announced a £1 billion-a-year plan to relieve congestion, including a bypass fund to take traffic around cities …
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