Transport for London (TfL) is on the lookout for a delivery partner to collaborate on developing purpose-built solar farms that will connect to the London Underground network, with potential for broader connections across TfL’s estate. …
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Journey by Design: Need to Think Bigger about Look & Feel of Public Transport (JonathanBray)
Why do we need to think bigger about the look and feel of public transport? Because the market is changing – Leisure is the new growth area for rail. Because buses are struggling with decline. …
Continue readingUK’s first Intercity battery train hits the tracks for testing (RailMagazine)
Main line tests have started on the nation’s first intercity battery train. The class 802 bi-mode unit has seen one of its engines replaced and retrofitted with batteries, a first for the UK rail network. …
Continue readingAmtrak Doubles Down on False Claims to Attack Penn Station Through-Running (PedestrianObvs)
Amtrak just released its report a week and a half ago, saying that Penn Expansion, the project to condemn the Manhattan block south of Penn Station to add new tracks, is necessary for new capacity. …
Continue reading£1 billion London Gateway Investment Announced but More Needed for Rail (RailMag)
Global logistics giant DP World has unveiled a significant £1 billion investment to expand London Gateway, solidifying its position as the UK’s largest container port. The expansion will see the addition of two new shipping …
Continue readingWindshield Bias, Car Brain, Motornormativity: Same Obscured Public Health Hazards (Findings)
Our transportation systems shape and are shaped by attitudes, norms, and biases. Understanding how to shift these in positive directions can help address the pernicious public health challenges of traffic crashes, urban sprawl, inequities in …
Continue readingTokyo Metro raises $2.3Bn in Japan’s biggest IPO in 6 years (Reuters)
TOKYO, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Tokyo Metro (9023.T) raised 348.6 billion yen ($2.3 billion) in Japan’s largest initial public offering in six years after pricing its IPO at the top of its range, a regulatory filing …
Continue readingWhy is Rail Electrification so Slow in the UK? (NewCivilEng)
Benefits of electrified railways are numerous and they will be vital in achieving net zero, but the electrification rate is worryingly low and an overhaul of the approach is required. An electrified railway is a …
Continue readingStudy finds online shopping worsens air quality in minority & low-income communities (Nature)
Regulators, environmental advocates, and community groups in the United States are concerned about air pollution associated with the proliferating e-commerce and warehousing industries. Nationwide datasets of warehouse locations, traffic, and satellite observations of the traffic-related …
Continue reading35 cities to introduce zero-emission freight zones (CitiesToday)
Clean transport group Clean Cities, has identified 35 cities which have committed to phase-in zero-emission zones for freight ahead of the introduction of the very first zero-emission zones in Europe in 2025. The majority of the cities are …
Continue readingPublic Transport Issues in Converting Retail Barns to Housing (TransportForNewHomes)
One trend we are happy to see is the conversion of large obsolete car dependent out-of-town retail barns to new uses. Although the policy looks good on paper, we have identified some issues from a …
Continue readingThe Risks of Self-Fulfilling Traffic Forecasts (Planetizen)
Transportation agencies continue to apply predict-and-provide planning which simply extrapolates past trends to predict future needs. It’s time to apply decide-and-provide planning to better achieve community goals. The U.S. Department of Transportation just released its …
Continue readingHS2 trial to replace cement with baked clay (ConstructionEnquirer)
The HS2 Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture has secured extra funding to trial repurposed London Clay as a low carbon alternative to cement. The JV is working with Arup, Tarmac, the University of Leeds and …
Continue readingTrojan cars: Why the US fears Chinese cyberattacks on electric vehicles (France24)
The White House announced a plan this week to ban the sale or import of connected vehicles containing “specific pieces of hardware and software” that could be made in China or Russia, citing national security fears. While the …
Continue readingBattery electric and battery hybrid trains: An engineering overview (RailEngineer)
There has been much publicity over the last few months about the use of batteries as a propulsion energy source on trains. For example, in the UK, the first modern battery powered passenger train entered …
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