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Friday Reads – 12 June 2020

On 12 June 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, Cycles, Friday Reads, History, Maps, Pedestrians, Stations

• Riding transit hasn’t caused Covid infection in Japan or France (CityLab) • Infographics on the economic benefits of walking & cycling (TfL) • Hidden London’s Down Street station Vlogcast (LondonTransportMuseum) • Walking Tube maps …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 8 June 2020

On 8 June 2020 By Long Branch Mike In COVID, Cycles, Friday Reads, Maps, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Face masks to become mandatory on UK public transport (IanVisits) • Street View used to discover UK’s lost Dutch-inspired cycle ways (BBC) • Cities & their streetcars – top 10 favourite spots (Spacing) • …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 25 May 2020

On 25 May 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Congestion Charge, Friday Reads, Maps, Pedestrians, Pollution

• London ULEZ, LEZs, and Congestion Charge now reinstated (AirQualityNews) • 10 proposals for new or reopened railway lines in gov’t Ideas Fund (RailInsider) • Newcastle city centre making car-free paths (TransportXtra) • Cities have …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 4 May 2020

On 4 May 2020 By Long Branch Mike In COVID, Design, Friday Reads, Maps, Network Rail, Podcast, Tunnels

• Improving air quality at railway stations to fight Covid (RailwayTech) • London’s street parking takes the space of 10 Hyde Parks (CityMetric) • NR & Festival of Architecture reveal Sitting Pretty designs (RailBusinessDaily) • …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 6 April 2020

On 6 April 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Maps, Pedestrians, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• London Review of Books reviews Tube escalators (LRB) • A lot going wrong on Ottawa’s new LRT (OttawaCitizen) • Why the US sucks at building public transit (Vice) • Map of SFO BART – …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 23 March 2020

On 23 March 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Maps, New York, Pedestrians, Pollution, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Tube heating at closed City Road station to warm homes (IanVisits) • Comfort, or capitalist realism, more important on UK rails (PassengerTransport) • Barcelona Tibidabo tram reconstruction on hold (UrbanTransport) • Renfe inks $6bn …

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Friday Reads – 6 March 2020

On 6 March 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Maps, Pollution, Stations

• Tube dust: Union demands tests into ‘toxic’ particles (BBC) • Nancy converting guided bus into a modern tramway (UrbanTransport) • Stockholm’s stunning subterranean subway stations (DavidAltrath) • Ceneri Alps Base Tunnel to open in …

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Friday Reads – 28 February 2020

On 28 February 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Maps, Pedestrians, Pollution

• Restoration of Crystal Palace subway moves forward (IanVisits) • Exposure to ultra fine particles linked to heart attacks (AirQualityNews) • The disappearing sound in airports: Solari boards (BBC) • Animated map of US Growth …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 17 February 2020

On 17 February 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Data, Friday Reads, Maps, Piccadilly line

• The messy mission to bring 4G to the Tube (Wired) • Hidden London’s Piccadilly Circus (LondonInheritance) • Derelict Catesby Tunnel refit for aerodynamic testing of autos (TunnelTalk) • Île de France seeks to open …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 10 February 2020

On 10 February 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Eurostar, Friday Reads, Maps, Stations, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• New Amsterdam to London Eurostar direct service saves 30 minutes (CityLab) • Unblocking Reading station’s passenger bottleneck (BeautyOfTransport) • Cologne’s Carnival & Tram Parade (UrbanTransport) • Vancouver’s stunted streetcar drama (CBC) • Baltimore Penn …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 3 February 2020

On 3 February 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Maps, Pedestrians, Pollution, Sleeper Trains, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Two major UK rail stations fail air quality standards (Railway-Tech) • Playing patriarchy chicken with male commuters (NewStatesman) • Integration of all transit key to public transport success (Globe&Mail) • Philadelphia bucks trend & …

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Friday Reads – 31 January 2020

On 31 January 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Maps, New York, Pollution, Waterways

• London’s canal waterbus (Londonist) • Manchester Ship Canal line map from 1923 (TransitMap) • We need to talk about noise in cities (Curbed) • NYC subway exhibit of subway station graphic design (UntappedCities) • …

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Friday Reads – 24 January 2020

On 24 January 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Friday Reads, Maps, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Waterloo & City

• Part time step-free access on Waterloo & City line (StepFreeLondon) • 1947 Map of London trolleybus and tram-routes (MappingLondon) • Making public transit fairer to women requires data (Wired) • Parisian transport developments planned …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 20 January 2020

On 20 January 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Freight, Friday Reads, Maps, New York, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• TfL & Santander reach 87m bike hires since 2010 launch (IntelTransport) • We need a new Treaty of Ghent to remove cars from cities (TreeHugger) • Swedish car separating device documentary trailer (TheLocal) • …

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Friday Reads – 17 January 2020

On 17 January 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Friday Reads, Maps, Pollution, Waterways

• New diesel cars even dirtier due to loophole (AirQuality) • Alternative approaches to cooling the Tube (RailMag) • The sad fate of Brunel’s innovative Canal Bridge (HydeParkNow) • The fashion of Bristol Temple Meads …

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