• Masks now mandatory on England transport: Else blocked, £100 police fine (RailBusiness) • Railway station Covid announcements by key workers & children (RailTechMag) • Autonowashing: The Greenwashing of Vehicle Automation (TransportResearchPersp) • To park …
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Scooter Europe lockdown rebound (Sifted)
The big scooter bounce back begins. Scooter operators have had a hard few months — but now they’re springing back into action. Who’s taken the lead? Lockdowns across Europe were not great for scooter startups. …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 5 June 2020
• Female Overground train driver on cover of British Vogue (TransportXtra) • UK Government to issue half million £50 bike repair vouchers (Road-CC) • New twist in mystery of Brunel’s Box Tunnel birthday sunrise (Guardian) …
Continue readingMiami pilots e-cargo bikes (SmartCitiesDive)
The City of Miami has partnered with shipping company DHL Express and mobility logistics hub Reef Technology to pilot four low-powered electric-assist e-cargo bikes that will be used for deliveries across the city. The cargo bikes …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 22 May 2020
• Thunderbird 4 – on the Thames! (IanVisits) • Churchill War Rooms virtual tour (ImpWarMuseum) • Running a car costs much more than people think (Nature) • Cities transforming as electric bike sales skyrocket (TheVerge) …
Continue readingUK’s first electric (charging) avenue (SmartCitiesWorld)
Siemens has worked with ubitricity and Westminster City Council to convert 24 lampposts into EV charge points using existing city infrastructure. Siemens has unveiled the UK’s first street that has been fully converted for charging …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 3 April 2020
• Victoria Embankment and cholera – urban form & disease (Guardian) • The fashionable history of social distancing (TheConversation) • Dirty air, tailpipes & COVID-19 (TransportWeekly) • The Congestion Con: more lanes means more traffic …
Continue readingFree EBike loan for London health workers (TheVerge)
Key National Health Service (NHS) workers in London are being offered a three-month e-bike loan to help them commute to work while social distancing. There are currently 20 Gocycle GS loaner e-bikes available, with more …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 20 March 2020
• TfL closes 40 Tube stations & Night Tube, fewer buses next-week/ (IanVisits) • UK could nationalise transport during COVID crisis (Independent) • Why Britain should legalise e-scooters (CityMetric) • The French S-K people mover …
Continue readingSick of tech disrupters, LA becomes one (CityLab)
In spring 2018, Seleta Reynolds, the general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, issued a grave warning about the new generation of urban transportation companies such as Uber. “A lot of these private …
Continue readingCities are figuring out e-Scooter regulation (Slate)
The frenzied era of e-scooters is over – The devices became a surprise hit before cities knew how to handle them. They’re finally figuring it out. When they first appeared on the sidewalks of American …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 2 March 2020
• The telphers of Manchester Victoria (RogerFarnworth) • Plan to reopen Maid Marian passenger line (NottinghamPost) • Car culture has a toxic masculinity problem (Streetsblog) • NYC using its fleets to fight air pollution (GreenBiz) …
Continue readingUK Shared Micromobility Dashboard (BikeSharp)
Live data on all UK Bikeshare & Escooter-share fleets Data updates every 120 seconds – refresh for the latest numbers. All current usage numbers are estimates – no fleet* provides live journey numbers. Aggressive intra-day …
Continue readingMovin’On 2019: How sustainable is your city’s mobility?
In May 2019, Britain reached a major climate combating milestone when it was coal plant power generation free for the first time since the Industrial Revolution. Nonetheless, there is still much work to be done, …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 10 January 2020
• End of Euston station’s underground taxi rank (HydeParkNow) • How railways can better deal with heatwaves (BBC) • MaaS consolidation on the horizon? (SupraGeography) • Why don’t all cities use Leading Pedestrian Intervals? (PriceTags) …
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