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Category: Pedestrians

Monday’s Friday Reads – 14 February 2022

On 14 February 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Crossrail, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Sleeper Trains

• Bond Street station to miss Elizabeth Line opening (NewCivilEng) • Scots study shows benefits of new walking & cycling measures (SusTrans) • New La Dolce Vita Italian Orient Express to launch in 2023 (RailTech) …

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UK’s first LED pedestrian crossing (Cities-Today)

On 11 January 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Industry News, Pedestrians

Portsmouth is the first UK city to benefit from an innovative LED pedestrian crossing aimed at improving road safety. The LED panels have been installed on the crossing to make it more visible to drivers …

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Friday Reads 2021 Year End Celebration

On 31 December 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Arts, Friday Reads, Maps, Pedestrians, River

It has been a joy to compile Friday Reads, and many thanks to all those who have submitted links and suggestions. We present you with some inventive, insightful, and original links that you may have …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 20 December 2021

On 20 December 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, New York, Pedestrians, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Tunnels

• Expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone ULEZ 1st month success (OnLondon) • How a London suburb reduced its morning traffic by 53% (FastCompany) • The history & construction of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel (LondonInheritance) • …

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Friday Reads – 19 November 2021

On 19 November 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Infrastructure, Overground, Pedestrians

• TfL submits plan for new Overground station at New Bermondsey (FromMurkyDepths) • Disastrous flooding cuts Vancouver off from railways, roads (RailwayAge) • Before Interstates, America got around on Interurbans (CityLab) • How capturing land …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 15 November 2021

On 15 November 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Arts, Cycles, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Sustainability

• COP26: Doing the wrong things, but better (Railway-News) • Transit use must double to meet 1.5C goal, Mayors warn (CityLab) • France is turning the humble roundabout into art (CityLab) • Stuttgart tram’s cycle …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 8 November 2021

On 8 November 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Friday Reads, London Overground, Night, Pedestrians

• Night Overground service set to resume before Xmas (RailBusiness) • TfL’s in-house design teams’ process (DesignWeek) • Call of the wild when walking London’s Capital Ring (Guardian) • Naples’ new all timber Metro station …

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Friday Reads – 29 October 2021

On 29 October 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Eurostar, Friday Reads, Micromobility, Pedestrians

• RENFE aims to compete with Eurostar on Paris-London route (RailwayGazette) • Can Footways’ map rekindle London’s love of walking? (CityLab) • Londoner takes buses as far as he can in 24h (BBC) • Southeastern …

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Friday Reads – 8 October 2021

On 8 October 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, HS2, Pedestrians, Stations

• Tesco’s rail logistics keep their shelves stocked (Guardian) • The case against transit project mega contracts (EnoTrans) • HS2 restoring listed Curzon Street station (RailTechnology) • Nancy’s tram plan postponed in favour of trolleybus …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 4 October 2021

On 4 October 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Sustainability, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Should train guards wear body cameras? (Railway-Tech) • Paris caps speed at 30km/h to boost soft transport & road safety (RFI) • The promise of US electric school bus adoption (GreenBiz) • We once …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 16 August 2021

On 16 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, Friday Reads, Kings Cross, Micromobility, Pedestrians, TfL

• Is TfL proof that public transport should be run by local government? (CityMonitor) • The hidden tunnels beneath King’s Cross station (LTMuseum) • Motor City Birmingham to throttle short car journeys (Forbes) • Inside …

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Friday Reads – 13 August 2021

On 13 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Airports, Cycles, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Roads, TfL, Waterways

• Race to save Underground from flooding (Wired) • How safe do women feel travelling in London: prelim survey results (LondonTravelWatch) • New Highway Code: motorists to cede priority to pedestrians & cyclists (Forbes) • …

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Friday Reads – 6 August 2021

On 6 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Bridges, COVID, Cycles, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Signalling, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Hitachi Rail to acquire Thales ground transportation (IntlRailJ) • Appeal Justices: original Bishopsgate LTN ruling “seriously flawed” (Standard) • New National Disability Strategy released (RailTechMag) • UK’s historic Victorian bridges may be saved in …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 2 August 2021

On 2 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Pollution, River, Roads, Sustainability, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Tunnels, Waterways

• New Highway Code to cede priority to pedestrians & cyclists (Forbes) • Gravesend & Tilbury river bus day trips to London (ThamesClippers) • Silvertown Tunnel: pollution solution or environmental disaster? (AirQualityNews) • Europe leads …

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Friday Reads – 30 July 2021

On 30 July 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Buses, Design, Friday Reads, New York, Pedestrians, Stations, TfL

• Bus privatisation destroyed British systems – but there is hope (Guardian) • TfL property company plans to build up to 46,000 homes (ArchitectsJ) • Leeds ponders transforming iconic Holbeck Viaduct to ped High Line …

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