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Category: Stations

Friday Reads – 3 July 2020

On 3 July 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, Cycles, Friday Reads, HS2, Pollution, Stations

• Combined HS2 / NPR Manchester underground station proposed (NewCivilEng) • Tyres a significant source of marine microplastic pollution (AirQualityNews) • Plan for 100km pop-up cycle lane network in Manchester (WalkRideGM) • Best Parisian bridges …

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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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Friday Reads – 5 June 2020

On 5 June 2020 By Long Branch Mike In COVID, Cycles, Design, Friday Reads, HS2, Micromobility, Stations

• 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) …

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Better rail station air quality to fight Covid (Railway-Tech)

On 1 June 2020 By Long Branch Mike In COVID, Industry News, Pollution, Stations

Data analytics company EMSOL has been working with Network Rail to monitor air quality in train stations and come up with a strategy to bring down pollution around them. The project could largely benefit patients …

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Friday Reads – 8 May 2020

On 8 May 2020 By Long Branch Mike In COVID, Friday Reads, HS2, Stations, TfL, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Tunnels

• New Streetspace plan will fast track overhaul London’s streets (Guardian) • HS2 will build underground connection to Euston Square station (IanVisits) • Rethinking funding London transport (CentreForLondon) • Trainspotters: do your thing – at …

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Friday Reads – 17 April 2020

On 17 April 2020 By Long Branch Mike In COVID, Friday Reads, History, Pedestrians, Pollution, Stations, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• The Social Distancing Machine for pedestrians (PriceTags) • New Zealand first to fund pop-up bike lanes & widened sidewalks (Forbes) • Climate Safe Streets: life without cars in 10 years (TransportXtra) • Rail station …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 13 April 2020

On 13 April 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Buses, COVID, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Stations

• Vauxhall bus station set for demolition (IanVisits) • Underground tubes used for WWII bunker (Xenophon) • Photos to vector diagrams of public spaces (UrbanNext) • Manchester rethinking zebra crossings (CityMetric) • World cities turn …

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Friday Reads – 10 April 2020

On 10 April 2020 By Long Branch Mike In COVID, Design, Friday Reads, History, Network Rail, Pedestrians, Podcast, Pollution, Stations, Uber

• Survey of city actions to support walking, cycling during COVID (PedBikeInfo) • Coronavirus reveals transit’s true mission (CityLab) • Free rail travel to those fleeing domestic abuse during lockdown (RailDeliveryGroup) • We need to …

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Friday Reads – 27 March 2020

On 27 March 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, History, Stations, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Secret passageway discovered in UK House of Commons (NPR) • Grimshaw’s story of designing Waterloo International Terminal (Dezeen) • East Midlands stations win £161m to improve neighbourhoods (BusinessDesk) • Transport & urban form determine …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 16 March 2020

On 16 March 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Stations, Uber

• Curzon Street Station’s 1st roundhouse found in HS2 dig (Nodrog) • Whence went the flying boat – the Saunders-Roe Princess Story (Mustard) • Germany’s intercity cycle superhighway (InterestingEngineering) • Meet Montréal’s REM – Sydney …

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Gov’t to Councils: build over railway stations (Construct’nIndex)

On 16 March 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Industry News, Stations

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has published proposals for more changes to the planning system to encourage more house-building in town centres and above railway stations. Next month the government will launch a register of brownfield …

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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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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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Friday Reads – 7 February 2020

On 7 February 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Data, Freight, Friday Reads, Stations, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• London & LA partner for transport solutions (SmartCitiesDive) • Mind the Gender Gap on public transport (Planning) • North American openings & construction starts planned for 2020 (TransportPolitic) • Transit validated event tickets can …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 9 December 2019

On 9 December 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Podcast, Stations, Uber

• Uber US has 6,000 sexual assaults in just two years (E&T) • Cars, parking & motorways podcast (BBCRadio3) • The cathedral stations of Paris RER E (BeautyOfTransport) • DC Metro testing colour coded handrails …

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