• TfL could be nationalised (RailTech) • Secrets of the Elizabeth Line: video (GeoffMarshall) • These maps help you see & noise pollution in your city (FastCompany) • Vancouver, St Louis saw increased safety, decreased …
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Elizabeth Line Envy: Thameslink deserves some map respect
In an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Commander Riker was challenged by a subordinate. His response was “I bring all the options to the Captain.” This needs to be one of TfL’s map …
Continue readingShould transport in London be funded like in Paris? (CentreForCities)
The third blog in Centre for Cities’ TfL series explores how Paris uses local payroll taxes to fund its public transport network. The first blog of this TfL series showed that a key difference between the public …
Continue readingWhat TfL could learn from Hong Kong’s public transport funding model (CentreForCities)
Hong Kong’s mass transit operator, has a funding model highly reliant on land development around stations. This may not be the answer to TfL’s short-term funding issues but it needs to be considered in the …
Continue readingWhat’s next for Transport for London? (CentreForCities)
Since the start of the pandemic, Transport for London (TfL) has received close to £5bn in financial support from the Government to guarantee services in an environment of low ridership. The current package will expire on Friday …
Continue readingCentral London Bus Cuts – An Alternative Viewpoint
With all that has been going on in the world, it may have actually escaped your attention that TfL are now consulting on a new round of bus cuts in central London. This is nothing …
Continue readingCost of repairing TfL’s bridges & tunnels to top £35m (NewCivilEng)
Transport for London (TfL) has forecast further cost increases related to patching up the Capital’s ageing surface transport assets. In total, TfL spent a record £2.9M on implementing interim measures for its road tunnels and …
Continue readingE-scooters: Future of London green transport webinar (CentreForLondon)
E-scooters could play a role in ensuring a green and sustainable future for London, helping people to use private cars less. Yet many worry about their use, fearing and increase in accidents and reduction in …
Continue readingTfL seeks partner for its property developments (IanVisits)
Transport for London (TfL) has started a search for a new joint venture partner to create a portfolio of three new commercial office developments at Bank, Paddington and Southwark. TfL has traditionally tended towards leasing …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 16 May 2022
• TfL’s new property company to build offices & homes to generate transport cash (MyLondon) • TfL to expand contactless payments outside London (IanVisits) • The 5.20 from Kyiv restored suburban rail offers hope as …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 21 February 2022
• TfL warns of bankruptcy during government funding talks (IanVisits) • A fearsome beauty: Cambridge North station, Cambridgeshire (BeautyOfTransport) • NYC subway pandemic ridership changes, & time-lapse videos (NYTimes) • 4 underused US rail lines …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 24 January 2022
• Huge new train departure board at Victoria Station (IanVisits) • Inside TfL’s Lost Property Office (Guardian) • UK rail station league tables pre-Covid (Novotel) • Paris’ Blvd Périphérique to lose lanes & become greener …
Continue readingTube Financial Crisis: Why Closures Rarely Save Money
We take a look at the financial situation on the Underground in general and consider whether closing the Bakerloo line merits serious consideration. One of the more dramatic effects of Covid19 in London has been …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 12 November 2021
• The funding crisis at the heart of London’s transport (CentreForLondon) • Cockfosters depot upgrade for Piccadilly line’s New Tube for London trains (IanVisits) • Peak District railway restoration plan meets park trail advocates (Guardian) …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 16 August 2021
• 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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