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Unsurprisingly, the subject of Crossrail/Elizabeth line opening dates is a hot topic in the transport community at the moment. In this article, we address that big purple elephant in the room. The truth is that Crossrail’s opening date (Or the Elizabeth line, as it is finally becoming) is currently a moveable feast. This isn’t something … The post The Purple Elephant in the Room: Crossrail’s Opening Date appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• A flash sale is not a transport strategy: What Is wrong with British rail (inews) • Pollution back to illegal levels on ex-zero emissions London street (Guardian) • Portland’s Tilikum Crossing longest US non-traffic bridge (SEGD) • American Airlines’ ‘bus-as-flight’ connections due to pilot shortage & fuel costs (Axios) • Successful transport nudges in … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – April 25 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• London car parking permits are cheaper than bike storage (BBC) • Long before NYC’s High Line, there was the High Bridge (UntappedNYC) • Amtrak seeks control of Washington DC Union Station for expansion (Trains) • Parking harms businesses not bikes nor buses (NewsroomNZ) • E-scooters that stop if you speed or ride dangerously (Axios) … The post Friday Reads – April 22 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• British Library extension to include Crossrail 2 tunnels (IanVisits) • Huge maintenance backlog, safety behind NYC Subway poor frequency (HomeSignal) • Will extending L Red Line bring more development to Far South Side? (ChicagoMag) • Orlando plan to extend SunRail to Disneyworld, sharing with Brightline (Trains) • Delhi’s Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) explanatory … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – April 18 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• Early UK bus station architecture descended from cinemas (BeautyOfTransport) • Montreal’s Blue line East Extension progresses toward 2029 (MassTransit) • Tel Aviv Red Line LRT almost ready for November opening (IntlRailJ) • Is third track worth the trouble? Video (RMTransit) • There’s an app for that: Smart phone becomes vehicle speed camera (ViewpointVancouver) • … The post Friday Reads – April 15 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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In the perennial battle to be the foremost Antipodean metropolis, Sydney has recently announced an ambitious addition to its existing extensive suburban rail, ferry, tram, and bus network – it’s first metro line, with automated operation. In this City Snapshot, Dr Chris Hale suggests that Sydney’s ambitious dreams should have been tempered with a larger … The post Sydney: Suffering from style over substance appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• Russians gone, Kyiv revives, including transport system (NYTimes) • Jubilee night Tube May return, more lines to follow (RailUK) • Moving San Francisco: evolution of its public transport video (PBS) • New Zealand fully electric ferry to enter service (Cruise&Ferry) • Disability rights org protest Seoul Metro’s lack of accessibility (SYLee) • Video overview … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – April 11 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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It’s time to officially restart our monthly LR meetups, beginning on 14 April 2022. All are welcome, and conversation is often as much general as it is transport-specific. Like many, COVID has hit the LR team hard in various ways, but we’re delighted to say that as part of our own gradual increase in activity … The post 14 April: The Return of Meetups appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• UK govt to provide £7B to overhaul buses outside of London (IntelTransport) • DfT looking at Kent-Essex under Thames tram network (NewCivilEng) • Scotland takes railway back into public ownership (RailFreight) • Southminster station hosts England’s rail network’s first Men’s Shed (RailInsider) • Grimshaw to redesign Budapest’s Nyugati Railway Station (RailwayGazette) • Two-thirds of … The post Friday Reads – April 8 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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An automatic sliding step that will transform accessibility on the Tyne and Wear Metro’s new trains can be revealed for the first time this week. The sliding step is a key feature of the new £362m Metro fleet, making life easier for thousands of customers when boarding and alighting by eliminating the gap between the … The post Automatic sliding steps on Tyne & Wear Metro’s new trains (Nexus) appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• Berlin’s €9 monthly public transport ticket vs Russian oil (NextWeb) • Behind the scenes & pics of Bank station’s huge capacity upgrade (IanVisits) • Motorway without exit gets junction that goes nowhere (Roads) • Bilbao tram extension on former railway line (UrbanTransport) • Lonely planet’s ten best unusual European train journeys (Guardian) • If … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – April 4 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• TfL’s restricted briefing note on funding (OnLondon) • A brief history of the Crossrail branches evolution (RailwayNews) • New Exchange Square public space above Liverpool Street’s tracks (Dezeen) • The prescience of Ray Bradbury’s short story The Pedestrian (TheWarOnCars) • The potential for coaches (Freewheeling) • UK running 500 int’l ghost flights a month … The post Friday Reads – April 1 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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