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• London’s imperfect geometry from above: streets, buses, Tube entrances… (BernhardLang) • Victorian 3D paper concertina Thames Tunnel viewer for sale (IanVisits) • The invention of jaywalking (CliveThompson) • NYC speed cameras don’t operate evenings & weekends, leading to deaths (Streetsblog) • NYC MTA slowing buses to punish fare evaders (Vice) • The horn section: … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – 30 May 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• Grimshaw’s line wide Crossrail station design (ArchitectsJ) • TfL to expand contactless payments outside London (IanVisits) • Flatpack railway stations are coming down the line (TheTimes) • New battery-electric ultra-light trains designed & built for Southend Pier Railway (T&UT) • EV capital Norway wants citizens to park them & ride the bus instead (TheDrive) … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – 23 May 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• 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 clean up intensifies (Guardian) • Seattle expanding its LRT network fivefold: video (B1M) • Moldova’s Eurovision 2022 song entry is … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – 16 May 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• Northern Line Bank Branch to reopen Monday 16 May (IanVisits) • Fare caps might get transit out of the pandemic slump (NextCity) • US cities testing benefits of Universal Basic Mobility (CityLab) • 16 states sue US Post Office plan to buy 100,000s of gas-guzzling mail trucks (Verge) • Badly designed nudges on highway … The post Friday Reads – 13 May 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• Brno donating trams & trolleybuses to help rebuild Kharkiv, Ukraine (TheMayor) • Before there was Crossrail, there was Crosslink: video (JagoHazzard) • Harry Beck’s 1935 Imperial Airways diagram (TransitMaps) • Art Deco design of Antwerp’s St Anna’s Tunnel (EverybodyHatesATourist) • A European regional rail line in North America?: video (RMTransit) • Exploring America’s largest … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – 9 May 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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Our next monthly LR meetups is on at the usual pub, The Royal Oak in Borough, in the Upstairs room starting from 6:30pm on Thursday 12 May 2022. All are welcome, and conversation is often as much general as it is transport-specific. If you feel comfortable socialising, then we very much look forward seeing you … The post 12 May 2022: The LR Pub Meetup Continues appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• HS2 under fire for Euston waste removal by road flipflop (NewCivilEng) • European cities urged to ban cars to stop funding Russia war (CitiesToday) • Romford-Upminster Line: Video of the successful, unwanted railway (JagoHazzard) • Sweden within easy reach of London by train (Independent) • Searching for lost 76th Street station, the Roswell of … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – 2 May 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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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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