Big Brother meets Big Data It’s a well known maxim in the tech industry that if you’re not paying for the product, then you are the product. We get to use incredible services like Gmail, Facebook and Twitter1 for free – and in return, the big tech firms sell access to our eyeballs to advertisers2. But this isn’t always the case. Sometimes, even…
Less parking could pave the way for denser housing and more accessible public transportation. In the beginning, parking lots were created to curb chaos on the road. But climate change has turned that dynamic on its head. Since the 1920s a little-known policy called parking minimums has shaped a large facet of American life. In major cities, this meant that any type…
But Maybe Not For SL? When fbb was a childhood and ignorant collector of postage stamps. he remembers that those fot Sweden were printed on very cheap paper and not a patch on those of Queen Elizabeth II. They look a bit brighter now but still a bit flimsy. But there is no monetary value on them. There is a…
• Eurostar Amsterdam to London Trains Will Run Empty (Evening Standard) • Superloop Begins to Take Shape (BusAndTrainUser) • Driving trains on the Jubilee Line for the Last Time: Video (It’s just an idea) • The New Paris Métro Is Coming, And It’s A Very Big Deal (Forbes) • Amtrak 30th Street Station redesign: Noticeable construction early next year (BillyPenn)…
Livery Delivery – A P.S. The four new routes currently being examined in some detail by fbb are branded in the timetable PDF tables as Connect Herts with, of course, a logo. But, as noted by Roger French, there is really no other sign of the brand. Rog pictured a departure list or two, again with no branding. If course,…
London’s push toward a zero-emission future has reached a significant milestone with the introduction of innovative pantograph technology at Bexleyheath bus garage. This technology facilitates rapid, wireless charging for buses on the all-electric route 132, showcasing London’s commitment to a cleaner and greener public transportation system. TfL’s plan aims for a fully zero-emission bus fleet for all of its 9,000…
Why 907? Why 908? Why 721? Why 725? Yesterday, Roger French reported on the third and fourth new routes offered by Herefordshire. The route numbers have been chosen, presumably, to reflect the ancestry of route 724 which runs from Harlow to Heathrow. Green Line does have a noble ancestry, being the long distance limited stop coach network of London Transport.…
Who’s Going : UNO Who! It began as a message to fbb from Roy, a Sheffield correspondent. But Alan in Northampton did know anything. They someone repeated the rumour at Northampton meeting nothing to do with buses. Finally it has been confirmed by a West Northamptonshire councillor. he pink and purple UNO buses will be leaving the town after business…
• Riding The New Tube For London: Video (Geoff Marshall) • Gatwick: A Great Station Upgrade; Now Sort The Trains And Fares (BusAndTrainUser) • Exploring Stratford to North Woolwich: Video (The TfL Three) • Toyota SUV adverts banned in UK on environmental grounds (The Guardian) • Modernizing New York Commuter Rail: A Report (EffectiveTransitAlliance) • Jet-age Glamour Promised Reshaped Perceptions…
Witteveen Bos senior design lead Wouter Claasen discusses the adoption of alternative materials, including bio-based composites, for bridges. For over 10 years, research has been conducted on the feasibility of using flax fibers for bridges. This research has already yielded results, with the construction of the first bio-epoxy composite movable bridge in Ritsumasyl in 2020, as well as the first bio-polyester…