Weekend 535.0 (Waiting for the gift of sound and vision)
(1) TfL Launches Limited Edition Elizabeth Line Oyster Cards (Londonist) I tried to find one this AM ten days before the line opening. I tried Green Park on the Piccadilly, Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Mass Transit
Weekend 534.0 (Purple)
(1) When will the Elizabeth line open? (Metro)
Transit Wizardry & Homecoming (of sorts)
District to Victoria to St Pancras ‡‡‡ Eurostar ‡‡‡ to Gare du Nord to 4 to 1.
Weekend 511.0
(1) First Train from Battersea Power Station Station (YouTube)
Modernity in miniature
(1) I’ve clipped the blog post title from a chapter in the excellently written British Rail Architecture 1948-97 by David Lawrence. “For centuries architects have used miniature versions of their Continue Reading →
Weekend 461.1
(1) A quote from Walt Disney and the Quest for Community: “The EPCOT philosophy continued in other ways. Disney’s favorite community topic was transportation, be it model railroading or promoting Continue Reading →
Weekend 459.1
“A station is far more than a group of buildings where the passenger catches [the] train, buys a ticket, a meal or a newspaper. It expresses the very nature of Continue Reading →
Penn Station
(1) This Is Why Your Holiday Travel Is Awful (Politico) “Penn Station is the second most heavily trafficked transit hub in the world, trailing only Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station. The station Continue Reading →
Weekend 430.0 (Drink up, dreamers, you’re running dry)
A rainy day…a total wash out…it took me a couple of hours to realize there were no errands to run…no bike rides to be had…just the opportunity to listen to Continue Reading →
Weekend 418.0
(1) Why New York City Stopped Building Subways (CityLab) (2) Navigationally challenged? The Bike Map is here!Whether for fun or commutePlan your route today!#PoetweetNYC pic.twitter.com/q1cSAexMF9 — NYC DOT (@NYC_DOT) April Continue Reading →
Christmas 2017 Sabbatical (P2)
(1) Yes! Yes! Yes! #Isles https://t.co/oSBjfaejKn — Jeff Capellini (@JCapWFAN) December 27, 2017 (2) How Washington, D.C., Built a Bike Boom (CityLab) (3) The Most Expensive Mile of Subway Track Continue Reading →
Weekend 383.0 (…try to catch the deluge in a paper cup)
(1) Super Tunnel: Join engineers as they build a massive new railway deep beneath the streets of London. (NOVA) (1a) 5 Key Lessons from 10 Cities at Transforming Transportation 2017 Continue Reading →
Weekend 376.0
(1) Edward Johnston, designer of the iconic Underground typeface and ‘bullseye’ symbol, died on this day in 1944
Weekend 368.1
Rush hour in sepia #shareGCT by @anjanihr pic.twitter.com/TnEesprGZx — GrandCentralTerminal (@GrandCentralNYC) July 5, 2016 (1) New Yorkers can start using a secret subway tunnel under Central Park this December (Quartz) Continue Reading →
Weekend 347.1
(1) NOVA: First Air War (2) All change: at the rebuilt Tottenham Court Road Tube station in London, Daniel Buren’s geometric installations are set to make a connection (Wallpaper*) – Continue Reading →