Weekend 539.0
(1) A Clean, Well-Lighted Place (The Catholic Thing) (2) UK rail union aims to shut network in 3 days of strikes (Reuters) “The Rail Delivery Group, which represents companies operating Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Transportation
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 →
Weekend 533.0
I was in Portsmouth on Saturday for Pompey versus Gills. Portsmouth is owned by former Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner¹. Gillingham is in a League One relegation battle that Continue Reading →
Transit Wizardry & Homecoming (of sorts)
District to Victoria to St Pancras ‡‡‡ Eurostar ‡‡‡ to Gare du Nord to 4 to 1.
Weekend 520.0
(1) See How an Insane 7-Circle Roundabout Actually Works (Wired)
Weekend 511.0
(1) First Train from Battersea Power Station Station (YouTube)
London Station Group (Collect ‘Em All)
There are 18 railway stations served by the National Rail network in central London. My goal is to explore and photograph each. Here’s a quick list / summary to date Continue Reading →
Route 65
(1) Route 65 Running Day ~ Sunday 11th April 2021~ Confirmed! (London Bus Museum)
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 →
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 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 →
Weekend 394.0
(1) Fall in Love With the World’s First Animated Dinosaur (Atlas Obscura) (2) Oregon Legislature passes $15 bike tax (Bicycle Retailer) (3) US State imposes “sin” tax of $15 on 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 364.0 (…but here in this water my feet won’t touch the ground…)
(1) The way we get around is about to change (Vox) (2) Honda CR-Z: hybrid rockstar adds more spunk (INQUIRER.net) “The illusion of a “tomorrowland” driving experience continues in the Continue Reading →