Urban Transport

30 Mar 2010

Subway Architecture

The fabulous design website Designboom has a second instalment in subway/metro/underground design. One particular design that caught my eye was the metro in Porto, how cool do these units look and the station too is a fabulous example of urban design providing shelter and light. This reminds me of the the new …Read the Rest

Edinburgh Tram, continued
04 Mar 2010

Edinburgh Tram, continued

The projects grinds on…and off; despite the current issues with contractors BBC Scotland has a news segment about the new …Read the Rest

12 Jan 2010

Urban Rail – Toyama and Mumbai

Toyama 23 Dec 2009 saw the opening of a new circle line route in the city of Toyoma, Japan. The …Read the Rest

Bologna Monorail
02 Nov 2009

Bologna Monorail

The designs for a deliciously designed 5km monorail designed for Bologna has been released. Linking the airport to the City …Read the Rest

Dubai Metro
10 Sep 2009

Dubai Metro

Dubai’s Metro system will be the world’s longest automated metro. No doubt someone travelled to Singapore to experience their driverless …Read the Rest

26 Jul 2009

Chicago Transit Authority Streetcar #4391

One of the highlights (at least in my opinion) from last week’s trip to the Railroad Museum was the selection …Read the Rest

21 Jul 2009

Human Powered Monorail

Not one to knock new innovations before they are even given a chance to work, I am not wholely convinced …Read the Rest

09 Jun 2009

High Line, New York

Urban rail projects have their ups and down (and ups again); once seen as unfashionable and no longer in keeping …Read the Rest

12 Feb 2009

Horse drawn trams causing problems in Prague

Prague has a problem. It has been spending millions of EUR on upgrading its tram system by laying new lines …Read the Rest

25 Sep 2008

Crossings

One of the biggest “shocks” I have had since arriving in the US is the state and design of railways …Read the Rest

25 Aug 2008

Freight

Today was my first day up close and personal with the BNSF freight line that runs West out of Chicago. …Read the Rest

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